McCain and Palin badly fumbled the Ayers issue, which could have been used to powerful and wholly legitimate effect. His terrorist past had already been exposed .... with Obama cleverly distancing himself simply by saying he was only eight years old. However, the real issue that would have and still should resonate with parents everywhere has to do with education. Ayers' view on education is that the classroom is a place not to teach reading, writing, math and perhaps even say the Pledge, but to indoctrinate students from an early age into hating traditional American institutions that made and keep the …
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To sarcastically say things like "that free market thing sure worked out well, didn't it?" is like Tonya Harding sending in her thug (who would represent unions, onerous environmental regulations, high corporate taxes, lending mandates, etc) to whack Nancy Kerrigan's leg, and then wondering why she didn't do so well with her next performance. Our economic system needs to have maximum freedom, with some obvious basic guidelines, and not be messed with at every turn by the ulterior-motivated leeches of government and labor unions. Until then, it will be incapable of turning in what otherwise would be an excellent performance, just …
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Just a kindly college professor* I see around the neighborhood once in a while, who used to be against the Vietnam war I think, like lots of people were. I wave to him when I'm getting my paper.* Ayers was not simply protesting "against" the Vietnam War. Firstly, he wasn't against war in principle, he was agitating for the victory of the communist forces in Vietnam. In other words: He wasn't against the war, he was against our side in the war. This is spelled out in great detail in Prairie Fire. Secondly, and more significantly, the Vietnam War was only …
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Uh ..... nobody much cares about Michael Moore, but we would like to be able to comment on the Bill Ayers article. Why are comments shut off there?
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"With Pit Bull Feminism, you have the appearance of feminism - alleged Superwoman, top executive and mother of five - with a repudiation of everything feminism stands for and has fought for. By now most of us know Palin's resume: adamantly anti-choice even in the case of rape or incest, anti-environment, staunchly pro-gun, for censorship of books, anti-sex education, and, reportedly, a passionate advocate for the aerial hunting of wildlife in Alaska." -- Susan Douglas "ANCHORAGE -- Weeks after taking office as Alaska's governor in December 2006, Sarah Palin vetoed a bill that sought to ban benefits for the same-sex partners …
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