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February 1st, 2005 Welcome, jenlars.mu.nu readers - Thanks to Jen for the interview, I hope you all enjoyed it. Look on the left for all your archive needs. The regular features list: Monday is guns, Tuesday is stamps, Wednesday is unknown blogs, Thursday is poetry day, Friday is a cocktail. Daily? Why, commentary on current political events, of course! What else would a blog have? All Saturn, all the time - Want Saturn pics from Cassini? Look no further than here. Okay, here too.
The design is quite different from the Vietnam memorial. Where the Vietnam memorial is sharp and angled, like the country at the time, the WW2 memorial is round, representing the greater agreement during the conflict. Where the Vietnam memorial emphasizes individual contribution (with individual names) the WW2 memorial uses two means to stress group contribution. First, each state is represented by a column with a wreath; second, there is a wall of gold stars representing the dead. Each star represents 1,000 troops. Inscribed below the Freedom Wall, as it is known, is the phrase "HERE WE MARK THE PRICE OF FREEDOM". The Wall and columns surround a fountain pool. Dividing the circle in two are two pavilions, one for the Atlantic theater and one for the Pacific theater. Here is my grandfather's page at the online monument. There should be a picture up in a few weeks. Joining the elite - Notice anything different? Anything? How about the email address? Yes, I've joined the select few who have a Google email account. I can now, with my superhuman powers, rout spam with one glance, travel in the high occupancy lane by myself, and cut to the front of the line at the grocery store. Of course, no spammer knows the gmail address, the HOV lane is only open to me on weekends, and even if I make it to the front of the line at the grocery store, I still have to contend with the self-checkout machine. I guess I'm not so superhuman after all. I wonder if this is what James Lileks feels like when he realizes his Mac is just an overpriced toaster. But hey, no one is groveling at his feet, asking for a gmail address.
Patton and Bratty Young Upstarts - George C. Scott was
offered the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Patton, but he
refused the award. Leonardo DiCaprio recently was
given an award for lifetime achievement. He's 30 years old. Leo
needs a Speaking of Young Upstarts - Harry Reid & the Democrats are introducing a novel approach to the State of the Union Address, set for delivery tomorrow. They are delivering their rebuttal early, in the fear that after the SotU viewers will click the power buttons on the TV and ignore what they have to say. They don't realize that people will ignore them anyway, because what they have to say is ridiculous. To quote from a clip highlighted by Laura Ingraham on this morning's show:
The Democrats are trying to assume the mantle of FDR. The fourth freedom (from fear), taken from the four freedoms speech, is the basis for young Harry's statement, but Harry misunderstands and misapplies the meaning. FDR meant freedom from fear, guaranteed by peace between nations. His means of obtaining this peace was through disarmament. However, his presidency ended just before the beginning of the nuclear arms age, where arms proliferated - and peace was guaranteed through the threat of using those weapons. Saddam Hussein wanted nuclear weapons - anyone who argues against that is ignoring the truth. The Duelfer report did not say that he had no weapons of mass destruction, only that they could not be found. George W. Bush successfully disarmed Iraq by getting rid of its most dangerous weapon - Saddam Hussein. Had Harry Reid's preferred policies been implemented, there would not be a reduced threat to peace in the region. Further, the first freedom FDR identified, freedom of speech, was practiced in Iraq over the weekend. There is no greater means of expressing that freedom than by casting a ballot. It is the ultimate democratic means of speaking out for or against a particular issue. Had Harry Reid's preferred policies been implemented, there would not be elections in Iraq - there would be slavery, with the lash held by Hussein. The second freedom, freedom of worship, is also on the march. Christians are allowed to worship in Iraq, though they are oppressed. The freedom of worship is one that cannot exist if the dictator of the regime places himself above the rule of God. Had Harry Reid's preferred policies been implemented, the Butcher of Baghdad would not be facing eternal judgment after his trial, and thousands of Iraqis would not have even a modicum of opportunity to praise God. The third freedom, freedom from want, can only hope to be guaranteed in the absence of a dictator that is skimming billions from corrupt bureaucrats in an international crime ring that dwarfs Enron, lavishing it on himself instead of the people it is intended for. Had Harry Reid's preferred policies been implemented, that crime ring would still be operating today. Were FDR alive today he would not be a Democrat. He would identify more with the Republicans. Harry Reid is a poor replacement, but it looks like the Democrats aren't looking for someone to fill FDR's shoes - they're looking for someone who can appease their base. |
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