[quote]Very good point. The smartest move for her would have been to quietly move for the exit so she could help summon security and become one less potential casualty[/quote] I love how you guys condemn her for not thinking , but are perfectly ok with men who did the same thing. Because running away and freezing are just full of intellectual plotting. [e digicons]:|[/e] CS Lewis was a
Good story BFD and I understand your point. It is well made. Those board members certainly just froze. And I can understand it. I really can. The reason it rubbed me enough to actually write an article is because they were just one more representation of the demasculinization of men in our society. Something I find abhorrent, di
[quote]BTW, in my opinion, a hero is a person who risks their lives to save others not to make a dumb decision that could not only put their lives at risk but everyone else's even more. This lady's actions may seem heroic but considering the odds of her succeeding were slim at best of stopping him (the whole knife to a gun fight thing or in this case a purse) it was more of a stupid decision where she did not take other peoples lives into consideration when she acted. That is how I see it.[/q
[quote]What now and how much will it cost? An other rudderless government initiative that wasn't thought out prior to enacting.[/quote] My husband told me today the DOD already has a think tank going on this....they've already started to float policy ideas at the DOD level, and determine how this will affect the military, and what can be done to mitigate any problems. I wouldn't want that job. </span
[quote] Did they really need to get an ol lady purse as a consolation prize?[/quote] Lol, I dunno....it is an ugly purse, but I think it is the symbolic nature that makes it valuable. I think focusing on an object is kind of a human nature type thing. Look at all the iconic symbols around us... This purse symbolizes something to people, and each person would probably have their own twist. 
Wow. I must be out of touch with the world....I don't believe ANY of those big fat whoppers. [e digicons]:hrmph:[/e]
[quote]And some even into adulthood still recognize the parent as the authority[/quote] In my family that is done by force....lol. Talk smack to an "elder" and watch your face get slapped!!
[quote]So, which journalists or news institutions reported objectively and truthfully on past topics before the rest caught on? Who reported on the new orleans levees before katrina broke them? Who reported a realistic picture of iraq before the usa invaded? Were there journalists that warned of the banking/mortgage/whatever crisis before it happened? those are the journalists to look out for.[/quote] Good advice.
[quote]Well Ginger just lost a little bit more credibility in my eyes today. She is selling her "weapon", the infamous hand bag, on e-Bay. Opening bid $500 (mow over 9K). I guess that's the price she puts on her "bravery".[/quote] She's selling it for charity. She's not keeping the $. Now THAT makes her a hero imo. [quote]There may be an article up-coming related to this...thanks for the mental shove, T.[/quote] <span
Released today. White blood cell count is up and I'm on the mend. Just in time for another treatment! Well not exactly, the next big one (the one with kick) is on the 28th and is only my 2nd of 6 (with kick), otherwise I go every Tuesday for the one with no kick, just a little bite.... Oh, and I'm starting to shed hair everywhere...! [e digicons]8(|[/e]
Kelly! How did I miss this?!? While you say this is character development, you just told an entire story right here!! I loved it. And did you know Tatyana is my russian name? lol Frank the skank ain't too sexy tho. hahahahaha <
WOOT!
[quote]I found it interesting looking back after I was attacked, that when I was on the ground and he was standing over me I had a very very hard time kicking him "you know where." I don't know why other than the fact that I'm not a physically abusive person towards another. I'm a very physical person when it comes to my well-being most of the time but that manifests itself in disciplining my body or exercise; not attacking another. It's foregin to me. It was very hard for me to take those ki
[quote]This article would have a different tone if he squeezed the trigger when struck and shot someone or if Ginger got killed. [/quote] Probably not. My point is the men sat and waited for the bad guy to do the right thing, and Ginger didn't. And when she forced the bad guy's hand, the men still just did nothing . [quote]Come on Tova, isn't that a little harsh? The first planes that hit the passengers most likely thought it
He mostly does radio... http://wsbradio.com/dupree/ .. but he usually has a GREAT back and forth with Neal Boortz....tho I find Neal annoying.....
There is no way he waited until she old enough to "consent." That's just wrong...on so many levels.
I like Jamie Dupree. He is a Washington correspondent. I started a fan page for him on Facebook. He's that good.
[quote]You CAN do this.[/quote] So let it be written. So let it be done.
[quote]Beautifully written, as usual. May have some words later...probably not. Hang tough, T.[/quote] Hangin.
[quote]I can only echo those who have commented already. And thank you for such a powerful telling of the situation. It is your gift that brings it home to all of us. Thank you Tova.[/quote] No. Thank you Doc. Before BC, I would have been upset someone was putting this kind of thing on JU. But who else can I tell? The people who read me, know me for the most part. I can't tell them this stuff face to face....not
[quote]I can't imagine how you held it together next to the child.[/quote] I did because the last thing he needed was a bunch of cancer patients boo hooing all over him. But I can tell you this. I have never experienced such a sudden, abrupt STILLNESS, as when that kid walked in the room. Every chemo chair was full except the one beside me (Word is out about my talking and steroids)...and that
[quote] I think he was a confused individual and maybe all he wanted was someone to punch his ticket. In the end, he was the only one who died...as it should be. Politically motivated question here: How would this whole thing panned out if a couple of the board members had been carrying concealed weapons?[/quote] I'm not arguing his sanity. If you ask me it takes a total nut job to do what he did. But nut job or not....he had a gun, he terr
[quote]But not the superintendent![/quote] I thought the Superintendent was going to talk him to death, or debate him about taxes....someone points a gun at me and mine, they better kill me first. Purse, toilet seat, whatever....I'm fighting.
[quote]Come on Really? I've heard the saying "never bring a knife to a gun fight". I'll go one step further and include a purse. This lady, good intentions and all (I'll give her that), could have potentially exasperated the situation further. The gun could have went off killing someone (IMO this guy wanted to die and if he really wanted to kill everyone in the room he could have...easily). So I'm going to go against the grain of everyone here and call BS on this woman channeling Ruth Buzzi i
I'm sick, not just of heart, but in the low grade fever type way (which explains the emotions seeping onto the page). My WBC dropped below 1, RBC lower than 94, and now running a low grade fever...it is 100.1, at 100.5 I have to go the the ER and be admitted. So I cooked an early supper, cleaned up the kitchen, and ate a big FAT HOT FUDGE SUNDAE, cuz last time I was in the hospital, they forgot to
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