[opendtv] Re: SINCLAIR TO AIR "A POW STORY: POLITICS, PRESSURE AND THE MEDIA"

From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:59:50 -0400
As a defense of the current Republican party platform I must confess I 
find that statement rather scary and extremist.

History has shown that those willing to attack others justified by the 
good vs. evil rhetoric were often doing it for economic reasons and/or 
political gain.

- Tom

Dewey Weaver wrote:

> Bert - what this comes down to is a battle of good vrs evil starting with 
> militant islam wanting you and all of your children dead. Who are the folks 
> best equipped to deal with this reality? Those who worry about their hair 
> (never elect anyone who resembles a Q-tip) or those brave enough to set aside 
> political risk and take the fight to an enemy those who's goal is to destroy 
> Western civilization. 
> 




> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:27:46 -0400
> 
> 
>>John Golitsis wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Do my comments really sound partisan to you?  They
>>>weren't meant to be.  Who says that all Republicans
>>>are going to be in favour (note the CDN spelling) of
>>>this, anyway?  I'll bet that there's a good number
>>>who aren't.
>>
>>I hate to digress, but ...
>>
>>Excellent point. Folks in other countries are probably
>>unaware of the level of inconsistency that has crept
>>into the rhetoric of the two US political parties.
>>
>>The Democrats, back in the Carter years, were quite
>>happy with large deficits and were instrumental in
>>dismantling much of covert intelligence operations.
>>You can search on Church Committee Hearings for the
>>motivation for the latter:
>>
>>---------------------------------------
>>"In its consideration of covert action, the Committee
>>was struck by the basic tension--if not
>>incompatibility--of covert operations and the demands
>>of a constitutional system. Secrecy is essential to
>>covert operations; secrecy can, however, become a source
>>of power, a barrier to serious policy debate within the
>>government, and a means of circumventing the
>>established checks and procedures of government. The
>>Committee found that secrecy and compartmentation
>>contributed to a temptation on the part of the Executive
>>to resort to covert operations in order to avoid
>>bureaucratic, congressional, and public debate."
>>
>>The Church Committee, 1973
>>
>>http://pw1.netcom.com/~ncoic/cia_info.htm
>>---------------------------------------
>>
>>These days, the Democrats are finding themselves
>>having to object to the disconnected mess they
>>helped create in the intelligence community, and to
>>the lack of intelligence gathering assets that existed
>>before 9/11. Not to mention the deficit spending of
>>this administration, which they thought was perfectly
>>okay back when the economy was a shambles in the Carter
>>years (double digit inflation and unemployment).
>>
>>Anyone care to guess how the Vietnam War was funded?
>>
>>On the other side of the coin --
>>
>>The Republican party seems to have been highjacked
>>by the religious right? Republicans finding themselves
>>opposing scientific research on religious/moral
>>grounds? When did this happen? Or using human rights
>>arguments to justify an invasion? That's a strange
>>indeed. What happened to the undercurrent of
>>isolationism the Republicans have always been known
>>for?
>>
>>This is the weirdest election I've seen, certainly.
>>And it's even more strange to hear Democracts and
>>Republicans debate their inconsistent views so
>>vehemently.
>>
>>Bert
>>
>>
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[opendtv] Re: SINCLAIR TO AIR "A POW STORY: POLITICS, PRESSURE AND THE MEDIA"

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