No one in America is trying to tell muslims that they cannot worship here. They are free to be who they are. There is no frenzy of anti-muslim backlash going on, people. Be serious.

What many people do not like is the way these same muslims (or people who appear to speak for them) ask Americans to be sensitive to THEIR wants (in other words, giving in to their constant cries of discrimination, etc) while they completely forget to be sensitive towards us and our non-islamic culture.

This is America, after all. NOT an islamic theocracy. If they want to live somewhere where their desires as muslims take precedent over all else, they can go live elsewhere. In those places, Christians and Jews have to tow the line or pay dearly. Islam is NOT tolerant.

I really do wish websited like this would stop leaning oh so far to the left all the time. Your readership is not all liberals. Give the slant a break and throw in some welcome NEUTRALITY, keep things pleasant for EVERYONE who stops by.

Or else feed the goose AND the gander.

Wieor, don't see how you can pass such a judgment on her. She seems a lot more real than many politicians who have been making DC their home for many years. Have you seen pelosi's cosmetic-surgeried face? Not very real. What about john kerry's wonderful war experiences in Vietnam? Very unreal. He got his medal and got the hell out, man. Kind of shameful, really.

Just because you don't like her politics, doesn't mean you can't ackowledge that she is an okay person. You are like the people (in the article) who write horrible things to people they think are THE Sarah Palin.

There's no reason to hate her or wish she'd never been born just because you disagree with her politics. That's so childish. She hasn't done anything to deserve all the hate. Get over it. She's just a politician.

Bring back DDT.

me no like.

miss piggy w/out her piggy voice?

not cool.

Wine sellers have been offering this type of fill-er-up service in wine-growing areas for a while now in France.

People who insist on calling honest, no pun intended, work ''slavery'' would probably also be calling prisons ''death camps'' if there were NO work programs in existence and inmates just sat around getting brain rot. You'd say they were abandoned by society, weep, weep, weep.

Where is it written that I should produce something for you, take all the responsibilty, pay all the costs of production and distribution and then give it away? That would be stupid. Duh. I would have to stop on day one.

Trade and commerce has always been a part of human history. Stop dissing it and start thanking your lucky stars that the system works as well as it does.

WillF, so, you hate Microsoft, IBM and Apple and Google all those big companies, huh?

Bummer, I'm pretty grateful myself, 'cause I get to use this crazy thing called Internet cheaply and easily.

Hey, gays in America can travel. I have many gay friends and have never once heard them complain about difficulty travelling. What they DO like is to find gay-friendly places so that they don't have to check their behavior. And there are plenty of places like that, don't worry.

Now, if they decide to vacation in saudi arabia, that's a whole different matter...

Some hater above wrote: America is dumb enough...

Geez, thanks for your kind words about a WHOLE country. Next time I hear about some stupid silly thing some American Nobel prize winner has done, I'll remind myself that America has no brains.

Be careful when you decide to dismount your high horse. The fall is gonna be a long one.

vanity is still published and read by people? you're kidding, right? the mag became trash, like, years ago!

who knew it was still around.

I don't think the freaky doctor should have to pay millions for his act but I can see why the patient isn't happy. It's like the doctor was showing off for his entourage while she was undergoing a procedure. Not cool.

So glad I never wasted my time watching either of those movies. Boring.

kryponian wrote: Then again, we are talking about country music fans here -- not really known for their broadmindedness or willingness to accept new ideas.

You are incredibly dismissive of a lot of people out there.

Sounds like YOU are the one who is narrow-minded and inflexible.

Grow up, dude.

The article states: ''The true reason may have been...''.

Sooo, the United Fruit coup theory is a ''may have been'' and somehow merits being believed over the ''Soviet bloc'' reason, huh?

Why? If it's mere speculation, it doesn't deserve to be presented as more factual, surely.

As for the pill eliminating unwanted pregnancies... The pill IS widely available to girls and women as are condoms to boys and men. What is not readily available is parents who show their children and teach their children to be responsible people.