Monday - September 20, 2004
Can It Be That Finally We Will Get An Admission of Guilt?
The New York Times reports (but, hey, what with Jayson Blair can we really trust anything THEY say?) CBS may (or may not) declare today that their story about the memos regarding President Bush’s National Guard service were false.
Will they admit they are in the backpockets of the Democratic Party? Not on your life! But that they are. 
Yet CBS still says that even if they were false they were accurate. WHAT BALLS!! WHAT DISINGENUOUSNESS!! That’s like saying if a team loses the world series 4 games to 3 that they actually won because they scored more runs. Hell, for that matter, the logic at CBS helps to explain why many still feel Al Gore won the election because he got more individual votes even though President Bush won the electoral college. Or as Jay Leno points out: “ They’re like breasts in California. “Fake but accurate.”
I have a really hard time understanding people who cling to falsehoods in the hope that by repeating them someone will actually believe they turn out to be true. ASSHOLES!
Funny how as you read through this article you will see that almost everyone involved on the C-BS side refuses to comment.
While we’re on the subject, you may want to subscribe to RatherBiased.Com’s newsletter. They’ll email it to you whenever new stuff comes out about Dan Blather.
You can go here to read the latest in news about this sociopath liar and distorter of truths. Below find their latest offering, “Twenty Things CBS Won’t Apologize For”
1. Failing to use the best document experts it could find,
2. Hiring a signature expert to look at a copied document when he himself said earlier that doing such a thing was foolish,
3. Ignoring and lying about the testimony of those it did hire,
4. Failing to interview Marian Knox as well as the others listed above,
5. Not interviewing anyone directly connected with Lt. Col Killian,
6. Not informing viewers that Staudt had retired a year-and-a-half before the time he was supposedly trying to help “sugarcoat” Bush’s record,
7. Failing to inform viewers that not a single verified document signed by Killian or his fellow officers during the time period used the typographical techniques used in the CBS Memos,
8. Not mentioning Ben Barnes’s partisan background enough,
9. Not disclosing the 30-year friendship of the two Texas Democrats Barnes and Rather,
10. Failing to even know who producer Mary Mapes’s document source was before the broadcast,
11. Dishonestly impugning the motives of critics,
12. Using its news broadcasts to defend a bad report instead of examining how it could be wrong,
13. Never once featuring a single document expert on the air who doubted CBS’s claims,
14. Putting total non-experts on the air to spin the preferred “authentic” line even though CBS would not allow them to see its documents,
15. Not mentioning that Killian never kept notes and hated to type,
16. Failing to provide the public with copies of the documents as close as possible to the ones CBS obtained,
17. Not finding out if the office in which Killian worked even had a typewriter capable of duplicating most of the complex formatting used in the CBS documents (it did not),
18. Using the testimony of a vehemently anti-Bush author to prove its case and simply referring to him as an author who “wrote two books on the subject,”
19. Failing to inform viewers that its document source was someone who hated George Bush,
20. Not telling viewers that one of its key (if not the key) sources was a man known to be mentally unstable and one who has lodged false accusations against Bush for years.
on 09/20/2004 at 06:15 AM
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Quote Of The Day
“Bureaucrats write memoranda both because they appear to be busy when they are writing and because the memos, once written, immediately become proof that they were busy.”
-- Charles Peters
On This Day In History
September 20th
1519 - Magellan Sets Out Around The World
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. In command of five ships and 270 men, Magellan sailed to West Africa and then to Brazil, where he searched the South American coast for a strait that would take him to the Pacific. He searched the Rýo de la Plata, a large estuary south of Brazil, for a way through; failing, he continued south along the coast of Patagonia. At the end of March 1520, the expedition set up winter quarters at Port St. Julian. On Easter day at midnight, the Spanish captains mutinied against their Portuguese captain, but Magellan crushed the revolt, executing one of the captains and leaving another ashore when his ship left St. Julian in August. On October 21, he finally discovered the strait he had been seeking. The Strait of Magellan, as it became known, is located near the tip of South America, separating Tierra del Fuego and the continental mainland. Only three ships entered the passage; one had been wrecked and another deserted. It took 38 days to navigate the treacherous strait, and when ocean was sighted at the other end Magellan wept with joy. He was the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic. His fleet accomplished the westward crossing of the ocean in 99 days, crossing waters so strangely calm that the ocean was named “Pacific,” from the Latin word pacificus, meaning “tranquil.” By the end, the men were out of food and chewed the leather parts of their gear to keep themselves alive. On March 6, 1521, the expedition landed at the island of Guam. Ten days later, they dropped anchor at the Philippine island of Cebý--they were only about 400 miles from the Spice Islands. Magellan met with the chief of Cebý, who after converting to Christianity persuaded the Europeans to assist him in conquering a rival tribe on the neighboring island of Mactan. In fighting on April 27, Magellan was hit by a poisoned arrow and left to die by his retreating comrades. After Magellan’s death, the survivors, in two ships, sailed on to the Moluccas and loaded the hulls with spice. One ship attempted, unsuccessfully, to return across the Pacific. The other ship, the Vittoria, continued west under the command of Basque navigator Juan Sebastiýn de Elcano. The vessel sailed across the Indian Ocean, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and arrived at the Spanish port of Sanlýcar de Barrameda on September 6, 1522, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe.
1870 - Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of modern Italy, seized the Papal States from the French.
1881 - Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated.
1973 - Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.
1998 - Baltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., sat out a game, ending his consecutive game playing streak. Ripken played 2,632 consecutive games over 16 seasons.
2000 - Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there was insufficient evidence to charge President Clinton and his wife, Hillary.
2001 - President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of Congress about terrorism. He also named Tom Ridge as head of the new Office of Homeland Security.
Today’s Birthdays
Upton Sinclair, (1878–1968), American novelist and socialist
Dr. Joyce Brothers (Joyce Bauer), (1928- ), Psychologist, television personality
Sophia Loren (Sophia Scicoloni), (1934- ), Italian film actress
Thanks to The Quotations Page - The History Channel - The Biography Channel.
Sunday - September 19, 2004
Avast! The Pirate’s Code!
Avast, all ye landlubbers attempting to be like pirates today. We regular year-round pirates think ye need to put down the rum and pay attention to the Cap’n. Here be the proper code of “honor” ye has to follow in order to be a pirate. Break a rule and ye’ll find yerself marooned on a desert island, whipped personally by the Cap’n wi’ his cat o’ nine tails .. or shot fer the bilge rat ye are. Yo-ho-ho ....
The Pirate’s Code 1. Everyone shall obey orders.
2. Booty will be shared out as follows: 1 share to every ordinary seaman; 1 1/2 shares to the captain; 1 1/4 shares to the master carpenter, boatswain and gunner.
3. Anyone keeping secret of attempting to desert will be marooned. He may take only a flask of gunpowder, a bottle of water, a gun and some shot.
4. The punishment for hitting a man is 40 lashes on the bare back.
5. Anyone being lazy or failing to clean his weapons will lose his share of booty.
6. Everyone may vote on all important decisions.
7. Everyone may have a share of captured drink and fresh food.
8. Anyone found stealing from another member of crew will have his ears and nose slit open and be set ashore.
9. Gambling with cards and money is forbidden.
10. The penalty for bringing a woman aboard in disguise is death.
11. No one may leave the crew until each man has made 1,100 pounds.
12. The compensation of losing a limb is 800 silver dollars.
Sign your name in blood below, matey or walk the plank ....
______________________________________________________
I swear to abide by the Pirate’s Code.
Note: These are the actual rules set down by captains John Phillips and Bartholomew Roberts in 1724. Before sailing, each crew member had to swear they would abide by the rules of the code of conduct. Rule #8 is why so many pirates were ugly.
Dan Rather Was Born A WOMAN!!!!
Arrrr! Ye scurvy dogs! Listen up to yer Cap’n!!
This is quite the turnabout I’d consider to be fair play given Dan Blather’s refusal to come to grips with the parrot shit he’s foisted on Americans fer so long.
It starts thusly:
Newly discovered documents revealed that Dan Rather was really born a woman! The shocking discovery came after documents were discovered, signed by a doctor (now dead) and recovered from a hospital (before all its remaining records were destroyed by fire.)
on 09/19/2004 at 01:13 PM
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Pirate Booty Explained
Avast, mateys! We captured a Dutch galleon last night and found ourselves a fancy-pants bookkeeper on board. We poured a gallon o’ rum in him and got this mouthful o’ bilge from him ....
Pieces of eight was a slang term for Spanish or Mexican silver dollars (also called pesos), which had a value of 8 reales.
These dollar coins were often physically cut into eight bits, or sometimes four quarters, to make smaller change. Long tied to the lore of piracy, they were among the most widely circulating coins of the colonial period in the Americas . This was thanks, at least partially, to the vast silver deposits that were found in Mexico (for example, at Taxco and Zacatecas). As these coins were manufactured and transported back to Spain (to pay for wars and various other things) they made a tempting target for pirates. Some pirates were among the richest people in the world.
Pieces of eight circulated widely in the United States until the mid-19th century. The New York Stock Exchange didn’t end its custom of listing prices in eighths of a dollar (pieces of eight) until April of 2001 when it converted to decimal pricing.
A doubloon is A Spanish gold coin, no longer issued, varying in value at different times from over fifteen dollars to about five.
A guinea is a gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.
Well, shiver me timbers! And blow the man down! Yo-ho-ho! Here’s a picture o’ me good luck piece, a real “reales”. Arrggghhhhh!
For Ye Wenches Curvy and Salty Dogs Scurvy
Q. What’s a pirate’s favorite letter of the alphabet?
A. arrrr
Q. This pirate walks into a bar with a big ship’s wheel down his pants. The bartender says, “Excuse me, sir, but do you know you have a ship’s wheel down the front of your pants?”
A. And the pirate says..........Aaargh, it’s driving me nuts!!
Q. How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced?
A. A buccaneer
Q. What does a pirate say when he takes over Santa’s job?
A. ho ho ho and a bottle of rum
Q. What does a vegan pirate do in jail?
A. Starrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrve!
Q. What has 8 arms and 8 legs?
A. 8 Pirates!
Q. Where do Pirates hang out on the Weekend?
A. At the Barrrrrrrrrr
A pirate walks into a bar and the bartender says, “Hey, I haven’t seen you in a while. What happened, you look terrible!”
“What do you mean?” the pirate replies, “I’m fine.”
The bartender says, “But what about that wooden leg? You didn’t have that before.”
“Well,” says the pirate, “We were in a battle at sea and a cannon ball hit my leg but the surgeon fixed me up, and I’m fine, really.”
“Yeah,” says the bartender, “But what about that hook? Last time I saw you, you had both hands.”
“Well,” says the pirate, “We were in another battle and we boarded the enemy ship. I was in a sword fight and my hand was cut off but the surgeon fixed me up with this hook, and I feel great, really.”
“Oh,” says the bartender, “What about that eye patch? Last time you were in here you had both eyes.”
“Well,” says the pirate, “One day when we were at sea, some birds were flying over the ship. I looked up, and one of them shat in my eye.”
“So?” replied the bartender, “what happened? You couldn’t have lost an eye just from some bird shit!”
“Well,” says the pirate, “I really wasn’t used to the hook yet.”
Mine is Black William Rackham. Shiver me timbers!! Now, post a comment and tell us all what yers is.
If ye be wantin’ some grub, put on yer pirate cap, fix that eyepatch, strap on yer peg leg, grab yer parrot, hoist yer mainsails and steer yer land barge to a Long John Silver.
A piece of eight’ll buy ye a piece of fish!
For more pirate info, go here.
Pirate Attack in Boston
Lads, we’ve got a new ship joinin’ our fleet t’day! A round o’ grog fer all to celebrate the arrival o’ the mighty pirate ship Pirate Force One. Cap’n “Hook ‘Em Horns” Bush mans the helm after turning o’er the reins o’ his country to “Mad Dog” Cheney for the day. We tried to ask Cap’n Bush where he be bound but he jes’ laughed a hearty laugh, downed a tankard o’ rum and sailed away to the North. At last report, the dreaded Pirate Force One was seen entering Boston harbor aiming its broadsides at the ships o’ the fancy French merchantman Jacques Kerry. Cap’n Bush was heard yelling, “Avast, Kerry! Ye be goin’ to Davey Jones locker fer daring to attack me ships. Alright, lads .. let ‘im have it!”
Jacques Kerry’s flagship Le Vietnam was sunk almost immediately. First mate o’ the Frenchie’s ship, “Peg-Leg” Rather, was last seen swimming fer shore crying fer his mam. Cap’n Bush grabbed a pistol and fired one shot at Rather, knocking the parrot off his shoulder. “Har-har-har”, yelled Cap’n Bush, “take that ye bunch o’ spineless girlie men!”
Gods bodkins, now there be a REAL pirate, lads! Me hats off to him ....
Weigh Anchor and Sail For Booty!!
Don’t ye be forgettin’ our contest to pick what time BMEWS clicks over 102,000 visitors! ARRRRRRR!
Ye landlubbers be given til midnight tonite to post yer best guess.
Contest winner will get 10 guest posts on our blog plus be considered a buccaneer. Now THAT would be serious booty no number of pieces of eight could buy! (unless ye bilge rats be tryin’ to curry some special favor with th’ crew of this blog (nudge, nudge, wink! wink! Our treasure chest tis never too full!)
So avast ye seadogs! Grab yer grog and sharpen yer pencils!
(For more info, see this post.)
AHOY THERE!!!!!
ARRRRRR!! Shiver me timbers and play with me mainmast!!
Guess what today is, lads and lasses?
It’s TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!!!
OK, ye will need t’ play along today as BMEWS will be devoted strictly t’ pirate talk. Nothin’ else will be accepted. So put on yer pirate hat, grab yer parrot, run up t’ skull and crossbones, grab yer cutlasses and come out swingin’.
T’ rules be simple: if ye want t’ comment on anythin’ we write ye MUST do so while talkin’ like a pirate.
Blimey, mates, if ye be refusin’ t’ play by me rules, then a bilge rat ye be and a floggin’ll be too good for ye! Maybe a keelhaulin’d be the right fix for ye!
If ye be wantin’ to find yer post walkin’ th’ plank towards electronic electronic deletion, do so by not talkin’ like the pirate ye be seekin’ t’ be. Simple enough, eh?
Ye landlubbers’d be advised t’ visit th’ site t’ git tips or ye old salts can wing it on yer own (if ye dare!)
While there, check out th’ pirate test. and see how ye rate. A cap’n is what I be:
Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any man that stands between them and the mantle of power. You never met a man you couldn’t eviscerate. Not that mindless violence is the only avenue open to you - but why take an avenue when you have complete freeway access? You are the definitive Man of Action. You are James Bond in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. Your swash was buckled long ago and you have never been so sure of anything in your life as in your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off their head if they show any sign of taking you on or backing down. You cannot be saddled with tedious underlings, but if one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones’ locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.
So, avast, me hearties. Grab yer grub, hoist yer flaggon o’ grog, hoist the mainbrace, and begin talkin’ like t’ scurvy dog pirates ye bein yer hearts!
BONUS FOR LADS SEEKIN’ WENCHES
Bring yer pieces of eight to a local grog shop and say the followin’ to the lasses ye be findin’
-- Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?
-- Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?
-- Come on up and see me urchins.
-- Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.
-- I’d love to drop anchor in your lagoon.
-- Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?
-- How’d you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?
-- Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.
-- Well blow me down?
If all else fails, knock down a bit more grog and try this:
-- Prepare to be boarded.
Not all pirates can be old salts when it comes to lasses so if the above fails ye, try these:
-- They don’t call me Long John because my head is so big.
-- You’re drinking a Salty Dog? How’d you like to try the real thing?
-- Wanna shiver me timbers?
-- I’ve sailed the seven seas, and you’re the sleekest schooner I’ve ever sighted.
-- Brwaack! Polly want a cracker? … Oh, wait. That’s for Talk Like a PARROT Day.
-- That’s the finest pirate booty I’ve ever laid eyes on.
-- Let’s get together and haul some keel.
-- That’s some treasure chest you’ve got there.
Now fer ye lasses out there knowin’ the difference between a main mast and a jib, ye be tryin’ to find yerselves a fine buccaneer, try these fine approaches.
10. What are YOU doing here?
9. Is that a belayin’ pin in yer britches, or are ye ... (this one is never completed)
8. Come show me how ye bury yer treasure, lad!
7. So, tell me, why do they call ye, “Cap’n Feathersword?”
6. That’s quite a cutlass ye got thar, what ye need is a good scabbard!
5. Aye, I guarantee ye, I’ve had a twenty percent decrease in me “lice ratio!”
4. I’ve crushed seventeen men’s skulls between me thighs!
3. C’mon, lad, shiver me timbers!
2. RAMMING SPEED!
...and the number one Female Pirate Pick-up Line:
1. You. Pants Off. Now!
ARRRRRRRR!!
Avast, me hearties!
Do any o’ ye scurvy landlubbers know what this day be? Cap’n Vilmar will have a word wi’ ye later on the rules aboard this ship ....
Weekend Pinup
We have a new Miss America. Naturally, she is from Alabama. Miss Alabama, Deidre Downs, was chosen last night as the new Miss America 2005 in Atlantic City, NJ. Deidre is no dummy either. She is an an aspiring doctor who put off medical school to compete for the Miss America crown. Downs, who wants to be a pediatrician, will take up the cause of childhood cancer prevention during her reign as Miss America. In fact, she already has: She helped persuade the state of Alabama to offer a “Curing Childhood Cancer” car tag, the purchase of which will help fund cancer research.
Pardon me Doc while I drool all over my keyboard ....
As we say down here ... HOT DAMN, Y’ALL!
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Quote Of The Day
“Such a day, rum all out: — Our company somewhat sober: — A damned confusion amongst us! — Rogues a-plotting: — Great talk of separation — so I looked sharp for a prize: — Such a day found one with a great deal of liquor on board, so kept the company hot, damned hot; then all things went well again.”
-- Blackbeard The Pirate (1689-1718)
On This Day In History
September 19th
1900 - Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid Pull Off Their First Robbery Together
Robert Parker and Harry Longbaugh, better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, rob the First National Bank in Winnemucca, Nevada, marking the first time that the duo worked as a team. Up until this point, both men had been loosely affiliated with the Hole-in-the-Wall gang, named after a secret Colorado mountain hideout. While growing up in Utah, Robert Parker fell under the guidance of his neighbor, Mike Cassidy, who became Parker’s criminal mentor and taught him how to shoot. In the 1890s, after borrowing his neighbor’s name, Butch Cassidy robbed banks and trains throughout the West and, for a while, managed to stay one step ahead of the posses that were constantly on his tail. However, he was nabbed by a sheriff in Wyoming in 1894 and spent two years in jail for cattle rustling. Cassidy had actually come up with a more efficient way of rustling by simply extorting money from ranchers so that their steers weren’t stolen. After getting out of jail, Cassidy hooked up with the Hole-in-the-Wall crew. By all reports, he was the most levelheaded of the group. Harry Longbaugh took his name from Wyoming’s Sundance jail, where he had spent some time for horse theft. His reputation as an exceptionally fast and accurate shooter quickly spread. When the Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy met in 1900, they immediately became friends and partners. Seeking respite from the Pinkerton detectives who were hot on their trail, Sundance, Cassidy, and Etta Place, a schoolteacher with whom Sundance had become involved while hiding out in Texas, made their way to South America. Place scouted out banks in Argentina for Cassidy and Sundance, who then robbed the poorly guarded depositories. When they became too well known in Argentina, Cassidy and Sundance moved to Bolivia, where they worked honest jobs for a few years before their identities were discovered. According to most reports, the pair was ambushed by Bolivian soldiers and killed in San Vicente. Yet, rumors still persisted that Cassidy survived and lived a quiet life on a Nevada ranch until the 1920s.
1881 - President James Garfield died of a gunshot wound inflicted by a disappointed office seeker the previous July 2.
1955 - President Juan Peron of Argentina was deposed and exiled after a military coup.
1957 - The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert.
1959 - Khrushchev barred from visiting Disneyland.
1985 - The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed thousands of lives. The second earthquake hit 36 hours later.
1994 - U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
2001 - The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Today’s Birthdays
Sir William Golding, (1911–1993), English novelist
William Hesketh Lever, (1851-1925), English soap-maker (Lever Bros.), philanthropist
Thanks to The Quotations Page - The History Channel - The Biography Channel.
Play Ball!
Earlier this week, HBO premiered a new documentary entitled Nine Innings from Ground Zero. The documentary tells the story of the 2001 Yankees and the hope and optimism their run in the World Series brought back to the people of America following September 11th. Through interviews with players, fans, families, and even the President, the film recalls a difficult time that we came through together.
One segment of that documentary shows President George W. Bush throwing out the first pitch in Game Three. We would like to share a clip with you:
Nine Innings From Ground Zero.
My favorite part was when Derek Jeter came up to President Bush just before he went out to throw the opening pitch and told the President, “don’t bounce it or they’ll boo ya”. Bush didn’t bounce it and his pitch went straight across the plate. The crowd went wild. I remember. Do you?
If you would like to see the rest of this powerful film, it will air again on the following dates, times, and channels:
Saturday - September 18, 2004
Dan Rather: Insurance Salesman?
Time for Dan Rather to start selling insurance? In his 1994 book, The Camera Never Blinks Twice, Rather maintained that “a serious journalist can’t run with a story without confirmation” from at least two sources. Writing that was how he “made it through Watergate,” Rather predicted that “if I’d gone off half-cocked, if I’d gotten my facts scrambled, if I’d run with unconfirmed leads, I’d be selling insurance right now.” But maybe it depends on how he defines a story as honest. In defending Bill Clinton as an “honest man,” in 2001 Rather insisted: “I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.”
Just like the memos! They are simultaneously fake and accurate.
Hmmmmm .... which one of the three below would YOU trust? Personally, I go with the gecko. He has an honest face, eh? The duck is kinda strange and the fellow on the end .... fuggedaboutit!
Your Mission: Behind Enemy Lines
Below is an excellent mission for all of you to tackle this weekend (and you don’t even have to go to Cambodia unless you want to). Your task is to follow all of the instructions below and send John Kerry a message that we want him to clear up all doubts about his service in the Navy in Vietnam. If he has nothing to hide, that is. If you really feel inclined to help Senator Fuckface clear the air we have a copy of Form 180 right here (in Adobe PDF format) that you can forward to the Senator. OK, troops! You have your mission and your weapons. Go get ‘em. OOH-RAH!
Earlier today (Saturday) I gave a talk at a meeting of Chapter 75 (San Diego)Special Forces Association. (I will send a copy of my remarks tomorrow).
One of my major points is that the Internet has proven to be, is, and can be, a powerful tool for spreading truth and making an impact on public policy.
I have an idea to propose.
We begin with the Kerry campaign’s website. On the left (!) column under “resources” there is a button at the bottom for “contact us.” Clicking on that takes you to a screen where, on the upper right corner, is the heading “send us email,” under which is a button for “getting involved.” Clicking on that opens a page entitled “getting involved.”
On that page, there are 9 required entries: email address, confirm email address, first name, last name, state, zip code, country, select your topic (of which, as you’ll see in a moment should be “other"). Yes, for those of you who are counting, that’s only eight, not nine.
I deliberately left the ninth required entry off the above list because it is the most important: “Message.”
“What if” thousands--no, hundreds of thousands--of veterans with Internet access followed the above instructions and sent candidate Kerry a simple message?: “I demand that you sign multiple copies of Form 180, deliver them to The New York Post, The Washington Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Weekly Standard, Time Magazine, Newsweek, and Fox News.”
Oh yes, the last item on Kerry’s request for people to “get involved” is a box that can be checked: “I am a veteran.”
“What if” recipients of this email simply cuts and pastes the above quotation into Kerry’s message box?
“What if” every recipient of this email forwarded it to everyone on his or her list, with the request that they pass it on?
There are millions of veterans out there, many of whom served in Vietnam or during the Vietnam Era. If even a fraction of them send Kerry the message that he has asked for, but doubtless does not expect, we may be able to force his hand on the matter of his records.
To that end, I will inform the press about this initiative. I urge all of you with press contacts to do the same. Perhaps in a couple of weeks, some enterprising journalist will get onto the Kerry people and inquire about how many emails they have received demanding that their man sign the Form 180.
HENRY MARK HOLZER
Professor Emeritus, Brookly Law School
(-- Thanks to Renee)
Update: I just did my part. I managed to infiltrate the enemy camp, strike hard and withdraw without any casualties .... except for a scratch on my hand I received when my mouse slipped while scrolling. Where’s my freakin’ Purple Heart, dammit?
It Finally Dawned On Me
Yep, in a sudden flash of brilliance I have come to the conclusion that if C-BS, Dan Rather, and all the media types that defend them for their abominable behavior in attempting to smear President Bush were toilet paper they would be unworthy and not fit to wipe my ass!
I’d rather use poison ivy leaves than have those scumbags get so close to me.
There......I’ve gotten it off my chest. I feel better now.
on 09/18/2004 at 08:42 AM
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