Didn't the media crucify Bush for reading to school children 7 min. after 9/11? Guess it would have been fine if he was golfing.
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[quote who="myfist0" reply="6" id="2941322"]Loads of old classic cars because of no new US imports.[/quote] Funny that, huh? Nobody is stopping the rest of the world from trading with Cuba, yet somehow it's the US's fault they can't get new cars, lol. It is rough when a country can't get one of those lopsided trade deals (not in the USA's favor) from Uncle Sam. Well at least we can see how the rest of the world steps up to help "poor Cuba". Perhaps the rest of the
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Yes, the silence is deafening. I wonder when the networks will begin gearing up for his campaign support. BTW that was a tender "shout out" he gave to Joplin from England.
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No mistake there DG. It is 2008 for Obama. He's never left campaigning mode. What's more important is will the voters believe that it's 2008 too? And can you really blame him? That was the height of his career. It's been downhill ever since.
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[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="308" id="2941280"]but the focus should be on the USG / Bush admin ... not Moore[/quote] If that is the focus, seems strange to use Moore in the OP. One could just as easily use the Daily Kos, the Huffington Post, or DU to corroborate Moore's position on the Bush administration, as the unabashed "truth". They swim in that at those sites. The only movie I ever saw of Moore's was "Bowling for Columbine" (as a class project) in which his goal w
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[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="296" id="2940331"]Is it safe to presume that Iran is in a bad way?[/quote] Seems a bit far-fetched. Most of those "US Military Bases " are not US bases at all. There may be a US military presence there, usually a logistic mission at a foreign military/civilian airport. The presenter would have one believe these (outside the war zone) are packed with soldiers, armor, and artillery. Most (as in the majority) of these sites are leased fro
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[quote who="MasonM" reply="5" id="2936180"]I fully support and encourage everything Obama is doing and hope he continues. It will ensure he doesn't get re-elected.[/quote] Mason, I hope your right. I'm cautiously pessimistic on this one. There was a wave of uninformed voters that handed him the WH in 2008. I don't believe many of them realize (or care) about their mistake (not that the alternative was much better). Yesterday I saw an Obama 2012 bumper sticker. The guy must
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[quote who="lulapilgrim" reply="165" id="2934760"]The Navy is the first military branch to authorize homosexual "marriage" and allow gay sailors to get married in Navy chapels. [/quote] They have been back peddling on it now. I believe someone jumped the shark.
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Did you call them racists? That seems to work for some. Which RAPIDS office did you go to in VA? When my wife and I went for her ID card, we showed them her Chinese copy. It could have said anything, because none there could read it. No issue though.
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Geraldo's Usama - Obama slip up was classic. The only thing that would get him upset is if he found out Usama was Hispanic, because then he would have to support him.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1570682/Iraq-wants-US-forces-for-long-term-stay.html nuff said.
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[quote who="CharlesCS" reply="3" id="2919665"]But to be honest I also can't help thinking he would definitely be something different, more different than a Black President. [/quote] Different doesn't mean better, or that is will be different at all in the end. I believe the percentage of people that voted for Obama, because he wouldn't be the same old same old, was quite high. I say those folks were roundly fooled. Do we want another supposed "novelty" candidate? I like Tr
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I wonder what will happen to the UN workers killed by "outraged" Afghans (that believe a book is more valuable than a life). Apples and oranges perhaps, but it makes it hard for me to care anyway.
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Chuck it is always better to job search while you have a job.
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[quote who="Texas Wahine" reply="13" id="2917810"]obviously not for the men on this thread, as I don't believe any of you are currently breastfeeding, [/quote] No but you make a good case. Now if only I can talk the wife into it, as I'm a hungry boy! [e digicons];)[/e] Kidding aside, Good info TW, you should do an article on it so comes up in web searches. I believe even non-vegan parents would find the information formative.
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Oh so painfully true.
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[quote]the military can never win a "war on terror", unless it learns to value the lives of civilians just as much as it values the lives of its goons. (See my previous definition of "the military" to avoid any confusion).[/quote] I looked up "your" definition. I gather, in short (and this vibe is solely based on your posts for this article), you just despise the military upper echelon, not the poor, economically challenged "goons" (drafted in the case of V
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Another example of political involvement, this time in Afghanistan: Troops not allowed to engage the enemy if they put down their weapon, even temporarily. Al Quaida/Taliban fighters would deliberately taunt US forces, take a few shots, set there weapons down, then reposition. Who asks there military to fight with one hand tied behind their back? Only the US. Scoutdog - It is true that terrible things happen during war. I say good. It's not supposed to be nice and neat. It should be s
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Stardock Forums[quote]It also provides them the opportunity to louse it up. Until the military gets "fixed" (intentionally using that term with full awareness of its secondary meaning) I want them as far away from actual action as possible, especially in a tinderbox like Libya![/quote] Because the politicians did such a good job in Vietnam? Until you've served and understand what the real issues are (usually bureaucrats behind a desk in DC), I wouldn't recommend "fixes".
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Yet nobody still is asking... who are these rebels we are supporting? They yell "Democracy", but do they mean it? If they never had it how do they know they want it? Maybe they really mean "We want an Islamic state". Who leads them? Why haven't we heard from them? Momar is no angel, and deserves a terrible fate, but he is also no Hitler and never will be. How many in Libya want him gone? Do we just hear the noisy ones? Make no mistake, the media is driving this story of "human tr
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The Arabs need to police their own. Obama will be remembered for his belated, seemingly uninterested stance, one way or the other, on the issue. The US will be damned if it does or damned if it doesn't buy the Muslim community for any deaths that may have occurred before or after US involvement. If ever a case can be made that it was "for the OIL" this is it. Now I'm no big fan of Momar (I was on the giving end to Libya in 86). He ordered the deaths of Americans, and deserves a h
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[quote]Wow, since when are copy right violators on equal ground as terrorist?[/quote] Since many of those "we're rich, but we aren't Republicans, so it doesn't count" performers and their unions support this administration. It was only bad when Bush did it. I can admire anyone that took a stand against a Bush policy that will continue that same stand against a similar Obama policy, even if I disagree. But the crickets are noticeably quiet on a slew of issues. If one is go
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On a semi-related note: Where are the liberals crying "We are in Libya for the oil"? We don't know the motive of these "rebels". The liberals sure didn't care about the people Saddam had oppressed. So what is so different here?
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[quote]But the Q&D is that we did get through both Katrina and 9-11.[/quote] One can say just by the passage of time only, one gets through anything. But I agree, I is ALL how one handles it during and after. I believe not long ago, there was a time when we would have been able to face any such event with strong determination, not unlike the Japanese this past week. No longer (with perhaps a few exceptions). We are ever evolving to take our place with, and seemingly happily racing
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[quote]Not as stoically (think Katrina), but yes we would get through it. Most major nations would. Only the weak (Haiti) have problems because they really have no freedom.[/quote] There are still people waiting for a government check for Katrina. Personally, I believe the Japanese people will not take so long. Also, I haven't seen one photo of a Japanese citizen carrying a TV from the rubble. Sadly, the US is closer in demeanor to Haiti than the Japanese are in face of that type of d
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