Saturday, October 30, 2004
Time for Reality Check
President Bush answered Bin Laden while on the the campaign trail.
Presidential Address
I'd love to see the prez use his bully pulpit at this extreme time in history. Osama Bin Laden needs to have a presidential seal placed upon his barbarian-style face, such that the imprint should be shown in deep relief, courtesy of Al Jazeera. That arrogant SOB.
The enemy has never been weaker; we'd not have had the video message from Bin Laden; it would have come via bomblink or plane crashes into major places.
Kerry Says: They're Barbarians and We Will Hunt Them Down, No Matter Where
Uhhhh. Pssst. John. Yeah, me. Over here, big boy.
That's what the Bush administration is DOING.
Oh! You meant the Republican Party!?
Cronkite (Crank-case) Says Bin Laden Tape is Rove's Dirty Deed
Hey, Karl, Baby. Dude. Sweet. Good Job. Dude.
Actually, I think we're still not through. Remember, Hillary doesn't want John Kerry to be president. Noooo. She wants to run next term. So. Here's what I think will be the October surprise.
Internal warfare breaks out soon within Kerry campaign. Clintons call in old chips; coup d 'etat occurs in party hq. Ah, they come together to rebuild so the Clinton can regain power.
It's always the power.
Thanks for the read.
Presidential Address
I'd love to see the prez use his bully pulpit at this extreme time in history. Osama Bin Laden needs to have a presidential seal placed upon his barbarian-style face, such that the imprint should be shown in deep relief, courtesy of Al Jazeera. That arrogant SOB.
The enemy has never been weaker; we'd not have had the video message from Bin Laden; it would have come via bomblink or plane crashes into major places.
Kerry Says: They're Barbarians and We Will Hunt Them Down, No Matter Where
Uhhhh. Pssst. John. Yeah, me. Over here, big boy.
That's what the Bush administration is DOING.
Oh! You meant the Republican Party!?
Cronkite (Crank-case) Says Bin Laden Tape is Rove's Dirty Deed
Hey, Karl, Baby. Dude. Sweet. Good Job. Dude.
Actually, I think we're still not through. Remember, Hillary doesn't want John Kerry to be president. Noooo. She wants to run next term. So. Here's what I think will be the October surprise.
Internal warfare breaks out soon within Kerry campaign. Clintons call in old chips; coup d 'etat occurs in party hq. Ah, they come together to rebuild so the Clinton can regain power.
It's always the power.
Thanks for the read.
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Kerry's Hail Mary
It's fourth down, the ball's on the Democrat's 25 yard line. Kerry, a rookie with only four months combat experience and disabled list occupant, drops back to pass. His receivers, Dan Rather, the NY Times, and Michael Moore stall deep into the end zone, hands held toward heaven.
Kerry Witnesses How H. and B. Clintonistas Play Another Kind of Ball
I gotta hand it to the Clinton people. Embedding the old Clinton surrogates into visible positions with the Kerry people was a great move. Nothing like doing a Hamlet-like maneuver to give yourself time. "It's a beautiful thing," says Howard Wolfson, flipping through his post graduate political science syllabus from 1992.
The play worked. Joe Lockhart, the ex-Clinton press secretary, has taken the losers in the old campaign (Cahill? Who else? They've disappeared!) down the primrose path. Kerry fell headward into the trap of "bad" intelligence. Hmmmm. Bad intelligence. Hmmmmm.
Meanwhile, the febrile Kerry insists the president is responsible for the end of the world, as we know it.
Oh, by the way. The Bill Clinton experience in Philadelphia? Very effective.
Now go lie down, Bill.
Running Commentary
I'm shifting into daily, maybe sometimes an hourly election mode. I've decided that even if people don't read my columns, there's still a captive audience within my literate family. (The illiterate ones will enjoy the pictures.) Kin and friends sure are great support.
Maybe my words will be repeated on 23rd century History Channel's special on primitive peoples of the 21st Century. How droll. I think I'm taking myself too seriously.
So, check back periodically on the Planet!
Later.
Kerry Witnesses How H. and B. Clintonistas Play Another Kind of Ball
I gotta hand it to the Clinton people. Embedding the old Clinton surrogates into visible positions with the Kerry people was a great move. Nothing like doing a Hamlet-like maneuver to give yourself time. "It's a beautiful thing," says Howard Wolfson, flipping through his post graduate political science syllabus from 1992.
The play worked. Joe Lockhart, the ex-Clinton press secretary, has taken the losers in the old campaign (Cahill? Who else? They've disappeared!) down the primrose path. Kerry fell headward into the trap of "bad" intelligence. Hmmmm. Bad intelligence. Hmmmmm.
Meanwhile, the febrile Kerry insists the president is responsible for the end of the world, as we know it.
Oh, by the way. The Bill Clinton experience in Philadelphia? Very effective.
Now go lie down, Bill.
Running Commentary
I'm shifting into daily, maybe sometimes an hourly election mode. I've decided that even if people don't read my columns, there's still a captive audience within my literate family. (The illiterate ones will enjoy the pictures.) Kin and friends sure are great support.
Maybe my words will be repeated on 23rd century History Channel's special on primitive peoples of the 21st Century. How droll. I think I'm taking myself too seriously.
So, check back periodically on the Planet!
Later.
Monday, October 25, 2004
Planet's Going Into Hibernation
I'm hanging Planet in the closet and I've put my screenwriting software in storage for the next three or four months.
Meanwhile, I hope you all have a great Winter Season (my favorite). I plan to focus on hearth and home, bake cookies, have a party or two, get out with my buds and forget the worlds of politics and screen writing.
Time for rest, good tidings and fun!
See ya in January or February. Maybe.
Thanks for the read.
Meanwhile, I hope you all have a great Winter Season (my favorite). I plan to focus on hearth and home, bake cookies, have a party or two, get out with my buds and forget the worlds of politics and screen writing.
Time for rest, good tidings and fun!
See ya in January or February. Maybe.
Thanks for the read.
Gut Check for Americans
We are looking ahead to a larger world war, increased terrorist threats on the homeland, penny ante loyalties and divisions within both parties and the 50-50 chance that a multilateralist, radical leftist-lib will become president.
What, Me Worry?
Never in my lifetime, have the sides been drawn so clearly. Now that the screaming and shouting is nearly over, we must look at the differences clearly.
If Kerry becomes president, we need to talk about this "global test" thing. Now that the U.S.S.R. is behind us, and Europe's inevitable impotence is shown by its lack of moral clarity and mission, Americans cannot capitulate to the vageries of the "urban" tribalism that continues, after centuries of it, to be the thorn in America's side.
The global test about which Mr. Kerry spoke does nothing more than attempt to neutralize the power of the U.S. The one thing we learned with Mr. Bush is he doesn't need no stinkin test. Many Americans, more than half, agree. People across the world are scared of America's power.
They should be. Witnesses of 9/11 testify to the need to rearrange our feelings about a cuddly world, run by a man whose main claim for presidential consideration is a dubious war record. I simply cannot trust a man this weak to insure the safety of me and mine.
The U.N. is Corrupt
Mr. Kerry's buddies at the U.N. are responsible for a program called Oil for Food. This scandal has Chirac's pawprints all over it. Who can justify any of France's opposition to the U.S. in Iraq? They're up to their ______ in helping Saddam.
Media Corruption
Sometimes I feel like the only person in the world who is not only outraged by France's arrogance and diplomatic stance during the pre-Iraq war months at the U.N. Old media has demonstrated they can't be relied on to tell us the truth, or even bring up events that might cause them to be neutral. Salient examples include the Dalfur report which states the intent of Saddm to rebuild wmds weren't part of the Report's story. Instead we got hyperbole that was not even a correct quote: "We were wrong," or something similar.
AIDS
President Bush did a good guy thing when he apportioned 15 billion dollars to Africa to fight the HIV epidemic. That isn't something you hear about very often. According to the old media, President Bush is not only a moron, but a mean moron. Gut check.
No Child Left Behind Works
Unfortuantely the national and states teachers unions don't think so, thus the president gets hammered for this too. Does it not stand to reason, that if you test students on a regular basis, you can draw a baseline above which progress is made?
It is not in any way meant to hurt or hinder a child. It is meant to help each student learn by holding teachers accountable for their teaching skills. We have spent 400 trillion dollars on education reform, etc. over the past 40 years.
Putin States His Right to Pre-Emption
Following the ghastly massacre of little children at Breslan, Russia, Vlad Putin has decided he will follow a similar policy of premption ala the Bush Doctrine. Smart man.
Thanks for the read.
What, Me Worry?
Never in my lifetime, have the sides been drawn so clearly. Now that the screaming and shouting is nearly over, we must look at the differences clearly.
If Kerry becomes president, we need to talk about this "global test" thing. Now that the U.S.S.R. is behind us, and Europe's inevitable impotence is shown by its lack of moral clarity and mission, Americans cannot capitulate to the vageries of the "urban" tribalism that continues, after centuries of it, to be the thorn in America's side.
The global test about which Mr. Kerry spoke does nothing more than attempt to neutralize the power of the U.S. The one thing we learned with Mr. Bush is he doesn't need no stinkin test. Many Americans, more than half, agree. People across the world are scared of America's power.
They should be. Witnesses of 9/11 testify to the need to rearrange our feelings about a cuddly world, run by a man whose main claim for presidential consideration is a dubious war record. I simply cannot trust a man this weak to insure the safety of me and mine.
The U.N. is Corrupt
Mr. Kerry's buddies at the U.N. are responsible for a program called Oil for Food. This scandal has Chirac's pawprints all over it. Who can justify any of France's opposition to the U.S. in Iraq? They're up to their ______ in helping Saddam.
Media Corruption
Sometimes I feel like the only person in the world who is not only outraged by France's arrogance and diplomatic stance during the pre-Iraq war months at the U.N. Old media has demonstrated they can't be relied on to tell us the truth, or even bring up events that might cause them to be neutral. Salient examples include the Dalfur report which states the intent of Saddm to rebuild wmds weren't part of the Report's story. Instead we got hyperbole that was not even a correct quote: "We were wrong," or something similar.
AIDS
President Bush did a good guy thing when he apportioned 15 billion dollars to Africa to fight the HIV epidemic. That isn't something you hear about very often. According to the old media, President Bush is not only a moron, but a mean moron. Gut check.
No Child Left Behind Works
Unfortuantely the national and states teachers unions don't think so, thus the president gets hammered for this too. Does it not stand to reason, that if you test students on a regular basis, you can draw a baseline above which progress is made?
It is not in any way meant to hurt or hinder a child. It is meant to help each student learn by holding teachers accountable for their teaching skills. We have spent 400 trillion dollars on education reform, etc. over the past 40 years.
Putin States His Right to Pre-Emption
Following the ghastly massacre of little children at Breslan, Russia, Vlad Putin has decided he will follow a similar policy of premption ala the Bush Doctrine. Smart man.
Thanks for the read.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
The Wounds Are Deep
A war mongering bitch is just that. Go fight it yourself. And yes we are fighting for oil. We need tohave two countries. One for you and the other for the rest of us. Don't bother me again. Anonymous
Actually, the comment above was the second I received on the same day sent by the same person. Those comments and my remarks are beneath in "Let's Fight Vietnam Again, Part Two."
If I Put it Out, I Gotta Take It
I took a chance when I added unsolicited names to my address list. I realized there would be people who would openly disagree and tell me so. Or they just didn't want to have me in their email box. That's fine.
When a very good friend and neighbor politely took his name off my list, I was surprised. But, again, that's okay. I respected his privacy and sensibilities. But...
This reader's response sure stung! I'm taking it like a big girl, though.
Campaign Seasons are too Long
We need to trim these interminable presidential campaigns to three or four months. The 21st Century doesn't utilize horseback and ships to send the news. Moreover, I believe it puts the nation into the kind of turmoil that is harmful in the long run. It's like the Hatfields and the McCoys, arguments that go on for centuries. Like the ones in the Middle East.
Do we really want two Americas, as the reader said? If we keep this strife up nonstop, we may need two Americas.
Thoughts about Everyday Things
Can someone tell me why CNN is the only newscast available in airports and train stations? Isn't CNN, noted for its left bias, using PUBLIC airwaves to proselitize in the name of the Democrat Party to a captive audience?
What's the difference between this and the "Stolen Honor" controversy? Get CNN out of the depots!
While we're on the subject of subliminal and overt conditioning, let's talk about the choice of major newspapers to place "Doonesbury" along the top of the front page of the Sunday comics. It belongs on the editorial page.
Why do we put up with this?
Thanks for the read.
Actually, the comment above was the second I received on the same day sent by the same person. Those comments and my remarks are beneath in "Let's Fight Vietnam Again, Part Two."
If I Put it Out, I Gotta Take It
I took a chance when I added unsolicited names to my address list. I realized there would be people who would openly disagree and tell me so. Or they just didn't want to have me in their email box. That's fine.
When a very good friend and neighbor politely took his name off my list, I was surprised. But, again, that's okay. I respected his privacy and sensibilities. But...
This reader's response sure stung! I'm taking it like a big girl, though.
Campaign Seasons are too Long
We need to trim these interminable presidential campaigns to three or four months. The 21st Century doesn't utilize horseback and ships to send the news. Moreover, I believe it puts the nation into the kind of turmoil that is harmful in the long run. It's like the Hatfields and the McCoys, arguments that go on for centuries. Like the ones in the Middle East.
Do we really want two Americas, as the reader said? If we keep this strife up nonstop, we may need two Americas.
Thoughts about Everyday Things
Can someone tell me why CNN is the only newscast available in airports and train stations? Isn't CNN, noted for its left bias, using PUBLIC airwaves to proselitize in the name of the Democrat Party to a captive audience?
What's the difference between this and the "Stolen Honor" controversy? Get CNN out of the depots!
While we're on the subject of subliminal and overt conditioning, let's talk about the choice of major newspapers to place "Doonesbury" along the top of the front page of the Sunday comics. It belongs on the editorial page.
Why do we put up with this?
Thanks for the read.
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Let's Fight Vietnam Again, Part Two
You can support the military without supporting the war. Anonymous
"Oh, no, my dear," as my Vietnam Vet friend said one day to a young woman at as she regaled us with the newfound worldly wisdom of a twenty-year old prophet. "such a thing is impossible."
It Started With JFK
We young Republicans had a problem with public relations. Back then. We were the stable children, usually of Republican or Independent voters, that carried on the family culture. Others were struggling lower-to-middle class first generation college grads who left the third world ideals of their origins and moved into the power classes. How refreshing.
We were taxpayers, earners, parents, caretakers of our parents, and as the "late" Marilyn Quayle iterated, "we weren't out protesting wars." Or something like that. Like I said, we had a pr problem.
Damned Debates
Let's face it. Getting the make up right for Richard Nixon was impossible. He was the most unphotogenic man, with an awkward carriage, literal perceptions of humor, and the kid who just didn't fit it. Nevertheless, he was a policy ace, knew Communism better than Lenin, and made huge advances including the EPA. By the way, many conservatives at the time, thought environmental issues were silly. Thank God for funerals.
Anyway, the Republicans' opposition was JFK, excuse me, St. JFK; and my choice is Richard Nixon? A person had to be very self-possessed to be a young Republican.
Second Point
Then, as luck had it, the Vietnam War mucked up politics. Lyndon Johnson couldn't fight the all-out war he wanted (the press was KILLING him), there were millions of protestors in the streets and the public was sick of everything. When Nixon won, everyone hoped for a win in Vietnam, but finally admitted, practicably, there was no support for anything short of an "honorable" exit.
A siege mentality took over the White House. I remember wondering why this man could not engage the press without his bitter personality. I realized, of course, he was who he was. Regardless. I secretly detested him.
Okay. I voted for him. I'd support him. Nevermind, I thought that Kissinger's protracted champagne days in Paris were running a bit long. He said peace with honor. I figured that in civilizations people must sacrifice if anything meant anything. Sadly, it was our POWs who truly sacrificed.
I continued to wear the POW bracelet, John McCain's, for another few years. I threw it out when John was released. For those of you who don't know, a veteran's group asked people to wear these ugly bracelets with the prisoner's name on it until he was released. I was honored.
Back to this pr problem. There were two distinct groups of young twenties then. Some, like me, were called "White Glove Girls." I was one of those who wore gorgeous leather gloves that...oh, you'd love it...my wrist bone just so. Yeah. I was that. I looked like Doris Day.
Two years later, the mores hit the fan, and voila. We have a completely out-of-control bunch of people who believe they know how to do life better than anyone else.
Time marches on, they do stupid things and Nixon pulls his stunts.
Then. I Changed
The anti-war movement was unrelenting. Every other specious cultural or social justice argument was thrown into the same pile of gripes. All we Republicans could do was wear a bag over our heads, or leave the party.
I chose to leave the party.
Deja Vu
I'm afraid that these volatile politics will bring forth a reactionary and slim majority that will fail to secure our nation from terrorism, foreign and domestic, and that a President Kerry will succumb to the reality that was Chamberlain's.
Vietnam All Over Again?
Vietnam was about France's usual failure among its colonies. We picked up the slack, thanks to JFK, LBJ and the folks who thought the U.S.'s self interest was paramount, given the applicaiton of the Domino Theory.
I happen to believe that as well. A lot of people did. The current redux of protestors love to talk about how the war turned out as they predicted.
The war actually turned out as I predicted. At the fall of Saigon, thousands and thousands of people from the south risked everything to leave, or hide, some just died. Most were suddenly under the thumb of a big- time Communist, the protege of Chairman Mao, Ho Chi Min.
Cambodia's Kymer Rouge had their killing fields, and the Domino Theory checked out. The lesson wasn't a new one.
I'll Fight, This Time I'll Win
Our war now is one of self-preservation. Never can we step away from the goal of removing states who support and harbor terrorists. If the antiwar people can't face that fact, many of whom are simply misinformed or in denial, we will simple continue the tired, endless back and forth that the enemy can't get enough of. Sure hope we wise up.
Thanks for the read.
"Oh, no, my dear," as my Vietnam Vet friend said one day to a young woman at as she regaled us with the newfound worldly wisdom of a twenty-year old prophet. "such a thing is impossible."
It Started With JFK
We young Republicans had a problem with public relations. Back then. We were the stable children, usually of Republican or Independent voters, that carried on the family culture. Others were struggling lower-to-middle class first generation college grads who left the third world ideals of their origins and moved into the power classes. How refreshing.
We were taxpayers, earners, parents, caretakers of our parents, and as the "late" Marilyn Quayle iterated, "we weren't out protesting wars." Or something like that. Like I said, we had a pr problem.
Damned Debates
Let's face it. Getting the make up right for Richard Nixon was impossible. He was the most unphotogenic man, with an awkward carriage, literal perceptions of humor, and the kid who just didn't fit it. Nevertheless, he was a policy ace, knew Communism better than Lenin, and made huge advances including the EPA. By the way, many conservatives at the time, thought environmental issues were silly. Thank God for funerals.
Anyway, the Republicans' opposition was JFK, excuse me, St. JFK; and my choice is Richard Nixon? A person had to be very self-possessed to be a young Republican.
Second Point
Then, as luck had it, the Vietnam War mucked up politics. Lyndon Johnson couldn't fight the all-out war he wanted (the press was KILLING him), there were millions of protestors in the streets and the public was sick of everything. When Nixon won, everyone hoped for a win in Vietnam, but finally admitted, practicably, there was no support for anything short of an "honorable" exit.
A siege mentality took over the White House. I remember wondering why this man could not engage the press without his bitter personality. I realized, of course, he was who he was. Regardless. I secretly detested him.
Okay. I voted for him. I'd support him. Nevermind, I thought that Kissinger's protracted champagne days in Paris were running a bit long. He said peace with honor. I figured that in civilizations people must sacrifice if anything meant anything. Sadly, it was our POWs who truly sacrificed.
I continued to wear the POW bracelet, John McCain's, for another few years. I threw it out when John was released. For those of you who don't know, a veteran's group asked people to wear these ugly bracelets with the prisoner's name on it until he was released. I was honored.
Back to this pr problem. There were two distinct groups of young twenties then. Some, like me, were called "White Glove Girls." I was one of those who wore gorgeous leather gloves that...oh, you'd love it...my wrist bone just so. Yeah. I was that. I looked like Doris Day.
Two years later, the mores hit the fan, and voila. We have a completely out-of-control bunch of people who believe they know how to do life better than anyone else.
Time marches on, they do stupid things and Nixon pulls his stunts.
Then. I Changed
The anti-war movement was unrelenting. Every other specious cultural or social justice argument was thrown into the same pile of gripes. All we Republicans could do was wear a bag over our heads, or leave the party.
I chose to leave the party.
Deja Vu
I'm afraid that these volatile politics will bring forth a reactionary and slim majority that will fail to secure our nation from terrorism, foreign and domestic, and that a President Kerry will succumb to the reality that was Chamberlain's.
Vietnam All Over Again?
Vietnam was about France's usual failure among its colonies. We picked up the slack, thanks to JFK, LBJ and the folks who thought the U.S.'s self interest was paramount, given the applicaiton of the Domino Theory.
I happen to believe that as well. A lot of people did. The current redux of protestors love to talk about how the war turned out as they predicted.
The war actually turned out as I predicted. At the fall of Saigon, thousands and thousands of people from the south risked everything to leave, or hide, some just died. Most were suddenly under the thumb of a big- time Communist, the protege of Chairman Mao, Ho Chi Min.
Cambodia's Kymer Rouge had their killing fields, and the Domino Theory checked out. The lesson wasn't a new one.
I'll Fight, This Time I'll Win
Our war now is one of self-preservation. Never can we step away from the goal of removing states who support and harbor terrorists. If the antiwar people can't face that fact, many of whom are simply misinformed or in denial, we will simple continue the tired, endless back and forth that the enemy can't get enough of. Sure hope we wise up.
Thanks for the read.
The Anti-War Movement's Heartlessness
I've found myself reliving those awful years when my brother and friends of mine were in Vietnam. It reminds me of the time I wore a POW's bracelet for longer than I should have, thanks to people like John Kerry.
Let's Fight Vietnam Again, Shall We?
Noteworthy is the attitude today posed by John Kerry's surrogates with respect to Kerry's antiwar activities. Their strident defense of their behavior reminds me of why I felt so angry those years. These selfish, self-important and heartless protestors refuse to acknowledge that visits from Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden to the Hanoi Hilton were wrong. Moreover, they consider their actions patriotic, to hell with POWs. Just to hell with em.
If you are wondering why this election is so disheartening, and if you are young, I urge you to understand that this is just as it was. The arguments are exactly the same. What's more telling is the antiwar people include the same ones who made our lives miserable with their ridiculous ranting and raving. They have not grown up.
We had one of them in the White House already--Bill Clinton.
By the way, the difference is the War in Iraq is the War on Terror. That's never been out of my mind.
Beg, Borrow or Buy "Stolen Honor"
I ordered the tape from www.stolenhonor.com . I hope all of you look for it. You'll see for yourself the kind of cold, calculating, ego-driven rhetoric that prolonged the war. You can watch it online.
The surrealness of this campaign season contributes to our own fear, probably of the unknown. I pray Bush lets go the real dogs of war, so this doesn't continue. If he doesn't let the military handle this, he may get himself into another Vietnam.
Thanks for the read.
Let's Fight Vietnam Again, Shall We?
Noteworthy is the attitude today posed by John Kerry's surrogates with respect to Kerry's antiwar activities. Their strident defense of their behavior reminds me of why I felt so angry those years. These selfish, self-important and heartless protestors refuse to acknowledge that visits from Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden to the Hanoi Hilton were wrong. Moreover, they consider their actions patriotic, to hell with POWs. Just to hell with em.
If you are wondering why this election is so disheartening, and if you are young, I urge you to understand that this is just as it was. The arguments are exactly the same. What's more telling is the antiwar people include the same ones who made our lives miserable with their ridiculous ranting and raving. They have not grown up.
We had one of them in the White House already--Bill Clinton.
By the way, the difference is the War in Iraq is the War on Terror. That's never been out of my mind.
Beg, Borrow or Buy "Stolen Honor"
I ordered the tape from www.stolenhonor.com . I hope all of you look for it. You'll see for yourself the kind of cold, calculating, ego-driven rhetoric that prolonged the war. You can watch it online.
The surrealness of this campaign season contributes to our own fear, probably of the unknown. I pray Bush lets go the real dogs of war, so this doesn't continue. If he doesn't let the military handle this, he may get himself into another Vietnam.
Thanks for the read.
Thursday, October 07, 2004
An Interview With Me (You Lucky People, You)
Here are the questions most people ask other thoughtful people--followed with my answers.
If not now, when would the best time be to fight the war in Iraq?
Never. It would be too late.
If not there, where?
In the United States of America. In our cities.
Why Iraq?
Because Iraq presented a perfect opportunity to establish a democratic, albeit fragile system which can contain Iran and Syria. Protecting Israel is a huge component to this policy.
Will there be a draft?
Who knows? From the military reports I've studied the consensus states the modern military's ability to use smaller forces is the new reality. We don't want our military to become a welfare to work program. Highly specialized personnel enhance morale and esprit de corps. We need to let the military do what it does.
Did the invasion of Iraq cause an increase in terrorist numbers?
Of course. That's the point. Get the terrorists into Iraq, kill them there, not here.
Why is it important we stay the course?
Because if we do not, we become the most obvious and vulnerable target. Islamists, the proper name for free-floating Muslim terrorists from everywhere, smell weakness the way they smell blood. If Kerry is elected, all the insurgents need to do is wait.
What if John Kerry is elected president?
I can't contemplate such a catastrophe. I just have to pray the American voter figures this out and remembers the terrorists want to KILL us. Period. John Kerry can't protect me; he's too weak. His idea of capitulation to "summits" makes me know I'll need to gather my family and move to New Zealand or Chile. I'm not kidding. I'm dead serious.
In what other areas is the country in trouble if Kerry wins?
Everything about John Kerry is wrong. He is the most liberal of any politician, maybe since Carter, to be in contention for the top spot. Whether he is talking national health care, which would finally break the medical profession's back, or his terrible ideas about taxation, gun control, many other areas, his election would completely reconstruct American life.
What's all this about Haliburton and Dick Cheney?
Haliburton, for whom Dick Cheney worked years ago, has been given no bid contracts to rebuild Iraq. The appearance of impropriety, as usual, drew criticism. Regardless, Cheney doesn't appear to have been enriched. I think it's naive to think there are not connections amongst government contractors and public officials. It goes with the territory.
Haliburton had the ready experience and personnel to get to Iraq and Afghanistan quickly. It is not a crime to hire someone with the best knowledge and capability to make people's lives better during wartime. Give me a break.
When will Dan Rather take responsibility for his overeager slander against the President?
Never. He has to lie. It's part of that ethos, typical of the powerful elite, whose means always justify the ends. Being a Democrat is never having to say you're sorry, remember.
What do leftists want, anyway?
The country to be theirs for social engineering, utopian expression, secularism that prohibits faith cultures' ability to thrive freely, without interference. With that power comes the ideal that the individual must sacrifice for the greater good. No thanks.
Is Kerry really a leftist?
What do you think? Look at his record and life. I'll try to refrain from saying, "Duh!"
Why has this war been handled so badly?
Yeah, it reminds me of the way the Battle of the Bulge was bungled. Then there was that fiasco at Omaha Beach. God, how the hell they could lose so many at Anzio is beyond me.
Even FDR, who was criticized by antiwar, isolationist people in America before Pearl Harbor. (I've learned to respect President Roosevelt's position prior to the war; it presents a story similar to President Bush's.)
Do I think Kerry will win?
Not if the Clintons have anything to say about it. Their lend lease program of old Clintonistas is a sabotage operation, if I ever saw one.
Senator Clinton will not wait until 2012 to be president. Count on it.
In other words, I'm counting on the Clintons to save us from a Kerry presidency. Go figure.
Thanks for the read.
If not now, when would the best time be to fight the war in Iraq?
Never. It would be too late.
If not there, where?
In the United States of America. In our cities.
Why Iraq?
Because Iraq presented a perfect opportunity to establish a democratic, albeit fragile system which can contain Iran and Syria. Protecting Israel is a huge component to this policy.
Will there be a draft?
Who knows? From the military reports I've studied the consensus states the modern military's ability to use smaller forces is the new reality. We don't want our military to become a welfare to work program. Highly specialized personnel enhance morale and esprit de corps. We need to let the military do what it does.
Did the invasion of Iraq cause an increase in terrorist numbers?
Of course. That's the point. Get the terrorists into Iraq, kill them there, not here.
Why is it important we stay the course?
Because if we do not, we become the most obvious and vulnerable target. Islamists, the proper name for free-floating Muslim terrorists from everywhere, smell weakness the way they smell blood. If Kerry is elected, all the insurgents need to do is wait.
What if John Kerry is elected president?
I can't contemplate such a catastrophe. I just have to pray the American voter figures this out and remembers the terrorists want to KILL us. Period. John Kerry can't protect me; he's too weak. His idea of capitulation to "summits" makes me know I'll need to gather my family and move to New Zealand or Chile. I'm not kidding. I'm dead serious.
In what other areas is the country in trouble if Kerry wins?
Everything about John Kerry is wrong. He is the most liberal of any politician, maybe since Carter, to be in contention for the top spot. Whether he is talking national health care, which would finally break the medical profession's back, or his terrible ideas about taxation, gun control, many other areas, his election would completely reconstruct American life.
What's all this about Haliburton and Dick Cheney?
Haliburton, for whom Dick Cheney worked years ago, has been given no bid contracts to rebuild Iraq. The appearance of impropriety, as usual, drew criticism. Regardless, Cheney doesn't appear to have been enriched. I think it's naive to think there are not connections amongst government contractors and public officials. It goes with the territory.
Haliburton had the ready experience and personnel to get to Iraq and Afghanistan quickly. It is not a crime to hire someone with the best knowledge and capability to make people's lives better during wartime. Give me a break.
When will Dan Rather take responsibility for his overeager slander against the President?
Never. He has to lie. It's part of that ethos, typical of the powerful elite, whose means always justify the ends. Being a Democrat is never having to say you're sorry, remember.
What do leftists want, anyway?
The country to be theirs for social engineering, utopian expression, secularism that prohibits faith cultures' ability to thrive freely, without interference. With that power comes the ideal that the individual must sacrifice for the greater good. No thanks.
Is Kerry really a leftist?
What do you think? Look at his record and life. I'll try to refrain from saying, "Duh!"
Why has this war been handled so badly?
Yeah, it reminds me of the way the Battle of the Bulge was bungled. Then there was that fiasco at Omaha Beach. God, how the hell they could lose so many at Anzio is beyond me.
Even FDR, who was criticized by antiwar, isolationist people in America before Pearl Harbor. (I've learned to respect President Roosevelt's position prior to the war; it presents a story similar to President Bush's.)
Do I think Kerry will win?
Not if the Clintons have anything to say about it. Their lend lease program of old Clintonistas is a sabotage operation, if I ever saw one.
Senator Clinton will not wait until 2012 to be president. Count on it.
In other words, I'm counting on the Clintons to save us from a Kerry presidency. Go figure.
Thanks for the read.
Saturday, October 02, 2004
In the Belly of the Beast
Here I am, smack dab in the middle of Beverly Hills, a place that defies credulity as it continues its merry way toward nihlism. Poor, out of touch dears.
Liberty Film Festival
The opening events today were splendid. Turn out is quite impressive, both of press and crowds. The house was brought down twice by the screenings of "In the Face of Evil" and "Celsius 41.11." So buoyed by the messages of both films, the audience demanded to know how they get into theaters before the election. Most of us thought they were so powerful they could very well help the president and reverse some of Michael Moore's crockumentary.
Typically, it takes far more than 28 days (number of days left till the election) to put together screening deals. But the major problem is lack of money.
Citizens United, www.citizensunited.org, would gladly take donations. Meanwhile, maybe some Soros counterpart will step up with a mill or two.
The Republican Jew
Two shorts were shown before the big films I mention above. The first, "Greg Wolfe: Republican Jew," had the audience howling, guffawing, absolutely knocked out by the film's humor suggesting that the tiniest minorty in America is Republican Jews. Simply, Greg thought he should be given special status. Great fun.
Secondly, a Ben Affleck lookalike interviewed different people outside the NY bookstore where Mr. Clinton signed copies of his book. "The Clinton Legacy" interviews five or six individuals who had been standing in line, some for six or eight hours. Of course, any person who would stand in line to get Bill Clinton's autograph is bound to be material for humor.
Day Two
Tomorrow has another day of excellent film making. More tomorrow.
Thnks for the read.
Liberty Film Festival
The opening events today were splendid. Turn out is quite impressive, both of press and crowds. The house was brought down twice by the screenings of "In the Face of Evil" and "Celsius 41.11." So buoyed by the messages of both films, the audience demanded to know how they get into theaters before the election. Most of us thought they were so powerful they could very well help the president and reverse some of Michael Moore's crockumentary.
Typically, it takes far more than 28 days (number of days left till the election) to put together screening deals. But the major problem is lack of money.
Citizens United, www.citizensunited.org, would gladly take donations. Meanwhile, maybe some Soros counterpart will step up with a mill or two.
The Republican Jew
Two shorts were shown before the big films I mention above. The first, "Greg Wolfe: Republican Jew," had the audience howling, guffawing, absolutely knocked out by the film's humor suggesting that the tiniest minorty in America is Republican Jews. Simply, Greg thought he should be given special status. Great fun.
Secondly, a Ben Affleck lookalike interviewed different people outside the NY bookstore where Mr. Clinton signed copies of his book. "The Clinton Legacy" interviews five or six individuals who had been standing in line, some for six or eight hours. Of course, any person who would stand in line to get Bill Clinton's autograph is bound to be material for humor.
Day Two
Tomorrow has another day of excellent film making. More tomorrow.
Thnks for the read.
