WHEN PENGUINS FLEW AND WATER BURNED This is the true memoir of one US Air Force navigator’s journey from the schoolhouses of Air Training Command to the nuclear alerts of the Cold War to combat in a 35-year-old anachronism called the B-52. It is a first-hand account of life during the last days of Strategic Air Command, the early days of Air Combat Command and the ensuing military drawdown of the 1990s. From peacetime training exercises across the globe to combat operations in Desert Storm, Jim Clonts takes the reader inside the cockpit where life and death are seconds apart. Often comical, sometimes heart-pounding, other times tragic, WHEN PENGUINS FLEW AND WATER BURNED takes you into the world of military aviation, a crucible where warriors learn the true nature of character, conscience and mortality.

Friends of Liberty VOL 27
by Jim Clonts, 2009

10/10/2009

The Friends of Liberty Fall poll is now complete. I want to thank everyone for their contributions. I received a lot of detailed responses. I've decided to post the numeric results of the poll questions in this email. Then once a week for the next five weeks, I will choose one of the questions, email to you my personal comments on the question, then a few days later email the group's comments I received during the poll. It looks like this poll has sparked some good debate and critical thinking. Thanks again for making it a success.

The results:

1. Do you believe Iran and North Korea's nuclear weapons programs can be negotiated out of existence?

Yes-0% No-88.5% Maybe-11.5%

(Note: the Maybe votes came from those who felt it may be possible to deal with North Korea because their motivations differ from the Iranians.)

2. Do you believe in redistribution of wealth to make America more fair?

Yes-0% No-96% Sometimes-4%

3. Do you believe the Government would be the best manager of our healthcare system?

Yes-0% No-100%

4. Do you support the concept of placing caps on fossil fuel usage(oil, natural gas, coal) in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and prevent global warming?

Yes- 8% No-84% Uncertain-8%

5. Do you think corporate bailouts are an appropriate use of the taxpayer's dollars?

Yes-0% No-88% On a Case by Case Basis- 12%

Thanks for participating.

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