tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post115755748243540005..comments2023-06-17T03:16:06.587-07:00Comments on Heartland Diary of Betty B.: Pakistan Flip Flops on Bin Laden SanctuaryBetty B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18154285977407188708noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1157919048302212772006-09-10T13:10:00.000-07:002006-09-10T13:10:00.000-07:00ANWR was set aside for exploration, and yet there ...ANWR was set aside for exploration, and yet there are those who don't want to utilize an area the size of the period at the end of this sentence.<BR/><BR/>Drill for oil on our turf, AND move ahead with alternatives - I'm going to make hemp oil-based fuel an issue, even though the drug warriors in BOTH parties demonize hemp, playing on the ignorance of the public by tricking them into believing hemp production would lead to more drug use. Sheer idiocy.<BR/><BR/>I can't buy the Al Gore model - that the internal-combustion, gasoline-burning engine is a greater threat than nuclear war. If it were, he wouldn't be burning thousands of gallons of jet fuel in those planes he flies around in, hopping the globe to tell people how evil it is to use fossil fuels.<BR/><BR/>As for "dialogue"... sorry, there are simply some people that won't listen:<BR/><BR/>"How can we make peace with you?"<BR/><BR/>"By converting to OUR religion, or by dying, you infidel pig!"<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but when it comes to thugs like Kim Jong, Hugo Chavez, and that bug-eyed puppet-head in Iran, no amount of capitulation is going to change their minds. <BR/><BR/>Say what you will about the evils of "Christianity", but at least they don't have a convert-or-die mentality, nor do they stone their rape victims to death, or slice off the heads of their enemies.<BR/><BR/>"Would you like to hear the word of Jesus?"<BR/><BR/>"No."<BR/><BR/>"Are you sure? Well, okay then..."<BR/><BR/>Contrast to this:<BR/><BR/>"Worship Allah, or die."<BR/><BR/>Yeah. Religion of peace. Sure.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, though, that it's more like 95% of Muslims *don't* hate us - it's the tiny bit that DO, that's the problem. But there are WAY more of them, than there are "Timothy McVeigh" or "Eric Robert Rudolph" types. Hell, put every neo-Nazi, white-power extremist, Black Panther cracker-hater, and Earth Liberation Front eco-terrorist, and you won't be able to equal the number of wigged-out, Jew-hating Islamic nutbags on this planet.<BR/><BR/>End of rant. Your turn. ;)The Libertarian Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083575858624721967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1157827991071216232006-09-09T11:53:00.000-07:002006-09-09T11:53:00.000-07:00Lib Guy, Gandhi said "An eye for an eye makes the ...Lib Guy, <BR/><BR/>Gandhi said "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."<BR/><BR/>There are a billion muslims, 95% of which hate us. We can kill and imprison a few of them. But it is like chopping off the head of the hydra, for every one we cut off, multiple new ones spring up in its place. <BR/><BR/> If the man is guilty of crimes against humanity, let him be arrested and tried in a court of law.<BR/><BR/>I would like to see us open dialogue with as many Muslim and Arab leaders as we can. I would also like to see us go full steam ahead on developing the alternative energy sources that will let Us (and the rest of the world) stop buying the oil that supports them. The situation there cannot be divorced from the fact that we need their oil, and that we have done them grievous harm by meddling in their affairs, both political and economic.<BR/><BR/>Let's just eliminate the need to buy their oil, but have polite conversation and cordial and diplomatic relations. Let's take care of ourselves and our allies. Nothing about the current approach makes a bit of sense to me.Betty B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18154285977407188708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1157821794151003122006-09-09T10:09:00.000-07:002006-09-09T10:09:00.000-07:00"Eye for an eye", Betty. That thug got invited by ..."Eye for an eye", Betty. That thug got invited by Kofi, to do a PR end-run and make us look bad. This guy is the FORMER leader of Iran, not the CURRENT one. IMO, he deserves the "courtesy" of Gitmo treatment - and by that I mean the Castro's side of the fence Gitmo treatment. As in, what Cuban political prisoners get.<BR/><BR/>Handing out just punishment for a terrorist murderer, is not "becoming the evil".The Libertarian Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083575858624721967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1157776191726391162006-09-08T21:29:00.000-07:002006-09-08T21:29:00.000-07:00Lib Guy, I would love to see third parties gain st...Lib Guy, <BR/><BR/>I would love to see third parties gain strength, but as long as big money rules campaigns I don't see that happening. We need campaign finance reform.<BR/><BR/><BR/>On the response to U.S. visit by Mohammed K., courtesy should be extended to him. "Let us not become the evil that we deplore".Betty B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18154285977407188708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1157768960937330082006-09-08T19:29:00.000-07:002006-09-08T19:29:00.000-07:00I'd like to see the Republicans out of office, too...I'd like to see the Republicans out of office, too, Betty... AND the Dems. But, hey, I'm neither... I'm hard to please. ;)<BR/><BR/>I'd have to agree with the anon comment, somewhat: WHY are we letting this piece of crap trod upon our soil? I'm actually proud Mitt Romney has said "screw you, no security for this guy on OUR taxpayer dime" (not verbatim, but that's how I would put it).The Libertarian Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083575858624721967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1157733195540416952006-09-08T09:33:00.000-07:002006-09-08T09:33:00.000-07:00Anonymous,My preference would be to indict Bush fo...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>My preference would be to indict Bush for the laws he has broken, and to vote the Republicans out of office in the 20006 election.Betty B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18154285977407188708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1157683884199339312006-09-07T19:51:00.000-07:002006-09-07T19:51:00.000-07:00Mohammed K. is coming to America, and damned if th...Mohammed K. is coming to America, and damned if there won't be a plane flying into the building HE will be in... there's never one around when you really need it, is there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com