Hall of Fame

[Beestie]

2ndeded. Furthermore, I hereby nominate BigV to the HoF just for coming up with the idea of a cool way to preserve the classic content that shows up in here.

[BigV]

Griff brought to my attention this speech made by Dwight D Eisenhower, his Farewell Speech. I can only give credit to Griff, since I can't find Ike's member profile. But Ike's wise words deserve preservation. No, memorization. Read the thread for yourself. You'll agree.

Cherry picking follows...

Originally Posted by President Dwight D. Eisenhower

II

We now stand ten years past the midpoint of a century that has witnessed four major wars among great nations. Three of these involved our own country. Despite these holocausts America is today the strongest, the most influential and most productive nation in the world. Understandably proud of this pre-eminence, we yet realize that America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment.

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V

Another factor in maintaining balance involves the element of time. As we peer into society's future, we-you and I, and our government-must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our own ease and convenience, the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage. We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow.

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VI

Down the long lane of the history yet to be written America knows that this world of ours, ever growing smaller, must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.

Such a confederation must be one of equals. The weakest must come to the conference table with the same confidence as do we, protected as we are by our moral, economic, and military strength. That table, though scarred by many past frustrations, cannot be abandoned for the certain agony of the battlefield.

[Ike]

Originally Posted by BigV

Griff brought to my attention this speech made by Dwight D Eisenhower, his Farewell Speech. I can only give credit to Griff, since I can't find Ike's member profile. But Ike's wise words deserve preservation. No, memorization. Read the thread for yourself. You'll agree.

Cherry picking follows...

I appreciate the kind words Citizen V. Griff was also kind enough to set up this account for me to share with anyone who wants to speak with my authority. hmmmm.... password password

[Elspode]

How did the Republican Party go from "preserving assets for the future" to "grab as much as you can while you can" in 50 years?

[SteveDallas]

Although he's no longer with us, IMO any Hall of Fame should include a mention of richh.

[Griff]

"TW is not a Marxist. You are not a Libertarian. Elvis is still dead. Life goes on."

Richlevy makes my eyes water.

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by Griff

"TW is not a Marxist. You are not a Libertarian. Elvis is still dead. Life goes on."

Richlevy makes my eyes water.

The original UG post that brought about Richlevy's reply made my eyes water.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

The original UG post that brought about Richlevy's reply made my eyes water.

You're going to have to link to that thread, because I can't seem to find it and my memory has just gotten worse.

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by Beestie

I put myself on ignore once. Then the phone rang. It was Steven Wright. He told me to knock it off.

[lookout123]

thanks for saving that one LJ. Beestie - that is the funniest shit ever. thanks for the laugh. I remember going on the biggest Steven Wright kick years ago. The guys material just killed me.

"Nobody cares when I do important stuff. I can make birds levitate. See? Nobody cares."

[Torrere]

From the "why are there immigration laws" thread come these posts:


Originally posted by Beestie

You are both correct. Sort of. Immigration laws pacify the isolationists. The utter lack of enforcement pacifies big business. The paradox pacifies the intellectuals. The highly publicized spot enforcement pacifies the rest.

Immigration is a politicians' wet dream.

Originally Posted by Griff

Since government is really just an artifact of tribal society, promoting fear of the other is governments most important job.

[xoxoxoBruce]

From Rumsfeld Rebuked by Retired Generals

Originally Posted by Carouselle

I see, thanks. I thought it was probably a very dumb question, but figured staying ignorant was even dumber.

Truer words were never spoken.

[xoxoxoBruce]

From skewed ideologies = cultish brainwashing ? I didn't want this post to be lost. Thanks Griff.

[BigV]

From here.

Originally Posted by lumberjim

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this quietude comes from within as much as without. as sight is half the seer and half the seen, so is contentment half the environment, and half the perceiver of the environ. wallow in joy as we've seen you wallow in misery, take this good, taste it, smell it, feel it. remember to remember it when it is needful.
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I know good stuff when I see it. Bravo.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Jacquelita

Without my kids, I would never know what it means to completely put someone else's well being before mine - without reservation. My children have given me an amazing amount of joy just watching them grow into sentient beings who actually have their own voice, their own ideas and opinions.

Its inexplicable to those who don't have kids. This is why I become annoyed at childless people who think their pets are their children. For the most part, animals will love whoever is feeding them. Pets are great - and wonderful companions - but children are work. You put your entire self into them, and many times on a daily basis get headaches and heartaches in return. The truth is however, that the headaches and heartaches pale in comparison to the fulfillment - the shear joy that comes to you through your children.

Despite the day to day turmoil we face as parents, having children enables us to know something greater than ourselves, and as a result our lives are expanded in ways we cannot even begin to fathom. And it never stops. Give up my life? No way - I have a much richer and more fulfilled life because of my children.