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GNU Free Documentation License What good is political rhetoric and name calling? Q. It is depressing when I come to this website to answer questions and the majority of what I say is right or left talking points, rhetoric and name calling. We all understand that the left and right disagree on a number of issues. Does it help either side or any argument to sit here and point fingers and call each other names? We are in this together so Republican or Democrat, why not ask serious questions and have some intelligent conversation? Asked by Snap - Sun Apr 15 15:26:20 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's politics. We have been torn apart for so many years thinking the other is so wrong that no one takes the time to actually listen to the other side. You are right. If people were more worried and concerned about the issues at hand and figuring out how to fix them and not so much at name calling, dirt digging up, finger pointing... something might actually get done. Answered by Zabe - Sun Apr 15 15:34:42 2007 Conservatives and War? No political rhetoric here please just answer the question..? Q. Why is it that liberals always seem to fall behind the excuse republicans love killing and love bloodshed? Do most liberals really belive that conservatives like killing and war? Becasue to me it seems crazy to think that they really trully like killing and war. I think that sometimes war as terrible as it is is neccasary, becasue the peope we are fighting do not respond to words and treaties and cease fires. All they want is to bring death to America and how do you combat that hatred with out having to use violence? Please just answer the questions and don't just post political rhetoric. Well the liberal people i have talked to have said that to me. I understand that beliefs obviously change from person to person. I also listen to… [cont.] Asked by stewcat123 - Sun Aug 13 17:36:24 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. You are right, and the right knows that fact...hell, how do you threaten a person that is willing to kill themselves for their beliefs...you can't make treaties, or cease fires...what are they going to do...keep it because you might kill them...they praise that thought...don't forget the Israelis, they want them gone too...and all that do not think as they do...War is Horrible...but in some cases, it is the only way, sadly Answered by SirKevin - Sun Aug 13 17:46:24 2006 How do you feel about political ideologies and global warming alarmist rhetoric being directed at the young?
Q. How do you feel about political ideologies and global warming alarmist rhetoric being directed at the young? Asked by G - Wed Apr 22 08:46:08 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments From Yahoo Answer Search: "political rhetoric"  news.google.com Electric City I've been taught rhetoric , I've been taught how to analyze rhetoric , I've been taught how to create rhetoric in various pieces. ... news.google.com American Thinker Putin himself routinely uses the same coarse rhetoric of the street tough in his own declarations, even joking in front of journalists about the rape ... and more » news.google.com American Spectator The obvious reversal from the president's previous rhetoric cannot be chalked up to Scott Brown and the GOP's resurgence. It runs deeper than that. ... Obama's 'clueless' Wall Street remarks The Week Magazine Obama doesn't begrudge bankers their multi-million-dollar bonuses World Socialist Web Site Bankers' Savvy Indeed Huffington Post (blog) American Banking News all 369 news articles » From Google News Search: "political rhetoric"  bluebloggin.com 419px x 400px | 46.00kB [source page] attack on Iranian territories would prompt a fierce response he added Israel tested a missile on Thursday and urged the West to work harder to prevent the appearance of a nuclear Iran Israel Radio said the missile tested was capable of carrying an unconventional payload an apparent reference to the nuclear warheads Israel is assumed to possess though it has never  nytimes.com 333px x 533px | 23.60kB [source page] Taken from Amazon com Flipping through an old economics textbook provided a stark reminder of just how important language can be and how quickly it changes In the original 1948 edition From Yahoo Image Search: "political rhetoric"  usmessageboard.com PLYMCO_PILGRIM hu, 21 Jan 2010 13:59:20 GM just 10 short months down the road and it's definitely in their best interests to attempt to shift the focus of the electorate. But if they are dumb enough to try to convince folks they're serious about those two issues the . rhetoric. and ads from the opposition will be blistering. . ... "President Wilson is mostly remembered today as the first modern liberal president, the first (and only) POTUS with a PhD, and the only . political. scientist to occupy the Oval Office. ...  blogs.reuters.com Felix Salmon Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:51:46 GM Every so often, my web browser will veer far enough to the left to find something like this -- a heartfelt defense of Ecuador's hugely-successful bond default which takes all the domestic . political rhetoric. at face value.  cleaves.zapto.org Cleaves Alternative News hu, 21 Jan 2010 03:38:58 GM Presidential . rhetoric. that offered hope and change has lost all resonance. Mainstream media outlets are discredited and disintegrating, resulting in new levels of information anarchy. Protest, whether electronic or in the streets, ... From Google Blog Search: "political rhetoric"
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