主题：【美国大选手记六十四】向大选日冲刺（上） -- 尼伯龙根·蜗藤
why you get so defensive from time to time.
Once the articles' out, you have little control over what people think about them.
We draw our own conclusions, some you might like, some you might not.
"I can say whatever I please" is a weak excuse and it won't exempt you from critics.
Acting like an armadillo under attack is hardly an effective strategy nor is convincing.
i don't mind at all if sb holds different views or standing from myself as long as he/she truely understands where i stand and respect what i believe in when writing these articles.
but i cannot accept any personal attack. and i'm tired of those people who had no idea (or clear idea) of the motivation, principles, stands and the style my writing followed, but chose to go ahead anyway to repeatedly argue that i should walk an "unbiased" line when writing these articles or act more like a journalist.
as you may have already known quite well, i had already expressed many times that i don't at all buy the idea that it's possible to be "unbiased" when discussing or analyzing politics, and it was not and would never be my attempt to try to be unbiased in my writing without any personal touches.
恭喜：你意外获得【通宝】一枚
鲜花已经成功送出。
此次送花为【有效送花赞扬，涨乐善、声望】
谢谢：作者意外获得【通宝】一枚
鲜花已经成功送出。
此次送花为【有效送花赞扬，涨乐善、声望】
还是中国好，妇女能顶半边天
有意思
quite clearly.
I just don't agree with you on various topics. Of course I respect your choice, but meanwhile you just can't expect everyone to respect your style of words or for that matter - your political views.
Respect is earned and quite obviously somebody will despise you for the very reason some others admire you for. After all, politic issue by its nature would provoke such bipolar attitudes, both parties would believe their own reasoning very dearly.
What I'm trying to say is: by tap into this area, you kinda open the box of negative comments. You stand on a soapbox and make a rather loud noise, be prepared for the incoming rotten eggs & tomatoes.
You can explain, you can counter-strike some valuable arguments, but you can't let yourself be cornered by all the haters or people just don't agree, it's rather immature for sb as sophisticated as you. You may disagree but hey that's my observation.
Oh, and you can never stop these things from happening. C'est la vie, moving on.
基本可以忽视。
马老英雄加油！
大多数80-90年代出国留学，工作，靠自己努力办绿卡，办公民，挣钱养家糊口。和网上很多小坐不一样，我们有社会责任感，知道整天给你许诺却没做过一件实事的人是不可信任的。
这些人，智商都很高，选谁这个问题想2分钟就明白了。所以小左的忽悠基本没有。
任何政客都有他一贯的轨迹。老马几十年的中间路线，如果当选，肯定走中间路线，对华人新移民利大于弊。八马靠肯尼亚，可里起家，如果当选，肯定要回报那些极左派的，必然牺牲中产阶级利益去讨好他的基本盘，包括黑人，小左。
布什已经证明了，他竞选的时候，办成温和的右派，当选就为极右的基本盘套现。
巴马没有任何履历证明他胜任。顺便转些马老英雄的成就，算是他可以胜任的旁证：
For The Record: The Achievements of John McCain
In The Military:
After he came back from his 5 1/2 years as a POW, McCain took command of the Navy's largest squadron, a force of A-7 attack aircraft. Most such squadrons in those days numbered 12 to 25. McCain's numbered 75, putting him in charge of a budget of more than a billion dollars. This was during the post-Vietnam years, morale was low. In what John Lehman, secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration, has called "a near miracle of leadership and management," McCain restored morale and got all 75 A-7s up and running. Fellow officers did not think it was possible.
Became Navy liaison to the Senate, where, by working with hawkish Republicans and Democrats, he helped reverse the decline of the military and lay the foundation for the Reagan military buildup that bankrupted the U.S.S.R.
In Congress and Senate:
On the Environment;
Worked with Udall to pass the 1984 Arizona Wilderness Act, which set aside 150,000 acres near Sedona, and the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act in 1990, which protected more than 2 million acres of federal land.
Sponsored and ushered through the Senate the 1987 National Parks Overflights Act, which sought to restore natural quiet to the increasingly racket-ridden Grand Canyon.
On The Native American community;
Member of the Indian Affairs Committee. As first a House member and then a senator, McCain was one of the main authors of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
On International Democracy;
Since January 1993, McCain has been Chairman of the International Republican Institute, an organization partly funded by the U.S. Government that supports the emergence of political democracy worldwide.
On Campaign Finance Reform:
Starting in 1994, McCain worked with Democratic Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold on campaign finance reform; their McCain-Feingold bill attempted to put limits on "soft money". Initial versions of the McCain-Feingold Act were filibustered and never came to a vote but, in 1999, McCain shared the Profile in Courage Award with Feingold as recognition of their efforts. The bill ultimately passed in 2001, and placed limits on advertising and 'soft money' contributions to political parties.
On The Tobacco Industry;
In 1997, McCain became chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and took on the tobacco industry in 1998, proposing legislation that would increase cigarette taxes in order to fund anti-smoking campaigns, discourage teenage smokers, increase money for health research studies, and help states pay for smoking-related health care costs. He was supported by the Clinton administration but opposed by the industry and most Republicans.
On Corruption;
Called for a broad review of the Pentagon procurement system and exposed several Air Force contracting scandals.
Led the Senate’s Indian Affairs Committee’s investigation of Jack Abramoff.
On International Relations:
With fellow Vietnam veteran, Senator John Kerry, McCain worked to get Senate approval of an end to the trade embargo against Vietnam. That led to diplomatic relations in 1995.
On Iraq; Author of The Surge.
In The Military:
After he came back from his 5 1/2 years as a POW, McCain took command of the Navy's largest squadron, a force of A-7 attack aircraft. Most such squadrons in those days numbered 12 to 25. McCain's numbered 75, putting him in charge of a budget of more than a billion dollars. This was during the post-Vietnam years, morale was low. In what John Lehman, secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration, has called "a near miracle of leadership and management," McCain restored morale and got all 75 A-7s up and running. Fellow officers did not think it was possible.
Became Navy liaison to the Senate, where, by working with hawkish Republicans and Democrats, he helped reverse the decline of the military and lay the foundation for the Reagan military buildup that bankrupted the U.S.S.R.
In Congress and Senate:
On the Environment;
Worked with Udall to pass the 1984 Arizona Wilderness Act, which set aside 150,000 acres near Sedona, and the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act in 1990, which protected more than 2 million acres of federal land.
Sponsored and ushered through the Senate the 1987 National Parks Overflights Act, which sought to restore natural quiet to the increasingly racket-ridden Grand Canyon.
On The Native American community;
Member of the Indian Affairs Committee. As first a House member and then a senator, McCain was one of the main authors of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
On International Democracy;
Since January 1993, McCain has been Chairman of the International Republican Institute, an organization partly funded by the U.S. Government that supports the emergence of political democracy worldwide.
On Campaign Finance Reform:
Starting in 1994, McCain worked with Democratic Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold on campaign finance reform; their McCain-Feingold bill attempted to put limits on "soft money". Initial versions of the McCain-Feingold Act were filibustered and never came to a vote but, in 1999, McCain shared the Profile in Courage Award with Feingold as recognition of their efforts. The bill ultimately passed in 2001, and placed limits on advertising and 'soft money' contributions to political parties.
On The Tobacco Industry;
In 1997, McCain became chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and took on the tobacco industry in 1998, proposing legislation that would increase cigarette taxes in order to fund anti-smoking campaigns, discourage teenage smokers, increase money for health research studies, and help states pay for smoking-related health care costs. He was supported by the Clinton administration but opposed by the industry and most Republicans.
On Corruption;
Called for a broad review of the Pentagon procurement system and exposed several Air Force contracting scandals.
Led the Senate’s Indian Affairs Committee’s investigation of Jack Abramoff.
On International Relations:
With fellow Vietnam veteran, Senator John Kerry, McCain worked to get Senate approval of an end to the trade embargo against Vietnam. That led to diplomatic relations in 1995.
On Iraq; Author of The Surge.