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by caseystrch5 July 23, 2007 10:59 PM EDT
Mr. Berman must have a point. I mean, for example, those silly, sticky public health rules on imports. I think Mr. Berman should be allowed to consume and enjoy all the produce and consumer goods from China as he likes. No do-gooder, watchdog group is needed to call attention to harmful ingredients and materials from overseas. Mr. Berman knows everything that goes into growing and making them and reads every label for its fact-containing content. Kudos Mr. Berman.
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by arfighter July 23, 2007 8:29 PM EDT
I wish his sponsors were public so that I could support them. I'll bet their board members don't want to be terrorist targets so I understand. I boycott companies that prostitute for the animal rights extremists and eco terrorists so it would be refreshing to order off the other menu, so to speak.
I wish that Morley would have stated that PeTA kills animals is a FACT, not a Burman allegation. PeTA (and H$U$) really do believe that domestic animals are better dead than bred. Burman's critics will not be happy until they bring about the loveless, meatless, petless apocalypse of human kind through starvation and pandemic disease. Vegetarianism is a dietary choice but veganism is a religious cult, possibly predicated on psychosis, rooted in self loathing.
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by arfighter July 23, 2007 7:38 PM EDT
I too wish Burman would run for president. He's one of the few people willing to take on the vegan fascist brigade, even though his critics at the animal liberation front "ALF" (funded by PeTA, AKA the Physicians Committee for Responsible medicine...) like to put bombs in peoples vehicles, blow up labs etc. (See previous 60 Minutes segment or run ALF through your search engine)Does he get paid well for being a potential terrorist target? I certainly hope so.
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by htheyden July 23, 2007 7:03 PM EDT
Kudos to Mr. Berman. It's about time that someone stood up for our liberties. There are things that should be law and others that should be recommendations. Educate, don't legislate! Rick, I support your ideas and am behind you 100%. Thanks for sepaking out and for you work.
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by lexbubjay July 23, 2007 5:48 PM EDT
I would like to know how to contact Dr Evil. I think it is awesome that someone finally has the balls to stand up for what some people believe to be true.
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by rosehippi July 23, 2007 4:46 PM EDT
special interest groups are trying to legislate life out of living.
unlike many people born after the fifties, I remember what it was like before everything was made illegal and people were expected to have good sense and morals and ethics. People were expected to make good choices and live accordingly and mostly they did.
I watch while the world changes and I am appalled by some and terrified for the future with others. I for one think the government should be smaller and the leaders should listen to of by and for the people. Peace, Rosehippi
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by goamerica July 23, 2007 3:44 PM EDT
I cheered as Rick Berman talked about Nanny America! As he said, when do we get to the point where restaurants will not be ALLOWED to serve desserts -- and that it wouldn't happen in one step, but that it could happen in 10! That's a scary thought, no matter how you look at it, but that's how these new "laws" regarding personal consumption are coming about. When you think about it, there have always been overweight people, smokers, drinkers and drug users -- these are PERSONAL choices. Our government wants to curb smoking, but not the manufacture of cigarettes! They want to curb alcohol use, but not the sale of alcohol. And the war on drugs -- at the cost of billions of dollars to us -- has been a bust as far as I can figure. So get out of my house, mr taxman, and I'll promise to always use my best judgment -- MY best judgment, not yours!
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by winovich July 23, 2007 2:35 PM EDT
Let's not criticize the masquerading "do-gooders". After all they're only looking out for us. Lobbyists are financed to create an agenda. And pay, I'm sorry donate, to have thier agenda become public opinion. For example, MADD is a great group in order to create awareness about the seriousness and affects of drunk driving. Not "define" drunk driving and donate enough money to influence politicians and law enforcement to carry out their agenda. I can sum up the politics of how issues become agenda nationwide by sharing this next experience. As an employee of a merit shop construction company the owner thought it would be a good idea to attend a state sponsored political covention. It was viewed as an opportunity to meet our representative(s). When this Ohio representative was asked what it take to get an issue on his agenda his reply was simple and direct, how much money do you have?
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by donnie900 July 23, 2007 2:10 PM EDT
My motto: "Its big to me."
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by bb05543 July 23, 2007 1:21 PM EDT
THANK YOU DR. BERMAN !! Thank you for finally stepping up to the plate to let our government (states and cities included) know that we are fed up with being told what we can do, eat, smoke, drink, drive and buy. They are going beyond our rights of freedom by dictating how we live. It's become almost impossible to find food (especially meat) that has any taste left at all, thanks to the health nuts and regulators who even mandate what can be fed to cattle so WE can be HEALTHIER ! I appreciate keeping safety a priority to avoid human sickness, but do they have to regulate our salt, sugar, fat, transfat and flavor intake ? Please leave some of those decisions up to us as intelligent human beings.
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