[bill.aam]

I had posted this in the thread "Dem's and who do you trust", but thought it should have its own thread..

By Randy Hall
CNSNews.com Staff Writer/Editor
June 28, 2006

(CNSNews.com) - America is about to revisit one of the most turbulent decades in its history, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told a religious conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. "We're about to enter the '60s again," Dean said, but he was not referring to the Vietnam War or racial tensions.

Dean said he is looking for "the age of enlightenment led by religious figures who want to greet Americans with a moral, uplifting vision."

"The problem is when we hit that '60s spot again, which I am optimistic we're about to hit, we have to make sure that we don't make the same mistakes," Dean added. See Video

Anger over the Vietnam War and the country's escalating racial tensions made the late 1960s one of the most painful eras in American history. Republican Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968, following the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Sen. Robert Kennedy, as well as the riot-marred Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Later in his speech Tuesday, Dean appeared to backtrack. "I'm not asking to go back to the '60s; we made some mistakes in the '60s," he said. "If you look at how we did public housing, we essentially created ghettoes for poor people" instead of using today's method of mixed-income housing.

Another mistake Democrats made in the '60s, Dean acknowledged, was that "we did give things away for free, and that's a huge mistake because that does create a culture of dependence, and that's not good for anybody, either," he noted, a reference to the Great Society welfare programs created by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson in the mid-1960s.

"It's nice to see that Howard Dean's hostility to the religious community ends when people of faith vote Democrat," Republican National Committee spokesman Josh Holmes told Cybercast News Service.

Holmes added he was not surprised that "Howard Dean's political perspective is derived from a 1960s counterculture view of the world. What is surprising -- and disturbing -- is that he can urge a massive expansion of government and denounce the Democrat mistake of creating a 'culture of dependence' in the same speech."

"He may want to revisit that mistake to update his talking points and the Democrat policy manual," Holmes said.

'We're About to Enter the '60s Again'

Dean: 'We're About to Enter the '60s Again'

EDIT: I wonder what their saying about this over on MoveOn.org

[ACTU]

Cool if thats the case. Break out the weed

[Mulderator]

Later in his speech Tuesday, Dean appeared to backtrack. "I'm not asking to go back to the '60s; we made some mistakes in the '60s," he said. "If you look at how we did public housing, we essentially created ghettoes for poor people" instead of using today's method of mixed-income housing.

Another mistake Democrats made in the '60s, Dean acknowledged, was that "we did give things away for free, and that's a huge mistake because that does create a culture of dependence, and that's not good for anybody, either," he noted, a reference to the Great Society welfare programs created by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson in the mid-1960s.

See how many liberals he gets to agree with that!

In the meantime, the Moore-Ons are still preaching the exact same things--what in the hell have they changed? They still want to take from the rich and give to the poor--that will never change--the core philisophy is the problem--the programs change the flawed philosophy never does.

[ACTU]

Originally Posted by Mulder

See how many liberals he gets to agree with that!

In the meantime, the Moore-Ons are still preaching the exact same things--what in the hell have they changed? They still want to take from the rich and give to the poor--that will never change--the core philisophy is the problem--the programs change the flawed philosophy never does.

Mulder guess what? Republicans are just as screwed up as the Dem's are.

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by ACTU

Mulder guess what? Republicans are just as screwed up as the Dem's are.

No--they cut my taxes and in California, where we need a 2/3rds majority to raise taxes, they have continuously voted against tax increases by the liberals. So if nothing else, they recognize that higher taxes is not the road to Utopia.

[ACTU]

Originally Posted by Mulder

No--they cut my taxes and in California, where we need a 2/3rds majority to raise taxes, they have continuously voted against tax increases by the liberals. So if nothing else, they recognize that higher taxes is not the road to Utopia.

Now your sounding like Rush. So in the end with all of this tax cuts. How do you end up paying for all of your spending? It has to come from somewheres. And then the liberals will have to clean up your crap.

[bassetman]

Schwarzenegger's Popularity On The Rise

POSTED: 10:08 am PDT June 5, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's job performance rating continued to improve last month, but a larger number of voters continue to disapprove of the job he's doing, according to a Field Poll released Monday.

The statewide poll showed 46 percent of voters surveyed last month disapproved of the job he's doing, an improvement of 10 percentage points from his low point in October. Thirteen percent had no opinion.

Forty-one percent of voters approved of Schwarzenegger's job performance, 5 percentage points higher than in August, which was his lowest approval mark.

Voters also continued to hold a negative view of the Legislature, with 51 percent of voters disapproving of the job they're doing while just 26 percent approved.

...http://www.ktvu.com/politics/9321935/detail.html

Not everyone seems to agree

[bill.aam]

What does this.............

Originally Posted by bassetman

Schwarzenegger's Popularity On The Rise

have to to with this.....

(Thread Title) Dean: 'We're About to Enter the '60s Again'

[ACTU]

Originally Posted by bill.aam

What does this.............



have to to with this.....

(Thread Title) Dean: 'We're About to Enter the '60s Again'

Yep and we're all going to be hairy hippies Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[GoneForNow]

Originally Posted by bill.aam

What does this.............



have to to with this.....

(Thread Title) Dean: 'We're About to Enter the '60s Again'

Nothing but we are talking about a BassetMan post so we don't expect much and he never disappoints. In the surreal world of the BMan there is a connection but it's akin to a bad acid trip.

[Gabriel]

Can we have the same nusic over again

[lighthouse]

ACTU - Please explain to me why liberal politics and dope seem inextricably linked. Why can't people be altruistic or enlightened without it? Then - of course - if you're with people who do smoke, and you don't - that - erm - 'altruism' or 'enlightenment' diminishes somewhat as you are - you know - not one of them so to speak.

[steppenwolf]

i dont think dean talks about much most americans are concerned about like illegal immigration and taxes

and bush is a fool too

[lighthouse]

Don't we (UK) have some of the most liberal immigration policies in the developed world? Other developed countries - although much bigger than here geographically - have more restrictions than we do. Personally I'm not sure that's entirely fair and perhaps in the interests of equality some of that responsibility should be more evenly distributed. 60,000,000 on these islands works out at a hefty per-square mile ratio...................what are the figures for other developed commonwealth countries?

Are our liberal immigration policies reciprocated?

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by bill.aam

What does this.............



have to to with this.....

(Thread Title) Dean: 'We're About to Enter the '60s Again'

If you had read Mulder's post about CA you may have made the connection>

No--they cut my taxes and in California, where we need a 2/3rds majority to raise taxes, they have continuously voted against tax increases by the liberals. So if nothing else, they recognize that higher taxes is not the road to Utopia.