IS THERE AN EDITOR IN THE HOUSE?
We read this article in the almost-daily Daily Pilot today several times (LINK) trying to discover just which branch of the service retired Major General Rick Olson served in.
Unfortunately, the almost-daily Daily Pilot didn't include that information.
So, we went to the World Affairs Council of Orange County's Web site (LINK) and learned, way down in the fourth paragraph, that the guy had been in the U.S. Army before doing this PR crap for an unnecessary war and a failed administration.
Awww geez, maybe we should have just stopped right there.
From the World Affairs Council of Orange County's Web site we also learned that Olson lives with his wife and his dog, Sunny, in Hawaii. Now, that's really essential information. Yeah, we know, it was put in to humanize the guy, but come on....(Hmmm, could Sunny be related to Checkers?)
"Ahhhhhh," say the cackling blue haired ladies with shiny eyes in the last row as they nudge one another, "isn't that sweet? He has a dog named Sunny. We can sure trust what he has to say."
Oh, good grief! What the hell was this, a PTA cookie sale?
Olson apparently told the audience about the $ 40 billion dollars spent so far in trying to rebuild Iraq and why U.S. taxpayers should support this waste of their tax dollars.
We wonder how many people in the audience were even bright enough to realize that this money should be used right here in the U.S.
"Hello...Stepford People! Iraq was never a problem. There never were weapons of mass destruction. Iraq had nothing to do with 911. Is there anyone out there?"
Rising gas and food prices, a failing economy, a housing depression, a deindustrialized U.S., massive illegal immigration, a Republican Party (and we're registered Republicans here at the CM PRESS) that is so out of touch that it is on the verge of losing in the national elections like it has never lost before, and people are sitting around listening to a PR pitch about rebuilding Iraq from a retired general who lives with his wife and dog, Sunny, in Hawaii?
Of course, it's probably better to get the PR Kool-Aid from a former general than what we see and hear from the administration's usual shills on TV and radio who will often interview an 18-year-old private whose military job may be to fill sand bags and who has seen no more of Iraq than a few yards of desert sand and who will say something like: "Yes Sir, I want the people back home to know that the mainstream press isn't telling the truth about Iraq and that things are sure better here now and the Iraqi people sure do love us for liberating them."
And, speaking of shiny eyes; on our TV screens we then see Sean Hannity (who was never in the military) telling us, after the clip from the private filling sand bags: "There you have it, the real truth about Iraq from someone who is there."
Frankly, we agree with Marine Major General Smedley Butler--who received two Medals of Honor--and whose book, WAR IS A RACKET, tells the truth about wars.
No doubt, if General Butler were alive today, he'd have some choice words about this Iraq mess and this goofy Bush administration and the lousy state of the nation.
The GOP has screwed things up so badly, that it almost makes one want to re-register Democrat--until one realizes that the Democrats aren't much different.
The U.S. needs to revise our political system so that third parties can actually have a chance of electing candidates. Then, we'd have a real choice.
The present system requires that both parties pander to the majority of people clustered under the center of the bell curve. That's where the votes are, and that's where it's easiest to manipulate public opinion with mental images of dogs named Sunny. "Ahhhhhhhh."
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BREAKING NEWS FROM THE ALMOST-DAILY DAILY PILOT
According to the almost-daily Daily Pilot (a Return to Reason newspaper), the CMPD is looking for a man in his 20s wearing a hooded sweatshirt who tried to assault a 15-year-old girl near Rea School (You may recall that Rea School is chock full of charities, including one that claims it is helping stop crime, even though the site has as many police calls as a gin joint.) LINK
So, if you see a man in his 20s wearing a hooded sweatshirt, be sure to call the CMPD.
Now, dear readers, what do we know about a suspect when the almost-daily Daily Pilot only tells us his age and what he was wearing? Right. You can assume the rest.
Hey, CPMD, the first place where you should look for the suspect is with the charities that are in Rea School. You may find him there getting tax payer benefits.
Say, did we mention that the Newport Mesa Unified School District is essentially giving away free rent to the charities that are clustered in Rea School, and that there is now even a free clinic on that school site? It's becoming a one stop illegal alien center. Thank you NMUSD for helping screw up Costa Mesa so much.
How about taking these charities and stuffing them, ah, how about putting them in a school in Corona del Mar?
UPDATE TO THE ABOVE STORY 3:15 pm, Friday, 6/27/08:
The almost-daily Daily Pilot has now published a sketch of the attacker. But the sketch is not clear. Is he Black? Is he Latino? Maybe Pacific Islander? LINK
Never fear, the OC REGISTER also ran the story and sketch and that paper describes the perp as Latino. LINK
A proper description of an outstanding suspect can help apprehend him.
If you think you know who this guy is, call the CMPD at (714) 754-5252 and leave your tip.
You don't have to identify yourself even though the operator will try to get you to leave your name. Also, FYI, when you call that number, you're not actually calling the CMPD, but the call center staffed by civilians who handle both police and fire calls.
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