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The Guild 10-14-2003 Donald Rumsfeld Appreciation Day
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Posted on 10/14/2003 6:08:44 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty

It must be Donald Rumsfeld's turn to be whipping boy this month with talk of his rollercoaster ride taking a downward turn and in-fighting is losing Iraq and could cost Rumsfeld his job. Bullbleep I say!

I for one think America should be eternally grateful that Donald Rumsfeld is our Secretary of Defense. He works incredibly hard for us at a time when most Americans his age are enjoying retirement.

BIOGRAPHY

THE HONORABLE DONALD RUMSFELD

Secretary of Defense

Donald H. Rumsfeld was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of Defense on January 20, 2001. Before assuming his present post, the former Navy pilot had also served as the 13th Secretary of Defense, White House Chief of Staff, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, U.S. Congressman and chief executive officer of two Fortune 500 companies.

Secretary Rumsfeld is responsible for directing the actions of the Defense Department in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The war is being waged against a backdrop of major change within the Department of Defense. The department has developed a new defense strategy and replaced the old model for sizing forces with a newer approach more relevant to the 21st century. Secretary Rumsfeld proposed and the President approved a significant reorganization of the worldwide command structure, known as the Unified Command Plan, that resulted in the establishment of the U.S. Northern Command and the U.S. Strategic Command, the latter charged with the responsibilities formerly held by the Strategic and Space Commands which were disestablished.

The Department also has refocused its space capabilities and fashioned a new concept of strategic deterrence that increases security while reducing strategic nuclear weapons. To help strengthen the deterrent, the missile defense research and testing program has been reorganized and revitalized, free of the restraints of the ABM treaty.

Mr. Rumsfeld attended Princeton University on academic and NROTC scholarships (A.B., 1954) and served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as an aviator and flight instructor. In 1957, he transferred to the Ready Reserve and continued his Naval service in flying and administrative assignments as a drilling reservist until 1975. He transferred to the Standby Reserve when he became Secretary of Defense in 1975 and to the Retired Reserve with the rank of Captain in 1989.

In 1957, he came to Washington, DC to serve as Administrative Assistant to a Congressman. After a stint with an investment banking firm, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1962, at the age of 30, and was re-elected in 1964, 1966, and 1968.

Mr. Rumsfeld resigned from Congress in 1969 during his fourth term to join the President's Cabinet. From 1969 to 1970, he served as Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and Assistant to the President. From 1971 to 1972, he was Counsellor to the President and Director of the Economic Stabilization Program. In 1973, he left Washington, DC, to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, Belgium (1973-1974).

In August 1974, he was called back to Washington, DC, to serve as Chairman of the transition to the Presidency of Gerald R. Ford. He then became Chief of Staff of the White House and a member of the President's Cabinet (1974-1975). He served as the 13th U.S. Secretary of Defense, the youngest in the country's history (1975-1977).

From 1977 to 1985 he served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and then Chairman of G.D. Searle & Co., a worldwide pharmaceutical company. The successful turnaround there earned him awards as the Outstanding Chief Executive Officer in the Pharmaceutical Industry from the Wall Street Transcript (1980) and Financial World (1981). From 1985 to 1990 he was in private business.

Mr. Rumsfeld served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Instrument Corporation from 1990 to 1993. General Instrument Corporation was a leader in broadband transmission, distribution, and access control technologies. Until being sworn in as the 21st Secretary of Defense, Mr. Rumsfeld served as Chairman of the Board of Gilead Sciences, Inc., a pharmaceutical company.

Before returning for his second tour as Secretary of Defense, Mr. Rumsfeld chaired the bipartisan U.S. Ballistic Missile Threat Commission, in 1998, and the U.S. Commission to Assess National Security Space Management and Organization, in 2000.

During his business career, Mr. Rumsfeld continued his public service in a variety of Federal posts, including:

Member of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control (1982 - 1986);
Special Presidential Envoy on the Law of the Sea Treaty (1982 - 1983);
Senior Advisor to the President's Panel on Strategic Systems (1983 - 1984);
Member of the U.S. Joint Advisory Commission on U.S./Japan Relations (1983 - 1984);
Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East (1983 - 1984);
Member of the National Commission on Public Service (1987 - 1990);
Member of the National Economic Commission (1988 - 1989);
Member of the Board of Visitors of the National Defense University (1988 - 1992);
Member of the Commission on U.S./Japan Relations (1989 - 1991); and
Member of the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission (1999 - 2000).

While in the private sector, Mr. Rumsfeld's civic activities included service as a member of the National Academy of Public Administration and a member of the boards of trustees of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and the National Park Foundation, and as Chairman of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Inc.

In 1977, Mr. Rumsfeld was awarded the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.



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To: Teacup
Caught part of the babster yesterday...why didn't she let Oprah's make-up wizards trowel a few layers, or so, on her mug?

And btw, what was up with the lank, skanky hair program?

At least it appeared clean.
61 posted on 10/15/2003 4:48:09 PM PDT by lodwick
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To: Aggie Mama
Nice!

Let us know these things so we can support our friends.

All I'm doing is buying the USPS breast cancer stamps.
62 posted on 10/15/2003 4:51:20 PM PDT by lodwick
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To: Aggie Mama
Anyone buying shoes tonight from QVC for their breast cancer research fundraiser?

Oh I know, it's wonderful. I can't buy any new shoes yet. I'm still wearing that stupid boot. Don't know when the doctor will let me wear real shoes, LOL,LOL.

Yep, it's Breast cancer awareness month. There are all kinds of events and fund raising going on. I hope you all will support this cause.

63 posted on 10/15/2003 5:26:51 PM PDT by Teacup (Have you hugged your doggies today?)
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To: lodwick
Didn't Bab's look old? I guess no one's told her about Botox yet.
64 posted on 10/15/2003 5:28:02 PM PDT by Teacup (Have you hugged your doggies today?)
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To: Teacup
Botox?

No one's told her about the marvels of mascara, lipstick, or blush...bless her little black heart.
65 posted on 10/15/2003 5:32:40 PM PDT by lodwick
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To: lodwick
:::sheepish look::::: Sorry. My life is so chaotic right now, I'm lucky to get a shower before 11am, much less remember to hit you guys up for a donation. =)
66 posted on 10/15/2003 7:03:59 PM PDT by Aggie Mama
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To: lodwick
Just checked the website--you can donate online through Oct 18th which is this Saturday. Freepmail me and I'll give you the info. =)
67 posted on 10/15/2003 7:06:31 PM PDT by Aggie Mama
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To: Teacup; lodwick
Guess what you guys? Babs recently had a face lift...She was supposed to look better. Here is an account of her appearance, from another site (Lucianne's):

"We know you don't watch Oprah. That's why we watch it for you. That also means that you missed the unveiling of Barbra Streisand's new face. Oprah spent an hour dishing with the diva of dimness yesterday. She wore a big white turtleneck, possibly to cover some late healing problems. She used a white microphone to sing to a tiny white dog and talked about Deepah Choprah and the depression of being over 50. (SHE IS LIKE WAY PAST 50..AT LEAST 61 IF SHE IS A DAY) She brought herself to actually touch a fan with cancer Oprah trucked in to get everyone to cry. Oh, how's the face?- like you care - it's like a forty-watt bulb with eyes. But, she looks "rested."

Here is a picture of Babs pre facelift. I did not see the show...was she looking better or worse than this?..lol...


68 posted on 10/15/2003 8:57:17 PM PDT by daisyscarlett
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69 posted on 10/15/2003 9:06:36 PM PDT by daisyscarlett
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To: Aggie Mama
Congratulations to you and Zachary for the great walk and money earned for the fight against Breast Cancer.


70 posted on 10/15/2003 9:10:27 PM PDT by daisyscarlett
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To: mountaineer
Drats, Mr. M. was running so fast across the finish line, I totally missed him...all I see is a red blurb...try again?
71 posted on 10/15/2003 9:11:37 PM PDT by daisyscarlett
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs; BigWaveBetty
A delicate question:

I cannot bring myself to wade thru the thousands of Kobye (sp?) posts, so I'm just going to ask this question.

As I listened to FNC today and heard the Rita Cosby reports from Colorado, I found it interesting they're saying they've found another man's semen and pubic hair on her underwear.

Has anyone commented on the fact that if she'd have showered and changed her underwear she'd be going into this in a lot better position?
72 posted on 10/15/2003 9:22:24 PM PDT by Iowa Granny (Only 96 Days until the Iowa Caucuses,,,,, then Iowans will be rid of these DigBats!)
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To: lodwick
Here is a heads-up on a new word that the liberal press has come up with....Remember how attached they got to "gravitas"?...Well the new word is "schlub" and it was used to describe Rush (by Evan Thomas in Newsweek) and Mo Dowdy to describe the Cub fan who caught the foul ball Tuesday night.

If you know what "schlub" means, please share...I am flummoxed...

73 posted on 10/15/2003 9:38:11 PM PDT by daisyscarlett
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To: mountaineer
Bill Clinton will visit South Korea from...at the invitation of SBS...

SBS? How appropriate. You couldn't make this stuff up.

74 posted on 10/15/2003 9:39:19 PM PDT by MaeWest
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To: Iowa Granny
From what I understand she came home and took off her Kobe underwear and put on other underwear that happened to have someone else's essence on it.
75 posted on 10/15/2003 10:16:28 PM PDT by Hillary's Lovely Legs (I can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland.)
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
She put on dirty underwear?

That's even more bizarre than the assumption I had made. I doubt a jury is going to believe that one.
76 posted on 10/16/2003 4:15:56 AM PDT by Iowa Granny (Only 96 Days until the Iowa Caucuses,,,,, then Iowans will be rid of these DigBats!)
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To: daisyscarlett
Well I don't know about a recent facelift for good ole Bab's. I think Bab's needs to get her money back. Maybe it was my TV but she looked old, tired and wrinkled to me.

She's really far out there. She talked about how she wished her flowers outside her New York apartment to change color to match her color scheme inside her apartment. And you know what? They changed color because she wished it. Oprah said, "Are you sure it wasn't the sun who naturally turned the flowers a different color? LOL,LOL, Good one Oprah!

77 posted on 10/16/2003 5:03:52 AM PDT by Teacup (Have you hugged your doggies today?)
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To: Aggie Mama
Hurray for Aggie Mama. Thank you for raising money for such a worthy cause. God Bless you.
78 posted on 10/16/2003 5:06:55 AM PDT by Teacup (Have you hugged your doggies today?)
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To: Iowa Granny; Hillary's Lovely Legs; BigWaveBetty
I've been sort of keeping up with the Kobe case. I don't understand why a young lady would put on dirty underware either. Maybe she has a few nice and sexy panties and changed her underwear without thinking. I don't know, I think what they are doing to the girl is awful. There's just something about how the Kobe folks and Kobe are behaving that doesn't set right with me. ERRR I hate rape cases. Maybe the girl is lying, either way, no one wins in a rape case.
79 posted on 10/16/2003 5:11:55 AM PDT by Teacup (Have you hugged your doggies today?)
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To: BigWaveBetty
How 'Bout them MARLINS????? Congrats to the Marlins. They pulled it off. They're World Series bound.
80 posted on 10/16/2003 5:13:40 AM PDT by Teacup (Have you hugged your doggies today?)
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