2/3rds...that rant was just me venting, although I wish I could stand up in front of 3 million people and say it out loud! :-) I am so glad that I don't have high blood pressure, because if I did, it would have gone off the scale this morning.
While watching a debate between a prosecutor/defense lawyer this morning on FNC (I think the Defense lawyers name was Nina? Anita?) about the Moussauoi case, the defense lawyer likened his conditions in jail to those who were taken hostage in Iraq!!!!! "He has no contact with the outside world, (duh) his meals are slipped through a "window", (and your point is?) and he really doesn't understand what he's being charged with, to be honest."
Well. LADEEDAA. Excuse me, Miss KnowItAllLet'sFeelSorryforMoussauoiLawyerLady, but! Let's try to use the facts in this case, shall we? So before you go jumping off a mountain without your parachute (your 1/2 way down as it is) let's go over a few things:
1. The judge told him he should use the court appointed lawyers; he said they wanted to kill him.
2. Would you like us to release him into the rest of the prison population? Do you think that he would feel more comfortable with them? Cause ya know, even though some of these guys are in prison for heinous crimes, they are Americans. And whether they are Americans behind bars or Americans in front of a bar, they are still very ticked off about what happened on 9/11. You make the call.
3. Are we now suppossed to buy into your theory that this man does not know our legal system, yet he was the one who refused our help and told the judge that he hoped that Allah would destroy America? Hold on here a minute while I get my tissues out to wipe the tears off my cheeks (tears of laughter, that is...
4. Have you ever won a case in a court of law?
5. How DARE YOU compare this monster who would no doubtedly take your life given the chance, to the men who were held hostage in the 1980's. You should have your law license taken away just for thinking that one up, lady.
6. He was given EVERY AND AMPLE opportunity to be given a defense team. He, however, chose not to take up us on that. Instead, this clown decided that he would defend himself, and the only thing he is doing right now is giving fools like you the opportunity to gain their 15 minutes of fame on TV.
Guess What? Your time is UP. You make me sick.
Ok....that's my rant for today. Now on to happier things. :-)
And many, many prayers for those poor miners and the rescue workers who are trying to get them out. My heart truly goes out to all of them. May God protect them and guide the rescue workers. It's been almost 24 hours since they've heard any sort of tapping at all.
DJ - I suggest these people be made available by our Government to the Government of Iraq as forward observers for their military. What d'ya think?