Red State Skeptic said:

So quite frankly, boycotting Mandella isn’t exactly a bad thing to do.

We’re talking about 1991 here, three years before he was even elected President. Are you that naive as to why Jesse Helms decided to boycott such a prominent symbol of racial harmony?

Maybe you should go back to the late 80’s after Mandela was released and take a look at the violence that ensued.

I don’t know exactly what Helms’ motive was. If it was simply because Mandela was black, then Helms is (was) a racist jack-ass.

My point is not Helms motive but the issue of boycotting Mandela. Because based on what I know about his past, he was not always a bastion of piece and racial unity. And while I wouldn’t go so far as to call him a terrorist, he and his associates took part in acts that, at the very least, bordered on it.

Yes, S.African blacks had cause to rise up, but they became (even in the late 80’s) as bad as their oppressors. And what followed… to this day… is continued chaos.

I’m sorry, I must have missed that day in civics class where we learned that the executive branch writes the budget and appropriations laws.

I bet you read about the VETO; Presidents who are more interested in “Getting Along” than standing for principal do not use it enough.If shutting down government is what it takes to kill these phony creations then lets us hope SOMEONE does it.

We need a broad ax to the Federal Government. The National Endowment for Obama/Arts, whatever, never should have been.

Would you suggest we freedom-loving Americans do the same to forward ours?

Would you consider the Boston Tea Party terrorism?

On September 22nd, 2009 at 6:17 pm, chapoutier said:

Mandella was a terrorist.

According to whom, exactly?

Actually, according to Mandela himself:

“I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation.”

I’m sure bin Laden’s thugs think their deeds are planned the same way. Oh, and Weather Underground as well.

I’m not passing judgment personally, but Mandela has proudly admitted to terrorism to forward his agenda. Would you suggest we freedom-loving Americans do the same to forward ours?

RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com

Are you that naive as to why Jesse Helms decided to boycott such a prominent symbol of racial harmony?

I’d say it had something to do with these positions of Mandela’s ANC:

Our primary responsibility is to unite and mobilize society behind the transformation agenda

A Unified, Equitable and Integrated National Health System that benefits all South Africans

In defence of Affirmative Action

Improving education is a task for everyone

A manifesto for the masses

Sounds a lot like Karl Marx and/or Barack Obama … Would you say opposition to Barack Obama is because of his race?

Get a life.

RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com

I intend to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over …

Yeah right.

This guy sure doesn’t have Clinton’s lying skills.

RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com

4:02 pm, rjbjrirish said:
Rule #2: Don’t put anything in writing.

Isn’t that Browners fav?

It is already an “unwritten rule” at most obamabot offices and homes, jus ax Valerie &/or Wm Ayers, they’re good at it.

Art has the office of leading in culture. Not in politics, though. That’s for the graphics folks.

The Obama administration couldn’t insult fine artists more, IMO. He is using the NEA for his own reasons, and the focus is supposed to be art! Typically, everything is about him.

FDR used the WPA to employ artists, too. Complaints were made regarding the political nature of some projects. Unfortunately, the precedent was set…

I’ll add that Laura Bush did a great job with NEA and White House arts support. I followed the link above about Masters, and it didn’t uncover crappy art. Very much the opposite.

Now the Waffle in Chief needs a law to keep him from using his cabinet officers from politiking on the job.

Damn we need more laws, I tell you!!

NJ-Aviator said:
Buffy Wicks, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, was also on the call, and thanked the artists “for being on the call and just a deep deep appreciation for all the work you all put into the campaign for the two-plus years we all worked together.”

I got a laugh out of Rush yesterday when he called her Buffy the Walmart Killer.

I hate it when Africa does that.

Mandella was a terrorist.

According to whom, exactly? The Apartheid South African government that charged him as such?