When McCain ran against Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and a large number of the Republican Party was vicious in their character assassination of McCain, calling him, ???damaged goods.??? They successfully scared enough people in their party into thinking maybe five years as a POW is too much for any human being to endure and that the office of the President required complete mental stability. Therefore, Bush would be a much better choice for the job.
After eight grueling years with their choice of a president, these same talking heads are expecting the majority of the American populous to be afraid one more time. This time they are asking us to be afraid of man who is brilliant and inspiring. Furthermore, they are asking us to trust them again and choose the man they used as a piñata eight years ago. This time their dishonesty is glaring. This time their tap-dancing is way out of step. They???re unable to use any compelling arguments so their only strategy is to nit-pick and continually bend the truth. The Republicans care so much about a fetus and so little about a soldier being sacrificed in an unjust war. After serving 2-3 tours of duty the current administration is asking our soldiers to go to Afghanistan: where they should have been in the first place. That is not supporting our troops. That is using them like pawns in a chess game, making them completely expendable. We would have had Osama Bin Laden a long time ago, if, we had kept our priorities where they should have been. Go ahead hammer away at the same tired Roe V Wade type issues. Have you ever noticed that the people who hate abortion tend to love the Death Penalty? They care so much about the unborn fetus and so little about the child once it???s born. Only those who have adopted children have earned the right to get passionate about the issue. So go ahead force the fetus to live so you can use it as cannon fodder later on.
-James Bray

Lifestyle Changes, Regime Changes

Fear doesn't work--whether it's in politics or at the breakfast table.

By Dean Ornish M.D. | Newsweek Web Exclusive

Aug 13, 2008 | Updated: 3:18 p.m. ET Aug 13, 2008

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Posted By: Micky Marsh @ 08/28/2008 12:40:43 PM

They might be book smart but when it comes to real wisdom there is only one place they can find it.

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Posted By: jc1928 @ 08/20/2008 9:52:24 AM

Well written Dr. Ornish. I think you are exactly right. Fear is an effective short-term motivator, but for long-term growth a person, or a country, needs to express compassion and generosity for others, not selfishness, which is simply another manifestation of fear.

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Posted By: summer1216 @ 08/19/2008 5:40:57 PM

Why is Ornish continually featured in Newsweek? Why can`t there be a broader spectrum of opinion?

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Posted By: B77254 @ 08/17/2008 5:28:24 PM

When McCain ran against Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and a large number of the Republican Party was vicious in their character assassination of McCain, calling him, ???damaged goods.??? They successfully scared enough people in their party into thinking maybe five years as a POW is too much for any human being to endure and that the office of the President required complete mental stability. Therefore, Bush would be a much better choice for the job.
After eight grueling years with their choice of a president, these same talking heads are expecting the majority of the American populous to be afraid one more time. This time they are asking us to be afraid of man who is brilliant and inspiring. Furthermore, they are asking us to trust them again and choose the man they used as a piñata eight years ago. This time their dishonesty is glaring. This time their tap-dancing is way out of step. They???re unable to use any compelling arguments so their only strategy is to nit-pick and continually bend the truth. The Republicans care so much about a fetus and so little about a soldier being sacrificed in an unjust war. After serving 2-3 tours of duty the current administration is asking our soldiers to go to Afghanistan: where they should have been in the first place. That is not supporting our troops. That is using them like pawns in a chess game, making them completely expendable. We would have had Osama Bin Laden a long time ago, if, we had kept our priorities where they should have been. Go ahead hammer away at the same tired Roe V Wade type issues. Have you ever noticed that the people who hate abortion tend to love the Death Penalty? They care so much about the unborn fetus and so little about the child once it???s born. Only those who have adopted children have earned the right to get passionate about the issue. So go ahead force the fetus to live so you can use it as cannon fodder later on.
-James Bray

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Posted By: Young Hickory @ 08/14/2008 10:51:01 AM

Unfortunately I think China is proving that a repressive regime can be successful. I would have never guessed that they could keep a lid on a billion people like they have. Other examples in history have been Stalin who for his entire lifetime terrorized the Soviet Union and killed millions and is now making a comeback in popularity in Russia. More Soviet soldiers were shot by their own officers in WWII than British soldiers died in the entire conflict. Now tell me that fear doesn't motivate.