The phone lines are busy right now, but I did send an email that will only be counted, not read. It shouldn't take them too long to determine my lack of support.
Sirs:
I was always under the impression that California was made up of all kinds of people, but I didn't know it included despicable, pretentious politicians of the kind your fair city has. Your actions regarding the United States Marine Corps are reprehensible to say the least, and traitorous in the eyes of many. If it were in my power, your city would never again receive even one penny from the federal government if you enact your manifesto.
I thought cutting off your money was better than declaring martial law and letting the Marines take over, although I wouldn't be terribly bothered by that either. I think it would make for great reality TV, and just think of the money and residuals you'd get from NBC!
The United States Marines and all of our Armed Forces protect even back-stabbing quislings such as you so you can do your ignoble best. You're Americans, just not the kind I'd ever care to associate with.
With contempt,
Ben Blair
7124 Loson Road
Lowville, NY 13367
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bb,
I know from your post's you're supposed to be laying off the politics but thought you'd like to see some photo's of the code pink'os in action here they are:
http://www.zombietime.com/berkeley_marine_corps_2-1-2008/
And in the what the hell are they trying to prove here? dep't, here is a link to another code pink rally. Note: these photos are not for viewing by the weak of stomach nor should they be viewed by youngsters lest they be stricken blind. (the url says it all)
http://www.zombietime.com/hillary_sf_office_topless_protest/
Thanks for the link concerning wtf you are talking about.
I'm not sure which is worse. Protesting the war by asking marine recruiters to leave or Sen. Jim DeMint retaliating by proposing to take away funding for child nutrition programs. Marine recruiters leaving might result in someone not joining the marines and possibly being killed. Taking away nutrition funds could end up in hungry kids. Seems like a hard choice to make.
B.G. Al.
the resolution in its entirety is posted as second part of previous blog entry. Their basis for lauding the code pink disruptions is the Clinton admins. policy of "don't ask, don't tell"
Sorry Al - I should have made a reference to the previous post. I'm not sure if I'm ready for the second code pink link because it has the word topless in it, but I'll probably go there anyway.
The wry sarcasm of anon is appreciated, but if you don't have a strong military, you stand a lot better chance of a lot more people, including children, being dead - not just hungry.
So you are either afraid of a third world country invading the USA resulting in the starvation of children or you are in favor of the USA invading third world countries to prevent children from starving. Why has there not been a post about the Congo and many other third world African countries where children are starving? Should we not be invading those countries to protect the children? Explain how invading Iraq has prevented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, not to mention thousands of our soldiers. Explain exactly how invading Iraq has made us safer. Explain why the weapons inspectors were pulled from Iraq so we could invade. Explain why we've spent hundreds of billions of dollars in Iraq when there is need in this country. There is lots of splaining yet to be done.
Dear Anonymous:
I will try to answer point by point:
I'm not afraid of a third world nation invading us - if Hugo Chavez gets a lot more friends in OPEC, which will probably never happen after the King of Spain told him to shut up - then an invasion wouldn't be necessary. Neither would cyber-attacks.
As far as invading another country to prevent children from starving, I believe that's what Bill Clinton did in Mogadishu. A noble effort failed because the hands of the military were tied as to the types and amounts of weaponry they could have on site.
I wish I could explain why people don't focus on Africa. How long has Darfur been going on? The United Nations continues to prove it is either incapable or unwilling to mount an offensive. Yes they can do a good job in their peacekeeping role, but you've got to make the peace first.
I think the proper people to ask that question would be the parochial American media.
How many lives were saved by dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Estimates go over a million if we'd had to invade. You can't put a number on how many were saved from the torture and brutality of Saddam, especially when you consider that the vast majority of civilian deaths have not been caused by American soldiers. We don't strap explosives on retarded women and then blow them up.
If you're still stuck on WMD's, no amount of explanation will make a difference there, but here's a question for you: If I give you 6 months of warnings to step down because you've violated the UN accords from 1991, and I know you've used chemical weapons to kill Iranians and Kurds, wouldn't you want to dispose of the WMD's?
Mistakes have been made in Iraq, that's the nature of humanity and war. We've learned, adjusted and the ongoing surge has proved to be quite effective, which unfortunately has seemed to make little difference to those whose hatred of Bush/Cheney will always place them opposite his stance.
I don't know how we're going to do it, but we've got to get rid of this crazy notion that political differences define a person. In the end, I think George Bush will be defined by his lack of leadership ability more than anything else. That doesn't make him a bad man.
If you've read any other pieces, you know that I have not given support to any candidate, Republican or Democrat. That's because I haven't made up my mind yet, but I will warn all of my conservative friends right now - LEADERSHIP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN POLICY.
Sound stupid? Who do you think really runs Washington D.C. and the rest of the government? The politicians can get next to nothing done, which is a good thing 95% of the time. The bureaucrats of the behemoths we create can have a greater impact on your life than most politicians. The point being that a leader will unite people - focus on what it is we have in common that makes us such a great nation.
I don't know if that person exists and that worries me.
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