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Quote of the Day " A Nation Of Sheep Will Beget A Government Of Wolves." - Edward R. Murrow
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| Old Friend/Fiend at CBS
Posted on 02/17/2010 9:16:26 AM PST by MindBender26
Was talking to an old CBS friend, semi-retired. He was one of the Morrow Gang.
He said the current situation in DC reminded him of this old Ed Morrow quote.
Remembering another old WWII-era quote, I wonder if Obama has "Awakened the sleeping tiger" in the Tea Parties?
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To: MindBender26
When a Donkey becomes rapid... you must shoot him..
-OR- chance being bitten.. yourself..
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:20:22 AM PST
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
To: MindBender26
If the teaparties are to succeed at doing anything worthwhile, they need to elect people at all levels of government who will work to shrink the beast.
You’ll get nowhere but further enslaved if all you do is replace one set of statists with another with different priorities in how government should grow.
It is time to SHRINK government, not use it to get back at people you don’t like.
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:21:43 AM PST
by
MichiganConservative
(I wouldn't hate the government if it didn't exist. (Evil + Stupid) === Government)
To: MindBender26
A government big enough to give you everything you need is big enough to take everything you have (Reagan?)
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:23:32 AM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: MichiganConservative
I’m on our local zoning commission. I do it for free even though other members accept pay.
I have a full time job already and it’s the least I can do to give to the community.....and kept the zoning board from ding something stupid.
To: mom4melody
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:27:57 AM PST
by
Woebama
(Never, never, never quit)
To: mom4melody
That’s cool. We have to start local and build up. We won’t take over the federal government all at once. But some time, we might find ourselves in positions to defy them and dare them to do something about it.
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:29:15 AM PST
by
MichiganConservative
(I wouldn't hate the government if it didn't exist. (Evil + Stupid) === Government)
To: MichiganConservative
Yes.
Remember the Left’s favorite dictum of the 60’s: “All politics is local!”
CA....
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:33:30 AM PST
by
Chances Are
(Whew! Seems I've found that silly grin again!)
To: MindBender26
Are you referring to the quote attributed to Admiral Yamamoto regarding his successful attack on Pearl Harbor?
I believe that quote was "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant."
There is some disagreement as to whether Yamamoto actually spoke these words, however.
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:42:35 AM PST
by
carolinablonde
("The Constitution protects all of us, not just those on the left." - Gov. Sarah Palin)
To: MindBender26
good quote.. it just made it’s way to my Facebook wall!
thanks!
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:45:54 AM PST
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell God how big your storm is...Tell the storm how big your God is!)
To: carolinablonde
Yes. That is the (?) I was refering to.
I believe he could have said it. he was very much anti-war (with US) until forced to launch the attacks. He had been to the US and England. He did not fear our existing Army or Navy, but our industrial ability to REPLACE war materiel when needed.
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:48:41 AM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: Chances Are
Also known as “All politics are local” and currrently, “All politics be local.”
:)
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:49:55 AM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: mom4melody
.....and kept the zoning board from ding something stupid. That's why I love blizzards in DC. They keep the Republic safe for another 72 hours.
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:53:39 AM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: MindBender26
I thought so.
Another quote attributed to him at the beginning of the war but not verified is "I can run wild for six months
after that, I have no expectation of success".
Interestingly, the battle of Midway, which most historians agree was the turning point in the Pacific war, was almost exactly 6 months to the day after Pearl.
Yamamoto is fascinating.
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posted on
02/17/2010 9:56:43 AM PST
by
carolinablonde
("The Constitution protects all of us, not just those on the left." - Gov. Sarah Palin)
To: MindBender26
" A Nation Of Sheep Will Beget A Government Of Wolves." - Edward R. MurrowAnd so we have. And so we have. No longer though. When they begin eating our young (even though they have already been doing THAT for years) the people apparently wake up.
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posted on
02/17/2010 10:04:55 AM PST
by
GOP Poet
(Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
To: MindBender26
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posted on
02/17/2010 10:08:41 AM PST
by
Syncro
(TPXIII coming soon! March 27th to April 15th 2010)
To: carolinablonde
We should have a new game, Fantasy War, like Fantasy Football.
You could bid for Yamamoto, Robert E. Lee, Rommel, Patton, Mosby, Kirk, etc. Weapons, (Make the other guy take the French machine gun, the Chauchat, or the potato masher grenades, etc.)
Loads of fun.
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posted on
02/17/2010 12:29:51 PM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: MindBender26
Fantastic idea! I’m in! ;)
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posted on
02/17/2010 6:49:55 PM PST
by
carolinablonde
("The Constitution protects all of us, not just those on the left." - Gov. Sarah Palin)
To: MindBender26
If Murrow were around today, he’d be on MSNBC attacking and deriding patriotic Tea Partiers as tea-expletives.
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posted on
02/18/2010 2:02:28 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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