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Subject: Bill O'Reilly on Veterans Day

I was watching Bill O'Reilly yesterday "Veterans Day", as he went into the all too predictable rant about Major Hasan as a terrorist. Try as he might to blame President Obama (who didn't see that coming) I was not listening to his words for 2 reasons, first I was at the gym and secondly the sound of Bill O'Reilly's voice always results in a gag reflex and near vomiting.

So I was reading. He said that President Obama needs to unite the world against terrorism. Which makes me wonder is Bill O'Reilly real? or is he some sort of robotic device? The world has united behind us once again. They love us once again. President Obama united Russia with us against Iran. He won the goddam Nobel Peace Prize you fucking idiot, or you inantimate humanoid machine. But then I read, "THere are those in this country who are running away from the problem of terrorism" and the subject matter was Major Hasan. Major Hasan as his title indicates was/is a member of the U.S. military. He was given several bad reviews and still moved down to Ft. Hood. His job was to listen to the horror of war and help those in need. He morphed into a mass murderer, was it because of his fanatical religious beliefs or did he simply slip slowly into insanity. No one knows.

However at the end of the day, while there were clearly red flags (at least reported to be) that should have been caught. It is outrageous for Bill O'Reilly or nayone else to disparage our military and accuse them of running away from terrorists. Our military is the best in the world, they deserve our support and respect. And for Bill O'Reilly to utter such mindless shit about our Commander and Chief and our military on Veterans Day is reprehensible. He should be identified for what he is...... The dumbest man on the planet. The winner of the Dopes Piece Prize. The Moron on the airwaves. The America Hater. Or maybe as a cyborg he just needs to have his electronics updated.

Jim Ridout
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Subject: Why I am pro choice

I've told this story to people before. But I especially want any readers to feel free to pass it on to those who are so adamant about outlawing abortion.

I was born in May 1953.

I wasn't supposed to be. I was supposed to have been aborted.

That's right. In 1952, when abortion was illegal, people were still getting them. And quite easily. My parents weren't rich.

You see, I have a brother who is 6 years older than me. In between me and him, my mother became pregnant by our biological father (her husband) two more times. Each time, he forced her to travel and undergo an abortion.

When it was my time, for some reason, my mother had enough.

She had enough of having NO CHOICE.

She left him, taking my brother along. I came along a bit later.

In a few years, she met a wonderful man, married him, and he adopted both of us. He was my dad.

But if my mother HAD BEEN GIVEN A CHOICE, I might have two more siblings. I might have had more family.

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You cannot outlaw certain things and expect them to disappear. During prohibition, liquor was outlawed. People still drank. And some died or became blind from the unregulated brewing of liquor. Look up "moonshine" and "prohibition" on the internet.

When abortion was illegal, people still had them. And a lot of women died. Probably more than we will ever know, as I'm sure several family covered up for their beloved daughters.

I am pro choice. Because my mother made a choice to have me.

Mike Curtis
Greenbrier, AR

Subject: In Response to President Obama's Call For An Exit Strategy - A Five Step Plan For Accomplishing That & More

Step 1

An immediate ceasefire between the Afghan freedom fighters & the occupying soldiers.

Step 2

In exchange for the withdrawal of all American and other foreign troops, the Afghan freedom fighters agree to switch from violent to nonviolent means of attaining power. Likewise the puppet Afghan government agrees to nonviolence on the part of the puppet Afghan army."

Step 3

On account of all the death & destruction brought about by the illegal U.S. occupation of Afganistan, the American government agrees to reparations as well as assistance in the reconstruction of Afghanistan's cities & infrastructure.

Step 4

Similarly the U.S. withdraws its special forces from Pakistan and calls off its drone attacks."

Step 5

The U.S. government announces that in addition to withdrawing its forces from Afghanistan, Iraq & Pakistan, it would close all of its 150 plus bases that are scattered throughout the world, and that from now on, instead of being such a terrible bully, it would learn to get along with sll people & nations, regardless of their form of government, their economy, their desire for independence.

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