Dear daryoush ~
Our foreign policy challenges do not derive from our need for oil ... our security issues stem from our one-sided defense of Israel. The question we should be asking is whether this position is really worth it?
I have a metal hip due to an injury. The last time I flew out of Lihu'e, Hawai'i, the TSA officer put me in a glass cage and groped me in a way that was freaking humiliating. My wife, who watched outside the cage, nearly started crying - she was so upset. Passer-byers stopped to enjoy the fun. What a show I was for all!
I'm not shy or a prude. I'm an athlete who is used to locker rooms and a lot of physical contact. I told the officer after he was done groping my junk that the next time I'm going to strip - in front of all the people. That would be better than being touched this way. Thus, I can understand the frustration of others.
I respect the need for security. I don't blame my government or the TSA. I blame Osama bin Laden. Yet this is not an acceptable response to possible threats. The Lihu'e airport now has full body imaging. Radiation or not, I'm choosing this option. Nobody will ever touch me like that again (unless it's my wife).
I love Olbermann ... we owe him a great debt for all his hard work. But WTF??? Why can't Liberals get it? We live in an America with two set of rules. Keith knows this. Republicans and their supporters can do whatever they want. Democrats are held to very different standards. Dems are under a microscope. Keith also knew this as well. His contract prohibited donating to candidates. Keith knew this??? This is similar to Eliot Spitzer; similar to ACORN.
If one want to take on the RIGHT WING system, you have to be flawless. Now it appears we might lose another HERO of America.
DAMN!!! Another terrible tragedy for good; for Middle Class struggling families; for the real America!
Dr. Cole ~
I believe you may have summarized his presidency thus far, and unless he wakes up, this will be the legacy on four short years: "Instead he played it safe..."
Facing two wars, the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression, Mr. Obama has simply played it safe. This was an opportunity for BOLD leadership. Voters overwhelmingly demanded CHANGE and HOPE in 2008. This is Obama's disconnect and the reason for the tremendous disillusionment on the left.
We were ready for BOLD action and change. We didn't want simply to "play it safe."
Please GW Bush, go to Europe. I'm praying they'll have the courage to do what we should have done years ago!
Dear daryoush ~
Our foreign policy challenges do not derive from our need for oil ... our security issues stem from our one-sided defense of Israel. The question we should be asking is whether this position is really worth it?
I have a metal hip due to an injury. The last time I flew out of Lihu'e, Hawai'i, the TSA officer put me in a glass cage and groped me in a way that was freaking humiliating. My wife, who watched outside the cage, nearly started crying - she was so upset. Passer-byers stopped to enjoy the fun. What a show I was for all!
I'm not shy or a prude. I'm an athlete who is used to locker rooms and a lot of physical contact. I told the officer after he was done groping my junk that the next time I'm going to strip - in front of all the people. That would be better than being touched this way. Thus, I can understand the frustration of others.
I respect the need for security. I don't blame my government or the TSA. I blame Osama bin Laden. Yet this is not an acceptable response to possible threats. The Lihu'e airport now has full body imaging. Radiation or not, I'm choosing this option. Nobody will ever touch me like that again (unless it's my wife).
I love Olbermann ... we owe him a great debt for all his hard work. But WTF??? Why can't Liberals get it? We live in an America with two set of rules. Keith knows this. Republicans and their supporters can do whatever they want. Democrats are held to very different standards. Dems are under a microscope. Keith also knew this as well. His contract prohibited donating to candidates. Keith knew this??? This is similar to Eliot Spitzer; similar to ACORN.
If one want to take on the RIGHT WING system, you have to be flawless. Now it appears we might lose another HERO of America.
DAMN!!! Another terrible tragedy for good; for Middle Class struggling families; for the real America!
Dr. Cole ~
I believe you may have summarized his presidency thus far, and unless he wakes up, this will be the legacy on four short years: "Instead he played it safe..."
Facing two wars, the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression, Mr. Obama has simply played it safe. This was an opportunity for BOLD leadership. Voters overwhelmingly demanded CHANGE and HOPE in 2008. This is Obama's disconnect and the reason for the tremendous disillusionment on the left.
We were ready for BOLD action and change. We didn't want simply to "play it safe."