Arkansas Blog

The First George Bush is the only president in recent memory that had any Foreign policy experience before obtaining the office.

Yeah, like the current right-wing Christian foreign policy of global war against Islam is working out.

I know this is slightly off thread topic, but I fail to understand how the destruction of the hard drives is not a violation of FOIA.

Is all he has to do claim that nothing on the hard drive was FOIable?

But Raven, you have not been listening well to your Master's Voice. He has ad nauseum said that everything has changed since 9/11. Haven't you gotten the message?

Who would please the Christianists foreign-policy wise? The ONLY candidate in the race with ANY real foreign-policy experience is McCain. Surely the religious right isn't jumping on the McCain bandwagon?

This criticism rings hollow.

"The First George Bush is the only president in recent memory that had any Foreign policy experience before obtaining the office."

Alas, friend, you forget Ronald Reagan, who played many a role in movies dealing with such. He relied on them often as sources of truth when he became our leader. Remember what he told Kurt Waldheim about his WII experiences in liberating Nazi concentration camps?

I think the question about strength in foreign policy needs a little moer defining. The traditional raod to the White House has been through the Senate or through a state Governor's office. The Senate has a foreign policy committe, I think; and, states with huge business bases tend to deal on a financial/trade basis with foreign companies and governments.
I would be hard pressed to name any president who went into office with a high degree of foreign policy experience. We need a good presidential historian now about this topic.

I'm lol about Huckabilly billing himself as the "authentic conservative" in todays paper.
"Authentic liar" is probably a better description.

"Who would please the Christianists foreign-policy wise?"

I think that's an excellent question, but I think one must go back a few steps and consider some sources.

A true wingnut believes the only people that are not foreigners are their fellow wingnuts who believe exactly as they do. Think of Jim Holt holding hands with Jim Bob Duggars.

So to a wingnut the people across the street are foreigners. Therefore if they have to get their soccer ball back from the neighbor's yard after a bad kick.....they'd use foreign policy.

In order to tackle larger issues...like oh say all out civil war in Iraq, a true wingnut, like those in the White House tonight might look at a few maps, talk to a few generals and then they'd pull out the Bible and get on their knees. And then all hell would really break loose in Iraq...as it is...as I type.

Since pleasing that picky Jesus and getting into heaven is all that matter (don't forget real healthy profits too), pretending wingnuts have a foreign policy you can stick a fork in is folly. They know God is guiding their hand, Halliburton is on the job and if things get bad enough the Rapture will come.

Wingnut foreign policy is speaking of God's everlasting love while plotting to steal all the oil, while bombing a wedding party. Wingnut foreign policy is helping Mexicans over the border to use and abuse in the white man's factory and farm, all the while building a fence (Halliburton wins again) to keep them out and calling for 6000 National Guard troops to guard the border......until you find out America doesn't have 6000 free National Guard troops to send south...so then you suddenly shut up and hope no one notices.

Wingnut foreign policy throws up a big middle finger to our friends, Japan, France and Germany, even though Bush loves that blonde German Chancellor lady and gets all goosey talking bout food while rubbing her shoulders at a state freakin dinner.

Wingnut foreign policy is selling arms to an enemy, oh say like Iran and using the money to fund other militant groups...say...oh...the Contras. It's about flying out Saudi citizens the day after 9-11. It's about lies about yellow cake in Niger. It's about the G8.

It's about covering for Israel no matter what atrocity they commit. It's about laying on the couch and rolling around looking for pretzels under the table while Lebanon is destroyed, the old walking real slow to a fight routine.

So I say the Christianists will be pleased if our own dear Huckster will only tell them that Christ gives him tips on foreign policy, that he hates the sin and is willing to kill the sinner, and anyone who opposes the US will be crushed like old hard drives when he's our President. All he has to say is, "Yo foreigners! Bring It On!"

Let me say this, and I know I am not alone:
I am a Christian, and I am also a yellow-dog Democrat. I was talking to a fellow church-goer tonight at a ball game and the topic turned to politics. She said this: "Democrats are not true Christians."

I really wish that when we discuss politics on this blog, we could refrain from interjecting "Christian" into the discussion. Really, it only helps and supports the Republican party, who have done a much better job of demonizing us than we have of them.
Sure, it's unfair, but when we argue politics and belittle Christians at the same time, it just inflames the Republican base.
Sorry, don't mean to offend anyone, but it really offends me when the term Christian is equated to "Republican" - because more often than not, that's simply not true.

Have a great night, all.

You are not alone, BR. No Christian speaks for all Christians, not even the pope, and no imam speaks for all Muslims, no rabbi for all Jews, etc, etc.

As a Christian, I speak for myself, and I, for one, don't see how any Christian could wave the crazy-quilt of prejudice and greed that passes for the R flag.

Boggles the Christian mind.

George W. Bush didn't have any experience at anything and he did OK.

ARK. BLOG: He did?

That W. did OK was supposed to be a joke. Upon reflection, it's not funny.