(271) FRANTIC FRIDAY
May we live long enough to get together again.
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Yesterday, I read a sad editorial commenting on the death of a student who was killed on the way home from school in Chicago. They had re-districted his school and put him in a location that required an unsafe walk to get to and from his designated school and his home. He happened to walk into a gang-controlled area, and they killed him. Other people ran to his aid and dragged him out of the melee, but it was too late. This outraged the government to such an extent that the Attorney General went to Chicago to peruse the situation. He found that the Chicago school system was in disarray and needed to increase their safety precautions for the protection of all the children. That, of course, did not bring the child that was killed back to life.
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In 850 CE, the Mongols were sitting around, presumable by their campfires, thinking, 'If we just had all of the known world under our control, we could be happy and content.' I have no idea what they thought they would do with the known world--there is only so much plundering you can do before you have absorbed all the goods and services available. Despite a number of forays into territory that did not belong to the Mongols, nothing much happened until 1167 CE, until Genghis Khan took over. By 1211 CE, the Mongols had made significant progress in their domination of the world. In 1229 CE, the third son of Genghis Khan, Ogedei, was elected Great Khan. He was not an outstanding soldier, but he allowed his Generals to advance the Mongol Empire. Sometime around New Year's Day 1256 CE, the Mongols, under the command of Mongke, who was the ambitious nephew of Genghis's son, Ogedei, took over the war effort. He attacked and overran Baghdad, then burned the public buildings and the cultural artifacts that had accumulated in the museums over five centuries!
Enough of the Mongol Empire--let us retreat now to the present. The Mongol onslaughts occurred between 850 and 1300 CE, or a period of 450 years. In the United States, we have been at war since before 1776 and up to the present moment. I do not know that we have burned any libraries along the way, but we have certainly had enough war to satisfy the blood-lust of most people. Is there anyone out there who can remember a time when we were not at war with somebody, over something? I had hoped President Obama would bring the troops home, but, instead, we are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and we may, ultimately, end up in Iran, not to mention the little aggravation that is going on with the North Koreans. I now realize there is not going to be any peace, and we are not going to get out of any war, anywhere, at any time. Where is Richard Nixon when we need him? Nixon, who was a scumbag of gigantic proportions, at least understood the folly of Vietnam, declared that we had won, and got the hell out of there. It is time to resurrect Tricky Dick and let him announce that we have won in all of these countries and get out of there.
I was reading about Eisenhower's presidency the other day, and I was amazed. It seems that Eisenhower was the father of the Domino Theory. He believed that, if the North Koreans advanced past the 38th Parallel (another arbitrary line in the sand), a domino effect would be created and, pretty soon, the Commie Bastards would occupy all of Asia, then it was just a short step for them to take over Canada. The motivation of the United States is unfathomable to me on Frantic Friday. Perhaps on Mellow Monday, I will have a better understanding.
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I happened to read a summary of some of the proposed health care plans. These plans, lumped together, make absolutely no sense. One of the plans provides that people who are uninsured and do not accept the government option be fined $3,000 for their failure to buy into the government plan. We have now created a new crime: the failure to insure yourself, and it is punishable by a stiff fine.
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And, finally, last night Jay Leno said, 'Could we just get rid of Jon and Kate?' Rarely do I cheer the television (I know he cannot hear me), but I vaulted to my feet and said, "Right on, brother!" This is a phenomenon that is mind-boggling. The Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor received less press than two losers with eight kids having domestic strife. In protest, as soon as an announcer speaks the losers names, I change channels.
Respectfully submitted,
Donald M. Heavrin,
Your humble observer
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Yesterday, I read a sad editorial commenting on the death of a student who was killed on the way home from school in Chicago. They had re-districted his school and put him in a location that required an unsafe walk to get to and from his designated school and his home. He happened to walk into a gang-controlled area, and they killed him. Other people ran to his aid and dragged him out of the melee, but it was too late. This outraged the government to such an extent that the Attorney General went to Chicago to peruse the situation. He found that the Chicago school system was in disarray and needed to increase their safety precautions for the protection of all the children. That, of course, did not bring the child that was killed back to life.
* * *
In 850 CE, the Mongols were sitting around, presumable by their campfires, thinking, 'If we just had all of the known world under our control, we could be happy and content.' I have no idea what they thought they would do with the known world--there is only so much plundering you can do before you have absorbed all the goods and services available. Despite a number of forays into territory that did not belong to the Mongols, nothing much happened until 1167 CE, until Genghis Khan took over. By 1211 CE, the Mongols had made significant progress in their domination of the world. In 1229 CE, the third son of Genghis Khan, Ogedei, was elected Great Khan. He was not an outstanding soldier, but he allowed his Generals to advance the Mongol Empire. Sometime around New Year's Day 1256 CE, the Mongols, under the command of Mongke, who was the ambitious nephew of Genghis's son, Ogedei, took over the war effort. He attacked and overran Baghdad, then burned the public buildings and the cultural artifacts that had accumulated in the museums over five centuries!
Enough of the Mongol Empire--let us retreat now to the present. The Mongol onslaughts occurred between 850 and 1300 CE, or a period of 450 years. In the United States, we have been at war since before 1776 and up to the present moment. I do not know that we have burned any libraries along the way, but we have certainly had enough war to satisfy the blood-lust of most people. Is there anyone out there who can remember a time when we were not at war with somebody, over something? I had hoped President Obama would bring the troops home, but, instead, we are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and we may, ultimately, end up in Iran, not to mention the little aggravation that is going on with the North Koreans. I now realize there is not going to be any peace, and we are not going to get out of any war, anywhere, at any time. Where is Richard Nixon when we need him? Nixon, who was a scumbag of gigantic proportions, at least understood the folly of Vietnam, declared that we had won, and got the hell out of there. It is time to resurrect Tricky Dick and let him announce that we have won in all of these countries and get out of there.
I was reading about Eisenhower's presidency the other day, and I was amazed. It seems that Eisenhower was the father of the Domino Theory. He believed that, if the North Koreans advanced past the 38th Parallel (another arbitrary line in the sand), a domino effect would be created and, pretty soon, the Commie Bastards would occupy all of Asia, then it was just a short step for them to take over Canada. The motivation of the United States is unfathomable to me on Frantic Friday. Perhaps on Mellow Monday, I will have a better understanding.
* * *
I happened to read a summary of some of the proposed health care plans. These plans, lumped together, make absolutely no sense. One of the plans provides that people who are uninsured and do not accept the government option be fined $3,000 for their failure to buy into the government plan. We have now created a new crime: the failure to insure yourself, and it is punishable by a stiff fine.
* * *
And, finally, last night Jay Leno said, 'Could we just get rid of Jon and Kate?' Rarely do I cheer the television (I know he cannot hear me), but I vaulted to my feet and said, "Right on, brother!" This is a phenomenon that is mind-boggling. The Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor received less press than two losers with eight kids having domestic strife. In protest, as soon as an announcer speaks the losers names, I change channels.
Respectfully submitted,
Donald M. Heavrin,
Your humble observer
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