[hermit22]

Originally posted by Cairo
Sycamore and Cam,
How lovely! I really hate to pull you two apart from this little tongue in each other's cheek fest you've got going on....

The examples of Cairo's propensity to base her arguments on insults abound.

BUT, revisionary History...I'm sure you've heard of it? Such as revising the Bible so it's more gender friendly, revising Texas History so it doesn't hurt hispanic children's feelings, revising that Thomas Jefferson raped and produced children with a slave, when DNA proved otherwise...the anti-Israel and "Palestinians" falsehoods stated on this board alone is proof of liberal manipulation as most people know it.

Nice misrepresentation of a few examples. Revising the Bible to make it gender neutral (not gender friendly) does not change the meaning. I would argue that it enhances God's image, because it places God above the differences in gender. I'm agnostic and I can see that.

IIRC, the Texas history that was revised demonized Santa Anna and his men, and did not explain the situations surrounding the war for Texan independence. Revising the textbooks to reflect the truth is generally not a bad thing.

The Jefferson thing made me laugh. Do you realize that you contradicted yourself? History hasn't taught that Jefferson fathered children with any slaves. Evidence arose to the contrary, and the debate that began was whether or not to [i]revise[/] history to include this fact. So which is it? Do you like revisionism or hate it? Also, where's your proof that Thomas Jefferson raped his slaves? You don't know that he didn't have a relationship with a slave. Or were you there too?

I'm tired of talking about I/P to you.

I can tell you how I reached my opinion that bin Laden is dead...
Bin Laden's signals and messages are very important to the survival of Al Qaeda. Bin Laden speaks and shows his face, recruitment goes up and money flows in. After the Tora Bora attack moral and recruitment fell, Al Qaeda needed bin Laden to energize the base as he always did. Bin Laden is too smart, too egotistical, and too "pay back time" oriented to pass up the biggest opportunity of his life to plaster his face all over the media announcing to the world and his followers that the US infidels are no match for Allah, and as Allah protected him and made the West miss him, so shall He protect them. The West didn't miss him, so we heard nothing. Now, Al Qaeda has had time to fake that moment of importance, but in reality, the moment has passed.
Also a captured member of Al Qaeda slipped up and referred to bin Laden in the past tense, he quickly recovered, but the initial acknowledgment was his thought.
Some in the US Govt. think the tape is real, some think it's a fake, France, of all people, thinks it's fake, as does countless voice experts.

That's possible, but maybe he expected that reaction? Without him taking front stage, the West may ease its dilligence in trying to prevent terrorism, which will make his goals easier. In addition, no one is really sure what the power arrangement is inside al Qaeda. Maybe bin Laden is engaged in a power struggle that has stopped him from putting his face on television? Or maybe he's just in hiding? I think there are simply too many unanswered questions to claim knowledge of his status.

Yes Cam, you really should learn about the Canadian Government...their "healthcare" is not free, but it is bankrupt and outdated. How about the freakin' 70% of your income they steal? Try figuring out how you're going to live, eat, survive on 30% of your hard earned dollar...maybe you could just live in the Hospital using your "free" healthcare!!!! LOL...

Hmm...according to Yahoo Canada, the high end of the progressive tax scale is 29%. This is actually pretty comparable to the US tax scale. Care to revise your assessment?