tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post160149833146540415..comments2023-08-11T08:06:28.810-07:00Comments on Slobber And Spittle (Archive): Street Corner Memorials On A Flat EarthCujo359http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-58903912996800484152007-02-17T10:01:00.000-08:002007-02-17T10:01:00.000-08:00Just passing this around :Politics & SocietyGeorge...Just passing this around :<BR/>Politics & Society<BR/>George Washington, Staying in Character<BR/><BR/>Listen to this story... by Robert Krulwich <BR/><BR/>Weekend Edition Saturday, February 17, 2007 · In 1777, Gen. George Washington and his troops faced British and Hessian soldiers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He issued a firm order that no matter how barbaric enemy armies might be, he would not abide any such behavior in his own troops.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7466065" REL="nofollow">Click Here</A>COLORADO BOBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924573528754642186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-34743087497463423982007-02-17T01:13:00.000-08:002007-02-17T01:13:00.000-08:00Terrific post, Cujo359. It's infuriating to hear t...Terrific post, Cujo359. It's infuriating to hear the politicians talk about non-binding resolutions in the midst of it all. I find it especially insulting to hear the invectives being hurled at Jack Murtha again. It's like the debate is starting all over. It's too much.Taylor Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463311673049028352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-79748785274780381922007-02-16T23:49:00.000-08:002007-02-16T23:49:00.000-08:00Hi shoephone,I've been lucky; I haven't lost anyon...Hi shoephone,<BR/><BR/>I've been lucky; I haven't lost anyone in this war. But I've reached an age now where most of the folks in uniform look like kids to me, or young adults. That probably makes me less invested in this than some folks, but I'm reminded every time I see one of those faces on <I>The NewsHour</I> how tragic this thing has become. There's just enough anger there to fuel the writing, but not so much pain that it interferes with it.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-11345065133779169672007-02-16T23:39:00.000-08:002007-02-16T23:39:00.000-08:00A few days after the SOTU I visited the (un-virtua...A few days after the SOTU I visited the (un-virtual) Vietnam War Memorial. Its quietness and subtlety were immediately affecting. The grief sneaks up on you. I meant to write a post about it since I had jotted down some notes on a Northwest boy killed in action in Vietnam. Ultimately, I felt too overwhelmed to be able to write anything sensible. I think the realities of war are too obscene to reconstruct in polite language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com