Bill Clinton is pathological liar!!!! (Page 3)

I think we are at a stalemate with this one.... my goal was to get my posts over 200 and I’ve surpassed my original goal…. Jim, no hard feelings?? Just have to say that because political discourse can cause bad blood…

I remember having plenty of conversations with my parents about race and color and prejudice at that age.  My next door neighbor was black and my grandmother would tell me not to play with her.  I couldn'd understand why.  I would go to family gatherings where we would pray before each meal that "Jesus, make us an instrument of your will" and then they would sit at dinner and spew all kinds of hatred and vile language (the "N" word was very common) about "race relations".  Mind you, this was in the early-to-mid 70s in Louisiana, and the Civil Rights Movement was still fresh, still going. 

I may not have been mature enough to understand all the aspects of race in our society (Hell, I'm 35 and I still don't), but having strong parents who were determinded to teach me right from wrong, and expose me to the "dirty" side of life as well as the efforts to change it, had an impact on me. 

I distinctly remember holding the door open at Kmart for elderly black women, and in my heart trying to use that as a way of distancing myself from the racist whites around me.  I couldn't have been older than 7 or 8 at the time.

My parents lived in Louisiana and Mississippi during the 50s and 60s.  They're the same age as Bill Clinton.  Naturally, I can't speak about their experiences, except in what they've shared with me.  They were touched by the Civil Rights movement in their youth and made a point to do what they could in their lives to make changes in their society.

Brett that was a great article on Randy Shugart.....thanks for posting it.

Jim we can comment on Iraq because we have a vested interest in the outcome of their policitcal process.

Jen my comment was not ment to offend you or any of our other Canadian friends on here, but when someone questions my qualifications to comment on something that affected me personally (i.e. military service) then I take issue with that. Especially if they do not participate in our political process.

If citizens of other countries cannot comment on our foreign and/or domestic politics, then what gives the US permission to judge other countries?

As to whether the war in Iraq is a good or bad war... is there really a "good" war?  What many of us who stood against the rush to war were trying to convey was a desire to try all options other than war.  War should be a last-resort.  Sanctions, political pressure, support of opposition candidates, and other alternatives should be completely exhausted before we put our citizens and the citizens of other countries at risk.