Isn't this true of every company that hires contractors? Oh, sorry, the only one *I* ever worked for got absorbed INTO this behemoth HP. DEC was one of the best companies I ever had the pleasure of contracting for.... oh well, MCI was until Bernie Ebbers came along. DEC even moved me from one project to the next along with my contract! It's so sad to see that they ended up a part of the HP crap. All those great boxes and OS's *gone*. *sigh*
Jho - currently working on phasing out AlphaServers for IBM p590s.:\
I'm glad you resist replying to trolls, for one I am not.
How is the right to keep and bear arms to protect yourself NOT a human right? Would you tell Cro-Magnon to put down the club against a bear? No!!! How about against another man with a sword trying to kill his children? No, you wouldn't do that! I fail to see how basic defense of life and property cannot be considered a human right.
The right to speech, prayer, press, and gathering are all protected by our Constitution. Please tell me where else in the world you can say that you want to kill the Premier, and you won't get put in jail? (Technically, here, you should be too, but they let that slide unless they can prove that you really were gonna do it)
We may not have a monopoly on freedom, and no one does. But I do think that we have ALWAYS done the utmost to uphold it and protect it in every nation in this world. To include wherever you live now. My guess is either India or Europe.... either way, if we hadn't chosen to go ahead and intervene in WWI and WWII, you'd be speaking Hauf Deutsch right now!
And no one else can say that. NO ONE! We saved the world, not once, but THRICE!!!! And we're working on the FOURTH one. So whether or not our democracy is better (it's all completely subjective), we are CERTAINLY the leaders when it comes to protecting and promoting it. And I don't see anyone else in the world trying to do that.
I don't see anyone trying to protect the Chinese from their totalitarian government. I don't see anyone calling Pakistan on their BS... or as hard as the IAEA tries, even Iran. I don't see anyone intervening in all the attrocities being committed in Africa. At least the US is trying for fscks sake!!!
Just to prove my point - all of the countries that we have aided and/or rescued or provided any kind of support for in the past 100 years have donated or offered whatever kind of help that they could tender. To include Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Lithuania. If we were so screwed up and hated around the world... would Holocaust survivors from 60 years ago turn over their last 1,000 Euros to help American Citizens victimized by Hurricane Katrina? Ask yourself those questions, and if we really are that Naive.
Pocket Constitution? WTF is wrong with you Americans? Stop treating your 1) Constitution 2) Founding Fathers as gods. They are man-made, erodable, and not so superior to everything and everyone else if you just care to take a look.
They were Gods...they were the foremost thinkers of their time. For instance... would you be able to sit here and read this if Ben Franklin hadn't been a Founding Father? I don't care where you are in the world... you haven't NOT been touched by the works of the United States Founding Fathers in some way. Our revolution begat the French Revolution - ending the horror that was the National Razor. Or maybe we should bring it back?? *shudder*
And as for treating our Constitution like 'Gods'.... why don't you check out some of the review that John Roberts is going through to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (of the United States)? His entire LIFE is going to hinge on how he interprets, how he applies, and how he believes the Constitution of same said United States. Every person who holds a political office, serves in any branch of our military, including the Reserves, must swear an OATH to uphold, protect and DEFEND same said Constitution.
The United States Constitution IS the rules and laws that govern this land. That is why it must be upheld, defended and protected at all costs, to include the life and limb of America's great citizens, no matter their generation.
Please do take a look over these two documents, and tell me what is manmade and erodable about a person's indellible right to be free?
And then, I want you to tell me who else on this planet guarantees such freedoms in their government. Very very very few. For all you liberal democrat weinies, this is a good refresher to remind you of just WHO AND WHAT was sacrificed to make sure you can speak you mind today. NEVER FORGET THAT!
Jho
-- who's ancestors carried the Declaration of Independence from New York to Philadelphia and back and forth for review, signing, and ultimately introduction.
Um, yeah... Utah is pretty barren. But Yellowstone National Park borders Montana and Wyoming... NOT Utah. Unless it's a very small corner, I guess it's possible. But no, the Yellowstone Super-caldera is primarily in Wyoming. And yet, Cheney hasn't found a way for Halliburton to profit from it!!
Ya know what though? For proper writers, it's fairly easy to discern and communicate. For top posting, all you have to do is either requote the question asked, or restate the question in a full answer, not just a single line response. But I think that Exchange has indeed screwed up the business email world with the fire and forget BS. And the whole saving emails everywhere except where they should be. *feh* But unfortunately, there's little better out there for enterprise use. Like Notes is a contender...
Hear Hear!!! This is the first sense I've seen posted on here in forever. I tried to talk sense into people, but it don't work. People are so blind only to what they want to see, who they want to blame. Check out the survivor stories. They KNOW how badly mismanaged their parish and state were... and have been calling for their ousts for years. And WHO has run that state for the last 30 years? Democrats. Oh, and to hear them say it... Black ones. So everyone bitching about race.... look to the BLACK leaders of New Orleans that stood by for 30 years and did jack shit.
Ok, but where has the blame been for the last 1 years that they've known this was gonna happen? It all starts at the ground level y0. Or, rather... as you say... Shit happens. Shit also rolls downhill. So there you go.
I hate to say it... but damn, this all should have been addressed at the state level over the past several years, and this was fully preventable. The mere fact that THERE WAS NO PLAN at the local level. Holy crap! There was a full blown Evac planned for the entire downtown of San Diego on 9/11/01... I was party to it.. I was there. But damn, nothing like that even looked organized in NOLA, but I wouldn't expect it.
The one thing that I gotta say is that NOLA is/was has been known for years and years has worn on the fabric of the city and dinged it just a bit. Just a few years ago, they were ranked among the most corrupt police forces in the country, and the murder capital of the Nation. Um, something smells. And everyone knows the politicians have been sour for years too.
I'm just saying that the blame shouldn't be laid just anywhere right now... we have to pull together, or we're not gonna make it through this. But there should be a full investigation, and it should start with the one shouting the loudest. I see that mayor on TV, and I'm all for him callin' for help... but I wanna know what side of the fence he'll be on when the investigators finish up.
Jho
Like I said, you're just bitter, jealous, and sad. It was a fucking JOKE that you got so bent out of shape about. And look at you. How sad. Maybe if you came out of your little pity party, you could do something better for yourself than working at a "tiny community hospital". You contradict yourself by saying you're not honorable, but that you work so hard for so little. Get a grip, get a life, and when you rise above belittling women to make yourself feel better, maybe you'll actually succeed in your career. Until then, blow it out your ass. Cuz no one wants to deal with people like you.
And no, I'm not spoiled. I have worked for, earned, and fought for every little ounce of everything I have, including RESPECT. Something you obviously know nothing about. But I HAVE worked long and hard for 15 years for everything I have, from NOTHING... nada, zip, zero. Not EVEN A CHANGE OF CLOTHES. But sure, if it makes you feel like a man to tear up someone who's rebuilt her whole life to be warm, successful, and happy. GO FOR IT! If you want to rip up someone who spends her life supporting a war veteran left disabled by Sadaam's AAA flack... you just go with your bad self. You're a waste of bits.
Jho
I *am* someone who can demand just about anything I want, and get it. You have no clue what I am doing for my country, what I have done for my country, nor what my husband, my fathers, and my grandfathers have BLED for this country, and my freedom. FYI - I did try to pick up and go to Iraq. Two small problems - I'm Female, and I have a birth defect. But does that mean that I didn't try? NO!! Does it mean that I didn't spend my whole life trying to get into the military and military universities??? NO!!!!!!! I was accepted, then turned down from the AFA due to my birth defect - then no one else would let me join. So you can go fuck yourself. I was grateful enough to serve my country there and publish a book for building rockets to launch satelittes... six months of heaven. And it was something that I could never have done. I've rebuilt the data center at NORAD... I've run fiber at DIA. So tell me what I don't do for my country again?
And before you even go there, may you know that I'm doing the most that I can do for my beloved country and Southland right now by being here at work and doing my job.... because it is getting people back on their feet that have lost so much. Processing FEMA and insurance claims for over 2 million homeless... yeah, that's not helping my countrymen.
You are a pig, sir... you really are. Have some compassion in your fellow man. And be careful who you talk to like this... it might just come back to haunt you.
No problem! I do have it, at home... work doesn't allow it, so drop me an email - jhohannavh@gmail.com.:) Just cuz we may have differing opinions, doesn't mean we can't be friends!:D
Hope this finds you peaceful and well,
Jho
Do you remember the "program manager" and the "file manager"?
*giggle* Ya know, one of my co-workers at my new job... she still has her program groups in XP all set up Win3.1 style. I believe until XP you could still use File Manager. *sigh* I still use Regedit instead of Regedt32 because it's so much better. My how things change. Sometimes I really miss Win2.0.
Great JOB!!!! And good LUCK! I'm proud of you!!:D I learned the lesson of the sweetspot salad... that's what my husband calls it, though he's glad not to have to eat it... when I was so ill, I couldn't have anything that was fermented, cultured, or sugar-laden. No yeast products... nothing. I ate sugar-free jello and carne asada burritos without the good stuff, including the tortilla. I lost 30 pounds in 2 months. It was pretty scary. But I'm so proud that you are at least TRYING to be healthy.:) Get that down, THEN maybe start on the smoking. One thing at a time, young Jedi!:)
Hrm... well, I think the sentiment is rather reversed. You really should open your mind a bit. Seriously.
And yeah, I have seen the 'hidden' pictures, the ones taken by soldiers in Iraq, Baghdad, Mosul, Fallujah. If you could only see the truth. But you don't care to look.
It's rather obvious that Slashdot has become just another outpost of the liberal left wing media who only listen to what's pumped out of the propaganda machine that is CNN and CBS. *shudder* Jesus... try browsing some soldier blogs, or helping military families, or even maybe reading some books on the life over there.
I think this topic is about played out. I know I've said all I can say and am talking in circles around people who just can't get it. And I'm sorry about that. You're so right... my opinion is just that, mine... same as yours, and I'm sure it stinks to you too.
Fair enough - note, this is MY definition, nothing to do what the US Military thinks is victory!
Victory = Attaining peace on the streets and in insurgent areas so that the October 15th Referendum Vote on the Iraqi Consitution can be held. Training the Iraqi Police and Security Forces so that they can protect their own people effectively so that we can begin pulling out (we are at 180,000 American and NATO trained forces - the goal was 250,000, I think). Helping to establish a government for the people, chosen by the majority of the people who will look to the future and betterment of their own, rather than stomp them back into the sands of the land as has been done for 40 years. I think then, and only then, when the Security Forces and the government is stable and safe from radical insurgents from Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria, can we begin to pull our forces out.
You're an absolute nutcase. Who exactly are they protecting?
Actually, no, I don't think I am a nutcase. I think those of you who refuse to open your eyes have a much bigger problem. But what can I do?
FYI - Sadaam was setting foot outside his borders... does Syria ring a bell? Encouraging suicide bombers by paying off their families? Hm.. Yeah, he was a real peace monger.
Iraq may well be headed towards civil war. Simply because the Sunni's want all their power and control back so that they can terrorize and torture the Kurds and the Shi'ites. Have you read anything about what's going on with approving the Iraqi Consitution? For what it's worth, they are working together, trying to appease the Sunnis. But they want it all, or they want no part. And that's why there will be Civil War. It was inevitable that it would happen in the MidEast... I figured Iran would be first. It certainly will be next with that crazy mofo in charge (yeah, he really did kidnap and torture members of the 444 hostages that were held for almost 2 years, did you know that? Were you even around then to know the HELL that we went through?)
I said it before, and I'll say it again. I don't watch FOX News... I don't watch CNN.. I only watch MSNBC in the evenings, and follow it with BBC coverage. And I throw in some Al-Jazeera for fun!:D It's nice having a husband that knows Arabic and can teach it to you!
Well there you go... I see my point is rather made. *sigh* Then Canada really is like a 2 bedroom apartment over a big block party?? That's how my friends from Toronto describe it.:P
Ah, there it is... damn.. I almost lost this in all the other flameposts. *sheesh* It's late, can ya tell?
I can't disagree with you, dear Time... I really can't. But then, I ain't in charge of the country. I voted for McCain too. I couldn't vote for Kerry though... not when he spit on my father's people. Sorry about that. No way, not when he berated parajumpers for saving his sorry ass.
I fully believe that Iraq had something to do with the founding of terrorism in the Middle East. But I also think that those who helped to found it did good to hide any and all ties that could betray them, and that includes the Saudis. Unfortunately, the Saudi's are probably the most unstable people in the MidEast. Wouldn't you be? The madras' turn out thousands of Wahabi militants every year that want nothing more than to see the West fall and Islam reign supreme. So much for all the technology we've spent so many years working for.
I would much rather spend the time, ordinance, money and lives to defeat these people in their own territory than on our land. I can't imagine the damage it would do to the world markets, to our society, and to our credence as a whole if we were to bring the fight home. I don't know about you, but I was only saved from the economic downturn caused by 9/11 because I was enslaved by the Indians... not the Eastern ones, the Mexican ones that call themselves Native Americans (you bastards are Mexican, you just TOOK American land, bastards, and you KNOW IT!)... I don't want to see another devastating hit on our economic sector as we did with the attacks of 9/11. And they are coming... we just have to find out when. They haven't stopped trying to hit the US you know... we've just gotten effective at spotting them.
I agree that we should be doing the work on the backend. But we don't have the luxury of time on our side anymore... Morocco, Egypt, Spain and London all proved that. We're in the crosshairs every second of every day, and if we have to fight them in their own lands, so be it. And if we bring peace and democracy to a tortured land... even if it takes a few years.. SO BE IT! We need to fire the CIA and start over as far as I'm concerned. We need to teach Arabic and Farsi in school, not fire gay men because they can speak it ( do you know how much of the Middle East practices homosexual acts, btw??? It's a staggaring number, not that they will ever disclose it for real... but it's up around 70% according to men that have been there ). We need to put our money where our mouth is and bring up the next generations!
Alright.. it's late.. I'm rambling, I know. But this is something I really hold fast to... just like the liberals do their stance. Thanks for those of you that are listening/reading/thinking about what I have to say. I do know what I'm talking about, I do understand what I'm saying, and I do have some brains in my head, even if I am a GIRL.:P
I said victory at any cost. If that means meeting their match to win... GOOD! That's all. And while I've not fought war myself (I have life-threatening health conditions and was turned down by every branch of the military), my husband, my father, my brothers, my sister, and my friends have. What they have to show is NOT the same as what the media has to report. They report love, happiness, peace in the hearts of Iraqis. They are building schools, libraries, government offices, roads... things to make the Iraqi's lives better. But god forbid if one of our energy companies try to go fix some energy plants!!! They're corrupt, they're bribed, they're taking kickbacks!!!! Fuck, you can't make anyone happy!
Dear Turn... while we may disagree on different sides of the war... we can do that and like/hate each other all the same... I respect YOUR right to believe what you will. Doesn't mean that I might think you're nuts or a bit misguided, but I do respect that it is your right to believe and think what you wish. That's your right as a human being. And I, like you, give a shit about the karma whoring. I learned when I was 5 no one wanted to hear what I had to say cuz I was a girl. So if I get modded down, I get modded down. I also realize that it's a world gathering here on slashdot, and that others believe differently from me. That means DICK when it comes to fighting for what *I* believe, because I *will* fight... to the death.. for mine, yours, your childrens, and all of our compatriate homo sapiens to believe what they choose!
Goodnight dear friend/foe... may you dream of peace.
Correct you are.... Be they fundamentalist islamic extremists (Iraq), or fundamentalist christian (Koresh 'n crew) -
Unfortunately, we had to do what we had to do in Japan, and no one *wanted* to do it. But no one wanted us to sacrifice 1,000,000 men with an invasion of the main islands... not to mention the millions of civilians that could have died. I'd like to think that we learned something from Germany and Japan. And that maybe that's part of the reason that we took the tack we did in the War on Terror (like it or not, Iraq is part of the war on terror). I think we did, and I think that we have taken a much smarter approach than we have in the past wars we have fought.
I do too PW2... Holy War.. there's nothing Holy about it! Well, maybe as in holes in flesh, but other than that. War is never pretty... war is never wanted.... but unfortunately, it IS a necessity.
I don't watch Fox News, I do read quite extensively, and I am married to a Naval Aviator who has 2 degrees in Poli. Sci. and hold and AS in Computer Science. I know more about the world than most do on this site. Because, well, I live in the real world.
And for all you stupid mother fuckers out there... I'M A WIFE!!!!!!! A MOTHER!!!! A SISTER!!!! A DAUGHTER EVEN!!!! I'm not a stupid bastard, I'm not some stupid fanboi hiding behind a script. I'm a living breathing gorgeous redheads with a body that you can only wish to ever see. Get a frickin' clue! Jesus. Sexist bastards.
I am the daughter of many generations of those that fought for the freedom of this country. Those forefathers spit upon all you who would deride freeing the oppressed and making our world a safer place for ALL! I am a Daughter of the American Revolution, a Daughter of the Confederacy, and a Daughter who would fight for peace and equality in ALL THE WORLD!
And all of you would shut me up because I'm give a shit for the great good and can see three generations down the road. Just look back at the last three, and you'll see what we can do if only we can stay the course.
I don't disagree with you that there have been many mistakes. But how is this war NOT about freedom? Aren't the people in Kabul free? Are the women not holding office and attending school and owning shops? I thought they couldn't do that 4 years ago. I think that we need to move some people up in the ranks and retire the Rumsfeld, Normies, etc that are running the show today, because they are tainted by things such as bad gone past. And they don't have the sharp edge to do what it takes. Promote these bois who fought the slaughter in Kosovo and Bosnia.. who uncovered the mass graves in Europe - did I mention put there by the SAME FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAMIC RADICALS? They know what to do!!!!!
Let's get our money and our investitures into clean energy (Someone please start supporting nuclear power plants PLEASE?!?! If frickin' Japan can do it, so can we!!), wind, solar, and methane energy. But that will still take decades. We get more oil from South America and the Gulf than we do from Iraq anyways. Let them have it, as long as it's not managed by the French UN.... corrupt bastards.
Sheesh... there is so much we can do.. but we have to do it! Not sit around here and bitch. When was the last time ya'll got involved? Called your local media? Called your senator's office? GOD FORBID WROTE A LETTER!!!!
Do something besides sit your fat ass behind a monitor and type.. get out there and give something of YOUR SOUL to make this world a better place!
Jho
- collectively to ya'll, not just to King-manic...:)
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! Have you ever BEEN there? It's a palace compared to where they come from! Jesus H. Christ. I cannot believe you guys actually believe everything you read. Muwahahaha. Hell, in our US Prisons, they aren't allowed to practice their own religion, but they are at Gitmo? And *I* paid for their prayer rugs, beads, and Korans.
And you want sexual abuse? I have been the victim of sexual abuse for 24 years of my 32 on this planet, and no one EVER tried to save me. Yeah, one of their own. I had to get out myself. So if a menstruating woman interrogating one of these fuckers is sexual abuse, I'll take that over being raped by family members for 20 years ANY FUCKING DAY OF MY LIFE!
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Isn't this true of every company that hires contractors? Oh, sorry, the only one *I* ever worked for got absorbed INTO this behemoth HP. DEC was one of the best companies I ever had the pleasure of contracting for.... oh well, MCI was until Bernie Ebbers came along. DEC even moved me from one project to the next along with my contract! It's so sad to see that they ended up a part of the HP crap. All those great boxes and OS's *gone*. *sigh*
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Jho - currently working on phasing out AlphaServers for IBM p590s.
I'm glad you resist replying to trolls, for one I am not.
How is the right to keep and bear arms to protect yourself NOT a human right? Would you tell Cro-Magnon to put down the club against a bear? No!!! How about against another man with a sword trying to kill his children? No, you wouldn't do that! I fail to see how basic defense of life and property cannot be considered a human right.
The right to speech, prayer, press, and gathering are all protected by our Constitution. Please tell me where else in the world you can say that you want to kill the Premier, and you won't get put in jail? (Technically, here, you should be too, but they let that slide unless they can prove that you really were gonna do it)
We may not have a monopoly on freedom, and no one does. But I do think that we have ALWAYS done the utmost to uphold it and protect it in every nation in this world. To include wherever you live now. My guess is either India or Europe.... either way, if we hadn't chosen to go ahead and intervene in WWI and WWII, you'd be speaking Hauf Deutsch right now!
And no one else can say that. NO ONE! We saved the world, not once, but THRICE!!!! And we're working on the FOURTH one. So whether or not our democracy is better (it's all completely subjective), we are CERTAINLY the leaders when it comes to protecting and promoting it. And I don't see anyone else in the world trying to do that.
I don't see anyone trying to protect the Chinese from their totalitarian government. I don't see anyone calling Pakistan on their BS... or as hard as the IAEA tries, even Iran. I don't see anyone intervening in all the attrocities being committed in Africa. At least the US is trying for fscks sake!!!
Just to prove my point - all of the countries that we have aided and/or rescued or provided any kind of support for in the past 100 years have donated or offered whatever kind of help that they could tender. To include Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Lithuania. If we were so screwed up and hated around the world... would Holocaust survivors from 60 years ago turn over their last 1,000 Euros to help American Citizens victimized by Hurricane Katrina? Ask yourself those questions, and if we really are that Naive.
Jho
Pocket Constitution? WTF is wrong with you Americans? Stop treating your 1) Constitution 2) Founding Fathers as gods. They are man-made, erodable, and not so superior to everything and everyone else if you just care to take a look. They were Gods...they were the foremost thinkers of their time. For instance... would you be able to sit here and read this if Ben Franklin hadn't been a Founding Father? I don't care where you are in the world... you haven't NOT been touched by the works of the United States Founding Fathers in some way. Our revolution begat the French Revolution - ending the horror that was the National Razor. Or maybe we should bring it back?? *shudder*
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And as for treating our Constitution like 'Gods'.... why don't you check out some of the review that John Roberts is going through to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (of the United States)? His entire LIFE is going to hinge on how he interprets, how he applies, and how he believes the Constitution of same said United States. Every person who holds a political office, serves in any branch of our military, including the Reserves, must swear an OATH to uphold, protect and DEFEND same said Constitution.
The United States Constitution IS the rules and laws that govern this land. That is why it must be upheld, defended and protected at all costs, to include the life and limb of America's great citizens, no matter their generation.
Please do take a look over these two documents, and tell me what is manmade and erodable about a person's indellible right to be free?
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experie
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.ht
And then, I want you to tell me who else on this planet guarantees such freedoms in their government. Very very very few. For all you liberal democrat weinies, this is a good refresher to remind you of just WHO AND WHAT was sacrificed to make sure you can speak you mind today. NEVER FORGET THAT!
Jho -- who's ancestors carried the Declaration of Independence from New York to Philadelphia and back and forth for review, signing, and ultimately introduction.
YOU sir, are my new hero!! :D
Jho
Um, yeah... Utah is pretty barren. But Yellowstone National Park borders Montana and Wyoming... NOT Utah. Unless it's a very small corner, I guess it's possible. But no, the Yellowstone Super-caldera is primarily in Wyoming. And yet, Cheney hasn't found a way for Halliburton to profit from it!!
Jho
Ya know what though? For proper writers, it's fairly easy to discern and communicate. For top posting, all you have to do is either requote the question asked, or restate the question in a full answer, not just a single line response. But I think that Exchange has indeed screwed up the business email world with the fire and forget BS. And the whole saving emails everywhere except where they should be. *feh* But unfortunately, there's little better out there for enterprise use. Like Notes is a contender...
Jho
Hear Hear!!! This is the first sense I've seen posted on here in forever. I tried to talk sense into people, but it don't work. People are so blind only to what they want to see, who they want to blame. Check out the survivor stories. They KNOW how badly mismanaged their parish and state were... and have been calling for their ousts for years. And WHO has run that state for the last 30 years? Democrats. Oh, and to hear them say it... Black ones. So everyone bitching about race.... look to the BLACK leaders of New Orleans that stood by for 30 years and did jack shit.
Ok, but where has the blame been for the last 1 years that they've known this was gonna happen? It all starts at the ground level y0. Or, rather... as you say... Shit happens. Shit also rolls downhill. So there you go.
I hate to say it... but damn, this all should have been addressed at the state level over the past several years, and this was fully preventable. The mere fact that THERE WAS NO PLAN at the local level. Holy crap! There was a full blown Evac planned for the entire downtown of San Diego on 9/11/01... I was party to it.. I was there. But damn, nothing like that even looked organized in NOLA, but I wouldn't expect it.
The one thing that I gotta say is that NOLA is/was has been known for years and years has worn on the fabric of the city and dinged it just a bit. Just a few years ago, they were ranked among the most corrupt police forces in the country, and the murder capital of the Nation. Um, something smells. And everyone knows the politicians have been sour for years too.
I'm just saying that the blame shouldn't be laid just anywhere right now... we have to pull together, or we're not gonna make it through this. But there should be a full investigation, and it should start with the one shouting the loudest. I see that mayor on TV, and I'm all for him callin' for help... but I wanna know what side of the fence he'll be on when the investigators finish up. Jho
*SWEEEEEEEEEEET*!!!!!! Ferris Bueller You're my hero! :p
Jho
Like I said, you're just bitter, jealous, and sad. It was a fucking JOKE that you got so bent out of shape about. And look at you. How sad. Maybe if you came out of your little pity party, you could do something better for yourself than working at a "tiny community hospital". You contradict yourself by saying you're not honorable, but that you work so hard for so little. Get a grip, get a life, and when you rise above belittling women to make yourself feel better, maybe you'll actually succeed in your career. Until then, blow it out your ass. Cuz no one wants to deal with people like you.
And no, I'm not spoiled. I have worked for, earned, and fought for every little ounce of everything I have, including RESPECT. Something you obviously know nothing about. But I HAVE worked long and hard for 15 years for everything I have, from NOTHING... nada, zip, zero. Not EVEN A CHANGE OF CLOTHES. But sure, if it makes you feel like a man to tear up someone who's rebuilt her whole life to be warm, successful, and happy. GO FOR IT! If you want to rip up someone who spends her life supporting a war veteran left disabled by Sadaam's AAA flack... you just go with your bad self. You're a waste of bits. Jho
Damn homie. Bitter much?
I *am* someone who can demand just about anything I want, and get it. You have no clue what I am doing for my country, what I have done for my country, nor what my husband, my fathers, and my grandfathers have BLED for this country, and my freedom. FYI - I did try to pick up and go to Iraq. Two small problems - I'm Female, and I have a birth defect. But does that mean that I didn't try? NO!! Does it mean that I didn't spend my whole life trying to get into the military and military universities??? NO!!!!!!! I was accepted, then turned down from the AFA due to my birth defect - then no one else would let me join. So you can go fuck yourself. I was grateful enough to serve my country there and publish a book for building rockets to launch satelittes... six months of heaven. And it was something that I could never have done. I've rebuilt the data center at NORAD... I've run fiber at DIA. So tell me what I don't do for my country again?
And before you even go there, may you know that I'm doing the most that I can do for my beloved country and Southland right now by being here at work and doing my job.... because it is getting people back on their feet that have lost so much. Processing FEMA and insurance claims for over 2 million homeless... yeah, that's not helping my countrymen.
You are a pig, sir... you really are. Have some compassion in your fellow man. And be careful who you talk to like this... it might just come back to haunt you.
Jho
No problem! I do have it, at home... work doesn't allow it, so drop me an email - jhohannavh@gmail.com. :) Just cuz we may have differing opinions, doesn't mean we can't be friends! :D
Hope this finds you peaceful and well,
Jho
Do you remember the "program manager" and the "file manager"?
*giggle* Ya know, one of my co-workers at my new job... she still has her program groups in XP all set up Win3.1 style. I believe until XP you could still use File Manager. *sigh* I still use Regedit instead of Regedt32 because it's so much better. My how things change. Sometimes I really miss Win2.0.
Jho
Great JOB!!!! And good LUCK! I'm proud of you!! :D I learned the lesson of the sweetspot salad... that's what my husband calls it, though he's glad not to have to eat it... when I was so ill, I couldn't have anything that was fermented, cultured, or sugar-laden. No yeast products... nothing. I ate sugar-free jello and carne asada burritos without the good stuff, including the tortilla. I lost 30 pounds in 2 months. It was pretty scary. But I'm so proud that you are at least TRYING to be healthy. :) Get that down, THEN maybe start on the smoking. One thing at a time, young Jedi! :)
Jho
Hrm... well, I think the sentiment is rather reversed. You really should open your mind a bit. Seriously.
And yeah, I have seen the 'hidden' pictures, the ones taken by soldiers in Iraq, Baghdad, Mosul, Fallujah. If you could only see the truth. But you don't care to look.
It's rather obvious that Slashdot has become just another outpost of the liberal left wing media who only listen to what's pumped out of the propaganda machine that is CNN and CBS. *shudder* Jesus... try browsing some soldier blogs, or helping military families, or even maybe reading some books on the life over there.
I think this topic is about played out. I know I've said all I can say and am talking in circles around people who just can't get it. And I'm sorry about that. You're so right... my opinion is just that, mine... same as yours, and I'm sure it stinks to you too.
Jho
Fair enough - note, this is MY definition, nothing to do what the US Military thinks is victory!
Victory = Attaining peace on the streets and in insurgent areas so that the October 15th Referendum Vote on the Iraqi Consitution can be held. Training the Iraqi Police and Security Forces so that they can protect their own people effectively so that we can begin pulling out (we are at 180,000 American and NATO trained forces - the goal was 250,000, I think). Helping to establish a government for the people, chosen by the majority of the people who will look to the future and betterment of their own, rather than stomp them back into the sands of the land as has been done for 40 years. I think then, and only then, when the Security Forces and the government is stable and safe from radical insurgents from Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria, can we begin to pull our forces out.
Jho
You're an absolute nutcase. Who exactly are they protecting?
:D It's nice having a husband that knows Arabic and can teach it to you!
Actually, no, I don't think I am a nutcase. I think those of you who refuse to open your eyes have a much bigger problem. But what can I do?
FYI - Sadaam was setting foot outside his borders... does Syria ring a bell? Encouraging suicide bombers by paying off their families? Hm.. Yeah, he was a real peace monger.
Iraq may well be headed towards civil war. Simply because the Sunni's want all their power and control back so that they can terrorize and torture the Kurds and the Shi'ites. Have you read anything about what's going on with approving the Iraqi Consitution? For what it's worth, they are working together, trying to appease the Sunnis. But they want it all, or they want no part. And that's why there will be Civil War. It was inevitable that it would happen in the MidEast... I figured Iran would be first. It certainly will be next with that crazy mofo in charge (yeah, he really did kidnap and torture members of the 444 hostages that were held for almost 2 years, did you know that? Were you even around then to know the HELL that we went through?)
I said it before, and I'll say it again. I don't watch FOX News... I don't watch CNN.. I only watch MSNBC in the evenings, and follow it with BBC coverage. And I throw in some Al-Jazeera for fun!
Jho
Well there you go... I see my point is rather made. *sigh* Then Canada really is like a 2 bedroom apartment over a big block party?? That's how my friends from Toronto describe it. :P
Jho
Hehehehe... that was meant to be redhead. :P But so is he, so it's ok. :) Fortunately, his bombing days are done now. :)
Ah, there it is... damn.. I almost lost this in all the other flameposts. *sheesh* It's late, can ya tell?
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I can't disagree with you, dear Time... I really can't. But then, I ain't in charge of the country. I voted for McCain too. I couldn't vote for Kerry though... not when he spit on my father's people. Sorry about that. No way, not when he berated parajumpers for saving his sorry ass.
I fully believe that Iraq had something to do with the founding of terrorism in the Middle East. But I also think that those who helped to found it did good to hide any and all ties that could betray them, and that includes the Saudis. Unfortunately, the Saudi's are probably the most unstable people in the MidEast. Wouldn't you be? The madras' turn out thousands of Wahabi militants every year that want nothing more than to see the West fall and Islam reign supreme. So much for all the technology we've spent so many years working for.
I would much rather spend the time, ordinance, money and lives to defeat these people in their own territory than on our land. I can't imagine the damage it would do to the world markets, to our society, and to our credence as a whole if we were to bring the fight home. I don't know about you, but I was only saved from the economic downturn caused by 9/11 because I was enslaved by the Indians... not the Eastern ones, the Mexican ones that call themselves Native Americans (you bastards are Mexican, you just TOOK American land, bastards, and you KNOW IT!)... I don't want to see another devastating hit on our economic sector as we did with the attacks of 9/11. And they are coming... we just have to find out when. They haven't stopped trying to hit the US you know... we've just gotten effective at spotting them.
I agree that we should be doing the work on the backend. But we don't have the luxury of time on our side anymore... Morocco, Egypt, Spain and London all proved that. We're in the crosshairs every second of every day, and if we have to fight them in their own lands, so be it. And if we bring peace and democracy to a tortured land... even if it takes a few years.. SO BE IT! We need to fire the CIA and start over as far as I'm concerned. We need to teach Arabic and Farsi in school, not fire gay men because they can speak it ( do you know how much of the Middle East practices homosexual acts, btw??? It's a staggaring number, not that they will ever disclose it for real... but it's up around 70% according to men that have been there ). We need to put our money where our mouth is and bring up the next generations!
Alright.. it's late.. I'm rambling, I know. But this is something I really hold fast to... just like the liberals do their stance. Thanks for those of you that are listening/reading/thinking about what I have to say. I do know what I'm talking about, I do understand what I'm saying, and I do have some brains in my head, even if I am a GIRL.
Blessed be you all,
Jho
I said victory at any cost. If that means meeting their match to win... GOOD! That's all. And while I've not fought war myself (I have life-threatening health conditions and was turned down by every branch of the military), my husband, my father, my brothers, my sister, and my friends have. What they have to show is NOT the same as what the media has to report. They report love, happiness, peace in the hearts of Iraqis. They are building schools, libraries, government offices, roads... things to make the Iraqi's lives better. But god forbid if one of our energy companies try to go fix some energy plants!!! They're corrupt, they're bribed, they're taking kickbacks!!!! Fuck, you can't make anyone happy!
Dear Turn... while we may disagree on different sides of the war... we can do that and like/hate each other all the same... I respect YOUR right to believe what you will. Doesn't mean that I might think you're nuts or a bit misguided, but I do respect that it is your right to believe and think what you wish. That's your right as a human being. And I, like you, give a shit about the karma whoring. I learned when I was 5 no one wanted to hear what I had to say cuz I was a girl. So if I get modded down, I get modded down. I also realize that it's a world gathering here on slashdot, and that others believe differently from me. That means DICK when it comes to fighting for what *I* believe, because I *will* fight... to the death.. for mine, yours, your childrens, and all of our compatriate homo sapiens to believe what they choose!
Goodnight dear friend/foe... may you dream of peace.
Jho
Correct you are.... Be they fundamentalist islamic extremists (Iraq), or fundamentalist christian (Koresh 'n crew) -
.. there's nothing Holy about it! Well, maybe as in holes in flesh, but other than that. War is never pretty... war is never wanted.... but unfortunately, it IS a necessity.
Unfortunately, we had to do what we had to do in Japan, and no one *wanted* to do it. But no one wanted us to sacrifice 1,000,000 men with an invasion of the main islands... not to mention the millions of civilians that could have died. I'd like to think that we learned something from Germany and Japan. And that maybe that's part of the reason that we took the tack we did in the War on Terror (like it or not, Iraq is part of the war on terror). I think we did, and I think that we have taken a much smarter approach than we have in the past wars we have fought.
I do too PW2... Holy War
Jho
I don't watch Fox News, I do read quite extensively, and I am married to a Naval Aviator who has 2 degrees in Poli. Sci. and hold and AS in Computer Science. I know more about the world than most do on this site. Because, well, I live in the real world.
And for all you stupid mother fuckers out there... I'M A WIFE!!!!!!! A MOTHER!!!! A SISTER!!!! A DAUGHTER EVEN!!!! I'm not a stupid bastard, I'm not some stupid fanboi hiding behind a script. I'm a living breathing gorgeous redheads with a body that you can only wish to ever see. Get a frickin' clue! Jesus. Sexist bastards.
I am the daughter of many generations of those that fought for the freedom of this country. Those forefathers spit upon all you who would deride freeing the oppressed and making our world a safer place for ALL! I am a Daughter of the American Revolution, a Daughter of the Confederacy, and a Daughter who would fight for peace and equality in ALL THE WORLD!
And all of you would shut me up because I'm give a shit for the great good and can see three generations down the road. Just look back at the last three, and you'll see what we can do if only we can stay the course.
Jho - PROUD TO BE A GIRL!!!
I don't disagree with you that there have been many mistakes. But how is this war NOT about freedom? Aren't the people in Kabul free? Are the women not holding office and attending school and owning shops? I thought they couldn't do that 4 years ago. I think that we need to move some people up in the ranks and retire the Rumsfeld, Normies, etc that are running the show today, because they are tainted by things such as bad gone past. And they don't have the sharp edge to do what it takes. Promote these bois who fought the slaughter in Kosovo and Bosnia.. who uncovered the mass graves in Europe - did I mention put there by the SAME FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAMIC RADICALS? They know what to do!!!!!
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Let's get our money and our investitures into clean energy (Someone please start supporting nuclear power plants PLEASE?!?! If frickin' Japan can do it, so can we!!), wind, solar, and methane energy. But that will still take decades. We get more oil from South America and the Gulf than we do from Iraq anyways. Let them have it, as long as it's not managed by the French UN.... corrupt bastards.
Sheesh... there is so much we can do.. but we have to do it! Not sit around here and bitch. When was the last time ya'll got involved? Called your local media? Called your senator's office? GOD FORBID WROTE A LETTER!!!!
Do something besides sit your fat ass behind a monitor and type.. get out there and give something of YOUR SOUL to make this world a better place!
Jho - collectively to ya'll, not just to King-manic...
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! Have you ever BEEN there? It's a palace compared to where they come from! Jesus H. Christ. I cannot believe you guys actually believe everything you read. Muwahahaha. Hell, in our US Prisons, they aren't allowed to practice their own religion, but they are at Gitmo? And *I* paid for their prayer rugs, beads, and Korans.
And you want sexual abuse? I have been the victim of sexual abuse for 24 years of my 32 on this planet, and no one EVER tried to save me. Yeah, one of their own. I had to get out myself. So if a menstruating woman interrogating one of these fuckers is sexual abuse, I'll take that over being raped by family members for 20 years ANY FUCKING DAY OF MY LIFE!
Jho