tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post1657379495224829240..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: AccountabilityTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-50880816145783815752012-09-13T12:02:18.131-05:002012-09-13T12:02:18.131-05:00Thank you all for reading and commenting.Thank you all for reading and commenting.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-87122773958089469182012-09-13T07:54:23.792-05:002012-09-13T07:54:23.792-05:00Powerful words here. War is a terrible, terrible ...Powerful words here. War is a terrible, terrible thing. Wild_Billhttp://www.wildramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-244860997185314762012-09-13T04:14:59.978-05:002012-09-13T04:14:59.978-05:00Yes! And Damn Them Still.Yes! And Damn Them Still.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-34690867277535504212012-09-13T01:37:26.955-05:002012-09-13T01:37:26.955-05:00Very thought provoking indeed. If only....Very thought provoking indeed. If only....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470961835179653158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-9489747216519387362012-09-13T01:26:54.316-05:002012-09-13T01:26:54.316-05:00It's a war weary world... and we never learn a...It's a war weary world... and we never learn anything that changes this.<br />A good poem and an awesome photo of Sandburg. And yet again, today, someone is trying to tell us something about "the ugly American" and we still aren't listening.<br />When do we listen?farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-81775879360455584092012-09-12T23:03:10.261-05:002012-09-12T23:03:10.261-05:00And yet the wolf and the lion, who kill for food, ...And yet the wolf and the lion, who kill for food, is considered by the "civilized" folk to be blood thirsty and cruel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-34525895249201417192012-09-12T16:46:52.207-05:002012-09-12T16:46:52.207-05:00War is never the answer. When will we undestand th...War is never the answer. When will we undestand that? It is so unbearable to think of all those people killed in wars. <br /> Thyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784021614587470421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-19708083330054554802012-09-12T11:57:30.319-05:002012-09-12T11:57:30.319-05:00I had never read this before either. Very thought...I had never read this before either. Very thought provoking too. Mr. Sandburg was one fine poet and writer. Thank You for posting this.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-54775486473656379252012-09-12T07:42:39.810-05:002012-09-12T07:42:39.810-05:00Eisenhower was a general who understood that war i...Eisenhower was a general who understood that war is not the answer. And that poem by Sandberg says it all. Thank you for this remembrance that we are better than this, better than war. DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-882488214276642292012-09-11T21:20:24.326-05:002012-09-11T21:20:24.326-05:00A wonderful post for 9/11. Ike's words are ve...A wonderful post for 9/11. Ike's words are very moving to me. Military man, war hero, leader who warned us against the military-industrial complex. Peace.<br />Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-13956026293698577382012-09-11T18:53:11.980-05:002012-09-11T18:53:11.980-05:00Dear Teresa, the deaths in World War I stunned the...Dear Teresa, the deaths in World War I stunned the world I think. And Sandburg has it right. As was said during the VietNam era: "The politicians and the rich old men send off the youth to die." Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-85468488033096574572012-09-11T18:09:44.996-05:002012-09-11T18:09:44.996-05:00If there was a light at the end of the tunnel the ...If there was a light at the end of the tunnel the war sandwich we are forced to eat wouldn't be quite as bad. One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-18387350903237891482012-09-11T17:45:07.377-05:002012-09-11T17:45:07.377-05:00God Damn The Masters of War!
" And I hope th...God Damn The Masters of War! <br />" And I hope that you die And your death'll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed And I'll stand over your grave 'Til I'm sure that you're dead.------- Bob Dylan 1963Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-33461824529226424582012-09-11T16:11:06.102-05:002012-09-11T16:11:06.102-05:00I had not read this, thanks!I had not read this, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-13046324942728298292012-09-11T15:33:34.677-05:002012-09-11T15:33:34.677-05:00Very powerful--I got chills.Very powerful--I got chills.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-59892767869794694902012-09-11T11:23:44.751-05:002012-09-11T11:23:44.751-05:00yes the young men have more in common than the pre...yes the young men have more in common than the presidents, congressmen and politicians who send the generals to war, no warmongers are equal when folks are starving and out of work and yet they continue to war on foreign soil and spend money which could help others with food and jobs.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-81364483381912910422012-09-11T11:00:13.424-05:002012-09-11T11:00:13.424-05:00“If President Obama were participating in his inte...“If President Obama were participating in his intelligence briefings on a regular basis then perhaps he would understand why people are so offended at his efforts to take sole credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden.” Dick Cheney<br /><br />"Last year, when we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden, I made it clear that our success was due to many people in many organizations working together over many years — across two administrations. That’s why my first call once American forces were safely out of harm’s way was to President Bush. Because protecting our country is neither the work of one person, nor the task of one period of time, it’s an ongoing obligation that we all share." Barack Obama<br /><br />All warmongers are equal, but some are more equal than others.Fearguthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424358658004747702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-51345126626694709452012-09-11T10:46:13.588-05:002012-09-11T10:46:13.588-05:00The young men on both sides of a conflict have mor...The young men on both sides of a conflict have more in common with each other than they do with the generals overseeing the war.<br /><br />Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-22920123525477964902012-09-11T10:29:44.723-05:002012-09-11T10:29:44.723-05:00Teresa -- Sad words but timeless. -- barbaraTeresa -- Sad words but timeless. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-4093293628204191452012-09-11T09:28:23.649-05:002012-09-11T09:28:23.649-05:00Teresa, A wonderful post. Gentle, yet potent!Teresa, A wonderful post. Gentle, yet potent!turquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.com