I did not get to see it. I am about to hunt down recaps and/or transcripts -
I was in the water sporting with little imps ( you should see all the three/four year old boys I have in my classes.. god it would be such fun to shepherd them thoughtfully into manhood..)
I would love to hear your take - when you've had the time. My views have changed little.
Tuesday night when the president first spoke he should have used it as an opportunity to tell us he had already bombed the known training camps and worked to remove the Taliban from power..
He should have used the moral authority of instant outrage to accomplish this - not because we had evidence they were the perpetrators, but because it was the right thing to do..
THEN, and only then, after we had bared our teeth and shown the strength of our fist.. should we have engaged in the last week of rhetoric and discussions about finding-seeking-bringing to justice the truth.
By Waiting, the Weasel Gee Dubya, has allowed sentiment to build among the neighbors (Packistan in particular) and he may very well succeed in bringing on a major war.
On a secondary note - I am most ashamed of myself.. My continuing, not directly founded, prejudices in life.. a prejudice against Islam (for how they treat women) and a prejudice against the French as a people (from rudeness to unshaved armpits) continue.
I feel MORE justified in having and holding onto these prejudices.
I don't personally care myself but I've heard a few people rather inflamed that he never mentioned anything about Canada in his thank you bit. Whatever... who the hell does anything for the thanks? Fill a need and hopefully when you need, they are there for you in return. Whatever happened to good ole fashioned humanitarianism.
I never actually caught the speech but I've heard more than enough about it today!!
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Date: 2001-09-20 07:58 pm (UTC)First time I've ever in my entire life thought that after a political speech.
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Date: 2001-09-20 09:02 pm (UTC)Sadly..
Date: 2001-09-20 10:12 pm (UTC)I am about to hunt down recaps
and/or transcripts -
I was in the water sporting with little imps (
you should see all the three/four year old
boys I have in my classes..
god it would be such fun to
shepherd them thoughtfully into manhood..)
I would love to hear your take -
when you've had the time.
My views have changed little.
Tuesday night when the president
first spoke he should have used it
as an opportunity to tell us
he had already bombed the known training camps
and worked to remove the Taliban from power..
He should have used the moral authority of
instant outrage to accomplish this -
not because we had evidence they
were the perpetrators, but because it was
the right thing to do..
THEN, and only then, after we had
bared our teeth and shown the strength
of our fist.. should we have engaged
in the last week of rhetoric and discussions
about finding-seeking-bringing to justice
the truth.
By Waiting, the Weasel Gee Dubya, has allowed
sentiment to build among the neighbors
(Packistan in particular)
and he may very well succeed
in bringing on a major war.
On a secondary note -
I am most ashamed of myself..
My continuing, not directly founded,
prejudices in life..
a prejudice against Islam
(for how they treat women)
and a prejudice against the French as a people
(from rudeness to unshaved armpits) continue.
I feel MORE justified in having
and holding onto these prejudices.
May the gods forgive me.
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Date: 2001-09-21 01:04 am (UTC)I prefered to go out to dinner with my wife, inlaws and friends to celebrate my wife's birthday.
patrick b
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Date: 2001-09-21 08:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-09-21 10:19 am (UTC)new to say yet or are
we still talking about
"evil doers" and how
good will win?
no subject
Date: 2001-09-21 12:16 pm (UTC)Whatever... who the hell does anything for the thanks? Fill a need and hopefully when you need, they are there for you in return. Whatever happened to good ole fashioned humanitarianism.
I never actually caught the speech but I've heard more than enough about it today!!
Cheers,
S