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Dick Cheney http://slate.msn.com/id/1005761/  The Other Priority Man

Cheney didn't even serve in the National Guard; he just took advantage = of
student and then marriage deferments. Cheney is, of course, a smarter = and
more polished politician than Quayle was in 1988. But Cheney's =
explanation for why he failed to serve--uttered to George C. Wilson of =
the Washington Post in 1989--was no less obtuse than Quayle's. He said: =
"I had other priorities in the '60s than military service."

It's possible that Cheney was engaging in a bit of self-mockery when he =
told Wilson about his "other priorities"--that he was referring
to his = carousing youth (he dropped out of Yale after bad grades cost him
a = scholarship) as opposed to asserting that he was too busy to serve in =
the military. That would mitigate his comment somewhat. But only a =
little, since Cheney doesn't seem to have followed up with any = expression
of sincere regret. Of course, Bill Clinton hasn't expressed = much regret
either about avoiding military service during the Vietnam = era. But
Clinton, it should be remembered, opposed the war. Cheney and = Quayle, on
the other hand, did not oppose the war. They just didn't want = to fight
it.
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  "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message =
news:3e9cda20{at}w3.nls.net...
  Don't know if this was posted here, but I got this a month or two ago, =
and just ran across it again, and figured it would be nice to post here.

  THE HOLLYWOOD  MINDSET !=20

  =20

  Who's Smarter?            =20

  =20

  The Hollywood group is at it again.  Holding anti-war rallies, =
screaming about the Bush Administration, running ads in major = newspapers,
defaming the President and his Cabinet every chance they = get,  to anyone
and everyone who will listen. They publicly defile them = and call them
names like "stupid" , "morons", and 
"idiots".   Jessica =
Lange  went so far as to tell a crowd in Spain that she hates President =
Bush and is embarrassed to be an American.=20

  =20

  So, just how ignorant are these people who are running the country? =
Let's look at the biographies of these "stupid", 
"ignorant" , "moronic" = leaders, and then at the
celebrities who are castigating them:=20

  =20

  President George W. Bush: Received a Bachelors Degree from Yale =
University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He served as an = F-102
pilot for the Texas Air National Guard. He began his career in the = oil
and gas business in Midland in 1975 and worked in the energy = industry
until 1986. He was elected Governor on November 8, 1994, with = 53.5
percent of the vote. In a historic re-election victory, he became = the
first Texas Governor to be elected to consecutive four-year terms on =
November 3, 1998 winning 68.6 percent of the vote. In 1998 Governor Bush =
won 49 percent of the Hispanic vote, 27 percent of the African-American =
vote, 27 percent of Democrats and 65 percent of women. He won more Texas =
counties, 240 of 254, than any modern Republican other than Richard = Nixon
in 1972 and is the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win = the
heavily Hispanic and Democratic border counties of El Paso, Cameron = and
Hidalgo. (Someone began circulating a false story about his I.Q. = being
lower than any other President.  If you believed it, you might = want to go
to URBANLEGENDS.COM and see the truth.)

  =20

  Vice President Dick Cheney: Earned a B.A. in 1965 and a M.A. in 1966, =
both in political science. Two years later, he won an American Political =
Science Association congressional fellowship. One of Vice President =
Cheney's primary duties is to share with individuals, members of = Congress
and foreign leaders, President Bush's vision to strengthen our = economy,
secure our homeland and win the War on Terrorism. In his = official role as
President of the Senate, Vice President Cheney = regularly goes to Capital
Hill to meet with Senators and members of the = House of Representatives to
work on the Administration's legislative = goals. In his travels as Vice
President, he has seen first hand the = great demands the war on terrorism
is placing on the men and women of = our military, and he is proud of the
tremendous job they are doing for = the United States of America.=20

  =20

  Secretary of State Colin Powell: Educated in the New York City public =
schools, graduating from the City College of New York (CCNY), where he =
earned a Bachelor's Degree in geology. He also participated in ROTC at =
CCNY and received a commission as an Army second lieutenant upon =
graduation in June 1958. His further academic achievements include a =
Master of Business Administration Degree from George Washington =
University. Secretary Powell is the recipient of numerous U.S. and =
foreign military awards and decorations. Secretary Powell's civilian =
awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President's =
Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State =
Distinguished Service Medal, and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished =
Service Medal. Several schools and other institutions have been named in =
his honor and he holds honorary degrees from universities and colleges =
across the country.  (Note: He retired as Four Star General in the = United
States Army)

  =20

  Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld : Attended Princeton University =
on Scholarship (AB, 1954) and served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as a =
Naval aviator; Congressional Assistant to Rep. Robert Griffin (R-MI), =
1957-59; U.S. Representative, Illinois, 1962-69; Assistant to the =
President, Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Director of =
the Cost of Living Council, 1969-74; U.S. Ambassador to NATO, 1973-74; =
head of Presidential Transition Team, 1974; Assistant to the President, =
Director of White House Office of Operations, White House Chief of = Staff,
1974-77; Secretary of Defense, 1975-77.

  =20

  Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge: Raised in a working class =
family in veterans' public housing in Erie. He earned a scholarship to =
Harvard, graduating with honors in 1967. After his first year at The =
Dickinson School of Law, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he =
served as an infantry staff sergeant in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star =
for Valor.   After returning to Pennsylvania, he earned his Law Degree =
and was in private practice before becoming Assistant District Attorney =
in Erie County. He was elected to Congress in 1982. He was the first =
enlisted Vietnam combat veteran elected to the U.S. House, and was =
overwhelmingly re-elected six times.=20

  =20

  National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice: Earned her Bachelor's =
Degree in Political Science, Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the =
University of Denver in 1974; her Master's from the University of Notre =
Dame in 1975; and her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of International =
Studies at the University of Denver in 1981. (Note:  Rice enrolled at = the
University of Denver at the age of 15, graduating at 19 with a = Bachelor's
Degree in Political Science (Cum Laude). She earned a = Master's Degree at
the University of Notre Dame and a Doctorate from the = University of
Denver's Graduate School of International Studies. Both of = her advanced
degrees are also in Political Science.)    She is a Fellow =
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded =
Honorary Doctorates from Morehouse College in 1991, the University of =
Alabama in 1994, and the University of Notre Dame in 1995. At Stanford, =
she has been a member of the Center for International Security and Arms =
Control, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and =
a Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. Her books include =
Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995) with Philip Zelikow, The =
Gorbachev Era (1986) with Alexander Dallin, and Uncertain Allegiance: = The
Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army (1984). She also has written =
numerous articles on Soviet and East European foreign and defense = policy,
and has addressed audiences in settings ranging from the U.S. =
Ambassador's Residence in Moscow to the Commonwealth Club to the 1992 = and
2000 Republican National Conventions. From 1989 through March 1991, = the
period of German reunification and the final days of the Soviet = Union,
she served in the Bush Administration as Director, and then = Senior
Director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National = Security
Council, and a Special Assistant to the President for National = Security
Affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the = Council on
Foreign Relations, she served as Special Assistant to the = Director of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1997, she served on the = Federal Advisory
Committee on Gender -- Integrated Training in the = Military. She was a
member of the boards of directors for the Chevron = Corporation, the
Charles Schwab Corporation, the William and Flora = Hewlett Foundation, the
University of Notre Dame, the International = Advisory Council of J.P.
Morgan and the San Francisco Symphony Board of = Governors. She was a
Founding Board member of the Center for a New = Generation, an educational
support fund for schools in East Palo Alto = and East Menlo Park,
California and was Vice President of the Boys and = Girls Club of the
Peninsula. In addition, her past board service has = encompassed such
organizations as Transamerica Corporation, Hewlett = Packard, the Carnegie
Corporation, Carnegie Endowment for International = Peace, The Rand
Corporation, the National Council for Soviet and East = European Studies,
the Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition and KQED, public = broadcasting for San
Francisco. Born November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, = Alabama, she resides in
Washington, D.C.=20

  =20

  So who are these celebrities? What is their education? What is their =
experience in affairs of State or in National Security?   While I will =
defend to the death their right to express their opinions, I think that =
if they are going to call into question the intelligence of our leaders, =
we should also have all the facts on their educations and background:

  =20

  Barbra Streisand : Completed high school       Career: Singing and =
acting

  =20

  Cher: Dropped out of school in 9th grade.         Career: Singing and =
acting=20

                                                                         =
                                                                         =
     =20

  Martin Sheen: Flunked exam to enter University of Dayton.        =
Career: Acting

  =20

  Jessica Lange: Dropped out college mid-freshman year.       Career: =
Acting

  =20

  Alec Baldwin: Dropped out of George Washington U. after scandal.   =
Career: Acting

  =20

  Julia Roberts: Completed high school.      Career: Acting

  =20

  Sean Penn: Completed High school.      Career: Acting

  =20

  Susan Sarandon: Degree in Drama, Catholic University of America, =
Washington, D.C.    Career: Acting

  =20

  Ed Asner; Completed High school.      Career: Acting

  =20

  George Clooney: Dropped out of University of Kentucky.      Career: =
Acting

  =20

  Michael Moore: Dropped out first year University of Michigan.     =
Career: Movie Director

  =20

  Sarah Jessica Parker:  Completed High School.      Career: Acting

  =20

  Jennifer Anniston: Completed High School.       Career: Acting

  =20

  Mike Farrell: Completed High school.     Career: Acting

  =20

  Janeane Garofelo: Dropped out of College.     Career: Stand up =
comedienne

  =20

  Larry Hagman: Attended Bard College for one year.     Career: Acting

  =20

  While comparing the education and experience of these two groups, we =
should also remember that President Bush and his cabinet are briefed =
daily, even hourly, on the War on Terror and threats to our security. =
They are privy to information gathered around the world concerning the =
Middle East, the threats to America, the intentions of terrorists and =
terrorist-supporting governments. They are in constant communication = with
the CIA, the FBI, Interpol, NATO, The United Nations, our own = military, 
and that of our allies around the world.  We cannot simply = believe that
we have full knowledge of the threats because we watch = CNN!!  We cannot
believe that we are in any way as informed as our = leaders.   =20

  =20

  These celebrities have no intelligence-gathering agents, no =
fact-finding groups, no insight into the minds of those who would = destroy
our country. They only have a deep seated hatred for all things =
Republican. By nature, and no one knows quite why, the Hollywood = elitists
detest Conservative views and anything that supports or uplifts = the
United States of America.  The silence was deafening from the Left = when
Bill Clinton bombed a pharmaceutical factory outside of Khartoum, = or when
he attacked the Bosnian Serbs in 1995 and 1999.   He bombed =
Serbia itself to get Slobodan Milosevic out of Kosovo, and not a single =
peace rally was held.  When our Rangers were ambushed in Somalia and 18 =
young American lives were lost, not a peep was heard from Hollywood.  = Yet
now, after our nation has been attacked on its own soil, after 3,000 =
Americans were killed, by freedom-hating terrorists, while going about =
their routine lives, they want to hold rallies against the war.   Why =
the change?  Because an honest, God-fearing Republican sits in the White =
House.  =20

  =20

  Another irony is that in 1987, when Ronald Reagan was in office,  the =
Hollywood group aligned themselves with disarmament groups like SANE, =
FREEZE and PEACE ACTION, urging our own government to disarm and freeze =
the manufacturing of any further nuclear weapons, in order to promote =
world peace.   It is curious that now, even after we have heard all the =
evidence that Saddam Hussein has chemical, biological and is very close =
to obtaining nuclear weapons, their is no cry from this group for HIM to =
disarm.   They believe we should leave him alone in his quest for these =
weapons of mass destruction, even though it is certain that these deadly =
weapons will eventually be used against us in our own cities.

  =20

  So why the hype out of Hollywood?   Could these celebrities believe =
that since they draw such astronomical salaries, they are entitled to =
also determine the course of our Nation?  That they can make viable =
decisions concerning war and peace?   Did Michael Moore have the backing =
of the Nation when he recently  thanked France, on our behalf, for being =
a "good enough friend to tell us we were wrong"?   I know for
certain he =
was not speaking for me.    Does Sean Penn fancy himself a Diplomat, in =
going to Iraq when we are just weeks away from war?  Does he believe = that
his High School Diploma gives him the knowledge (and the right) to = go to
a country that is controlled by a maniacal dictator, and speak on = behalf
of the American people?  Or is it the fact that he pulls in more = money
per year than the average American worker will see in a lifetime? = Does
his bank account give him clout?

  =20

  The ultimate irony is that many of these celebrities have made a =
shambles of their own lives, with drug abuse, alcoholism, numerous =
marriages and divorces, scrapes with the law, publicized temper = tantrums,
etc.   How dare they pretend to know what is best for an =
entire nation!   What is even more bizarre is how many people in this =
country will listen and accept their views, simply because they liked =
them in a certain movie, or have fond memories of an old television =
sitcom!  =20

  =20

  It is time for us, as citizens of the United States, to educate =
ourselves about the world around us.  If future generations are going to =
enjoy the freedoms that our forefathers bequeathed us, if they are ever =
to know peace in their own country and their world, to live without fear =
of terrorism striking in their own cities, we must assure that this =
nation remains strong.  We must make certain that those who would = destroy
us are made aware of the severe consequences that will befall = them.   =20

  =20

  =20

  Yes, it is a wonderful dream to sit down with dictators and terrorists =
and join hands, singing Cumbaya and talking of world peace.  But it is =
not real.     We did not stop Adolf Hitler from taking over the entire =
continent of Europe by simply talking to him.  We sent our best and =
brightest, with the strength and determination that this Country is = known
for, and defeated the Nazi regime.  President  John F. Kennedy did = not
stop the Soviet ships from unloading their nuclear missiles in Cuba = in
1962 with mere words. He stopped them with action, and threat of =
immediate war if the ships did not turn around.   We did not end the =
Cold War with conferences.   It ended with the strong belief of =
President Ronald Reagan...  PEACE through STRENGTH.

  =20


  --=20
  Glenn M.


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Dick Cheney http://slate.msn.com/id/1005761" target="new">http://slate.msn.com/id/1005761=">http://slate.msn.com/id/1005761/">http://slate.msn.com/id/1005761=
/ =20
The Other Priority Man
 
Cheney didn't even serve in the National Guard; he just took =
advantage of=20
student and then marriage deferments. Cheney is, of course, a smarter = and more=20
polished politician than Quayle was in 1988. But Cheney's explanation = for why he=20
failed to serve--uttered to George C. Wilson of the Washington =
Post in=20
1989--was no less obtuse than Quayle's. He said: "I had other
priorities = in the=20
'60s than military service."
 
It's possible that Cheney was engaging in a bit of self-mockery =
when he=20
told Wilson about his "other priorities"--that he was referring
to his = carousing=20
youth (he dropped out of Yale after bad grades cost him a scholarship) = as=20
opposed to asserting that he was too busy to serve in the military. That = would=20
mitigate his comment somewhat. But only a little, since Cheney doesn't = seem to=20
have followed up with any expression of sincere regret. Of course, Bill = Clinton=20
hasn't expressed much regret either about avoiding military service = during the=20
Vietnam era. But Clinton, it should be remembered, opposed the =
war.=20
Cheney and Quayle, on the other hand, did not oppose the war. They just = didn't=20
want to fight it.
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  "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow{at}comcast.net>">mailto:gmeadow{at}comcast.net">gmeadow{at}comcast.net>
wrote =
in message=20
  news:3e9cda20{at}w3.nls.net...
  Don't know if this was posted here, but I got this a month or two =
ago,=20
  and just ran across it again, and figured it would be nice to post =
here.
   
  
  THE=20
  HOLLYWOOD =20
  MINDSET ! 
  
 
  Who's
Smarter?           &n=
bsp;=20
  
  
 
  The=20
  Hollywood group is at it again.  Holding
anti-war rallies, =
screaming=20
  about the Bush Administration, running ads in major newspapers, =
defaming the=20
  President and his Cabinet every chance they get,  to
anyone and everyone who =
will=20
  listen. They publicly defile them and call them names like "stupid" ,=20
  "morons", and  =
"idiots".  
Jessica Lange  went so
far as to tell a =
crowd in=20
 
Spain
=
that she=20
  hates President Bush and is embarrassed to be an American. 
  
 
  So, just how =
ignorant are these=20
  people who are running the country? Let's look at the biographies of =
these=20
  "stupid",  "ignorant" , =
"moronic"=20
  leaders, and then at the celebrities who are castigating them: 
  
 
  
President George W. =
Bush:=20
  Received a Bachelors Degree from=20
  Yale=20
  University
and an MBA from=20
  Harvard=20
  Business=20
  School. He
served as an =
F-102 pilot=20
  for the Texas Air National Guard. He began his career in the oil and =
gas=20
  business in
Midland
in =
1975 and=20
  worked in the energy industry until 1986. He was elected Governor on =
November 8, 1994, with =
53.5 percent=20
  of the vote. In a historic re-election victory, he became the first =
Texas=20
  Governor to be elected to consecutive four-year terms on November 3,
1998 winning 68.6 =
percent of the=20
  vote. In 1998 Governor Bush won 49 percent of the Hispanic vote, 27 =
percent of=20
  the African-American vote, 27 percent of Democrats and 65 percent of =
women. He=20
  won more
Texas
counties, =
240 of=20
  254, than any modern Republican other than Richard Nixon in 1972 and =
is the=20
  first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win the heavily Hispanic =
and=20
  Democratic border counties of El=20
  Paso, Cameron and=20
 
Hidalgo.
(Someone began=20
  circulating a false story about his I.Q. being lower than any other=20
  President. 
If you =
believed it,=20
  you might want to go to URBANLEGENDS.COM and see the truth.)
  
 
  Vice
President Dick =
Cheney:=20
  Earned a B.A. in 1965 and a M.A. in 1966, both in political science. =
Two years=20
  later, he won an American Political Science Association congressional=20
  fellowship. One of Vice President Cheney's primary duties is to share =
with=20
  individuals, members of Congress and foreign leaders, President Bush's =
vision=20
  to strengthen our economy, secure our homeland and win the War on =
Terrorism.=20
  In his official role as President of the Senate, Vice President Cheney =

  regularly goes to Capital Hill to meet with Senators and members of =
the House=20
  of Representatives to work on the Administration's legislative goals. =
In his=20
  travels as Vice President, he has seen first hand the great demands =
the war on=20
  terrorism is placing on the men and women of our military, and he is =
proud of=20
  the tremendous job they are doing for the=20
  United States of=20
  America. 
  
 
  
Secretary of State =
Colin=20
  Powell: Educated in the New York=20
  City public schools, graduating from the City =
College=20
  of New York (CCNY), where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in geology. He =
also=20
  participated in ROTC at CCNY and received a commission as an Army =
second=20
  lieutenant upon graduation in June 1958. His further academic =
achievements=20
  include a Master of Business Administration Degree from=20
  George=20
  Washington=20
  University.
Secretary =
Powell is the=20
  recipient of numerous=20
 
U.S.
=
and=20
  foreign military awards and decorations. Secretary Powell's civilian =
awards=20
  include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President's Citizens =
Medal,=20
  the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished =
Service=20
  Medal, and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished Service Medal. =
Several=20
  schools and other institutions have been named in his honor and he =
holds=20
  honorary degrees from universities and colleges across the =
country.  (Note:
He retired as Four =
Star General=20
  in the United States Army)
  
 
  Secretary of =
Defense Donald=20
  Rumsfeld : Attended Princeton University on Scholarship (AB, 1954) and =
served=20
  in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as a Naval aviator; Congressional Assistant =
to Rep.=20
  Robert Griffin (R-MI), 1957-59; U.S. Representative, Illinois, =
1962-69;=20
  Assistant to the President, Director of the Office of Economic =
Opportunity,=20
  Director of the Cost of Living Council, 1969-74; U.S. Ambassador to =
NATO,=20
  1973-74; head of Presidential Transition Team, 1974; Assistant to the=20
  President, Director of White House Office of Operations, White House =
Chief of=20
  Staff, 1974-77; Secretary of Defense, 1975-77.
  
 
  Secretary of=20
  Homeland=20
  Security =
Tom=20
  Ridge:
Raised in a working =
class=20
  family in veterans' public housing in=20
  Erie.
He earned a =
scholarship to=20
  Harvard, graduating with honors in 1967. After his first year at The =
Dickinson=20
  School of Law, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served as =
an=20
  infantry staff sergeant in=20
  =
Vietnam,
=

  earning the Bronze Star for Valor.  =20
  After returning to=20
 
Pennsylvania,
he earned =
his Law=20
  Degree and was in private practice before becoming Assistant District =
Attorney=20
  in Erie=20
  County. He
was elected to =
Congress=20
  in 1982. He was the first enlisted=20
  =
Vietnam
=
combat=20
  veteran elected to the U.S. House, and was overwhelmingly re-elected =
six=20
  times. 
  
 
  
National Security =
Advisor=20
  Condoleezza Rice: Earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, =
Cum Laude=20
  and Phi Beta Kappa, from the=20
  University of=20
  Denver in 1974; her =
Master's from=20
  the University of=20
  Notre Dame
in 1975; and her =
Ph.D.=20
  from the Graduate=20
  School of
International =
Studies at=20
  the University of=20
  Denver in
1981. (Note:  Rice
enrolled at the=20
  University of=20
  Denver at
the age of 15, =
graduating=20
  at 19 with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science (Cum Laude). She =
earned a=20
  Master's Degree at the University of Notre Dame and a Doctorate from =
the=20
  University of=20
  Denver's
Graduate School of =

  International Studies. Both of her advanced degrees are also in =
Political=20
  Science.)    =
She is a=20
  Fellow of the
American=20
  Academy of Arts and =
Sciences and=20
  has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from=20
  Morehouse=20
  College in
1991, the=20
  University of=20
  Alabama in
1994, and the =
University=20
  of Notre Dame in 1995. At Stanford, she has been a member of the =
Center for=20
  International Security and Arms Control, a Senior Fellow of the =
Institute for=20
  International Studies, and a Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover =
Institution.=20
  Her books include Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995) with =
Philip=20
  Zelikow, The Gorbachev Era (1986) with Alexander Dallin, and Uncertain =

  Allegiance: The Soviet Union
and the=20
  Czechoslovak Army (1984). She also has written numerous articles on =
Soviet and=20
  East European foreign and defense policy, and has addressed audiences =
in=20
  settings ranging from the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in=20
 
Moscow
to the Commonwealth =
Club to=20
  the 1992 and 2000 Republican National Conventions. From 1989 through =
March=20
  1991, the period of German reunification and the final days of the=20
  Soviet Union, she served in the Bush =
Administration as=20
  Director, and then Senior Director, of Soviet and East European =
Affairs in the=20
  National Security Council, and a Special Assistant to the President =
for=20
  National Security Affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs =
fellow of=20
  the Council on Foreign Relations, she served as Special Assistant to =
the=20
  Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1997, she served on the =
Federal=20
  Advisory Committee on Gender -- Integrated Training in the Military. =
She was a=20
  member of the boards of directors for the Chevron Corporation, the =
Charles=20
  Schwab Corporation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the =
University=20
  of Notre Dame, the International Advisory Council of J.P. Morgan and =
the San=20
  Francisco Symphony Board of Governors. She was a Founding Board member =
of the=20
  Center for a New Generation, an educational support fund for schools =
in=20
  East Palo Alto and
East =
Menlo=20
  Park,
California and was =
Vice=20
  President of the Boys and Girls Club of the =
Peninsula.=20
  In addition, her past board service has encompassed such organizations =
as=20
  Transamerica Corporation, Hewlett Packard, the Carnegie Corporation, =
Carnegie=20
  Endowment for International Peace, The Rand Corporation, the National =
Council=20
  for Soviet and East European Studies, the Mid-Peninsula Urban =
Coalition and=20
  KQED, public broadcasting for San Francisco. Born November 14,
1954 in=20
  Birmingham,=20
  Alabama, she resides in=20
  Washington,=20
  D.C. 
  
 
  So who
are these =
celebrities?=20
  What is their education? What is their experience in affairs of State =
or in=20
  National Security?   =
While I=20
  will defend to the death their right to express their opinions, I =
think that=20
  if they are going to call into question the intelligence of our =
leaders, we=20
  should also have all the facts on their educations and background:
  
 
  Barbra
Streisand : =
Completed=20
  high school       =
Career:=20
  Singing and acting
  
 
  
Cher:=20
  Dropped out of school in 9th grade.        =20
  Career: Singing and acting 
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  Martin Sheen: =
Flunked exam to=20
  enter University of=20
  Dayton.       
=

  Career: Acting
  
 
  Jessica Lange: =
Dropped out=20
  college mid-freshman year.       =
Career:=20
  Acting
  
 
  Alec Baldwin: =
Dropped out of=20
  George Washington U. after scandal.  
Career: Acting
  
 
  Julia Roberts: =
Completed high=20
  school.     =20
  Career: Acting
  
 
  Sean Penn: =
Completed High=20
  school.     =20
  Career: Acting
  
 
  Susan
Sarandon: =
Degree in=20
  Drama, Catholic University of
America, =

  Washington, D.C.   
Career: =
Acting
  
 
  Ed Asner;=20
  Completed =
High=20
  school.      =
Career:=20
  Acting
  
 
  George
Clooney: =
Dropped out of=20
  University of=20
  Kentucky.      =
Career:=20
  Acting
  
 
  Michael Moore: =
Dropped out=20
  first year=20
  University of=20
 
Michigan.     Career:
=
Movie=20
  Director
  
 
  Sarah Jessica =
Parker: 
Completed High School.      =
Career:=20
  Acting
  
 
  
Jennifer Anniston: =
Completed=20
  High School.       =
Career:=20
  Acting
  
 
  Mike Farrell: =
Completed High=20
  school.     =
Career:=20
  Acting
  
 
  
Janeane Garofelo: =
Dropped out=20
  of College.    =20
  Career: Stand up comedienne
  
 
  Larry Hagman: =
Attended=20
  Bard=20
  College for
one year.     Career:
=
Acting
  
 
  While
comparing the =
education=20
  and experience of these two groups, we should also remember that =
President=20
  Bush and his cabinet are briefed daily, even hourly, on the War on =
Terror and=20
  threats to our security. They are privy to information gathered around =
the=20
  world concerning the Middle East, the threats =
to=20
  =
America,
=
the=20
  intentions of terrorists and terrorist-supporting governments. They =
are in=20
  constant communication with the CIA, the FBI, Interpol, NATO, The =
United=20
  Nations, our own military,  =
and=20
  that of our allies around the world. =20
  We cannot simply believe that we have full knowledge of the =
threats=20
  because we watch CNN!!  =
We cannot=20
  believe that we are in any way as informed as our leaders.   

  
 
  These
celebrities =
have no=20
  intelligence-gathering agents, no fact-finding groups, no insight into =
the=20
  minds of those who would destroy our country. They only have a deep =
seated=20
  hatred for all things Republican. By nature, and no one knows quite =
why, the=20
  Hollywood elitists detest Conservative views =
and=20
  anything that supports or uplifts the =
United=20
  States of America.  The
silence was deafening =
from the=20
  Left when Bill Clinton bombed a pharmaceutical factory outside of=20
 
Khartoum,
or when he =
attacked the=20
  Bosnian Serbs in 1995 and 1999.  =20
  He bombed=20
 
Serbia
=
itself=20
  to get Slobodan Milosevic out of Kosovo, and not a single peace rally =
was=20
  held. 
When our Rangers =
were=20
  ambushed in=20
  =
Somalia
=
and 18=20
  young American lives were lost, not a peep was heard from=20
 
Hollywood.  Yet now,
after our nation =
has been=20
  attacked on its own soil, after 3,000 Americans were killed, by =
freedom-hating=20
  terrorists, while going about their routine lives, they want to hold =
rallies=20
  against the war.   =
Why the=20
  change? 
Because an =
honest,=20
  God-fearing Republican sits in the White House.  

  
 
  
Another irony is =
that in 1987,=20
  when Ronald Reagan was in office, =20
  the Hollywood group
aligned themselves =
with=20
  disarmament groups like SANE, FREEZE and PEACE ACTION, urging our own=20
  government to disarm and freeze the manufacturing of any further =
nuclear=20
  weapons, in order to promote world peace.  
It is curious that =
now, even=20
  after we have heard all the evidence that Saddam Hussein has chemical, =

  biological and is very close to obtaining nuclear weapons, their is no =
cry=20
  from this group for HIM to disarm.  =20
  They believe we should leave him alone in his quest for these =
weapons=20
  of mass destruction, even though it is certain that these deadly =
weapons will=20
  eventually be used against us in our own cities.
  
 
  So why
the hype out =
of=20
 
Hollywood?  
Could these =
celebrities believe=20
  that since they draw such astronomical salaries, they are entitled to =
also=20
  determine the course of our Nation? =20
  That they can make viable decisions concerning war and =
peace?  
Did Michael Moore have =
the=20
  backing of the Nation when he recently =20
  thanked=20
  =
France,
=
on our=20
  behalf, for being a "good enough friend to tell us we were =
wrong"?  
I know for certain he =
was not=20
  speaking for me.    =
Does=20
  Sean Penn fancy himself a Diplomat, in going to=20
 
Iraq
=
when we=20
  are just weeks away from war? =20
  Does he believe that his High School Diploma gives him the =
knowledge=20
  (and the right) to go to a country that is controlled by a maniacal =
dictator,=20
  and speak on behalf of the American people?  Or is it
the fact that he =
pulls in=20
  more money per year than the average American worker will see in a =
lifetime?=20
  Does his bank account give him clout?
  
 
  The
ultimate irony =
is that many=20
  of these celebrities have made a shambles of their own lives, with =
drug abuse,=20
  alcoholism, numerous marriages and divorces, scrapes with the law, =
publicized=20
  temper tantrums, etc.   =
How=20
  dare they pretend to know what is best for an entire nation!  
What is even more =
bizarre is how=20
  many people in this country will listen and accept their views, simply =
because=20
  they liked them in a certain movie, or have fond memories of an old =
television=20
  sitcom!   
  
 
  It is
time for us, =
as citizens=20
  of the United=20
  States, to educate ourselves about =
the world=20
  around us. 
If future =
generations=20
  are going to enjoy the freedoms that our forefathers bequeathed us, if =
they=20
  are ever to know peace in their own country and their world, to live =
without=20
  fear of terrorism striking in their own cities, we must assure that =
this=20
  nation remains strong.  =
We must=20
  make certain that those who would destroy us are made aware of the =
severe=20
  consequences that will befall them.   

  
 
  
 
  Yes, it is a =
wonderful dream to=20
  sit down with dictators and terrorists and join hands, singing Cumbaya =
and=20
  talking of world peace.  =
But it is=20
  not real.     =
We=20
  did not stop Adolf Hitler from taking over the entire continent of=20
  Europe by simply talking to him.  We sent
our best and =
brightest, with=20
  the strength and determination that this Country is known for, and =
defeated=20
  the Nazi regime.  =
President  John F.
Kennedy did not stop =
the=20
  Soviet ships from unloading their nuclear missiles in=20
 
Cuba
=
in 1962=20
  with mere words. He stopped them with action, and threat of immediate =
war if=20
  the ships did not turn around.  =20
  We did not end the Cold War with conferences.  
It ended with the =
strong belief=20
  of President Ronald Reagan... =20
  PEACE through STRENGTH.
  
 
  -- Glenn M.
   
   

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