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Oct 13, 2007 1:18 AM
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Bush has our checkbook, and it's not his account. If he spends all our money, he still has his. He can impoverish us and then line up behind China and buy us at pennies on the dollar. He can impoverish us and it won't cost him a nickel. He can pick anywhere in the world he wants to live and be secure in his wealth and the power of his international circle's wealth. Meanwhile our wealth shrinks -- not the number of dollars, but the value per dollar. With the same incomes we will be faced with million dollar price tags on houses and debasement to the point of disappearance of public education. Forget health care. There will be crumbling buildings behind signs saying Hospital, which will pretty soon become a desperate last resort. I lost my innocence when Bush and bullies brazenly fought biting and scratching any suggestion of a recount in 2000. The Supreme Court decided the election -- I don't know how to think about that, but I am terrified. I just presumed we had a recount law triggered by a less than one percent margin or something like that. I guess I presumed that we had a system for accurately counting votes. Banks never lose track of a penny or who belongs to it, so why can't there be secure vote accounting? Anybody with any memory of how egalitarian and how well this country worked in WWII, or who has read history, ought to be scared out of their wits and becoming desperate to the point of exercising their 2nd amendment rights.
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Nov 14, 2006 4:24 PM
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I agree with Citizen on the "republicrats" stuff... Bipartisan politics has ruined this country. It's a scam to divide and conquer...the oldest trick in the book.
Hey Bill, love your show and all that, but is there ANY way to mute the audience so as not to miss the good stuff? While I appreciate the audience's support of you and the panel, I find it increasingly annoying when they carry on as they do....Like my Dad used to say....shut up and listen! Im going to get to be in the audience one day and Im going to sit quietly and listen, just to prove it can be done.
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Nov 14, 2006 5:30 AM
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Can you name another country where a father and son and a husband and wife were president in a row, interspliced? We have 300 million plus citizens and two families in the oval office? I object to hillary on the basic principle of anti-nepotism. What do you think?
Anyway, the other country is Panama
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Nov 14, 2006 1:25 AM
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i would just like to hear bill talk about the federal reserve bank and how it is no more federal than fed ex. we pay hundreds of billions in taxes, about 40% of our income tax, to pay for the interest a private bank earns on federal money. the constitution affords congress the right to have a bank and print their own money, as they once did. talk about how the country is being raped, well I guess you do that every week, but this would be new material.
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Nov 14, 2006 12:08 AM
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Hey Bill,
I really love your show, but you pronounced Pierre, SD wrong. It is said like "peer." I know it is screwy, but that's how it is said.
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Nov 13, 2006 3:49 PM
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I'd like to see Bill bring up the topic of THE INCOME TAX. It seems that there is no actual federal law ANYWHERE which states that we have to pay income tax. Aaron Russo did a documentary on this. I wonder if the show has the balls to have him on...
Peace or revolution, whichever is best
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Nov 12, 2006 11:24 AM
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I am not willing to trade Constitution to feel safer, it is Constitution keeps US safe. I am not willing to surrender my guns for then only criminals have guns. If invaded what am I to do, call someone pray they show up in time to save me.
Some think America is more liberal than Politicians think,
I think America is more tolerant and patient than politicians think. America was patient and tolerant with Bush Admin, till the ineptness of Bush Admin came so overwhelming couldn't stand it no more. Then NC ran dirty ads, fear campaigns as Karl Rove placed red and orange buttons every that when you pushed they did absolutely nothing.
I think America decided," WE CAN"T WAIT TILL 2008 ".
As we look forward to 2008, and candidates may our choices in future be more wise, may our politicians
listen to people, and respond.
inreply to infoseek ,
I am not referring to female politicans as mommas, Pelosi HAS A LEASH ON BUSH THANK GOD !!!
I'm saying as registering as independent the politicans Dems and Repubs, have to stay in contact with the people to see where they are in issue, hopefully it will help stop deaf ears being turned to US.
My daddy lives in Kentucky, is 90 plus years old doesn't talk religion he lives it.
If your questions are reflection of what you call mainstream, No thank you I'll be all right here looking for center, thank you.
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Nov 12, 2006 2:52 AM
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Wouldn't it be a hoot if Jeb Bush made a run for the GOP nomination for 08!The constitution does not make a provision in this area . Governor Bush is personable, caring , and seems a decent man. Perhaps an amendment to prohibit/allow constitutional monarchies is needed.Also, instead of having elections: from The President on down to the local level, lets place people in positions every 5 years by a "jury duty" way. It would eliminate having to vote ,save zillions, and get a good cross section of all Americans who would do their duty so to speak.Also,lets please eliminate the "being single" tax. Thanks for an amusing TV show.
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Nov 12, 2006 1:43 AM
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>>> ? 9/11 <<<<<
I keep reading that over 33% of Americans now believe that our government had something to do with 9/11 and that somewhere around 50% of New Yorkers feel the same way. Why is it that just because this is seen as somewhat out the realm of possibility that we choose to ignore ALL the science and facts? With all that the Bush administration has done for profit for their friends, does this really seem so far beyond the Bushie's that we refuse to at least give this a second look?
Drowning
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Nov 12, 2006 12:42 AM
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> Nancy Pelosi stated it was win for America, if DEMS
> follow up that be great, I'm registering as
> Independent from now on. Let politicans come to US,
> instead of to or for LOBBYIST,
> and by signing up as INDEPENDENT I am not basicaly
> for INEDPENDENT PARTY, I'm saying TO ALL POLITICANS,
> stay in touch with AMERICA, TO NEWS MEDIA YOUR POLLS
> ANALYIST DON"T KNOW WHIER WE MIGHT VOTE NEXT, think
> Karl Rove got that,
> THINK THAT WAS PPROVEN ELECTION NIGHT, I was even
> n AMAZED how well AMERICA WON !!! just hope message
> came through to those that won thier campaign... ones
> that lost, they got it. on ligjter note, Now that
> moms in car with dad,
> he's not turning around telling us to shut up let'em
> drive, now moms in car reading map too, I feel
> lil'safer, but if mom starts telling us shut up, oh'
> brother I'm gonna get worried, just hope mom and dad
> don't fight so bad wreck car or drive over a cliff
> trying to prove a point in arguement instead of
> watching the road or watching map." Let's be patient
> little Will, see if we get to Uncle Sams house ok.
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> America WINS
> Pelosi
Let me get this right. You're referring to females politicians as mamas. Fine.
You're saying independent is the way to tell the 2 party system you're pissing on their heads, because of the dirty lobbyists. Fine.
Who's your daddy?
I hope you can work back into the mainstream. It's not easy, but counter weight will only count if we're able to tip the scale. You do need to be on the scale in the first place.
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Nov 12, 2006 12:39 AM
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> I couldn't agree with you more but the problem lies
> in something that I have just recently figured out.
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> 1. For our economy to grow we need to grow, and we
> have reached our borders and now must move beyond
> them and start interferring with other nations.
> As much as I like the philosophy of capitalism I
> realized that for it to continually work we become
> what we were propagandasized into believing back
> during the cold war about the USSR. Truth is that
> WE, and not the Soviet Union are the cancer that must
> spread throughout the world in order to continue to
> work.
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> Capitalism is like a realationship. There are only 2
> states it can be in. Growing or Dieing. We can only
> continue to make progress if we grow and that means
> we must interfer with EVERYONE.
> Drowning
Are you sure about this?
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Nov 12, 2006 12:22 AM
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Im not posting this to make folks mad but it is a general concern of mine. I was watching Live From Bagdad last night and it made me realize something. When we "invaded" Iraq cause they "invaded" Kuwait, werent we infact "terrorists" and or "invaders" as well? Then lets go back to the native americans...wonder how they felt when the "man" came to thier country and made them live on small tracts of land? Wasn't that in fact "terrorism"? I'm not sure, hence I pose these questions.
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Nov 11, 2006 5:46 PM
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> > IN the end with the war i say this, America must
> stop
> > telling everyone else what to do otherwise i dont
> > think everyone would hate us as much, im saying
> pull
> > the troops out 2morro
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> Amen, pull the troops out, then go back to George
> Washington's philosophy of keeping our nose out of
> everyone's business but our own.
I couldn't agree with you more but the problem lies in something that I have just recently figured out.
1. For our economy to grow we need to grow, and we have reached our borders and now must move beyond them and start interferring with other nations.
As much as I like the philosophy of capitalism I realized that for it to continually work we become what we were propagandasized into believing back during the cold war about the USSR. Truth is that WE, and not the Soviet Union are the cancer that must spread throughout the world in order to continue to work.
Capitalism is like a realationship. There are only 2 states it can be in. Growing or Dieing. We can only continue to make progress if we grow and that means we must interfer with EVERYONE.
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Nov 11, 2006 5:44 PM
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> WE NEED TO FIGHT TERROR! You're either with us, or
> you're against us. You're either with us, or you
> don't love America.
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> Sorry to inform you that most Americans would trade
> our Constitution just to feel a little safer.
So much for "Home of the free, land of the brave" hate to say that Asama was right when he said "Americans love Life" and they love god. I'd rather be brave and stand up for my belief's than to release our freedom. It's sad when people die, even sadder for us to allow the fundamental beliefs of our country to be altered.
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Nov 11, 2006 5:13 PM
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FYI for Bill- the word spendthrift means to spend money with reckless abandon, the opposite of the context you used it in during your end of show editorial vis a vis republicans current fiscal proclivites
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