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onetime2 · 12-04-2003, 05:40 AM

I think the whole debate is funny as hell. Some say that you either love him or hate him. I don't fall into either camp. Some of his policies I like and some I don't. I end up defending him on this board more often than not because the arguments used against him are so petty and without realistic justification.

It's amazing to me how many people stoop to personal attacks when that would never be acceptable in any real life situation. If you disagreed with the way your boss was doing his or her job, would it be acceptable to run around shouting "he's an idiot" "he's a coward" "he's a ___"? Of course not. But for some reason it's fully accepted in "political" discussions. Would you do that to a family member or friend? Again, no. Even to your worst enemy, it's looked upon by most people as either rude or tactless.

As far as the Clinton argument, again, I didn't love him or hate him. I accepted him for what he was. I didn't like his morality as I expect a leader to show more integrity. Go ahead and claim that Bush is as big a liar as Clinton, but IMO that's a load of crap. If I thought Bush was blatantly lying about things when he knew the statements to be absolutely false, I would rail against him as hard if not harder than the Bush haters. I haven't seen a case for that. The WMD argument, he chose to believe some intelligence over other intelligence, I don't believe he completely fabricated it. AND despite what his opponents want you to believe, that was not the sole justification used to invade Iraq. Clinton completely fabricated the "I did not have sex with that woman" statement, it was NOT open to interpretation. The "Mission Accomplished" banner flap, another case where Bush is said to have lied. He said it wasn't his people's idea, the military said the same thing. His people supplied the banner in the format of other banners, big deal. Different interpretations but not a lie.

Oh well, I guess it's all part of what brings me back to this board on a daily basis. Keep up the entertaining work, one and all.

12-04-2003, 05:40 AM	#22 (permalink)
onetime2 Junkie Location: NJ	I think the whole debate is funny as hell. Some say that you either love him or hate him. I don't fall into either camp. Some of his policies I like and some I don't. I end up defending him on this board more often than not because the arguments used against him are so petty and without realistic justification. It's amazing to me how many people stoop to personal attacks when that would never be acceptable in any real life situation. If you disagreed with the way your boss was doing his or her job, would it be acceptable to run around shouting "he's an idiot" "he's a coward" "he's a ___"? Of course not. But for some reason it's fully accepted in "political" discussions. Would you do that to a family member or friend? Again, no. Even to your worst enemy, it's looked upon by most people as either rude or tactless. As far as the Clinton argument, again, I didn't love him or hate him. I accepted him for what he was. I didn't like his morality as I expect a leader to show more integrity. Go ahead and claim that Bush is as big a liar as Clinton, but IMO that's a load of crap. If I thought Bush was blatantly lying about things when he knew the statements to be absolutely false, I would rail against him as hard if not harder than the Bush haters. I haven't seen a case for that. The WMD argument, he chose to believe some intelligence over other intelligence, I don't believe he completely fabricated it. AND despite what his opponents want you to believe, that was not the sole justification used to invade Iraq. Clinton completely fabricated the "I did not have sex with that woman" statement, it was NOT open to interpretation. The "Mission Accomplished" banner flap, another case where Bush is said to have lied. He said it wasn't his people's idea, the military said the same thing. His people supplied the banner in the format of other banners, big deal. Different interpretations but not a lie. Oh well, I guess it's all part of what brings me back to this board on a daily basis. Keep up the entertaining work, one and all. __________________ Strive to be more curious than ignorant. Last edited by onetime2; 12-04-2003 at 05:48 AM..