tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post4898053096877084099..comments2024-03-29T07:40:01.618-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of ButterfatVicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-31415565415421383232021-11-13T19:18:10.740-05:002021-11-13T19:18:10.740-05:00So well said, Sally!So well said, Sally!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-60428738902661631412021-11-12T11:45:05.264-05:002021-11-12T11:45:05.264-05:00Amen.
I find all the "observations" of V...Amen.<br />I find all the "observations" of Veterans Day disturbing because, sadly, our soldiers don't fight for our freedoms or the "values" of our nation. They unfortunately fight for control of oil-rich countries, so that Americans can sit in huge cars with engines and air-conditioners running to keep the dog cool, while the spouse is shopping in the grocery store. They fight so that Dick Cheney receives huge stock options from Halliburton, which was awarded a $7 billion contract in the Middle East for which only Halliburton was allowed to bid. So that our enlisted men are put in harm's way, when Eric Prince and his Blackwater Co. send private military contractors (mercenaries) that kill Iraqi civilivians; the same Erick Prince, brother of former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Corporatocracy deluded into fighting as if democracySally Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849337182900866294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-84804602834612637272021-11-11T12:26:43.088-05:002021-11-11T12:26:43.088-05:00Freedom from hunger in the world' richest coun...Freedom from hunger in the world' richest country should be an engrained value, first among all. Yet we have veterans living on streets and begging and families existing only with the help of food banks. It's heartbreaking and enraging.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-5938698350800829412021-11-11T11:11:58.191-05:002021-11-11T11:11:58.191-05:00Well said. I did make a conscious decision that I ...Well said. I did make a conscious decision that I wasn't giving up what the flag stood for just because it had been usurped by the gang of tRump's hooligans. I still like that Francis Scott Key was happy to see it still flying. As a pacifist, I wouldn't put much energy into armed conflicts at any level. Yet I do see how we ended up in Afghanistan for years and years. Yes, let's concentrate on the good things in life!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-10839814531116009582021-11-11T09:18:23.902-05:002021-11-11T09:18:23.902-05:00The word "freedom" has become, unfortuna...The word "freedom" has become, unfortunately, a dog whistle. I so very much resent how the flag, the word freedom, have been usurped and warped by the cult. KarenBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-86965465301677253722021-11-11T08:36:42.784-05:002021-11-11T08:36:42.784-05:00FreedumbFreedumbAnvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-82646169805981505882021-11-11T08:22:39.753-05:002021-11-11T08:22:39.753-05:00You wrote it so well. Thank you! I think you need ...You wrote it so well. Thank you! I think you need to send a letter to the editor using this post. It needs to get wider readership.<br /><br />Lately I'm reading less and less national news because it disturbs me so. Like the story of the verbal abuse and threats that Republican congressmen/Women who voted for the infrastructure legislation are being subjected to. They have the right to vote their consciences and for the best interest of their constituents and the nation. What has the Republican party become? You described it well as a cult. <br /><br />Thank you again!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com