I repeat the unanswered pertinent question On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:54 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote:
> > divided loyalty ??? > ---- > the hyphenated - anybody who calls themselves anything other than an > American > i.e., jewish-americans, hispanic-americans, black-americans, muslim- > americans, gay-americans, etc > > since when is the individuals right to do as they > please and believe as they please while breaking no law "un- > American" ?? It is the very definition of "American". > --- > opinion noted - not shared > > On Nov 9, 9:01 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > divided loyalty ??? since when is the individuals right to do as they > > please and believe as they please while breaking no law "un- > > American" ?? It is the very definition of "American". > > > > On Nov 9, 8:51 am, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > a citizen of the USA w/o divided loyalties > > > > > On Nov 9, 8:30 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Define "American". > > > > > > On Nov 2, 8:46 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an > > > > > American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. > > > > > > > On Nov 2, 8:30 pm, Pradeep Sharma <[email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > "The Patriot Post > > > > > > > > "There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the > people by > > > > > > gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by > violent and > > > > > > sudden usurpations." --James Madison > > > > > > > > "Just one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected > government > > > > > > official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but > simply one > > > > > > of the many 'czars' appointed by the President, could arbitrarily > cut the > > > > > > pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 > percent? Did you > > > > > > think that another 'czar' would be talking about restricting talk > radio? > > > > > > That there would be plans afloat to subsidize newspapers -- that > is, to > > > > > > create a situation where some newspapers' survival would depend > on the > > > > > > government liking what they publish? Did you imagine that anyone > would even > > > > > > be talking about having a panel of so-called 'experts' deciding > who could > > > > > > and could not get life-saving medical treatments? Scary as that > is from a > > > > > > medical standpoint, it is also chilling from the standpoint of > freedom. If > > > > > > you have a mother who needs a heart operation or a child with > some dire > > > > > > medical condition, how free would you feel to speak out against > an > > > > > > administration that has the power to make life and death > decisions about > > > > > > your loved ones? Does any of this sound like America? How about a > federal > > > > > > agency giving school children material to enlist them on the side > of the > > > > > > president? Merely being assigned to sing his praises in class is > apparently > > > > > > not enough. How much of America would be left if the federal > government > > > > > > continued on this path? ... How far the President will go depends > of course > > > > > > on how much resistance he meets. But the direction in which he is > trying to > > > > > > go tells us more than all his rhetoric or media spin. Barack > Obama has not > > > > > > only said that he is out to 'change the United States of > America,' the > > > > > > people he has been associated with for years have expressed in > words and > > > > > > deeds their hostility to the values, the principles and the > people of this > > > > > > country. ... Nothing so epitomizes President Obama's own contempt > for > > > > > > American values and traditions like trying to ram two bills > through Congress > > > > > > in his first year -- each bill more than a thousand pages long -- > too fast > > > > > > for either of them to be read, much less discussed. That he > succeeded only > > > > > > the first time says that some people are starting to wake up. > Whether enough > > > > > > people will wake up in time to keep America from being > dismantled, piece by > > > > > > piece, is another question -- and the biggest question for this > generation." > > > > > > --economist Thomas > > > > > > Sowell<http://link.patriotpost.us/?136-1134-1134-128819-12347> > > > -- Mark M. Kahle, , www.filacoffee.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
