While it is a shame about Senator Kennedys' Cancer disclosure today I was disgusted with Senator Byrds behaviour upon hearing the sad news.
Senator Byrds' pathetic display of emotion highlights his diminished capacity for keeping command of hisself. While I am sure that his sentiments are genuine the Senate is not the place to sob uncontrollably; it was truly pathetic to witness the powerlessness of a Man with too much power for the good of the People.
This summer, in Denver, promises to be the "Where it's at" place for todays anarchists when the 2008 version of the 'Chicago Riots' in 1968, at the Democratic national Convention, occured.
The radical leftist group at recreate68.org is ramping up to put on the most explosive demonstration in American poitical history. Their hopes are to exceed the violence in Chicago while professing a non-violent approach to the issues they hope to change and influence.
The following is taken from the Denver Post out of the article entitled "Trying to keep peace at DNC"........."Lead organizer, Glenn Spagnuola, says he hopes to frame the debate from the outset in terms of nonviolence and to coordinate security planning in such a way that Police and Protestors interact peacefully."
Well, Spagnuola, how will you do that? How will you "frame the debate" when all of the action will be conducted out in the streets and parks of the city? How will you keep control of an angry mob?
The city and state have the burden of that responsibility but I doubt that they will be welcome to enforce the laws onto a crowd many times their size and, possibly, better armed than them.
Organizers are expecting crowds into the tens of thousands to come to Denver. Anyone with a scintilla of common sense knows to expect that an influx of that many angry and frustrated folks, mostly young and idealistic at best, who are either motivated by, racial issues, anti-war sentiments, anti-capitalism, anti-borders, environmental issues, gay rights, etc., etc., etc. is an invitation to clash with one another as well as with the authorities whose job it is to keep the violence down.
There are too many ironies involved with this event to consider here but I do find it incongruent that, for example:
People will be there to demand 'rights' at the expense of others 'rights'.
The Anti-War people are going to Denver to declare and engage in War.
The city will most likely be trashed, by the environmentally concerned.
People will be injured and, possibly, killed by the violence that will occur at this 'Peace Rally'.
I am not opposed to peaceful demonstrations, rallys or protest; I attended many myself in the 60's & 70's. However, given todays societal probems compared to those of my youth and the violence in everyday life in this country I do not see how these organizers can expect anything less than violent and deadly chaos.
The convention in Boston, 2004, was contained with a fence, that won't be the case this year. Good luck Denver!
recreate68.org for anyone curious to know more.
I would like to begin this blog with an apology to the other bloggers whose topics I strayed from while trading jabs with RDJVZ. I have stated that I am relatively new to the internet and very new to blog sites and am learning a thing or two about posting courtesy. I confess that I now look forward to RDs' posts because there is going to be a laugh in there somewhere; whether he intends to be laughed at or not!!!
After I had submitted my very first post I was amused to see your response (RDJVZ) , an insulting and confused rant, and decided to respond in kind to your vitriolic blather. I find it hilarious to see you blowing your top so easily and otherwise slinging playground logic at serious topics with the vulgarity of an insane clown. There are times when you come close to making seriously good points but then you go and turn them into outhouse comedy with your sophomoric deliveries.
You posted that I do not have much to say other than to make comments and asides towards you. Well, you are partly correct, RD, I have not contributed much that is worth discussion for at least 2 reasons; (1) there are some posters that put it out there so well that there is no need for me to follow thru. (2) I have explained to you that my career was one of isolation and, as a result, I am woefully uninformed on many topics. I am currently going thru the retirement process and will be staying home, in country, and will now have time to catch up on much of what I have missed while out at Sea for the last 43 years.
Meanwhile, until I have something intelligent to say I will stick to watching you make a fool of yourself and, perhaps, be a little foolish along with you. You see, RDJVZ, I do not take myself as seriously as you and I refuse to let your asinine remarks to me get under my skin. I can laugh at myself, it helps me to relax; you should try it.
