I have heard similar claims on other democrat message boards and what not, but this is one of the most prominent persons I have seen who is advocating violating the constitution.  Actions like professor Orman’s are why I believe democrats are talking out of their back sides when it comes to civil liberties.

Back when Lamont won the Democrat primary Cheney had some harsh words to share about supporting the Al-Qaeda candidate, or something along those lines.  Democrats and leftists called Cheney out for fear mongering.  I don’t blame the dems for saying as such because that sounds a lot like fear mongering to me.  However, who do the democrats think they are complaining about fear mongering?  You would think that if liberals are complaining so much about fear mongering wouldn’t they want to do it from a non hypocritical standpoint?

Liberals are screaming loudest over the alleged loss of civil liberties (and the Iraqi Freedom arm of the GWoT, but that is a different post), all of this spearheaded by the ACLU.  What is the official ACLU position on the right to keep and bear arms?  They believe arms of any type should only be use by militias.  Read for yourself here.  Liberals are picking and choosing their battles about constitutional rights and using a fear mongering tactic to discredit Bush and win opposition votes.  Lamont’s entire anti-war campaign is based on fear mongering about Bush’s handling about Iraq.

Think about some of the stuff you read in the news and on liberal websites.  Recall the cries of “this country is going downhill,” “bush is destroying America,” “Bush is a fascist,” “jackbooted government thugs are gonna get us,” etc.  All of this stuff is fear mongering.  Don’t let the left fool you with their dishonest talking points.

Continuing with the civil liberties discussion, I will admit the Bush’s actions may very well be in violation of the constitution, however, liberals are ignoring other parts of the constitution such as the amendments that give citizen’s the right to a fair trial and presumes their innocence.  Combine this with the liberal disdain for the 2nd amendment and the denying of the right to life to countless children, and the left is no worse than the right is when it comes to constitutional violations.

libearsl, democrats, republicans, conservative, bush, cheney, liberman, lamont, fear mongering, civil liberties, civil rights, 2nd ammendments, right to privacy, constitution, connecticut

Ms. Farris makes many outlandish claims that can be construed as lies, willful ignorance, brain washing, or just plain mental deficiency.  Of these claims one of the most outlandish is this: “Democrats believe there should be fair and equitable taxation. Republicans believe that only the dwindling middle class should be taxed and the rich should be exempt.”

I wonder what fair and equitable taxation would be? Would that mean the current regressive tax system we have where the top 50% of wage earners pay approximately 96% of all individual income taxes, or does Ms. Farris want a flat tax for all wage earners?  I am curious where she would set the bar. 4% would be just as fair as 100% just as long as everyone is taxed that way.

Another gross misstatement by Ms Farris is this: “Democrats believe workers should be paid for their production. Republicans believe all workers should remain in bondage and CEOs should have golden parachutes.”

I would like to see where she draws her conclusions.  I have never heard anyone on the right say that people should “remain in bondage” in any form or fashion.  I would also like to know what her problem with “Golden Parachutes” are.  Wouldn’t it be nice to receive a $400 million retirement package?  Golden Parachutes and high executive salaries are what makes junior executives and lower employees productive.  CEO’s high earnings and large benefits packages are what people set their standards and goals by.  I learned this in my economics class this summer.  I am open to hear other opinions on the subject.

Somewhat out of sequence Farris makes the claim, “Democrats believe everyone should have access to health care. Republicans believe only the wealthy should have access to health care.”

This statement comes despite the fact that anyone can walk into an emergency room and receive more than adequate health care, no matter their income.  Everyone has access to healthcare and I am unaware of any legislation or talking points from any politician that says anyone but the rich should have access to healthcare.

Continuing, Farris writes, “Democrats believe there should be an energy policy. Republicans believe that what is good for the Bush family and Dick Cheney is good for the country.”

Now I could be missing something here, but voting to keep ANWR closed is not much of an energy policy, not to mention these lines leave “non sequitur” lingering in my mind.  I bet the mentioning of Bush and Cheney has something to do with Haliburton or “War for oil” rhetoric.  Come to think of it, Bush and Cheney, if the war really is for oil, have done far more to ensure our energy independence than any democrat has.  Maybe she is referring to Ted Kennedy’s Nantucket Sound energy policy.

So really, why does the Amarillo Globe News allow letter writers to blatantly lie?”

amarillo, Bush, Cheney, democrats, globe, healthcare, lies, news, republicans, rich, taxes