tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post616256628527624858..comments2024-03-28T00:20:01.688-05:00Comments on Little Blog In The Big Woods: Our New Maginot Line In Space!Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-46843069521116645852008-03-03T12:00:00.000-06:002008-03-03T12:00:00.000-06:00Tor- welcome, and what a hoot.Anon - nope, that's ...Tor- welcome, and what a hoot.<BR/><BR/>Anon - nope, that's really not me; but he's not far away. Thanks! :-) I've had plenty of my own lousy experiences with the USDA, though.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-44168878938850199502008-03-03T11:40:00.000-06:002008-03-03T11:40:00.000-06:00This is off-topic, but is this you?:www.nytimes.co...This is off-topic, but is this you?:<BR/>www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/opinion/01hedin.html?em&ex=1204693200&en=4f0386d314947329&ei=5087%0A<BR/>"My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables)"<BR/>Okay, it's mean to ask because you keep anonymity, and I understand and generally support that. There are some really good reasons to keep internet anonymity. But the article made me think of you. And it made me sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-85951431905366718742008-03-02T04:55:00.000-06:002008-03-02T04:55:00.000-06:00Gad, you’ve a most groovin’ blog.I firstly surfed ...Gad, you’ve a most groovin’ blog.<BR/><BR/>I firstly surfed into your ‘Mel Brooks’ posting and thou spoke most factually.<BR/>However, there are a few exceptions, e.g., moi’s “The Little Bummer Boy” ruled the All Genres Chart at SoundLift for the first three weeks of ’08 and it DOES say something.<BR/>Of course, moi’s “The Lion Farts Tonght” was #1 for over six weeks.<BR/><BR/>Anywho, your right.....I never heard of “The Twelve Chars” but am a huge fan of “The Producers” AND “Blazing Saddles.”<BR/><BR/>Ahhhhh, moi still remembers, hence this wee tale, when upon that bleak winter day <I>(or was it summer? ’66? 67?” Well, 60 something)</I> when the Pittsburgh station WTAE?, WIIC? <I>(Back then it was WIIC)</I> broadcast “The Producers.”<BR/>I sat though much of the film, as did the Don Adams character at “Springtime For Hitler,” in amazingly joyous rapture. <BR/>The next week was aired “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” and this lad, in the Western PA. coal dump, t’were most impressed.<BR/><BR/>From your ‘16 points’ you really do practice what you preach but.....I would take exception to #16; oft times MANY people have no choice, i.e., Anne Frank, Sitting Bull, the passengers on Flight 007,etc. <BR/><BR/>The myth of total ‘choice’ in this wretched, ill empire is greatly exaggerated; I mean, Joseph Campbell t’were an excellent hisTORian, a wonderful speaker but a horribly quotidian philosopher.<BR/><BR/>The Universe is oft times quite amusing as I’ve now just read your latest blog post.<BR/>Wanna know where <B>The Strategic Defense Initiative</B> really came from?<BR/><I>Hint:</I> It was NOT from The <B>Strategically Dead Icon</B> – Ronnie Raygoon.<BR/>"Someone" was <B>ONLY</B> trying to see exactly ‘how far’ their vox was traveling and expected to get no more than half a column, of page seven or eight, written by a semi-senile, retired general and/or senator (Note: ‘tor’ here is NOT capitalized)NOT the front page of every paper on Earth for three years.<BR/>That tale also ties into the <BR/>(un)reason why Raygoon changed his mind about making Marting Luther King’s birthday a National Hollowday, but, insisted it must be obbied on Jan. 20th. <BR/><BR/>Moi breaks into song <BR/>(To the tune of “The Fuehrer’s Face”)<BR/><BR/><I>When Weinberger says<BR/>“Our lasers make space safe”<BR/>we salute – salute – right in Wienberger’s face</I><BR/>There are more verses than that, too.<BR/><BR/>I shall now delve into other posts of your blog <BR/>but<BR/>for potty humor see moi’s “Bean A Poop” which answers the sphincter burning question – <BR/>“Where’s the Star Trek toilets.” <BR/>And – for other feces –<BR/>Moi’s – “AMEN (hotep IV, that is”.<BR/><BR/>Stay on groovin’ safari,<BR/>Torhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037704048671379868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-4674609790791790892008-02-24T09:37:00.000-06:002008-02-24T09:37:00.000-06:00Heavens, yes. We didn't even attempt here to cove...Heavens, yes. We didn't even attempt here to cover all the other ways attacks could be made. Zillions.<BR/><BR/>Ok, you're a bad guy. Small, but ticked off. You've managed to get your hands on a small nuke- or some plutonium.<BR/><BR/>Just ask yourself this question: <BR/><BR/>What are you going to DO with it? Put it in a rocket? What rocket? Soviet surplus 30 years old? Locally developed missiles? Wanna cross your fingers and hope it actually works?<BR/><BR/>Or do you want the nuke actually DELIVERED, somehow? Sneaking it in is EASY - just hire any established smuggler to include it in his next shipment.<BR/><BR/>The whole thing is ridiculous- if you THINK about it- at all.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-8882191066453073952008-02-24T08:41:00.000-06:002008-02-24T08:41:00.000-06:00All someone would have to do to get past the missi...All someone would have to do to get past the missile defense system would be to have a bomb delivered on a rusty old freighter. It is impossible to inspect even a fraction of the innumerable freight shipments entering the country each year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-87737933741293270992008-02-24T08:25:00.000-06:002008-02-24T08:25:00.000-06:00I'm well aware of the arguments by some revisionis...I'm well aware of the arguments by some revisionist historians that the Maginot Line did actually "work" - and I find their arguments entirely unconvincing.<BR/><BR/>A) The Line was sold to the French taxpayers with the story that "this will protect us, completely, from the Germans".<BR/><BR/>B) It didn't.<BR/><BR/>C. There certainly WAS a massive failure of leadership there- nobody looked at a map. And/or, the ones who did, were shouted down. <BR/><BR/> It is commonly true that peacetime military advisors/leaders in democracies can be sadly incompetent- since they advancement tends to depend on BS and connections. Democracies can develop excellent military leaders- after they've had the crap beat out of them a few times in battle, and the incompetents are removed.<BR/><BR/>D. The Maginot Line DID actually do what it was REALLY designed to do- which was make some contractors very very rich. Our Missile Defense works- in exactly the same way.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-51577574558641568372008-02-23T21:51:00.000-06:002008-02-23T21:51:00.000-06:00The missile defence system may or not protect us. ...The missile defence system may or not protect us. That said The Maginot line was not a failure.The failure was one of leadership. The Maginot line was bult to direct an attacking german force north to what would be a constricted area easley defended from attack, to this point it worked great. the failure was of politcal and military leadership,an attitude of t want the glory for the coming great military victory thar we are about to achieve. What they achieved was complete inaction, and an successful invasion by the germans. The French evan then did not learn from their mistakes of all out partisanship,but continued with their bickering throughout the war. We need to take a serious look at this history as it seem we in the USA are headed down the same path. We are soreley in need of strong leadership, and their seems to be none in the offing.phrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365382628708471293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-20715636903509823202008-02-22T13:44:00.000-06:002008-02-22T13:44:00.000-06:00MLK once remarked, "Our scientific power has outru...MLK once remarked, "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Now our guided missiles are even misguided -- they are pointed to a threat that can never be contained. If only we could redirect them to target our ignorance and greed.<BR/><BR/><EM>"What could we do with $10 Billion a year?"</EM><BR/><BR/>Well, that would pay for <A HREF="http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home" REL="nofollow">a whole month</A> of the Iraq war. Or, we could spend it on nuclear power or something else equally as inane.<BR/><BR/>I would like to think that the next person in the White House will have more sense, but I am beginning to have doubts. Obama's recent remarks <A HREF="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/02/in-his-own-word.html" REL="nofollow">praising Ronald Reagan</A> made me queasy to say the least.<BR/><BR/>I would be discouraged by all of this, but there is no point in that -- it won't make things better. My thought is that something larger than our human failings is operating behind the scenes to keep the world spinning. If it weren't, we would have already blown each other to bits many times over by now. I don't know if things will get better anytime soon, but we'll keep plodding along somehow.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this, Greenpa. Maybe you could convince the Defense Department that organic produce will protect us from terrorists or something. Of course then the government would take your land by eminent domain and give it to Halliburton, so on second thought, maybe you had better not.<BR/><BR/>:-)DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638079335012155807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-69099524896589591212008-02-21T22:26:00.000-06:002008-02-21T22:26:00.000-06:00Brilliantly put.And in simple enough terms for all...Brilliantly put.<BR/>And in simple enough terms for all neo-cons to understand.Valerie Robersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400026383513835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-19986097365827711392008-02-21T19:52:00.000-06:002008-02-21T19:52:00.000-06:00I forget when or how your blog found its way onto ...I forget when or how your blog found its way onto my reader, but I've been checking out your posts for a little bit now ...<BR/><BR/>... anyway when I read this post I about broke into applause in my living room. I would love to know who's benefiting from the massive amount of money we've spent on this crap. It's <I>such</I> a miserable idea. gah.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830705259612540929noreply@blogger.com