Thank you, Mr. Stein!
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Waydda go Ben. Ben's of the world unite!
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Thank you Mr. Stein.
A good post. Thanks.
Liberals.
Ben is the Last of a Dying Breed in journalism.
He tells the truth.
The press is pretty slow about getting it out. First they bash, then when they finally figure out what really happened, they try to pretend they knew it all along.
Sheesh! They cause a lot of trouble for people when they do that.
12.) The entire episode is a dramatic lesson in the breathtaking callousness of government officials at the ground level. Imagine if Hillary Clinton had gotten her way and they were in charge of your health care.
Ben for President!
must read bttt
The leftists hate Bush because he isn't a Socialist. The really extreme ones hate America because the majority of Americans refuse to elect Socialists. It's that simple.
Al Sharpton is no more a reverend than Helen Thomas is a swimsuit model.
Note: Regard the media,I.E. MSM as quite possibily your 2nd deadliest threat in an emergency situation/attack/major storm/earthquake. You never know if they're for real or just trying to smear the C.I.C. and the U.S.A.!!!!!
ben stein for fed chair!
Hello Free Republic:
I'm going to climb out on a limb here. Been lurking for a couple years, posted a few one liners here and there - but now I'm really, well I'm pretty darn upset, and I've moved beyond the one liners just now.
I just had one of those thoughts; the sort which start and materialize into something comprehensive as soon as they start - like a sudden vision of clarity - which I posted on another forum basically to inflame and irritate the liberals there. :) It has to do with the current (whining) about how fast, or not so fast, some quantity of conspicuously camoflage-bearing people in rotary wing aircraft were available for television cameras to focus on for their viewers.
Now it's probably a good time for me to confess to never having been in the government's employ, nor having access to any inside information of any sort - which of course means I can just go ahead and vent. So here goes:
The current opportunity, as far as a federal response to Hurricane Katrina, seems to have centered on how (let's be honest, slowly) the response seemed to have been. So here's this lifetime civilian's proposal:
A new branch of the American military, reporting directly to DHS, with a standing 15,000 troop strength - equipped and deployed 24/7/365 evenly along all our borders, to augment and assist the Border Patrol.
Three shifts of 5,000 deployed evenly around the country with vehicles and various logistical support. On the Canadian border, the Pacific coast, the Rio Grande, all along the Atlantic seaboard from Louisiana to Maine, in Juneau, even Maui. On duty keeping an eye on things, ever vigilant, protecting our borders when things are ok.
No portion of America, more than 500 miles from available, instantly deployable response and support.
The .01% of the time when something terrible happens - they literally drop everything and jump in the Humvees with 2 hours notice. Anywhere! Worst case - troops rolling into the hot zone on average FIVE HOURS after their "go" command, then increasing troop and equipment level steadily - as the remainder of the reaction force deploys in place immediately, as it arrives.
Our borders will still be protected, since the Border Patrol has the primary responsibility and will keep that job - they'll stay right where they are.
The beauty of the new service? They'll always be training and ready to roll.
Now please feel free to point out the idiocy of the idea. :) Don't worry, I'm not easily offended.
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