Amos Kendall, speaking to the then-President, Andrew Jackson, dissuading him from backing the annexation of Texas:
The time will come when Mexico will be overrun by our Anglo-Saxon race, nor do I look upon it as a result to be at all deplored. I believe it would lead to the amelioration and improvement of Mexico herself; but as guardians of the peace and interests of the United States we are not permitted to go to war through philanthropy or a design to conquer other nations for their own good.
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spot wrote: I have a pertinent quote, if anyone wants it...
Amos Kendall, speaking to the then-President, Andrew Jackson, dissuading him from backing the annexation of Texas:
The time will come when Mexico will be overrun by our Anglo-Saxon race, nor do I look upon it as a result to be at all deplored. I believe it would lead to the amelioration and improvement of Mexico herself; but as guardians of the peace and interests of the United States we are not permitted to go to war through philanthropy or a design to conquer other nations for their own good.
Now there is a bit of irony ideed..
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zinkyusa;438038 wrote: Now there is a bit of irony ideed..Today, according to my diary, is a key decision day in the US. I would urge the board's American adults to get to their polling station today and support the Republican ticket. A hung US administration - in the sense of Congressional opposition to the White House - is the last thing the world needs at the moment.
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spot;452116 wrote: Today, according to my diary, is a key decision day in the US. I would urge the board's American adults to get to their polling station today and support the Republican ticket. A hung US administration - in the sense of Congressional opposition to the White House - is the last thing the world needs at the moment.
You should stick with commenting on your own elections. You know nothing of America or Americans..
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Scrat;452300 wrote: Don't you mean Democrats?For all the reasons you subsequently added, no I don't. Why let these bastards off the hook and give them an excuse when things inevitably disintegrate?
zinkyusa wrote: You know nothing of America or AmericansHow about you find us a quiz and I'll take you head to head?
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spot;452310 wrote: For all the reasons you subsequently added, no I don't. Why let these bastards off the hook and give them an excuse when things inevitably disintegrate?
How about you find us a quiz and I'll take you head to head?
What a child you are..
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Scrat;452935 wrote: Okay. It makes sense for both sides for the same reason.Here's one BBC correspondent's take on yesterday's voting...The television advertisements I've been watching have almost all been negative. The overwhelming impression is that hundreds of criminals, rapscallions and ne'er do wells are currently on the loose on the streets of the United States all seeking election for the opposing political party. The Democratic campaign seems to boil down to one phrase: "We're not George Bush." And the Republican campaign is similarly taut: "We're not George Bush either."That's Gavin Esler on the BBC Reporters' Blog at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/
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spot;452981 wrote: Here's one BBC correspondent's take on yesterday's voting...The television advertisements I've been watching have almost all been negative. The overwhelming impression is that hundreds of criminals, rapscallions and ne'er do wells are currently on the loose on the streets of the United States all seeking election for the opposing political party. The Democratic campaign seems to boil down to one phrase: "We're not George Bush." And the Republican campaign is similarly taut: "We're not George Bush either."