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Weird Stuff/Unexplained Title: The Wisdom and silliness of Mudboy Slim..! Stupidity too! Bet this gets more bumps than his vanity threads. (Editors Note) This thread was formerly called Mudbutt sucks the big one thread. I changed the title. Now you can debate if it is wisdom or unwisdom. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Comments (1-2320) not displayed.
By Jeffrey Tucker [Posted February 10, 2003] The drive to war, the threat of terrorism, the stock-price meltdown, the continuing recession, and the decline of liberty—all add up to a moment of grave insecurity in which government power thrives and grows. Underneath it all is widespread confusion about what happened to turn the prosperous and relatively peaceful 90s into the current madness, who or what is to blame, and what to do about it. What most people do in such times is cling to the words of politicians and the statements of TV's talking heads—the two sources least likely to offer a broad perspective that yields answers. The best means to fight back against their superficial prattle is serious study of history and economics. Looking over the Mises Institute's shelf of books, five stand out for providing a clear a historical perspective, a theoretical explanation, a forecast for the future, and an agenda for change. These are the books that are essential to understanding our times of conflict and stagnation. The Costs of War, edited by John V. Denson. A debate is currently raging concerning how much Bush's proposed war on Iraq will cost (in dollar terms) and whether those costs ought to be figured into his new budget (they are not). This is an important concern, insofar as war is always financed with the people's money taken from them by force. But this book shows that the costs of war are far higher than most people realize. In addition to outright expenditures, we must also consider the foregone uses of the resources that go into warmaking. With the resources used to spread destruction and death, families might have sent kids to college, saved for retirement, or invested in future production. No, war is never "good for the economy." More significantly, we must consider the costs of war on freedom. Denson's book argues, as did Mises, that even victorious war can be devastating to a country's well-being. This is a point that was widely understood at the country's founding, which is why the founding generation was so adamant that the US should trade with the world but avoid all political entanglements, particularly those that lead to intrigue, conflict, and finally war. This is amply shown by an examination of the rise of the American leviathan, the consolidation of government power, and the decline of American liberty. Contributors such as Murray N. Rothbard, Allan Carlson, Clyde Wilson, Joseph Stromberg, Hans Hoppe, Robert Higgs, Paul Fussell, Ralph Raico, and many others, weigh in to cover major areas of American history and most topics associated with the idea of war. The overriding thesis is that the friend of freedom must always be gravely skeptical of government war plans. The influence of the volume has been immense. Appearing in 1997, it was the first (and is still the best) revisionist view of the relationship between war and freedom to appear after the end of the Cold War. In many ways, this book called the partisans of liberty back to their roots. It shows that believers in freedom were against the Northern attack on the South, against the Spanish American War, against World War I, and against FDR's drive to war. The support the American Right gave to the Cold War was an aberration. If you have doubts about Bush's war on Iraq, or the administration's belligerant pose in general, this book shows that you are in good company. America's Great Depression by Murray N. Rothbard. A Republican president, facing relentlessly falling stock prices, tries every manner of intervention to shore up an economy headed toward liquidation. The result is new protectionism, welfare for labor, vast increases in government spending, and an economic decline that just seems to get worse all the time. This narrative could apply to George W. Bush in our own times, but it also applies to Herbert Hoover and his response to the 1929 crash on Wall Street. Even today, students are taught that Hoover pursued a policy of laissez-faire and that FDR rescued the country with the New Deal. Rothbard shows that the story is completely false. The Hoover presidency was one of rampant intervention, policies for which he was criticized by (of all people) Franklin Roosevelt before he was elected. Rothbard further documents how Hoover's policies drove the country into depression from what might have otherwise been a brief recession. His protectionism laid the foundation for conflicts that led to World War II, his attempt to prop up banks led to the later bank closings, and his labor interventions prevented wages from falling as they should have. Here again, it is hard to overestimate the importance of this book. For generations, it has been taught that the free market is at fault for the Great Depression (in the same way it is said that Bush is pursuing free-market policies now). Rothbard, especially in his chapter on the Austrian theory of the business cycle, shows that it was the Federal Reserve's loose money policy that set the stage for the stock market crash, and the government that prolonged the suffering with policies that accomplished the opposite of their stated aims. In other words, this book refutes a central myth of the 20th century, and shows that the current path of countercyclical policy will not only fail to save it; it will dig us in deeper. Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War by Ludwig von Mises. Before writing Human Action, Mises went to work on a book examining the rise of Hitlerism in Germany. Appearing the same year as F.A. Hayek's Road to Serfdom, Mises provides what may be the best account ever written on the psychology, economics, and politics of a society overtaken by chauvinism and militarism. He deals with the dangers inherent in a citizenry thirsting for vengeance, being led by a government headed by a power-mad executive with a relentless passion for war making at any cost. In short, Mises unlocks the secret to how a seemingly normal country can find itself plunged into nationalist totalitarianism. Books on German politics in the 1930s are ubiquitous, but only Mises provides a thorough examination of the economic doctrines that formed the basis of German nationalism in this period. Beginning with the desire for autarky, Germany pursued a disastrous course of erecting the planning state that regimented of every aspect of life, from economics to education to language and religion. He contrasts the prevailing doctrines with the ideas of the old German liberals, who favored trade, peace, toleration, and self-determination. Much of this history has been lost and replaced by an exclusive focus on the evil of Hitler himself. Apparently, the parallels of Hitler's policies with those of the US in the period (or in our own times) are just too close for comfort. That issue aside, Mises's book stands out among all the literature on this topic as a terrifying examination of the consequences of statist ideology, war propaganda, and misplaced patriotism—and its lessons apply in all times and places. Reassessing the Presidency: The Rise of the Executive State and the Decline of Freedom edited by John V. Denson. If George Washington had delivered a speech along the lines of George W. Bush's State of the Union in January 2003, the outcry would have been palpable. It would have widely been assumed that King George had returned, madder than ever. One was given the impression that nothing in the Constitution restrains his war-making power, nothing prevents him from spending billions upon billions on what he wants to do, and that anyone who objects is an enemy of all that is right and true. The framers envisioned that the president would have few powers at all, and those that he did have were to be exercised with stern oversight from the legislative branch. If you are seeking an answer to how we came to imperial presidency of the current day, don't look at the conventional presidential histories, in which it is widely assumed that the more power the chief executive grabs, the "greater" he is. Especially wartime presidents come in for good marks, while the downside is either not discussed or downplayed. =" " a="a" address="address" alone="alone" and="and" andrew="Andrew" any="any" approach.="approach." are="are" be="be" book="book" but="but" can="can" case)="case)" century="century" certainly="certainly" chapter="chapter" cheer="cheer" classic="classic" completely="completely" defend="defend" demolition="demolition" denson's="Denson's" dictatorship.="dictatorship." different="different" each="Each" effectively="effectively" election="election" every="every" examination="examination" examines="examines" executive="executive" few,="few," first-shot="first-shot" freedom="freedom" from="from" funding="funding" get="get" have="have" he="he" holcombe's="Holcombe's" if="if" important="important" in="in" invention="invention" is="is" it="It" its="its" john="John" johnson,="Johnson," joseph="Joseph" judgment="judgment" likely="likely" made="made" mainstream="mainstream" manipulation="manipulation" massive="massive" mention="mention" money="money" never="never" of="of" on="on" out="out" own="own" presidency="presidency" presidency,="presidency," president="president" presidential="presidential" process,="process," promises="promises" raico's="Raico's" ralph="Ralph" randall="Randall" read="Read" reconstruction="reconstruction" rehabilitation="rehabilitation" reverses="reverses" revisionism,="revisionism," role="role" roosevelt,="Roosevelt," salerno's="Salerno's" same="same" scott="Scott" security.="security." should="should" shredding="shredding" single="single" special="special" state="State" takes="takes" terms,="terms," that="that" the="the" theodore="Theodore" think="think" this="This" thomas="Thomas" to="to" trasks's="Trasks's" treatments.="treatments." truman="Truman" union="Union" volume="volume" way.="way." we="we" which="which" will="will" won't="won't" woods's="Woods's" you="you" your="your">A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II by Murray N. Rothbard. Anyone who has studied the relationship between money and state eventually comes to a remarkable realization: there is no modern leviathan without the central bank. It is the analytical key to understanding how government can run up deficits and debts without limit, bail out foreign governments, fund wars without end, and otherwise attempt to manage the globe. Take away the power to print and you rob the government of its primary means of expansion. (More than any reform, the gold standard would devastate big government.) The story of American political history is radically incomplete without a history of money and banking, and yet there is not one history that gave the complete picture until this treatise by Rothbard appeared just last year. The history itself is masterfully done, enhanced by the theoretical lens of Austrian School economics through which the author understands events. But what really makes this a great read (aside from the sparkling prose) is the way Rothbard weaves together the theory and history through the lives of shady financiers and the politicians and political machines with which they are connected. In many ways, this treatise brings all the themes of our day together. It shows how central banking creates the boom-bust cycle and funds wars, how the financial sector serves as the essential link between politics and banking, and how paper money makes big government possible and manages to make worse all the problems it originally caused. Most importantly for our purposes, this book shows that no matter how extraordinary our times appear, there are many precedents for the current mess, and one clear path away from destruction: freedom, sound money, and ever smaller government. ------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey Tucker is vice president of the Mises Institute. Send him MAIL. See his Mises.org Daily Article Archive. Add ANY or ALL of these "dossiers" 2 yer Summer/Beach reading list, if U like...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2322. To: scholar, EdZep, Landru, M. Thatcher, TheGreatOne, kristinn, Angelwood, Elle Bee, TrueBlackMan, holdonnow, hchutch, ironword (#2321) (To be sung to Led Zeppelin's "The Battle of Evermore")
The King of Lyin' smugly bows... Has the Right lost its mind?! Hey...Dems gotta wonder... Orwell, yer book wuz WRONG... At last, Reagan'll be smilin'... Bring it back...RE-IMPEACH...bring it back...then CONVICT...bring it back... Oh now...oh now...oh now...YES, NOW!!...oh now...oh now...oh now... FReegards...MUD 1 Posted on 09/01/2000 08:44:48 PDT by Mudboy Slim (The ANTI- Clinton!!) 50 posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 3:44:26 PM by Mudboy Slim "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2323. To: Mudboy Slim, *Neo-Lib Chickenhawk Wars* (#2321) The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party![]() #2324. To: hondo68, Landru, goldilucky, Sauropod, buckeroo, Fred Mertz, TLBSHOW, war, Biff Tannen, A K A STONE, Mayor LeVaR stoneY, stone'D bREWERY, ETAL... (#2323) (Edited) (Compliments of the Linux Fortune program.)
THIS, mis amigos, I canNOT and SHALL NOT deny...MUD (aka the PrescientOne!! )
btw...just sayin', let's get R shit 2gether and IMpact the next quatRow awnYos, U'all...
BTW...Views: 503705 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2325. To: hondo68 (#2323) Regarding yer video...shameLESS fearmongering mr. Hondo. ShameLESS...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2326. To: dont eat that (#52) (Edited) Bwahahaha@the KlownPu$$YfeyBOUYZ "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2327. To: Sneakypete, war, Biiff Tannen, Badeye, buckeroo, TLBSHOW, palo verde, jla, Gilligan (#2326) Yo!! StankEEpete...is it really TRUE that "war" B a TRANNY? Biff Tannen...same question...and Ethyl, of course. Happy Quanzaa...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2328. To: Fred Mertz, Biff Tannen, meguro, Willie Green (#2327) Were yer EARS burnin', U tranny- wannaBEEZ? 🎧💒🐶🐶🐼 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2329. To: All (#2319) suhhTEEvaROX...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2330. To: All (#2328) Have a veryBARRYmerryEaster, U deployable FUGGleez...MUD⛪🌅🌇🏡🏫 Eat HAM!!#!!!#!!!🎠 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2331. To: All (#2298) (Edited) Mudz Musingz...if psYchoRINO senaTOR McStainiac were 2 MATE w/ the efFEMinate senuhtuh Ms. Lindsey Grahamnesty (stick W/ mud here...i share yer queasiness/unEASYness, BEEleaveUme!!)...well, put succinctLEE, wood the OFFspring of such an egregiousLEE UNholey Marriage of Connivance BEE misnomered @$..."... McSTAIN-GrahamNEsty" or "... GrahamNEsty/MACstainIAC"? And THAT was YET another EASTer-inSPIRED m'YOOzing de...MUD😎 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2332. To: war (#453) CompleteLEE inSANE? U QuEEry? The irony drips incessantLEE, girlyman...MUD😎👀🐶 👀🐴 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2333. To: Biff Tannen (#456) Et tu, PenisBreath? Yeah, of course U, U gutless lowlife scum...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2334. To: All (#2333) (Edited) The magical Power of ThrEE*3*III !!! (EXplainEd. L8r buy...MUD😎🐼👹) "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2335. To: All (#2334) everyBUDDY told MUD rePetEdLEE...U simpLEE canNOT due THAT, mudBOYsleeem!! 2 which MUD boldLEE replied,, "FACT is, I just DID it...again...and again..." Yer MOOOve, Mayor STONEy...U2, viceMAYor seLENA...MUDboySlim😎 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2336. To: hondo68, Teri *TheFEYrie MACauliFFe, Slick Willie, duhhhHILDAbeeeaST!! (#2277)
-- William Shakespeare, "As You Like It" (Compliments of the Linux FortuneBUILDerrrrz program.) QUIET sincereLEE...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2337. To: All (#2336)
If psYchoRINO senaTOR McStainiac were 2 MATE w/ the efFEMinate senuhtuh Ms. Lindsey Grahamnesty
And THAT was YET another EASTer-inSPIRED m'YOOzing de...MUD😎 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2338. To: SlickWillLIE Klinton (#2097)
Quite sincereLEE...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2339. To: hondo68, Cyber-Band, skeeter, Little Bill, goldilucky, A K A Stone, liberator (#2323) "Tao Te Ching: An English-Language Interpolation" Part 1 To experience without abstraction is to sense the world; Beyond the gate of experience flows the Way, 2. Abstraction So alive and dead are abstracted from nature, The sage experiences without abstraction, 3. Without Action In this manner the sage governs people: If people lack knowledge and desire Interesting, IMHO...MUD 1,147 posted on Monday, March 17, 2003 7:48:11 PM by Mudboy Slim "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2340. To: conservativemusician, FBD, Landru, jla, sultan88 (#2339) (To be sung to Bruce Springsteen's "Racin' in the Streets")
I got a worn-out ol' computer with a 486... Tonight, we fight Slick's White House Blight... We decry corruption when we see'it... Tonight, we fight Left's Treas'nous Blight... (Keyboard/Percussion) We met him and his "schtick" eight years ago... Slick spunked on the floor of our great White House... Tonight, we fight the righteous fight... (Keyboard/Percussion to fade) Mudboy Slim BTW...Just over two centuries ago, our forefathers risked Life, Liberty, and their personal fortunes Because of their courage and determination, the original Thirteen Colonies became what we now know as the United States of America. For over two hundred years, this watchdog Media has turned over many rocks, Previously occupying the Oval Office at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, was a small petty man, heading a vast criminal conspiracy. Since escaping Justice in the Impeachment Trial, Mr. Clinton has been credibly accused of Violent RAPE Now, we come to find out the President of the United States is most likely guilty of TREASON, Executive Branch Corruption never ran as deep and as wide as is the case with this Administration!! Yes, when it comes to brazenly flouting the laws and mores of this Country, No, our "Free Press" cannot even find it in themselves to report on the TREASON committed by Bill Clinton, We've seen how ridiculous the Yugoslavian State-controlled Media Propoganda Machine looked in the recent conflagration in Kosovo... If you want to help in reclaiming our Country from the Evil that occupies the Oval Office, here's the gameplan... RE-IMPEACH. CONVICT. DETHRONE. Quite SincereLEE, P.S. "On the 23rd day of March in the Two-Thousand Third Year of our Lord, there was a Grand Convening of Patriots at the Innsbrook Pavillion in Richmond, VA. This convention of FReedom-loving Americans from accross the Continent was unanimous in its call for JUSTICE to be exacted upon those who would commit TREASON against our great Country!! Historians will record this great day as the beginning of the end of William Jefferson Clinton's Treasonous Reign of Terror!!" So sayeth the word of...MUD 1 Posted on 07/03/2000 10:07:19 PDT by Mudboy Slim ) 1,042 posted on FRIday, March 14, 2003 4:49:03 PM by Mudboy Slim "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2341. To: All (#2318) (Compliments of the Linux Fortune program.) Yeah...RIGHT!! Call me "SYN*i*CAL" CAN't B thaaat MUCH worST*n*awhile...eYe hOPe... ShEEEsh..MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2342. To: getitright (#2273) (some borrowed to be sure.): ..Pacifists are the parasites of liberty. 7 posted on 03/17/2003 11:57 AM EST by getitright Excellent start, my FRiend...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2343. To: FBD, Mia T, conservativemusician (#2339) (To be sung to Charlie Daniels Band's "Simple Man")
I ain't nuthin' but a simple man...Left calls me a redneck, reckon that I am... Well, you know what's wrong with the world today, Now I'm the kinda man who wouldn't harm a mouse, Well, you know what's wrong with the world today, Bill, watch where you're goin', Slim's just around the bend... MUDBOY SLIM RE-IMPEACH. CONVICT. DETHRONE. MUD 1 Posted on 06/20/1999 20:38:27 PDT by Mudboy Slim "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2344. To: All (#2340)
BEEN there...dun THAT...boUGHt the durnED "t"-shirt...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2345. To: All (#2344) by BRUUUCE
When I get home from my job I got a fever for a girl I can remember comin' home I got a fever for a girl It's gonna be alright, now It's just this long and lonely nights The Boss ROCKS...MUD 911 posted on Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:40:59 PM by Mudboy Slim "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2346. To: All ObamaBOTZ (#2345) ![]()
"Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2347. To: All (#2334) everyBUDDY told MUD rePetEdLEE...U simpLEE canNOT due THAT, mudBOYsleeem!! 2 which MUD boldLEE replied,, "FACT is, I just DID it...again...and again..." Yer MOOOve, Mayor STONEy...U2, viceMAYor seLENA...MUDboySlim😎 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2348. To: Pres. TheDonald TRUMP (#2347) U miTe CONsider a NEW dew, dOOOd...i hEAR high & TIGHT is BACk...carRY ON, MUDZ wayWARD devELOper...but git a HAIRcut...sir...MUD😎👀🐼👀😍 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2349. To: ConservativeMan55, sultan88, Landru (#2348) (Edited)
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1165 posted on 03/18/2003 11:10 PM EST by Mudboy Slim
BTW...Views: 505247 "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2350. To: pookie (#2349) ![]() MAKE no misTAKE, ChelSEA Klinton is the SPAWN of Webb Hubbell!! "SOW" Sayeth the Word of...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2351. To: All TYrants (#2350) ![]() Not a matter of "IF", tis a matter of "WHEN?!" iMho, of course...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2352. To: ManinBlack (#2351) (As sung by Johnny Cash...Original by: Nine Inch Nails)
Key of a-minor Intro: am C D am D am I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel What have I become, my sweetest friend =" " am="am" c="C" chair [repeat chorus] If I could start again, a million miles away Pre...MUD 662 posted on 03/11/2003 6:27 AM EST by Mudboy Slim "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2353. To: poet, Sabertooth, Ragtime Cowgirl, MeeknMing, SAMWolf (#2352) "What is Life" To experience joy, even sorrow To smile at a stranger and To meet with souls To whisper sweetness To see the joy in a child's face There is much more I could say Copyright(c) By John J. Lindsay 1999. All Rights Reserved September 1, 1981 295 posted on 11/20/2001 11:06 PM EST by poet "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2354. To: Mama_Bear, A Navy Vet, Cyber-Band (#2353) "Hear my voice, America! Though I speak through the mist of 200 years, my shout for freedom will echo through liberty's halls for many centuries to come. Hear me speak, for my words are of truth and justice, and the rights of man. For those ideals I have spilled my blood upon the world's troubled waters. Listen well, for my time is eternal - yours is but a moment. I am the spirit of heroes past and future. I am the American Sailor. I was born upon the icy shores at Plymouth, rocked upon the waves of the Atlantic, and nursed in the wilderness of Virginia. I cut my teeth on New England codfish, and I was clothed in southern cotton. I built muscle at the halyards of New Bedford whalers, and I gained my sea legs high atop mizzen of Yankee clipper ships. Yes, I am the American Sailor, one of the greatest seamen the world has ever known. The sea is my home and my words are tempered by the sound of paddle wheels on the Mississippi and the song of whales off Greenland's barren shore. My eyes have grown dim from the glare of sunshine on blue water, and my heart is full of star-strewn nights under the Southern Cross." "My hands are raw from winter storms while sailing down round the Horn, and they are blistered from the heat of cannon broadside while defending our nation. I am the American Sailor, and I have seen the sunset of a thousand distant, lonely lands. I am the American Sailor. It was I who stood tall beside John Paul Jones as he shouted, "I have not yet begun to fight!" I fought upon the Lake Erie with Perry, and I rode with Stephen Decatur into Tripoli harbor to burn Philadelphia. I met Guerriere aboard Constitution, and I was lashed to the mast with Admiral Farragut at Mobile Bay. I have heard the clang of Confederate shot against the sides of Monitor. I have suffered the cold with Peary at the North Pole, and I responded when Dewey said, "You may fire when ready Gridley," at Manila Bay. It was I who transported supplies through submarine infested waters when our soldier's were called "over there." I was there as Admiral Byrd crossed the South Pole. It was I who went down with the Arizona at Pearl Harbor, who supported our troops at Inchon, and patrolled dark deadly waters of the Mekong Delta. "I am the American Sailor and I wear many faces. I am a pilot soaring across God's blue canopy and I am a Seabee atop a dusty bulldozer in the South Pacific. I am a corpsman nursing the wounded in the jungle, and I am a torpedoman in the Nautilus deep beneath the North Pole. I am hard and I am strong. But it was my eyes that filled with tears when my brother went down with the Thresher, and it was my heart that rejoiced when Commander Shepherd rocketed into orbit above the earth. It was I who languished in a Viet Cong prison camp, and it was I who walked upon the moon. It was I who saved the Stark and the Samuel B. Roberts in the mine infested waters of the Persian Gulf. It was I who pulled my brothers from the smoke filled compartments of the Bonefish and wept when my shipmates died on the Iowa and White Plains. When called again, I was there, on the tip of the spear for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. "I am the American Sailor. I am woman, I am man, I am white and black, yellow, red and brown. I am Jew, Muslim, Christian and Buddhist. I am Irish, Filipino, African, French, Chinese, and Indian. And my standard is the outstretched hand of Liberty. Today, I serve around the world, on land, in air, on and under the sea. I serve proudly, at peace once again, but with the fervent prayer that I need not be called again. Tell your children of me. Tell them of my sacrifice, and how my spirit soars above their country. I have spread the mantle of my nation over the ocean and I will guard her forever. I am her heritage and yours." I AM THE AMERICAN SAILOR I am the American Sailor's son...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2355. To: All (#2343) bttt...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2356. To: George W. Bush (#2351) "The Fix Is In (Levy Investigator also Vince Foster & Mary Mahoney Investigator)" Crime/Corruption Front Page News Keywords: AGENT BRADLEY J. GARRETT: FOSTER/MAHONEY/LEVY FIXER Source: U.S. Department of Justice Web Site U.S. Department of Justice February 5, 2001 MEMORANDUM TO: Heads of Department Components FROM: Robert S. Mueller, III SUBJECT: The Attorney General's 49th Annual Awards THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT a. Description. The Attorney General's Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement is designed to recognize outstanding professional achievement by a law enforcement officer of the Department of Justice. Normally there will be one to two awards granted annually. b. Definition. The term "law enforcement officer" means an employee whose primary duties are the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States. c. Criteria. All law enforcement officers employed by the Department of Justice are eligible. A nominee must have demonstrated unusual courage or outstanding accomplishments in the field of law enforcement. Nominations may be submitted by heads of Department components for employees of other Department organizations if they have sufficient knowledge of the employee's performance. However, these nominations must also bear the endorsement of the employee's bureau head in order to be considered for the award. AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT Special Agent Bradley J. Garrett and Supervisory Special Agent Scott G. Jessee are honored for their exceptional efforts in the four-year international manhunt for Mir Aimal Kansi, the man responsible for killing two and wounding three other Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees at the entrance to the CIA Headquarters on January 25, 1993. As the FBI's primary presence in Pakistan, Mr. Jessee negotiated the eventual delivery of Kansi where he could be apprehended by American agents. Mr. Garrett led the FBI arrest team, which apprehended Kansi within Pakistan on June 15, 1997. Their outstanding leadership and dedication to this investigation led to Kansi's conviction for capital murder and a sentence of death by the presiding judge. ------------------- Special Agent Bradley J. Garrett, recently named lead investigator into the Chandra Levy "case," was also a lead investigator in the Vincent Foster "suicide" and also a lead investigator in the Mary Caitlin Mahoney/Starbucks triple-homicide. Do the math, please. 1 Posted on 08/18/2001 02:14:27 PDT by justoneoftheguys ------------------- SOMETHING TO BE CHECKED OUT: (If this Mark R. Garrett, who worked for Gary Condit, is related to FBI Special Agent Bradley (Garrett), Mark R. Garrett, Member Governor Gray Davis appointed Mark Garrett of Merced to The Reclamation Board on March 21, 2001. Mr. Garrett is a licensed real estate broker and Managing Partner of a private investment company that owns and operates independent business and real estate ventures in California. He acts as an investor and consultant in a variety of real estate developments in the San Joaquin Valley. Mr. Garrett served in the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, as an Administrative Assistant to Congressman Gary Condit from 1989 to 1991. From 1977 to 1989, he held a number of senior-level positions on the staff of Congressman Tony Coelho, both in Washington and in California. During his tenure, Mr. Garrett worked closely with many groups and organizations in the area of agriculture, water, and environmental issues. He represented California at the American-Swiss Foundation's Leadership Conference in Switzerland and continues his involvement with those organizations. He was named as an Outstanding Young Man of America by the United States Jaycees. He currently serves as a member of the Pastoral Council of St. Patrick's/Our Lady of Mercy Church. Mr. Garrett was appointed and is a past member of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Merced and also is a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of California, Merced. He is a former member of the United Way Board of Directors and has served on various business and community organizations. Mr. Garrett was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration by California State University, Fresno. 4 Posted on 08/18/2001 02:32:29 PDT by justoneoftheguys --------------------- Maybe he's getting ready to go for that big "One-In-A-Row". 10 Posted on 08/18/2001 08:29:01 PDT by capt. norm ----------------------- Ultimately, Republican George Bush and Republican Attorney General John Ascroft are the final stops in this process! Sure makes me confident that justice will be served.. NOT! 11 Posted on 08/18/2001 08:36:23 PDT by HalfIrish ----------------------- Betty Jo: Mr. Ashcroft has some hard decisions ahead; my feeling is, he ain't got the spine (or has something in his closet, To: Snow Bunny, PhiKapMom, Lady in Blue, sinkspur, GOP J, Reagan Man, Doctor Raoul, Taxman, stand watie "Ashcroft will you be the mouse that roared OR the MAN that demands respect and walks tall and does the right thing." Exactly, my FRiend... AG Ashcroft, I fully expect you to do the Right thing in the upcoming months and INDICT Terry McAuliffe I pray y'all make the Right Decision!! FReegards...MUD 87 Posted on 08/17/2001 21:39:14 PDT by Mudboy Slim "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2357. To: pookie (#2351) ![]() "Pookie's TOONS" rock...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2358. To: hondo68, goldilucky, A K A Stone (#2323) -- Mark Twain (Compliments of the Linux Fortune program.) Heh heh heh...MUD "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2359. To: HalfIrish, Reuben, St. PATrick (#2358)
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, But come ye back
"Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, #2360. To: Cyber-Band, Landru, sultan88, Taxman, Bob J, Jeff Head, FBD, MeeknMing, dead (#2359) (To be sung to Bruce Springsteen's "Blood Brothers")
We played King of the Mountain...I'd always win. Folks, there's VILEness in this World...don'let it grind yer dreams away!!! (Mudboy on harp) Some of my FReeper FRiends're dead...others left and shan't be back. But the Gipper's burnin' bright...livin' history uncovered... (Mudboy takin' it home on the harmonica...Slick Willie impersonator on saxaphone) Sic Semper Tyrannis...MUD BTW...this is dedicated to my three younger bro's, the oldest of whom is an AF Captain over in the Iraqi theatre, 655 posted on 03/11/2003 5:03 AM EST by Mudboy Slim "Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, . . . Comments (2361 - 3290) not displayed. Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest |
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