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Reply to Thank goodness for blogger fact checking... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Just make sure to blame anyone or anything but yourself for your problems. But when you bash yourself all you get is accusations of trolling for sympathy!! ;~D

Reply to Remember the Rumsfeld Question? in Politics JoeUser Forums

(dont forget the big end-of-the-year sale goin on this week at dupes'r'us: four magic beans for only one cow!) I'm sure you and the cow have made a happy life together, even without the beans. ;~D

Reply to Remember the Rumsfeld Question? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Yawn.

Reply to Soldiers Pay the Price in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Someone here posted a LONG sentence without a break. That widens the margins Hoo-Ah To that! ;~D

Reply to Thank goodness for blogger fact checking... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Often we are faced with statistics that are twisted or totally made-up 75% of statistics cited are made up on the spot... The other 25% are people quoting the first 75%!!! ;~D

Reply to HOLLYWOOD COUNTERS FARENHEIT 911 WITH STAR POWER? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Ahh, the infamous scene where Prs. Bush sat listening to "the goat story" and Michael Moore telling his minions what to think about it. and of course, the minions heard, and obeyed.... ;~D

Reply to Soldiers Pay the Price in Current Events JoeUser Forums

At the risk of sounding like the mindless (former) paratrooper people like Mr. Herbert seem to think we are: HOOOO~AHHHHH!!!!!

Reply to why do people think liberals are godless pinkocommies? in Politics JoeUser Forums

"why do people think liberals are godless pinkocommies?" For the same reason that many liberals think that all conservatives are mindless, "red-neck", "queer" hating, Bush loving, Ditto headed, Jesus freaks..... The press told them, and they obeyed.

Reply to HOLLYWOOD COUNTERS FARENHEIT 911 WITH STAR POWER? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Hillarious!!! The best part was how much better made this was than that pathetic joke F 9/11!!! F 911 was a joke,.... right??? ;~D

Reply to Thank goodness for blogger fact checking... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Apparently the press has decided that they would rather be more like a blogger or talk show host than reporters or journalists. Getting out the facts means nothing to them anymore. I know, in my experiences, everytime I have been interviewed by reporters I was either taken out of context or outright misquoted. During Desert Storm there were a few reporters wandering around Logistical Base Charlie (Northern Saudi Arabia). I asked one of them

Reply to WAR! What is it good for? (volume 2) in Misc JoeUser Forums

There's always EMS and/or Emergency Management. ;~D

Reply to Humorless Liberals Need Not Read in Politics JoeUser Forums

Hilarous!! But I bet some won't think so... ;~D

Reply to Remember the Rumsfeld Question? in Politics JoeUser Forums

personally i think the 'mission accomplished' banner on the lincoln was a pretty decent indication of just how far outta touch this administration was. And if you stilll think that the "mission accomplished" banner had anything to do with the war in general, you are the one out of touch. The mission t

Reply to McDonald's Calls Heart Surgeon Racist in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Is McDonald's so callous as to stay where they are obviously not wanted? Probably for the same reason Starbucks so rudely insists on holding on to their store in the Little 5 Points area of Atlanta (a place where you'd swear a Grateful Dead or Phish concert

Reply to The New BodyArmor - Interceptor OTV (plus Greywar revealed!) in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Standing tall and looking good!! Let this be the last time for while!! ;~D (the Army would grind to a halt without Korean tailor shops) Thank goodness for all off p

Reply to Jealous Soldiers Complain About NOT Deploying to Iraq! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The same thing was happening during all the "brush fires" during the late 80s and 90s (especially the press heavy ops like the Gulf War, Panama and Somalia). The motives ranged everywhere from jealousy to fear. Jealousy for much the same reasons you cite, and fear because it was thought that if you didn't "get your card punched" in a real world op then you might as well get your resume ready. As it turned out, when it came time for promotio

Reply to Remember the Rumsfeld Question? in Politics JoeUser Forums

it's not that the public wasnt aware of the situation with the humvees (or the body armor). ive known about and been bitching about it since sometime in summer 03. If you have, then you are a great example of what I am talking about. This has been no secret, and it's not like no vehicles have been "ar

Reply to Remember the Rumsfeld Question? in Politics JoeUser Forums

So, what the Adjutant General said is that although many troops have had to do with make-shift armor on their HMMWVs, the problem has been identified, and has been being rectified since the beginning of the war. It isn't like the military waited until Rumsfeld was embarrassed to start working the problem. The problem is the same problem as what has been happening throughout most of this war. A story "breaks" to little if any notice from the

Reply to Remember the Rumsfeld Question? in Politics JoeUser Forums

and you can always pick the nits and forget the flying arrows. and we're hearing from all the network nits picking at this one!! ;~D

Reply to He's a vet, You's a vet, Who's a vet? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It's not so much about whether a candidate is a war vet or not (at least in this election cycle), it is about each applicants "resume" and what he chose to put on it. When you (or anyone else) creates a resume, you fill it with what you consider the most impressive, and relevant job and education experience you have. As an added bonus, in politics the other applicants get to see your resume and try to redefine your accomplishments in their ow

Reply to Racial profiling or Common sense? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I am a Red-headed, Blue-Eyed, Freckle-faced, left-handed, colorblind, Mormon, Disabled, Military Retiree. I only fly a few times a year, but everytime I have flown, I have been "Randomized". I wonder how many other Red-headed, Blue-Eyed, Freckle-faced, left-handed, colorblind, Mormon, Disabled, Military Retirees get "randomized" everytime they fly? I would bet that the percentage of Red-headed, Blue-Eyed, Freckle-faced, left-handed, colorblind, Morm

Reply to Remember the Rumsfeld Question? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Of course the major media left all that out, actually reporting facts would go against their code of journalistic ethics. ;~D "Journalistic Integrity" = An oxymoron.

Reply to Departing NAACP leader has 'man-to-man' talk with Bush in Politics JoeUser Forums

How dare the NAACP equate Prs. Bush's declining to speak with them as a rebuff agaisnt all Black Americans. SInce when does the NAACP represent anyone other than their own members? I wonder how the NAACP would accept the idea of advancing Condoleeza Rice as President if she chose to run???

Reply to WAR! What is it good for? (volume 2) in Misc JoeUser Forums

I hear you Lima Charlie (to rip apart all my 31C training in proper radio procedure ;~D ). I was a part of what you describe in the first part of your article. Those of us who went to the Gulf War came back to home station with new found, real world experience. Those of us who planned on hanging around for our 20 accepted the idea of an evolution of training to fit what we had learned in the deserts. What we found was a whole lot o

Reply to McDonald's Calls Heart Surgeon Racist in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yes, it does seem a bit ironic to find a McDonalds in a facility with Cleveland Clinics international reputation for heart related conditions. Of course, we should get rid of all such places in our medical centers. Do you realize that there are places in many of our finest cancer treatment centers that sell products that can cause: A reduction in Red Blood Cell production, Anorexia, Inc