Posted on 12/14/2004 4:12:09 PM PST by Wolfstar
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT: GWB awarded the nation's highest civilian honor -- the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- Ambassador L. Paul "Jerry" Bremer, former CIA Director George Tenet, and retired U.S. Army General Tommy Franks.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: General Tommy Franks was raised in Midland, Texas -- nothing wrong with that. (Laughter.) I didn't know him then, but Laura and he went to the same high school. In those days, some people in Midland wondered about Tommy's future. It sounds familiar. (Laughter.) At a recent high school reunion, Tommy's old principal told the General, "You weren't the brightest bulb in the socket," to which the General replied, "Ain't this a great country?" (Laughter.) -- President George W. Bush, Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony, 12/14/04
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island.
Hey, snugs. Rewatching the cspan replay of this. Bremer is a Fashion pioneer. Beyond the fashion statement, Jerry will be rememebered for laying the foundation for the democracy in that part of the world. Reagan appointed him ambassador at large for counter terrorism.
1 The LORD said to my Lord,
"Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool."
2The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion.
Rule in the midst of Your enemies!
3Your people shall be volunteers
In the day of Your power;
In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning,
You have the dew of Your youth.
4The LORD has sworn
And will not relent,
"You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek."
5The Lord is at Your right hand;
He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.
6He shall judge among the nations,
He shall fill the places with dead bodies,
He shall execute the heads of many countries.
7He shall drink of the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He shall lift up the head.
Please remember the following members of the military and their families/friends in prayer:
~ Gogranny ..... grandson Jarrett, deployed
~ Inspectorette ..... son Eric
~ LBGA ..... son is deployed
~ Slip18 ..... nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
~ mrs tiggywinkle ….. nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ milagro ….. son is deployed in the Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Chris (Navy)
~ from hoosiermama …
…..… Shanty & Josh (husband & wife just deployed separately)
…..… Bill and Bill (both military academy grads)
…..(when you teach, they're all your kids)
~ Pippin ….. niece in the Air Force …. nephew in the Army stationed in the Far East and his new daughter, Jazmine
~ WomanofStandard ….. a dear friend's sons, Troy (Air Force) in Italy and Tyler (Army) at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ kemathen7 ….. boyfriend, John (AirForce)
~ Warriormom ….. CIA agents whose plane crashed and may have been kidnapped in Colombia
~ Freeper Per-Ling ….. active duty in the Navy ….. has a wife and 2-year-old
~ leenie312 ….. son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rintense .…. friend's brother, Brian Z.
…..… friend, Matt (who is a Freeper), deployed to the Mid-East
~ AF_Blue ….. active-duty AF
~ JulieRNR21 ….. a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ TigerCap ….. co-worker, Kevin, Marine Reservist deployed to Kuwait
~ bigeasy ….. friend’s husband is deployed ….. he asks for prayer for justice, wisdom, swift return home
~ fc2tomschermuly (Navy) … he is a FReeper, as is his sister (mjaneangels@aolcom) and their father is a lurker
~ EuroFrog ….. husband, SSG Mike, deployed to Kuwait
….. SSG Kris, friend of SSG Mike in Kuwait
~ whoever ….. son Adam, on a Navy ship in a “hot zone” … he’s a single father (a widower) with a 10 y/o daughter
~ annyokie ….. son, Ian (Navy)
~ IncPen ….. Sarah (who was IncPen’s maid of honor at her wedding), Air Force flight nurse, just landed in Kuwait
….. friend’s son Matt is in Kuwait
….. brother in law Paul is awaiting deployment
~ TruthNtegrity ….. cousin's son, Andy, is a Midshipman at the US Navy Academy, studying Astronautical Physics; wants to be a pilot
~ RoseofTexas ….. the son of a friend, Leo, an MP in Kuwait
~ goodnesswins ….. neighbor’s husband, Bruce, flying C-17's from Germany to Iraq
~ azGOPgal’s friend’s friend, Jeremy who is in the 10th Mountain Division
~ Warriormom requests prayer for April, a young, single mom de-mining the waters in the gulf
~ FresnoArmyBrat ….. a cousin
~ Jim Robinson ….. two nephews
~ Marysecretary ….. grand-nephew, Paul, who is in Iraq
~ tinacart ….. best friend's son, Cody - 4th Infantry
~ DallasDeb ….. niece in Army, posted to Kuwait, may be repairing comm equipment in Iraq
~ hoosiermama ….. Callie, in Iraq; Dawn's brother ??? and George in a tank somewhere
….. … one of our teachers Dan, working stateside to help "process" military and supplies
~ bigghurtt ….. 5 years in the Army, soon-to-be Special Forces
~ JulieRNR21 ..... friend Betty's grandson, Matt, in US Army
~ Scott Speicher from Desert Storm
~ McLynnan ….. Seth, closest friend’s son-in-law, deploying to Iraq
~ PhiKapMom’s daughter, Jennifer, U. S. Navy
~ BonnieJ ….. cousin Doug (Army) is in Baghdad
~ Cate ….. son David, in Iraq since June with the 4th ID
~ ladyinred ….. Josh, newly deployed to Iraq
….. Also, Josh's sister Pamela
….. their mother now has 2 children over there and one who has just returned home
~ JulieRNR21 ….. J.C., now serving in US Army in Iraq
~ ntnychik ….. the members of the 10th Mountain Division (which will be in Iraq for the long haul) and their families
~ Pan_Yan & Pan_Yans Wife ….. friend, Mike, stateside now but expects to go back to Iraq in late winter
~ Jewels1091 ….. Nick (friend of youngest daughter) going to Iraq for 18 months
~ SunflowerGal ….. grandson Daryl has just been deployed to South Africa ….. SG asks for prayers for his safety and for an ever-growing close walk with the Lord
~ MS.BEHAVIN ….. friend's son-in-law, Scott, has been deployed to Iraq
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator ….. son Jake
~ Happy2BMe ….. son Aaron has just left for a year in Iraq
~ RoseofTexas ….. Shannon G. -serving in the US Army in Iraq
~ Jaguar Girl ….. nephew Jimmy is serving in the Air Force
~ hoosierpearl ….. friend Robert, deployed to Afghanistan in March. He has three small children and a wife at home and has a particularly dangerous job
~ WVNan ….. John, the son of a friend, a Marine, probably in Fallujah now .
~ Lunatic Fringe ….. brother deployed with the 2/7 Cavalry
~ Lunatic Fringe ….. best friend from high school, deployed with the 1/7 Field Artillery
~ ODC-GIRL ... part of her unit is in Iraq
~ Jaguar Girl ….. her cousin, Peter (Marines), has just been deployed to Iraq
~ Keith Matthew Maupin, the soldier who has been taken hostage. Prayers for his well-being and for his safe release and for strength and courage for his family.
~ TejasRose ….. Candice, daughter of a close friend, is serving with the Army in Iraq
~ alaska-sgt ….. asks for prayers for himself, his brother, and his brother-in-law, all members of the US Air Force
~ WVNan ….. lurker Kathey's son, Brian (U.S. Army)
~ Severa ….. husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner
~ Pippin ….. nephew's fiance who is also stationed in the Far East. (USArmy)
~ Kewlhand Tek, a FReeper, is currently serving in Iraq
~ bethelgrad, a FReeper, who is leaving for Rhode Island to train this summer as a Navy Chaplain. He especially asks for prayers for his wife and 2 young sons while he is gone.
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked ….. CD (Marines) has returned to (light) active duty while his wounds continue to heal. Prayers for his continued recuperation!
~ St.Mark ….. nephew, somewhere between Syria and Fallujha (Marines); and son, in Twentynine Palms CA in training (Marines)
~ savagesusie ….. son Cory is in Afghanistan
~ redhead ….. granddaughter & husband (Stephanie and Josh), and a nephew (Michael), all serving in Iraq
~ stand 4 something ….. son Cade has joined the Air Guard and is in training.
~ Freeper firstiamaussoldier classified assignment, stateside
….. ….. Sister-in-law, Deanna, USAF active duty HAFB
….. ….. Ex-husband, Benton, 161st Air refueling FT ANG Sky Harbor … (All second to fourth generation military.)
~ Texagirl4W ….. nephew, Jesse (Navy)
~ Militiaman7 ..... son, Jonathan, who is a FReeper, is in Afghanistan with the Virginia Army National Guard.
~ jonsie ….. son Ryan has been in Iraq as a medic with 1st Cav since Sept. 2003, he is now guarding the green zone
~ elder5 ….. brother-in-law W0-2 Brian F., Army Reserve Chopper pilot, on his 2nd tour in Iraq
~ firstiamaussoldier ….. son has been sworn in as a Marine Reserve in the delayed entry program as he finishes up high school
~ Don'tMessWithTexas ….. 2 brothers-in-law in the service
….. … a Lt.Cmdr in US Navy deployed in Guam
….. … a Major in US Army deployed in in the Sunni Triangle outside Baghdad.
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked ….. scoutmaster of our BSA troop, Rick (Army National Guard). His unit will be leaving for training in Sept. and shipping over to Iraq before the end of the year though he will not be going with them.
~ reformed_dem ….. Luke (Marine), the son of a good friend, who is shipping out to Iraq in early Sept.
Ladysmith ….. brother's fiance's son, Shane, has just graduated from boot camp and is considering making the Army his career
~ Texas Princess ….. nephew Roland, (Air Force), currently stationed in Korea
~ Himyar ..... son, Robert, is deployed to the Mideast
~ W04Man ….. Jared, the son of a high school friend, is in Iraq with the Louisiana National Guard
~ an anonymous FReeper ….. son, Stephen (Army), in Baghdad
~ spotbust1 ….. husband CW2 Frank (LAARNG), serving in Iraq
~ Ladysmith ….. nephew, Elliott, starts bootcamp on 10/19/04 for the Army Reserves
~ LUV W ….. son David is a Captain in the Air Force, stationed right now in Florida.
~ CyberAnt ….. nephew Jody (USMC) … is home from Japan but will be redeployed elsewhere in January.
~ Kentucky ….. has a request for prayer from a Marine Mom whose son, Ramsey, is in Iraq
~ W04Man ….. wife’s niece's son, Brooks, is in Iraq
~ Trust but Verify ….. friend’s husband, Donald, infantry scout with the 1st ID
~ snowtigger ….. Peter, 1/24 INF (he drives a Stryker armored vehicle) ….. just shipped out to Mosul
~ marylina ….. friend’s son, Brandon (Navy) – stationed on a destroyer that will be deployed to the MidEast in December
~ Reagan79 ….. brother, Chris, a Marine Reservist from MS, will be leaving Jan 5th for Iraq
~ homemom ….. Kelsey, a young lady now serving in Iraq
~ Sea2ShiningSea ….. cousin’s son, James, is in Iraq
….. … Chad, her “adopted” soldier
~ TruthNtegrity ….. friend from church heading to Iraq for 3 months as a Civilian Analyst. In addition to praying for her safety, please pray for her husband, a retired Navy pilot who is very jittery about his wife going into harm's way.
~ mamaduck ….. cousin, Carl, is a Sargeant Major stationed in FL right now and will deployed to Iraq after the new year
~ Pippin ….. niece’s husband, Sung, (Air Force and brand new American citizen) is to be deployed to S. Korea at the end of November
…..niece, Melissa, is in the AirForce, currently stationed in GA
* ~ Blue Scourge ….. a Freeper (Air Force), leaving for basic training
* ~ Collier ….. friend, Jim, father of 3 girls....Iowa National Guard, currently in Afghanistan
* ~ repubmom ….. son Brian has enlisted as a Special Forces recruit - he leaves for Basic right after Christmas
* ~ Freeper firstiamaussoldier ….. brother Michael has now retired from the USAF
* ~ GOP-Pat ….. cousin's husband Tommy, retired from sheriff's department in July to volunteer to go to Iraq to train the Iraqi troops.
* ~ SE Mom ….. son Tommy, 101st AB, home now in Florida undergoing chemotherapy
* ~ pGfwabf ….. son Tom is in Bagdad; son Mark is at boot camp in San Diego (Marines). He should graduate Feb. 11, do his advanced training and then ship to Iraq.
~ patriciaruth …..
…..* In Mosul, Ron and Mac
…..* In Baghdad, Rusty, Jonathan, Tim and Marwin
…..* In Kirkuk, Charles, Armando, Nicole, Sean
…..* In Balad, Paula, Claire, Jon, and Bobbie
…..* Somewhere in Iraq, Michael, Eric, Jon
…..* In Bagram, Mark
…..* Somewhere in Afghanistan, Jerry, Dennis, Mark
…..* At Walter Reed, DJ
* denotes change to the list (an addition or sometimes, thankfully, someone who has come home safely)
It will probably be rebroadcast on C-SPAN -- whenever they can get their heads out of the Dems' arses, that is. They have covered so many Dem handwringing and complaint sessions since the election that you'd think their new mission is to broadcast Dem therapy sessions.
You're most welcome, Lady.
You're welcome, and I'll look each time I do the Dose.
The interaction between GWB and Tommy Franks was the warmest part of the ceremony. Did you catch the joke about Franks that I put up as the quote of the day?
IIRC the media took Bremmers comments out of context. I can't remember the exact gist of them though.
Prairie
Thanks, Wolfstar!
Very true, kayak. What happened in those dark days will take many years to fully be told.
I did. I thought it was SO funny and cute. Of course, I think everything Dubya does is cute...
I've got the joke about Franks up at the top of the thread as the quote of the day.
Mike has met Bremer..he flew him around Iraq in one of his Co's Chinnoks....Franks....Mike hasn't said too much about him, and he would never let me post anything negative about a CO.....that's all I'll say about that.....but I think he was admired by all the troops..
Wow! Congratulations to your son and his justifiably proud mom.
It sure seem to me that some of those remarks were made out of context and Bremer came out fighting about it.
He went onto all the news shows to set it straignt IIRC.
Mike is freezing....he's not used to the cold....Im suffocating with the high heat in the house...LOL
It's, er, chilly here in Southern California, too. The low tonight where I live will be somewhere around the 51 degrees. High was around 78 today and will be "colder" tomorrow at 75. [chuckle]
Y'know, I kinda feel sorry for George Tenet. I think he's gotten hit with blame from every side for every problem.
^^^^^^^
I would like to think that he and President Bush share knowledge about successes of the CIA that we will never learn about.
Nice for those four men together today to reflect on the facts of an Inaugurated president in Afghanistan, and Saddam in jail for a year now.
Ok - thanks for the input, Mystery-ak. Wolfstar - yes, now I do see that quote about Tommy Franks in the quote of the day. The President enjoys a good joke at all times. The crowd seemed genuinely pleased with all concerned. Tenet received the most rapid applause response.
You are so very welcome, Miss Marple.
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