Posted on 03/24/2007 10:39:57 AM PDT by woofie
TAOS This small mountain town is known for leaving its celebrities alone. That's why Julia Roberts can shop for yarn at La Lana Wools and Anthony Hopkins (aka Hannibal Lecter) can thumb through the pages at Brodsky Bookshop undisturbed.
But Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense? That's a different story.
While living in Taos, Rumsfeld has suffered a number of public indignities, from being burned in effigy to being refused a hot chocolate by a bartender.
But last week's description of a verbal fracas aimed at Rumsfeld by writer Jeff Conant, posted on an Internet political newsletter at www.counterpunch.org, may have been the most unpleasant.
Happening across Rumsfeld, who was sitting on an outdoor deck at the Taos Ski Valley, Conant wrote that he raised his voice, saying, "Well lookee here! If it isn't Donald Rumsfeld, our favorite local war criminal!"
Conant added a few more comments before Rumsfeld's guests, who appeared to be two female Secret Service agents, stood and started toward him. Moving into the restaurant, Conant announced that Rumsfeld was outside, if anyone wanted "to tell him what you think of his war."
On Thursday, workers at the ski area were blasé about Rumsfeld and his appearances there.
"He was here at the hotel for lunch, maybe a month ago, wearing a baseball cap," said Greg Jaramillo, who was working the grill on the outdoor deck at the St. Bernard lodge. "People aren't real psyched he lives here, but I don't know that anybody really notices him much."
His co-worker, John Woolery, added, "I think there's people in Iraq who'd like to talk to him. But that's why he likes this place nobody cares."
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
Ironic that a group comprised largely of trust fund babies has so many "daddy issues".
They are still being coddled by daddy or they work for the government - in any case few have full time productive jobs - that's why they attack the successful contributors to this country.
As a resident of ABQ's NV, I see these people all the time.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Rumsfeld and his wife at Taos Ski Valley by chance in the dressing room as they were getting ready to ski. I also stood up looked him in the eye and introduced myself, shook his hand and thanked him for a job well done. He said "Thank you. That means a lot to me." My wife and I chatted with his wife for a moment or two and then they left with a couple of serious male security types to go skiing.
Wow.....these four can order me to submit to a strip search ANY time they want!
There's a word for the underwear worn by Helen Thomas....
the word is "parachute."
Not totally, if you read the article. I know it's barfy and hard to get through the asinine stunt, but some Patriots calmly stood up to the juvenile delinquent donkey and supported Mr. Rumsfeld...
And now, there is also post 122.
Woofie, have you written a letter to the editor re this opinion piece and/or do you have Letter to the Editor info? Thanks.
Mr. Rumsfeld should move about 300 miles south.
The Ruidoso area mountains are just as nice as Taos, Skiing about the same, the climate slightly better. The big difference is that we are mostly conservative down here.
Taos is so full of liberal-lleftist fools that I literally get an upset stomach from listening to the people yap there every time I have to make a stop there.
"Part-time 'author' and environmentalist, Jeff Conant."
He looks like an unwiped sphincter.
I havent written to the editor and dont plan to ...Here is a link:
http://www.abqjournal.com/letters_form.htm
Letter guidelines:
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I have to go to Taos soon (not by choice) I hope I run into Rummy :)
This jerk is a loose cannon looking for trouble. If he didn't learn discretion by being expelled from Mexico,.....
No, you aren't.
The little commie coward had no idea if these girls were SS agents or not, he just ran away when they looked at him. He just invented a confrontation with the Secret Service to make himself feel tough. They might have been Rummy's grandkids.
You're a moron. Rummy is the best Secretary of Defense we've ever had.
No, it's just the free and unfettered expression of concern for others by a truly caring person.
/sarc.
That rude Rummy come to SO CAL or San Diego we wholeheartly welcome him
Who give rat*** about Taos
..but you pay real money for a Bill Clinton book and say nice things to him...as you're getting it signed.
Yeah.....OK, we're impressed.
And they might have been Rumsfeld's two daughters!
#137 was sarcasm!
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