Pics from Scott Ritter's lecture

[ChickMagic]

at the Dallas Peace Center function. It was an awesome evening.
I posted this in the Texas forum, but thought everyone might like to see them.


Liberal Texan, Lon Burnam, and Anarchy1999


Ritter speaking


ginbarn with Lon Burnam


ginbarn with Scott Ritter *sigh* Wotta guy!


Scott Ritter

[LincolnMcGrath]

1. Anarchy1999

:wow: :loveya:

[fudge stripe cookays]

4. Down boy.

That's actually LiberalTexan, happily married and with new baby!

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[ChickMagic]

6. Yeah, but Anarchy 1999 ain't bad either! n/t

[LincolnMcGrath]

12. You can say that again

[fudge stripe cookays]

5. Down boy.

That's actually LiberalTexan, happily married and with brand new baby!

Congrats again, sweetie!

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[4_Legs_Good]

2. Ritter should be our #1 hero

*everything* he said prior to the war has turned out to be true.

Glad the talk went well!

david

[fudge stripe cookays]

3. This was such a great evening!

Thanks anarchy for letting us know about it!

(K is LiberalTexan, by the way) =)

We had such a nice time seeing more friends, eating Indian buffet, and can't wait to do it again. Finally met Gary Page, who's running against Kenny Marchant, too. And his lovely SO, who rescues doggies.

My opinion has changed based on this speech. Formerly I thought we needed to at least TRY to clean up the mess we made over there. Now I think we just need to get the hell out.

Ritter gave a great visual--what if in 1967, the guys in charge (who knew there was no way to win Vietnam, even then) had just packed it in and left). Yet we stayed for HOW many more years? Think of all the tons of engraved names on the Vietnam memorial who'd get up and live again-- all the kids and grandkids who never had a chance to be born came to life...it was a fascinating way of looking at things.

He compared Iraq not to Vietnam, but to Lebanon for Israel. They went in to get rid of insurgents, but it became a quagmire for them, and created Hezbollah in the process.

We need to get the hell out of there.
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[ChickMagic]

7. Thank you, thank you!

I felt like a dope - I couldn't remember!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. OMG, this dude has no neck.

I wonder if rethugs would have the balls to call him a wimpy tree hugging liberal (although he isn't a lib).

[ChickMagic]

10. I'd still hug his no neck!

When our picture was being taken, he got frantic and wanted to hide his beer. I said, "Wimp!" Tee hee!

[snooper2]

9. Great Pictures!

I had a blast with you guys. My boss was asking how it was and told me that channel 10 news had a blip last night about Scott Ritter being in Richardson.

We need to start a regular Dallas Meetup!

F-9/11 tonight!

:hi: :)

[ChickMagic]

11. Wasn't it great?

I had a ball! :hi:

[powergirl]

13. IT WAS LIKE A REVIVAL

Great pictures lady. Thanks for sharing. It was great meeting all of you. I had so much fun. I felt like I was at a religious revival. It has been so long since I have been surrounded by rational people who actually care about the human condition. My husband and I were really moved by the passion of the speaker and the conviction of our table mates. You guys are great and I can't wait to get together again.

I'm seeing F911 next week with a group of friends including two Republicans I am hoping to convert (they are women so there is hope!)

Jean

[ChickMagic]

14. We enjoyed meeting you too!

Didn't you expect people to start speaking in tongues? Instead of "Amen" being hollered out, it was "YES!!!"

Good luck on helping your pub friends move to the side of light. If they're your friends, I'd say there's hope.

I can't wait to see Anarchy1999's pics - there's one of me kissing Scott Ritter on the cheek. And darn it, she did something wrong and we had to repeat it. Awww - too bad. :D

:hi:

[powergirl]

15. LOL - I thoght people were going to raise their arms in praise

It was really fun!

I like your Shrek II kitty kat. I've taken my kids to see that movie twice and the Puss in Boots is hilarious. I like that he gets a hair ball right before his plans to fight. :)

[ChickMagic]

16. You're the first one to mention it!

I love PUSS...in boots! Look at his wee lit'l buoots! I was laughing so hard during the hairball that I made other people around me laugh. I was actually snorting. You could tell who in the audience who had cats. I've told people there's so much throwing up it's like living in a frat house. :D

[GOPisEvil]

17. Great pics!!!

It's so good to see LiberalTexan up and around again. She rocks, and you can quote me on that! ;-)