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The BuzzFlash Mailbag The opinions expressed in the Mailbag are not necessarily those of BuzzFlash. Read the BuzzFlash FAQ for info on submitting to the Mailbag. Subject: TV News Isn't! "News is what we need to keep our freedom," said Bill Moyers. What passes for "news" on American television is a disgrace. Powerful corporations whose sole motivation is greed have absolutely no sense of civic responsibility, and our feckless, Republican-controlled government, devoted to obstructing the public's exposure to important information, will do nothing to see that real news is reported. For the past month the so-called "cable news networks" (CNN, MSNBC and FOX) have devoted virtually every minute of every day to endless repetition of every aspect of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Weather Channel already exists for this purpose and does a much better job of it. The broadcast networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) have devoted most of their meager half-hour news programs to the same thing and, under Bush's FCC, PBS has been dumbed down and presents almost no news at all. In the meantime, literally hundreds of important national and international items reported on C-SPAN and the Internet have gone unreported by the profit-motivated mass media. Bill Moyers has also said: "News is what people want to keep secret; everything else is publicity." Bob Regl Subject: Brown's Chicken Lordy Lord... Mike Brown blames dysfunctional Louisiana! (And Humpty Dumpty blames the wall...) Is this the headline of the season or what? It sounds like the latest news from Ironic Times, doesn't it? Thanks, MSM, for providing another bit of unintentional comic relief (if only we could still laugh...) Elizabeth Subject: Vests, etc. Heard this morning that the vests that Pres and Laura were wearing were made with material that would not have prevented a bullet from going thru them. These are the same that our military have in Iraq, made by the same company. Also, Mississippi Gov. Barbour's construction company has the contract for rebuilding and Halliburton or a subsidiary [Kellogg, Brown & Root] for Louisiana. No bid contracts. GOV CONTRACTS FOR HURRICANES REQUIRE KEEN OVERSIGHT (MichNews.com) Sandi Ruscetta [BuzzFlash Note: More precisely: "AshBritt, Inc., a Pompano Beach, FL company, was awarded a $568 million contract for clean up in Mississippi as part of an ongoing contract with the Army Corps of Engineers, signed in 2003. In addition, Ashbritt was a client of the former lobbying firm of Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi."] Subject: Cindy and Brownie So.... Today Cindy Sheehan gets arrested for sitting on a public sidewalk.... Today Mike Brown get rehired by FEMA after contributing to the deaths of thousands.... You know, I'm a big fan of Superman but WHEN did I get transported to the BIZARRO WORLD? Mike Curtis Subject: Challenge the media every time you can! Dear Buzz, We must take every opportunity to challenge the media. When I returned from DC Sunday morning, my husband told me one of our local stations reported the march attendance was 2,000! So I sent them the following e-mail and included a link to an AP story.
The AP story still underestimated the crowd, but was far more accurate than the local story. How sad that we have to do their work for them. Anyway, sure enough, Sunday night they ran another story, this time saying that the Saturday march had "tens of thousands" of participants. Better than their 2,000 story. I'm not sure if my e-mail did the trick, or if some other march attendees from my area wrote, too. But it does show that pressure on the press can be effective. Pam in PA Subject: Re-legalizing Hemp I love this site, but I do not believe that I have seen mention of [Missouri's] H.R. 3037, which is a bill to remove Hemp from the list of controlled substances. At a time of peak oil, we really need to move forward fast on renewables. Hemp would be a good start. http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/bills/?bill=7766161 A BuzzFlash Reader Subject: Just Checking In Buzz has a post about 500,000 people vanishing in Washington DC via The Detroit News Blog: http://info.detnews.com/weblog/index.cfm?blogid=5304. Hey, that's my hometown newspaper! Too bad I don't read either major paper in Detroit any more, no news there, move along. I did write the man who wrote the post telling him that we don't seem to need the media anymore, that apparently the revolution won't be televised but so what. If a half a million people managed to get to DC on Sat., think about all of us who really, really wanted to be there but couldn't make it. We are the majority and we have to keep the pressure on. I save BuzzFlash for last on my daily scouring of the web for news and always top off the day with the Mailbox. I was wondering how Jim in TX made out. Hope all is well. Shirley, how bizarre that you should write about people dropping their car insurance because I seriously contemplated that this past bill due. I paid it but we'll see come spring when it is due again. To Marjorie Swanson, I have stolen your letter to Dems, I of course will give you the credit when I send it to my two Democratic Senators. Also, can you come to MI and run for public office? Last but not least, to David Honish, post 9/26, THANK YOU. Colleen Martinico Subject: See It Coming If you don't see it coming, then shame on you. Natural disasters are being used to build a military state. Don't be surprised when you hear the goose stepping troops on your street... Bush eyes bigger military role in disasters (CNN) The only sane solution is to vote Democratic across the board in the next several elections. A BuzzFlash Reader Subject: An Open Letter to President Bush Dear President Bush: We were among the several hundred thousand people who came to Washington, DC to visit you at the White House. We came to tell you how much we are against your war policies, what you are doing to the country and also how you are destroying our image around the world. We discovered however that you did not want to stay at home and visit with us. This actually came as no surprise to any us. We rode on a very uncomfortable bus for 24 hours from MN. and we tried to get some sleep in the form of a pretzel. We tried to keep our spirits up by not forgetting our purpose. We can only imagine what our sons, daughters, grandchildren and families of others in Iraq are going through because of your illegal war action. This and this alone made the trip bearable. Once we arrived in DC, about 10:00 AM on Sept. 24, 2005 our spirits escalated. Throngs of people were gathering on The Ellipse near the Washington Monument and the White House. People of every nationality and color met us with the same enthusiasm as we had. People came from as far away as Britain and Germany and perhaps elsewhere that we did not happen to encounter. By noon The Ellipse and surrounding area was packed with people. Helicopters were flying overhead. We were told they were for various reasons, one of which was to estimate the number of people in attendance. About noon an announcement came saying the streets around the White House including Pennsylvania Ave were full as far as they could see with people waiting for the Rally and the March to begin. At this time several hundred people were stranded in NY due to an Amtrak power failure. These people were waiting for buses and cabs to take them to DC. We never found out if they made it or not. The estimated number of people at this time was over 100,000. We will never know the exact count as there was no counting turnstile that you had to go through, but most major newspapers reported an estimated 100,000 plus people. Mr. Bush, it has been over 30 years since we have visited our American People's Home that you are now living in. We were impressed then, but that impression was far surpassed by the feeling of awe, pride, courage, creativity, artistry, stamina and kindness we felt from the people gathered to see you. Mr. Bush, you would not have liked the posters that you would have seen and the words you would have heard had you stayed in town. Very few of your supporters were seen in the crowds. We will tell you about some of the posters you would have read. Several stuck out very well. "Support our Troops, Bring them Home," "Stop War," "No More War," " No More Deaths for Oil." This list could go on for pages, but those that really would have caught your eye were "Worst President Ever," " Fire the Liar" and on and on. "Impeach Bush "was the most prominent sign and a big favorite among the people there. You also did not hear what was being said about you re: your war, not only by speakers at the rally, but by the people attending. We were in the group of Marching Minnesotans all wearing the Red Berets in case you happened to see us on T.V. We tried to keep together, but that proved difficult at times. Tears came to many eyes when we heard the shouts and saw the thousands of photos and names of soldiers who died, tied to the fence in front of the White House. But to us, Mr. Bush, the most impressionable group we saw march was several men in fatigues carrying coffins draped with the U.S. flag. Mr. Bush, we did not see this in the news, but it filled the hearts of those grieving for loved ones and for those whose loved ones who have been given a body bag and a dog tag when they have enlisted as young people, some still in High School not knowing really what they are getting into. We wish all these young people could have walked beside the young man with a metal leg in a wheel-chair. His T-shirt said it all. How much do they have to give to you to make you and your administration happy, Mr. Bush? Exhilarated, hoarse from chanting and exhausted, we all took the Metro back to our bus to once again face another 24 hour ride back to MN. Everyone had a different experience to tell. We all agreed that we would do it again and again if needed. We prayed that our presence and the presence of approximately 100,000 plus people in DC and thousands elsewhere around the world will put you and your administration on notice that the American people are going to continue snow balling our way to DC to make you finally listen and understand what you are doing to the world. Signed, Ron & Sondra Von Arb Subject: No Honor Among Thieves Strange how Frist went against Bush with Stem Cell Research and criticized his budget for clean up after Katrina. Now he finds himself the center of an investigation by the Justice Department and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I wonder if someone in the White House is trying to send him a message? I believe the people within this corrupt Administration would go after their own mothers if she said something against Bush. Kimberly D. Subject: John Roberts Confirmation The article you've posted by Ronald Dworkin from the New York Review of Books is a very important one. Professor Dworkin is one of the leading scholars of jurisprudence in the country, and he provides a dispassionate analysis of Roberts' shortcomings in providing any meaningful information about his judicial philosophy. I'm not as dispassionate. Roberts provided nothing but self-serving platitudes about the "rule of law," "stare decisis" and "modesty," and assurances that he would keep an "open mind" on cases brought before him. Bush nominated Roberts because he is a Federalist Society stooge for the administration. Roberts' vague and evasive comments about his approach to judging on the Supreme Court where the "rule of law" and "stare decisis" mean something completely different than they mean to a lower court judge, don't come close to establishing that he doesn't have a right-wing agenda. Democrats thinking about voting for Roberts on Thursday should get their heads out of their butts and pay attention to what they're doing. Stop playing politics and stand on principle. John M. Barth Subject: Re: 19th Century Brits Didn't you mean the 20th Century Brits in the North of Ireland, Falklands, Iraq etc? Randy Cecil Subject: Is This Who We Are? Once again there is news of Americans engaged in torture. Once again brave people have stepped forward because they cannot and will not tolerate the kind of behavior that shames their service, their nation and them personally. We should be very proud of the courage of these individuals. Chances are that these men will be vilified and you can be sure that the Captain’s career is over. He knew that when he stepped forward. His courage should shame the rest of those who saw and said and did nothing. Once again the military rushes to investigate itself. Does that not bother anyone? Does another whitewash serve this country well? Does the conviction of another low-level military scapegoat do anything at all to answer the questions about who we are and what we are doing? There is bound to be a cluster of apologists running to defend these actions and reminding us that these are bad people and we have got to protect ourselves. The problem with those defenses is that, because we don’t bother to charge those we incarcerate and they are not brought to trial, we really don’t know who the bad guys are anymore. Much of the world thinks that title belongs to the U. S. Whatever your belief about who these detainees are, the question isn’t about them; it is about us. Who are we that we would justify such behavior? Is this what America has come to be about? Aren’t we supposed to be the people who come charging up on a white horse and stop this kind of conduct? When did we decide to stop being the good guys? The end does not justify the means. We all know that. Why should it ever have to be said? Is breaking a person’s leg for amusement the kind of activity that our fat, drug-addicted radio talk creature thinks is just a prank? What have we become? Any so-called culture of life pinhead that finds this kind of behavior acceptable needs to stop going to church and turn in their bible. You are not a Christian if you think that such things are all right. In fact you barely meet the criteria for human being. Marjorie L. Swanson Why do we continue to whine and whimper about the Mainsteam Media? We have the power to change them overnight. Let's BOYCOTT them. Let's bring economic sanctions against the MSM and their advertisers. Tell America to Turn Them Off!!! Folk out here are just like me...just waiting for the big bloggers like you to spread the word. It worked in the 60's like a charm for the civil rights movement. It began with a Bus Boycott and spread like wildfire. I know! I was there! Let's think about how we can get the tormented masses to turn MSM off. The advertisers will freak! The solution here is quite simple. Bring folk to the web...to the bloggers! Since many bloggers conduct responsible fact-finding and real investigative reporting. Get the advertisers to come to bloggers! That will change the face of MSM reporting in a New York Minute! Carole Freeman Subject: Missoulian: Montana Hand Recount Changes 4 Votes out of 8008 This is the first test of Montana's new law which requires a hand recount of all ballots in contestable elections. Interesting and exciting to see that at least one state has a reasonable control on how races are recounted. Recount confirms victory for Crowley, who will take on Engen in mayor's race (GINNY MERRIAM/The Missoulian) Best, Steve Corrick Subject: W And His War On Poverty During his recent speech in New Orleans President Bush said, ”Poverty has its roots in racial discrimination. We have to confront this poverty with bold action.” Are these the words of a compassionate conservative or of a President trying desperately to regain the confidence of the American people? Did George Bush have a revelation that poverty exists in America? Did he just wake up to the issues of racism? Given the comments of his momma one might suspect that classism was a part of his upbringing, and didn’t I read somewhere about racism and the south? Slavery right? One has to remember that in any war there are two competing sides. It would be a mistake to assume where one may stand or for that matter where a political party may stand. In the President's words, “You are either with us or against us.” George Bush and the Republican party have been conducting a war on poverty, but not to eliminate it, but to spread it around amongst the population, and I might add they have done a damn fine job of it. Let’s look at President Bush’s War on Poverty: For the first time ever in our history George Bush and the Republican Party have given tax cuts to the wealthy (an important point here is that the wealthy were the great big winners) in a time of war. Never mind that the war is based upon a series of lies, although that may be why they gave away our money to the rich, thinking that if it were truly a war based upon a threat to our nation they would never do such a thing, but with all the lies and manipulations, why not? We have spent 200 Billion dollars and lost over 1900 heroes. Do you think the wealthy will feel the pinch of our drained treasury? Are the flag-draped coffins their children? George Bush suspended the Davis Bacon Act of 1931 (after the Federal Failure in New Orleans) which protects workers from predatory employers that are involved in federal programs by mandating that these workers are paid the prevailing wage in their area as determined by the Department of Labor. And who will the big winners be? Halliburton of course and the wealthy that will prey on the needy and the desperate to line their pockets, and in return they will funnel large sums of money to the political coffers of the Republican Party who will masterfully divide this nation on emotional issues while they pick our pockets. They will pin flags on their lapels and speak of Jesus while they act like Satan. The Republican Party has come out in mass to call for eliminating and underfunding programs for the needy to pay for, or as they have called it “Offset,” the cost of rebuilding the Gulf Coast. They have not even considered asking the wealthy to give back their tax dollars and participate in the rebuilding of part of our nation, they are telling the needy that they must pay the price. Those that have lost everything are being told by the Republican Party that they simply don’t matter. They want to eliminate PBS, Why? Because it is a source of information, and they do not want an informed public, because it makes the division just that much harder to do. I like Data, so let’s look at George Bush’s war on poverty since he took office. In 1992 when Bill Clinton took office there were 39 million people living in poverty. Thanks in large part to Ronald Regan and his "let them eat ketchup as a vegetable" approach. When President Clinton left office in 2000 there were 31 million people living in poverty. George Bush has managed in just 4 (+) years to undo all that was accomplished during the Clinton years as he has placed another 6 million people in poverty, going from 31 million to 39 million. So there are 2 things Bush is good at, taking vacations and putting people in poverty, maybe 3 if you add in lying. How about Household Income you may be asking, any more jingle in our pockets these days? No. The average household income under Clinton from 1992 to 2000 went from $40,000 to $46,000. Under George W. Bush it has gone from $46,000 to $44,000. Healthcare? Under George W. Bush a couple million more people are without healthcare than when he came into office. Less Money and no healthcare, as I said he is doing quite well in his war on poverty. The President is absolutely right about the racial divide. The median net worth as of 1995 (the latest statistics available) showed Whites had a net worth of $49,030, Blacks at $7,073, and Hispanics at $7,256 and this included the equity in their homes. The recent rise in home values has I am sure raised all of these numbers, but I suspect that the gap in real dollars has widened just given the demographics of real estate and that a close examination would reveal the wealthy buying up the property of the poor and flipping it for big cash payouts. And how about that lack of healthcare, well as of 2004, 32.5% of Hispanics are without healthcare, 16.1% of Blacks, and 10.4% of white Americans have no healthcare coverage. In conclusion, the President is involved in a war on poverty, the question is, Is he for it or against it? The data suggests, and the recent and historical actions of the Republican party suggest, just whose side they are on. However, we must give the President some credit for realizing that racism does exist in the United States. Bravo sir. Jim Ridout Subject: Sacrifices I see that baby bush wants us to save gas by cutting out unnecessary driving, etc. I suggest he save gas by cutting out unnecessary flying to pose for photo-ops in hurricane ravaged areas. And when it comes to paying for Katrina/Rita by cutting food stamps, Medicare/Medicaid, etc., I suggest that baby bush and Congressional Republicans take a pay cut at least equal to what they want to save with their cuts to the rest of us. R. M. Johnson Subject: There Is No Santa Claus According to the news, So. East Texas is grumbling about the absence of FEMA and their lack of support for the region. After Katrina hit on August 29 and witnessing the sub-poor response of the department, it appears that FEMA could be the Phantom of Homeland Security (HS.) And at this point {post-Rita} I am beginning to wonder if HS is also a figment of this administration's imagination. After all, we have seen nothing but window dressing from HS since its creation; long lines in national airports, detaining air travelers, false arrests, a lot of meetings, and of course, the famous terror color codes (better known as Crayola Alerts.) HS has told us to be very afraid of everything and to buy plenty of plastic sheeting and duct tape. They have nearly closed down cities with their Crayola Alerts. Does this sound like a legitimate government department to you? As kids, we all learned that there was no Santa Claus even though we had been led to believe he was real through elaborate and well-meaning deception. As adults, will we be told someday that there isn't a real Department of Homeland Security... that it was just a facade with no real foundation? Cathy L. Most reported criminal activity after Katrina was FALSE Katrina Takes a Toll on Truth, News Accuracy (LA Times) Nerissa Oden [BuzzFlash Note: Just wondering what to believe ... rumors at a time of panic, or spin after the fact? Maybe time will tell, if first-hand reports shed some light on it. Of course, an independent investigation hasn't been launched.] Subject: Practice What You Preach Washington Post Article 9/26/05: Bush Says He Would Tap Petroleum Reserve if Necessary Telling excerpt from the article:
Mr. Boooosh, please practice what you preach. You can lead by example and conserve that high-priced jet fuel used by Air Force I and you can certainly reduce your non-essential travel to New Orleans, Mississippi, Texas and Colorado for your photo-ops. Air Force I uses a tremendous amount of fuel and we know that your presidential vehicles {big-assed-gas guzzling-SUVs} are flown into these areas ahead of your arrival and that calls for more fuel. Surely you could team up in car pools {DC to the Gulf states round trip} with your FEMA folks to demonstrate to Americans that you lead by example. Mass transit could also be utilized by you. Greyhound is still in business and I think the price of a ticket from Washington, DC to most Gulf states is somewhere around $150.00. Think of the savings! I have a good suggestion for your idea of building more nuk-u-lar facilities around the country. Let's build one on your property in Crawford. You sure have enough acreage in the middle of nowhere. Heck, if reactors are so safe and terrorist free, you should lead the way by breaking ground on the next reactor out in the cow pasture on your south forty, huh? Just think of how Americans will be cheering you when they start that baby up for the first time on your property! Maureen Dowd: Dancing in the Dark Cathy L. Subject: 24th and 26th Sept 2005/Washington D.C. I was there Sat. for the big one. And BOY it was a big one. 100-300 thousand people from all over the country. Greatest since the NAM days. You know? You meet the most sincere people at these sorts of events. I met and helped two people from Mi., they gave the ultimate, they were arrested twice. So, I went downtown and arrived in Anacostia around 10:30pm. I began helping the others. My friends were not released until later so I became part of the shuttle service from the jail to the staging/waiting area. I met/helped several very nice CODE PINK ladies to get away from the lock up. 'got to sleep 'bout 4am but it was worth every minute. What a great effort by those arrested, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. Harv of HARVSSS Subject: "Streets Full of Water...Please Advise!" This quote from humorist Robert Benchley was originally sent to his editor upon his arrival in Venice but remains appropriate today. The “back him, and then sack him” head of FEMA has been rehired as a consultant. The Bush Administration has once again revisited their pattern of ineptness and poor planning and once again is in the limelight trying to fix their poor performance! Shifting excuses, casting the blame on others, organized hypocrisy, and a few days preparing a defense and this morning, a House panel is again questioning the little guy Brown, who was faulty in responding to a national disaster, while giving Bush {who at the time was attending Republican big money fund raisers, playing guitar} Chertoff, {getting info from the newspaper headlines} and Cheney {fishing in Wyoming} the whitewash, spin, and fluff dry treatment!
After almost telling thousands of victims who were at the end of their rope to “hang on and tie a knot,” Mr. Bush has been seen in the Karl Rove production photo ops hugging victims, making several trips to the affected areas, including standing in front of a cathedral lit up in blue lights like Disney’s Magic Castle, and leaving us once again to ask the question a reporter put to Scott McClellan, "Just to get you on the record, where does the buck stop in this administration?" Incompetence, unqualified appointments, lies, have been the same old revisited pattern with George W. Bush and his cronies. In fact, cover-ups are their middle name. Like many Americans, who are sick and tired of documents denied, blocked and/or stonewalled investigations, and never seeing the Administration higher-ups taken to task, I could never shake hands with GWB, because you can’t shake hands when your fist is clenched! Susan Carr Subject: I Appreciate Your Leadership, Blah Blah Blah I've always believed in thank-yous, and pats-on-the-back when it's called for--in fact I think it can make a big difference in the work place and certainly in private life. Honest praise and genuine thankfulness is a good thing. But Bush's constant, and I mean constant (!) glad-handing and back-slapping and the ever-present "I appreciate your leadership" and "I thank you for your service" is getting awfully, awfully old. It's as if he thinks, as he once commented, "that's what leaders do" ("lead")--and he's trying to demonstrate that by flying all over the country and saying those words repeatedly to practically everyone--it is apparently to give him the appearance of humility and an awareness of others' work--but it rings so false, altho it appears to have worked for him with his supporters. I suspect it's all he can say without a prepared speech. He sure has those phrases down pat. I notice that Chris Matthews has been using the same phrases with his guests; after so many repeats, it starts to sound as phony as Bush. No longer is a simple "thank you" enough for Matthews. I think bull$$it is catching! Peggy Subject: I kid you not Ok, Buzz, listen to this (and I'm not making this up): Laura Bush brings "Extreme Makeover" to Biloxi for a grand photo-op: TV Show May Help Both Bush, Victims Recover (LA Times/Chicago Tribune) And I thought the daily absurd quota was already exhausted by Mike Brown's accusation of Louisiana as dysfunctional... Though the poor chap may be on to something. Louisiana is a strange state after all. If you remember, in 2004, for example, Louisiana State University awarded W an honorary doctorate in...science. Well, yes. To remind you how pleased Dr. W was during the award ceremony, revisit this Newsweek photo: Bad Marks for Bush (msnbc.msn.com) W looks there like the Devil sprinkled with holy water. (Can you say nucular, Dr. Nobody-Could-Predict-Levees-Break Bush?) Elizabeth Subject: Military Role In Disasters I am truly confused now. Bush is now pitching a broader role for the "military" during times of disaster. Isn't this the role that is supposed to be a primary mission of the individual states' National Guard forces? That has always been my understanding of the role of the National Guard. The role of the active duty military is to defend the country against foreign enemies and domestic enemies. It is high time that our seemingly impotent federal legislators get off their dead asses and start standing up to this administration -- democrats and republicans alike. They need to start doing their jobs effectively -- part of which is to protect this country against domestic enemies, and it is increasingly clear that the neocons and the Bush Administration are domestic enemies. This "old soldier" may have hung up her combat boots and BDUs, but that old fighting spirit and that oath I took still ring loud and clear in my heart and mind. We need to let our congressional representatives and our local representatives know that we think this administration is way off the mark in just about every way. I pray that before I die, I will once again be able to feel that gut wrenching, misty-eyed pride in the old Red, White, and Blue. Lisa J. Subject: RE: With God on Our Side - George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America Dear BuzzFlash— Sometimes when I read what you write, I wonder if you are aware that there are many, many Christians among your supporters. Try not to rake all believers in God into one group. Not all Christians are Evangelicals, and not all believers in God are Christian. I believe that God is on ALL of our sides, in that He created the laws of goodness and compassion for all people, and the way of God is the same for all of us. Even Jesus welcomed people to him whether they followed him or not. He certainly never uttered words like the ones I have heard Falwell, Dobson, or Pat Robertson, etc. speak, nor was he intolerant. Christ taught about what works best for most of us. And the magnificence of it all is that it works for those who work it, regardless of whether one believes in him, God, Buddha, or nothing. The 10 Commandments aren’t so much religious as they are downright sensible. And the Plus One Commandment of loving others as oneself also simply makes good sense. The kind of self-righteousness that is portrayed by Bush is not the faith of Billy Graham. I don’t agree with Billy Graham at times but one thing I do know of him; he believes and walks what he talks. Unfortunately, I cannot see anything of Billy in his son, Franklin (who is about as hypocritical, in my eyes, as Bush). What I wrote above is my belief. It does not have to be yours. The only thing I request of you is that you accept that we might believe differently from one another and yet we can still stand shoulder to shoulder. Best regards, Rev. Surya-Patricia Lane Hood [BuzzFlash Note: We're not anti-Christian or anti-religion. ... sorry if you felt that. We assume that true moral values guide most of our readers. We oppose the religious extremists and hypocrites and their methodical, manipulative, power-grabbing ways.] CLICK HERE FOR PART 2 OF THE SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 BUZZFLASH MAILBAG |
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