Eagles are Thieves

[Kaptain L'Merika]

Eagles are thieves and steal food from other animals. They have a bad
moral character and are not as worthy or noble as the native bird the
Wild Turkey.
-Benjamin Franklin, a founding father, french lover and true patriot.

Small wonder that the proto-state of "Franklin" became the state of Kentucky
instead.

[Kaptain L'Merika]

Bald eagles, while beautiful birds and magnificent in flight, have an
squeaky little voice that really should embarrass them.

Parrots can sound somewhat better, but only when they've been taught to
repeat something they've been told.

[Howard Berkowitz]

Post by Kaptain L'Merika

Bald eagles, while beautiful birds and magnificent in flight, have an
squeaky little voice that really should embarrass them.

Parrots can sound somewhat better, but only when they've been taught to
repeat something they've been told.

I like that. Discipline. They demonstrate they can follow as well as
lead.
As can crows and mynahs, which often seem to have some idea what they
are saying.

Had we some large parrots, I think they'd make a fine national bird.

[Abrigon Gusiq]

Post by Kaptain L'Merika

Eagles are thieves and steal food from other animals. They have a bad
moral character and are not as worthy or noble as the native bird the
Wild Turkey.
-Benjamin Franklin, a founding father, french lover and true patriot.

Small wonder that the proto-state of "Franklin" became the state of Kentucky
instead.

Come to South East Alaska, and find out how Bald Eagle are in the wild..
Grin.. Or, you get to the point you are tired of seeing another one of
the birds, but they are better than damn sea gulls..

Mike
Alaska

[Joe Blow]

Eagles are thieves and steal food from other animals. They have a bad
moral character and are not as worthy or noble as the native bird the
Wild Turkey.
-Benjamin Franklin, a founding father, french lover and true patriot.

***
Whoever made the choice of the eagle as the national mascot, saw only the
outward suggestion of freedom in the bird's soaring flight, without
carefully looking into its actual character or behavour. It's a lot like
marrying someone because they are attractive and then finding out the awful
truth about their personality after it's too late.

Even though by appearances it's really just a big rodent, Canadians chose to
see themselves as beavers; clever, industrious, playful, but still quietly
goes about it's own business.

Too often we make choices in these United States based on outward
appearances and opportunism. In the end, sad but true, the eagle turns out
to be the more accurate representation of the American character. It will
readily resort to piracy if its food supply gets tight. I suppose you could
say the bird it steals the fish from. experiences some sort of "freedom,"
Saying the bird that goes without lunch experiences "democracy," might be a
stretch.

http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v087n02/p0246-p0251.pdf

Maybe someday the American people will experience a burst of illtellectual
honestly and admit that the American military is really in Iraq to
strategically control the oil reserves there. They might also have the
insight that this strategic control is much more to the benefit of the
multinational oil companies than it is to the American people themselves.

If Americans had adopted the beaver as their national mascot, they might be
heavily investing in ocean tidal dams, individually owned wind-power and
solar panels by now, rendering the middle east and its fossil fuel
resources irrelevant. But I'm afraid Americans just aren't that smart.
Fact is, they seem a little bird-brained. <grin>

Joe Blow