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- Religious hysterics, give me a break..
Mr. Rohrbough spoke with eyes wide open
from the heart.
Wake up America the emperor has no clothes - Reply to this comment
- People on the left are always claiming to be the open minded tolerance champions. However, judging by the typical reaction to Brian Rohrbough's comments, it is all too obvious how intolerant this camp is. This is not simply a matter of their disagreement with the man's opinion, but in their view ALL disenting voices must be silenced, and kept from the public. What are they so afraid of? Could it be that in reality the majority of Americans would strongly agree with Mr. Rohrbough? Free speech means just that. Free speech for all, not just those we agree with. Thank you CBS for having the guts to actually allow something other than the typical far left sound bites we have become so use to hearing from network news.
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- Those who found "free speach" to be repulsive somehow fail to hear the real message. The facts are undeniable: Our country is in a moral free fall. Period. The lack of respect for human life, corporate and individual greed, selfish power plays by elected officials, loss of focus by clergy and church leaders, absence of family values depriving children of the nurturing required in their formative years, disregard of the stupidity of drug usage and alcohol mis-use are just a few of the signs of moral degredation. What does religion have to say? No one can deny that HONEST religion that recognizes a God who requests his followers to persue a life of love and caring concern for others is the antithisis of what we have described above. Who can deny that the Amish are a demonstration of what peace and forgiving love is all about.
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- Mr. Rohrbough's comments were 100% right on, and I'm an atheist.
Anyone who would find his comments "repugnant" is clearly part of the problem.
Yet again, we get a clear example of how the left's TOLERANCE and love of DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT is a one way street. Echo their viewpoints and they are tolerant, say something differant and the hate machine springs into overdrive.
The modern left is toxic to modern democracies. - Reply to this comment
- Why can't cbs understand there is a huge conservative population in our country. We want the news reported straight forward and no sneaky questions to prompt a certain political response. This man was speaking from his heart and represents a huge population who agree with him. Your staff should repond to him like he said something wrong. Please give both political sides a fair chance. I might watch your news program and website more often.
Thank You
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- I am totally amazed as I look through the comments posted here, how totally intollerant the 'supposed' tolerant left is. I guess they are tolerant as long as it goes along with their views.
Look in the mirror before you start critisizing! - Reply to this comment
- When I come home from work, I want news backed up by commentary from experts in the field so that I can learn something new. It's that simple.
Its also NOT what I've been seeing since Schieffer left. You should bring him back. - Reply to this comment
- I appreciated Brian Rohrbough's comments. The reality of our world suddenly looks very different from the perspective of a parent who's lost a child to senseless violence. I believe that taking an honest look at where we're at and where we've come from is important.
As a leading edge baby boomer(born in 47' and working in radio since 1973), I've lived out most of my adult life watching how life has changed in America...fact is, our nation is deeply divided into two significant camps;those who believe in God and those who don't.
The difference between the two camps is signifcant. One believes in right and wrong, based on a moral code, the other has a much broader spectrum of consideration, but with a serious flaw, that being "relative values".
Relative to what? There has to be a plumb line somewhere. If you want solid construction of anything from a building to a human life, that plumb line has to be based on truth...not "your truth" and "my truth". Truth does not contradict itself...if it does, it's not truth. Popular culture's best efforts at satisfying the needs of human beings just isn't cutting it. Entertainment,internet, cell phones, clothes, sports, activites, drugs, ***, and alcohol don't make the grade.
Fact is, kids need parents to protect, provide for them, love, and nurture them....many of our kids get none of that today.
History is full of cultures that were great for a time but then fell apart. What happened?
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- Surely there were other Columbine parents who were not religious hysterics. Or other parents who have lost children in tragic circumstances. How much effort did you put into deciding whom to ask? I agree that once you asked him to speak, you were obliged to air his views. But how much thought went into asking him?
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- Thank you Katie for the Free Speech segment and for reminding all of us that America needs to be a place that is accepting of diverse thought and ideas. Now, if only the right-wing would move as far in understanding that as you "liberal media" do, so that the principles of our pluralistic democracy. I edit RH Reality Check.org, which covers reproductive health issues from abortion and contraceotion to HIV, and today posted "FAIR AND BALANCED KATIE COURIC" to remind us all that the best part about smart women anchors is the sense of fairness they bring to the news. http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2006/10/04/fair-and-balanced-couric
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