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2003-11-19 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by B 2003-11-19 9:01:05 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That same quote is in yesterday's posting on "The Memo". It appears that you did read it on Rantburg, but it's not a Rantburger being quoted.

Posted by Dar 2003-11-19 9:19:43 AM|| 2003-11-19 9:19:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 well, it's an interesting idea, isn't it? It's just a matter of time before Fred and some of the rest of you start to be quoted.

Posted by B 2003-11-19 9:29:38 AM|| 2003-11-19 9:29:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 quoted? Disclaimer time, Fred ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2003-11-19 11:09:34 AM|| 2003-11-19 11:09:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Wudn't me.

Posted by Fred 2003-11-19 11:15:19 AM|| 2003-11-19 11:15:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Fred's too busy destablizing the Middle East, or was it Pakistan? I missed the last cabal meeting.

Posted by Steve 2003-11-19 12:19:20 PM|| 2003-11-19 12:19:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I got a telephone call AND an email from Doug Pasternak, who claimed he was a news producer for NBC in Washington, DC, a few days ago. His call (and the follow-up email) was basically to try to get me to discredit some of the imagery used in Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations. Unfortunately for him, the piece he tried to use was totally worthless for what he was trying to do, and I think my answers rather floored him.

I've done some imagery analysis for various people after my retirement, including Farah at WND. He may have gotten my name and telephone number from there, or it may have been from something I said on Rantburg. I don't try to hide, even if there is a price to pay in spam and other unsolicited emails (SPAM is NOT the worst thing you can get in your email box). There are a lot of Rantburg readers who never make a comment online, including several in Washington, DC, politics.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-11-19 12:23:38 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-11-19 12:23:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 ..imagery..

Sounds like a Bush-ism. ;)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-11-19 1:02:28 PM|| 2003-11-19 1:02:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Bomb - my 26-year military career was spent looking at photography - can you actually believe the government spends good money to let people do that? It was great!

Better "imagery" than the other way we used to refer to ourselves when asked to do the impossible (some general officers and government 'officials' never understand that you can't see THROUGH large metal and concrete objects to see what's inside, or what's underneath). In those circumstances, we referred to ourselves (but refused to accept from outsiders) as "imaginary" interpreters - giving the idiotarians what they wanted, knowing it had no basis in reality.

BTW, I retired in 1991, long before Bush II was even considering running for president.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-11-19 1:14:46 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-11-19 1:14:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "im'age ry, n. 1. images in general...."

From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1941 edition (6 years before GWB was born)

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2003-11-19 1:17:21 PM|| 2003-11-19 1:17:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Old Patriot, there are a few people in Germany now reading Rantburg who also would never make a comment online, including... err, no comment!

Posted by True German Ally 2003-11-19 3:05:39 PM|| 2003-11-19 3:05:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Old Patriot, thanks for your comments. When I post to this site, I like to think that decision-makers get useful information from here and thus I try to keep it relevant. Thanks again Fred and hello to all my fellow posters/commentors/senior Administration officials spending time at Rantburg!

Posted by Seafarious 2003-11-19 5:34:33 PM|| 2003-11-19 5:34:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 No one quotes Rantburg anymore it's too crowded.

Posted by Shipman 2003-11-19 6:45:06 PM|| 2003-11-19 6:45:06 PM|| Front Page Top

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