why do Republicans equate questions about the Bush administration an attack on freedom?
951954
It is a way of accepting that Bush is the Freedom taker-in-chief. You know..? the best way to avoid the truth is to pretend it never existed.
602864
I think you've answered your own question! No, we are not a free country. Right now all we have is the freedom of speech and they are trying to stop most of that.\nEverything in this administration is based on fear-fear of the terrorists, fear of people not God-fearing (notice the fear word), fear of the bird flu-you name it and people are scared. They should be scared of this administration!\nNotice the name I go by-dismayed american.
987351
Because of Republicans
348457
Those few die hard conservatives who still back Bush are either in the top 10% income bracket in the country or they blindly follow the blind.   Since I doubt if we have too many millionaires in this forum, the Bush backers are just ignoring or not wanting to face the truth.  For one reason or another, mostly religion, they continue to defend their president even when he is wrong.  \n\nSimilar to the parent of a child whose child has just been caught doing something wrong red-handed, the parent will defend their child to the end.  Republicans are just defending their child.
585503
Lying Comes Naturally to Bush & Republicans\nWhenever Republican politicians find themselves in trouble, their automatic knee-jerk reaction is to blame Democrats. If there is nothing to blame Democrats for, they merely make something up - they lie. This is exactly what the Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, following the lead of his boss George W. Bush, has done and is doing. He is placing the blame of the mean and punitive House immigration bill on the Democrats, when he knows that it is an outrageous lie.\n"To be anti- George Bush is to be pro-American," \n\n I think he's dangerous, and he has to be stopped." \n\nU.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Tops 2,400 <words/latestnews/index.php?id=6682>
486762
Yeah, it's biased.  But what do you expect from a corporation that readily hands over personal Internet subject search records of Americans over to Bush and Co. in the administration's guise of cracking down on porn?  From what I heard, they also use people to fill Yahoo Answers with questioners and answerers that push the Republican agenda.\n\nAnd it was dumb to pose that question.  It is a crime to threaten the President and even though you weren't trying to do that, it can be interpreted that way--especially by this president.  But I've noticed that they've let a lot of your other questions slide by which violates their vulgarity standards, but I guess as long as you're not offensive in a political way, then are fine with it.  I'm sure most conservatives are like that.
517936
Good point, the Republicans think they can abuse you into submission my friend. You know they are part of the Borg collective and can't think for themselves. Rush Limbaugh is the Oxycontin queen that they have to get their answers from, so they can copy and paste. Keep up the good work, you are right!
1001124
Oh, I am wounded to the core.\n\nAre you familiar with a document that conservatives shredded and used for toilet paper called the Constitution?  Well, the First Amendment  to that document, which Bush is reported to have called "just a GD piece of paper" guarantees free speech as not only a value, but a right.\n\nIt is not an absolute freedom, of course, there are restrictions against its abuse, such as libel and defamation, obscenity, incitement to crime, and sedition.  Although they have been rejected by American courts, some arguments have been made that speech which is offensive whould also fall under restricted speech, such as using the phrase "sissy liberal talk."
1079183
Have you heard the new Dixie Chicks album? It is great. The Sedition Act in which you are refering to was established during World War 2, when the country was united to attack Japan after they attacked Pearl Harbor. I am sure that many Republicans would love if this were a reality, however it is not as it today will be proven unconsitutional. Why is it however that People attack stations like Air America when they report things that the main stream media is to afraid to report on?
855033
Nothing is wrong with criticizing Mr Bush. We can disagree or agree with anyone! It is free speech! \n\nIt is sad that the Conservatives have turned disagreement in to anti-patriotism
407492
No that is like asking if I would invade my neighbors home because I was afraid of them... makes no sense to me. But then again this is a Republican administration and they are known for their war mongering ideas... it is certainly not over yet and I will along with many others be looking forward to the day of change.....
103637
First of all, I like it when Republicans finally stand up and call liberals on the crazy things that they do (not all liberals,but MANY). However, is this really a question or just a statement ? Although I agree, I can't tell you why Democrats are like that.
1044214
I think that the anger and frustration that they feel at being told to shut up--at being called un-American for voicing opinions and opposing the choices of our government--comes through loud and clear.  Many of us in this country feel that we have not been heard for the past six years.  The American public and congress have been kept in the dark about the majority of things that this administration has been doing, and anytime we question motives or intent we are told it has to do with 9-11, and we don't have the right to question it.  One has only to look at Bush's ratings to see that even Republicans are getting fed up with this administration (even if they won't admit it to a democrat).
1095885
If you don't want someone to defend Bush, then don't ask questions about Bush.  Just because someone doesn't agree with you politically or otherwise, does not make them an idiot.  Except in your own mind.
492033
Republicans use any excuse they can to do what ever they want... they don't care if it makes sense or if it's consistent with their previous actions... \n\nI mean about 80 percent of them are like "don't talk bad about Bush, he's our president" and this is after they just got done calling Clinton every name in the book for 8 years... \n\nthey don't care what happened yesterday or what happens tomorrow, they just want what they want right now and d*mn everything else to h*ll...
867086
Oh God come on, you know why. FEAR. They let fear over any number of things control who they vote for.\n Fear and Lies is all the Republicans have to offer and time and time again people just swallow and say great I want some more.\n It is disgusting, how the people in this country just back the President for one idiotic reason or another. He will keep safe from terrorists blah blah blah
911498
Seems like you've stated a whole list of republican propaganda rather than a real question.  In essence, you're answering yourself and only want people to agree with you.  Any intelligent, thinking American knows this.  Why are you underminding us by spewing this?