you might be saying something, but all i hear is waa waa waa. there is a reason kerry isn't the president. and it was neil young, not jimi hendrix.
On 11/11/06, Denny wrote: > > On 11/11/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > blah blah blah. everyone who could get a deferment or hide from > Vietnam duty > > > did > > > > Bullshit. My father qualified for four exemptions, including college. > > My grandfather attempted to use his connections in the Arkansas and > > Lousiana state legislatures to prevent my father from going to > > Vietnam. > .... > > Hear hear! IIRC, the "everyone" William is referring to is the same > everyone > Hendrix sang about. I am not a senator's son, or somethinglike that. > > Anyone remember that movie Dragon Slayer? Heh. See, this stuff's been > 'round for as long as there have been dragons demanding virgins. > > Some people are real stand up blokes (like Gore*), and some are um... not > so stand up. Most of what I've learned about W. B. (historically) stems > from > that book "Is Our Children Learning?" (bet the same heads complaining > about > how Kerry "hates the troops", also complain G.W. Bush gets picked on, but > don't see the hypocrisy therein(to be clear, I'm a hypocrite, but I > try not to be)) > *Kerry is a real stand up dude too. He *serves* as well. > > Is there some book that might be biased the other way, and point out how > cool and saavy a businessman G.W. really was? And while I'm on the > subject, > what would be a good counterpoint to "Blood Brothers" for a perspective on > the stuff with Palestine and Israel, etc.? And triple > while-I'm-sorta-on-the > -subject- that should have read John Boyd, /by/ Robert Coran > (iirc[1])... I was > emptying out the coffee pot the other day, and it hit me, that I'd > transposed. > > Strange, how the mind works- if you ask me. > [1] I could just look it up, and know for sure I'm finally right, but > this is funner. > > Bah. Don't know why I'm asking about books. I've got more of them > waiting > in the wings than DVDs I haven't seen yet. It is nice having a list, I > reckon. > > G.W. is really low when compared to Gore or Kerry. I for the life of me, > and > with bated breath, try to see how G.W. could have possibly gotten a rep > for > caring about the troops. The dude was cutting death pay for crissakes, > and > not having qualms about sending our families to die for their country, > fighting > something as lame as "terror". WTF?!?! And about terror, we as USAers > don''t even have a clue about terrorism. My god, I see these people get > all > stirred up, and then I talk with folks who /really/ deal with this > shit day to day, > and I'm like, we don't have a clue. Not a clue. > Frankly, it was a sin to use our anger at being attacked and turn it > into > some type of agenda furthering hoopla. I personally am fine with Saddam > getting taken out (wish it had been done different), but I have a HUGE > problem with the way in which the slime in washington used* America's > slant towards emotionalizm to get what they wanted. There were a million > legal and respectable ways to go about getting what they wanted, but > they resorted to things that make me feel shameful for being associated, > even in the smallest, with 'em. Bah. Bah bah. I'm ranting up a storm. > *pure crime is involved as well, it wasn't just emotion, etc.. > > I am such a hypocrite. I know about Carnegie, and Nixon, and how to get > what I want through showing how both sides can win and all that, and yet, > here I am, pissed and saying it. Blaming a dumb-ass Administration and > a dumb-ass populace/"the media", when that won't really get us as far as > showing the light out of the stupid bag, or whatever. Fsckit. Impeach > the mo-fo, repeal all the crap law, and reform. It would be a Bad Thing > if > later on, people think "everyone" was like some so-and-so. > > I mean, our current Prez is saying if you vote for "the other party" > you're > voting for Bad Stuff. Give me a break (and not the kit-kat kind). I > don't > remember- have many of our last few prezez pulled so many stunts? > Too bad memory and emotion and whatnot are all bundled or whatever. > > Eh. What a rant. I'd point out that being against abortion but for death > penalties and getting what we want through force are conflicting beliefs, > but I don't have the heart. I'd be forced into the whole "what is life" > thing > and get into the whole "computers are getting pretty smart, what about > them" type deal, which actually is pretty fun... oh no! I just killed a > process that might have solved a vexing problem! It was alive, I tell > you! > Haven't you seen Tron? DON'T TURN OFF THE COMpUtER! > > My OODA loops bring all the "oy"s to the yard, > and they're like, > it's better than yours... > > *sigh* I'm silly ta boot. Sheesh. > I blame planetary movement. > > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:220427 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
