HICO_Eagle Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 All those "right wing extremist" categories in Napolitano's new advisory to the police and she neglected Scouts and Scouters. I mean, aren't we as dangerous as people who collect guns, vets, etc.? Oh wait, I fall into those two categories as well ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisabob Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Huh? FYI, I'm a liberal Democrat. And a Scouter. I say both proudly. And I am pretty sure I am not the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'm a Scouter & an American! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal_Crawford Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I concur with both Lisabob and EV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocubdad Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 You sound disappointed that you were left out, HICO. That's how I felt when I found out I wasn't on Nixon's enemy's list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GernBlansten Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 DHS took me off the list? I'm outraged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Movin' to Montana soon... Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nike Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Between my Post office complaints, my travel history, and my FBI file, I'm surprised I wasn't mentioned by name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoPenn Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Does this mean I'll finally get off the list?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-in-KC Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hello. Welcome to the United States Department of Homeland Security. In order to serve your search warrant better, your call is being monitored and your phone number has been taken down: - If you are a Veteran, press 1. - If you own a firearm, bow/arrow, or knife, press 2. - If you attend a church, synagogue, temple, or coven, press 3. We'll be right there. Am I cynical? You bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn_LeRoy Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Quiz time: which president said this after announcing he was running, and about which group: "I don't know that [Americans in this group] should be regarded as citizens, nor should they be regarded as patriotic." If you didn't complain about the above, why are you starting so late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Um, Merlyn, it was Robert Sherman, an atheist organization activist, who claims George HW Bush said it about atheists at a Chicago press conference in August 1987 - a press conference which was well attended by all sorts of folks with recording devices, including members of the WH press corps. So it seems really odd to me that, no matter how hard anyone looks, or how often it gets mentioned, there is no audio or video recording to substantiate Mr. Sherman's word. Also, no one has even confirmed that he said it. So, hearing no second on the motion, I would call this myth busted. Vicki (edited for typo) (This message has been edited by Vicki) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahuna Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 >>Between my Post office complaints, my travel history, and my FBI file, I'm surprised I wasn't mentioned by name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn_LeRoy Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The Bush administration seems to think it took place; they refused to apologize for it, when the reasonable thing to do would have been to state that it didn't happen. Correspondence from Jon Murray, the president of American Atheists at the time, didn't indicate that the conversation never took place: http://www.robsherman.com/advocacy/060401a.htm If Bush never said it, any inquiries about it would be answered with something along the lines of "I never said that" or "I was misquoted;" instead, all the responses are along the line of Mr. Bush is religious, and even though he disagrees with atheists he will respect their rights, etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Merlyn, I actually went out to the website to which you refer. It's Sherman's website rather than a third party, so hardly unbiased. As I read what Bush's counsel actually wrote, in the legalese there is neither confirmation nor denial, simply an assertion that Bush supports freedom of religion or no religion, even though he disagrees with the latter. I think he just didn't think it was worth the time to deny, personally, kind of a quasi-boilerplate reply. Vicki(This message has been edited by Vicki) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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