HOW THE D-DAY INVASION WOULD BE REPORTED BY TODAY'S PRESS NORMANDY, FRANCE (June 6, 1944) Three hundred French civilians were killed and thousands more were wounded today in the first hours of America's invasion of continental Europe. Casualties were heaviest among women and children. Most of the French casualties were the result of artillery fire from American ships attempting to knock out German fortifications prior to the landing of hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops. Reports from a makeshift hospital in the French town of St. Mere Eglise said the carnage was far worse than the French had anticipated, and that reaction against the American invasion was running high. "We are dying for no reason, "said a Frenchman speaking on condition of anonymity. "Americans can't even shoot straight. I never thought I'd say this, but life was better under Adolph Hitler." The invasion also caused severe environmental damage. American troops, tanks, trucks and machinery destroyed miles of pristine shoreline and thousands of acres of ecologically sensitive wetlands. It was believed that the habitat of the spineless French crab was completely wiped out, thus threatening the species with extinction. A representative of Greenpeace said his organization, which had tried to stall the invasion for over a year, was appalled at the destruction, but not surprised. "This is just another example of how the military destroys the environment without a second thought," said Christine Moanmore. "And it's all about corporate greed." Contacted at his Manhattan condo, a member of the French government-in-exile who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded, said the invasion was based solely on American financial interests. "Everyone knows that President Roosevelt has ties to 'big beer'," said Pierre LeWimp. "Once the German beer industry is conquered, Roosevelt's beer cronies will control the world market and make a fortune." Administration supporters said America's aggressive actions were based in part on the assertions of controversial scientist Albert Einstein, who sent a letter to Roosevelt speculating that the Germans were developing a secret weapon -- a so-called "atomic bomb". Such a weapon could produce casualties on a scale never seen before, and cause environmental damage that could last for thousands of years. Hitler has denied having such a weapon and international inspectors were unable to locate such weapons even after spending two long weekends in Germany. Shortly after the invasion began, reports surfaced that German prisoners had been abused by American soldiers. Mistreatment of Jews by Germans at their so-called "concentration camps" has been rumored, but so far this remains unproven. Several thousand Americans died during the first hours of the invasion, and French officials are concerned that the uncollected corpses will pose a public-health risk. "The Americans should have planned for this in advance," they said. "It's their mess, and we don't intend to help clean it up."
Congress would also be holding hearings on getting a date for our withdrawal, how poorly equipped our soldiers are and how Eisenhower grossly underestimated the level and type of German defenses.
Yep, this is why I've lost all faith in this country. We are falling faster than the Roman Empire IMO and the best I can do is make the best life I can for my family. If things get to bad we will move to Alaska, as far away from civilization as possible and find a way to survive. We definitely aren't going in the right direction, there's to many soft hearted people who are worried about other countries feeling especially our enemies. Gitmo and Abu Ghrab, while we are attacked by the news media and some democrats civilians and Americans are having their heads chopped off but thats ok? No one has any guts anymore, not any leaders of today like we had in the past. We haven't had a great president since Truman, how long will the dry spell continue?
Reagan is my favorite president in my lifetime, I think you could be right however in todays world I have to wonder... Where have all the leaders gone, we just don't seem to have great leaders today, it always seems to be the lesser of two evils I take that back and say Ronald Reagan was great, I totally spaced out the cold war, Berlin Wall and the fall of the Soviet Empire. I stand corrected. I wonder if anyone out there on the left think RR was a great president?
RR is the "devil" to liberals........he should be the model of the modern conservative but these pansie Republicans today don't get it. He came into office with 21 percent interest rates, the top tax rate at 50 percent, unemployment over 12 percent and his economic and deregulation policies have affected the robust economies for the last 20 years. We'll never see a strong, principled economic and military leader like him again I'm afraid.
RR wasn't the devil. He was a good, decent man. His financial policies were incredibly non thought out and were the leading contributing factor to the economic slump this country has been in since the mid 1980s. Before Mr. Reagan came to power our National debt was in the billions of dollars. After he left, it was in trillions of dollars. In the eighties the Republicans were boasting about Reagan’s "longest economical expansion". In reality that was the longest period of borrowing and the highest national debt accumulation in the history of the U.S. In the seventies, before Mr. Reagan came to power, our cities had rather limited number of homeless here and there. Yet, by 1988 the homelessness had turned into a wide spread National disaster, because of the Republican “deregulations” of the Real Estate taxation. Before Mr. Reagan came to power, the Wall Street had been strictly regulated and watched over. After the Republican deregulations, the crooks like Ivan Boskey, Mike Milken and others were given a free hand to swindle and to pillage. Millions of small investors had lost billions of dollars in the "Junk Bonds" frauds and insider trading, while a few over-night billionaires were born at the expense of many ruined American families. This also set the stage for WorldCom and Enron.
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Reagan inherited a disaster both domestically and internationally. Our nation's economy was struggling with high interest rates at 18.9%, a high unemployment rate of 7.6%, out-of-control inflation at 13.5% and stagnant real median family income. Reagan aptly termed these economic statistics "the misery index" because they caused untold problems for millions of Americans. To combat this catastrophe, Reagan had four major solutions: a) cut tax rates b) institute regulatory reform c) slow federal spending d) stable monetary policy.[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Overall, Reagan's plan for our economy was a masterful success. When Reagan took office, the top marginal tax rate was 70%. By the time he finished his second term, the top tax rate was only 28%. His policies resulted in strong economic growth of 3.2%, 15% higher than in the Ford-Carter era, and the creation of 19 million new jobs. Overall, his economic plan was a triumph, as when he left office, interest rates had declined to 8.2%, inflation fell to 4.1%, the unemployment rate decreased to 5.5% and real median family income grew by $4,000. Incredibly, the stock market tripled in value during the Reagan years, which added to the net worth of millions of American citizens. [/font] Reagan also brought relief to the American armed forces. Before he took office, morale in the military was extremely low. Americans were being held captive in Iran and a military mission to rescue them failed disastrously. The Soviets were expanding their evil empire in Afghanistan, Central America and throughout the world. Immediately after Reagan took office, things started improving. The hostages were released, as their captors did not want to face a strong leader in the White House. Reagan started building up our armed forces and restored pride to the ranks of the military. He struck back against communists in Nicaragua and Afghanistan by supporting freedom fighters. He liberated Grenada and for the first time the United States was able to roll back a Communist beachhead. He bombed Libya after that country sponsored a terrorist attack against Americans in Germany. Because of Reagan's strong build-up, the Soviets came back to the bargaining table and the two countries were able to sign significant arms control agreements during Reagan's second term. Most importantly, the Iron Curtain fell, largely due to the fact that the Soviet Union was not able to compete with the American military increases under Reagan. So, thanks to Ronald Reagan, one of the most evil ideologies the world has ever known collapsed and millions of people tasted freedom for the first time. He was the strongest president since Truman and that's why he'll always be thought of as one of the top 5 presidents ever. It burns liberals up.
I shall have to remind you of this from time to time, Sourdough. I, for one, have lost no faith in this great country at all. The article above was a farce, you know. It was supposed to be funny. I'm not even dismayed by the turn this country has taken under Bush. The pendulum always swings back. If you don't like modern American politics, just stick around a few years.
