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“Yes We Can-nabis”

New post on Fellowship of the Minds

"Yes We Can-nabis"

by Terry

He would smoke it here and there. He would smoke it anywhere

A soon-to-be published biography by David Maraniss entitled "Barack Obama: The Story" gives more detail on Obama's pot-smoking days, complete with testimonials from young Barry Obama's high school buddies, a group that went by the name "the Choom Gang." Choom was slang for smoking marijuana.

Up In Smoke

Obama and His Pot-Smoking 'Choom Gang'
by Jonathon Karl
ABC News
May 25, 2012

Unlike Bill Clinton, Barack Obama never tried to say he didn't inhale.

In his 1995 memoir "Dreams of My Father," Obama writes about smoking pot almost like Dr. Seuss wrote about eating green eggs and ham. As a high school kid, Obama wrote, he would smoke "in a white classmate's sparkling new van," he would smoke "in the dorm room of some brother" and he would smoke "on the beach with a couple of Hawaiian kids."

He would smoke it here and there. He would smoke it anywhere.

Now a soon-to-be published biography by David Maraniss entitled "Barack Obama: The Story" gives more detail on Obama's pot-smoking days, complete with testimonials from young Barry Obama's high school buddies, a group that went by the name "the Choom Gang." Choom was slang for smoking marijuana.

Maraniss portrays the teenage Obama as not just a pot smoker, but a pot-smoking innovator.

"As a member of the Choom Gang," Maraniss writes, "Barry Obama was known for starting a few pot-smoking trends."

Ya Mon

The first Obama-inspired trend: "Total Absorption" or "TA".

"TA was the opposite of Bill Clinton's claim that as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford he smoked dope but never inhaled," explains Maraniss. Here's how it worked: If you exhaled prematurely when you were with the Choom Gang, "you were assessed a penalty and your turn was skipped the next time the joint came around."

As one of Obama's old high school buddies tells Maraniss: "Wasting good bud smoke was not tolerated."

Another Obama innovation: "Roof Hits."

"When they were chooming in a car all the windows had to be rolled up so no smoke blew out and went to waste; when the pot was gone, they tilted their heads back and sucked in the last bit of smoke from the ceiling."

Maraniss also says Obama was known for his "Interceptions": "When a joint was making the rounds, he often elbowed his way in, out of turn, shouted 'Intercepted!,' and took an extra hit."

Although Obama himself wrote that he and his pot smoking buddies were a "club of disaffection," Maraniss says that's not really true.

"In fact, most members of the Choom Gang were decent students and athletes who went on to successful and productive lawyers, writers and businessmen," Maraniss writes. One notable exception was Ray, the group's pot dealer who, known for his ability "to score quality bud," would years later be killed by a scorned gay lover armed with a ball-peen hammer.

Obama himself managed to be a pretty good student despite all the pot smoking and unconventional study habits.

"He told his Choom Gang mates that the trick was if you put the textbook under your pillow the night before you would perform better on an exam," Maraniss writes. No way, dude!

Back to the pot smoking.

Hawaii of the early 1970s was something of a pot-smoking Mecca.

"It was sold and smoked right there in front of your nose; Maui Wowie, Kauai Electric, Puna Bud, Kona Gold, and other local variations of pakalolo were readily available," writes Maraniss.

Obama's pal Mark Bendix had a Volkswagen microbus known as "the Choomwagon." They would often drive up Honolulu's Mount Tantalus where they parked "turned up their stereos playing Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult and Stevie Wonder, lit up some 'sweet-sticky Hawaiian buds' and washed it down with 'green bottled beer' (the Choom Gang preferred Heineken, Becks, and St. Pauli Girl). No shouting, no violence, no fights; they even cleaned up their beer bottles."

Of course, smoking, drinking and driving on mountain roads could also be a little dangerous. Especially the night they tried drag racing.

The race to the top of Mount Tantalus pitted the "Choomwagon" against another friend's Toyota. Obama was in the Toyota. The Choomwagon made it to the top first. When the other car didn't show up, those in the Choomwagon drove back down to find them. Here's how Maraniss describes what happened next:

"On the way down, they saw a figure who appeared to be staggering up the road. It was Barry Obama. What was going on? As they drew closer, they noticed that he was laughing so hard he could barely stand up."

His friend had rolled the car. Fortunately, nobody was hurt. And, amazingly, they avoided trouble by leaving the driver alone to deal with the police by claiming it was just an unfortunate "mishap."

Maraniss concludes his chapter on Obama's high school years by looking at a note Obama had written in his high school yearbook in a section reserved for students to give a line or two giving thanks to those who helped along the way.

Obama had written this: "Thanks Tut [his grandmother], Gramps, Choom Gang, and Ray for all the good times."

Maraniss notes: "Ray was the older guy who hung around the Choom Gang, selling them pot. A hippie drug dealer made his acknowledgements; his mother did not."

The White House told ABC News that it has no comment.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/obama-and-his-pot-smoking-choom-gang/

Seems Skippy hasn't changed much over the years. He is still 'totally absorbed' (see TA), still 'bogarts' the good stuff, is still associated with gay guys who die under questionable circumstances, still letting others take the blame for his 'mishaps, still acknowledging those who 'helped him along the way' and still blowing smoke. But now he's not blowing it out of the 'choomwagon' windows. He's blowing it up OUR BUTTS!

~Terry

Terry | May 27, 2012 at 6:05 pm | Tags: Barack Obama, marijuana | Categories: Humor, Liberals/Democrats, Media, Uncategorized, US Presidents | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-eEP

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Re: GREAT SPEECH!!!!!!

Boortz never actually gave his speech.... It was what he "would" have
said... He is the author of the piece.

On May 28, 9:19 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hmmmmm........Maybe that's the reason that I like him......The "Followers
> are almost extinct" part.......
>
> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:11 AM, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > Boortz is a muzzy hating zionist warmonger who supports an aggressive
> > interventionist policy in the middle east for israel.
> > His followers are almost extinct and his show is aired on borrowed
> > time.
>
> > On May 27, 9:12 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Neal Boortz is a Texan, a lawyer, a Texas Aggie (Texas A&M) graduate,
> > > and now a nationally syndicated talk show host from Atlanta . His
> > > commencement address to the graduates of a recent Texas A&M class is
> > > far different from what either the students or the faculty expected.
> > > Whether you agree or disagree, his views are certainly thought
> > > provoking.
>
> > > "I am honored by the invitation to address you on this august
> > > occasion. It's about time. Be warned, however, that I am not here to
> > > impress you; you'll have enough smoke blown up your bloomers today.
> > > And you can bet your tassels I'm not here to impress the faculty and
> > > administration. You may not like much of what I have to say, and
> > > that's fine. You will remember it though. Especially after about 10
> > > years out there in the real world. This, it goes without saying, does
> > > not apply to those of you who will seek your careers and your fortunes
> > > as government employees.
>
> > > This gowned gaggle behind me is your faculty. You've heard the old
> > > saying that those who can – do. Those who can't – teach. That sounds
> > > deliciously insensitive. But there is often raw truth in
> > > insensitivity, just as you often find feel-good falsehoods and lies in
> > > compassion. Say good-bye to your faculty because now you are getting
> > > ready to go out there and do. These folks behind me are going to stay
> > > right here and teach.
>
> > > By the way, just because you are leaving this place with a diploma
> > > doesn't mean the learning is over. When an FAA flight examiner handed
> > > me my private pilot's license many years ago, he said, "Here, this is
> > > your ticket to learn." The same can be said for your diploma. Believe
> > > me, the learning has just begun.
>
> > > Now, I realize that most of you consider yourselves Liberals. In fact,
> > > you are probably very proud of your liberal views. You care so much.
> > > You feel so much. You want to help so much. After all, you're a
> > > compassionate and caring person, aren't you now? Well, isn't that just
> > > so extraordinarily special. Now, at this age, is as good a time as any
> > > to be a liberal; as good a time as any to know absolutely everything.
> > > You have plenty of time, starting tomorrow, for the truth to set in.
>
> > > Over the next few years, as you begin to feel the cold breath of
> > > reality down your neck, things are going to start changing pretty
> > > fast… Including your own assessment of just how much you really know.
>
> > > So here are the first assignments for your initial class in reality:
> > > Pay attention to the news, read newspapers, and listen to the words
> > > and phrases that proud Liberals use to promote their causes. Then,
> > > compare the words of the left to the words and phrases you hear from
> > > those evil, heartless, greedy conservatives.
>
> > > From the Left you will hear "I feel." From the Right you will hear "I
> > > think." From the Liberals you will hear references to groups — The
> > > Blacks, the Poor, the Rich, the Disadvantaged, the Less Fortunate.
> > > From the Right you will hear references to individuals. On the Left
> > > you hear talk of group rights; on the Right, individual rights.
>
> > > That about sums it up, really: Liberals feel. Liberals care. They are
> > > pack animals whose identity is tied up in group dynamics.
> > > Conservatives think — and, setting aside the theocracy crowd, their
> > > identity is centered on the individual.
>
> > > Liberals feel that their favored groups have enforceable rights to the
> > > property and services of productive individuals. Conservatives, I
> > > among them I might add, think that individuals have the right to
> > > protect their lives and their property from the plunder of the masses.
>
> > > In college you developed a group mentality, but if you look closely at
> > > your diplomas you will see that they have your individual names on
> > > them. Not the name of your school mascot, or of your fraternity or
> > > sorority, but your name. Your group identity is going away. Your
> > > recognition and appreciation of your individual identity starts now.
>
> > > If, by the time you reach the age of 30, you do not consider yourself
> > > to be a conservative, rush right back here as quickly as you can and
> > > apply for a faculty position. These people will welcome you with open
> > > arms. They will welcome you, that is, so long as you haven't developed
> > > an individual identity. Once again you will have to be willing to sign
> > > on to the group mentality you embraced during the past four years.
>
> > > Something is going to happen soon that is going to really open your
> > > eyes. You're going to actually get a full time job!
>
> > > You're also going to get a lifelong work partner. This partner isn't
> > > going to help you do your job. This partner is just going to sit back
> > > and wait for payday. This partner doesn't want to share in your
> > > effort, but in your earnings.
>
> > > Your new lifelong partner is actually an agent; an agent representing
> > > a strange and diverse group of people; an agent for every teenager
> > > with an illegitimate child; an agent for a research scientist who
> > > wanted to make some cash answering the age-old question of why monkeys
> > > grind their teeth. An agent for some poor demented hippie who
> > > considers herself to be a meaningful and talented artist, but who just
> > > can't manage to sell any of her artwork on the open market.
>
> > > Your new partner is an agent for every person with limited, if any,
> > > job skills, but who wanted a job at City Hall. An agent for tin-horn
> > > dictators in fancy military uniforms grasping for American foreign
> > > aid. An agent for multi-million dollar companies who want someone else
> > > to pay for their overseas advertising. An agent for everybody who
> > > wants to use the unimaginable power of this agent's for their personal
> > > enrichment and benefit.
>
> > > That agent is our wonderful, caring, compassionate, oppressive
> > > government. Believe me, you will be awed by the unimaginable power
> > > this agent has. Power that you do not have. A power that no individual
> > > has, or will have. This agent has the legal power to use force, deadly
> > > force to accomplish its goals.
>
> > > You have no choice here. Your new friend is just going to walk up to
> > > you, introduce itself rather gruffly, hand you a few forms to fill
> > > out, and move right on in. Say hello to your own personal one ton
> > > gorilla. It will sleep anywhere it wants to.
>
> > > Now, let me tell you, this agent is not cheap. As you become
> > > successful it will seize about 40% of everything you earn. And no, I'm
> > > sorry, there just isn't any way you can fire this agent of plunder,
> > > and you can't decrease its share of your income. That power rests with
> > > him, not you.
>
> > > So, here I am saying negative things to you about government. Well, be
> > > clear on this: It is not wrong to distrust government. It is not wrong
> > > to fear government. In certain cases it is not even wrong to despise
> > > government for government is inherently evil. Yes, a necessary evil,
> > > but dangerous nonetheless, somewhat like a drug. Just as a drug that
> > > in the proper dosage can save your life, an overdose of government can
> > > be fatal.
>
> > > Now let's address a few things that have been crammed into your minds
> > > at this university. There are some ideas you need to expunge as soon
> > > as possible. These ideas may work well in academic environment, but
> > > they fail miserably out there in the real world.
>
> > > First is that favorite buzz word of the media and academia: Diversity!
> > > You have been taught that the real value of any group of people – be
> > > it a social group, an employee group, a management group, whatever –
> > > is based on diversity. This is a favored liberal ideal because
> > > diversity is based not on an individuals abilities or character, but
> > > on a person's identity and status as a member of a group. Yes, it's
> > > that liberal group identity thing again.
>
> > > Within the great diversity movement group identification – be it
> > > racial, gender based, or some other minority status – means more than
> > > the individuals integrity, character or other qualifications.
>
> > > Brace yourself. You are about to move from this academic atmosphere
> > > where diversity rules, to a workplace and a culture where individual
> > > achievement and excellence actually count. No matter what your
> > > professors have taught you over the last four years, you are about to
> > > learn that diversity is absolutely no replacement for excellence,
> > > ability, and individual hard work. From this day on every single time
> > > you hear the word "diversity" you can rest assured that there is
> > > someone close by who is determined to rob you of every vestige of
> > > individuality you possess.
>
> > > We also need to address this thing you seem to have about "rights." We
> > > have witnessed an obscene explosion of so-called "rights" in the last
> > > few decades, usually emanating from college campuses.
>
> > > You know the mantra: You have the right to a job. The right to a place
> > > to live. The right to a living wage. The right to health care. The
> > > right to an education. You
>
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Re: Abolish Memorial Day

<<Who really remembers the Kosovo war – that is, the war as it
unfolded? We were told as many as a hundred-thousand Kosovars were
being exterminated, and yet at war's end we found a few thousand –
Serbs and Kosovars in equal number – had been murdered.>>

We found a little over 10,000 had been killed... thats slightly more
than a "few thousand". They were actually lined up and shot (the
majority) and buried in mass graves; which is what made this specially
heinous.

After the very recent Bosnian conflict that was left to play out for a
while before intervention (well over 100,000 confirmed dead) it was
considered imprudent to allow the very similar and very intense
cleansing in Kosovo to reach the same level.

In an article based on revisionism it is shocking to find
revisionism... Your author is a whacko...

By the way... I was there during and after both of these conflicts..

On May 28, 6:43 am, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> Abolish Memorial DayWhen memory goes, what is there to memorialize?byJustin Raimondo, May 28, 2012
> We might as well get rid of Memorial Day, for all the good it does us. Originally "Decoration Day," the last Monday in May has been the designated time for us to remember the war dead and honor their sacrifice – while, perhaps, taking in the lessons of the many conflicts that have marked our history as a free nation. In line with the modern trend of universal trivialization, however, the holiday has beenpaganizedto mark the beginning of summer, when we get out the barbecue grill and have the neighbors over for hamburgers and beer. As for contemplating the meaning of the day in the context of our current and recent wars, that is left to those few pundits who pay attention to foreign policy issues, or else to writers of paeans to the "Greatest Generation" – World War II being the only modern war our panegyrists deign to recall, since it is relatively untouched by the ravages of historical revisionism.
> Indeed, as far as our wars are concerned, the very concept of historical memory has vanished from the post-9/11 world. It seems the earth wasborn anewon September 11, 2001, and only ragged remnants of our mystified past – mostly from World War II and the Civil War – survived the purge. In the new version our victories areexaggeratedandglorified, while our defeats – e.g. Vietnam, Korea, our nasty little covert wars in Central and South America – are not even mentioned, let alone considered in depth.
> The abolition of historical memory is one of the worst aspects of modernity: it is certainly the most depressing. For the modern man, it's an effort to recall what happenedlast week,never mindthe last century. The news cycle spins madly and ever-faster, and the result is that we are lost in the blur of Now: for all intents and purposes, we are a people without a history, who recall past events – if we remember them at all – as one would summon a vague and confusing dream.The Vietnam warwas the last major conflict that caused us to reconsider our foreign policy of global intervention for any length of time, and at this point it has been thoroughly buried in the public imagination. For a brief moment the so-calledVietnam Syndromewas bemoaned by the political class, who complained it prevented them from indulging their desire to intervene anywhere and everywhere at will. And the memory of that futile crusade did have a restraining effect for some years – untilthe passage of time,the collapse of Communism, and – finally –the 9/11 terrorist attackswiped the slate clean.
> Never mind remembering the lessons of Vietnam – we've repressed even the bitter lessons of our most recent "past" conflict, thedisastrousinvasion and occupation of Iraq. No sooner had we fallen into that quicksand then we promptly forgot whopushed usin – which is whythe authorsof that disastercontinueto function as foreign policy mavens and political seers whose reputations are considered sterling. Theneocon clique, and any number of politicians of both parties who fulsomely supported that war, today act as if they have nothing to apologize for, and nothing to regret: far from being repentant, they are, if anything, proud of their advocacy, secure in the knowledge that "everyone" believed Iraq possessed "weapons of mass destruction," and smug in the certainty that no one of any consequence has anything to gain by raising the subject.
> Who really remembersthe Kosovo war– that is, the war as it unfolded? We were told as many asa hundred-thousandKosovars were being exterminated, and yet at war's end we founda few thousand– Serbs and Kosovars in equal number – had been murdered. The trial of a man namedRatkohas the War Party mythologizing that conflict, as is its wont: unfortunately for them, the kangaroo court known as the Hague Tribunal has been adjourned in that case,perhaps permanently, on account of the prosecution's withholding of evidence. That's par for the course: withholding evidence, suppressing truth, editing the historical record has been their modus operandi from the start, but apparently the judges had an attack of conscience in this case, and it looks like the NATO-crats won't get their show trial after all.
> Who really remembersthe Korean war? Not even writers whose major interest is foreign policy are capable of recalling it as it was actually fought. Rachel Maddow, MSNBC anchor and liberal voice, recently wrotean entire bookbased on the premise that Republicans are primarily responsible for "the unmooring of American military power" from either constitutional or political restraints – forgetting (if she ever knew) it wasHarry Trumanwho set that precedent when he sent US troops to Korea without bothering to ask Congress first.
> I don't blame Rachel: history is a forgotten discipline, practiced selectively when it is invoked at all. These days it is best not to contemplate the past too much, or too intently, because comparison with the present is bound to depress us. An ice-cream cone bought for a Memorial Day picnic used to cost a dime: todaynothingcosts a dime, not even alms to a beggar.
> To recall past wars is to recall their folly, and no one wants to be reminded of their moral and cognitive shortcomings: so we resort to mythology that valorizes the victors and paints the defeated in various shades of black – and when that's not possible, amnesia is our last resort.
> So I say: let's rid ourselves of Memorial Day, and at least be honest with ourselves in this one instance. Let's acknowledge we'd much rather forget our history of mass murder, and rename the last Monday in May in honor ofsome pagan holiday– because Memorial Day is an oxymoron in a nation of amnesiacs....
>
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Re: Abolish Memorial Day

I've "Been There.....Done That...." with no articulate response from the submitter/poster in the past. Usually, just dead silence. Now, when I see ANYTHING from Justin "Watch Me Grow Flowers Out Of My Ass" Raimondo, I don't even take my valuable time to read it anymore.

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 12:15 PM, MJ <michaelj@america.net> wrote:

How sad that people like Keith can only offer ad hominem and other fallacies rather than address the words, concepts or ideas presented.

Regard$,
--MJ

For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it. -- Thomas Jefferson

At 11:57 AM 5/28/2012, you wrote:

How sad, that folks like Justin "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" Raimondo just really doesn't grasp and understand the world around him. That folks would actually take the time to read anything this wacko crackpot has to say.

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 9:37 AM, plainolamerican < plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

The neocon clique, and any number of politicians of both parties who

fulsomely supported that war, today act as if they have nothing to

apologize for, and nothing to regret: far from being repentant, they

are, if anything, proud of their advocacy

---

the interventionists should fund their own charities and businesses

On May 28, 7:43 am, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:

> Abolish Memorial DayWhen memory goes, what is there to memorialize?byJustin Raimondo, May 28, 2012

> We might as well get rid of Memorial Day, for all the good it does us. Originally "Decoration Day," the last Monday in May has been the designated time for us to remember the war dead and honor their sacrifice – while, perhaps, taking in the lessons of the many conflicts that have marked our history as a free nation. In line with the modern trend of universal trivialization, however, the holiday has beenpaganizedto mark the beginning of summer, when we get out the barbecue grill and have the neighbors over for hamburgers and beer. As for contemplating the meaning of the day in the context of our current and recent wars, that is left to those few pundits who pay attention to foreign policy issues, or else to writers of paeans to the "Greatest Generation" – World War II being the only modern war our panegyrists deign to recall, since it is relatively untouched by the ravages of historical revisionism.

> Indeed, as far as our wars are concerned, the very concept of historical memory has vanished from the post-9/11 world. It seems the earth wasborn anewon September 11, 2001, and only ragged remnants of our mystified past – mostly from World War II and the Civil War – survived the purge. In the new version our victories areexaggeratedandglorified, while our defeats – e.g. Vietnam, Korea, our nasty little covert wars in Central and South America – are not even mentioned, let alone considered in depth.

> The abolition of historical memory is one of the worst aspects of modernity: it is certainly the most depressing. For the modern man, it's an effort to recall what happenedlast week,never mindthe last century. The news cycle spins madly and ever-faster, and the result is that we are lost in the blur of Now: for all intents and purposes, we are a people without a history, who recall past events – if we remember them at all – as one would summon a vague and confusing dream.The Vietnam warwas the last major conflict that caused us to reconsider our foreign policy of global intervention for any length of time, and at this point it has been thoroughly buried in the public imagination. For a brief moment the so-calledVietnam Syndromewas bemoaned by the political class, who complained it prevented them from indulging their desire to intervene anywhere and everywhere at will. And the memory of that futile crusade did have a restraining effect for some years – untilthe passage of time,the collapse of Communism, and – finally –the 9/11 terrorist attackswiped the slate clean.

> Never mind remembering the lessons of Vietnam – we've repressed even the bitter lessons of our most recent "past" conflict, thedisastrousinvasion and occupation of Iraq. No sooner had we fallen into that quicksand then we promptly forgot whopushed usin – which is whythe authorsof that disastercontinueto function as foreign policy mavens and political seers whose reputations are considered sterling. Theneocon clique, and any number of politicians of both parties who fulsomely supported that war, today act as if they have nothing to apologize for, and nothing to regret: far from being repentant, they are, if anything, proud of their advocacy, secure in the knowledge that "everyone" believed Iraq possessed "weapons of mass destruction," and smug in the certainty that no one of any consequence has anything to gain by raising the subject.

> Who really remembersthe Kosovo war– that is, the war as it unfolded? We were told as many asa hundred-thousandKosovars were being exterminated, and yet at war's end we founda few thousand– Serbs and Kosovars in equal number – had been murdered. The trial of a man namedRatkohas the War Party mythologizing that conflict, as is its wont: unfortunately for them, the kangaroo court known as the Hague Tribunal has been adjourned in that case,perhaps permanently, on account of the prosecution's withholding of evidence. That's par for the course: withholding evidence, suppressing truth, editing the historical record has been their modus operandi from the start, but apparently the judges had an attack of conscience in this case, and it looks like the NATO-crats won't get their show trial after all.

> Who really remembersthe Korean war? Not even writers whose major interest is foreign policy are capable of recalling it as it was actually fought. Rachel Maddow, MSNBC anchor and liberal voice, recently wrotean entire bookbased on the premise that Republicans are primarily responsible for "the unmooring of American military power" from either constitutional or political restraints – forgetting (if she ever knew) it wasHarry Trumanwho set that precedent when he sent US troops to Korea without bothering to ask Congress first.

> I don't blame Rachel: history is a forgotten discipline, practiced selectively when it is invoked at all. These days it is best not to contemplate the past too much, or too intently, because comparison with the present is bound to depress us. An ice-cream cone bought for a Memorial Day picnic used to cost a dime: todaynothingcosts a dime, not even alms to a beggar.

> To recall past wars is to recall their folly, and no one wants to be reminded of their moral and cognitive shortcomings: so we resort to mythology that valorizes the victors and paints the defeated in various shades of black – and when that's not possible, amnesia is our last resort.

> So I say: let's rid ourselves of Memorial Day, and at least be honest with ourselves in this one instance. Let's acknowledge we'd much rather forget our history of mass murder, and rename the last Monday in May in honor ofsome pagan holiday– because Memorial Day is an oxymoron in a nation of amnesiacs. http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2012/05/27/abolish-memorial-day/

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Re: Abolish Memorial Day

How sad, that folks like Justin "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" Raimondo just really doesn't grasp and understand the world around him. That folks would actually take the time to read anything this wacko crackpot has to say.

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 9:37 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

The neocon clique, and any number of politicians of both parties who
fulsomely supported that war, today act as if they have nothing to
apologize for, and nothing to regret: far from being repentant, they
are, if anything, proud of their advocacy

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the interventionists should fund their own charities and businesses

On May 28, 7:43 am, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> Abolish Memorial DayWhen memory goes, what is there to memorialize?byJustin Raimondo, May 28, 2012
> We might as well get rid of Memorial Day, for all the good it does us. Originally "Decoration Day," the last Monday in May has been the designated time for us to remember the war dead and honor their sacrifice – while, perhaps, taking in the lessons of the many conflicts that have marked our history as a free nation. In line with the modern trend of universal trivialization, however, the holiday has beenpaganizedto mark the beginning of summer, when we get out the barbecue grill and have the neighbors over for hamburgers and beer. As for contemplating the meaning of the day in the context of our current and recent wars, that is left to those few pundits who pay attention to foreign policy issues, or else to writers of paeans to the "Greatest Generation" – World War II being the only modern war our panegyrists deign to recall, since it is relatively untouched by the ravages of historical revisionism.
> Indeed, as far as our wars are concerned, the very concept of historical memory has vanished from the post-9/11 world. It seems the earth wasborn anewon September 11, 2001, and only ragged remnants of our mystified past – mostly from World War II and the Civil War – survived the purge. In the new version our victories areexaggeratedandglorified, while our defeats – e.g. Vietnam, Korea, our nasty little covert wars in Central and South America – are not even mentioned, let alone considered in depth.
> The abolition of historical memory is one of the worst aspects of modernity: it is certainly the most depressing. For the modern man, it's an effort to recall what happenedlast week,never mindthe last century. The news cycle spins madly and ever-faster, and the result is that we are lost in the blur of Now: for all intents and purposes, we are a people without a history, who recall past events – if we remember them at all – as one would summon a vague and confusing dream.The Vietnam warwas the last major conflict that caused us to reconsider our foreign policy of global intervention for any length of time, and at this point it has been thoroughly buried in the public imagination. For a brief moment the so-calledVietnam Syndromewas bemoaned by the political class, who complained it prevented them from indulging their desire to intervene anywhere and everywhere at will. And the memory of that futile crusade did have a restraining effect for some years – untilthe passage of time,the collapse of Communism, and – finally –the 9/11 terrorist attackswiped the slate clean.
> Never mind remembering the lessons of Vietnam – we've repressed even the bitter lessons of our most recent "past" conflict, thedisastrousinvasion and occupation of Iraq. No sooner had we fallen into that quicksand then we promptly forgot whopushed usin – which is whythe authorsof that disastercontinueto function as foreign policy mavens and political seers whose reputations are considered sterling. Theneocon clique, and any number of politicians of both parties who fulsomely supported that war, today act as if they have nothing to apologize for, and nothing to regret: far from being repentant, they are, if anything, proud of their advocacy, secure in the knowledge that "everyone" believed Iraq possessed "weapons of mass destruction," and smug in the certainty that no one of any consequence has anything to gain by raising the subject.
> Who really remembersthe Kosovo war– that is, the war as it unfolded? We were told as many asa hundred-thousandKosovars were being exterminated, and yet at war's end we founda few thousand– Serbs and Kosovars in equal number – had been murdered. The trial of a man namedRatkohas the War Party mythologizing that conflict, as is its wont: unfortunately for them, the kangaroo court known as the Hague Tribunal has been adjourned in that case,perhaps permanently, on account of the prosecution's withholding of evidence. That's par for the course: withholding evidence, suppressing truth, editing the historical record has been their modus operandi from the start, but apparently the judges had an attack of conscience in this case, and it looks like the NATO-crats won't get their show trial after all.
> Who really remembersthe Korean war? Not even writers whose major interest is foreign policy are capable of recalling it as it was actually fought. Rachel Maddow, MSNBC anchor and liberal voice, recently wrotean entire bookbased on the premise that Republicans are primarily responsible for "the unmooring of American military power" from either constitutional or political restraints – forgetting (if she ever knew) it wasHarry Trumanwho set that precedent when he sent US troops to Korea without bothering to ask Congress first.
> I don't blame Rachel: history is a forgotten discipline, practiced selectively when it is invoked at all. These days it is best not to contemplate the past too much, or too intently, because comparison with the present is bound to depress us. An ice-cream cone bought for a Memorial Day picnic used to cost a dime: todaynothingcosts a dime, not even alms to a beggar.

> To recall past wars is to recall their folly, and no one wants to be reminded of their moral and cognitive shortcomings: so we resort to mythology that valorizes the victors and paints the defeated in various shades of black – and when that's not possible, amnesia is our last resort.

> So I say: let's rid ourselves of Memorial Day, and at least be honest with ourselves in this one instance. Let's acknowledge we'd much rather forget our history of mass murder, and rename the last Monday in May in honor ofsome pagan holiday– because Memorial Day is an oxymoron in a nation of amnesiacs.http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2012/05/27/abolish-memorial-day/

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Re: GREAT SPEECH!!!!!!

Hmmmmm........Maybe that's the reason that I like him......The "Followers are almost extinct" part.......

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:11 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

Boortz is a muzzy hating zionist warmonger who supports an aggressive
interventionist policy in the middle east for israel.
His followers are almost extinct and his show is aired on borrowed
time.

On May 27, 9:12 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Neal Boortz is a Texan, a lawyer, a Texas Aggie (Texas A&M) graduate,
> and now a nationally syndicated talk show host from Atlanta . His
> commencement address to the graduates of a recent Texas A&M class is
> far different from what either the students or the faculty expected.
> Whether you agree or disagree, his views are certainly thought
> provoking.
>
> "I am honored by the invitation to address you on this august
> occasion. It's about time. Be warned, however, that I am not here to
> impress you; you'll have enough smoke blown up your bloomers today.
> And you can bet your tassels I'm not here to impress the faculty and
> administration. You may not like much of what I have to say, and
> that's fine. You will remember it though. Especially after about 10
> years out there in the real world. This, it goes without saying, does
> not apply to those of you who will seek your careers and your fortunes
> as government employees.
>
> This gowned gaggle behind me is your faculty. You've heard the old
> saying that those who can – do. Those who can't – teach. That sounds
> deliciously insensitive. But there is often raw truth in
> insensitivity, just as you often find feel-good falsehoods and lies in
> compassion. Say good-bye to your faculty because now you are getting
> ready to go out there and do. These folks behind me are going to stay
> right here and teach.
>
> By the way, just because you are leaving this place with a diploma
> doesn't mean the learning is over. When an FAA flight examiner handed
> me my private pilot's license many years ago, he said, "Here, this is
> your ticket to learn." The same can be said for your diploma. Believe
> me, the learning has just begun.
>
> Now, I realize that most of you consider yourselves Liberals. In fact,
> you are probably very proud of your liberal views. You care so much.
> You feel so much. You want to help so much. After all, you're a
> compassionate and caring person, aren't you now? Well, isn't that just
> so extraordinarily special. Now, at this age, is as good a time as any
> to be a liberal; as good a time as any to know absolutely everything.
> You have plenty of time, starting tomorrow, for the truth to set in.
>
> Over the next few years, as you begin to feel the cold breath of
> reality down your neck, things are going to start changing pretty
> fast… Including your own assessment of just how much you really know.
>
> So here are the first assignments for your initial class in reality:
> Pay attention to the news, read newspapers, and listen to the words
> and phrases that proud Liberals use to promote their causes. Then,
> compare the words of the left to the words and phrases you hear from
> those evil, heartless, greedy conservatives.
>
> From the Left you will hear "I feel." From the Right you will hear "I
> think." From the Liberals you will hear references to groups — The
> Blacks, the Poor, the Rich, the Disadvantaged, the Less Fortunate.
> From the Right you will hear references to individuals. On the Left
> you hear talk of group rights; on the Right, individual rights.
>
> That about sums it up, really: Liberals feel. Liberals care. They are
> pack animals whose identity is tied up in group dynamics.
> Conservatives think — and, setting aside the theocracy crowd, their
> identity is centered on the individual.
>
> Liberals feel that their favored groups have enforceable rights to the
> property and services of productive individuals. Conservatives, I
> among them I might add, think that individuals have the right to
> protect their lives and their property from the plunder of the masses.
>
> In college you developed a group mentality, but if you look closely at
> your diplomas you will see that they have your individual names on
> them. Not the name of your school mascot, or of your fraternity or
> sorority, but your name. Your group identity is going away. Your
> recognition and appreciation of your individual identity starts now.
>
> If, by the time you reach the age of 30, you do not consider yourself
> to be a conservative, rush right back here as quickly as you can and
> apply for a faculty position. These people will welcome you with open
> arms. They will welcome you, that is, so long as you haven't developed
> an individual identity. Once again you will have to be willing to sign
> on to the group mentality you embraced during the past four years.
>
> Something is going to happen soon that is going to really open your
> eyes. You're going to actually get a full time job!
>
> You're also going to get a lifelong work partner. This partner isn't
> going to help you do your job. This partner is just going to sit back
> and wait for payday. This partner doesn't want to share in your
> effort, but in your earnings.
>
> Your new lifelong partner is actually an agent; an agent representing
> a strange and diverse group of people; an agent for every teenager
> with an illegitimate child; an agent for a research scientist who
> wanted to make some cash answering the age-old question of why monkeys
> grind their teeth. An agent for some poor demented hippie who
> considers herself to be a meaningful and talented artist, but who just
> can't manage to sell any of her artwork on the open market.
>
> Your new partner is an agent for every person with limited, if any,
> job skills, but who wanted a job at City Hall. An agent for tin-horn
> dictators in fancy military uniforms grasping for American foreign
> aid. An agent for multi-million dollar companies who want someone else
> to pay for their overseas advertising. An agent for everybody who
> wants to use the unimaginable power of this agent's for their personal
> enrichment and benefit.
>
> That agent is our wonderful, caring, compassionate, oppressive
> government. Believe me, you will be awed by the unimaginable power
> this agent has. Power that you do not have. A power that no individual
> has, or will have. This agent has the legal power to use force, deadly
> force to accomplish its goals.
>
> You have no choice here. Your new friend is just going to walk up to
> you, introduce itself rather gruffly, hand you a few forms to fill
> out, and move right on in. Say hello to your own personal one ton
> gorilla. It will sleep anywhere it wants to.
>
> Now, let me tell you, this agent is not cheap. As you become
> successful it will seize about 40% of everything you earn. And no, I'm
> sorry, there just isn't any way you can fire this agent of plunder,
> and you can't decrease its share of your income. That power rests with
> him, not you.
>
> So, here I am saying negative things to you about government. Well, be
> clear on this: It is not wrong to distrust government. It is not wrong
> to fear government. In certain cases it is not even wrong to despise
> government for government is inherently evil. Yes, a necessary evil,
> but dangerous nonetheless, somewhat like a drug. Just as a drug that
> in the proper dosage can save your life, an overdose of government can
> be fatal.
>
> Now let's address a few things that have been crammed into your minds
> at this university. There are some ideas you need to expunge as soon
> as possible. These ideas may work well in academic environment, but
> they fail miserably out there in the real world.
>
> First is that favorite buzz word of the media and academia: Diversity!
> You have been taught that the real value of any group of people – be
> it a social group, an employee group, a management group, whatever –
> is based on diversity. This is a favored liberal ideal because
> diversity is based not on an individuals abilities or character, but
> on a person's identity and status as a member of a group. Yes, it's
> that liberal group identity thing again.
>
> Within the great diversity movement group identification – be it
> racial, gender based, or some other minority status – means more than
> the individuals integrity, character or other qualifications.
>
> Brace yourself. You are about to move from this academic atmosphere
> where diversity rules, to a workplace and a culture where individual
> achievement and excellence actually count. No matter what your
> professors have taught you over the last four years, you are about to
> learn that diversity is absolutely no replacement for excellence,
> ability, and individual hard work. From this day on every single time
> you hear the word "diversity" you can rest assured that there is
> someone close by who is determined to rob you of every vestige of
> individuality you possess.
>
> We also need to address this thing you seem to have about "rights." We
> have witnessed an obscene explosion of so-called "rights" in the last
> few decades, usually emanating from college campuses.
>
> You know the mantra: You have the right to a job. The right to a place
> to live. The right to a living wage. The right to health care. The
> right to an education. You probably even have your own pet right – the
> right to a Beemer for instance, or the right to have someone else
> provide for that child you plan on downloading in a year or so.
>
> Forget it. Forget those rights! I'll tell you what your rights are.
> You have a right to live free, and to the results of 60% -75% of your
> labor. I'll also tell you have no right to any portion of the life or
> labor of another.
>
> You may, for instance, think that you have a right to health care.
> After all, President Obama said so, didn't he? But you cannot receive
> health-care unless some doctor or health practitioner surrenders some
> of his time – his life – to you. He may be willing to do this for
> compensation, but that's his choice. You have no "right" to his time
> or property. You have no right to his or any other person's life or to
> any portion thereof.
>
> You may also think you have some "right" to a job; a job with a living
> wage, whatever that is. Do you mean to tell me that you have a right
> to force your services on another person, and then the right to demand

> that this person ...
>
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