Stupid Sheeple...Baaaaad Idea

Stand back and cover the children's ears...I'm pissed off again. (see previous blog "All I Know...). So the genteel and learned members of the Senate Panel passed their stupid resolution against the plan to drop the hammer on some bad guys in Iraq. It's nonbinding, so it doesn't really mean much, right. Just opinion, the expression of our right of free speech and expression. Democracy at work. Well, ain't that just so special?

I knew it was coming. So did the bad guys. They could hardly contain their glee at the polls before the election that showed a tightening race. They wrote letters and did interviews, openly expressing the hope that the Democrats would take the house and senate. They were very candid. In their expressed opinion, it would be a win for them. All the talk about a timetable, withdrawing our troops was exactly what they wanted. And, sheeple that we are, we did it for them. We quit, they win by default.

The reasoning is that if we start pulling back, the Iraqis will have to step up and take over. Think about this. You and a friend take a fellow camping, way out in the middle of nowhere. This fellow knows nothing about camping. You take him right up to the edge of a steep cliff. Two days later, while he is hanging over the edge by his fingernails, you stand over him and tell him he better, by god, start cutting firewood and toting his share of the water or you're gonna just leave him to rough it by himself. While he's hanging there over the precipice, facing sure death, routine camp chores mean little. And your friend, well, he hasn't contributed much either except following you around telling you how lazy that other fellow is. How that other fellow could save himself if he just would and you should lay down the law. That will get that fellow moving. Give him an ultimatum and then leave him to his own devices. How do you think that's gonna work for ya?

The Iraqis, in large numbers, have been stepping up. The citizens line up for jobs with the police and military, only to have terrorists blow them to bits. Police stations and barracks bombed. And still they keep coming, lining up to serve and protect their country. Citizens braved threats of death to stand in long lines and vote, proudly waving an ink-stained finger to show the hope they hold for democracy. Al Quaida actively recruits among the criminals loosed by Saddam before the invasion. Sunni and Shite death squads roam the neighbor hoods, killing to foment unrest and retaliation among the citizens which furthers the anarchy that will drive a civil war. These are the people with whom we are suppose to reach a political, diplomatic agreement.

So how is this suppose to work? We want the people of Iraq to point these bad guys out, take responsibility and fight back. We want them to stand up and make themselves and their families targets of the bad guys. Why would they do that? We sound like we are not going to be there to see this through. They better pick a side that can protect them when we bug out. Don't think they don't hear us talking about a time table for withdrawal. They remember when the Shites in the southern no fly zone staged a revolt, thinking we would back them up in the bid for freedom from Saddam. They thought we would swoop in from Kuwait and help them break free from tyranny because we were encouraging their actions. They were slaughtered, whole towns of them, and buried in mass graves we are still uncovering.

From the beginning, there has been a constant call for more "boots on the ground". And there was suppose to be, but, at the 11th hour, Turkey withdrew their permission to launch a significant portion of the troops to execute a classic pincher movement to that would have seen the Sunni Triangle surrounded by armies from both north and south. Time and again, we were told the Generals in charge said they didn't need more troops. Then came the whining and mewing for a new strategy. Well, now the situation has been re-evaluated and, due to lack of progress, the military leadership was changed. The call for more troops has been answered. Only now we hear the screeching and howling that it won't work. It really doesn't matter what the president decided, it would have been wrong. Hell, if he fell over dead at the state of the union address last night, he would have been criticized for falling in the wrong direction.

This war has been compared to Viet Nam from early on. It has been wishful thinking on the part of those drawing the comparison. There is constant negative coverage from the mainstream media, proving once again that a war can be won militarily and still lost by consensus. Now some talk of defunding the troops. Getting the sheeple in line, heading for the sheds. You know what happens to sheep, right? They all eventually get fleeced.

Oklahoma History, Oklahoma Pride

On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state in the union. This year marks our 100th birthday. So it's fitting time to acknowledge some of the rich and vibrant history of our young state.

The state flag of Oklahoma (pictured above) prominently displays an Osage warrior's shield made from buffalo hide and decorated with seven eagle feathers hanging from the lower edge. The shield is centered on a field of blue borrowed from the blue flag that Choctaw soldiers carried during the Civil War. This flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors.

The shield is decorated with six white crosses (stars) representing high ideals. Superimposed over the shield are symbols of peace and unity from the cultures of the Native American and European-American settlers in the territory; the calumet or ceremonial peace pipe and the olive branch.

Oklahoma Facts

• Oklahoma City is the state capital of Oklahoma.
• The name "Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw words: "okla" meaning people and "humma" meaning red, so the state's name literally means "red people."
• Oklahoma has the largest American Indian population of any state. Many of the 252,420 American Indians living in Oklahoma today are descendents from the original 67 tribes inhabiting Indian Territory.
• Thirty-nine of the American Indian tribes currently living in Oklahoma are headquartered in the state.
• The governor of Oklahoma is Brad Henry; the lieutenant governor is Mary Fallin.
• Oklahoma's bipartisan state government houses a bicameral legislature.
• Oklahoma has 43 colleges and universities.
• The highest point in the state is Black Mesa in Cimarron County (4,973 feet); the lowest is due east of Idabel in McCurtain County (287 feet).
• Oklahoma has more man-made lakes that any other state, with over one million surface areas of water and 2,000 more miles of shoreline than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined.
• Oklahoma is the third largest natural gas-producing state in the nation.
• Oklahoma ranks fourth in the nation in the production of all wheat, fourth in cattle and calf production; fifth in the production of pecans; sixth in peanuts and eight in peaches.
• Oklahoma's four mountain ranges include the Ouachitas, Arbuckles, Wichitas, and the Kiamichis.
• Forests cover approximately 24 percent of Oklahoma.
• Oklahoma is bordered by six states: Texas to the south and west, Arkansas and Missouri to the east, Kansas to the north and Colorado and New Mexico at the tip of the northwestern Oklahoma panhandle.
• Oklahoma is comprised of 77 counties.
• Oklahoma has a land area of 69,919 square miles and ranks 18 in the nation in size.
• According to 1990 U.S. census data, Oklahoma's population is 3,258,000. Of those, 82.1 percent are white, 8 percent American Indian, 7.4 percent African American, 2.7 Hispanics, and 1.1 Asian.
• Oklahoma's two most populous cities are Oklahoma City, with 463,201 residents, and Tulsa, with 374,851. The next largest cities are Norman, with a population of 87,290, and Lawton, which has 86,028 people.

Mothers, Teach Your Children....

What is with these freaks grabbing our kids? Is this happening more often or are we just hearing about it more? It once was considered safer in small communities where everyone knew each other and life was slower. Now, it seems they are becoming a hunting ground for the monsters who abduct our children.

There is no hell deep enough or hot enough for these freaks. It's enough to make you think some people should be drawn and quartered.

The picture above is Marissa, the little girl from Texhoma, who managed to escape her abductor.

Missing Oklahoma Girl Found After Amber Alert Issued; Suspect Still at Large

Friday , January 19, 2007

TEXHOMA, Okla. — Marissa Marie Graham was found in New Mexico Friday after she escaped from the back of a car when her kidnapper stopped at a convenience store for gas, officials said.

Oklahoma police issued an Amber Alert for the 10-year-old girl earlier, after she was reported missing in Texhoma in Texas County Thursday night.

"She took the opportunity to bolt from the car and into the convenience store and identify herself as the girl everyone was looking for and give the telephone number for the Texhoma Police Department," said State Amber Alert coordinator Gene Thaxton.

Initial reports said the suspect had been apprehended, but police say he is still at large and the search for him continues. His name was not immediately released.

The suspect is described as a white male, 35-40 years of age with facial hair, a pasty complexion, and possibly brown hair, according to a press release from the Clovis, N.M., Police Deparment.

The vehicle Marissa Graham escaped from is described as a purple, four-door van or SUV, which police are currently seeking.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call the Clovis Police Department at (505) 769-1921.

Mike Boring, the district attorney for the Oklahoma Panhandle, told FOX News around 3:45 p.m. EST that officials are "very thrilled" with the outcome of the case. But Boring noted that the investigation is ongoing and urged anyone with information on who could have taken Marissa to contact the police.

"We are looking for, what we believe to be one individual but we're not exactly sure," he said. "We just are very anxious to get the person responsible for this, or person."

Police said Marissa was found in Clovis — about four hours from where she was taken — and that is alive and well. Boring said there are no indications that she was harmed in any way and that she spoke to her parents over the phone after she was found.

"It's been a fantastic day," Boring said, adding that Marissa is "extremely lucky" to have had "the sense and sensibility to get in a public place with people."

But, he added: "At this point, we have no indication to the 'why's or 'who.'"

Police said witnesses saw the girl at 6:30 p.m. Thursday with a white man in his mid-30s to about 40 years old. At the time, the man was believed to have been driving a white car, possibly a Chevrolet Cavalier.

Police issued an Amber Alert, prompting television and radio broadcasts of details of the girl's disappearance. Notification of the Amber Alert was also posted on electronic reader boards along main highways.

These alerts, named for Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old girl that was killed in Texas in 1996, are supposed to be limited to cases in which authorities confirm a child has been abducted and faces serious danger.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

(from foxnews.com)