Morning, L-T. I had been expecting you. The following are from a listing of Spiro Agnew's most famous quotes: The first speaks to you, the second includes you right in the middle.

"In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism. They have formed their own 4-H Club - the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history."

"Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer."

Have a good day, L-T.

National Vietnam War Veterans Day is a US holiday observed annually on March 29th. It recognizes Veterans who served in the US military during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act includes March 29th as a day on which the US f**g should especially be displayed.

The original P**********l Proclamation...

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 29, 2012

P**********l Proclamation -- Vietnam Veterans Day

VIETNAM VETERANS DAY

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

On January 12, 1962, United States Army pilots lifted more than 1,000 South Vietnamese service members over jungle and underbrush to capture a National Liberation Front stronghold near Saigon. Operation Chopper marked America's first combat mission against the Viet Cong, and the beginning of one of our longest and most challenging wars. Through more than a decade of conflict that tested the fabric of our Nation, the service of our men and women in uniform stood true. Fifty years after that fateful mission, we honor the more than 3 million Americans who served, we pay tribute to those we have laid to rest, and we reaffirm our dedication to showing a generation of Veterans the respect and support of a grateful Nation.

The Vietnam War is a story of service members of different backgrounds, colors, and creeds who came together to complete a daunting mission. It is a story of Americans from every corner of our Nation who left the warmth of family to serve the country they loved. It is a story of patriots who braved the line of fire, who cast themselves into harm's way to save a friend, who fought hour after hour, day after day to preserve the liberties we hold dear. From La Drang to Hue, they won every major battle of the war and upheld the highest traditions of our Armed Forces.

Eleven years of combat left their imprint on a generation. Thousands returned home bearing shrapnel and scars; still more were burdened by the invisible wounds of post-traumatic stress, of Agent Orange, of memories that would never fade. More than 58,000 laid down their lives in service to our Nation. Now and forever, their names are etched into two faces of black granite, a lasting memorial to those who bore conflict's greatest cost.

Our Veterans answered our country's call and served with honor, and on March 29, 1973, the last of our troops left Vietnam. Yet, in one of the war's most profound tragedies, many of these men and women came home to be shunned or neglected -- to face treatment unbefitting their courage and a welcome unworthy of their example. We must never let this happen again. Today, we reaffirm one of our most fundamental obligations: to show all who have worn the uniform of the United States the respect and dignity they deserve, and to honor their sacrifice by serving them as well as they served us. Half a century after those helicopters swept off the ground and into the annals of history, we pay tribute to the fallen, the missing, the wounded, the millions who served, and the millions more who awaited their return. Our Nation stands stronger for their service, and on Vietnam Veterans Day, we honor their proud legacy with our deepest gratitude.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 29, 2012, as Vietnam Veterans Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the Vietnam War.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

BARACK OBAMA

Welcome home, Brothers

https://theconversation.com/trump-is-no-navalny-and-prosecution-in-a-democracy-is-a-lot-different-than-persecution-in-putins-russia-223840

Excerpt:

"Often, distinguishing good faith proceedings from bad faith “witch hunts” is not a fact-based exercise, especially for the targets of investigations and among their supporters.

But the law and evidence help to elucidate some themes that lead any reasonable observer to categorically differentiate Navalny – and other victims of bona fide maltreatment – from Trump."

https://theconversation.com/trump-is-no-navalny-and-prosecution-in-a-democracy-is-a-lot-different-than-persecution-in-putins-russia-223840

Excerpt:

"Often, distinguishing good faith proceedings from bad faith “witch hunts” is not a fact-based exercise, especially for the targets of investigations and among their supporters.

But the law and evidence help to elucidate some themes that lead any reasonable observer to categorically differentiate Navalny – and other victims of bona fide maltreatment – from Trump."

IMO, Ms. Clark may well be the greatest pure shooter in women's basketball history, and one of the greatest shooters in men's or women's collegiate history. She is fun to watch

Well, that's another lie.

I'm sure your son appreciates it, PR.

Yes, it does.

Surely you jest.

Politics makes for strange bedfellows.

As is generally true from you, a fair and informative posting.

I agreed with JFK. Goldwater was a fair and decent man of character. However, for a number of reasons, his public image was far from that. I remember that, in a civics class poll, there was only one student who v**ed for Goldwater - me. It was a fairly common thought that LBJ would win the e******n, but I felt Goldwater deserved at least one Texan's v**e. However, when the e******n came - being considerably short of twenty-one, I wasn't able to v**e.

Years later, when Watergate arrived, Goldwater's turning against Nixon spelled the end to Nixon's efforts to retain his presidency.

Not likely...but, perhaps that's why I recognize those qualities in you.

Yes it is, J.

I guess, in many ways, not unlike you.

Wow, a meme that misspells 'shining'.

(I made sure to check and notice that the 'beta feminist male' didn't have shin armor. )

Nah, Mogon, you're really off-base.

Quite frankly and thankfully, I'm really not at all like you.