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Calling Korea "a failure" is inaccurate. Our armed forces were sent over there to defend South Korea from being over run by North Korea, not to reunite the two. Also, saying that the "liberals stopped us from winning" is absurd. With the horrors of World War II still fresh in our memory, fighting a prolonged and bloody war against the massive Chinese army in order to win would have been morally reprehensible and politically impossible.Finally, his claim that liberal ideology has caused "pain," "suffering," "death to innocents," and "costs lots of money" is illogical.Liberals freed the slaves, ended apartheid, passed civil rights laws, ended child labor, gave women the right to vote, ended abusive working conditions, made our food safer, our air cleaner and our lives better. Conservatives tried to stop all of those things.
Movie Talk
SMITHEE'S RED CARPET GOOD, BAD AND THE OBVIOUSLY UGLY REPORT: You think rain causes traffic to clog in Atlanta? The wet weather clearly delayed Hollywood's entertainment elite. The arrivals were, at first, slow and far between. First up: Former Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. The slog meant a long delay in the top-nominee arrivals, which led not to a memorable red carpet, but to the running of the overpaid stars. So many only waved as they dashed by, opting not to talk. BEST DRESSED IN RED: "Project Runway" bombshell Heidi Klum, a welcome vision from the front and behind. I also couldn't take my eyes off Helen Mirren, draped in a memorable red dress. BEST LINE: "Juno" actor Jason Bateman told Oscar night greeter and Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne this was his first Academy Awards celebration to attend in person: "I've watched from home before," Bateman quipped, "in comfy socks." THE SNOOTY CREW: Among those who pretty much ignored the print press: "Juno" writer Diablo Cody in wild-animal print and tats, Nicole Kidman, a pregnant Cate Blanchett and, of course, Tommy Lee Jones.
Bad gas has motorists fuming
MOUNT PLEASANT — Rosemary Palonis' troubles all started when she picked up the nozzle to refuel her car Monday afternoon.It was the start of a nightmare for the Chicago resident, who came here to visit her sister, Patricia Palonis, for Super Bowl weekend. Monday Rosemary was ready to head home with her two daughters and two grandchildren.But when she paid for her gasoline at MJ Petroleum, 2325 Racine St., and tried to start her car, Palonis said, “It went about 20 feet, and the whole car shut off, and it wouldn't start."“My daughter said, ‘Mom, it has to be the gas.'" .
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