MoonOwl's Blog

I really didn't expect 'stang to respond to the quotes I posted regarding starting a long list of people to be ticked at instead of a short list full of fluff. I'd have been surprised if he had.

The quotes are hard to refute.  Here are a few regarding Troop levels  w/the link to the rest on different topics regarding the war:

"The idea that it would take several hundred thousand U.S. forces, I think, is far from the mark."
- Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 2/27/03

"I am reasonably certain that they will greet us as liberators, and that will help us keep [troop] requirements down. ... We can say with reasonable confidence that the notion of hundreds of thousands of American troops is way off the mark...wildly off the mark."
- Paul Wolfowitz, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifying before the House Budget Committee, 2/27/03

"I would be surprised if we need anything like the 200,000 figure that is sometimes discussed in the press. A much smaller force, principally special operations forces, but backed up by some regular units, should be sufficient."
- Richard Perle, Chairman of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board, 7/11/02

"I don't believe that anything like a long-term commitment of 150,000 Americans would be necessary."
- Richard Perle, speaking at a conference on "Post-Saddam Iraq" sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, 10/3/02

http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blog
s/voices.php/2008/04/20/p24878#more24878

Face it, it's easier to be ticked at a celebrity for using a poor choice of words than to be ticked at the 'politicians' that put our military into its present state.  It's easier to be ticked at a celebrity for 'disrespecting' our Troops than be ticked at the actual men who show no real respect for our military by their words & actions to date.

If anything, I expected him to respond that the quotes were bogus because of the site they are compiled on.  A simple search-engine check will show they are real quotes.  Unfortunately...  They show who we really should be mad at.  People that will never be held accountable for the decisions they've made that affect us all?

Tell me, since they got it so wrong, why would anyone listen to them when they contemplate bomb, bomb, bombing Iran?  Hello!

If y'all are picking on him for me, cease please.  We are trying to keep the slams down are we not?  It's a frustrating time to be debating politics and civility is to our benefit.  Otherwise, we are just a sold-out career politicians dream.  Focused on the fluff instead of the real problems we all face.

MoonOwl

Here's a bit:


"Feds, lab say they have no duty under Fla. law to protect public from anthrax"

"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The federal government and a private laboratory say they have no duty under Florida law to protect the public from anthrax or other lethal materials.

Their lawyers made that argument yesterday to the Florida Supreme Court. The justices will rule on that issue as part of a lawsuit over the anthrax death of a photo editor for a supermarket tabloid publisher."

http://www.wwsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8276062


MoonOwl

I came across this interesting article and thought I'd pass it on:

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Many parts of America, long considered the breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable phenomenon: food rationing.

Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also anecdotal reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks.

At a Costco Warehouse in Mountain View, Calif., yesterday, shoppers grew frustrated and occasionally uttered expletives as they searched in vain for the large sacks of rice they usually buy.

“Where’s the rice?” an engineer from Palo Alto, Calif., Yajun Liu, said. “You should be able to buy something like rice. This is ridiculous.”

The bustling store in the heart of Silicon Valley usually sells four or five varieties of rice to a clientele largely of Asian immigrants, but only about half a pallet of Indian-grown Basmati rice was left in stock. A 20-pound bag was selling for $15.99.

http://nysun.com/news/food-rationing-confronts-breadba
sket-world

MoonOwl

Is anyone out there watching John Adams on HBO?


http://www.hbo.com/films/johnadams/index.html


Apap and I thought the first two episodes were quite good and are looking forward to the rest of the series.

Check it out if you get the chance.

MoonOwl

Here's a bit:


"US President George W. Bush has said he would love to fight in Afghanistan if he was younger.

President Bush suggested fighting on the frontline was "romantic" during a video conference with US military and civilian personnel in the war-torn country.

"I must say, I'm a little envious," he said.

"If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed.

"It must be exciting for you ... in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You're really making history, and thanks.""


http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23373396-2,00.htm
l


Quick!  Give TheDecider a parachute, rifle & a bullet and let him have at some 'romance'  Why did he choose to sit-out Viet Nam?  Not romantic enough?

MoonOwl

Here's a bit:

"The Bush Administration was wrong about the benefits of the war and it was wrong about the costs of the war. The president and his advisers expected a quick, inexpensive conflict. Instead, we have a war that is costing more than anyone could have imagined.

The cost of direct US military operations - not even including long-term costs such as taking care of wounded veterans - already exceeds the cost of the 12-year war in Vietnam and is more than double the cost of the Korean War.

And, even in the best case scenario, these costs are projected to be almost ten times the cost of the first Gulf War, almost a third more than the cost of the Vietnam War, and twice that of the First World War. The only war in our history which cost more was the Second World War, when 16.3 million U.S. troops fought in a campaign lasting four years, at a total cost (in 2007 dollars, after adjusting for inflation) of about $5 trillion (that's $5 million million, or £2.5 million million)."


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/gu
est_contributors/article3419840.ece


No wonder the loud crowing from the rooftops of a "Self-Financing War!" has ceased.

MoonOwl

Enough depressing stuff.  For those of you that like to RaptorWatch, here's a link to Xcel Energy's bird cams:


http://birdcam.xcelenergy.com/kingfalcon.asp


My daughter and I have been viewing these cams for 3 or 4 years now.  MamaOwl laid her first egg yesterday!  If you click on the Daily Pix, you'll get a look.

They have a cam for the Owls, one for the Eagles, a few Falcon cams, an Osprey cam & a Kestrel cam. The Osprey & Kestrel cams aren't up yet, as it's not quite time for them to nest yet.

It's really cool to watch the babies hatch & grow.

Enjoy!
MoonOwl

Here's a bit:

"Troops arriving home from Iraq and Afghanistan have been carrying a mysterious, deadly bacteria, according to a new magazine report.

Doctors have linked the bacterium acinetobacter baumannii to at least seven deaths, as well as to loss of limbs and other severe ailments, according to the report, which found the bacterium has spread quickly since the war in Afghanistan began in the fall of 2001"

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Germs/story?id=4233448&pa
ge=1


Like our Troops and their families haven't suffered enough.

MoonOwl

Here's a bit:


"Flying at more than twice the speed of Concorde and five times the speed of sound, this hypersonic airliner is set to be the future of modern air travel.

Looking like a supersonic passenger plane from Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds, the revolutionary aircraft with a top speed of 3,400mph aims to fly between London (or Brussels) and Sydney in under five hours.

Billed as the "Son of Concorde", the commercial plane is designed to carry 300 passengers and will reach speeds of Mach 5 – five times the speed of sound."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/ne
ws.html?in_article_id=512375&in_page_id=1965&ito=1490a>


Gee, Yellowdog, your next trip to RooLand could be quite a bit quicker soon!  If they decide to actually build it.  They should! ZZZOOOOOOMMM!!!

MoonOwl

Here's a bit of this article:


GALLUP — A former Gallup FBI agent was convicted of passing on lucrative and confidential government information to inside traders in a New York courtroom Monday.

According to the federal indictment, Jeffrey Royer received private deposits and a pickup truck for providing dirt on targeted companies to a team of financial analysts.

Royer was convicted of racketeering, securities fraud, obstruction of justice and witness tampering for leaking details of FBI investigations and executives' criminal histories to San Diego stock picker Anthony Elgindy.

Elgindy was convicted of racketeering, securities fraud and extortion for his role in the scheme. He dropped his face into his hands and sobbed uncontrollably as the jury foreman read the verdict; U.S. marshals led him weeping from the courtroom.

The charges carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.


http://www.gallupindependent.com/2005/jan/012505fraud.
html


Thoughts anyone?
MoonOwl

Ron Paul. Here's a bit:

" "The presidential fields of both parties have narrowed, and the arguments about how we should move forward are now familiar. TAC believes that only one candidate has put forth a diagnosis of America’s current ills and has a vision to turn the country off its misguided course. That is Congressman Ron Paul, whom we endorse for the Republican nomination.

On the key issue of foreign policy, the differences between the other Republican contenders can be measured in microdots. All remain enthusiastic supporters of the invasion of Iraq and of maintaining a presence there for years to come. All speak as if it is America’s right and duty to station its armed forces over much of the world. All have embraced neoconservative paranoia about the “threat” posed by Iran, setting the table for another war. All, that is, except Dr. Paul.

He is the one candidate who sees how the realities of world power have shifted since the 1990s, the one who recognizes that the time of unilateral American hegemony is over—and can’t be maintained even if it was in our interest to do so. He alone understands that the ever expanding federal government is a far greater threat to American liberty than some tinpot dictator in the Caucasus. By speaking about the benefits of smaller government and limited executive power, he has introduced a generation of young Americans to a more traditional and true style of conservatism—to the movement and the country’s benefit.""


http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_02_11/feature.htmla>



Go Ron!

I came across this link and thought I'd share.  (sorry  it's CNN, FOX.  If you have an easy-to-use link like this, please feel free to post it here)


http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/


hehehehehehe..... With Fred & Rudy gone, Ron Paul has made the list. He'll be getting harder and harder to ignore as November gets closer & closer and he is still in the race cuz we supporters keep giving him $$$.

Enjoy

MoonOwl


*A No-Deletions Blog*

Check this quote out from Mike Huckabee:


"I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution," Huckabee told a Michigan audience on Monday. "But I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god. And that's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view."


http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Huckabee_Amend_Constitut
ion_to_meet_Gods_0115.html


If his quote is indeed true, he should be sidelined as a candidate.

We need to go into the 21st Century. Not try to head back to the Dark Ages and change our founding document to reflect that small-minded journey backwards.

And some people claim Ron Paul is nuts? Hello!

MoonOwl

I came across this YouTube today regarding the numbers from New Hampshire:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV6qAGigGYY


Quite interesting if you ask me.

Without voting integrity WeThePeople have no real voice. Why aren't we demanding it?  We need to do so pretty quickly!  Hand count every vote and may the best person win.

MoonOwl

Happy Monday!

Dr. Paul's Tea Party Money Bomb raised over $6 million dollars and counting yesterday.

The tallies are showing at least 25,000 first-time political contributors!

Go Ron!

Here's the link so you can watch history happen for yourselves:

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

Peace & Prosperity.  What a great message!  
MoonOwl