This a good article why the republicans are not only clueless about what democracy is, but are actively hostile to it’s true intent. In the article Demeaning Democracy Mr. Kennedy describes the republicans in exactly the same terms as I’ve used in past posting here.
Cheney and his crowd are all for free and open elections – as long as they turn out their way. They are all for free speech – provided it supports the administration.
And I’m glad that other people can see as clearly as I, what despicable langers the republicans are.
yes it an absoulte disgrace that the republicans want to give people in Iraq a vote the Democrats are dead right. If people in Iraq had wanted a vote sure they would have done it anyway it is not like they had a repressive dictator now is it.
As for being against free speech. Am where are you getting that one from. Indeed Democrats saying that the Republicans shouldn’t say “break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task” is wishing to curtail their right to free speech?
Or are you for free speech and elections as long as they turn out your way?
Interesting how you refer to “Cheney and His crowd” and “Mr Kennedy”
If giving people the vote who only had one person the to vote for like Saddam is wrong, how do you explain the republican support for the Egyptian President Mubarak, I quote.
But when multiple parties field candidates in the Palestinian elections and Hamas wins, the Republicans withdraw support?
Democracy is not the simplistic B__Sh__ the republicans are peddling. When they finally get their lessons on what democracy really is I hope the rest of the world will learn something too.
The issue is that Iraq is not the place to fight terrorist, George Bush made up a reason to remove Saddam and invade. And denouncing anyone who supports a reasonable exiting from an unnessary, useless and losing situation in Iraq is a traitor to Democracy is vile and undemocratic.
Fear mongering in the form of crying \’Wolf\’ every time the GOP doesn\’t get their way, is political misdirection of the worst kind. For the GOP it\’s always someone else\’s fault for terrorism. When they have been in power for the last 5 years, who among us feels any safer? No one! Who\’s fault, George Bush and the Republican congress and it\’s failed policies.
As for freedom of Speech, the foundation of which is freedom of decent. I have no qualms the republicans can talk all they want, and I will not call them traitors, only failed politicians.
“nominated by parliament,” who votes for the egyptian parliment? I am not expert on the ins and outs of eygption elections but if he is nominated by parliment who are voted by the people does that not make him in essence a prime minister. I mean the only people who voted for Bertie were in Dublin North. But he was nominted by the parliment.
multiple parties field candidates in the Palestinian elections and Hamas wins,
So did most other countries.
supports a reasonable exiting i think everyone does the difference is the defination of resonable.
As for freedom of Speech, the foundation of which is freedom of decent. I have no qualms the republicans can talk all they want, and I will not call them traitors, only failed politicians.
Ya agree but you still haven’t explained to me where the republicans are against free speech?
Who\’s fault, George Bush and the Republican congress and it\’s failed policies.
Whata did george bush do to cause 9/11?
BTW believe it or not I am not a republican. While I agree with most of their foreign policy and a good chunk of their economic policy I can’t abide their social policy or torture
Not to be rude but if you state “I am not expert on the ins and outs of Egyptian elections ” yet choose to comment, doesn’t that sort of defeat your arguments?
If Fianna Fáil told you that if you speak againt their government, you would be a traitor. Would you think they were supporting democracy?
I didn’t think you would!
BTW, you should do a bit of spell checking when you post.
doesn’t that sort of defeat your arguments?
Are you saying you are an expert on Eygption elections?
If Fianna Fáil told you that if you speak againt their government, you would be a traitor.
Depends if they do anything about it also did Cheany use the word traitor?
BTW, you should do a bit of spell checking when you post.
Sorry I am lazy and dyslexic.