Where is the Defund Blackwater Act? »
Posted By Tumultuous 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Political OpinionPerhaps one of the most jarring comparisons here is the fact that ACORN is being attacked. Yet the Obama administration continues to contract with Blackwater, the Bush administration's favorite mercenary company, which is headed by Erik Prince. Prince was a major donor to Republican causes and campaigns, including those of some of the Defund ACORN bill's sponsors, like Indiana Republican Mike Pence, one of the key figures hunting down Van Jones. A former employee recently described Prince as a man who "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe" and said that Prince's companies "encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life."
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smithfamilymem2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Not everyone Who says They are a Christian is perfect, It means That They are believers In Christ, He died on the cross The Perfect Lamb , Or Offering For Our sins. Jesus was The Son of God He was a Perfect man without sin, just as By Adam and Eve Sin came into the world, By Christ sin was defeated, Only If You believe In Him, Her will forgive Your sins and welcome You to the family of God , Christians Believe in loving others This is the first or golden rule . They are not nuts, not perfect but just forgiven washed from Thier sins By the Blood Of the lamb If You accepted Him as Your savior You can bercome a member of Gods family
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Natureboy2 months, 3 weeks ago
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"just forgiven washed from Thier sins By the Blood Of the lamb If You accepted Him as Your savior You can bercome a member of Gods family"
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Well, there you are. Just embrace Da Lord and you can rape and murder without conscience just like the Blackwater boys. -
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Endoscopy2 months, 3 weeks ago
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For a Christian read the "sermon on the mount". That is Jesus telling Christians how to live.
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For Muslims there is the "sword verse" and others like it telling Muslims to attack the infidel until they convert. There is the example of Muhammad who conquered the Arabian peninsula with his army stopping outside of a village and giving them 3 days to convert or be attacked. If it was a Christian or Jewish one he just attacked because he had ordered all of them out of the area before. Then there is what Muhammad told soldiers during an intense battle in order to encourage them. He told them if they died in battle they would go straight to paradise unlike the rest who had to be judged. Some of them became berserkers in the worst part of the fighting and one took off his armor and did the same. The above comes from many different hadith and verses in the Quran. The hadith are collections of very short tales of what Muhammad said or did and those very close to him. -
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jaspersneed2 months, 3 weeks ago
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I think smithfamilymem just inadvertently gave you the most acuurate answer possible: The reason why the christian wingnuts are less dangerous is because they claim they are. Breathtakingly simple, when you think about it. My god's more perfecter than your god, goddammit.
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german-shepard2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Your statement illustrates that you pick up your talking points from Glenn Beck, are only interested in that "bunch of people who broke the law" and aren't interested in the thousands who diligently do their work.
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Whereas, Halliburton, Xe (Blackwater) and the many more who have absconded with billions and even murdered, you wish them a free pass and further riches. Why that? You have to ask yourself that question and answer it, too. We know what the answer is.
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rightfromwrong2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Obama is just doing what he was told to do. He has received his marching orders from the people who control the Federal Reserve.
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the same people for profit regardless of bad and good times.
The Bilderberg Group who meet in secrecy every year which is against the very constitution of the United States control his every move.
Sad that the USA has become nothing more than a servant of the money grubbers but JFK,RFK,Malcolm X and Martin Luther King died because they wanted to change the direction of the direction of the country which they loved -
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PapaWolf2 months, 3 weeks ago
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>>Why not Blackwater? Obama is increasing their presence as the troops move out. Of course it takes more of them than it does army personal. Keep up with the latest of your Obamasiah.
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What, exactly, does what Obama is doing have to do with this discussion? Unlike you W supporters who backed him in EVERYTHING he did, us Obama supporters do NOT blindly follow him. His use or non-use of Blackwater is irrelevant.
The question is: where are those screaming loudest to defund ACORN because of a few workers doing wrong, when Blackwater is actually out there admittedly killing innocent civilians simply because they are Iraqis &, presumably, Muslim?
And why are you only focusing on the few ACORN staffers who went along w/this scam while you completely ignore that MORE THAN DOUBLE offices whose staffers kicked these 2 people out, & the ones who actually called the police on them?
Oh yeah - THOSE clips were never shown.
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miklkit2 months, 3 weeks ago
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The law to defund Acorn is unConstitutional. If the law is changed to abide by our Constitution, then it also applies to all companies who have broken the law. Like KBR-Halliburton, Blackwater, Dyncorp, Lockheed and many others. So what is it going to be?
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We don't need mercenaries. Get rid of them. They have no loyalty to our country and have and will turn on us like rabid dogs.-
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Codi69342 months, 3 weeks ago
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This shows what you know about independ contractors. Yes, some are foreigners but most are retired/ex military. They are just as loyal as the active duty military and put their lives on the line everyday for the US. The only way to correct all of this. Is to fire all the contractors in-country and re-instate the draft. Still, that would take at least a year to get everyone in place. So what would you rather see, contractors or the draft, you pick??
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TheRealizer2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Why don't we just wind down the endless wars, stop building Empire and bring the armed forces home to DEFEND the damn country!
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Then we could start mining iron ore and coal and actually build something here and become again an exporting nation. -
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earthlingerer2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Defund Blackwater/Xe???
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If we don't keep giving Blackwater/Xe money, then the douchebags who work for them won't be taken out of the country to be given to the "insurgents" to be killed.
Personally, people who would be mercenaries are better suited to be disposed of in the desert in Hefty bags, than polluting American cemeteries. -
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Tumultuous2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Blackwater employees have killed numerous innocent civilians in Iraq. They have also been charged with child prostitution in Iraq for bringing in child prostitutes to the green zone. A former United States Marine reportedly filed allegations in a federal court in Virginia that Blackwater CEO, Erik Prince, murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals cooperating in a federal investigation of Blackwater. He also said that Prince "'views himself as a Christian crusader."
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Icantwait2 months, 3 weeks ago
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My Fellow Americans: Acorn, an Agency that is as corrupt as the man leading our Country. Bullies, Thugs, Criminals, Disrupting Town Hall Meetings, Pretending to be Conservatives with Questionable Signs, Taking over and Corrupting the Census Information, Illegally Stuffing Ballot Boxes, Falsely Registering Ineligible Voters, Smuggling Aliens into the Country and then Finding Housing and Public Assistance Programs for them, Organizing Alien Rallies, Threating Politicians to Vote on Certain Legislation, and more. The Talons are in Every Possible Honest Situation with their Own Brand of Corruption.
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