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to feel sad and lonely (friends)(47 Posts)
Probably not AIBU, but you get the most traffic and well, you know...
So I am 42, married, three kids 23, 16 and 15, I work full time (shift work) and I have no friends. There said it. Not one.
I have people I work with, I am an adult instructor with Army cadets and I have people there whom I know etc. But no one I would call a friend, someone who I could go out for a drink with, or invite round for a cup od tea or go to the cinema with.
^ They all do that, and I do go out with them, but I feel like i'm forcing myself on them as I don't actually get asked more tag along.
I'm not a shrinking violet, I can strike up a conversation with anyone. I am a good person, helpful, but not too in your face.
So what do you consider a 'friend' and how many do you have?
Why don't I have any?
Greenkit, my advice would be to stop doing things for people. From experience, people like yourself that are lovely and helpful and want to do favours for others, do get walked over. Users/Takers have a radar for people that are eager and willing to do things for them and take advantage of this, and of course never offer things in return.
I wouldn't say that I never do favours. However I only do favours for those that I consider to be very close friends. Not because I want something back, but because I know they will appreciate it, and also because my time is valuable and I don't want to spend it doing things for others all the time. I'm quite choosy about what I'll do and who I will do it for.
I agree that lots of adults are lonely now and it's a growing problem. I found the church fantastically helpful here. I am a member of a local small church and over 10 years all my best friends are now through it. They are local, they are mostly friendly, giving instead of needy, and have an ethos of mutual support and openness which is uncommon in many groups in society. Not all churches are like this, but many are.
We have a women's social group which is fab for deepening relationships from acquaintances into friendships. There are also lots of things you can "volunteer" at such as doing teas and coffees on a Sunday morning which forces you to meet people whilst letting you hide behind an activity.
Even if you're not interested in the faith, perhaps you could look at local church related activities like mum and baby groups or women's groups or older people's groups (whichever you fit into or feel comfortable with). I know my church would be happy to welcome anyone who said look I'm not interested in Christianity but I wanted to make some local friends and wondered if I could come along to x y or z?
Try it, you might be surprised!
When I say used, I mean im happy to do stuff for people, drive places, help out. But if need help no one is interested or they are all (Hark at me 'all') busy.
I'm not needy or in your face wanting to meet every five mins, but it would be good to catch up once a month for tea and a chat.
I do have a hobby its Army Cadets and I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it, I run a unit and we go away on weekends and 10 days annual camp, and when we are away I am the life and soul of the party and people look me out for chats and advice. But when we come home, im forgotten...
I know my working shifts doesn't really help as I work earlys, lates and nights, a lot of the time it falls on a weekend when people get together.
I moved to another city to do a PhD. I have never had a problem making friends, but in the new city, I've not really 'clicked' with anyone, like you I do social stuff, but none of these have developed into friendships As a result I'm desperately lonely, except for when my partner comes to visit.
It is weird because I really don't recognise this person I've become and I've become very withdrawn as a result. It seems really strange to say 'I'm lonely' as an adult, because it seems so pathetic in a way - but it really is a terrible, terrible emotion to experience and you have my sympathy. I have found that MN in a way has filled the vacuum I need for chit chat and silliness.
I feel exactly like this at the moment, this thread couldn't have been better timed tbh!
I'm really struggling with loneliness too, I have always had friends who end up taking the piss, with the result that I keep people at arms length nowadays. Some wise words on this thread, I am furiously taking notes...
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Me too! I have mates through dd1s activities and from my old work but not close mates. Where's everyone from and maybe we can all see if any of us loners live near each other!
I'm in Devon
Loner here too! Just work colleagues for me.
Recently made a new friend but I think she is lovely but a bit of a user. It is very difficult to find good friends.
I think as long as you feel happy with the friendships Neo, and feel that you are benefitting in some way from them and you like those friends, then they're fine.
It sounds like your talkative friend is perhaps just being a little thoughtless rather than malicious or rude, as it sounds as though she does nice things for you and is a good friend. Your friend that does you favours probably values you as you repay her friendship in other ways; perhaps you offer excellent advice or are always there with a listening ear.
I think, for me, it's when a number of factors combine that I can't put down to a friend being thoughtless or down or whatever, added with the factor that I'm not getting anything from the friendship at all, that I decide to call time on a friendship. It rarely gets as far as being a friendship as such before I tend to notice these things and make a decision though iykwim
MiniEggs I have a very dear friend who has done a lot for me over the years but she always talks about her own troubles for hours and never gives pause to hear mine.
It annoys me but I sort of put up with it because she is good company and would help me if she could.
I have another friend who I rely on a lot for lifts and things but I always offer to help her out with her DC...I regularly reiterate that she's to call me to babysit where needed.
Does that sound ok to you? both friendships I mean?
YANBU - You do have to make an effort to keep friends. I have about 3 or 4 people that fall into the call at 3am category but sometimes I have felt I am losing people and make the effort to organise things to do with them. I think sometimes you have to be brave and contact someone who you get on with to go out for a coffee or to the cinema - then they might turn into friends rather than aquaintances. People I know who have lots of good friends are all very supportive and have loads of time for their friends.
In my experience, Neo, friends that 'use' are generally toxic people across the board anyway. For example the woman that I referred to earlier that I felt was a bit of a user expected me to do her favours at the drop of a hat but would never do anything for me, expected me to listen to her woes constantly but never even as much as asked how I was. She literally wanted me to sit there and listen to her on the phone every evening for hours. About all different kinds of problems. Plus she had a habit of making nasty little comments dressed up as compliments or disguised as her just being 'honest'. I think, if I was the type to let her use me then I can safely say she is a user/taker. In that she was willing to use me as a babysitter, an agony aunt and also as a verbal punchbag. Obviously I sussed this out not long after getting to know her, and decided that she wasn't friend material, at least not for me, and was able to slowly back away from her.
Marmite that'a very self aware of you to think of. I have had experience of a good friend cutting me out all of a sudden. It was because I couldn't make a pre arranged date...she called me up and told me I'd done it too often (I'd done it about 3 times in 3 years) and to her this wasn't good enough.
I was very hurt as I love her as a mate. I didn't be forgiveness though as I was shocked really.
Can I ask what people mean by "Used"?
Marmite, I used to be used quite a lot and used to end up then cutting people off. What I find more nowadays is that I am getting better at sussing people out when I first start to get to know them. For example I got to know one mum at the school and after a while it became clear that she was out for what she could get (babysitting, someone to listen to her endless woes, and she also kept making nasty/personal comments). What I did was put some boundaries down; I now only see her in a group situation, both with and without kids, so I am able to talk to others apart from her. I started declining any requests for favours and she soon stopped asking. I'm quite vague with her, happy to make general chit chat but I decline any invites round to hers where there will be just the two of us. In other words, I make sure to treat her as an acquaintance rather than a friend, but hopefully to her I am still friendly and chatty, I just don't let her 'in'
I think it best to aim to have lots if acquaintances and don't expect a lot from them - some will become friends in time - some won't.
God you lot are so wise! I think I have had too high expectations of friends and when they let me down I just cut them out of my life, with the result that now I have no friends! But should you let yourself be used just to keep a friend?
I'm an only child and am mostly quite happy in my own company, but as someone said you have to give out to get back,which if I am honest with myself I haven't done.
I think it easier to be a man,dh has fishing friends,golf friends ,he doesn't see them at any other time but they don't seem to mind.
Sorry waffling now but some posts just really made me think!
MiniEggs talks a lot of sense I think - you have to remember that the friends who are true friends will be very much in the minority. Nobody has 20 or 30 amazing friends who would support them through a breakdown, or a divorce, or offer them a roof if they were in trouble. If you have one or two, then that is very very lucky and you should treasure those people.
Folk who are 'popular' (for want of a better word) have low expectations of others and don't invest too much in social acquaintances. I have several groups of friends and with most of those people I would generally keep conversation light and not expect them to listen to me talking about problems etc. By way of example, if I had had a massive row with the ILs or whatever, I might mention it in a lighthearted way and say, 'ooooh they're a nightmare' but I wouldn't sit and cry and have an in-depth discussion about it. There are probably two people I would do that with - and one of them is my mother!
It's enjoyable to have lots of friends, but don't make the mistake of thinking that a friend who you have a night out with, or go to soft play with, or have lunch with at work is the same as a true friend who you can ring and say, 'god I'm bloody miserable today, can I come over?' If you treat a social friend the way you would treat a true friend it just doesn't work very well IME.
I spent years having high expectations of all friends and therefore spent years feeling disappointed. Now, I have zero expectations of 99% of people and it makes life a lot easier. I don't take things personally - as a previous poster said, people who treat you shoddily tend to be like that with everyone. If you are likely to feel resentful of doing someone a favour that you know they wouldn't return if you asked, feel free to smile cheerily and say, 'Oh gosh, sorry, I can't!' They won't be offended - they're not like you, they don't have the same high expectations (of themselves or of others) - they'll just ask someone else!
MiniEggs I agree.....I have just made new friends and weirdly it coincided with me not caring so much what people thought of me....I think 've stopped being so guarded.
I was very guarded...wouldn't let anyone in for fear of being judged. Then Ihad a life changing experience and had to pull my DD out of private school....all my previous persona...being succesful etc was taken away...and I had to change.
As a result I made a lot of new friends rather suddenly...they just appeared....it was when we went to a new (state) school. People were just so friendly and so helpful....I was open about where we'd come from and how we didn't even have a car anymore....and people were great. I also try not to judge others....some people aren't so friendly and I think "Well they're fighting their own battles and who know what?" so I just try to be smiling and nice to people and it seems to work.
Before that, DH and I both had no friends apart from Uni mates who all lived in another part of the country. Suddenly DH has someone to go running with....I have people to have coffee with...people pop round....it's different because We're different.
I sympathise op. I have school/uni friends but they all live 150 plus miles away so see very rarely. Have no local friends, though there are some people I am friendly with and occasionally socialise with. Also friendly with work people but would never see them outside work. Dh's situation is very similar so we get ourselves through it and visit faraway friends when we can.
I'm expecting dc1 at the moment and plan to make a concerted effort to meet new people through that, if it doesn't work then I really am screwed.
What doesn't help is the area we live in, which neither of us is from, seems to be full of people who have been here for ever all with their own established friends etc. We both found it easier when we lived in London which is full of "outsiders".
Kittens, I think you're right. I don't really enjoy close friendships but at the same time I wish I had a close friend who lived locally to me.
I have one friend I've grown up with really, since age 16, we are 43 now, but she lives an hour away so we don't see each other that often. We are always trying to persuade the other to move closer.
I agree with the pp who said that the friendship that builds up over time when you go through major milestones together are hard to find later in life.
I think I am looking for another local friend like the one I mentioned above but it's impossible as I'm 43 now not 16. That friendship is so easy, we can call up anytime, talk about anything, but also neither gets offended if we can't call for a while if busy etc.
I suppose I know a few local mums who I could call at 3am but am not sure they are 'friends', just decent people who I know would help out if they could.
I know this is going to sound mad but for me, things improved when I stopped giving a shit and taking things personally. I've been treated badly by a fair few friends in the past but a while ago I decided enough was enough and that I was going to draw a line under it and not dwell on it any longer, accept that they were probably bitches and did it to as many people that they could get away with, and that I was going to be a lot more choosy with who I was friends with in future. I also decided to get close to fewer people, and to try to identify who was a casual acquaintance, and then if the casual acquaintance didn't act like a 'friend' I wouldn't be disappointed. And I've had a real think about what my boundaries are and what I'm prepared to tolerate. And the other thing is I've decided to keep people at arm's length more, and be very very choosy about who I will and won't confide in.
What I have also done is cut out anyone in my life, in a very subtle way, that I think has been a toxic influence. I had a couple of 'friends' from my DCs school that I felt were up and down with me, and often did/said quite toxic things so the first thing I did was pull back from them. I found having a think about my boundaries really made me make my boundaries firmer and made it clearer to me the kind of friends that I want.
Oddly since I've stopped giving a monkeys, I have more people inviting me out and wanting to be my 'friend' than I ever have done. I'm not quite sure what the turning point was for me not caring, it just sort of happened really. I'm never going to be one of those people that is in constant photos of nights out on FB, nor am I ever going to be a 'friend collector'. But that's because I choose not to be. I've realised I do actually really like my own company. I like seeing friends and acquaintances too, but not all the time, I like my own space too and time to spend with DH and the DCs. During the school holidays at Easter I met up with friends and their children once, but they were two lovely friends whose company I really enjoyed and the kids all got on well together. I'd sooner that than meeting up with different people every day and having to keep in touch with so many 'friends'. One FB friend of mine is always out with different people, tagging them on FB and posting photos, and it makes me feel exhausted the thought of having to keep up with, and socialise with, so many people!
I'd say these days I probably have round 4 or 5 people I'd say are true friends, in that they would be there for me if I needed any support or help. Three of these are online friends, and two are local. I don't see them all that often or keep in extremely frequent contact but I know they would be there for me if I needed them. I am close to my sister too.
I treat most other people as acquaintances really. I have nights out with them, or a coffee or whatever, but I don't expect anything from them. If I go out on a few nights out with them and then they arrange another night out without me it doesn't bother me, as I didn't rank them as a friend in the first place, so I have no expectations and just enjoy it when I do see them, if that makes sense. I make small talk at the school gates, and will go on mums nights out or chat at kids parties, but again everyone is very much at arm's length. I do still get people that treat me badly from time to time but I shrug it off and on reflection they are usually like it with loads of people anyway.
Is there a type of person you attract, maybe because you are repeating patterns set in childhood? Or maybe you attract the type of people who can sense that you are a bit needy or shy and therefore think you will be easy to manipulate?
Perhaps, also, you don't really enjoy close friendships, but just feel that you should have them. I found that I got really irritated by 'demanding' friends when actually they wanted me to do stuff, like meet them, or chat for hours on the phone and I found it all a bit stressful.
Everyone is different. I enjoy working with people and taking classes where there is a common interest, but I don't really enjoy small talk or chatting. Took me years to work this out. I'm still lonely sometimes, but realise it's partly my own fault.
Please don't be sad. You're not alone, as you can see.
I am at work at the moment so can only put a few snatched words down. I will read and have a think.
Also billy no mates here
I had a few friends that I spent all my time with a few years ago. But eventually realised I didn't want to carry on with that lifestyle (ashamed to say it but drugs)
A few clean years later and just having had dd1 ( she's 9 weeks I realised I had no proper mates anymore.
Thank you so much for all your responses, without sounding a bit mean, its good to know im not the only one.
TBH since I have left school, im not sure I have ever had any 'friends' I try and be a good friend but tend to be used and dumped.
I dunno, maybe I should make more effort with the people who are around me?
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All 30 teams were in action Saturday and the first-round playoff matchups were set when San Jose won in overtime in the regular-season final game. USA TODAY's Mike Brehm and Kevin Allen recap the night:
1:04: The Sharks will face the Blues in the first round while the Kings will face the Canucks. Schedule out tomorrow. Playoffs start Wednesday. Thanks for following us tonight.
1:01: Dan Boyle, who started the Sharks' rally, finishes off a give-and-go play to win 3-2 in overtime.
12:57: Overtime under way. Fans shout, "Beat LA."
12:55: The final game of the regular season is heading to overtime.
12:53: Joe Pavelski hits the post.
12:52: Two minutes left in Sharks game. 2-2.
12:44: Predators beat writer Josh Cooper reports that Anders Lindback's injury isn't serious. The backup goalie was replaced by Pekka Rinne in the third period tonight.
12:43: Announcers note that Ryane Clowe and Colin White aren't on the Sharks bench.
12:40: Sharks fans start shouting, "Beat LA, beat LA."
12:39: The Sharks connect this time on a power play. Patrick Marleau's shot deflects off Willie Mitchell and beat Jonathan Quick. That's his 30th goal of the season. Game is tied 2-2.
12:32: Sharks on the power play, but Kings kill it off.
12:32: Canucks win 3-0. They win the Presidents' Trophy for the second season in a row. That was last done by the Detroit Red Wings on either side of the 2004-05 lockout. The last to win in consecutive years was the 1998 and 1999 Dallas Stars. The Stars won the second year.
12:25: Thomas Greiss in the Sharks' net. Dan Boyle scores 35 seconds into the third period to cut the Kings' lead to 2-1.
12:23: Though we'll know the matchups in an hour, the NHL isn't releasing the playoff schedule until Sunday afternoon.
12:13: David Booth makes a good move against Jeff Petry then beats Devan Dubnyk as Canucks take a 3-0 lead.
12:12: Jeremy Roenick weighs in on Mike Richards' hit from behind and says it should have been five minutes. He predicts that the third period could get ugly.
12:08: Second period over in San Jose. 2-0 Kings. The winner likely faces the Blues and the loser likely faces the Canucks.
12:05: Mike Richards, whom the announcers thought should have gotten a tougher penalty for his hit from behind, scores on the power play. A scrum ensues afterward.
12:02: Samuel Pahlsson puts Canucks up 2-0.
12:01: Kings kill off first penalty, then Martin Havlat is called for tripping. 4-on-4.
11:59: Mike Richards slams Logan Couture into the boards from behind. Two minutes for boarding. 5-on-3 power play.
11:55: Sharks going on a power play.
11:52: Jonathan Quick robs Tommy Wingels on a rebound.
11:43: Patrick Marleau has Jonathan Quick out of position but shoots over the net.
11:40: Second period over in Vancouver. 1-0 Canucks. They're 20 minutes away from a second consecutive Presidents' Trophy.
11:34: The Canucks, on a four-minute power play, got a goal from Henrik Sedin to lead 1-0. It's his first goal in 23 games.
11:30: It was a meaningless game, but the Predators win big, 6-1. Avs rookie Gabriel Landeskog is shut out and finishes the season with 52 points, tied for the league rookie lead. Tweeted Landeskog: "Shows a lot about our fans to stick around after a 6-1 loss. Unbelievable. Thank you all for this year. Were only gonna get better!"
11:23: Canucks have 24 shots through 29 minutes. Still can't beat Devan Dubnyk.
11:14: First period over in San Jose. 1-0 Kings. Shots are 13-5 Kings.
10:59: Pekka Rinne replaces Lindback in the Predators net.
10:57: Justin Williams scores on the power play. 1-0 Kings.
10:54: Kings on the power play. Martin Havlat called for slashing.
10:52: San Jose's Joe Pavelski goes to the dressing room after being hit by a puck.
10:45: Canucks must really want the Presidents' Trophy. They outshot Edmonton 17-5 in the first period. It's scoreless after one.
10:38: Kings-Sharks under way. With Phoenix winning, this battle is for seventh and eighth seeds.
10:35: Blues win 3-2 over Dallas. They're temporarily in the Western Conference lead, depending on what Vancouver does. All three of their scorers - Kris Russell, Alex Steen and David Perron - overcame concussions this season. Perron's goal was his 21st of the season.
10:26: Game over. Coyotes win 4-1 and clinch the Pacific Division title. They'll face Chicago in the first round. Tough task for the Blackhawks because Mike Smith has given up two goals over his last five games.
10:23: Wild players go after Rostislav Klesla after he hits Dany Heatley from behind. 5-on-3 power play. Not enough time for Minnesota.
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9:58: It's a final. The Panthers have won the Southeast Division. And now we know the East matchups: Rangers-Senators, Bruins-Capitals, Panthers-Devils and Penguins-Flyers. The Panthers go up against their former coach, Peter DeBoer.
9:56: Mikael Samuelsson makes it 4-1 Florida with an empty-netter.
9:50: Radim Vrbata puts Phoenix up 4-1 early in the third.
9:42: Blues are up 1-0 after two periods. Kris Russell, recently returned from a concussion, has the goal, and Jaroslav Halak has stopped all 20 shots he has faced.
9:40: Joni Pitkanen cuts Florida's lead to 3-1 at 8:26 of the third period.
9:38: Teddy Purcell deflates the Winnipeg crowd with an overtime goal, giving him a hat trick. Jets come back onto the ice to a standing ovation. Two fans hold up signs reading, "This isn't the end. It's just the beginnning."
9:37: Second period over in Phoenix. 3-1 Coyotes. They're 20 minutes from their first division title.
9:35: Panthers still lead 3-0, 13 minutes from their first division title.
9:31: The Jets' first season in Winnipeg could last longer as Jim Slater ties it up in the last minute. Yes, it's headed to overtime.
9:25: Nice move by the Blue Jackets. With Columbus up 7-3, they put Shawn Hunwick in net for his NHL debut.
9:20: Dany Heatley scores at 13:53 to pull Minnesota within one, but Taylor Pyatt scores 31 seconds later to make it 3-1 Phoenix. It's Pyatt's second goal of the game.
9:05: With fourth seed sewn up, the Predators start backup Anders Lindberg in goal.
9:02: Steven Stamkos does it. He gets his 60th goal off a feed from Martin St. Louis. He's the second player to hit that mark in the 21 century, joining Alex Ovechkin. Winnipeg fans applaud his feat.
9:00: Capitals win 4-1. Braden Holtby stopped 34 shots. Henrik Lundqvist falls one win short of 40. If the Panthers lead holds up, the first-round matchups in the East will be Rangers-Senators, Bruins-Capitals, Panthers-Devils and Penguins-Flyers.
8:59: Capitals kill off penalty. Final minute of play.
8:55: Rangers back on the power play but less than three minutes left.
8:50: Stephen Weiss makes it 3-0 Panthers on a rebound. Appropriately enough. He'll be making the first playoff appearance of his 10-year career.
8:44: Capitals on power play. They give up two short-handed chance. Dennis Wideman saves a goal.
8:43: Second period over in Winnipeg. 2-1 Lightning. Stamkos: No goals, two shots. St. Louis scoreless after one in Dallas.
8:38: Rangers about to go on power play.
8:37: Columbus' Cam Atkinson has two goals tonight and five in his last two games. USA Hockey certainly hopes he'll be available for the world championships.
8:35: Rangers getting some chances, but Braden Holtby is sharp.
8:30: Taylor Pyatt makes it 2-0 for Phoenix. Capitals-Rangers third period is under way.
8:17: Coyotes are up 1-0 on a goal by Mikkel Boedker. They're going on a power play now.
8:14: Second period over in New York. 4-1 Capitals. First period over in Florida. 2-0 Panthers.
8:07: Game under way in Dallas. St. Louis still has a shot at the top seed in the Western Conference. Lightning get another goal from Teddy Purcell.
8:01: Marian Gaborik splits the defense but is stopped by Braden Holtby. Still 4-1 Capitals.
7:58: Coyotes are to get under way in Minnesota. If they win, they claim the Pacific title. If they lose in overtime/shootout, they have to wait for the Sharks-Kings result. If they lose in regulation, the Sharks-Kings winner gets the Pacific title.
7:57: Brian Boyle scores on a wraparound. Rangers now trail Capitals 4-1.
7:48: John Madden scores off a 2-on-1. 2-0 Panthers. First period over in Winnipeg. Stamkos has no shots on goal in 8 minutes of ice time.
7:46: Marcel Goc beats Brian Boucher. 1-0 Panthers. Lightning score, but it's Purcell, not Stamkos.
7:42: The rout is on in New York. Nicklas Backstrom makes it 4-0. It's his first goal since returning from a concussion.
7:41: Rick Nash, fighting through Mark Streit, pokes home a puck with 32 seconds left in the first period. Fans are appreciative.
7:34: Caps and Rangers under way in the second. 3-0 Capitals. Panthers are about to start vs. Carolina. If they get a point, they win the Southeast Division. If they lose in regulation, they finish in eighth place.
7:28: Lightning and Steven Stamkos are on a power play. His shot from the slot is blocked. Lightning's second unit out now.
7:20: Tweet from the Ducks about Teemu Selanne's decision on whether return next season. He says he plans to decide by July 1: "I still enjoy the game and feel I can pretty well most nights. That's a good sign, as is being healthy."
7:16: 3-0 Capitals after one period. If this lead holds up, the Rangers would face the Senators or possibly the Panthers in the first round.
7:14: Tampa Bay about to get under way in Winnipeg. Lightning's Steven Stamkos will be looking for his 60th goal.
7:12: John Carlson scores on the power play. It deflects off New York's Derek Stepan. 3-0 Capitals.
7:11:Ryan McDonagh goes off for delay of game after Rangers kill penalty to Brad Richards. John Tortorella is shaking his head.
6:59: Braden Holtby, 22, has looked sharp so far for Washington. He could be the Capitals' starter in the playoffs because of injuries.
6:45: Roman Hamrlik's shot is tipped in by Mathieu Perreault. That's two goals on two shots for Washington. 2-0 Capitals.
6:40: Alex Ovechkin scores 32 seconds in for the Capitals. 1-0 Washington.
6:35: Rick Nash is on the ice for the Columbus warmups. This could be his last home game for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has asked to be traded. Blue Jackets later tweet that he's in the starting lineup.
6:30: Penguins win 4-2. No impact on the standings, but it's important to the Penguins that they have shown they can beat their first-round opponent at home. They haven't done that since moving into their new arena. No real fireworks in the game.
6:27: Flyers on a power play. They've scored once, but they do miss Claude Giroux with the man advantage.
6:15: 15 minutes to the start of the Capitals-Rangers game. First overall in the league and first in the Southeast Division are at stake. Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist and Capitals' Braden Holtby will be in net.
6:12: Brad Marchand ties it up for Boston.
6:09: Tyler Seguin has his 28th and 29th goals for Boston, but the Bruins trail the Sabres 3-2. Buffalo's Brad Boyes has two goals in the game.
6:07: Akim Aliu, who scored his first NHL goal earlier for Calgary, makes it two goals after his shot ricochets past Jonas Hiller.
6:04: Penguins get a power play, but Evgeni Malkin takes a retaliation penalty against Braydon Coburn. 4-on-4 play.
6:02: Brent Johnson is the goalie of record in the Flyers-Penguins game. That prevents Marc-Andre Fleury from tying Pekka Rinne for most NHL wins this season.
5:57: Third period under way in Pittsburgh. The Penguins, up 4-2, have never beaten the Flyers at Consol Energy Center.
5:55: Buffalo-Boston tied 1-1 in the third period. Calgary up 3-1 on Anaheim in the third.
5:38: Evgeni Malkin scores his 50th goal with12 seconds left in the second period. Standing ovation from the crowd. Sidney Crosby gets an assist. 4-2 Penguins.
5:36: Joe Vitale, object of the Flyers' scorn, has a partial breakaway but shoots wide.
5:33: Jaromir Jagr is penalty for hooking Letang. Sidney Crosby scores on the power play. It's his eighth goal of the season. 3-2 Penguins.
5:33: Devils win 4-2. The Senators could fall to eighth place if the Capitals beat the Rangers tonight.
5:32: Ilya Kovalchuk scores into an empty net for the Devils. 4-2 New Jersey.
5:30: Kris Letang in the penalty box for the Penguins. The Flyers' No. 4-ranked power play gets another chance.
5:28: Brian Gionta just tweeted this about Stephen: "Couldn't be more Happy or Prouder of my younger brother! Scoring his 1st NHL Goal. What a dream come true!!!"
5:26: Brent Johnson gets a quick baptism. Jaromir Jagr scores on him on a wraparound. It's his first goal in 15 games. 2-2.
5:22: Flyers going back on the power play. Penguins put backup goalie Brent Johnson in net.
5:19: Rangers coach John Tortorella, addressing the media before tonight's home game vs. the Capitals, says, "I want that (Presidents') Trophy." If the Rangers win, they get the top NHL record. Not to mention beat Washington, who'd be their first-round opponent if that's the final result.
5:16: Stephen Gionta scores his first NHL goal, puts New Jersey up 3-2.
5:16: Chris Kunitz squeezes a shot through Sergei Bobrovsky for his 26th goal. Penguins up 2-1.
5:13: Less than 12 minutes remain in Ottawa-New Jersey. Still tied. If it goes to OT, Senators clinch seventh place.
5:03: Third period under way in New Jersey. Second under way in Pittsburgh.
4:44: Flyers, Penguins tied 1-1 after one.
4:43: Ottawa and New Jersey tied 2-2 after two. Adam Henrique has an assist for New Jersey, giving him 51 points, one behind rookie co-leaders Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
4:42: Brayden Schenn corrals a loose puck and ties the game 1-1. It came after the power play expired.
4:40: Flyers going on a power play. Brooks Orpik for tripping.
4:37: Penguins had only three shots on that five-minute power play. Marc-Andre Fleury had to make a glove save on Sean Couturier's short-handed shot and Kris Letang broke up a 2-on-1 rush by the Flyers.
4:30: Flyers' Zac Rinaldo ejected for a hit from behind. Penguins get a five-minute power play.
4:25: Penguins kill it off and now they're on their own power play. No real chances as Flyers kill it off.
4:21: Flyers on a power play. Jaromir Jagr is getting booed every time he touches the puck. Penguins fans thought he'd sign with their team after returning from Russia, but he chose the Flyers.
4:19: Akim Aliu scores his first NHL goal for Calgary against Anaheim.
4:18: Pascal Dupuis scores for Pittsburgh on his 33rd birthday. That extends his point streak to 17 games. He has 10 goals during the streak. 1-0 Pittsburgh.
4:14: Pittsburgh's Joe Vitale, who hit Danny Briere in the last game, is challenged by Harry Zolnierczyk, who was called up before the game. Five each for fighting.
4:03: Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are playing and are together on a line with Chris Kunitz.
4:02: Claude Giroux is sitting out for the Flyers. Upper body, the team says. He had been sick.
4:00: Flyers, Penguins now meeting in a playoff preview. No seeding at stake, but we all remember their brouhaha in the third period in the last meeting.
3:55: Ottawa, New Jersey tied 1-1 after one period. Ilya Kovalchuk has scored his 36 goal.
3:38: Todd Bertuzzi, deadly on the shootout, hits the post. Blackhawks win 3-2. Detroit finishes fifth and will open on the road against the Predators. Blackhawks finish sixth and will face the Pacific Division winner.
3:37: Crawford makes glove save on Jiri Hudler. Patrick Sharp takes a slap shot against Howard. He get a glove on it.
3:37: Patrick Kane goal. He makes multiple moves before scoring.
3:36: Pavel Datsyuk makes a between-the-legs move. No goal.
3:35: We go to the shootout.
3:33: Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard stops Viktor Stalberg on a breakaway with four seconds remaining in overtime.
In the last minute of overtime, Nicklas Lidstrom shoots just wide on a perfect setup. Crawford makes a strong stop against Ian White's backhander from the slot.
3:32: Final minute of OT in Detroit.
3:27: Overtime under way. If Red Wings win, they move temporarily into fourth.
3:24: Chicago pulls Corey Crawford because it needs to win in regulation to jump up to fifth. We're going to overtime.
3:22: Tomas Holmstrom delivers the pass between his legs to Pavel Datsyuk who drives the puck into the net to tie the score 2-2. Looks like the Red Wings play the Predators.
3:22: Red Wings pull Jimmy Howard.
3:19: With 3:22 left, Chicago's Corey Crawford gloves Franzen's shot as he cruises in on the right wing. It's his 28th save.
3:18: Four minutes left in the Detroit game. Chicago up 2-1.
3:11: Ottawa-New Jersey about to get under way. If the Senators get a point, they secure seventh place and a first-round meeting with the defending champion Boston Bruins. Craig Anderson vs. Martin Brodeur in net.
3:10: The Flyers announced that they have signed D Nicklas Grossman to a multi-year extension. They acquired him before the trade deadline.
3:07: With 8:52 remaining, Crawford makes key save against Gustav Nyquist, a Detroit rookie who has a magical offensive touch.
3:06: Red Wings getting a lot of energy from that goal. They're buzzing the Chicago net.
3:02: Corey Crawford has no one to blame but himself for losing his shutout. He lets Johan Franzen's shot leak through him at 8:09. Franzen is a few feet from the boards on sharp angle. Chicago 2, Detroit 1. Detroit fans start chanting, "Let's go Red Wings. Let's go Red Wings."
3:00: Crawford is trying to secure Chicago's first shutout of the season. Does writing this jinx him?
Those Quebec fans drove 14 hours on a bus to get to Detroit
2:58: Red Wings kill it off. Chicago is 0-for-5 today.
2:55: Detroit's Cory Emmerton goes to box for breaking Marcus Kruger's stick with a slash.
2:49: Third period under way in Detroit. Red Wings have Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg playing together.
2:32: Second period over. 2-0 Blackhawks. Shots are 21 each.
2:30: With 1:35 left in the second period, Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard is in the process of covering the puck with his glove. Viktor Stalberg knocks it across the line, but the referee had already blown his whistle.
2:28: Jimmy Howard makes a big save on Andrew Shaw, but moments later Shaw takes a feed from Patrick Sharp and scores as the power play expires. Chicago leads 2-0 with under three minutes left in the second period. That's two assists in the game for Sharp.
2:25: There had been talk that the Penguins and Flyers might sit out some stars because the game is meaningless as far as playoff seeding. Penguins coach Dan Bylsma says Marc-Andre Fleury will start in net, but the rest of the lineup is game time.
2:23: With 4:48 to go, Justin Abdelkader receives four minutes for high-sticking. Niklas Hjalmarsson receives two for interference. Power play for Chicago.
2:21:Blackhawks kill it off.
2:20: Red Wings on power play. Lidstrom hit the crossbar. Last game, he hit a post. That's how it's gone this season for the Red Wings on the power play.
2:15: Crawford makes a nice glove save on Todd Bertuzzi's drive from the right wing circle at 9:02 of the second period. Crawford looks solid. That's what the Blackhawks need him to be in the playoffs.
2:08: Red Wings are starting to apply more pressure.
2:05: Corey Crawford makes good save on Johan Franzen out front.
2:00: Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg in the box for tripping. Red Wings kill it off.
1:51: Detroit's Riley Sheahan spent four minutes in the penalty box, and 3:23 on the ice in the first period.
1:41: 1-0 Blackhawks after one period. The Predators can't be all that upset if Chicago ends up as their first-round opponent. The Predators were 4-2 against the Blackhawks this season and they outscored them 25- 16.
1:37: Blackhawks backup goalie Ray Emery has agreed to a one-year contact extension. He had entered training camp as a tryout.
1:29: At 12:14 of first period, Marian Hossa hooks Pavel Datsyuk. Detroit fans happy to see Hossa whistled for penalty. He signed with Chicago instead of Detroit several years back. Chicago kills it off.
1:23: Jimmy Howard gives up a juicy rebound, and Viktor Stalberg scores to give Chicago a 1-0 lead midway through the period. Babcock put Sheahan back on the ice on his next shift.
1:15: The Red Wings have inserted recently signed former Notre Dame player Riley Sheahan into the lineup. He's wearing No. 15. He makes himself noticed in his first NHL shift when he draws a double-minor for high-sticking Jimmy Hayes. The Red Wings kill it off. You can imagine him breathing a sigh of relief.
1:10: Detroit fans aren't acting like they would prefer to lose this game to give them a shot to avoid Nashville. Seconds into the game, "They are chanting, 'Let's go Red Wings."
1:02: Goalie matchup: Chicago's Corey Crawford vs. Jimmy Howard
1:00: Several busloads of former Quebec Nordiques fans are in attendance at Joe Louis as part of their tour of NHL arenas. They have drawn attention to Quebec City's desire for a return of the NHL to that city. The Quebec faithful are hoping that the Phoenix Coyotes end up in Quebec City if they have to be moved.
12:55: The Blackhawks are 3-0-2 against Detroit this season. The Blackhawks are also 15-6-2 against Central Division fores this season, and they have won eight of their last 10 division games.
Although the Red Wings now have their 12th consecutive season of registering 100 or more points, they have not been playing like one of the league's better teams. Over the last 20 games, they are 7-10-3. They have been out-scored 49-38 over the past 16 games.
12:50: On Detroit radio station 97.1 The Ticket, hockey-savvy talk show host off Pat Caputo allowed for a debate about whether the Red Wings would be better off losing to Chicago with the hope it would lead to playing Phoenix, instead of Nashville, in the first round of the playoffs.
Caputo said he subscribed to a philosophy he heard from Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo who says, "You never win by losing." Most callers seemed to agree with that thought, some also noting correctly that there is also no guarantee that Phoenix will even finish third.
The Red Wings are 3-1 against the Coyotes this season and have a history of playoff success, while they are 3-3 against Nashville.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
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This colorized tintype contains clues that help narrow the time frame.
The tentative date for the image eliminates Gertrude Wheeler from consideration. Now take a good look at this woman's face and estimate how old she is.
In this case, the three clues of fashion, props and age suggest a identity for this woman.
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James Wallack
A quick Google search for James Wallack turned up a Wikipedia page and many more images of him as a younger man. James acted on the New York stage and his parents were comedians in London. In 1861, James opened Wallack's Theatre, a popular venue in New York.
Since the stereo photo was taken circa 1860, let's look at the census for information on his family.
At that time, James Wallack lived with 6-year-old Charles Wallack (whom we know from other records is his grandson; the 1860 census doesn't state relationships), a druggist of a different surname, two servants and a waiter. Each clue generates
another query. For example, why does Charles live with his
The Wikipedia page for James has a photo of him with a grandson. A caption, apparently added later by the child, states "I am the boy Charles E. Wallack."
Figuring out who's who is all about finding more pictures. There is a picture of Christina with her younger siblings taken in the late 1880s, but it's the older siblings that will help identify that tintype.
I'm hoping these additional details help Carlson figure out an identity.
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So when was it taken?
I'll rule out the early 1860s.The daughter wears a lovely dress with plenty of details that suggest it's worn for a special occasion. It's a light colored dress in an indeterminate color. Wedding dresses ranged from white to darker colors. Most brides in this period wore a very nice dress, not necessary white.
Her hat dates from the mid-late 1860s, when narrow-brimmed hats with trim became commonplace.
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Back in 2009, I spoke with revenue stamp expert Michael E. Aldrich. He stated that this stamp on the back of the photo is significant due to its light blue color. A darker blue stamp was issued in 1864, but this one wasn't available until 1870, providing a date for the image. Because this stamp doesn't fall within the traditional revenue stamp period of August 1864 to August 1866, Aldrich thought it was placed there later. If you'd like to see what other revenue stamps look like click here. To learn more about a particular stamp, click the image.
Three of the four images are owned by cousins who descended from James William "Harvey" Dunaway (1829-1880) and his wife Treasy Humphress Bateman (1820-1901). Could this be the link that June's been hoping to find?
June created this graphic to illustrate who owns what.
Contacts In May 2010,
I'd posted about June's detective work trying to identify a cabinet card. That post disproved a caption identifying the couple.
A distant relative saw that blog post and sent June a copy of the exact cabinet card. This couple turned out to be the Newmans. The tintypes above show some other couple. It was an online Family Tree photo reunion.
She had such good luck with the last photo posted here, that she's crossing her fingers that a Dunaway descendant will be able to figure out who is in the tintypes.
I hope so too! I'd love to write another reunion story.
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
"I am oppressed with a sense of the impropriety of uttering words on this occasion. If silence is ever golden it must be here beside the graves of 15,000 men, whose lives were more significant than speech and whose death was a poem, the music of which can never be sung." (The New York Herald, May 31, 1868, page 10)
The problem with this photo is that Empting isn't sure which man is depicted. Adding to the confusion are details on the photographer. According to the Minnesota Historical Society, J.J. Fritz aka the Fritz Studio operated in Saint Cloud from 1892 to 1909. Those work dates don't align with either war.
The style of this cabinet card suggests the 1890s. At some point during that decade, someone likely had an earlier photograph copied. This was a common practice when multiple family members wanted a copy of a photo. The original photo was a carte de visite, a small card photograph popular during the Civil War.
In the 1860s, the standard studio pose often included a pedestal on which the subject could lean.
Since there weren't standard military uniforms during the Civil War, the details in this man's attire may help identify him.
Mike's not sure this man is an Empting. The woman who gave Mike the images is deceased, but at the time of the gift, she didn't know the name of the soldier.
National Public Radio recently broadcast a program about identifying a Civil War picture. You can listen to it here. There's a bit of controversy about whether or not the photo in that story was reversed. It's possible. Reversal lens were available to correct the mirror image inherent in photo technology of the day, but not all photographers used them.
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Levi Strauss, an 1840s German immigrant, immigrant is responsible for our blue jean obsession. He sold canvas pants reinforced with copper rivets, which were strong enough to withstand the rigors of mining. You can learn more about the history of these pants online.
During the Civil War, there was a cotton twill called jean cloth. The man in this late-1860s image wears an overcoat and trousers that look like they are the predecessors of the canvas jeans.
In his right hand, the man holds what I think is a divining rod for looking for water.
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Right-hander pitches Kernels to 4-1 series-opening win
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Bell (1-0) yielded a run on three hits while striking out five. The 20-year-old right-hander, who went 4-0 with a 1.54 ERA over his last five regular-season starts, recorded 11 straigt outs after allowing a first-inning double, then set down nine of the final 10 batters he faced.
"First-pitch strikes and early-in-the-count outs are always huge," said Bell, who was 8-4 with a 4.14 ERA in the regular season. "There's even more importance on those things in a short series. My fastball was a little up in the zone tonight, but it felt like it had some extra velocity on it. And with good command and bite on my changeup, I was able to get some quick outs and pitch to my defense."
The Kernels got on the board in the second when Mark Trumbo led off with a double, advanced on Matthew Sweeney's single and scored on Hank Conger's sacrifice fly. Ryan Mount's two-out single plated Tyler Johnson, who reached on a forceout and stole second.
"I think the early runs helped me into a good groove," Bell said. "It takes a little pressure off and reminds me not to be too perfect. I definitely relaxed a bit more."
The 21-year-old Trumbo went 2-for-4 and launched a solo homer to left field in the sixth.
"In a three-game series, you have to come out swinging," said Trumbo, who scored twice. "I was looking to swing early and he threw a first-pitch fastball that was elevated in the zone and I got a real good swing on it."
Marco Albano tossed a scoreless eighth and Warner Madrigal fanned the side in the ninth for his first playoff save.
LumberKings starter Zachary Phillips (0-1) surrendered three runs on six hits over six innings, striking out two and walking one. The 20-year-old left-hander, who went 11-7 with a 2.91 ERA, stranded three runners in scoring position before giving up Trumbo's homer.
Phillips had limited Trumbo to a double and a walk in five at-bats this season before watching a fastball get driven over the left-field wall.
Chad Tracy led off the fifth with a homer for Clinton.
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Hi guys,
I'm practicing wit metasploit. But yesterday i had some troubles. Let me say:
The target is my brother`s computer, a laptop with a XP home edition SP3 machine with Norton AV and Firewall. He knows that I'm exploiting.
Ok. I put a meterpreter/reverse_tcp_dns in a simple program and encode it 15 times with shikata encoder. It works fine, everything is ok.
But when i was post exploitation, the idea was to download a program that was already installed on the target, modify and encode it, and upload it. I did it but experimenting strange issues:
1) First, when i tried with msnmessenger exe I noticed that when the machine rebooted, if my multi handler was listening, no trouble happened, the messenger worked as usual and the meterpreter session was created. But if the target reboots and the multi handler is not listening, the messenger starts connecting and when it connects automatically closes killing his process. If I manually start it, happens the same.
I dont know why it is happening, if anyone knows and want to share it would very appreciated.
2) Other issue is when i try to introduce a payload (same) and encode it at Windows Media Player. Everything looks fine but when i try to manually start it at target, it opens but with no success at attacker machine (mine), no stage sent, no session open, the multi handler stills listening. When i see my modified media player it is 67 kB size but when i upload it, automatically changes from 67 to 63 kB.
Seems like Win os detects that the program was modified and automatically put a backup copy instead. No AV pop ups.
Why don't do that with msn messenger?Other question is: Why I can't introduce a payload and encode it with all executables I find? Why some? Shikata tells me Encoding unsuccesful. Is this an EXE file?
3) Last one, excuse me if the post is too long. This question is relative to timestomp. when I'm at meterpreter and have uid NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM and retrieve timestomp -v C:\\"Documents and Settings"\\user\\file.txt, meterpreter begin a new line with no output.
Anyone can give me a clue?
Thank a lot for reading and for your patience,
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The Chino High School Music Department is made up of many groups, including the 77TH Cavalry Marching Units, who were the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 SCSBOA 6A Field Competition Champions as well as the 2003,2007 and 2011 Fiesta Bowl Grand Master National Band Champions. The Cavalry was honored to march in 113th annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena and is the 4-Time winner of the "Tournament of Champions". Our Concert Groups include our Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band,
Jazz Ensemble, Indoor Percussion, Chorale, and Tour Choir in 2010 both the Pageantry and Marching Percussion became World Class Finalists at the WGI World Chamionships for the first time. The Pageantry is a 3-time World class Finalist and a 7-time WGI Open class Finalist as well as the bronze medal winner at the WGI World Championships in 2005 and WGASC Open class gold medalists in 2005 and 2008. The music department works to set a high standard of excellence, our goal being to inspire audiences with entertaining programs. It has been my pleasure to be the director of the Chino High School Music Department for the past Twenty-four years.
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- 2 cups seedless grapes, coarsely chopped
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domains of knowledge. We operate with the idea that Catholicism, and the world it interpenetrates, can be better understood by investigating its particular and universal natures. We do this through a series of integrated courses that consider Catholicism as both the over-arching theme of the curriculum, and the core theme of each individual course. Accordingly, Catholic Studies will be grounded in Church doctrine since doctrine establishes the foundation for an understanding of knowledge, and offers a guide for interpreting how Catholicism has developed in the course of history and how it reveals itself in literature, science, and the visual arts. A fundamental course on Catholic doctrine will provide the distinguishing parameters for concepts such as sacramentality, incarnation, sin, and redemption.
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One of the following Religious Studies electives: • Religious Studies 110 - Intro to the Old Testament • Religious Studies 120 - Intro to the New Testament • Religious Studies 124 - New Testament: Matthew, Mark, & Luke Sophomore Year • Religious Studies 220 - Catholicism • Catholic Studies elective Junior Year • Two Catholic Studies electives Senior Year • Catholic Studies 499 - Catholic Studies Capstone course
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McGovern: Get Out of Afghanistan
Posted on Nov 4, 2009
By Narda Zacchino
Editor's note: A video excerpt of McGovern's comments can be found below this article; the complete salon video, and a full transcript, can be found here.
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"I'm convinced that war is going to turn sour. I'm convinced we're not going to prevail there," McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, said Sunday at a Truthdig event in West Los Angeles.
The former U.S. senator from South Dakota noted that "some of the best reporters over there are telling us that the Taliban are getting stronger and we're getting weaker in the minds of the people, and that you have a corrupt government involved in drugs, involved in just plain old-fashioned stealing and corruption. It's a lousy government, and it's very difficult, even for a great country like [the U.S.], to make them look good. So I think we have every reason to withdraw."
McGovern's comments came on the heels of a New York Times report that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, on the CIA payroll for nearly eight years, is suspected by many top American officials of being involved in that country's lucrative and illicit opium trade. President Karzai himself drew criticism after the United Nations declared one-third of his votes in his Aug. 20 re-election to be fraudulent, forcing a runoff with Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. Karzai's rival eventually withdrew, saying the runoff would not be any less rigged. The vote was canceled and Karzai was officially declared the winner Monday.
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McGovern said Sunday he did not want to see Obama head down the path of Democrat Lyndon Johnson, for whom another quagmire, the Vietnam War, spelled the end to his presidency. McGovern, who won the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism during World War II, noted he was the first member to oppose the Vietnam War on the floor of the Senate.
A historian, McGovern said he would remind Obama that foreign powers have been trying unsuccessfully to prevail in Afghanistan "ever since Alexander the Great. Genghis Khan even made a shot at it. The British throughout the 19th century were in there several times trying to pacify the [country] and finally gave up. The Russians were there for 11 years, 1979 until 1990, they put in 100,000 crack soldiers, 25,000 of them killed ... in Afghanistan, another 25,000 crippled or injured. And the Russian treasury went broke, and some of our best Soviet experts believe that's what really led to the collapse of the Soviet Union."
Asked how he would get out of Afghanistan if he were president, McGovern said: "I would say to the Afghan people that 'we've been here for eight years, and we've come to the conclusion we can't resolve your problems. You've got the Taliban, you may have al-Qaida, but—our soldiers have fought, died bravely—but it's my conclusion, as president of the United States, that we can't resolve the problems here. We'll do what we can to help you, but we can't do it with our military forces. As a matter of fact, while we've been here, the Taliban have grown stronger, and we don't know where al-Qaida is—we think they're in Pakistan—but having our troops in Afghanistan is not going to help that. So it's our judgment that the best thing for us, and maybe for you, is for you to take over the handling of your own problems."
Despite his belief that Afghanistan can be "a danger" to Obama, McGovern, who was in Los Angeles to promote his new biography, "Abraham Lincoln," believes the domestic issues of health care and the economy will be of greatest consequence to Obama's future. Critical that Obama "started with a compromise proposal" that came out of Congress as a 2,000-page document, McGovern said, "I would have just had a one-sentence bill: 'Congress hereby extends Medicare to all Americans.' Period." However, he acknowledged that "If he could somehow get through even a compromise national health insurance bill, I think that's the kind of thing that gets presidents re-elected. We don't know at this stage what's going to happen on national health care, but every politician I talk with says that's the key issue. ... It doesn't seem to make much difference whether it's a conservative state or a liberal state, there's strong support for national health care. So I think it was wise for the president to begin with that on the domestic front."
Regarding the economy, McGovern confessed "my ignorance on high finance" but praised Obama's stimulus program and said he believed the economy would turn around "in the next two or three years. ... And that's going to work favorably in terms of the re-election of the president. If people are doing reasonably well economically, it's hard to defeat an incumbent president. So no matter what the fallout might be, good or bad, on Afghanistan, I don't think that is going to be as important as these two matters I've just mentioned, in terms of him getting re-elected. I don't see the move on Afghanistan as a way to get elected, but I see ... the course that I recommended as a way of avoiding defeat."
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By thegrowlingwolf, November 9, 2009 at 2:10 am Link to this comment
Oh how we atheists pray that Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists…would just disappear from the earth—human beings are all animals (mammals) not divine beings. To assume we are divine beings leads only to Chaos because by assuming we are divine beings we condemn nature and instincts and evolution as being EVIL because each of these denies that human beings are SPECIAL divinely created supernatural beings. Wallow in your nonsense like a pig enjoys bathing in slop. Destroying the earth's atmosphere and turning our planet into a desert won't hurt our planet one damn bit. As soon as human beings are extinct, nature will revert back to its natural state: the Earth as our only paradise.
By Jerry Piro, November 8, 2009 at 11:10 am Link to this comment
My wife and I campaigned for the most honorable George McGovern. What a different world this would be if he won the election!
By Alan MacDonald, November 5, 2009 at 4:26 pm Link to this comment
Obama's crucial decisions on Afghanistan—- and 'Beyond Afghanistan'—- on EMPIRE.
By surfnow, November 5, 2009 at 7:37 am Link to this comment
With all due respect to George McGovern ( he is of course as absolutely right about Afghanistan as he was about Vietnam) I do not believe the economy is going to turn around- and we better get used to double digit unemployment for now on. No matter what he does or doesn't do, Obama is going to be a one term president- and Sarah Palin will be next in the White House. It all comes down to the information controlled by the mainstream media- which last time I checked was still almost totally controlled by conservative corporations - that are not exactly known for progressive ideals.
By jjpurr, November 4, 2009 at 2:55 pm Link to this comment
(reference my previous comment for continuation)
During the Reagan years Iraq was given Chemical weapons. It was, I believe, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfield that provided those weapons. It was this casche of chemical weapons that he used on Iran and on some of his own people who were rebellious. We gave him his chemical weapons and they came from the Toole Ordnance Depot located in Utah. The chemical weapons in Toole were deteriorating or leaking and had to be destroyed in the early nineties. Iraq was informed of this and told to destroy their weapons because they were not safe. The ones in Utah were destroyed and new chemical weapons were made where the chemicals were separated in the shell and mixed to form the gas only when fired. Therefore they did not have a stability storage problem. The government knew that the Iraq weapons had been destroyed.
Saddam hussein did not like the Wahhabis and therefore hated al Qaida. Al Qaida would never enter Iraq as long a Saddam was in power. In that respect he was our ally. It was only after Hussein was deposed by the US military that al Qaida entered into the Iraqi conflict.
Why is all this important? The answer to that is that the United States under George Bush's (or Cheney's) initiative invented reasons for deposing Hussein. It was a useless war that served the US no purpose and caused us lives and resources.
When we left Viet Nam, an interresting thing happened. The country was united and recovered immediately. It was never a "communist country."
Getting involved in other countries' civil wars has caused us several problems in our history. We do sometimes have security interests in doing so, as in Korea and Iraq 1 or Desert Storm. However, Viet Nam, Iraq 2 and Afghanistan 2 are examples where we should not get involved in a conflict where a civil war is erupting. We are also inconsistent. Why are we not getting involved in Sudan and other countries' civil wars especially where there is widespread genocide? Had we gone into Afghanistan early in 2001 - before April - we could have wiped out al Qaida and been out of there without any consequences, and 911 would not have occurred.
Instead of invading Iraq, it would have been better or easier to justify an invasion of Saudi Arabia. Remember, all but 3 of the hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, and the rest came from Pakistan. In addition, al Qaida gets most of its financial support from Saudi Arabia. We get very little oil (if any) from Saudi Arabia. It all comes down to the Bushes connection with the Saudi Royal Family, whose oil dealings made the Bushes very wealthy.
By Kaelieh, November 4, 2009 at 1:27 pm Link to this comment
"War is the health of the State." - Murray Rothbard
By Fraser Tothus, November 4, 2009 at 12:42 pm Link to this comment
As with the talking heads of the previous wars and previous gnerations, the so-called Doves, what opposition to US wars of conquest there is does not include any principled opposition to these perpetual wars of corporate hegemony. The "costs" of the wars only ever consider the "costs to us", our money, our troops, our "credibility". As with Vietnam, as with all other US wars, the war's real victims are hardly a consideration. Under the principles of Nuremberg used to condemn the wars' losers, an invading and occupying nation assumes all responsibility for whatever occurs thereafter. But the US has no use for International Law, or any system in which force is used only as a last resort. The damage the US war of terror campaign has brought to this and other regions will not be fixed or mitigated by a US withdrawal, though that is the very least that ought to occur. What justice calls for is an end to the occupation, hands off the region, and massive war reparations.
To quote John Pilger: "Far from being the terrorists of the world, the Islamic peoples have been its victims, principally the victims of U.S. fundamentalism, whose power, in all its forms-military, strategic, and economic-is the greatest source of terrorism on Earth…. People are neither still nor stupid. They see their independence compromised, their resources and land and the lives of their children taken away, and their accusing fingers increasingly point north: to the great enclaves of plunder and privilege. Inevitably, terror breeds terror and more fanaticism. But how patient the oppressed have been."
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By Rainer, November 4, 2009 at 10:25 am Link to this comment
Questions: Why is it that no one, comments or otherwise, or at least mentions the role of American elite industry, in our maintaining troops in the middle east? How can we even claim to be a democratic
By Sallyport, November 4, 2009 at 8:51 am Link to this comment
The corporatocracy has enlisted the military as lobyists. They wield power
By faberglas, November 4, 2009 at 7:56 am Link to this comment
"War is a Racket" - General Smedley Butler USMC
By Gloria Picchetti, November 4, 2009 at 4:13 am Link to this comment
Let us bring the troops home. They will be safe. We will have a stronger National Guard we need at home to protect the borders & coasts & for disaster relief. Maybe the economy can turn around if we are not using our money to police the world.
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