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...America, we take our freedoms seriously, especially those sacrosanct freedoms specified in the Bill of Rights. We do not surrender any liberty to our government easily or quickly, and the right to keep and bear arms is no exception. We hold tightly to the roots of our rugged individualism; we feel that owning a gun preserves our autonomy and our independence from government control...
...whole world watched the children come out. The lucky ones sobbed and bled and called brokenly for the parents they had left only minutes before. Most of their friends remained buried inside. The rescuers wept as they cradled them, limp and weightless; fire fighters could not bear to look down at the children in their arms. "Find out who did this," one told Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating. "All that I have found are a baby's finger and an American flag." That may turn out to be a poignant, gruesome icon. How easy it was to assume that the attack...
...suspects, distinctly Caucasian John Does 1 and 2. Immediately after the Oklahoma blast, some politicians and commentators had fingered Islamic terrorists as the most likely culprits, fueling anti-Muslim sentiment and triggering calls for tougher anti-immigration measures. The feds suggested that the Does, as McVeigh seems to bear out, were members of a right-wing citizen militia targeting government agencies housed in the Alfred P. Murrah Building. Although Oklahoma police authorities were schooled in the hate groups blooming like some deadly nightshade on the fringes of society, they had always had a hard time seeing these loose organizations...
Everyone is obliged to demand a more honest and a more civil discourse. But those who seek to lead bear the largest responsibility. Both the right and the left need to lower their voices. Bill Clinton taught an important lesson last week. While others jumped to condemn foreign terrorism, which only fueled passions, the President, almost alone, refused to rush to judgment. That defined him not only as relevant, but as a leader...
...particular 15-year old girl, he gave a stuffed Fozzy Bear doll...