Comments on: What The Dormouse Said… http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:39:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cynthia wedding http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725847 cynthia wedding Wed, 30 May 2007 00:56:55 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725847 <p>thanks to all of you from an old grandmother–i really enjoy you everyday–it’s so very nice to see your opinions put into prose and comic relief! Keep up the goooooood work!!!</p> thanks to all of you from an old grandmother–i really enjoy you everyday–it’s so very nice to see your opinions put into prose and comic relief! Keep up the goooooood work!!!

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725401 Adie Tue, 29 May 2007 18:39:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725401 <p>Snarky McAngus 125</p> <p>Please don’t feel you must apologize for feeling dispair.</p> <p>Checking up thru comments on practically any thread, I think you’ll hear a lot of us whistling in the dark.<br /> Just don’t give up, and we won’t either. Deal?</p> <p>And for heavens sake don’t be shy about opening up and leaning on the strength of the community here.<br /> The Lake’s a good place to be in hard times and good. ;-></p> Snarky McAngus 125

Please don’t feel you must apologize for feeling dispair.

Checking up thru comments on practically any thread, I think you’ll hear a lot of us whistling in the dark.
Just don’t give up, and we won’t either. Deal?

And for heavens sake don’t be shy about opening up and leaning on the strength of the community here.
The Lake’s a good place to be in hard times and good. ;->

]]> By: JohnH http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725199 JohnH Tue, 29 May 2007 16:33:22 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725199 <p><a href="#comment-725009"><em>Brisingamen @ 107</em></a></p> <blockquote><p> How do you think Joe Six-Pack is going to react if the troops can’t get food or ammo?</p></blockquote> <p>I imagine that the neocons will blame it on the Democrats.</p> Brisingamen @ 107

How do you think Joe Six-Pack is going to react if the troops can’t get food or ammo?

I imagine that the neocons will blame it on the Democrats.

]]> By: dipper http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725099 dipper Tue, 29 May 2007 15:20:42 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725099 <p>Mr. ReddHedd must be the best. You need those wonderful surprises once in a while.</p> Mr. ReddHedd must be the best. You need those wonderful surprises once in a while.

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725090 Christy Hardin Smith Tue, 29 May 2007 15:12:56 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725090 <p>dipper at 128 — Thanks much. As I’ve said, vacation was wonderful — and I really didn’t know how much I needed one until we were about three days into it. Mr. ReddHedd and i were attending a conference for what I thought was only going to be three or four days and he surprised me with a second trip for our anniversary. First trip we have taken without The Peanut, and it was both wonderful and really hard on momma in some ways. But it is lovely to be home. :)</p> dipper at 128 — Thanks much. As I’ve said, vacation was wonderful — and I really didn’t know how much I needed one until we were about three days into it. Mr. ReddHedd and i were attending a conference for what I thought was only going to be three or four days and he surprised me with a second trip for our anniversary. First trip we have taken without The Peanut, and it was both wonderful and really hard on momma in some ways. But it is lovely to be home. :)

]]> By: dipper http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725070 dipper Tue, 29 May 2007 15:05:09 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725070 <p>so good to have you back, Christy.</p> so good to have you back, Christy.

]]> By: N=1 http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725066 N=1 Tue, 29 May 2007 15:00:54 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725066 <p><a href="#comment-725038"><em>Brisingamen @ 120</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>N-1 @ 113:</p> <p>I was on a panel on “Coming Crises” at Marcon this past weekend. One of the things I told folks when the topic of Avian Flu came up was:</p> <p>“Don’t count on the government to be there. Make sure you lay in your own supplies. No one is doing adequate planning for this.” </p> <p>I still don’t think anyone grasps just how bad a pandemic will be. </p> <p>(I also told them for other sorts of disasters they absolutely should have at least 3 day’s supply of food and water, and a plan of where to go if they have to evacuate.)</p></blockquote> <p>Yes - absolutely. FYI, there is a short term HHS sponsored pandemic <a href="http://blog.pandemicflu.gov/">flu preparedness blog</a> up and running. Finally, the American Nurses Association is <a href="http://universalhealth.wordpress.com/2007/05/26/ana-and-pandemic-planning-together-at-last/">participating</a> in some planning.</p> <p>People literally will not know what hit them.</p> Brisingamen @ 120

N-1 @ 113:

I was on a panel on “Coming Crises” at Marcon this past weekend. One of the things I told folks when the topic of Avian Flu came up was:

“Don’t count on the government to be there. Make sure you lay in your own supplies. No one is doing adequate planning for this.”

I still don’t think anyone grasps just how bad a pandemic will be.

(I also told them for other sorts of disasters they absolutely should have at least 3 day’s supply of food and water, and a plan of where to go if they have to evacuate.)

Yes – absolutely. FYI, there is a short term HHS sponsored pandemic flu preparedness blog up and running. Finally, the American Nurses Association is participating in some planning.

People literally will not know what hit them.

]]> By: oregondave http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725062 oregondave Tue, 29 May 2007 14:57:51 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725062 <p><a href="#comment-724911"><em>HotFlash @ 24</em></a><br /> </p><blockquote>3.) I think it’s spelled <a href="http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th1k.htm">dormouse</a></blockquote> <p>Yep. It’s dormouse.</p> HotFlash @ 24

3.) I think it’s spelled dormouse

Yep. It’s dormouse.

]]> By: Snarky McAngus http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725058 Snarky McAngus Tue, 29 May 2007 14:54:44 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725058 <p>Props to Christy and many commenters for pointing out again the by now surreal context for discussion of the war. Indeed, official rhetoric has consistently emphasized there would be no end until we “win”–that the current junta of neocons would not make the same mistake as Viet Nam and withdraw before “winning”–without ever defining what the “mission” that must be completed is, the “Mission Accomplished” production notwithstanding.</p> <p>What would define “winning”? Islamic genocide? Christian conquest of the Middle East? The Second Coming of Christ? Permanent occupation of a subdued and devastated Iraq after gaining “legal” control of their oil?</p> <p>As several have pointed out above, the “war” is a means of shattering the remants of the constitutionally constructed democracy. FEMA? Broken. National Guard? Broken. Department of Justice? Broken. Checks and balances? Broken. Bill of Rights? Broken. Watchdog press? Broken. U.S. Treasury? Broke and broken.</p> <p>I apologize for my despair but fear the long night will only get longer.</p> Props to Christy and many commenters for pointing out again the by now surreal context for discussion of the war. Indeed, official rhetoric has consistently emphasized there would be no end until we “win”–that the current junta of neocons would not make the same mistake as Viet Nam and withdraw before “winning”–without ever defining what the “mission” that must be completed is, the “Mission Accomplished” production notwithstanding.

What would define “winning”? Islamic genocide? Christian conquest of the Middle East? The Second Coming of Christ? Permanent occupation of a subdued and devastated Iraq after gaining “legal” control of their oil?

As several have pointed out above, the “war” is a means of shattering the remants of the constitutionally constructed democracy. FEMA? Broken. National Guard? Broken. Department of Justice? Broken. Checks and balances? Broken. Bill of Rights? Broken. Watchdog press? Broken. U.S. Treasury? Broke and broken.

I apologize for my despair but fear the long night will only get longer.

]]> By: mui http://firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725054 mui Tue, 29 May 2007 14:52:50 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/29/what-the-doormouse-said/#comment-725054 <p>Calling Frank Snepp:</p> <blockquote><p>Last year, a cable from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was leaked to a reporter, revealing the U.S. has no contingency plans to help Iraqis if there is a withdrawal. Apparently, we learned little from the evacuation of Saigon. Even Iraqis who have been physically threatened for helping top U.S. government officials or translating for the military are not being given visas.</p></blockquote> Calling Frank Snepp:

Last year, a cable from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was leaked to a reporter, revealing the U.S. has no contingency plans to help Iraqis if there is a withdrawal. Apparently, we learned little from the evacuation of Saigon. Even Iraqis who have been physically threatened for helping top U.S. government officials or translating for the military are not being given visas.

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