Good for America. Good for the World.

Eight years of Republican politics and two bloody wars are more than enough for all


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Good for America. Good for the World.
by Esmail Khoi
30-Oct-2008
 

Globalization, destructive as it has really been in its universal economic outcomes, has also brought about some significant changes in the national self of many individuals of various nationalities throughout the world. Such indiduals, of whom I find myself to be one, while remaining national or even nationalistic in their selves, have grown, in their national selves, to be, in different degrees, a “citizen of the world” as well.

Considering that these days nothing happens in or to any part of the Earth which is not going, sooner or later and directly or indirectly, to affect all the other parts too, these individuals consider it both as a human right and a civic, or at least moral, duty to be concerned with the world affairs as if these were part of the internal affairs of their own respective countries. And it goes without saying that America is one, if not the, country no-one, who cares for his or her own homeland, can possibly afford to ignore.

     This, however, is the only apology I, a non-American, can offer the conservative American for expressing opinions about the President Elections American Way, as it is currently at work in Obama’s and McCain’s campaigns. Still, he or she, the American conservative, officially called “Republican”,  has of course every right to find me, an alien_ a dammed Iranian poet in political exile, and that not even in America but in England, that is, a decreed-to-death runaway from the Islamic-Republic-stricken Iran_ to be meddling with things that are none of my bloody business.

     Be that as it may. I have been fortunate to be in the USA during the current month, which has given me the opportunity to some-what closely follow the two opposing campaigns as they rage against one another, bestowing the various televisions’ political analysts and commentators of the country every day with hot food for deliberation.

     “Rage”, I say. But with a difference in each of the two campaigns.

     McCain and his chosen would-be Lady Vice-President Palin are most of the time both on the offensive, whereas Obama and his Biden, are, again for most of the time, on the defensive. Both teams, I said, rage against one another. But McCain’s and Palin’s rage is that of two politicians who, unfortunately, mistake or at least confuse arguments with nervous accusations and angry insults. Whereas Obama’s and Biden’s rage is the undertone rage of two experienced and mature politicians who know that anti-arguments are by and in themselves defense enough.

     Palin’s spending $150,000 mostly to buy cloths for her beautiful self is symptomatic of the way the would-be next Republican government’s high officials would, as their predecessors did, spend American people’s money as if it was their own.

     But I feel certain that it is not going to be only so far that Mr. Biden’s or Obama’s treatment of people’s large sums of money contributed to and for their Election Campaign has been impeccable.

     I, too, am an admirer of Mrs. Palin’s looks and find her stylized “womanness” and rather cheeky wit in answering questions of grave importance without knowing what on Earth she is talking about. She is proud of her vigilant mind in monitoring “The Enemy”: From where she stands in Alaska, she says, she is able to see Russia. I do not think, however, that even Mr. would- be Republican President’s Mr. Joe the Plummer would, in his benevolence towards the Republican Party, be silly enough to take that as sufficient experience in foreign affairs for Mrs. Palin to become the next Vice-President of a country powerful enough to be the unchallenged Master of the World today.

     The funny truth about Mrs. Palin’s alleged “experience” in Foreign Affairs was revealed in a comment Mr. D.L. Hughley jokingly made the other night on CNN: “I can see the moon from my window; but that doesn’t make me an astronaut!”

     What America needs is a wise Vice-President who leaves the business of ever-worrying about her or his ward- rope to the Hollywood celebrities and beauty contestants, and thinks, among a host of other things, of how she or he can make the best use of the vast treasury of the past experiences, his own as well as his predecessors’, to the advancement of her or his country’s Foreign Affairs. And I think that Mr. Joe Biden, if and once elected as Vice-President, would show himself to be the present man for the job.

     Mrs. Palin admires Mr. McCain for not being afraid to use the word “victory”. Now, this word has, of course, its semantic uses in peaceful areas of meaning, too; but it is primarily a war word. And I feel certain that what Mrs. Palin has in mind is the prime meaning or usage of this word. She means to say that Mr. McCain is not afraid of starting wars and, no matter how desperate they have come to be, continuing them in the hope that, sooner or later, they end in American forces “victory”. But just how long are the American people going to be content with their great country being known in other countries and among many other people as the Greatest Warmonger in the World? I wonder.

    It is worth noting, as far as Foreign Affairs is concerned, that Mr. McCain is well in accord with his chosen would-be Vice-President. He remembers that during the shortened Presidency of the late John F. Kennedy, and while the Bay of Pigs Crisis was escalating, he, as a young man in military service, was a sailor or officer or something on a warship on sail toward Cuba. And so? Oh, yes, he, too, has had “experience”. And, therefore, he knows how to deal with national and international crises! Mr. McCain apparently forgets that he has had a great many comrades on that warship, the greatest majority of whom would, I presume, in his or her right mind, not take their “experiences” during the ordeal to have any thing at all to do with being prepared and ready to become the next President of the USA.

     Now, I think neither Mr. Obama nor Mr. Biden should envy either Mr. McCain or Mrs. Palin for not having had such mind-blowing “experiences”.

     But the most comical, to me, is the tone and the vehemence with which McCain speaks of Obama’s wanting “to redistribute the wealth of the American people!” He says, and never tiers of repeating this with such a mixture of resentment and surprise that makes it seem as if he were publicly accusing Mr. Obama of openly and shamelessly planning to commit a grave national crime.

     Now, I know that the words “socialism” and “socialist” have, in this country, been turned into two political swear words. And this may seem not at all unfair, if we remember the crimes against humanity that have so far been committed in the name of “Socialism”. Yet, political condemnation of words, in actual usage, of the political vocabulary of our-or- any_ language, is, I think, a manifestation of ideological stupidity. Such narrow-minded linguistic efforts are doomed, in the long run, to fail.

I remember Mr. R. Kia-Noori, the then leader of the Toodeh (Communist) Party of Iran, in one of his regular internal-to-the-Party interviews, boasting that his Party had, during the previous two month, succeeded in making a swear word of “Liberalism”, thus rendering another service to our people’s Anti-Imperialism Islamic Revolution under the leadership of Imam Khomeini! The result was, along with an increase in Khomeinistic censorship, bestowing the world with the prestige of an underground term. No one ever gains anything through an ideological approach to, and treatment of, language.

     But Socialization is not socialism. It is something else. It is another name for human progress. It is inherent in the history of humankind. Only individuals can throughout their lives be individualistic in their principles. Not societies. Justice demands that modern and progressive societies be in a constant process of ever-increasing socialization. Or else, social catastrophies shall always be on their way, one after the other. The ways to, and the means of, socialization are various in different cultures and in different times and places. Some of the ways and means are evolutionary and some_ like it or not_ revolutionary. But the End, the Aim, is always the same. And evolution had better work. Otherwise, revolution takes on.

     Obama is not going for “Socialism”, as the well known creed in which, to and from the society, “every body gives according to his or her Ability and receives according to his or her Need”. No! Obama can not be going for that. Not in America. He is not crazy. He knows, at least as well as Mr. McCain, that this is America: that here, to go for socialism, for a politician, is to go for eternal damnation. No! He is certainly not a Socialist. What he is I can not express, unless I first coin a word. He is, I think, a “Socializationist”. He goes for socialization. And that is good. Both for America and for the World.

Eight years of Republican politics and two bloody wars are more than enough for all.

     Which reminds me of a Persian political anecdote. On the occasion of President J.W. Bush and Mr. Haadjee Dr. President M. Ahmadinezhad first meeting one-another, Mr. Bush says:

-“Man Bush-am,” which is the Persian for “I am the smell.” Ahmadinezhad replies: -“Man khodesh-am,” which means “I am the thing itself.”

     And, since Iranian people regard Ahmadinezhad to be a piece of shit, the American President’s words mean and connote:

_ “I am the smell of shit.”

     Ahmadinezhad’s reply, however, stays the same:

_  “I am the thing itself!”

     Yes. And, so, I wish Obama would successes. Why wish? Why would? I think he will succeed. And that, I do think, is good. Both for America and for the world.

October 29, 2008- Atlanta

Esmail Khoi, an Iranian poet in political exile, is a former Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Teachers Education, Tehran. He lives in London.


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Obama's word has expiration date

by Anonymous on Mon Nov 03, 2008 06:30 PM PST

Please send this to all of your "undecided" friends. This will get them decided in a minute.

Or you can see more of Obamas gaffes here: www.obamasgaffes.blogspot.com


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American Wife

the bottom line

by American Wife on Mon Nov 03, 2008 01:26 PM PST

is that we basically want the same thing.  We just disagree on who's got the best policy to make that happen.  It's not going to happen in 2009... I'm not naive.  It might take his whole term.  But I truly believe we are going to have a better chance under Obama.  You can always come back and say "I told you so"....:-)

One interesting note I'd like to add.  I'm middle class... and I'd dearly love more money and less taxes.  But I believe it's my right or obligation (there is no perfect word) to help those less fortunate.  My brother is a doctor... a cardiologist.  He also understands and agrees (albeit reluctantly...LOL) that he has a duty (another crappy word).  My take on this is... if you're Bill Gates and can give millions away to charaties... you can pay a little extra in taxes.  NO ONE is paying 60%, don't be silly...:-)

And no... I don't blame the Republicans for everything.  I can't think of anything right now, but I'm sure there is something they didn't fuck up... :-)

Peace out...


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true.....but

by ali1348 (not verified) on Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:51 AM PST

actually I've been here since '83....so I have experienced all of those administrations.
for me, if you work hard, go to graduate school, payoff your loans, and, let's say earn 500K being a doctor, then you deserve EVERY PENNEY OF THAT MONEY!!
why should not everyone try to be ambitious, dilligent, and strive to become very successful???
that is the problem with democrats, let alone their social views- they nurture a system where successful people have to pay 40-60% of their hard earned money to well-fare loving lazy bums- NOW, I'm not callling everyone a lazy bum, there are individuals who did not have the opportunities that others did. BUT, they should be taken care of through philantrophy and other means of charity- not by government force!
Believe me, I did not havey any handouts- I didn't get a penney from my parents- I paid my way through college and graduate school- so I know the value of determination and hard work.
why not have a flat 10% tax for everyone??- the more you make the more you pay,
like u said, we are not going to agree 100%, but you can't blame the republicans for everything- i started my practice when clinton was president, and we could only write off a very small amount of our business expense- it made it very difficult to expand our business- and hire new employees
he also oversaw the biggest tech bubble which burst in end of 99 and early 2000- did bush cause that too?
furthermore, this housing mess is mainly due to the loosening of lending rules by the democrats such as barney frank and schumer- who have deep tentacles within fannie mae- a democratic favorite!
so you can look at this either way, but, like I said may GOD help us if you get obama, reid, cookoo pelosi to rule this country


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Ali1348

by American Wife on Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:09 AM PST

Actually, I wasn't insinuating that you had said you had written it.  It was more a reaction to the "insightful analysis" comment.  It wasn't your analysis, it was someone elses.  So it seemed a bit silly to commend you for someone elses work.  :-)

Listen... we're not going to agree.  No problem.  But at least talk facts to me when you want to argue a point.  This "we had a surplus because Democrats sucked hardworking people dry"..... say WHAT!  Listen my friend.  I was here then...lol.  Under Clinton the economy thrived... my retirement account MADE MONEY.  So no one was sucking diddly from me... they were making me money!!!   Whoo hoo... that's a good thing in case you didn't know. 

But now?  Retirement?  What's that.  Just a word to me because in the last 8 years my retirement account has become a piggy bank.

I'm just curious... were you in the US in the 70's or 80's?  Or even under Clinton's administration?  Or during Bush's?  I'm assuming (just assuming) that you weren't, except maybe Bush.  You have NO IDEA what things were like here under Carter.  Your opinion is formed by your experiences living in Iran... obviously understandable.  But don't presume to tell me or anyone else what happened here then.  There WAS life beyond Iran for most Americans, you know?  We had other things to worry about and deal with.  Yeah, he screwed up with Iran.  We're supposed to "get over" the hostage situation.  Let's "get over" Carter.  Masterminded??? Oh come on.  You're not saying much for Iran or it's people if someone can come in and MASTERMIND a revolution...lol.

You know... it's probably pointless to even talk about this stuff.  I ain't gonna change and neither are you.  It's a moot point after tomorrow. 

As you say, let's wait and see.  I'm going to wish I had a list of everyone who's tried to bash Obama.  Revenge will be sweet when we're proven right...:-)

 


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emreekayee....

by ali1348 (not verified) on Mon Nov 03, 2008 09:17 AM PST

silver tongued.....very clever, even for you.
if you check your glasses, I clearly stated that it was written by dr. imani and I didn't take credit for it.....I used it simply because it is fact and I agree completely with it
now lefties like u and shahdoone can try to disgrace yourselves by spewing nonsense....but time will tell if obama wins what a mess this country will become
in 2 years, there is going to be such a backlash from the lefties' wacked policies that democrats will be run out of washington for good- I can't imagine loonies like pelosi, reid, and biden running the show!
and what about our dear homeland, iran??? biden probably wants to divide it up into balluchistan, kurdistan, azerbaijan, and arabistan!!
god help us


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Shadooneh

by American Wife on Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:28 PM PST

I hope you're aware that the silver tongued ali1348 DID NOT write any of that. Don't you know it's much easier to cut and paste than to formulate your OWN thoughts and ideas!!!!! So... that this is an "insightful analysis" as depicted by Bystander is just too too funnt...:-)


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shahdone....I ain't ur friend

by ali1348 (not verified) on Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:49 AM PST

I guess my previous response was censored!
so here is a 'milder' version
I think u should stop blaming the republicans for everything- it's really pathetic
first of all, everyone knows that lefties like schumer and barney frank and their buddies at fannie mae were the root cause of the mess that has plaqued the US housing market!- they pushed to have lending rules loosened so every wellfare-lover could get a home!
and your idol, clinton, was in charge when the tech bubble was growing like carzy- and it finally burst in early 2000! why do u think there was such a surplus? because democrats like to suck every hardworking, successful person dry so they can nurture their culture of "living off the system"....that is exactly the problem with lefties like you, because rather than rewarding hardwork and determination, u rather breed a culture of free-handouts to people that feel entitled to other people's hard earned wealth!
and remember, I ain't your friend lefty


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Any Iranian voting for Obama first check this

by Anonymous on Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:29 AM PST

check this website and see if we thougth Bush was stupid this guy is gaffe galore with his teleprompeters;
www.obamasgaffes.blogspot.com

Second read his first book and see how radical oriented he has been. He has selecting his friend very carefully ...this guys remind me of Iranian communist activists during 70 revolution.

Here is a quote from his book page 102:

“To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully,” the Democratic presidential candidate wrote in his memoir, “Dreams From My Father.” “The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists.”

Obama’s interest in leftist politics continued after he transferred to Columbia University in New York. He lived on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, venturing to the East Village for what he called “the socialist conferences I sometimes attended at Cooper Union.”

READ HIS BOOK BEFORE VOTING....HE IS THE BIGGEST FRAUD


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American Wife

Alip P.

by American Wife on Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:49 AM PDT

I concede to your point.  It is indeed a valid one.  I found myself rushing to the defense of a poet.... yes, just because he reminded me of Dylan Thomas.  Did you know that Bob Dylan took his name from Dylan Thomas?  Sorry if I sounded like a teacher... I'm disapponted in you...LOL.  Thanks for the appreciation of my efforts...:-)

It's probably fortunate that Bystander hasn't replied.  Another pathetic excuse of two keys being side by side is simply too much to bear.  What a hyporcite.  Am I going to get deleted for that?  Sorry.  But "funnt" IS a SPELLING MISTAKE.  Duh.  And the grammAR bidness?  No, please don't go there again....LOL.  What a joke.  Only just not funny.


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ali1348, Nice try, my friend. I want you know, I feel your pain.

by Shadooneh (not verified) on Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:50 AM PDT

You correctly point out, "Currently, the foremost topic on the mind of the voter is the economic mess." But right after that you turn into a GOP talking point broken record and opine, "Finger pointing goes in all directions without a clear understanding of who is to blame." I don't know about you, but the polls show the majority of Americans clearly know exactly who to blame, and they are saying it out loud. Look, when Clinton left the US had a huge surplus, unemployment was very modest and mass home foreclosure were unheard of. The GOP is shamefully leaving the next president with the highest deficit in the US history, a persistent stagflation and unprecedented home foreclosures and unemployment figures as well as government ownership of banks and financial institutions - all of which are against GOP's own principles when they had any. True to form you continue regurgitating the GOP nonsense and say, "Some goodhearted, naïve Americans again think that Democrats can indeed be the answer. Unfortunately, their answer, most likely, will be disastrous and will lead America to the biggest quagmire in its entire history." Really?!!! Don't you think the Americans ARE in the biggest quagmire in the history? Have you heard of Aragh, Afghanestan and the economic pickle we are in?!!! Who's the naive demagogue here? I certainly believe it's you. Then, using a blatantly condescending tone coupled with complete lack of a sense of reality, you announce, "We do well to recognize that shortsighted people with short memories are prone to make terrible choices, even when they have the best of intentions." Who's shortsighted and has short memory? You, who have forgotten the crisis we are in already, or the folks who are trying to change their lots by kicking the gangster who are occupying the WH out and send them to their cattle ranches and private ripoff businesses?

Finally the Florence Nightingale in you comes out and says, "Therefore, we want to refresh the voters’ memory and help them in making wise decisions." Don't bother dear, I am sure those who support Obama don't give a rat's ass about your patronizing advice, I certainly don't. Code words such as Islamofascism, existential threats, etc., all coined by AIPAC and other Likudnik chicken hawks clearly show where you're coming from. My last point is to point out the duplicitous nature of your argument by highlighting the cheap tricks you are using to divert attention from the central point of this election, which is the economy, stupid. Here it is: "The economic crisis aside, whether we like it or not, we are truly in a war of survival..." What economic crisis?!!! I thought that happened during Carter, who pissed off some folks by calling their regime an Apartheid regime. Nice try, my friend (friend in McCain/Bush sense of the word"


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MRX1, hang tight. Help in on the way dear.

by Shadooneh (not verified) on Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:46 AM PDT

This should help you with your information void about Obama's job(s) and experience. Here's the link to his resume:

//obamasresume.org/

BTW, how do you know that "majority of his followers... wouldn't hire him"? Do you have any numbers that prove nonsense like this?


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Thank you Ali1348 for your insightful analysis

by Bystander (not verified) on Sat Nov 01, 2008 07:09 AM PDT

Perhaps another parallel is with JFK-LBJ duet who brought the world to the most unstable situation after the WWII, meaning the Cuban missile crisis and plunged America into the bloodiest war since the end of the second world war, Vietnam. Mr Obama is trying to emulate JFK and Joe Bidn is the perfect fit for an LBJ clone should, god forbid, anything happen to Obama.


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YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT!?

by ali1348 (not verified) on Fri Oct 31, 2008 09:20 PM PDT

wow, is it just me or does anyone else find the thought of obama, pelosi(nutcase), reid(grinch) ruling this nation a nightmare?!!
you've got to be joking that obama is the man
everyone should read this article by dr. amil imani:
The current presidential election is reminiscent of the presidency of Richard Nixon; one cannot help but be reminded of the Watergate Scandal, the biggest political scandal in American history. Watergate caused the American public to lose faith in the presidency and especially the Republican Party. As a result, in 1977 Democrats and some conservative Christian voters rushed to the polls to elect a virtually unknown political figure outside of Georgia and one of the most unqualified presidents in the history of America, Mr. Jimmy Carter.

“Carter began the race with a sizable lead over Ford, who was able to narrow the gap over the course of the campaign, but was unable to prevent Carter from narrowly defeating him on November 2, 1976. Carter won the popular vote by 50.1 percent to 48.0 percent for Ford and received 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240.”

During the Watergate crisis, the American public’s faith in the government had been severely tarnished and reduced to its lowest level and the work of many federal agencies had been disrupted by the Nixon impeachment fiasco.

Ironically, history seems to be repeating itself. Again, after 30 years or so, we are faced with a similar dilemma. By now, many Americans believe that President Bush’s two terms in office have been a profound failure. For months, Bush’s approval ratings have hovered around 30 and now at 24 percent, the same as President Nixon when he left office.

Once again, as a result of these approval ratings, the Democrats are tripping over each other to put another highly unqualified man, Senator Barack Hussein Obama, into the White House. Ironically, with his past ties to racism, terrorism and hating America, America’s survival remains at peril.

Currently, the foremost topic on the mind of the voter is the economic mess. Finger pointing goes in all directions without a clear understanding of who is to blame. Some goodhearted, naïve Americans again think that Democrats can indeed be the answer. Unfortunately, their answer, most likely, will be disastrous and will lead America to the biggest quagmire in its entire history. We do well to recognize that shortsighted people with short memories are prone to make terrible choices, even when they have the best of intentions.

Therefore, we want to refresh the voters’ memory and help them in making wise decisions. The vote you cast will not simply replace one politician with another. Today, every vote has great existential implications. The economic crisis aside, whether we like it or not, we are truly in a war of survival with Islamofascism and Mr. Obama is not the man who can defend this country.

Now, is all the above just fear-mongering and Democrat-bashing at election time? You are free to see it that way. Nevertheless, it is always more prudent to go with the facts than fiction. In order to understand Obama, we must first re-examine the king negotiator with the dictators and terrorists, Mr. Jimmy Carter.

In short, Mr Carter and his wife Rosalyn would do well to return to the retirement in Plains that the voters intended for them when they voted him out of office.

Mr. Carter’s history of promoting anti-American dictators is no secret. As Stephen Hayward noted in a column in Front Page, “among his complex motivations is his determination to override American foreign policy when it suits him.” As he rotates from North Korea to Venezuela to Cuba from friendships with Hugo Chavez, Cindy Sheehan, Howard Dean, Michael Moore, and Kim Jung Il and many other controversial figuers, Mr. Carter appears to damage the credibility of the United States every time he opens his mouth.

Let us briefly outline the results of Jimmy Carter's misguided liberal policies. The Islamic Revolution in Iran, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1979, the takeover of the American embassy in Iran by the fanatic Muslims and holding of hostages, a failed rescue attempt of the hostages, serious fuel shortages in America, a return of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama, double-digit inflation, the birth of Osama bin Laden, the Iran-Iraq War, which cost lives of millions dead and wounded thousands, 9/11 attack, and yes, the present war on terrorism and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

When former President Carter took office in 1977, the Shah of Iran was a staunch ally of the United States, a mainstay in our standoff with the Soviet Union, thwarting the dream held since the time of the czars of pushing south toward the warm waters of the Persian Gulf.

Former President Carter’s human rights deal, gave rise to one of the worst rights violators in history — the Ayatollah Khomeini. Thanks to Jimmy and company, Khomeini's successors are preparing for nuclear war with Israel and the West. When President Carter threatening the use of military force, he was mocked by Khomeini with the response: "U.S. cannot do a damn thing.”

Iran, being a great ally of the U.S. during the Cold War, constantly became a target for Soviet subversion and espionage. Just like the U.S. war on terror, few people were arrested in Iran and many were incarcerated, many who threatened its sovereignty and existence, mainly Marxists and Soviet agents and their collaborators.

This action did not appease our former peanut farmer, who, on taking office, declared that advancing "human rights" was among his highest priorities, with the Shah of Iran as his prime target. It is necessary to be reminded and never forgotten, that it was Jimmy Carter and the British Government that masterminded the Ayatollah Khomeini’s rise to power in 1979 and are the sole reason for today's Islamic Terrorism around the world.

William H. Sullivan says that he recalls the U.S. national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski (the same man behind the rise of , Senator Barack Hussein Obama) "repeatedly assured Pahlavi that the U.S. backed him fully. However these reassurances would not amount to substantive action on the part of the United States.” It seems as though it is 1979 all over again and the Democrats, blinded by Obama’s evangelical speech from teleprompter, expect him to solve America’s problem.

Americans, out of resentment, made a huge mistake in electing an inexperienced idealist, Jimmy Carter, simply because they were unhappy with the Nixon scandal and the Republican Party in general. That naïve decision lead us to where we are today. Mr. Carter's belief that every crisis can be resolved with diplomacy - now permeates the Democratic Party. Unfortunately, Carter was wrong. There are times when evil must be openly confronted and defeated.

Jimmy Carter, the self-appointed touring ambassador of bad-mouthing America, must be rejoicing at the prospect of Mr. Obama’s presidency. Mr. Obama holds the promise of not only carrying on the Carterian misguided policies, but also taking them to their very ruinous end. Most liberal Democrats live in a delusional reality based on denial. As a result by definition, most of the Democrats are in fact "sheeple."

Again, history is about to repeat itself. While the ever-contrite ambassador of apology, Carter, cavorts with the officially designated terrorist Hamas, bestowing legitimacy on the thuggish Islamists, Mr. Obama is promising to outdo his idol Jimmy by engaging in negotiations or discussions with the “loveable” president Ahmadinejad of the IRI, a sort of tête-à-tête of two heads of states to settle things amicably. Doesn’t that sound lovely and a sure vote getter? But, I am troubled and I have serious concerns.

My fellow Americans, please ask yourself if disliking George W. Bush’s policy is enough reason for you to repeat history again. Mr. Obama, in his meteoric rise to power and with a victory lap around Europe, found it expedient to throw his wonderful grandmother under the bus, so to speak. He readily discarded the Reverend Wright, the man he emulated and held as his revered spiritual mentor for 20 years.

Senator Obama can neither deliver what he captiously preaches, nor can he be your savior. Our future and the future of our children and this country will rest in your hands.


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American Wife jaan

by Ali P. on Fri Oct 31, 2008 04:50 PM PDT

Sorry to disappoint you.

I may be weird, but regardless of anyone's message, I expect contributors to be somewhat polite, slightly civil, reasonably intelligent, and to a certain degree, respectful of others and their readers. A sign of respect, in my book, is to proofread your article before posting it.

 If you pass this low bar, I'll read your post, with an open mind.

If you don't, you have wasted my time, and I may take the liberty, to let you know.

Dr. Khoi (or whoever posted this), in this article, failed me.

You, on the other hand, usually pass my bar ;-)

 

Yours,

Ali P.


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Bystander

by American Wife on Fri Oct 31, 2008 03:26 PM PDT

I notice that you're far more concerned with SPELLING grammAR than actually utilizing it. 

ie... its is grammAr sir not grammEr (how funnt that the American Wife made the same mistake!!)

I don't think you need both...;-)


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Do NOT go gently into that good night...

by American Wife on Fri Oct 31, 2008 03:19 PM PDT

Thank you, Esmail Jaan, for reminding me of my most favorite of poets.  I will renew again my reading of Thomas.

Ahhhh, please ignore the ignorant.  You... a wonderful, incredible Iranian poet but never damned... are above the expectations of the common folk such as we... :-) 

Ali P... I'm surprised.  I expect this from Bystander but to hear you be so petty IS disappointing.  Did you understand his point less because of the spelling and grammAR errors?

Bystander... I'm so glad that you think I'm funnt.  It is indeed a lifetime achievement for myself.


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Aboli jan

by Bystander (not verified) on Fri Oct 31, 2008 02:59 PM PDT

My errors were merely typing errors -keys on the keyboard are too close for comfort - but A and E are two keys apart. GrammEr is not a typo - it is a spelling mistake!!


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Bystander khan

by Aboli (not verified) on Fri Oct 31, 2008 01:45 PM PDT

"its is grammAr sir not grammEr (how funnt that the American Wife made the same mistake!!)"

To keh oomadi ghalateh Ali P ro begiri, khodet 2 ta ghalat daaree too oon eslaaheeyat!

Ozaa ghamar-dar aghrab shod!
(I hope I didn't have any mistakes...did I?)


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Ali Khan, talking of spelling mistakes:

by Bystander (not verified) on Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:05 AM PDT

"I lost track of how many grammer and spelling mistakes were in this article."

its is grammAr sir not grammEr (how funnt that the American Wife made the same mistake!!)


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Ali P.

To: Dear annon58

by Ali P. on Fri Oct 31, 2008 09:02 AM PDT

LOL...I am not being a teacher ( coincidentally, he is, or was one!), but my God, if I write something up and post it or publish it, anywhere, does this not mean that I want readers to read my post? Don't I owe it to those, who have put their time to read my post, to at least spell check it??

 I have read Mr. Khoi( in Persian) before. He writes very eloquently. I started reading this, expecting the usual; Ok, maybe not the same eloquency, considering his native tongue is not English, but come on!

"Considering that these days nothing happens in or to any part of the Earth which is not going, sooner or later and directly or indirectly, to affect all the other parts too, these individuals consider it both as a human right and a civic, or at least moral, duty to be concerned with the world affairs as if these were part of the internal affairs of their own respective countries".

(Can anyone understand, or explain, this, to, any individual, who does not understand, or, has a grasp, on this , or any other confusing text, that's publishied , on this, or any other site, if they can??)

Or:

"I wish Obama would successes."

I, having a GED, am expected to write like this IN THE COMMENT BOX.

Much more is expected from a feautured article, on this site, by a former Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Teachers Education.

That's all.

:-)

Ali P.  


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Help me underestand Mr. Khoi

by MRX1 (not verified) on Fri Oct 31, 2008 07:31 AM PDT

I need to underestand why having BO as president is such a good idea? The guy is an empty suite.He has no experience. He never even had any job. he was a community activist what ever that means! Majority of his followers, if they had any buisness's of their own, wouldn't hire him to run their business if their life depended on him! but we are suppose to be impressed with him. His notion of change is vauge too with no content.


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As far as Iran is concerned

by My two cents (not verified) on Fri Oct 31, 2008 05:29 AM PDT

I think both Obama and McCain as president will work to engage mullahs no matter which one is elected but I believe Obama is the choice to corner mullahs, since he's ready to engage in direct talks with them WITH NO PRECONDITIONS therefore there will be no excuse left for mullahs and the world will know once and for all if mullahs are really serious about joining the rest of the world or prefer to keep Iran under their rule as an alienated pariah state.

McCain setting preconditions before engaging in direct talks with Mullahs will prolong this FUTILE cat and mouse game of bellicose rhetorics that has been going on for the last eight years.

I don't think at this stage War is an option for any of the two candidates.


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Any Iranian thinking about voting for McCain should

by Anonymous Fish (not verified) on Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:20 AM PDT

watch this. What else is there to discuss?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAzBxFaio1I


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Mr. teacher

by annon58 (not verified) on Thu Oct 30, 2008 08:02 PM PDT

Ali khan read it loud in English, translate it to persian in your mind and you get there;
BTW; that probably was sent from a cultural foundation in GA. for what ever the reason. don't pay any attention to it.

peace


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Ali P.

Poorly written article,...and,...

by Ali P. on Thu Oct 30, 2008 07:39 PM PDT

...I lost track of how many grammer and spelling mistakes were in this article.

 Couldn't someone have reviewed it before having it published?


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