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--- Chris Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tariq-- > > I stand by my statement. Obviously there are others like you who do not > agree with the president's actions. The remarks were for their benefit not > meant exclusively for you although I could have expressed myself better. > > We do live in a dangerous world as recent events in the Netherlands have > recently demonstrated (the murder of Theo van Gogh by a Muslim immigrant and > the arrest of eight islamic radicals--I am not making this up, it is > reported in the weekend WSJ). And what was Mr. Van Gogh's crime? He was a > radical libertarian, a champion of free speech who refused to be constrained > by taboos or social codes. And the Netherlands prides itself in being a > liberal and tolerant country with no irons in the Iraq fire. I can also > recall the fatwa against Salmon Rushdie because some mullahs didn't like his > book. We have discovered AlQaeda terror cells in this country also. Wow! Its nice to know that the world get classified as "dangerous" only and only when the Muslims are perpetrators. I think there is a word in the dictionary for that, it called B-I-G-O-T. >I > reiterate, we have to stand behind our president in these difficult times > and you should admit your statement that GWB should be president of > Afghanistan or Iraq was unnecessarily provocative and mean spirited, just as > my statement might have been to you. Kerry didn't know whether he was > coming or going like a weatherwane, and the American electorate wisely saw > through it, despite enormous sums poured into his propaganda campaign by the > likes of George Soros, Michael Moore, etc. And his purported support by a > majority of Arab/Muslims did not augur well for the war. That is my > opinion. You may not like it, but I am entitled to it and people on your > side could engage in namecalling--that is nothing new, when one runs out of > reasoned discourse, liberals usually bring out the vitriol. Please revisit the Goanet archives and reflect on where the name-calling came from. >From my analysis, it was from some Chris Vaz. Do you know him? > If we had not > gone into Iraq, Saddam would still be in Iraq tormenting his people and > would be an incubator for terrorists with designs on this country. And maybe, juts maybe, Sue Niederer's son would be alive. I say maybe, because he could have been a victim of gun violence in this country. The latter since Republicans refuse to entertain the issue of gun control. > > I did in fact write at some length to you. Probably got lost in > transmission Shall try to retrieve it. However there was no apology > there--just the rationale for my action. I really doubt that. > > If you can accept it, I shall agree to write "I despise Kerry" 200 times on > the blackboard! I believe however it is now moot since GWB kicked Kerry's > butt real good! > > I had also responded to your insinuations against Rush and O'Reilly thus: > There are no charges against these two, and at least in this country they > are innocent until proven guilty. Perhaps it is political vendetta for > their success as the circulation and viewership of the Old Media (NYT< > WP>CBS.>NBC>CNN>MSNBC) is on the slide and Rush and O'Reilly are cleaning > their clock! We have been fed fabricated pablum for too long by the Old > Media and Rush and O'Reilly are a breath of fresh air and a dose of reality! So are you claiming that Rush Limbaugh does not have a drug problem? Then why did Rush Limbaugh apologize? http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3158206/ Are you also claiming that Bill O'Reilly did not engage in despicable sexual comments? If so, then why did he enter into a settlement? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/20/entertainment/main650282.shtml And did you read what the father figure of the moral right said? http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1013043mackris1.html > Lies of Moore--just listen to Mayor Ed Koch of New York and Sen. Zell > Miller, both Democrats. Are they credible? Both have declared him a liar! > Or view FAHRENHYPE 9/11 UNRAVELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT MICHAEL MOORE'S > FAHRENHEIT 9/11! I do hope you keep up with the news regarding > the others... Please take the time to point out exactly what was a lie. Don't push this off on the remarks of someone. Stick to the facts! -Tariq __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com
