Welcome to Monday in the rolling hills of supposedly liberal and intellectual Western Massachusetts. Back I trot to the local newspapers' "public" forum to see what the latest "buzz" among reporters, students and teachers might be (likely occupations of forum postees)regarding topics from local news to politics. There has been a pattern that has developed over the past four years in which the conservative posters (the same posters year in and year out) and the "liberal" posters (again, same posters year in and year out) duke it out in a battle of what passes for wits.

Why did I place "liberal" in quotations? - Read a segment of a recent thread below - I was stricken by a line from a fellow (assuming fellow) who takes his "handle" from his hero: Al Franken. This daily diatribe listing the death of American's fine volunteer fighting force started at one. What is most disturbing is that "fofinger" copy and paste's "facts" every day without a variation, additionally, the 1960's speech "Tell it like it is" always accompanies the posts. Immediately following September 11th, 2001 one of the Berrigan brothers held an anti-war rally on a local campus, (no war or retaliation was mentioned at this time) decrying the deaths of young American's in war and of course the atrocities our troops would commit on innocent civilians, and of course, how George Bush was a war criminal (no war had begun as of yet) and how America deserved attack because of our horrible policies towards you name it. We're dirty, rotten capitalist. It was a good thing I took notes, as disgusted as i was. At the time, I was in my second childhood degree program, and when I saw the small crowd of professors and 10 or so students surrounding this relic of the 1960's I thought to myself - "these people are still alive, kicking and dangerously seditious except this time - there are no hoards of protesters. In fact, if the anti-war protests and anti-Bush protesters could have drawn 1/10 of the people that the immigration rallies have drawn at one event, the current administration might have taken notice.


"2,373 American troops
by fofinger, 4/15/06 17:31 ET
have lost their lives in Iraq
FACTS:
Saddam was captured on December 13, 2003

2,152 American men and women have been killed since Saddam Hussein has been in prison.

The Iraqi people are worse off now than they were under Saddam's oppressive leadership, that's why they are turning to their religion rather than Bush's choice of new leadership for their country. (Back this up with some fact, please)

Bush's occupation of Iraq has destroyed the respect and admiration that the world had for our country. (Back this up with additional fact please)

Bush's occupation and meddling in Iraq has inflamed the Muslim world against us and brought us closer to a third World War than we have ever been before. (Ibid)

Bush's supporters are the only reason that have made it possible for him to continue his policies of global terrorism. (Generally speaking, this is true)

Bush's supporters are directly responsible for the deaths of our military troops and thousands of Iraqi's when we could have been the saviors of it's people by allowing them to find their own resolve after Saddam was removed from the situation. (This is hysterical!)

Bush's actions in Iraq have destroyed the economy of this nation for generations to come and his supporters are not the least bit concerned about it. (Seventeen straight quarters with gains? - Does he not read the wall street journal?)
Iraq
2,373 dead"

39020.2. tell it like it is fo! ! ! !
by pintobiens, 4/15/06 18:18 ET
Re: 2,373 American troops by fofinger, 4/15/06
39020.2.1. 3,000 stupid posts
by aceintheplak, 4/16/06 9:04 ET
Re: 2,373 American troops by fofinger, 4/16/06
and counting... More us soldiers die in a day from old age than have in IRAQ...
39020.4. Tell it like it is fo!!... 2,373 murdered for Bush's glory
by AlFranken, 4/16/06 9:31 ET Re: 2,373 American troops by fofinger, 4/16/06
39020.5. God bless them for their service against....
by RIGHTONRED, 4/16/06 9:54 ET
Re: 2,373 American troops by fofinger, 4/16/06
the war on terrorism!!!!! Thank you!
39020.5.1. It would be better if they died guarding our southern border
by AlFranken, 4/16/06 13:51 ET
Re: 2,373 American troops by fofinger, 4/16/06
from the hordes of criminals that Bush lets into this country every day.


Is Al Franken Serious? Should we really have our troops on the border shooting down hoards of illegal's that George Bush is personally responsible for letting into this country every day?

Where is the humanity of the progressive, anti-war movement?

What frauds. Are the people posting who they claim to be? I belive they are.

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