IPAC - Defending The Public Interest Where Culture And Technology Meet, Fox/BOR, Rumsfeld and the Six Generals, gadget euphoria, the First girlfriend
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THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD FOR DONALD RUMSFELD. Now there are six (6) generals who think he should step down. Fortunately, with the cockiness, arrogance and swagger of this administration, as well as G. W. Bush's usual refusal to change his small manageable mind, Rumsfeld might just get to stay. As always, I appreciate the comedy and tragedy DR "brings to the table" and hope that Bush does not back down, like he did with the United Arab Emirates ports deal. This time I hope George Walker Bush's word means something.
I don't remember ever seeing six different generals, in what appears to be a non-coordinated attack on the S of D, speak out in such a strong way on such a political subject. These are usually the guys who continue "to do things they do," "stay the course," "defend until the end," "go down with the ship," and any other cliches I've missed.
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I'm looking forward to Fox TV and BOR's "TALKING POINTS," I.E. "SPIN" on this subject. I think I'll help them get started on their politics of personal attack.
Maybe Fox/BOR will say.....
these must be Six LIBERAL Democrats (most generals are liberal Democrats, aren't they?)
these must be six traitors
these must be six cowards
these six are part of the LIBERAL MEDIA
these six have been working with the LIBERAL MEDIA to undermine the war efforts
these six are unpatriotic and not fit for duty
these six are old and senile
these six must be Al-Qaeda sympathizers
these six must have drank from the same punch bowl at a John kerry fundraiser
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BETWEEN THE SIX GENERALS, they have fifteen (15) stars. Whenever you come across fifteen (15) stars, surely there must be a barrel load of purple hearts, bronze stars, and other awards. Surely there must be some swift boat veterans who can disspell this and attack their character! Those swiift boaters have been quiet lately as, unfortunately, their fifteen minutes of fame has expired. Time to revive some dragging careers, I suggest, and get out and BEAR WITNESS on these six malcontent subversive generals.
Major General Paul D. Eaton
General Anthony C. Zinni
Lieutenant General Gregory Newbold
Major General John Batiste
Major General John Riggs
Major General Charles H. Swannack Jr.
I hope that Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden and all Democrats will, in the words of Elmer Fudd the Hunter (not Dick Cheney the Hunter), "be veh-wee quiet," and don't ask for Rumsfeld to step down. The Democrats are in another Harriet Miers period - Democrats just need to be very quiet and let the Republicans and the military do their dirty work.
STAY DONALD STAY.
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There's an excellent new group in town - IPAC.
FROM their website:
"IPac is a nonpartisan group dedicated to preserving individual freedom through balanced information policy.
We believe that technological innovation and individual creativity are vital to the future of this country. We believe that a prosperous and democratic society depends on freedom for all individuals to pursue scientific invention and artistic expression. Unfortunately, new, more draconian copyright and patent laws threaten to stifle these freedoms and restrict public participation in science, art, and political discourse."
God bless these people - finally we have a non-non-profit that can lobby on our behalf. Of course I will always be a supporting member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org./), Public Knowledge (http://www.publicknowledge.org/) and other organizations who take freedom, privacy and gadget euphoria seriously.
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I saw my first girlfriend - we first kissed at age four after I let her in my house and helped her take off her raincoat - yesterday at Panera. WOW. Amazing. We instantly recognized each other and were thrilled to see each other. I think we had not seen each other since 1972 or perhaps for a moment in 1982. She's as nice, honest and straightforward as ever. She was one of my favorite neighhbors and the middle child in a pack of five. In my neighborhood, a family with five kids was not extraordinary as there were families of five, six, seven, eight and ten kids. (A family with only three kids was unusual.) I grew up in a great neghborhood - it's been really cool to see that all of us did well and got to lead good lives.
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Off to Harvard Square in my hometown Republik of Cambridge. My subversion genes are in need of repair/enhancement/alteration.
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