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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:18 PM
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Russ Feinbold / An Authentic Hero Of The Republic
Edited on Sun Mar-19-06 12:23 PM by dogday
Feingold is saying out loud what more then half the country already believes

by Allen L Roland
http://www.opednews.com

The truth passes through though three stages ~ First, it is ridiculed ~ Second,it is violently opposed ~ Third, it is accepted as being self evident: Arthur Schopenhauer

Just when it was becoming obvious that the spineless Democrats were not about to seize the opportunity of sinking the badly listing Cheney/Bush ship of state ~ Sen Russ Feingold seizes the banner of truth and fires a broadside by introducing a resolution for censure and calls for a debate.

And yes, he is ridiculed and opposed by both republicans and Democrats alike ~ but is he not saying out loud what more than half the country already believes ~ is he not defending our Constitution which our President swore he would do and has instead publicly debased.

William Greider, The Nation, captures the lunacy of this defining moment and rightfully calls Feingold an authentic hero of the Republic.

Excerpt: " For the moment, however, let us celebrate the man. The club will try to shove him in a closet and forget his little unpleasantness ever happened. I hope they fail and other Dems are properly embarrassed. Amid scandals in high places, Senator Feingold is fresh air. The country should rise up and sing."

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_allen_l__060315_russ_feingold__2f_an_a.htm

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pstans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:21 PM
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1. Russ For President.
"Without freedom, we are not America. If we don't preserve our liberties, we cannot win this war, no matter how many terrorists we capture or kill," said Feingold in a final, impassioned plea to get his Democratic colleagues to vote against renewing the Patriot Act.

http://www.russforpresident.com
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:22 PM
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3. I am with you, I am ready for a Hero nt
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:22 PM
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2. "The country should rise up and sing."
Clearly, and in one voice.

If our ELECTED representatives DO NOT get behind Senator Feingold,
I WILL NOT GET BEHIND THEM.
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IsIt1984Yet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:28 PM
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4. He's my Studly-do-right
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:29 PM
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5. k 'n r
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:30 PM
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6. And THEN Russ screwed up selling censure to media as an ALTERNATIVE
Edited on Sun Mar-19-06 12:30 PM by blm
to impeachment.

Russ' case for censure was strong enough on its own merits and he didn't have to make reference to impeachment as his "badforthecountry" bogeyman to make that case.
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Southsideirish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:37 PM
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7. He's riding the crest of a wave while the others are standing on shore
staring blankly at the horizon.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:54 PM
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10. Another sweeping
generalization. Typical DU so and so is a hero and the rest are worthless. Ho hum. Wait until Russ does something that pisses everyone off.
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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 05:21 PM
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13. How do you know that he will do something that pisses everyone
off?
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 06:22 PM
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14. Past experience
Look how pissed off at him people were when he voted to confirm Roberts.
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 06:34 PM
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15. I wasn't pissed off at him for voting for Roberts
He was not the only Democrat that did, In fact most of them did...
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Southsideirish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:39 PM
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8. Just to correct, its Feingold, of course.
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 02:40 PM
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11. Ya, I see that now, sorry folks......
Edited on Sun Mar-19-06 02:40 PM by dogday
On Edit Feinbold could be a great nickname for him!!!!!
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gizmo1979 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 12:52 PM
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9. Thankyou for that!
Russ is the last hope we have of a government "of the people for the people".
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lanah Donating Member (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 04:27 PM
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12. K&R
Feingold is saying out loud what more then half the country already believes

Hello Congress? WAKE UP!!

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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 12:02 AM
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16. Soon other Dems will finally step up to the plate and support Russ
Even Foxnew today said censure is bad for GOP
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