At least you don't have to provide your own weapon, uniform, and horse anylonger!

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>I do not know how people of other nations are about forgiving someone who has done anything they disagree with if it were a word or an act. In the United States you can never do anything that is wrong in the eyes of an individual or you are condemned for life.
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>Guilt by association or inference is also intolerable and not acceptable. We base our morality upon Puritan beliefs, the “free market”, and the World Bank. There is no conflict when you think about all this. What’s in it for me? I got mine and you can go to hell. Might makes right. America: Love it or leave it.
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>Regardless of what wrong doing you are accused of you are guilty. We have an expression, “Let’s hang the guilty bastard and give him a fair trial”! The order of activities is important. Like Bush said about the state of Texas judicial system, “No innocent man has ever been executed in Texas! They have all had a ‘fair trial’”!
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>People that want war should be made to fight in it and defend our nation. It is easy to make decisions that affect the lives of others be you a politician or an arm chair warrior. Give the true Americans an M-16 or a Squirrel gun of his/her choosing and let them go off and protect the world. I would gladly see them off on a troop ship or C-119. Hopefully you will be told where you will touch ground to defend our nation. It could be anywhere.
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>Like the Spartan mother said to her son, “Do not come back unless it is on your shield”!
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>Tom
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>>I wonder how many other "leaders" you should also ignore then??? Would most southern white congressmen/senators over 50 have a chance of being such too? Byrd's last recorded connection with the Klan seems to date back to 1947.
>>And what about anyone who supported Thurmond's presidential bid way back when?
>>Do you have the same criteria for pro-life or pro-choice people too? What about people who like the colour red (or purple or blue or...)? What about people who don't drive SUVs?
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>>Trite remarks like this may seem cute, but unless they're coming from someone who has always been perfect, they're really stupid.
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>>>I have a lot of trouble taking an ex-Klansman seriously.
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>>SNIP