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Fri Apr-14-06 03:26 PM
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RUMSFELD: "My pathway led by Confusion boats/ mutiny from stern to bow..." |
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Edited on Fri Apr-14-06 03:53 PM by Old Crusoe
--to borrow from Bob Dylan to swipe as a summary for the circumstances our Secretary of Defense finds himself in. His generals are calling him an incompetent, inappropriate, arrogant jerk, and demanding his head on a platter.
As I type this, Donald Rumsfeld has a little over 30 minutes left of the business week on Eastern time to resign.
Awfully stubborn, he probably won't do it.
But Dylan's lyrics are clear. So are Jackson Browne's: "O people, look around you; the signs are everywhere..."
If I don't actually expect Rumsfeld to resign in half an hour, it doesn't mean it isn't a good idea.
______________ on edit: I thanks mdmc for reminding me to credit the songs I quoted. The Dylan passage is from "My Back Pages" and the Jackson Browne line is from "Rock Me On the Water."
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Fri Apr-14-06 03:48 PM
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1. which dylan tune is that? |
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Fri Apr-14-06 03:52 PM
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2. Hi, mdmc. It's "My Back Pages." I will try to edit the post and |
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add that at the bottom if there's still time to.
Thanks for the heads up.
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Fri Apr-14-06 04:10 PM
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3. At first I thought "Ship o fools", but that is a dead tune... thanks for |
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the info... and the OP shout out. Now I must :kick: and "R"! Peace and low stress!
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Fri Apr-14-06 04:27 PM
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4. Thank you, mdmc. Peace and low stress right back at you! |
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Sat Apr-15-06 09:06 AM
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Sat Apr-15-06 10:13 AM
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I had a look at your profile and it looked that that of an incredibly good person.
This thread didn't exactly take off, but I met a new friend on DU.
Hat's off to ya. :hi:
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Sat Apr-15-06 08:11 PM
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7. well, this place is pretty big |
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I also look at http://www.progressiveindependent.com/. The discussions there are very slow, but profound. Peace and low stress. And HANG IN THERE!
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Sun Apr-16-06 02:26 AM
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8. Thanks for the link. I will explore it here in the next few days. |
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