Frances-The Vietnam war began with the Geneva Convention in 1956 and the ‘temporary’ partition of the county. The ‘Domino’ theory was President Eisenhowesr. JFK assumed office in 1960 and is on record, in many venues, of not wanting a US entanglement stating that we were there as advisors, it was their war. By September 1963, two months before JFK was killed, a total of 82 US troops had died in Vietnam in the years they’d been there since before his term in office began. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG7jjF6xuKM Banned in the US was a book by French Intelligence Agents called L’Amerique Brule (America Burns) and written under the pen name James Hepburn (the spooks were in love with Audrey Hepburn ie J’aime Hepburn.] They concluded that JFK was killed by an amalgam of oil/military interests that in part wanted to esculate the war. JFK had proposed cutting oil subsidies, he had fired the JR Chiefs of Staff Leimitzer after he proposed Northwood Operation (details released only in the last few years after documents declassified —but basically Leimitzer proposed staging terrorists attacks in the US, blowing up our ships in Gitmo Bay, and staging a war against a central or south american country and blame all of these things on Cuba so there would be a pretext to attack. ABC News on Northwoods Ops: (ie Black Ops) http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92662 James Bamford is an ABC News Producer and long time writer/expert on US intell agencies. his books Body of Secrets and Pretext for war dealt with operations like Northwoods. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IygchZRJVXM Brown & Root was LBJ’s biggest supporter and wanted Vietnam esculated. So who knows what really happened there.JFK didn’t start Vietnam, nor did he esculate it. LBJ did, and at a horrific cost of American lives. The 18thc French Enlightenment had nothing to do with the 20th c Vietnam War.

Mark Klein/McGin—Quotes from GOP Generals? Shouldn’t you be getting ready for your ‘snazzy’ Craigslist Exotic Services whatever for tonight? We all know what a professed fan you are.

Mark Klein/McGin- Two books for you. An in-depth very well DOCUMENTED, [you know, facts v. faith for those Lock and Load em Jesus types] “What Liberal Media?” Eric Alterman http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/ And a book especially written for guys like you, “Stupid White Men.” Best Seller around the world and full of actual FACTs. http://www.amazon.com/Stupid-White-Other-Excuses-Nation/dp/0060392452 And for you to enjoy for TGIF your spiritual amigo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDrq0LNrh-A

Well, Beverly I’m a disaffected life-long demo. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are the pits…and I live in her district. Most, not all, of Congress today is a disgrace.

His behavior is illegal, it’s a hate crime, and no legitimate health professional would conduct ‘research’ or “experiments” in this nature.

Thank you Star.

Brad….Do a really good Youtube piece…if you don’t know how put a post under gigs on Craigslist in your area…..take a look at some of the youtubes that get BIG hits. ie Obama Girl got 8M+ hits…but that was a relatively expensive production when you see that the ‘divorcing’ woman in NYC has 3M and she just had a camera in tacky Park Ave apt. …it’s really a tacky vid but the point is YouTube can work it you do a good video….

Naomi Wolf’s “Disaster Capitalism” is also excellent. She’s amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG9CM_J00bw

Janis….Loved the Einstein book and love Walter Isaacson who had a lot to do with Time selecting Einstein as its Man of the 20th Century. If you haven’t read it “Driving Mr. Albert” is fun. The Princeton pathologist who did Einstein’s autopsy had some dispute with Princeton. It was prior any laws forbidding taking body parts, believe it or not, so he kept Einstein’s brain in a tupperware container in his basement. A journalist tracked him down, and they made a cross country road trip with the brain in the trunk so the ole Doc could say one last goodbye to wives and lovers and turn over the brain to Einstein’s family in Berkeley. I’m also a physics nut…did you read “Elegant Universe”?

Cherokee. Really is an alarming amount of grossness in the world, isn’t there?

Loved that. For those who’d like to see DOCTOR Randy Pausch’s last lecture on video, here he is. A completely wonderful, awesome, remarkable MAN in the very best sense of the world. Bless you and you family, Randy Pausch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Wish I were there. Beauty without the Beasts, aka Bush Inc.

Great pix, Liz, and your name in lights where it belongs! Thanks for letting us know about Literacy Partners. BTW, I had a friend with a $1M annual income who barely survived cancer. She decided to quit work and instead teach adult-literacy 20 hrs. a week for $10. hr. and in one of America’s roughest areas. She loves it. Never looked better or happier.

TOCTOC- “This is much much more serious and sinister than most folk will allow themselves to think through. We are systematically bein’ takin’ out! The foundation is implodin’ from the bottom up and will go all the way to takin’ out the lower upper class. Why do you think the Bushkid wants to put up Walls everyplace? My gawd are we Rip VanWinkle? Stuperd stupid?” Hate to say it…but you’re right on all accounts, yes it’s planned, yes it’s sinister, and yes, most are totally asleep and stupid.

Arlene—totally agree with all you said…..actually I no longer have a car, but am fortunate to live in a city where have great transportation….but as you say…nearly everyone can park it one day a week. Re Klein….agree and he doesn’t deserve the “Dr” he should have his license pulled for being an abusive hate monger.