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Originally posted by eatapeach@Oct 21 2003, 08:07 PM
i'm wondering if anybody has bothered to read the actual text of the Mahathir speech rather than just the headlines?
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I have not read it..... What he said isn't my point (if I ever have one)
I find it very interesting that Bush was quick to chastise him for his remarks as being divisive while there is an under-secretary going around saying worse and Bush & company have barely batted an eye....
Rumsfeld was quoted, when asked about Boykin, to the effect of "It's his private views and he has a right to them"... Which is true, except when the guy is making the remarks while dressed in an Army uniform...
Finally, today, the senate decided to take some action on it:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...religious_views
"WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (news - web sites) called on Tuesday for the temporary reassignment of a Pentagon (news - web sites) official who made church speeches casting the war on terrorism in religious terms."
I cannot fathom why Bush and company did not immediately shut Boykin's mouth down.. It makes you wonder about the political savvy of the current administration, or at least it makes me wonder....