Hagel (R-Ne) says U.S. will need moral purpose in a connected world

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1216&u_sid=2329254

Published Sunday | February 11, 2007
Hagel says U.S. will need moral purpose in a connected world
BY JAKE THOMPSON
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU


WASHINGTON - Faced with complicated global challenges, America must earn the trust of the world's next generation - not by flexing military might but with moral purpose, Nebraska's Sen. Chuck Hagel said Saturday.

America's security challenges - including threats of terrorism, pandemic health dangers, budget deficits and the energy supply - requires it to build a new relationship with a new international generation, Hagel told an audience of more than 500 at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Va.

That generation is huge; 2.4 billion people alive today are younger than 20 years old.



Sen. Chuck Hagel

Beyond numbers, the human condition always drives world events, Hagel said.

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[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. There's the word "moral" again, this time from the RubberStampingest Rep in the Senate.

Voted with Bush more than any of his 49 colleagues and now preaches morality. MKJ

[DeepModem Mom]

2. Wow! That sounds like an extraordinary speech! Thanks for posting, Steve. nt

[kurth]

3. Yeah, define "moral"

Undoubtedly "moral" here means GOP morals.

[SpiralHawk]

4. "Moral purpose." Hmmm? Is he talking about Jeff Gannon again?

Then he better ask George AWOL Bush, what moral purpose he had in allowing
a male prostitute to visit his White House over 200 times.*

* According to the official Secret Service records. Look it up.

Or then again, maybe he is referring to the Moral Purpose of Republicon Evangelical Deviant Ted Haggard?

[Zorra]

5. Moral? Isn't this the guy that stole an election after he sold his State

(Nebraska) his own company's evoting machines which they used in the election that miraculously landed him in office, even though his opponent was like 10 points ahead of him in the polls?

Another corrupt snake oil selling republican.

[In Truth We Trust]

6. DING DING DING .. Yep that kind of Hagel repuke morality.

[Strelnikov_]

7. I agree with Hagel on this

That's why I'm backing Obama.

[HereSince1628]

8. This is a basic tenet of radical fundamentalism, I wonder

if He read Leo Stauss or if he was contaminated? If so by the NeoCons or by the Xristo-fascists? Would that make any difference?

[Dover]

9. Way too late for any pretension of morality....WAY too late.

This country's leadership has absolutely no domestic or foreign moral authority.

[ryanmuegge]

10. Ahh, let the religious right pandering code words begin.

This talking point was probably tested by focus groups of religious people to see how warm and fuzzy it made them feel. Can't alienate that demographic!

[DavidDvorkin]

11. We've always had a moral purpose

It's a collection of principles embodied in, among other documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

What's lacking is adherence to those principles, as oppose to lip service to them.

[sutz12]

12. Well said, Dave. Well said. nt