Originally posted by mahtoosacks
reply to post by ProjectJimmy
so even though you are reporting on these things (within the whitehouse im assuming) you dont think theres a motive behind any of the bailouts, or gm
possession, or ties between leaders that goes above them?
what about obamas "unwillingness" to condemn the govt of iran for killing its civilians?
he probably doesnt want to let people here think its ok to protest imo, but im off topic.
i still do what i want everyday, but im not so sure how soon that will change.
passes to cross state lines. cant own guns because of speeding tickets. cant oppose anything the government says without persecution as a
terrorist.
these havent happened yet, but doesnt look like it will be far off.
I'm not in the White House directly, and in the interest of disclosure, I've only met Obama in passing when he was campaigning for the presidency
not since. I do know the Clintons rather well and have met the Bushs. I report mostly on international affairs, particularly those dealing with
politics and economics.
As for Iran, President Obama has actually made it appear that he supports the rights of the protesters to conduct their activities, however it would
actually be horrible for them, if he did come out directly in support of them. See the Iranian government has made quite a business of claiming the
United States is behind every single bad thing to ever happen to them. If the United States officially came out and supported them, it would turn
many of the undecided Iranian citizens, especially those in the vital working class, violently against the protesters. By giving them our thumbs-up,
those against the current Iranian government would be decimated. Our hands are actually effectively tied on this one, and thankfully President Obama
understands this.
To your next point, no, none of this has happened yet. Just yesterday I crossed a state line, the only thing that changed was the shape of the
state-highway signs. I own a gun, many of my friends own many more guns than I do. I've gotten a speeding ticket before and I've never had any
problems purchasing anything legally. I openly oppose many of the things the government does; I especially opposed many of the things that the Bush
Administration did. I've pissed off both sides pretty well, and honestly I've never had any problems with it in a government context.
None of the things you brought up here are happening, you admit that fully, but just because some state passes a law saying that if you've committed
a violent crime you don't get a gun anymore, does not mean that they are going to take yours away for a citation. I've never seen anything on a
federal-level that would make the states more separate, that's counterproductive in the extreme. On top of this the very fact that we can speak like
this here, and that Alex Jones (whom we both agree is a nutter) and their lot can keep talking to America every day proves that we still have great
freedom of speech here in this country.