I don't think I have before either, although I'm not Irish or ex-Navy. In fact, before getting online reading blogs several years ago, I had never even heard about the USS Liberty "incident", and I was in high school at the time.
As a former PT-109 skipper, how do you think JFK would have responded to the USS Liberty incident?
I imagine old Joe Kennedy and his sons had a pretty good idea of what was really going on at Pearl Harbor.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
Has Hannity said anything on the air about Ron Paul's exclusion from the debate?
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
JimRob was actually in the Navy at the time of the attack on the USS Liberty.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
"Too bad Bush and friends cannot be forced to listen to that."
Indeed. I would like their ugly faces rubbed in those words.
Kennedy also warned about those seeking to ride a tiger needing to take care not to be that cat's next meal in his inauguration speech. Those are words this 'president' in the White House and his crew need to mull over too.
I would love to see these bastards in orange jump suits and in chains watching a war crimes tribunal present the incontrovertible evidence of war crimes they are accountable for alone.
Bush took office with a lie. His first words were to protect, defend and serve the Constitution of the United States. He deserves to pay dearly for this.
I guess I addressed that comment to you, but I was kind of hoping somebody, anybody could answer my question.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
But it was only a few months later, in November of 1963, that the world received the shocking news of President Kennedy's assassination. No reason was given, of course, for anyone wanting to commit such an atrocious crime. But for those who knew anything about money and banking, it did not take long to put the pieces of the puzzle together. For surely President Kennedy must have had it in mind to repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and return back to the United States Congress the power to create its own money.
It is interesting to note that, only one day after Kennedy's assassination, all the United States notes which Kennedy had issued were called out of circulation. Was this through an executive order of the newly installed president, Lyndon B. Johnson? Was President Johnson afraid of the Bankers? Or was he one of their instruments? At any rate all of the money President Kennedy had created was destroyed. And not a word was said to the American people.
That is one of the key points people need to get.
It is the Banksters, and their Psychiatrists, who are the "New World Order". Whether you call them the Alpha Plutocrats, Banking Cartel, or Psychotics it is all the same.
The reason Kennedy was killed was, despite his faults, he was loyal to the United States not the Banking Cartel so they killed him.
It may be apocryphal but a few days before he was whacked by the Bankers/CIA/Oil Barons (The Oil Barons are owned by the Bankers and frequently are one in the same.) Kennedy is quoted to have said, following a talk at Harvard, "I have just learned of a great conspiracy and I must inform the American People". A few days later he was dead. Johnson was a Sociopath who was wholly owned by the Machine that put him into office - that's how he earned the nickname "Landslide Lyndon" because having lost the (s)Election for the Congress magically just enough votes appeared to put him over the top by a handful of votes.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
I keep hoping Vannity will contract a case of "Lead Poisoning", but so far no luck.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
Have you ever read any books by Frank Caro about Johnson???
No, I haven't. One of the problems with being a generalist I never have the time to read everything.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
It should be about time for the next (fourth) volume of Caro's biography of LBJ to appear. Any word on when it is coming out?
(He was planning to have it be the final volume, which would mean it would have to cover LBJ's vice-presidency, presidency, and post-presidency. I strongly suspect that would end up requiring at least two volumes, hower.)
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
The reason Kennedy was killed was, despite his faults, he was loyal to the United States not the Banking Cartel so they killed him.
Just like Lincoln.
Highly likely. Lincoln is greatly misunderstood by both his supporters and detractors. Lincoln was brilliant and he realized, I believe, that the Civil War was a war manufactured by interests who wanted to fractionate the United States.
There was a British Army in the North in Canada, and a Spanish Armada in the South ready to pounce and finish the disemberment of the United States had the South prevailed in breaking the Union in two. It is not that the South did not have valid concerns but that they could have been worked out short of war. The war was agitated, I believe, by foreign interests i.e., the Rothschilds. When the Union Forces prevailed and Lincoln still had a great Army of battle hardened veterans in the field they were staved off as to attack then would have been suicidal - for them.
The Rothschild family, like the unholy bloodsuckers they emulate, have grown fat and bloated on the blood of innocents. It is they and a handful of others of like mind (Rockefeller, Warburg, Brown, Harriman et. al., ...) who agitate, corrupt, and create the chaotic conditions and bloodshed upon which they feed.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
Why, yes that too. I particularly liked the snowballs, which if I recall my history correctly, played a part in the incident known as the "Boston Massacre" in 1770.
We have Chris "Hardball" Matthews, and now Sean "snowballs" Hannity.
Thank you I will do that. Thinking further about it I do recall Frank Caro. The problem with being a voracious reader that sometimes I don't catalog or make connections until I under pressure to do so. That is one of the reasons I like Internet forums - it forces me to think and make connections.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
In a comment made to a Columbia University class on Nov. 12, 1963, ten days before his assassination, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy allegedly said:
"The high office of the President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the American's freedom and before I leave office, I must inform the citizen of this plight."
"Another overlooked aspect of Kennedy's attempt to reform American society involves money. Kennedy apparently reasoned that by returning to the constitution, which states that only Congress shall coin and regulate money, the soaring national debt could be reduced by not paying interest to the bankers of the Federal Reserve System, who print paper money then loan it to the government at interest. He moved in this area on June 4, 1963, by signing Executive Order 11110 which called for the issuance of $4,292,893,815 in United States Notes through the U.S. Treasury rather than the traditional Federal Reserve System. That same day, Kennedy signed a bill changing the backing of one and two dollar bills from silver to gold, adding strength to the weakened U.S. currency.
Kennedy's comptroller of the currency, James J. Saxon, had been at odds with the powerful Federal Reserve Board for some time, encouraging broader investment and lending powers for banks that were not part of the Federal Reserve system. Saxon also had decided that non-Reserve banks could underwrite state and local general obligation bonds, again weakening the dominant Federal Reserve banks".
Caro's third volume was the best book I've ever read on how the Senate works.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
"The high office of the President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the American's freedom"
JFK said that? Hard to imagine what president he could have been talking about. Ike, Truman, FDR all seem unlikely, for various reasons.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
Another Boston snowball half-blinded the historian Prescott.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
"The high office of the President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the American's freedom"
JFK said that? Hard to imagine what president he could have been talking about. Ike, Truman, FDR all seem unlikely, for various reasons.
FDR was tied into the New York Mob Families - that is how he became the Governor of New York - where he then double crossed the Mob. So, how could he do that without powerful backing? The Mob and the Irish Gangs basically ran New York.
Truman was a Machine Politician and was controlled by Boss Pendergrast from the time he first ran for office till the time he retired. He was again a wholly owned operative who did what he was told under threat of "or else".
I know less about Ike as I have not dug into his background other than what I learned reading about Patton. Patton opposed the Death Camps that were set up AFTER WWII to liquidate the German POWs and IKE supported them. About 8 million Germans were "liquidated" in the aftermath of WWII. The Nuremburg Trials were Show Trials little different from Stalin's Show Trials. Albert Speer had his balls crushed to extract his confession. Prisoners were routinely tortured and I recall one German General (name eludes me at the moment) who signed a confession written in English when he was known only to speak German.
Which one? All of them of course.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
Thank you for the correction. I was flying from memory.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
The charge might be true, but would JFK have made it?
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken