Bush Has Thanksgiving Dinner with Troops in Baghdad

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 01:51:49 GMT, "Ross Mac"
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to me, I would
rather be put to death than spend my final years incarcerated.....Ross
Damn! I wish I could oblige!
 
Jim Thompson <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:<3v4isvsktgeobqjnqjil7n5qrepsco6dcq@4ax.com>...
On 29 Nov 2003 13:45:26 -0800, hhc314@yahoo.com (Harry Conover) wrote:

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On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:59:55 -0700, Jim Thompson
invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Bush Has Thanksgiving Dinner with Troops in Baghdad.

He must *love* air travel. A 26hr round-trip for a 2hr visit! I only
wish I were that keen on flying.

Flying in AF1 isn't like coach... Also, he isn't footing the bill. I bet
they got lots of nice photos that'll be splattered all over TV news tonight.
Great PR.

Then too, you have to give the guy credit for having the character and
the guts to pull this trip off. After all, landing AF1 at Bagdad
Airport takes more than a small bit of character and courage.

It is to be expeced that many of the Democratic hopefuls will bitch
and moan, which hopefully will tend to thin the herd. I note that ALL
of the more serious Democratic contenders said that it was the right
thing for Bush to do.

Then too, we all know who the "Black Horse" candidate who will carry
the Democratic banner in 2004 will be, and IMHO it isn't any one of
the already announced candidates! Wait and see.

Harry C.

You mean the "Bitch Witch" ?:)
Sadly yes, at least that's my guess. In fact, it's pretty obvious to
anyone who watches TV with all of her contrived photo ops. Obvious
this effort is not expended for nothing, and by not declaring early
she avoids being subjected to any of the candidate duels.

She's a sneaky and clever little bitch, however her list of
accomplishments are no basis justifying a run for a presidential
challenge. Then too, the Clintons are a bit like Freddy Kruger, tough
to kill...like a bad nightmare they keep returning! :)

It's pretty hard to believe that the Democrats have nothing better to
offer than the present slate.

Harry C.
 
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:59:55 -0700, Jim Thompson
invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Bush Has Thanksgiving Dinner with Troops in Baghdad.

He must *love* air travel. A 26hr round-trip for a 2hr visit! I only
wish I were that keen on flying.

Flying in AF1 isn't like coach... Also, he isn't footing the bill. I bet
they got lots of nice photos that'll be splattered all over TV news tonight.
Great PR.

It is to be expeced that many of the Democratic hopefuls will bitch
and moan, which hopefully will tend to thin the herd. I note that ALL
of the more serious Democratic contenders said that it was the right
thing for Bush to do.

It CERTAINLY increases their apparent character by HONESTLY congradulating
the pres when appropriate. This helps to strengthen the effect
when VALID criticism is asserted.

All too often, the Dems condem everything that the President does,
and lose ALL credibility because they are wrong more often than
not. There is plenty to VALIDLY criticize the president, but it
is fairly clear that the Democrat candidates are either too
stupid or just doing shotgun criticism to see if anything sticks.

Pathetic indeed, esp when (again) there are adequate issues to
validly criticize the pres.

John
I totally agree with you.

Bush's lack of pro-active action on the middle-income employment
situation seems probable to become his Achilles Heel unless things
change quickly.

Then too, the Democrats have little meaningful to say on the subject,
since not a single one of them has offered a promising solution of
their own.

I personally believe it is time for Ted Kennedy to throw his hat into
the ring because, if nothing else, a Kennedy/Bush contest would at
least provide food for intelligent thought.

Harry C.
 
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 22:04:11 +0000, Tim Auton <tim.auton@uton.[group
sex without the y on the end]> Gave us:

DarkMatter <DarkMatter@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
[eye for an eye]
Our wondrous governments claim that it costs $20k to $40k per year
per inmate for a regular population life sentence convict.

Sorry, but you way costs too much. If the facts in the case are
bona fide truth, the guy goes right after the trial.

Deterrent is the goal, and it fucking works too.

Where has it worked?

Dumbshit. You will never see that result, because the people that
decided not to commit a capital offense never post data to any
statistical analysis that would track it, and provide a feedback chain
for the benefits of capital punishment. Doh!
I have to agree with you there. Who would admit to
the fact that they were thinking about committing
murder, but that they changed their mind after seeing
that other guy put to death for it, however your post
might have held more clout had you not insulted the
man beforehand.

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I read in sci.electronics.design that Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote (in <3FC944E0.4040800@nospam.com>) about 'Bush Has Thanksgiving
Dinner with Troops in Baghdad', on Sun, 30 Nov 2003:

You will get no argument from me: compared to some of our previous
Presidents, this individual is a bit less. But he is President and
Commander-in-Chief at this point in time so he rates and WILL receive
total dedication and willing obedience from those who serve him.
Until, of course, he does something you REALLY don't like, and then you
will all seize your guns and kill him and all his entourage.

That's why you NEED all those Constitutionally- authorized guns, isn't
it?
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In article <MPG.1a3326389937b0e98a937@enews.newsguy.com>,
Keith R. Williams <krw@attglobal.net> writes:
In article <6MabVVG1ZPy$EwD$@jmwa.demon.co.uk>,
jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk says...
I read in sci.electronics.design that DarkMatter <DarkMatter@thebaratthe
endoftheuniverse.org> wrote (in <qmphsvg8rca5e89fufq47n9dspc9kumavr@4ax.
com>) about 'Bush Has Thanksgiving Dinner with Troops in Baghdad', on
Sat, 29 Nov 2003:

The gas chamber killed in seconds and was not painless if one
contrasts the duration and writhing of an electrocution execution.

There is a great deal of evidence that people took/take several minutes
to die in apparent agony. Do a web search.


You go find it. I think you'll find the "lethal injection" is a
cocktail of all sorts of opiates (or their equivalents). Curare
may be in the cocktail, but the idea is to put the perps to
"sleep", much like the dogs and cat I've had to put down. My
animals didn't harm anyone though.

First -- strong sedative (barbiturate.)
Second -- Curare type thing (probably Succinaldehyde(sp?) or other
paralytic. Used to stop breathing.)
Third -- Potassium Chloride (stops heart.)

A strong opiate (like a fentanyl derivative -- sufentenyl (sp?)
might be useful for the first one.) It isn't likely quite
as absolute as the curare type things for the cessation of
breathing, but might work fine. Frankly, the current formula used
is quite absolute :). Perhaps the opiate would be a reasonable
replacement for both the first and second, but again -- the
3 chemicals work super well.

(There might also be an anti-histamine and benzodiazapine
given before hand -- there is a possibility of an allergic
reaction to one of the drugs (probably the barb), and the
benzo will help the apprehension.)

John

John
 
"Keith R. Williams" <krw@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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In article <6vjisvgtjbaqie79oq1go5ks3i9lm262f4@4ax.com>,
tim.auton@uton.[group says...
"Ross Mac" <macroeng@example.invalid> wrote:
"Tim Auton" <tim.auton@uton.[group sex without the y on the end]> wrote
in
message news:nr5isvg5rers8qsoaars42rm9iuae432sq@4ax.com...
DarkMatter <DarkMatter@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
[eye for an eye]
Our wondrous governments claim that it costs $20k to $40k per year
per inmate for a regular population life sentence convict.

Sorry, but you way costs too much. If the facts in the case are
bona fide truth, the guy goes right after the trial.

Deterrent is the goal, and it fucking works too.

Where has it worked?

You are right time detterent has not worked, but the sucker that gets
the
needle will not escape or kill in prison again will he?....Not trying
to
flame ya...just an opinion!...Ross

I can't deny it doesn't reduce the probability of them killing again
to zero. Is that worth more than the opportunity of trying to
understand why they are the way they are though?

Understand? Ted Bundy? Mohamad/Williams? Not likely! What's
to understand? Plug the bastards in. They're not worth the bits.

--
Keith
I agree...try em and fry em.....Ross
 
"DarkMatter" <DarkMatter@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 01:51:49 GMT, "Ross Mac"
macroeng@example.invalid> Gave us:

to me, I would
rather be put to death than spend my final years incarcerated.....Ross


Damn! I wish I could oblige!
You should quote the entire post...your snippet is out of context.....Ross
 
In article <sC$+GgGgCRy$EwAc@jmwa.demon.co.uk>,
jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk mentioned...
I read in sci.electronics.design that Winfield Hill
Winfield_member@newsguy.com> wrote (in <bqanda01fvr@drn.newsguy.com>)
about 'Zombies are real', on Sat, 29 Nov 2003:
John Woodgate wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote:

Kevin Aylward wrote...

No such thing as zombies.

Actually, you're wrong; do some research.

I get 549 kilohits by putting 'zombies' into Google. ...
It says that 'zombies' are living people under the influence
of drugs. I can believe that.

Close but no cigar. Poor research terms. Add Wade Davis and
tetrodotoxin. But skip the Hollywood Serpent and Rainbow movie.

Some example sites:
http://groups.msn.com/TheAlchemistsCorner/thezombiepoison.msnw
http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/critical/corbett-davis.html
I consider this to be a much more important article than zombie
poison. http://groups.msn.com/TheAlchemistsCorner/yourwebpage3.msnw


I have a serious complaint. I spent over two hours at that first site.
You should add a 'Do you have time to spare?' warning when you posts the
URLs of site like that. (;-)
Well, if the foo..


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On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 03:38:23 +0000, the highly esteemed R. Steve Walz
enlightened us with these pearls of wisdom:

no1@no1.com wrote:

This is to assure almost instant death, a minimum of bruising, and
neither strangulation nor beheading. Properly done, death is by
dislocation of thr third or fourth cervical vertibrae.

this is getting pretty gruesome, but to the point.

Once the vertebrae is snapped, how do you know the person isn't feeling
anything? He would be essentially a parapalegic and couldn't move his
limbs, but his brain could be very much alive because feeling is still
there above the break. He could be just hanging there in incredible
agony choking to death. Some of these people are not pronounced dead
till 25 minutes later.

The thing is we don't know, and can't know what kind of suffering is
going on, whether by hanging, electrocution or gas.

My question is why do we have the right to impose that on anyone and
still call ourselves civilized beings? I can't even accept lethal
injection, because a killer is a killer, is a killer..... Legalizing it
doesn't change the facts.
--------------------------
My ONLY qualm is certainty, eliminate that and as far as *I* give a shit,
we can do what we want, and call ourselves what we want, there is NO
ultimate authority BUT US!

Any God who wants to challenge that can control my mind to try to make me
feel guilty and then pretend that whatever he is torturing is actually me
instead of someone else. It won't be, even if it thinks so!

Killing people is a perfectly acceptable means of scaring the shit out of
other people who might want to imitate those guys, and at the same time,
get our rocks off killing such a bastard, it's too bad we don't have the
balls to up the ante and torture him for weeks and keep him alive and
conscious by extradordinary medical means while doing it and putting it on
as the halftime show on NBC sports!!

It's too bad we don't haul bin Laden over here and do it to him, and with
Arafat and Saddam, and any other of those bastards!

We're civilized if we defend civilization, and that's fine with me!

Civilized means Just, not some gentle fucking weenie who is asking for
someone to kill 3000 of his people! And Justice to murderers like them is
a torturous death while being laughed at and getting his nuts exploded
with Vise-Grips!

-Steve
Did you forget to take your anti-psychotic drug, Comrade Steve?

:p

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DarkMatter <DarkMatter@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 22:04:11 +0000, Tim Auton <tim.auton@uton.[group
sex without the y on the end]> Gave us:
DarkMatter <DarkMatter@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
[eye for an eye]
Our wondrous governments claim that it costs $20k to $40k per year
per inmate for a regular population life sentence convict.

Sorry, but you way costs too much. If the facts in the case are
bona fide truth, the guy goes right after the trial.

Deterrent is the goal, and it fucking works too.

Where has it worked?

Dumbshit. You will never see that result, because the people that
decided not to commit a capital offense never post data to any
statistical analysis that would track it, and provide a feedback chain
for the benefits of capital punishment. Doh!
Damn. You're right. I just wish is were possible for statistics to
look at the overall murder rate and gather the information from that.
Oh look, it is. Dumbshit.


Tim
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Tim Auton wrote:
"Ross Mac" <macroeng@example.invalid> wrote:
[Death penalty]

No system is perfect....I am sure all of us would not want an innocent
person sent to death row. Having said that, how can you make any system
perfect


You can't make it perfect. You can ensure its inevitable mistakes are
not irreversible.
When I hear this argument, I always think of the automobile
..
Here in the US we have maybe executed what, 200 people wrongly?

Yet, yearly we allow the bloody violent death of more than 50,000
innocent people seemingly at random.

Instead of issuing driver's licenses: a sentence to a random, violent
and merciless death, we should issue "life" passes to walking. Much
safer.

If it only saves one life, it WILL be worth it!

-Chuck


Note for those incapable of lateral thinking:

In every product or service, there is a price attached to a human
life. How much money do we spend to avoid the loss of innocent life?

For the car, it is a few thousand dollars per car. For capital
punishment, it is $40,000 per year for 15-20 years.
 
Fred Bloggs wrote:

It could be worse, someone like the "great communicator", Ronald Reagan,
was capable of convincing the vast majority of just what the national
will should be quite effectively. There has never been another like him
before or since.
Yeah, that Lincoln guy was such a slouch! Same with Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, ... Roosevelt, .....

-Chuck
 
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 02:00:14 +0000, Tim Auton <tim.auton@uton.[group
sex without the y on the end]> wrote:

I'm most interested in a good solution to the upper-house problem
though. And no, direct election (without wholesale changes to election
campaigning) is *not* democratic. The first democratic revolution was
about giving people the choice, the next will be about giving them the
information to make an informed choice
There was no "upper-house problem" until Bliar came along. Look at the
crap he's installed in place of the heredi-tories. "Baroness Amos" -
LOL! Basically, any old PoS will do so long as they dance to his tune.
--

"I expect history will be kind to me, since I intend to write it."
- Winston Churchill
 
Chuck Harris wrote:
Tim Auton wrote:

"Ross Mac" <macroeng@example.invalid> wrote:
[Death penalty]

No system is perfect....I am sure all of us would not want an innocent
person sent to death row. Having said that, how can you make any system
perfect



You can't make it perfect. You can ensure its inevitable mistakes are
not irreversible.


When I hear this argument, I always think of the automobile
.
Here in the US we have maybe executed what, 200 people wrongly?

Yet, yearly we allow the bloody violent death of more than 50,000
innocent people seemingly at random.

Instead of issuing driver's licenses: a sentence to a random, violent
and merciless death, we should issue "life" passes to walking. Much
safer.

If it only saves one life, it WILL be worth it!

-Chuck


Note for those incapable of lateral thinking:

In every product or service, there is a price attached to a human
life. How much money do we spend to avoid the loss of innocent life?

For the car, it is a few thousand dollars per car. For capital
punishment, it is $40,000 per year for 15-20 years.
I think if you histogrammed the distribution, the box labeled "MINDLESS
IDIOTIC FOOL MENTALITY" would contain 99% of these so-called victims.
 
Chuck Harris wrote:
Fred Bloggs wrote:

It could be worse, someone like the "great communicator", Ronald
Reagan, was capable of convincing the vast majority of just what the
national will should be quite effectively. There has never been
another like him before or since.


Yeah, that Lincoln guy was such a slouch! Same with Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, ... Roosevelt, .....

-Chuck
These people did not have the same powerful modern media as Reagan.
Roosevelt was rather bland compared to Reagan- much too solemn. And the
earlier Presidents , up to Jackson, subscribed to a completely different
view of the common man you may just not like at all.
 
Chuck Harris wrote:
Fred Bloggs wrote:

It could be worse, someone like the "great communicator", Ronald
Reagan, was capable of convincing the vast majority of just what the
national will should be quite effectively. There has never been
another like him before or since.


Yeah, that Lincoln guy was such a slouch! Same with Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, ... Roosevelt, .....

-Chuck
Oh yeah- Lincoln- a very tough no-nonsense individual- any war protests
during his administration would be met with quick riot police brutality,
incarceration, and possibly some example hangings. I guess this is a
form of communication:)
 
Fred Bloggs wrote:
Chuck Harris wrote:

Fred Bloggs wrote:

It could be worse, someone like the "great communicator", Ronald
Reagan, was capable of convincing the vast majority of just what the
national will should be quite effectively. There has never been
another like him before or since.


Yeah, that Lincoln guy was such a slouch! Same with Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, ... Roosevelt, .....

-Chuck


Oh yeah- Lincoln- a very tough no-nonsense individual- any war protests
during his administration would be met with quick riot police brutality,
incarceration, and possibly some example hangings. I guess this is a
form of communication:)
Let's pursue this further based on historical precedent:

Jefferson-very attuned to the influence of the media- if they persisted
in presenting a slant contrary to his ideas, he would send the Army in
to destroy all of their facilities and rough up the personnel.

Roosevelt- all Moslems and individuals of Arab extraction rounded up and
confined in detention camps immediately.

Madison- he would declare war on Iraq as a pretext for invading Canada;_)
 
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:00:57 GMT, Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote:

[snip]
Oh yeah- Lincoln- a very tough no-nonsense individual- any war protests
during his administration would be met with quick riot police brutality,
incarceration, and possibly some example hangings. I guess this is a
form of communication:)


Let's pursue this further based on historical precedent:

Jefferson-very attuned to the influence of the media- if they persisted
in presenting a slant contrary to his ideas, he would send the Army in
to destroy all of their facilities and rough up the personnel.

Roosevelt- all Moslems and individuals of Arab extraction rounded up and
confined in detention camps immediately.

Madison- he would declare war on Iraq as a pretext for invading Canada;_)
Yay!! Let's here it for American Presidents!!

...Jim Thompson
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In article <3fc65f6c$0$169$1b62eedf@news.wanadoo.nl>, Frank Bemelman
<fbemelx@euronet.invalid.nl> writes
"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> schreef in bericht
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Bush Has Thanksgiving Dinner with Troops in Baghdad.

Just came over the Fox News.

It was on our news too, couple of hours ago. The troops
were happy to see him.

Only the US ones.

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