Letters to the Editor
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orbitboy re shooter
I'm convinced that shooter has a persecution complex. It's not enough for him to simply support Bush/Cheney, etc. He has a strong need to be persecuted and victimized for his support, preferably on a daily basis. What other reason would he have for coming here and making a complete ass of himself?
Good catch. I agree completely. In fact, I was going to mention this, but I'm multi-tasking, and it got dropped. It's a brainwashing subgenre, as far as I can tell.
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Thank you, Antonia
This is of interest to me because my mother's third career, after she dropped medicine to raise a family, (her choice, or so she said) was as in college level academic text edtitorial production and publishing for Prentice Hall. This was some time ago but I heard more than I ever wanted to know about the field. Weird business. I think it bears further inquiry. I want to do a little research around here and in Texas. I will e-mail you.
Thank you
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Re: I'm convinced that shooter has a persecution complex.
Don't you know white males are a persecuted class in the United States, Dr. Orbitboy. Just look at poor Don Imus. Where did you go to med school? Grenada?
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Illustration of ignorance: shooter242
Every military action since WW2 has been commenced without Congressional approval, except those pursued by the Bush Presidents, I believe.
The devil is ever in the details:
US involvement in Korea in 1950 was carried out with full backing of the US Congress, albeit after US troops were already committed.
The expansion of US involvement in Vietnam was explicitly authorized by the Congress via the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964.
The Clinton Administration undertook Operation Desert Fox (the short air campaign against Iraq in 1998) were undertaken in support of pre-existing UN resolutions and attendant Congressional agreement.
The Clinton Administration never undertook a bombing campaign against the government of Bosnia-Herznegovia.
Operation Desert Shield/Storm did have both Congressional and UN authorization behind it.
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 used to 'justify' Operation Iraqi Freedom was meant, both in letter and spirit, to back up the use of weapons inspectors inside Iraq. That the second Bush Administration exceeded its writ and mandate there should surprise no-one.
Learn history, shooter, before you end up repeating it and getting still more people killed.
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Sometimes Atrios is quite funny, and relevant
...almost forgot to congratulate my white male readers for their astounding successes in the face of unprecedented oppression.
http://atrios.blogspot.com/2007_04_15_atrios_archive.html#117674748460610844
I just discovered this book the other day. I intend to read it as soon as possible.
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2004/SO/BR/gill.htm
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@LWM
I'm not a real Dr., I just play one on tv.
It's either my first theory, or, shooter is like the drunk at a bar who likes to fight and doesn't care how bad he gets his ass kicked, he just wants to fight. And he'll say whatever it takes to arouse as much anger as possible.
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On shooter's mental defects
I'd go along with contentious and thin-skinned, but sadomasochism as an explanation for shooter's mischief here seems a bit of a stretch.
In any case, I'd be content to forego an explanation, so long as what happens in New Jersey stays in New Jersey. (Perhaps there's a dungeon in Camden, or Trenton, or in Secaucus which would be willing to take him off our hands.)
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You missed the point shooter
The President does not have the right to ignore the American people on grounds that he knows what he is doing is right. That is for the people to decide, they've decided, he is ignoring them. His power is delegated to him by the people. It is not his, intrinsically.
Sometimes I think you purposely misunderstand, under the misbegotten belief that it makes you seem clever. However, giving you the benefit of the doubt, if you believe that the AUMF gives him some sort of personal authority, then maybe you're right. Maybe Congress should repeal the AUMF. You know the guy better than I do, do you think that would make him listen?
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The AA Theory
Bill Bradley stated on Bill Mahar's show what has to be the single solution to the Iraq debacle (short of that country asking us to leave); i.e. the United States must admit its mistake, beg the forgiveness of the world, and let the reparations begin.
The Iraq War cannot be "won". It was an immoral exercise of raw power from the get go. We lost day one as soon as the first troops entered the country. The world knew it and a substantial number of Americans knew it. The whole notion of "winning" in Iraq is ridiculous.
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...a dot connect
Upon seeing that a comment titled THE OIL ARGUMENT was given a red star by Salon editors and having come across and read this article at Zmag.org/Znet here is a dot connect. The article is under the April 16 entries and is titled BLOOD FOR OIL CONTROL written by PAUL STREET. It is worthy of time taken to read. If oil was/is not at the root of American "interests" in Iraq why then did G.W.'s dad insert lots of Americans into ME to repulse Iraqi control of Kuwaiti oil fields when Bush1 was presiding in the White House? Kuwait was not then a "democracy" in any real world sense. Still isn't for that matter.
September 11/2001 was in large part brought about by Saudi nationals yet Saudi Arabia was not invaded by Americans. Saddam however was to be branded as being a OBL enabler and Iraq a nest for terrorist hatchlings. The factual and logic line record punch holes in that reasoning from all sides. Opening an American War in Iraq was done for a very big pile of chips. The costs for placing such a wager being big and needful then of a big payout. It was the neo-con's placed bet. The DC DEMS are now at risk of taking on the bet too if not careful/mindful of honesty and time factors. How many American lives now gone/maimed? How many Iraqi families torn apart,individual Iraqis killed or forced into becominmg ME refugees? How many hundred billions $$ spent? G.W.Bush and D.Cheney told some damn big lies to get Americans into Iraq. Still are telling lies and cloaking the truths of why Iraq was invaded,Saddam set up for execution and why they want to keep Americans in Iraq.