Well this is a point by point discussion so I will stay on that path. You contradict yourself in that you say that my position calls for "thought police". At the same time you continue to state that Jimmy Carter should be put in jail for meeting heads of state as a private citizen and speaking his mind on foreign policy issues. There is nothing illegal in that.You are the one saying people should be put in jail not me.
2. As for #2, I'll dismiss it and let anyone who bothers to read our post decide whether I am contradicting myself. I obviously am not.
#3 and 4 are already adressed so I move to #5.
On #5 I speak as earlier mentioned about the out right lies perpetrated on the right to make President Obama seem to be an illegitimate President. "Wasn't born here", a secret Muslim, "Nazi", "Communist", wants to kill old people with death panels,"hates white people" (Glenn Beck), etc...Who comes up with this stuff? Where are there any facts to back it up. Here are some fact based statements about the Bush Administration, Illegally tortured(Dick Cheney admitted to this.) Illegal wire tapping of all electronic communications in the U.S.(admitted by none other that George Bush himself). Started Iraq war based on lies,something so well documented I won't try to list credits.
We agree on #6. Thank goodness.
#7 There is no contradiction, I voted for a Black man for President. It is a statement of fact. I voted for him because I felt he would be the better candidate. In the primaries I voted for Hillary Clinton against him. I did not vote against John McCain because he is white. In fact I have tremendous respect for him.
#8. Solomon, I honstly don't think you get it. You call me a "pathetic liberal." I voted Republican from 1984 to 1994. At that point I sensed something seriously wrong with the party and switched to the Democratic party. You fail to realize that the motive beind the current conservative dissent is what bothers me, not the dissent itself. Why is the decision by the majority of the American people to move the country a little left of center such a scary prospect? Why is there such a need to question Obama's citizenship so as to say he has no right to be president? How can a president who is trying to obtain health care access to all Americans be labelled an as a person who favors death panels? Why is his religion questioned? Shouldn't a persons religion not matter in the first place? You haven't given me your opinion on these specific issues. Do you believe all the things said about Obama? If you do, tell me why. If you don't tell me why. I honestly am not sure of your political leanings. Your Lincoln quote is one I totally agree with. Corporations are all too powerful. The so called corporate rights which the supreme court supposedly bestowed to them in the late 19th century is ridiculous. Also I agree with your statement that "race baiting is a tool,a means to an end. To what end? Or in other words, what is the MOTIVE?