Comments on: Come Saturday Morning: T-Paw and Glenn Beck, Sittin’ in a Swing http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:11:51 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Maddy http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980385 Maddy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:04:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980385 <p>It is very sad is it not, especially the disservice to our young, to narrow their minds is a crime against humanity</p> <p>I used to just attribute this to growing older but now I know that is not the case. Life is 360 degrees not 12 as some would have it.</p> It is very sad is it not, especially the disservice to our young, to narrow their minds is a crime against humanity

I used to just attribute this to growing older but now I know that is not the case. Life is 360 degrees not 12 as some would have it.

]]> By: timr http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980383 timr Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:42:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980383 <p>I also have been in many countries and used to think that the US and the constitution made for a great country. Ah well. Not so much anymore. Been to Singapore, the ROK, Japan and many other countries since I retired in 1998. I always feel sad when returning to US. Mostly because of the vast ignorance shown by the people here and of course watching the network news is a study in propaganda. While most people in every country I have been to speak english and the local country news tells their citizens about what is happening around the world and the kids actually go to school and learn things, people in the US-and every time I come back I am more struck by this-seem to know less, not only about the world but about the US, even about their own little slice of the country. Every time I return I am more struck by how much more shabby everything looks, about how self absorbed people are, about how little they know. Sure, we used to be the best, the most inovative, the most energetic. Not now, not after having been in Asia. China for one is changing so fast that I can’t keep up. Korea is far more modern that the US, Thailand has better hospitals-cheaper than the US also-as does Singapore and Korea. I spent 5 years in Korea back in the 70s.(back when they used water buffalo in the country for transportation) Went back in 2007. Everything has changed, gotten into the 21st century. Meanwhile, we seem stuck in the 80s. Its really a shame. Instead of going to other countries, now Drs and Dentists serve the poor in the US with free clinics set up just like they used to do in foreign countries. And yet people here think we have the best country in the world. (Big Sigh) our country crumbles around us, our students no longer learn enough in HS to jump into college without remedial classes, 1/3 of our HS students drop out before graduation. Our HS seems only to teach the “standardized test” that they have to take. We are, rather quickly, becoming the slums of the world. Every other country advances, we retreat. Every other country wants more trade, we start trade wars-so far Mexico, China and Canada-maybe a bit overblown but still. Looks to me like we are repeating the 30s where we tried to ignore the rest of the world.<br /> Sure, our military is #1. But many of our weapons systems are either made in other countries or made by foreign firms in the US. I am encouraging my kids to simply move to Canada or Korea(they all have dual cit with Korea) rather than continue in the US. The slide down has started, I think it started back in the late 80s early 90s. Where it will end is unknown, but I believe that I will be dead before we hit the bottom.</p> I also have been in many countries and used to think that the US and the constitution made for a great country. Ah well. Not so much anymore. Been to Singapore, the ROK, Japan and many other countries since I retired in 1998. I always feel sad when returning to US. Mostly because of the vast ignorance shown by the people here and of course watching the network news is a study in propaganda. While most people in every country I have been to speak english and the local country news tells their citizens about what is happening around the world and the kids actually go to school and learn things, people in the US-and every time I come back I am more struck by this-seem to know less, not only about the world but about the US, even about their own little slice of the country. Every time I return I am more struck by how much more shabby everything looks, about how self absorbed people are, about how little they know. Sure, we used to be the best, the most inovative, the most energetic. Not now, not after having been in Asia. China for one is changing so fast that I can’t keep up. Korea is far more modern that the US, Thailand has better hospitals-cheaper than the US also-as does Singapore and Korea. I spent 5 years in Korea back in the 70s.(back when they used water buffalo in the country for transportation) Went back in 2007. Everything has changed, gotten into the 21st century. Meanwhile, we seem stuck in the 80s. Its really a shame. Instead of going to other countries, now Drs and Dentists serve the poor in the US with free clinics set up just like they used to do in foreign countries. And yet people here think we have the best country in the world. (Big Sigh) our country crumbles around us, our students no longer learn enough in HS to jump into college without remedial classes, 1/3 of our HS students drop out before graduation. Our HS seems only to teach the “standardized test” that they have to take. We are, rather quickly, becoming the slums of the world. Every other country advances, we retreat. Every other country wants more trade, we start trade wars-so far Mexico, China and Canada-maybe a bit overblown but still. Looks to me like we are repeating the 30s where we tried to ignore the rest of the world.
Sure, our military is #1. But many of our weapons systems are either made in other countries or made by foreign firms in the US. I am encouraging my kids to simply move to Canada or Korea(they all have dual cit with Korea) rather than continue in the US. The slide down has started, I think it started back in the late 80s early 90s. Where it will end is unknown, but I believe that I will be dead before we hit the bottom.

]]> By: timr http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980380 timr Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:10:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980380 <p>When I was in Vietnam in 1970 I worked on Puff and Shadow. Puff being the original, a C-47 modified with gatling guns. My understanding was that it was named Puff the magic dragon by the ground troops saved by it. Shadow support were AC-119 gunships. I flew some missions on them due to the fact that some electronics systems broke down a lot. The guys on the ground were always very happy to see us. I put a cassette recorder in the pilots mic line-at his request- and recorded a mission, from the initial brief to the end of the mission. We also flew some EW/EC 47s. EW for electronic warfare and EC for Electronic intercept. My base also had a couple of C-47s that we flew around SE asia as Sandblower Airlines. Taking guys to HK and Thailand for R&R. Talk about a long long time ago. Next thing ya know I’ll be starting all my stories with “Back in the day”</p> When I was in Vietnam in 1970 I worked on Puff and Shadow. Puff being the original, a C-47 modified with gatling guns. My understanding was that it was named Puff the magic dragon by the ground troops saved by it. Shadow support were AC-119 gunships. I flew some missions on them due to the fact that some electronics systems broke down a lot. The guys on the ground were always very happy to see us. I put a cassette recorder in the pilots mic line-at his request- and recorded a mission, from the initial brief to the end of the mission. We also flew some EW/EC 47s. EW for electronic warfare and EC for Electronic intercept. My base also had a couple of C-47s that we flew around SE asia as Sandblower Airlines. Taking guys to HK and Thailand for R&R. Talk about a long long time ago. Next thing ya know I’ll be starting all my stories with “Back in the day”

]]> By: timr http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980378 timr Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:57:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980378 <p>It really does not matter what we think, what matters to beck pawlenty and gov good hair of Tx is what faux spews says and what those captive sheeple who watch it think and believe. The pols have calculated that they need the “base” of the rethug party to win nomination. My guess is that they think that because they will be really nasty, they figure that any dem who runs will be unable to compete down in the mud because after all, if one pushes a dem hard enough what you find is a Mr Rogers clone. So they believe that the way to win in 10 and 12 is to pour slime on the dems pour so much that the dems will drown in it. The MSM is fully behind the thugs so they will never investigate any charge leveled by any thug. The indies will become so pissed that they will sit out the elections and the thugs will vote the graveyards to beat Obama, pushing racism every step of the way. The new dark ages are coming, one hopes that it will not be 400 years until the next resoration.</p> It really does not matter what we think, what matters to beck pawlenty and gov good hair of Tx is what faux spews says and what those captive sheeple who watch it think and believe. The pols have calculated that they need the “base” of the rethug party to win nomination. My guess is that they think that because they will be really nasty, they figure that any dem who runs will be unable to compete down in the mud because after all, if one pushes a dem hard enough what you find is a Mr Rogers clone. So they believe that the way to win in 10 and 12 is to pour slime on the dems pour so much that the dems will drown in it. The MSM is fully behind the thugs so they will never investigate any charge leveled by any thug. The indies will become so pissed that they will sit out the elections and the thugs will vote the graveyards to beat Obama, pushing racism every step of the way. The new dark ages are coming, one hopes that it will not be 400 years until the next resoration.

]]> By: Maddy http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980371 Maddy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:25:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980371 <p><em>Very cleaver you North Koreans dogs…but you never considered you’d run into someone as smart as me.</em></p> <p>Intelligence is not something people who have it need to espouse.</p> <p> barra nayyek</p> Very cleaver you North Koreans dogs…but you never considered you’d run into someone as smart as me.

Intelligence is not something people who have it need to espouse.

barra nayyek

]]> By: tinman1967 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980359 tinman1967 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:51:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980359 <p>You people!</p> You people!

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980344 SouthernDragon Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:32:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980344 <p>LOL, itz not funny, LOL</p> LOL, itz not funny, LOL

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980339 Raven Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980339 <p>Gee, that’s what I thought I had till the tests came back!</p> Gee, that’s what I thought I had till the tests came back!

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980332 SouthernDragon Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:16:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980332 <p>Pissin’ death, we called it.</p> Pissin’ death, we called it.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980331 SouthernDragon Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:14:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/come-saturday-morning-t-paw-and-glenn-beck-sittin-in-a-swing/#comment-1980331 <p>yeah, at extreme range when you could just see the arc it sounded like a bee hive.</p> yeah, at extreme range when you could just see the arc it sounded like a bee hive.

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