Make love, not war . . . .

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Post by cherry » 09-24-2004 08:03 AM

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Post by cherry » 09-24-2004 06:30 PM

A great nation is one that promotes peace.

President Jimmie Carter
Carter Center, Atlanta, 9/21/04

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Post by Corvid » 09-24-2004 11:34 PM

Joolz and I are taking a class together... "World Music". A survey course .... and a wee dram of history. Started heavy with India.... now with China (that's about 5,000 years of music).

Prof showed a film.... can you imagine Irish folk jam with Chinese folk?

It works.

"If there is hope... it lies with the musicians."

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Post by cherry » 09-25-2004 02:58 AM

Corvid wrote: Joolz and I are taking a class together. . . .

"If there is hope... it lies with the musicians."



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Post by cherry » 09-28-2004 09:55 AM

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud

You just call out my name and you know where ever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I’ll be there . . . .

Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend
People can be so cold
They’ll hurt you and desert you
Well they’ll take your soul if you let them
Oh yeah, but don’t you let them

Carly Simon and James Taylor

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Post by cherry » 09-29-2004 10:54 AM

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Post by cherry » 10-05-2004 09:22 AM

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John Kerry could have avoided Vietnam. But he went, earned his medals, then came home and became a true hero. The incredibly brave, painful work of those Vietnam Vets Against the War ranks amongst the greatest American acts of patriotic valor and service.



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Post by Conspiracy Theorist » 10-05-2004 03:35 PM

The "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die" rag...
by Country Joe MacDonald

Well come on all of you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun
Cuz we're gonna have a whole lotta fun!

Chorus:
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!
Next stop is Vietnam!
And its five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why..
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!

Come on Wall Street, don't move slow
Why, man, it's war a go-go!
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the Army with tools of the trade!
Just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb
They drop it on the Viet Cong!

Chorus:

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Now you can go out and get those reds
'Cause the only good commie is the one that's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.

Chorus:

Well, come on mothers througout the land
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
Come on fathers don't hesitate
Send your sons off before it's too late.
You can be the first one on your block
To have your boy come home in a box!

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Post by cherry » 10-08-2004 09:38 AM

Veterans Against the War


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Post by cherry » 10-30-2004 09:19 AM

John Kerry enlisted in the Navy in 1966. After completing Naval Officer Candidates School, he began his first tour of duty on the USS Gridley, a guided-missile frigate in the waters adjacent to Vietnam. In 1968, John Kerry began his second tour of duty, and volunteered to serve on a Swift Boat, one of the most dangerous assignments of the war. Swift Boats patrolled the narrow inlets and canals around the Mekong Delta "to draw fire and smoke out the enemy," according to the The Boston Globe.

Lt. John Kerry's leadership, courage, and sacrifice earned him a Silver Star, the Navy's fifth highest medal, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts, awarded for wounds received in combat. John Kerry was awarded a Bronze Star for rescuing a Green Beret, who had gone overboard during a mission. According to his Bronze Star citation, "Lt. Kerry directed his gunners to provide suppressing fire, while from an exposed position on the bow, his arm bleeding and in pain, with disregard for his personal safety, he pulled the man aboard. Lt. Kerry's calmness, professionalism, and great personal courage under fire were in keeping with the highest traditions of the US Naval Service."

John Kerry left Vietnam in 1969. But to this day, he carries with him the lessons he learned while he was there. On that Swift Boat, there were people who came from places as diverse as South Carolina, Iowa, and Arkansas. They were literally all in the same boat and they came together as one. No one asked the others' politics. No one asked where the others came from or who their fathers were or where they went to school. They were simply a band of brothers who all fought under the same flag and all prayed to the same God. And that is the America John Kerry wants today - an America where we all come together to build a better country.

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Post by cherry » 10-30-2004 09:55 AM

They were literally all in the same boat
and they came together as one. :o

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