Friday, April 6, 2007
from the Kennebec Journal
Sport of Kings
New Medicaid billing system inspires doubts among some
Christmas spirit
Guidance counselor: Dismiss complaint based on criticism of same-sex marriage
CHELSEA: 'Practice burn' provides thrill for 9-year-old
Trust eyes orchard purchase
GOLFER OF THE YEAR: Bonenfant rises up Cony ranks
YOUTH SOCCER: Local team gives 'care package' to children in Afghanistan
All of today's:
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from the Kennebec Journal
from the Morning Sentinel
YES ON 1 BACKER REBUTS CLAIM
New system for Medicaid payments worries providers
After petition drive, Clinton police force budget will go a third time before voters
A rock musician makes trip home via Black Taxi
MADISON: After revaluation, abatement requests reviewed
Parks to have facelift
GOLFER OF THE YEAR: Sweet does job for Madison
YOUTH SOCCER: Local team gives 'care package' to children in Afghanistan
All of today's:
News | Sports
from the Morning Sentinel
Truly ours has been a grand experiment in self government founded on individual responsibility, vigilance, and skepticism. But today many have abandoned our nation's beliefs, lapsing into that insidious human yearning for a simplistic vision offered up by a so-called "strong" leader, a lord, a king.
Currently the condescending, incurious Bush serves that purpose, surrounded by his cabal of secretive, paranoid, fear-mongering puppet-masters. Having taken advantage of the fortuitous catastrophe of 9/11 to brandish the club of "patriotism" over the cowering, sheep-like legislative branch of our government, Bush and the neo-cons launched their pre-planned "war" into "neutral Iraq."
Fight them there so we don't fight them here." Fight what? An Iraqi army coming in row boats? Arrogance. Stupidity. Ignorance of language, history, culture, and religion. Smart bombs not smart enough. They miss by plenty. Thousands of Iraqis dead. Families. Children. How would you feel? Guerrilla resistance mounts. Civil war erupts; 3,000 American dead. More thousands survive wounds but torn to shreds. We reap Iraqi hatred unto the third and fourth generations. Next time, I'll discuss roadside bombs, Persian war chariots, and the battle of Agincourt. Peace.
Abbott Meader Oakland
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"Paranoid," "incurious," "condescending,"
"simplistic," "fear-mongering," "sheep-like,"
"arrrogance," "ignorant," "stupidity."
Where have we recently seen those terms?
A bit of advice, Abbott: better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, rather than post a doctored form letter and remove all doubt.
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