MrsSpringsteen
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Wow, Rudy's wife is one nagging shrew. From what I have read she is quite calculating and aggressive, maybe she even has Rudy by the proverbial balls. That's not very manly of him, is it?
Kid Nation' Contestants No Fans of President Bush
By Rogers Cadenhead
After the children on the CBS reality TV series Kid Nation create their own government, it might not be an ally of the United States. Several of the contestants posted online profiles on the CBS web site that are highly critical of President Bush.
When asked to name some of the worst U.S. presidents in history, a 14-year-old Florida girl named Sophia gave this answer:
I think George W. Bush takes the cake. The planet is disintegrating, we're fighting an unnecessary war, millions are without health care, the school system has gone down the toilet, the country is billions of dollars in debt, the world seems to be headed on a path towards destruction, and America's hypocrisy is mocked by many nations. I think that merits recognition.
Asked the same question, 9-year-old Alex of Nevada wrote this:
George W. Bush, for leading us into a war without checking his facts first and for not having a clear plan prior to the invasion. He also suppressed anyone who wanted to question his decisions, which is against the American concept of free speech. William Harrison because he was too stupid to wear a coat at his inauguration speech, and caught pneumonia and died without doing anything in office.
And here's Anjay, 12, one of the president's fellow Texans:
The US president that comes to mind, due to recent events, is George W. Bush, because I don't agree with the way he is handling the Iraq war.
D.K., an Illinois 14-year-old, was critical of both Presidents Bush:
George Bush; for not truly caring what happened to his country while he was in presidency, George W. Bush; for trying to be an exact replica of his father and his poor decisions.
Bush does receive support from Emilie, a 9-year-old Nevadan, aside from one issue:
My parents voted for George Bush and I agree with their decision. Although I did not agree with Bush's decision to send my brother and other soldiers to war.
One of the kids, Alex, named Al Gore as a world leader he admires and said he read Gore's book An Inconvenient Truth. "I admire the fact that Al Gore has committed himself to champion this worthy cause," he writes.
These profiles were discovered by blogger Rafe Colburn. The premise of Kid Nation is that 40 children, ages 8 through 15, have been left in a desert ghost town to fend for themselves and create their own society.
MrsSpringsteen said:And that was sarcasm based upon some of the ideas that have been expressed in FYM, lest anyone think differently.
BonoVoxSupastar said:How about you wake us up when you get a clue, stop using double standards and sexism, and actually adhere to the principals that you preach, this would be much easier for everyone here.
financeguy said:
Diamond's point, I believe was to compare Hilary Clinton's achievements unfavorably to Margaret Thatcher's.
Can you explain why you consider this to be a double standard? Can you explain why you consider this to be sexist?
anitram said:There are quite a few people out there who still happen to believe that Margaret Thatcher essentially saved the British people from themselves. I'm surprised by how common this view seems to be.
verte76 said:She was Ronald Reagan's lapdog, and I didn't like Reagan.
What would have been so terrible if the trade unions had had success?financeguy said:Many people believe that Mrs Thatcher and the free market economists that influenced her saved Britain from the burgeoning power of the trade unions
Any proof of this happening?financeguy said:
and Marxist infiltration of the shop floor.
financeguy said:Diamond's point, I believe was to compare Hilary Clinton's achievements unfavorably to Margaret Thatcher's.
Can you explain why you consider this to be a double standard? Can you explain why you consider this to be sexist?
martha said:What would have been so terrible if the trade unions had had success?
martha said:Any proof of this happening?
These are not rhetorical questions.
financeguy said:
In my opinion, whilst trade unions should certainly be permitted, it is dangerous if they are allowed too much power.
martha said:You proved you other point well, but why would uniuons be any more dangerous than corporations with too much power?