Support of Michael Moore IS IN and OF itself HATE SPEECH....my reply...NO, if you want to Bash Bush, I'll defend him. You ruined your post by supporting Michael Moore.
Yeru,
I generally respect your opinions, although I don't agree with them, and have never really challenged your opinions until now...but I have to say that the above statement that you made is one of the most frightening things I have heard. Since when does supporting, or agreeing with, a person who speaks out using his free speech "hate speech"?? Even though I think Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly bend the truth and spin (yes, even in the no spin zone) things, I would never call what they do hate speech, even when it was directed at Bill Clinton. Again, although I respect your service to this country, I do hope that your feelings about freedom of speech and the rights of individuals to disagree with the government are in the minority with our people in the military. If not then I fear for the future of this country.
You have been asked many times since the beginning of this thread to point out lies that Michael Moore has told and you have been able to supply none, yet you continue to make very inflammatory statements. It would be a lot easier to have a discussion if you could back up the statements that you have made rather than continuing with the same line of reasoning that has already been refuted.
Finally, I notice that every time that someone disagrees with the way the country is run, you see this as an "attack" or "bashing". You also appear to get very angry and defensive. What, in your opinion, would you consider an appropriate reaction when one is unhappy with their president or their government? What do you think is the right thing to do? If Bush is voted out of office it is going to be very interesting to see how you react when you see things that you do not agree with. According to your posts I would think that it would be un-American for you to say anything negative as it might be perceived as "hate speech."
exjdub (who is sorry he had to leave the thread this afternoon because he missed a lot it seems)