Comments on: Americans Are Such Tough Guys http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/09/24/americans-are-such-tough-guys/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:13:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/09/24/americans-are-such-tough-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-3079 Scott Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:57:29 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=1803#comment-3079 I score that visit to Columbia as an all around win: The government registers it's displeasure, but DOES NOT prevent the appearance: score one for the first amendment The university president allows a "petty dictator" to speak, but lambastes him for his behavior as a leader...allowing a speech from someone he finds abhorrent: score one for the university president (with an assist from the first amendment). We all get to see what an idiot this guy is: score one for...well....everyone. ...and what a highlight for our system that we can be confident that (1) no institution of higher learning in Iran would likely be allowed to host a similar speech by Bush and (2) Iran would likely be unable to guarantee the safety of Bush the way we were able to guarantee the safety of Ahmadinejad during his speech. I score that visit to Columbia as an all around win:

The government registers it’s displeasure, but DOES NOT prevent the appearance: score one for the first amendment

The university president allows a “petty dictator” to speak, but lambastes him for his behavior as a leader…allowing a speech from someone he finds abhorrent: score one for the university president (with an assist from the first amendment).

We all get to see what an idiot this guy is: score one for…well….everyone.

…and what a highlight for our system that we can be confident that (1) no institution of higher learning in Iran would likely be allowed to host a similar speech by Bush and (2) Iran would likely be unable to guarantee the safety of Bush the way we were able to guarantee the safety of Ahmadinejad during his speech.

]]> By: Earl Capps http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/09/24/americans-are-such-tough-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-3078 Earl Capps Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:09:37 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=1803#comment-3078 Good idea. I get sick and tired of having a military presence in two, but billions of foreign aid in dozens, but somehow that makes us a thug and bully trying to enforce our will upon the world. You're right, maybe we're going about this all wrong. Maybe we need to scale back our military presence, cut off the gravy train and try more bombs. These countries have contempt for charity, but respect for bombs. Let's take some poor nation that rails upon us, and bomb the motherfuckers back into the stone age. Face it, they're not going to like us any less, are they? Good idea. I get sick and tired of having a military presence in two, but billions of foreign aid in dozens, but somehow that makes us a thug and bully trying to enforce our will upon the world.

You’re right, maybe we’re going about this all wrong. Maybe we need to scale back our military presence, cut off the gravy train and try more bombs.

These countries have contempt for charity, but respect for bombs. Let’s take some poor nation that rails upon us, and bomb the motherfuckers back into the stone age.

Face it, they’re not going to like us any less, are they?

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