freedoms

And a link to her site:

So what is Michele saying about this?

On Veterans Day, we pause to remember the brave American heroes who sacrificed so much to preserve our great nation.
Though we celebrate Veterans Day once a year, we reap the benefits of freedom everyday.  America's courageous sons and daughters who have chosen to fight for the freedoms and liberties upon which our country was founded deserve to be honored for their tremendous sacrifices.  From the Halls of Congress to Main Street, millions of Americans use this important day to thank our soldiers and their families for their strong commitment to our nation. We must not make the mistake of waiting until our heroes have passed on to recognize their sacrifices and tell them "thank you."
I want to express my deepest gratitude for each and every veteran that has fought for our nation's freedom, safety, and prosperity. I also encourage the American people to thank and pray for the men and women in uniform who are continuing to carry the torch and keeping the flame of liberty burning bright.
May God bless the men and women who serve the cause of freedom so cherished by our nation.

Yet Michele thinks that healthcare reform is some “socialistic” take over of our nation. I’m sure the 2,200 veterans who died last year and couldn’t afford healthcare would disagree with Michele.

There has been a buzz today about Palin getting on her own supporters as they chanted "louder", thinking they were protesters. Despite that, there is something missing in her statement to the so-called "protesters":

"I would hope at least that those protesters have the courage and the honor of thanking our veterans for giving them the right to protest"

There has been a few variations of the quote today, but Keith Olbermann just played video of it and that is what she said. So when do our soldiers "give us rights"? I thought they just protected them, along with our freedoms. It sounds like Sarah just dissed our founding fathers.

UPDATE:

Here's the video

Reporters Without Borders has released their annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index and the United States has now fallen 53rd place:

The United States (53rd) has fallen nine places since last year, after being in 17th position in the first year of the Index, in 2002. Relations between the media and the Bush administration sharply deteriorated after the president used the pretext of “national security” to regard as suspicious any journalist who questioned his “war on terrorism.” The zeal of federal courts which, unlike those in 33 US states, refuse to recognise the media’s right not to reveal its sources, even threatens journalists whose investigations have no connection at all with terrorism.

I am sure this is what our forefathers fought and died for - a country diminishing in the very freedoms it was based upon. We now fail in comparison to other countries such as Bosnia, El Salvador and Serbia. In other words - that glowing light of freedom is now much dimmer. Thank you George Bush.

There is talk of investigations, legislations and lawsuits into the NSA wiretapping program. We are in a war on terror and we must support those who are defending our freedoms by infringing upon them.

Considering we could be looking at a loss of jobs over this I believe it is time for Americans to step up and make their contribution to Bush and his program designed to "protect us".

I suggest the following. Everyone needs to start making phone calls. Call whoever you can think off. Hell - hang up and call them back a few times. Need to know the time? Call that number.

The whole idea is that we make sure those dedicated workers at the NSA have plenty of data to mine through should they not be able to get these records anymore. They say this is the biggest database in the world but I have trouble believing that. With the help of everyone out there we can make sure this does become the biggest database.

Just please make sure you are making legal calls. Don't call strangers and hang up or breath heavily for them. The person on the other end of the line might not enjoy that one. Make sure the calls are to people you know and make sure you use different numbers. Go for cell phones, home, work. You can even use that fax line and talk to them from that.

If someone really wants to help out these hard workers at the NSA then go ahead and get the phone numbers changed. They like a challenge and a few million number changes is the kind of puzzle that will help keep them entertained.

According to Rumsfeld the war on terror will be a long war that could stretch
a generation, akin to the cold war. The article, which appears in today's

Washington Post, says what we have been saying all along - the war on terror
will be very long. Of course Rumsfeld doesn't admit to the simple fact that it
most likely will never end. There have been terrorists around throughout
history.

So what does this mean? This means things like the Patriot Act and domestic
surveillance will be permanent if Bush gets his way. The freedoms we use to
enjoy are now just a memory in our lives. This is why we need a leader in the
White House who understands the very importance of freedom and liberty and will
not give in to terrorists by depriving our nation of these rights.

To give my readers a better example of how the Republicans feel about your
civil liberties, you just need to look at what was said in Senate today:

“None of your civil liberties matter much after you’re dead,” said
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a former judge and close ally of the president
who sits on the Judiciary Committee.

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), who has led a bipartisan filibuster against
a reauthorization of the Patriot Act, quoted Patrick Henry, an icon of the
American Revolution, in response: “Give me liberty or give me death.”

He called Cornyn’s comments “a retreat from who we are and who we should
be.”

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Thank you Senator Cornyn for showing us how much you hate America and
everything it stands for. You hate our freedoms so you attack them. That makes
you the same as Osama Bin Laden. Actually you are worse. He has the nerve to
attack us, you hide in Senate and make such ludicrous statements about our very
liberties.

I bet al Jazeera will play that comment over and over again while they laugh
at how America is not the land of the free anymore. What a nice Christmas
present from the Senator - giving aid to our enemies.

A great battle has been one. We are starting to fight back and get our
freedoms restored that we once cherished so much.

Yesterday the House voted 238-187 to block part of the Patriot Act. The part
they abolished was the power given to law enforcement to search library and book
store records without a warrant. Finally some members of Congress realize that
we enjoy our privacy and freedom and will not let it go.

That’s right. If you go to the library and check out the Kama-Sutra, you
won’t have to fear being arrested. Some pencil necked, neo-con geek isn’t going
to see that title and think it is an Al-Qaeda bomb making cook book. They won’t
know without having reasonable cause to subpoena those records.

We are not out of the water yet though. President Bush has threatened to veto
it, and if he does it will take a 67% vote to overturn his veto. However, even
if his veto does not get overturned it will send a strong message to the
American public that our administration is trying to steal America from us, and
will lead to even a bigger battle. This also shows that the Republican Party’s
unity is slowly slipping away.

So my fellow Democrats, stand proud today and feel the victory of this small
but very meaningful battle, for this is a day that our voices have been heard.
We have told spoken out about how we hold our liberties to heart and we have
been heard. Enjoy your day in the sun today, and watch as our true
representatives start the bigger battle of getting the truth out about Iraq, for
tomorrow we must go back onto the lines and fight even harder.

KOMO news in Des Moines, Iowa has reported that 57 year old Cecilia Beaman, a middle school principal, is now on the terrorist watch list. Mrs. Beamen did the unthinkable. She accidently misplaced a rounded edged butter knife. To make matters even worse, she committed this felonious act while chaperoning 37 middle school students on a trip.

Seems more and more, the people of this country are becoming the criminals, and the criminals are becoming the saints. At least it is that way in the eyes of the government. As you can see by the new Dubya quote generator, even our President can make a mistake. Why is it that people in this country can no longer make a simple error? Is it true that we are now resorting to criminalizing those who made a simple mistake? And, are we now guilty until proven innocent?

If all this is true, then I must say congratulations to the terroists that struck us on September 11, for they have won. President Bush has said time and time again that they hate us because of our freedoms. Well we continue to limit those freedoms more and more. If that is the true reason they hate us, then are we not admitting our loss in this war? Have we finally stripped away the rights that have made us a great nation because of the failing war effort.

This is another sign that it is time Americans to take back America. This is our country that our forefathers fought and died for. Our government, by trampling the rights of its citizens, is now acting in a way that our enemies would. That is intolerable.

The full text of the article as reported on KOMO can be seen here.