"...that is the lot of all Presidents now..." - clog Yes, that is the result for idiots and dictators. Always has been, always will be.
On Oct 18, 6:16 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi y'all - G W Bush has not travelled in the last 8 years. He has sat > on Airforce 1 with no other passengers. He has been mollycoddled (what > a great word) and isolated by CIA, MI6, AA, AAA etc. at his > destination. Where he has seen local events, he could just as easily > have done it on TV. Where he has met world leaders, he could just as > easily have done it in his round office. He has not travelled in the > sense that travel broadens the mind, as we have seen. Unfortunately, > that is the lot of all Presidents now, therefore they must have > travelled previous to their appointment. > > On Oct 17, 9:05 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Michael, > > > You are a liberal scum bag! ;-) (just kidding) I grew up in a > > socially conservative region of the country and considered myself > > pretty socially conservative until religion hijacked and re-defined > > the term "conservative". > > > Two Caveats About the Clip: > > Hasty Generalization > > I think that Haight is relatively on target but let us not make any > > hasty generalizations. Everyone does not fit neatly in those > > categories. There were 8 or more conservatives at that talk and a > > dozen libertarians. > > > In politics, there are a number of exceptions. John McCain claims > > that he is a conservative and traveled quite a bit and exposes himself > > to different viewpoints. It does, however, seem to fit with the more > > extreme conservative politicians such as George W. Bush and Sarah > > Palin who never really explored the world outside the United States > > until well into middle age, that is, Sarah left the country this year > > at age 44 for the first time. Compare that to liberals such as > > Senator Obama and his wife who've been around the world, or Al Gore, > > John Kerry, Bill Clinton who've also traveled and continue to travel > > the global. > > > Causal Relationship > > We also might want to consider that traveling my foster tolerance and > > openness to new ideas (a keystone of liberalism). George Bush and > > Sarah Palin will be two case studies. George Bush has traveled more > > in the past 8 years than he ever has. If I remember correctly, he was > > only out of the country once or twice before becoming president. Over > > the years and especially now, he appears to becoming more and more > > tolerant of opposing viewpoints, which could have a number of causes > > such as travel? low rating? others? In addition, young people who > > travel and are exposed to different cultures and ideas tend to be more > > liberal (or accepting of different cultures and ideas as well as > > change). > > _________ > > > Still, that is a great talk!!! And I highly recommend it. Those > > liberal and conservative categories generally fit and those five moral > > categories are a great way to look at it. Plus, I like his attack on > > both sides for not trying to understand the other side. > > > Jason- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
