Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

I'll answer your questions ... but first ...

... I'll answer your answers ...

1) I said the countries are insignifcant, no mention of the people. They are insignificant, nothing would change if they were there or weren't there. So ... if Israel is so insignificant ... and it wouldn't matter if it vanished ... why is the entire Arab world in an uproar over it's existence?

2) American Values are not stated in the Constitution or Declaration. You are a simple minded idiot. There is no such thing as American Values. Why were there slaves and women with no rights for almost 100 years after the constitution and declaration if the "american values" you love to throw around existed. Sorry ... but I always thought that "All men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" was a statement of values. Ooops ... silly me. As to slavery ... you're once again ... and how many times is this going to happen? ... confusing objectives and strategies. The objective was to eliminate slavery and the strategy was to allow it for a time in order to get the Union established ... then eliminate it. And guess what ... the strategy worked! Slavery was eliminated 143 years ago ... or hadn't you heard?

3) I didn't say all Jews were Ortodox Jews, I just said the religious ones run that country And you were wrong in both instances.

4) YOU ARE WRONG ABOUT INCOME TAXES. Stop believing everything Rush tells you. Again ... you say that my income tax distribution statistics are incorrect ... but you don't supply the "correct" ones. But ... nah, nah, nah, nah ... we all know why you don't ... because mine happen to be correct ... and the only thing you can do to challenge them is to once again display your inordinate fear of radio entertainers.

5) Terrorists can be freedom fighters. George Washington was viewed as a terrorist and fought a war similar to what many "terrorist" groups are doing now. A terrorist is never a freedom fighter. Terrorists ... by definition ... indiscriminately murder the innocent ... something George Washington never did ... and your mouth ... or your hands ... should be washed with soap for even typing that.

6) I didn't forget who we liberated. I know significantly more about world history than you ever will know. I'm sure you do ... and I meant to ask you ... whatever happend to Aberada .. you know ... Robert Guiscard's first wife ... what became of her?

7) I am well aware Iraq has a democratically elected government, but it is a puppet government that can't even get its own military going after years of training. In WWII the US trained its soldiers in a matter of weeks, but the Iraqi's need years. Do you have any idea how silly you appear when you compare a newborn democracy to the U.S. ... which by the 1940's had been functioning for over 150 years? And though you proclaim your knowledge of "world history" ... you seem to be completely unaware that the first two years of WWII saw devastating defeats for the U.S. forces. It wasn't until late 1943 that we finally got competent fighting forces on the ground ... and were able to start turning the tide.

8) Oil is more expensive than it should be because of oil traders, but it is still cheaper than it should be in a fair market. You probably don't understand how pricing of oil works, but traders determine the price, based on supply and demand, but if the Arab countries wanted to they could get a ton more for their goods. Their dictators agree to keep the price low in exchange for the US protecting them from the masses. There are so many internal contradictions in that statement ... it's almost impossible to know where to start. It's more expensive ... it's cheaper ... there is a fair market ... there isn't a fair market ... traders determine the price ... dictators determine the price ... say what? You seem to know as much about economics as you do about history. And please ... please challenge me on this one.

So ... let's see how you did. If each of the eight responses was worth 12.5 points ... you'd get 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 8, 4, and 0 ... for a total of 12 out of 100.

Hmmm ... I don't think you did as well as your friend said you did ... don't you agree? You'd better brush up your Shakespeare ... to say the least.