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Bilderberg...some thoughts

 Note: Wrote most of this off the cuff and didn't delve too deep, jsut wanted to get these swirling thoughts out of my head!!

Have you ever heard of the Bilderberg Group, Bilderberg Conference? I had not, until my husband pointed it out to me. He suggested that although he doesn’t prescribe to the many conspiracy theories that abound, this one could be cause for concern. Other conspiracy theories we have all heard? Oh, you know, the moon landing, 9/11, Jim Morrison’s death was faked…I think those are about the most famous ones that I have actually researched and absolutely do not believe!!
The Hubby said he read that this is a group operating under the guise of creating a "One World" Government and suggested that it already was a shadow government. I balked at the idea and have not done near the research necessary to even leave a mark.  But what I took away form our conversation was that this group of people get together and try to manipulate all things to the advantages of their respective nations. Normally, I wouldn't have a problem with that- we all want the best for our people, Country and it's overall survival. But, in secret, that does kinda get under my skin. 
As our political parties have changed dramatically and we are at war, how much of this is truly impacting us, what goes on in secret? My beef is the secrecy and not necessarily tying it to a conspiratorial tree.
Well, strangely enough, I went and tried to research this “phenomenon” of secret meetings of the so-called Bilderberg Group/Conference-what ever it is called. And, I found a lot of stuff on Wikipedia, which of course begs for big fat warning signs not trust it’s content or anyone citing it for documentation purposes because one never knows who can hack the site and change it.

I also found various individual websites that discuss the secrecy of these meetings and who attends them. There are copies of documents for this and that...photos of other things(a lot of photos of Margaret Thatcher and the hearsay that the Bilderberg had her canned and put Major in her place). The implications of several places are that the people who become “members” eventually end up in high places (or very low places to equal dead, fired or ruined). Bill Clinton attended while he was governor of AK and when he was President, several of the people he associated with eventually wound up dead.

There is so much to read, I don’t know what to believe, if only who attended. Though republicans and democrats alike attend these meetings, it is said that they attend as “private citizens” and are not to held to the rule of law, meaning that no person of the US per the Logan Act may attend a secret meeting with foreign nations that is not approved by the US Government, or they are in violation of this law.(Did someone say Red Nanny?) Just his year The governor of Texas (Perry) attended Bilderberg in Turkey, and quipped about learning the secret handshake. When questioned about his attendance and the Logan Act, no answer was given and it went unchallenged. My question is WHY? Isn't anyone curious???

http://www.infowars.com/articles/nwo/bilderberg_perry_violation_of_logan_act.htm

It is my observation that if such “powerful people” are attending these meetings to include royalty and business heads of foreign lands and the meetings goings-on are not public knowledge, I would say that constitutes “secret.” Not only that, but none of these meetings is openly covered by the press…to mean that they apparently censor the writings of whomever is allowed to “cover” the meetings. A scant one or two journalists. It seems a little scary to think that attendees are heads of state and that as attendees that the conversations and/or lectures would not somehow turn to relevant issues of a particular Country’s economic, military or foreign policy. You can be relatively sure they are not there to knock back a few drinks and shoot the shitt, right? . That is simply naive. It is also naive to think that people would not give away vital information to those in positions of power if they thought it would help further any agenda or increase their own power base.

If the Bilderberg Group had power to establish that “One World” bs, I am sure it lacks the credibility it once held, largely because as the internet becomes more accessible, things are likely to surface much more quickly and they have.

For example, I am fairly certain that there are documents to be found in caches of prior attendees homes or archives if you will (Sandy Bergerlar comes to mind). But, I have only been able to find info on the internet as far back as 1991. It may be that I was in adequate. Others are not, and the info is out there somewhere. And as fast as things tend to travel via the ‘net I put a bit of stock in the idea that the more people who read, the more who question and thereby take away some of it’s power. (Bilderberg) I do not believe that one group of men and women can wield the kind of power suggested.

It has become Daniel Estulin’s sole endeavor to prove these people seek to usurp the world powers, economic stability, etc…The link I provided is a small piece of what Estulin has done and I encourage you to read and see what it makes you think. Conspiracy or not? Fear mongering or is there indeed some truth? www.danielestulin.com/?op=noticias&noticias=ver&id=340&idioma=en

In reading many of the docs out there, I did come across another group called the Trilateralist Commission. I believe both Bush 41,43, and Reagan were members. (www.trilateral.org) It seemingly is not shrouded in the same secrecy as Bilderberg, and there is decent information readily available for anyone to read.

www.cooperativeindividualism.org/aier_on_conspiracy_06.html

I continue to wonder several things.

1. If world leaders (public servants), think they are entitled to such “private affairs” then, perhaps they should not be holding the positions that serve the taxpayers of any Country, or hold public office if they see a need to operate in secrecy. (Secrecy IMO, is for conducting wars and no, the public is not entitled to the info that details the National security of the Country in which we live.)

2. If indeed public servants attend such functions and it does move into the realm of nations solving problems at the behest of one another behind the secrecy smokescreen, and a so-called “Bilderberg honor” system, do you believe the said individuals (of the US, at least ) are breaking the law, specifically the Logan Act?

3. At what point do we as citizens stand up and demand accountability for such acts? How long do we tolerate the dissonance of those who claim to have our best interests at heart?



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EXPOSED: A HITLARY MUST READ

Exposed…once and for all???

(We can’t give up hope!!)

This is going to take a lot of reading on you, the bloggers, to get through. I am only posting the links to get you there. This should really scare people to death…no pun intended. As we know there have been many deaths of people who have been associated with the Clintons and “The Machine.” The Clinton Supporters and other Dems continue to deny that there are connections between them and the deaths of these people.

And the MSM is clearly not touching any of this particular expose. Why? Because even those institutions fear the retribution of the woman who wants to be President of the United States!!! The paper trail and some video are proof of her lies and proof that she has the power to destroy even the insiders in hers and the former President’s midst. What it boils down to is that this Country has the potential to be destroyed by the Clintons and the power they and their cronies wield.

http://www.hillcap.org/pp_complaint_022504_njw.pdf Deposition by Paul Lawyers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq8aopATYyw&eurl=http://www.peterfpaul.com/ (part one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMfUajhL24I (part two)

Did any of you reading this know that there were lawsuits against the Clintons? When it was originally brought to court, A judge appointed by WJC, said it was so far removed from Hilary, it was dismissed!!! What a surprise!!! It is moving forward in California, thank God. The Clintons are a dangerous pair. This just goes to show what they are willing to do to anyone that gets in the way of their hunger for more power.

Why would anyone vote for someone so corrupt and devoid of a single shred of decency?? She caused this man to go bankrupt, put him in jail in Brazil, in order to have her suit dropped because he became a “fugitive.” Go figure. And within days of the said event, he was trashed in the newspaper and continually lied to. Which eventually lead to this lawsuit. I daresay that Peter Paul is putting his life on the line to get at the truth. Put yourself in his shoes, would you have the balls to do the same?

This was put up on You Tube on t and has had hundreds of thousands of hits and remains the #1 video as of 10/312007. Tomorrow the one hour DVD is going to be released or I believe viewable for a nominal amount of money. I encourage you to view these 13 minutes, anyway. It will leave you speechless.

http://www.peterfpaul.com/ Lots of links and other blogs out there….People are paying attention, Mr. Paul!!

Update:
Another link I found interesting, A Peggy Noonan column:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/

WHY HAS THE MSM IGNORED THIS???
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Nickelodeon and the Parental Children for Propaganda



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Yes, folks you are looking at the Nickelodeon website for a Nick News program…Rebels with a Cause. Children reporting for adults…I have been unable to view the video, but doesn’t the “WorldCan’tWait.org” banner say it all. Those are children under those masks….Need I say more? I have blocked Nick on my TV. This a h/t to Blackfive.net and ArmyWifeToddlerMom for the heads up…oh, and feel free to type in a search term of “Rebels with a Cause Nickelodeon” see what you get…Bottom line is that they think nobody is paying attention. Stop the madness!!
Are the parents even aware of what their kids are doing and if they are, SHAME!!!


You can drop a line to the folks at Nickelodeon
here
I would love for you to write a note to Viacom HERE

And PLEASE contact Hasbro here





And in case you have forgotten all those socialist communist/groups that are out to destroy our way of life and the Country…go here. I wrote this on my other blog….the Bare Nee Cessities.


http://neestake.townhall.com/g/b50a7d44-c60b-4969-a85a-eadcf463cd65

http://www.socialistworker.org/

http://www.frso.org/

http://www.socialistviewpoint.org/

http://antiwar.com/viewpoints.php check out the articles on this page

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Washington Bans Recitation of what Flag Folds Represents at ALL Nat'l Cemeteries

What Next, WHAT Next????


Well, I’ve been on a roll this week with the blog stuff, why stop now?!!! I am absolutely pisssed off!! Why? Well, somebody, a single individual, has made a complaint about the Flag-Folding ceremony at military funerals. The complaint was in regard to religion. But, before I get into that, have any veterans out there ever participated in a military funeral and folded, presented a flag? I never did. So to educate the rest of the crowd, let’s get down and dirty to learn what all the folds mean. Remember that our Country was founded on religious principles and I daresay the person who has the chutzpah to complain doesn’t understand anything about the founding. I’ll take a stab that it’s a liberal atheist hating Jew…The eleventh fold is prompted the complaint.

The sea (canton) of blue and the stars represent the states of the veterans who served and honors them. The canton field of blue dresses from left to right and is inverted when draped as a pall on a casket of a veteran who has served our country in uniform. Every military person reading this knows of Reveille and Retreat. Retreating the flag every evening, and then hoisting it at Reveille as a symbol of the soldier’s resurrection.

The first fold is a symbol of life.

The second fold is a symbol of our belief in the eternal life.

The third fold is made in honor and remembrance of the fallen veteran in defense of our Country and Peace worldwide.

The fourth fold represents our weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as well as in times of war for His divine guidance.

The fifth fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, "Our country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country, right or wrong."

The sixth fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart that we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

The seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic.

The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered in to the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day, and to honor mother, for whom it flies on Mother's Day. (Psalm 23, for you atheists)

The ninth fold is a tribute to womanhood; for it has been through their faith, love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great have been molded.

The tenth fold is a tribute to father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of our country since they were first born.

The eleventh fold, in the eyes of a Hebrew citizen, represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon, and glorifies, in their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The twelfth fold, in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost.



And, did you know the presentation of the stars after folding represents the words “In God We Trust.” It is our national motto. I did not know we had a national motto. So is that one more thing our kids won’t learn because, shitt, it has the word GOD in it!!

(My brother had a saying in High School…It’s when you think you know it all, that begins the real learning…)

That one complaint would prompt this banning this ceremony, the last debt we pay to our fallen, is despicable. And has it garnered any attention in the MSM? I don’t even know where I found the story…but the date is October 25th 2007. There are 125 National Cemeteries in 39 States. WTF??? Why are people not standing up against the establishments that make the rules. This is an outrage and completely unacceptable!

Just another example of the weak governing body we have to exclude the principles of our Founding. So effing what if the Flag-folding it not part of the US Flag Code. (US 36-10,sec174)?


WE all know the honor that should be given. And, I am reasonably sure that the families of the fallen have some say in the funeral arrangements, unless the soldier had provided specific details. Would those reading agree?

Here is a link to the article, which I did not read past the photo of the two men…I was too incensed!!

http://www.pe.com/localnews/morenovalley/stories/PE_News_Local_S_flag25.3ee2dc9.html

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Valour-IT Fundraiser

Do you have pride in the job the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen are doing to keep this Country safe? Then I urge you to please take note of this amazing fundraiser. Most of you know that I donate time, money and bloggijng support all the time. So, I ask you to read this post which I lifted from Blackfive.net(Go Army!!) It is motivational and will do some great things for the wounded vets ion need of Information Technology to communicate. Spread the word!! I am donating $100.00...and, naturally, I am a Hooah Gal. C'mon Gunny, you big leatherneck...cough it up for Valour IT!!( and it looks like the links are dead here, but you can go to the bootom and get to the link I posted.)

SPREAD THE GOOD WORD!!

This is from Blackfive's Matt Burden:

Valour-IT's online fundraising competition begins today! Let's see who can raise the most money to help reconnect our wounded warriors with the world!

WHAT: Friendly fundraising competition for Valour-IT.
WHEN: October 29th through Veterans Day, November 11th .
WHERE: Based in the blogosphere, spreading everywhere else.
WHY: Because giving wounded warriors with hand and arm injuries access to a computer supports their healing and puts them back in touch with the world.
HOW: Blogger teams will be divided along military branches, with civilians "up for grabs."

The lines are drawn by service rivalry:



Non-military bloggers should choose a branch the Army to support (they are called the Army's sister services for a reason):

Now, normally, I don't take part in the brutal gentle inter-service rivalry, especially during war.  But this is for a very important charity.  So, civilian bloggers, choose your branch.  Choose wisely...

Sign up for the Army team by enlisting at the Project Valour-IT site and click (under Army) "Join". We'll generate links, buzz, and get these heroes some Commo support!

What Valour-IT Needs From You:

  • Blog and email regularly about Valour-IT and the competition
  • Tell your friends, family and neighbors about Valour-IT
  • We'll have flyers ready soon.

So all you bloggers sign up with your choice of service and get the word out.  Donate NOW!!!



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Green-Army -Red Marines-Gray Air Force Navy wouldn't work (sorry Craw!!)

It's a tax-deductible donation and eligible for matching funds from companies who do that sort of thing (see: IRS INFO for proof for the cautious).

The snail mail address for those who'd rather donate that way (be sure to put ARMY in big letters on the check):


Soldiers' Angels
Project Valour-IT Fund -
ARMY TEAM
1792 E. Washington Blvd
Pasadena, Ca 91104

Let's be a part of something big.

http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=project-valour-it

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The indoctrination Phenomenon

Of Higher Learning


I might be way behind the 8 ball o this one, but I saw this and had to share…

Have you heard about this??? Well, we all know that our college campuses are being over-run by the aging “Age of Aquarias Gang” who never did grow up and our kids educations at institutions of higher learning are anything but a mere place for the profs to stump every damn day rather than teach. It seems that one individual has started a movement, by way of film. And by God, I cannot wait to see it. Evan Coyne Maloney’s film Indoctrinate U is about to gear up for some major screenings. I went to the website and copied this, simply because it is written better than what I could have done. The italics are my comments. Be sure to go to the video clips.

“Speech codes. Censorship. Enforced political conformity. Hostility to diversity of opinion. Sensitivity training. We usually associate such things with the worst excesses of fascism and communism, not with the American universities that nurtured the free speech movement. But American higher education bears a disturbing resemblance to the totalitarian societies that are anathema to our nation's ideal of liberty. (No shitt?) Evan Coyne Maloney's documentary film, Indoctrinate U, reveals the breathtaking institutional intolerance you won't read about in the glossy marketing brochures of Harvard, Berkeley, Michigan, Yale, and hundreds of other American colleges and universities. (And you know there isn’t much tolerance by anyone that is liberal-minded. I say ‘minded‘, instead of ‘thinker’ because I have realized my folly…they may have minds, but they do not think.)

"When we think of going to college, we think of intellectual freedom. We imagine four years of exploring ideas through energetic, ongoing, critical thinking and debate," Maloney said. "But the reality is very far from the ideal. What most of us don't know is that American college students check their First Amendment rights and individual freedom at the door." (and we know how true it is. My own child would not wear a t-shirt with an expression of We support the troops on it because she feared grade retribution).

Hailed by the New York Sun as one of "America's most promising" documentary filmmakers, Maloney has assembled a scorching indictment of higher education in America today, one that should make students, parents, trustees, lawmakers, and concerned citizens sit up and take notice. The London Telegraph has called the long-awaited feature-length film "as slick and incisive as anything by Michael Moore."( Does Mooreon even count here? He slanders and obfuscates the truth at every turn for God’s sake! Oooh, but it is the London Telegraph!)

Maloney spent two years traveling to campuses across the country, interviewing students, professors, and administrators to find out what life on campus is really like. Instead of the vibrant debate, intellectual diversity, and academic freedom we like to associate with universities, Maloney found violent protests at UC Santa Cruz and San Francisco State, persecution of student members of a conservative club at Cal Poly and the University of Tennessee, divisive racial and ethnic politics at the University of Michigan and Yale, doctrinaire teaching at Duke and Columbia, and much more. (That is no surprise to me about either university and the racial tensions just aggravated by faculty alone. They love to make any non-white a victim unless-oops, they happen to be Asian. Did I say that out loud?)

Far from functioning as bastions of serious thought and reasoned debate, Maloney found, campuses today operate as mental processing plants, doing more to tell students what to say and think than to teach them to think for themselves. ( Does he mean to say the faculty is using their classroom learning time to spout off the lies and meaningless values of the left?)

"Students are being robbed of their educations--to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars a year," Maloney said. "As it currently stands, higher education in America is a lie perpetrated on young adults at parents' and taxpayers' expense." (I believe this is what is known as the elite professorial game. They get away with it because everyone believes the name supports the education. By that I mean, using Yale as an example. Surely they hire unbiased teachers who truly care about what our students learn and by golly, they are brilliant because Yale is paying them. They have not been called on it, ever.)

A production of On the Fence Films with the support of the Moving Picture Institute, Indoctrinate U is an explosive portrait of how colleges and universities across the country routinely compel students to check their First Amendment rights at the door. Hard-hitting and humorous, Indoctrinate U makes the campus culture wars--often treated as an abstract, hopelessly partisan battle of ideas--intensely personal and unforgettably human.

At once a warning and a wake-up call, Indoctrinate U is bound to stir up controversy and to spark essential debate. As such, it has the potential to force our campuses to make changes they have long denied they need to make.” (When it comes to my town, I will take my kids and if it doesn’t, I am ordering a DVD per kid as part of the Mommy sends you to college Handbook!)

http://indoctrinate-u.com/pages/inside.html#people


Now, consider this little “trailer” if you will. It starts out with a an umbrella-carrying male…and leads up to a chat that describes the crock of shitt people are calling education. Rest assured- None of my children will get any of my money for what you hear in the link below!! When the link appears, click the window for playing
.

http://indoctrinate-u.com/pages/inside.html#strolling


The movie is called
Indoctrinate U

Don’t even think about missing it!!

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Asshattery Alert!!!


Just who the heck is Bobby Calvan??

Below you can read a laughable attempt at a journalist's "diary" of his adventures in Baghdad. The inferiority complex this guy seems not to have in all of his bloviating is nauseating. Alas, he posted this little gem somewhere on the net and Blackfive got it...The thing is, as another blogger attempted to offer some sound advice about what is put on the net, and perhaps if he were really embarrassed by what he wrote, rather than redact, which he did, or delete things, which he did, just come out and explain thyself.
Alas, he did not and deleted the entire thing. But...not before those smart other truth telling bloggers out there saved the page and the comments...

This was called "Simply Simpatico" and written by Bobby Calvan

Lima is beautiful in the spring, when it’s not too hot, I was told. Machu Pichu is a must see, too.

My visits to the Green Zone are always a joy when I pass through checkpoints manned by Peruvian troops, with whom I have established a rapport. Sure, they are sticklers for rules, but unlike Ugandan troops — who have the warmth of armed robots — the Peruvians are simply simpatico.

They are a friendly group with easy smiles. They’ll chat you up while being frisked — a pad down with benefits. They’ll engage you in conversation once they discover you speak their language.

The experience isn’t nearly the same with other multinational forces. The Ugandan troops are often terse. While not mean, their reticence often makes one feel like one of the many sheep being herded through Baghdad’s many checkpoints.

The Americans, however, are the absolute worst. I had a testy exchange Tuesday with an American soldier at an entry checkpoint into the Green Zone.

Most of my entries into the Green Zone had been by car. I was running late to cover a news conference (because one of my security folks was late for work), and we decided to take a short cut through the Green Zone, instead of driving all the way around to get to the Iraqi foreign minister’s office. We had no trouble getting in. (Read the story here.)

We parked the car, and I headed out of the Green Zone (along with one member of my security staff) to attend the news conference. Getting out is seldom ever a problem.

When the news conference was over, we headed back.

That’s when trouble started.

At the first check point, a pair of Ugandan soldiers asked for identification. We showed our military-issued badges. Unbeknownst to us, we were supposed to be carrying an additional form of ID.

He asked for a passport. I told him I didn’t have it on me. (The advice is to lock up your passport once in Baghdad and never take it out until departing.) He asked for another form of ID, and I replied that I didn’t have anything else.

The American soldier assigned by the U.S. military to oversee this particular checkpoint came over to investigate the problem.

He asked if I had a driver’s license on me. I told him I didn’t have one. He looked incredulous. Why would I need a driver’s license in Baghdad; I wouldn’t be driving, I told him.

He took offense at my response.

Then he looked at the second ID of my companion. It was a badge issued by our newspaper. He said it wouldn’t do. Besides, he asked, what is Knight Ridder?

“I never heard of it,” he said. He probably would have never heard of McClatchy, either. (We use Knight Ridder because it already had a bureau in Baghdad before the chain was bought by the McClatchy Co.)

I explained that it’s one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It owns the Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, the Kansas City Star.

“I know the Miami Herald, he said. I used to live there. But I never heard of Knight Ridder.” He began to chuckle, pronouncing the company as Knight Rider. Perhaps his chuckles stemmed from memories of the 1980s television show “Night Rider.” He then seemed to mock us.

We couldn’t call for an escort, because he wouldn’t let us switch on our cell phones. (Cell phone batteries need to be removed at most checkpoints.) If we wanted to use our cell phones, we would have to make the far walk beyond the barricades and razor wire. We would have to put ourselves in danger by standing out in the middle of downtown Baghdad where I could become a potential target. (As required, I was wearing my body armour, despite the heat.)

With nothing to lose I decided to get pushy.

I asked him how he could not possibly know that Knight Ridder was one of the country’s largest newspaper chains. I told him that we’re bigger than the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times.

“I’m from Atlanta. I only know the Journal,” he said.

“I thought you said you also knew the Miami Herald,” I retorted.

“We’re bigger than the Journal,” I replied. “You never heard of Knight Ridder?”

He didn’t want to be embarrassed. He already looked irritated. He asked me if I knew the number of the military’s media office.

“I would if you’d let me switch on my phone,” I snapped. “What’s the use of these media badges if people like you aren’t going to honor them? Is this for nothing? Why don’t you call? That’s your job, isn’t it?” I made it known that I was jotting down his name.

My security man was struggling with a smirk on his face. He knew my plan. I was going to bully my way back into the Green Zone.

The man with the gun glowered as I continued my barrage of protests. The Ugandan soldiers were oblivious to the commotion, despite the growing line behind me.

The American soldier called another soldier on his radio to ask if he had ever heard of “Knight Ridder.”

To my relief, the voice said that, yes, Knight Ridder is one of the country’s biggest newspaper companies, that it owned many of the country’s largest newspapers.

The soldier in front of us explained the situation to his colleague. The voice on the other side suggested that we be let through, that the media office would only instruct him to simply confirm if the pictures on our media badges matched the ones on our shoulders.

When you’ve got nothing to lose, I told my security officer, you do what it takes. He nodded in agreement.

I think I wanted to be sick at his abbsolute smugness,really. I have not posted the comments  because I encourage you to make your own as the reader. But I will post below how he changed the story to try and save his sorry asss. it was "edited" and posted over on B5 by a reader at 1210 am. He apparently edited it twice...but I see only one example out there.  After I get some feedback, I will post a few of the favorite comments found in the blog.


"Lima is beautiful in the spring, when it’s not too hot, I was told. Machu Pichu is a must see, too.

My visits to the Green Zone are always a joy when I pass through checkpoints manned by Peruvian troops, with whom I have established a rapport. Sure, they are sticklers for rules, but unlike Ugandan troops — who have the warmth of armed robots — the Peruvians are simply simpatico.

They are a friendly group with easy smiles. They’ll chat you up while being frisked — a pad down with benefits. They’ll engage you in conversation once they discover you speak their language.

The experience isn’t nearly the same with other multinational forces. The Ugandan troops are often terse. While not mean, their reticence often makes one feel like one of the many sheep being herded through Baghdad’s many checkpoints."


(Yes, I’m obviously new to blogging. Somtimes I share too much. The blogosphere has reacted and pointed out my folly. Yes, I can be pushy. I can also be wrong. I’v'e edited this post — and have shut down the comment feature.) Bobby Calvan

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Reflections of....

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:14 PM

I don’t know how my friend Dave is doing…I can only surmise that things are slow going and hopefully slow-growing. I have done so much research to learn about the kinds of brain tumors people can get. Astrocytoma, meningioma, mixed glioma, oligodendrogliomas. I have decided that Dave has the oli type. Only from hearing where he was operated on…and that he has none of the typical symptoms of the other tumors. I don’t really know, just using deductive reasoning.

Fifteen years ago a friend’s Mom was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma. Back then, therapies were different. Mrs. K had surgery and chemo. They graded it a four. (BAD) Mrs. K had the best attitude about it. She was willing herself to live to see her twin grandsons make it into the world. She did it. And those boys were about a month or so old and that was the end. She knew they were okay, her kids were okay and then she let go.

My thoughts have not strayed very far from Dave or his family. I check in with my Mom and hear nothing new. And if they feel helpless, how can I describe what I am feeling? It’s definitely unsettling to know that I am looking into a mirror, in essence. He is my age, we have kept ourselves fit, and reached many of the goals we set for ourselves as kids. Is there something to pin it to? Probably not. Did he ignore symptoms? Maybe. Hindsight is always 20/20...hate it!

Dave was the light, the reason and the calm in my angst-filled teen-aged relationship with my mother. There was a time that I thought his friendship was the love relationship I wanted. Told him that and hoo-boy, we had a great chat where he leveled the playing field and said we were much better friends than we would ever be at something else. I knew it was true and so the story goes. When I decided that the Army would be a good starting place for me, he wholeheartedly supported me, and we wrote letters back and forth. He was always telling me to “be a good girl, little one” and to work hard. (I wonder if he tells that to his little girl who is now 16?) He worked harder than anybody I knew. I told him and my best friend that I was leaving for the Army without anyone else knowing because I needed to do it all on my own. He understood and never chastised me for thinking that way. I relied on his level head to get me through some tough times as a “grown-up” though I was only 19, 20. He kept in touch while in college for awhile…and then I guess I got very busy and so did he. We got back in touch when we had our first babies. His wife, Lisa had written me, and we attempted to be pen-pals.

More of life…We moved as much as if we had stayed in the military. And, even though I lost touch with Dave, I never celebrated my birthday without thinking of him…honest injun! He is five days older than I am. I am sorry now, that my Keep in touch (KIT) abilities were lacking. I stayed up to date via military stuff because of friends…But I had long figured that Dave would have retired from the Guard since he joined at 17. And, now he has cancer and I do not. He is a combat veteran and I am an “era” veteran.

I ask myself why, then why not? I say what would I do in his shoes?

Well, I would say, a plan is in order. And, absolutely zero time for sympathy. (anybody know the song “Sympathy for the Devil?) Sympathy is a crutch in Nee’s book. It never gets me anywhere. Now, buck up, I say! Get over yourself!! I get over it, a lot!!

There is an upside somewhere and it isn’t up your asss!!! And through my reading, the upside is that living a decent life with cancer is possible. The rates of survival extend well beyond the dreaded “months to live mantra“ especially in brain cancer. And that is my hope for Dave. I am also afraid that he will give up. Because for his whole life, things have been according to his plan…he even came back from Iraq with all his soldiers. And, then his whole world was blown apart. It was absolutely out of his control. Is he going to let it get him, or will he dig deep to figure out that he does have all of it to control- now that he knows? If there are physical side effects will he think that it must be easier to overcome than the guys not in his unit, who have had themselves shredded by IEDs? People he is sure to have seen at some point…Will he say to himself that he is still ‘all there’ and his fight is not much bigger than his guys who have less to fight with, mentally and figuratively? Because as far as I know, Dave has both legs, arms, eyes, his mind. The sense of loss may be the same…because he has lost. But I myself would say to me that what I have lost is nothing, YET. I know this.

I know it is going to be hard. But I know I would not let the disease control me. Adversity is something to rise above and it has always made me work harder, I think. SIGH, a really huge one. I am afraid his mother is also giving up and thinking he won’t be here at Christmas! I want to scream NO!!! Please don’t go there! Dave wants to see his baby graduate from college, celebrate his 20 something anniversary…I don’t want him thinking he’ll not walk her down the isle, or see the first Grandbaby. NO,NO, NO!!! He will because he is a fighter, a planner, a winner. You can live a wonderful life, even with cancer, and treatments…you can! Will it get tiresome, to be reminded when cat scans and MRI’s are a monthly occurrence? Yep. But the benefit will be knowing that you have done all you can do in the silent awakening toward a shorter end…Right? Yes, I am trying to convince myself as well.

But what in return?

The knowledge that there is no time for all the bullshitt stuff that we let get in the way of moving forward and being our best selves. No time to take anything for granted, none.

“Live every moment, love every day, because before you know it…“ (That would be REO Speedwagon…) If I have learned anything in this life, it is never, ever give up until there’s nothing left to give. As long as I have something to give, I can and I will. (Not saying that I have never had a pity party for myself, ahem!) It’s just me, Nee, keeping the faith…It is sometimes what I do best.


UPDATE, Kinda,sorta(10:30am,10/24)

My Mutti just called and said that Dave is in treatment, and that the docs have said he probably wouldn't make it til Christmas. What  the heck is that? Why not just stamp Dave's freaking forehead "Expires on or before 12/25/07"
For Christ's sake, that isn't what I call bedside manner. How about, "Here's what we can do, let's  see what it gets us. Time is of the essence." Beats the hell outta "no mater what you do, dead by Christmas."   Which is of course, the female interpretation of what has passed the anvil....I am so furious right now, damn it!!! Fukking furious.  I have put in a call to Dave's Ma, and hope to hear exactly what is going on
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THe Economy is GREAT!!!

WOW!!  

What's this??? Why it's a statement of our "failing economy" of course!! The stock market continues to rise (in volume of trading as well )
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EDJI&t=5y 

Unemployment is holding at a low of 4.7% Nationally!!
 
By golly,look! Even though the dollar is low against the Euro, will you look what happened??? Exports have helped the trade deficit drop to it's lowest levels in 7 months!  

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071011/economy.html
Read the whole article...
I am not as good as My favorite "Econmoic God" Fletch, by jove, but I give it the old college try...
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More "reality" from the left

Another Update...


Brian McGough has his own website. (http://www.broken-skull.com/)   I attempted to have a discussion on the "I respond" column of his. It was deleted because I asked a question that I can only asssume was deemded "off topic" by the owner. I asked if he supported Brandon Freidman's statements on a talk show which basically sounded like whining to me. The fact is that Mr. McGough beleives Rush doctored the transcript (I listened to that show live.. That is exactly how it was said!!) so Media Matters has it correct, according to him. He says he was not used and that people from Rush's audience are sending him hate mail. "My readers" know where I stand. Read the quotes below of what Freidman said and tell me what your thoughts are.
Secondly, I also posted here. (https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10833835&postID=2965514505593063805 Those of you who know me, will know which one is me. This was "a challenge" for Rush Fans?!!
My aim was to be objective because essentially, it seemed to me that Mr. McGough was placing blame on Rush because his kind of support was not what "he" wanted to see. Why wasn't Rush talking about the mental health of soldiers, the PTSD, etc...Those who are anti-war and want to believe that Rush is anti-Troop are saying his verbal support is not enough. As if there is a different standard because they don't  like how he comes across. In my opinion, Rush is a great advocate and does as much as he can. He is damned if  does, damned if he doesn't. As BrianR notes: there will always be the disenchanted servicemembers. My initial thoughts are always to turn it into positive. I don't agree with McGough's interpretation of Rush's words, and nor do I agree with how Votevets is going about trying to garner support for their "mission". I truly believe that they are being used. 

If McGough wants to advocate, it shouldn't have anything to do with Rush, that is stupid. Rather put the perspective on the things he wants to change to his congressman. And, one letter isn't going to do it. In business, approach is every- thing. The veterans who are against the war are saying that people putting a Yellow Ribbon on their cars isn't acceptable. Well, who the fukk are they, I ask you? That is all some folks have to offer. Since when do they get to be the judge and jury? Does serving in a combat zone put them above the fray? XXXXX!!! That kind of BS pissses me off. I bust may tail, physically, monetarily and mentally to support the troops, the mission and victory and have three Ribbons on my car. I dare anyone of them to challenge me or what my friends do. Besides running their mouths, what are they actually doing? I want to know. (You see? Isn't it silly to try and Quantify who does what, where, when and how?) The point is that whatever support is offered should be taken, not quantified so that one group can be superior.  Man, is it jsut me being hard-headed or what?





Freidman: The problem I have with Rush Limbaugh is that he enables policy makers who have gotten our country into a lot of trouble.  We're in a lot of trouble.  I mean, we've got some serious problems with Islamic extremism globally, and we can't address those problems correctly --(How can Rush enable policy makers? He is not a lobbyist, he does not go to the Hill to testify and actually he is just a voice...If he has that much infleunce as a private citizen then how do I get some?)

HUMPHRIES:  Why?
FRIEDMAN:  -- because we're bogged down in another country's religious civil war.
(And then Humphries continues on...and listen to the gist of the statement)
HUMPHRIES:  Again, he talked about this Jesse MacBeth the day before, he talked about him on that show, the day of the show, the day after the show. He's explained himself and still you're going to continue, and you support what Harry Reid said, taking this out of context?  Come on, Brandon, that's not fair.  That's not right. I could take what you said out of context.  I mean this guy explained, and explained, and explained, and you're still spreading these lies, saying that he called a soldier a suicide bomber?  And what about Tom Harkin?  Do you think it was okay for Tom Harkin to accuse Rush Limbaugh to be on drugs?
FRIEDMAN:  Yeah, maybe it's not appropriate for the Senate floor, but it's true. (if this kid had a brain he wouold know that Rush is drug-tested all the time by the state of FL. But, naturally his hate and whining come from the fact that there is not a voice for the likes of his group that can be heard because all they do is spew hate.)




UPDATE AND WELL- DESERVED SMACKDOWN!!!!

I have not had the oppportunity to see if HalD ever gave me a link. But I must have missed what was said on Rush's site. Here is what HalD PROBABLY BASED his lousy shitt statement on, like a typical leftminded SFB. (that would be Shitt-for brains) Here is my smackdown of the asshat named Hal Donahue.~ You lied and you took advantage of Brian McGough's views of the war....I hope you are proud of yourself,you freaking loser!  IF this is how you like to use people as props to get your views across,you should be ashamed. Really ashamed. You made him look as dumb as bucket of rocks. How can you honestly think you were doing a service to this veteran?? How? You owe that kid an apology for using him, you assshole. You are lower than low. Just like all of your ilk at the huffpo and Daily Kos.

Here is HalD's puff piece: (Get your barf bucket handy)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hal-donahue/limbaugh-compares-wounded_b_67028.html
http://www.votevets.org/


Here is what Hal considers his f-ing reference point...Olberman, Scarborough, O'Donnell (whom I thought was conservative...)is it any wonder Hal the Sheeple just follows this and thinks himself educated and better than the rest of us who served and/or are civilians (oh, sorry-he calls them mercenary fighters)working to support the mission?
You're nothing but a shitt bird democratic tool and they've got you where they want you. 

Hal must have watched the these lovely guys at the ever slanted MSNBC--

RUSH: We have Joe Scarborough of MSNBC, John Roberts of CNN, Willie Geist of MSNBC, somebody else on MSNBC, and Norah O'Donnell all talking -- you know, this poor guy, Brian McGough of VoteVets.org, he's running around saying that I called him a suicide bomber yesterday on this program. And, of course, he says it, there's no questioning it, and here's the montage of the Drive-Bys reacting to it. Sit tight, Dawn. Dawn's about to explode in there. She came in today, "I am never going to watch or listen to Geraldo again after last night, and Alan Colmes." Just chill. Everything's under control here. It's going our way. Here's the montage.

SCARBOROUGH: We're going to hear for the next five days how Rush Limbaugh called this guy a suicide bomber.

ROBERTS: Rush called this guy a suicide bomber

GEIST: He used a metaphor to say he was like a suicide bomber.

OLBERMANN: Comparing that soldier to a suicide bomber.

O'DONNELL: Essentially comparing him to a suicide bomber.

RUSH: All right, anybody care what I actually said about this? Would you like to hear what I actually said? This was Tuesday on the program, and I was talking about the ad that they are running.

RUSH ARCHIVE: You know, this is such a blatant use of a valiant combat veteran, lying to him about what I said, then strapping those lies to his belt, sending him out via the media and a TV ad to walk into as many people as he can walk into. This man will always be a hero to this country with everyone. Whoever(his supposed anti-war supporters) pumped him full of these lies about what I said and embarrassed him with this ad has betrayed him. They're not hurting me. They're betraying this soldier. Now, unless he actually believes what he's saying, in which case it's just so unfortunate and sad when the truth of what I said is right out there to be learned.

Asshat Hal only used half the quote, no surprise, there.  Maybe you should apologize to Brian McGough, hey SFB?

Unless I am dumber than a bucket of rocks, the "metaphor" escaped me as I have read the quote over and over and I did not take away the comparison of HalD and "Suicide Bomber".  Read my italics below for the "take on how I read it")



Original piece

Votevets.org is one of the most negative websites I have seen in a long time. Politics are rough enough to put up with, but this site is nothing but a leftist piece pf props, probably funded by the Moveon group. It’s that bad. I got there by following a link that HalD left me for his Huffpo Tripe. I didn't believe what he wrote. So I questioned it.

 Woo-hoo! Was I surprised that he raked Rush over the coals with his spew (“Rush made a career of insulting military service from Max Cleland to Jack Murtha to Brian McGough. Limbaugh reached the point where he thinks nothing of insulting any military person who oppose.”) NOT!!
Brian McGough is an Iraqi veteran who is in a new ad put up by Votevets.org. And, somehow, despite the fact that the transcript is available, retorts to Rush in regard to the words ‘phony soldiers’ only. He makes a fool of himself, frankly. Does that mean I don’t respect his service to our Country? Nope. Just means he did not utilize all the information he could have before making himself look stupid. He states in the ad:

"Rush, the shrapnel I took to my head was real. My traumatic brain injury was real. And, my belief that we are on the wrong course in Iraq is real. Until you have the guts to call me a "phony soldier" to my face, stop telling lies about my service."

Rush must have seen the ad and states on his show:


"He discusses his service in Iraq, the wounds he suffered there, and he says to me in this ad, "Until you have the guts to call me a 'phony soldier' to my face, stop telling lies about my service." You know, this is such a blatant use of a valiant combat veteran, lying to him about what I said, then strapping those lies to his belt, sending him out via the media in a TV ad to walk into as many people as he can walk into."


Now, HalD (for delusional) called this statement horrendous! There is nothing horrendous in these words other than Rush alluding to the fact that he believes this vet is being used for their personal agenda. Every soldier knows they should never say or do anything if means they haven’t covered their asss. He did not get the whole quote!! That is as plain as it gets. And, Rush instead of calling Mcgough stupid or foolish, said his fellow vets lied to him to get him to do the ad. Now, in my opinion, that is sticking up for the Veteran and not calling him phony. Brian McGough, Rush Limbaugh did not call you phony and if you or any other persons read the transcript below, to the end, you will see the truth as it stands.

HalD also said that Rush compared McGough to a suicide bomber and I have not found any facts or quotes anywhere to back it up. I asked for them, but we'll see if I don't just get more spew. (Okay...so Rush says they're giving him the lies and he's strapping them to his belt by (believing it,) so who is the comparison for??? Vote vets.org, not Brian MCgough!!! The HalD spin is amazing!!
The facts are the facts and they cannot be changed. TCAaka censoredaka anchorbabyaka anything you can think of to get back on TH, along with mamadummydeus cherry- picked the statement and frankly, I feel the record needs to be straight...They stop their analysis of referral to Macbeth at the statement below "alot of people." Smart people read to the end. Those extreme left trolls do not get it and won't. Yet, I do feel the need to fight on.  Mega dittos!!!

The bold Italics are mine.


Here is the Tanscript in its entirety.

Another Mike. This one in Olympia, Washington. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.

CALLER: Hi, Rush. Thanks for taking my call.

RUSH: You bet.

CALLER: I have a retort to Mike in Chicago, because I am serving in the American military, in the Army. I've been serving for 14 years, very proudly.

RUSH: Thank you, sir.

CALLER: I'm one of the few that joined the Army to serve my country, I'm proud to say, not for the money or anything like that. What I would like to retort to is that, what these people don't understand, is if we pull out of Iraq right now, which is not possible because of all the stuff that's over there, it would take us at least a year to pull everything back out of Iraq, then Iraq itself would collapse and we'd have to go right back over there within a year or so.

RUSH: There's a lot more than that that they don't understand. The next guy that calls here I'm going to ask them, "What is the imperative of pulling out? What's in it for the United States to pull out?" I don't think they have an answer for that other than, "When's he going to bring the troops home? Keep the troops safe," whatever. (note he is going to ask the next caller-not referring to the troops like he does not care)

CALLER: Yeah.

RUSH: It's not possible intellectually to follow these people.

CALLER: No, it's not. And what's really funny is they never talk to real soldiers. They pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and spout to the media.

RUSH: The phony soldiers.

CALLER: Phony soldiers. If you talk to any real soldier and they're proud to serve, they want to be over in Iraq, they understand their sacrifice and they're willing to sacrifice for the country.

RUSH: They joined to be in Iraq.

CALLER: A lot of people. (join up to go to Iraq)

RUSH: You know where you're going these days, the last four years, if you sign up. The odds are you're going there or Afghanistan, or somewhere.

CALLER: Exactly, sir. My other comment, my original comment, was a retort to Jill about the fact we didn't find any weapons of mass destruction. Actually, we have found weapons of mass destruction in chemical agents that terrorists have been using against us for a while now. I've done two tours in Iraq, I just got back in June, and there are many instances of insurgents not knowing what they're using in their IEDs. They're using mustard artillery rounds, VX artillery rounds in their IEDs. Because they didn't know what they were using, they didn't do it right, and so it didn't really hurt anybody. But those munitions are over there. It's a huge desert. If they bury it somewhere, we're never going to find it.

RUSH: Well, that's a moot point for me right now.

CALLER: Right.

RUSH: The weapons of mass destruction. We gotta get beyond that. We're there. We all know they were there, and Mahmoud even admitted it in one of his speeches here talking about Saddam using the poison mustard gas or whatever it is on his own people. But that's moot. What's more important is all this is taking place now in the midst of the surge working, and all of these anti-war Democrats are getting even more hell-bent on pulling out of there, which means that success on the part of you and your colleagues over there is a great threat to them. It's frustrating and maddening, and why they must be kept in the minority. I want to thank you, Mike, for calling. I appreciate it very much. (and though about two minutes has gone by in this exchange with Mike, he continues on to discuss the phony soldiers he discussed in his morning updates)

Here is a Morning Update that we did recently, talking about fake soldiers. This is a story of who the left props up as heroes. They have their celebrities and one of them was Army Ranger Jesse Macbeth. Now, he was a "corporal." I say in quotes. Twenty-three years old. What made Jesse Macbeth a hero to the anti-war crowd wasn't his Purple Heart; it wasn't his being affiliated with post-traumatic stress disorder from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. No. What made Jesse Macbeth, Army Ranger, a hero to the left was his courage, in their view, off the battlefield, without regard to consequences. He told the world the abuses he had witnessed in Iraq, American soldiers killing unarmed civilians, hundreds of men, women, even children. In one gruesome account, translated into Arabic and spread widely across the Internet, Army Ranger Jesse Macbeth describes the horrors this way: "We would burn their bodies. We would hang their bodies from the rafters in the mosque."

Now, recently, Jesse Macbeth, poster boy for the anti-war left, had his day in court. And you know what? He was sentenced to five months in jail and three years probation for falsifying a Department of Veterans Affairs claim and his Army discharge record. He was in the Army. Jesse Macbeth was in the Army, folks, briefly. Forty-four days before he washed out of boot camp. Jesse Macbeth isn't an Army Ranger, never was. He isn't a corporal, never was. He never won the Purple Heart, and he was never in combat to witness the horrors he claimed to have seen. You probably haven't even heard about this. And, if you have, you haven't heard much about it. This doesn't fit the narrative and the template in the Drive-By Media and the Democrat Party as to who is a genuine war hero. Don't look for any retractions, by the way. Not from the anti-war left, the anti-military Drive-By Media, or the Arabic websites that spread Jesse Macbeth's lies about our troops, because the truth for the left is fiction that serves their purpose. They have to lie about such atrocities because they can't find any that fit the template of the way they see the US military. In other words, for the American anti-war left, the greatest inconvenience they face is the truth.

END TRANSCRIPT




Below are some links to more stories….

Pownetwork: Phony Veterans Try to Cash in on VA Benefits
USDOJ: Northwest Crackdown on Fake Veterans in "Operation Stolen Valor"
ABC: Video: Will House Democrats Also Castigate ABC News for This Report on "Phony Heroes" and Jesse Macbeth?
Wall Street Journal: Vietnam Lies; Democrats Would Do Better to Focus on the Future
Sweetness&Light: NY Times Caught Printing Another Phony Story
Radio Equalizer: ABC's 'Phony Vets'
Hot Air: Jesse Macbeth: I Admit It, I'm a Filthy Liar
AirForceTimes.com: Phony Veterans Try to Cash in on VA Benefits


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Operation Eagle Justice 2


Gathering of Eagles III

When I saw the Iraq Veterans with upside down flags marching by me, I was silenced. If I am not mistaken, that upside down thing means distress? I really was stunned and felt physically sick.. And the Gold Star mothers screamed nasty things at the Eagles. It was just poison.

Don’t misunderstand me. I do not know their grief, but was what they were doing really helping them to move forward? Not in my eyes. I wondered if they really understood the commitment that their fallen loved ones had taken on and fought for? I feel that no matter what your politics, when your kid decides on the military, he/she knows the risks associated with the job. It is like any other. You can lose your life at any job. Are the risks raised slightly in a war? Absolutely. But asking the question, “is this war unjust?” is redundant. Every war would be unjust except that there is usually a winner, and more times than not, it is the “good guys” (and if any left-minded thinker throws any Vietnam crap out, that is immaterial.) No two wars are the same and we have to start seeing that.

We have to have the balls as Americans to see this through, all the way. Forget what has gone before and focus on what is happening. Stop going backward and admit that things have changed instead of calling Gen. Patraeus a liar to suit what “anti-war” means.

People out at the march were screaming things about Che Gueverra…Bush is a terrorist, Petraeus is a liar…one gets the picture. Why would moms and dads who have lost children go against what their children sacrificed for? Do they want to emulate Cindy Sheehan?  Deborah Johns spoke of her son, who served with Casey Sheehan and he believed in what he died for.I know some of the soldiers truly don’t believe in the cause, but then, it would be my opinion that it’s either shitt or get off the pot for God’s sake. There are plenty who will take their place and understand the cost of freedom. We cannot keep it without a fight. And we are in the fight of our lives.literally.  I am willing to defend that and I have and I am. So are the rest of anyone that calls themselves Eagles.
That was another common screech. If someone engaged in dialogue on our lines,  the standard retort to any pro-person was to “Enlist”! I say to you that these people cannot possibly be the liberal left I know in America. These people are so full of hate, it’s scary. In every photo I took, they have their mouths open or a nasty look on their face. I held a sign that had three ribbons on it…blue, yellow, and red and it just said, “Duty, Honor, Country“. I was flipped the bird, told to enlist, called stupid, stared down. You name it. Three people attempted to have “dialogue.” The one looked like she should have been dressed in Fairy-do because she just wanted to talk and debate. I would love that, too. But you cannot f-ing reason with terrorists that want to destroy our lives and blow things , people up. Another person, who I will say really tried and failed was wearing an “Arrest Bush Shirt”. I asked her, “Do you believe terrorism exists?”

She said,” Yes“.

I said, “Who are the terrorists?”

She said, “ The New York Times just reviewed a book called Dead Certain and President Bush said that when he leaves the White House he is going to fill up his coffers. He has 20 Million dollars…” Needless to say, it took me a moment to get the question in again.

“Who are the terrorists?” And the reply,” Hold on, I am a complex thinker.”

To which, Coretta from Queens, Coast Guard Eagle alum shouted, “George Bush is my hero and the Republican Party is my party!” The girl then said something about the color of Coretta’s skin and then the fireworks were lit. Coretta, an immigrant from Antigua says,” Don’t you ever use the color of my skin to tell me anything. The democratic party uses the color of people’s skin to hold them down and call them poor. The Republican party has elevated more minority folk into places where they belong based on achievements, not the color of their skin. They will never be my party since they consider me to be ‘poor‘.” (GO CORETTA, is what I was thinking!!) America is my Country and I will fight for it.” She was so awesome!! I am sure my memory leaves a bit to be desired, but I am darn close.

I never got a straight answer to who she thought the terrorists were.

I tried and tried to be civil. But when somebody held up a poster with the supposed casualties of our soldiers and then the supposed Iraqi casualties, I lost it. I told her stats were bogus and that the number of combat deaths is much lower than what was on her poster, same for the Iraqi number. She proceeded to tell me I was a f-ed up veteran (she asked me if I served, like it mattered). Her numbers were 3751 for the US and 655,000 Iraqis. According to the real numbers 645 deaths so far are non-combat related of 3551 soldiers (the most recent I found.) and the number of actual deaths of civilians is 72K-79k+. (Nowhere near the Lancet report which was bogus, as we now know.) The other thing that enraged me,and I do mean enraged is that these people who are anti-war, "standing up" for what they believed in meant hding behind a bandana or kerchief. When I asked them why they hid their faces, I was told F-you. How can you stand for what you believe under a cloak?  I just reemed my kids out. They do not want to wear the T-shirts from MAF that say "We don't surrender to Terrorists!" They are afraid to fight with friends, or that the teachers will give them crap. I am not disappointed, I know it is their immaturity. But I did make it a point to tell them that sooner or later, they will have to learn to do just that.

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