What Did You Do on Independence Day?
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GEN Dave Petraeus re-enlists 1,215 US soldiers at Al Faw Palace, Baghdad. July 4, 2008.
Sort of puts the typical fireworks display and barbecue to shame. If this brings neither a tear to your eye or causes a bit of a tingle to run up your spine you need to rethink what today is about.
(h/t to Bob Krumm from whom I pinched the headline)
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I just spent the day thinking of the nearly complete absence of faces burned off, severe brain damage and missing body parts of US soldiers that would have blessed us had we not listened to the biggest idiot(according to polls) we've ever accidentally elected president.
Granted, YMMV according to your opinion on progress vis-a-vis Iraqi self-governance in an optimistic time frame.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
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"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
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"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Is when their wounds or death help your political cause.
I would much rather die emptying my rifle at terrorists than alone in my bed, contemplating a life of random hatred spewed at those who love our country.
I don't think we need to guess which end is more likely for you.
the other window(s) you have open now.
In Vino Veritas
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bout Shaft.
No one understands him but his woman. She says this is a downright mean country (due to inflated piano lesson prices)
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"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
In case anyone missed it, gamecock is a manic-depressive. Bipolar might be the more popular term, though I prefer "chemical imbalance" when it comes to those involved with shop lifting, blogging and so forth.
The "passive" thing goes over big with juries and voters.
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But I also have to light a cigar, belch and fart at the same time.
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"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business … frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise.Ronald Reagan
Insistently wrong
Really insistently wrong.
Really really insistently wrong.
He was never of the sad sad disposition that Mr. Shaft displays.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
comparing his Steve Leisman to my Larry Kudlow on supply-side tax philosophy, and he assured he's no central-planning type, but he did often seem to have an emotional need to be right and have the last word.
he had a brief sojourn at The Minority Report, but suffered his usual fate. He has been banned even from some liberal websites because he cannot help himself from arguing points to infinity.
He engaged me over at Swords Crossed -- typically blamed it all on me and our ilk,
This guy ain't him. Brooksy has a lot more style than this guy.
Or maybe he has, I don't know. I would say he would not have been able to keep his disguise on for long.
An interesting case study for a psychologist, I would imagine. I read at one point that mbecker and he developed a friendship and correspond(ed) via e-mail regularly.
He did not seem like a bad guy, just...well...
What was his nom de plume on Minority Report?
in at least one name that I know, and another that I suspect. He has be re-banned, although I don't know if it was known by the banners who he was -- he just did it the old fashioned way -- he earned it.
He was Brooks at TMR...
I have a morbid curiousity about that, and also why he feels drawn to arguing to the point of being banned. As I remember, he sort of posed as one of us, but never argued a true conservative stance.
Maybe his mission was simply to make us waste our time, an idiot savant of argument strategically placed here by the left for a while. Goodness knows I wasted too much of mine.
He wasn't a bad guy, really. He just thought he knew everything and would argue his point forever. I don't believe he was ever a conservative, at least, like you say, he never argued any particularly conservative points, but he argued with liberals as well.
If it was BrooksRob he would have told us how he spent the day comtemplating the the fact that tax cuts do not increase revenue and how everyone who believes otherwise is just wrong.
Merriam-Webster, jr.
Do you practice internet/tv medicine with Dr Frist?
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"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
then again, it could be a verb...
which is plenty of time to offer something constructive, I think.
the orderly returned to the office, and jshaft is back mopping the floor...before his next Thorozyne tablet.
I hope that General Petraeus can arrange for a similar ceremony when Nobama finds his was to Iraq. Might just show him what men and women of real courage think about helping Democracy take root in Iraq.
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Mike DeVine’s Charlotte Observer columns
www.theminorityreportblog.com
"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
Mike DeVine’s Charlotte Observer columns
www.theminorityreportblog.com
"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." - The Chief Justice
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Independence Day to me is very important, it is as important as Veterans Day. After I was discharged in 1964, I returned to my hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts. My first real job was with The General Electric Company. To my surprise, they had not hired a new employee for seven years. I later learned that the only reason they hired me was that I was a veteran. All the employees were either WWII or Korean veterans.
Therefore, these two days were honored and celebrated with dignity. These men knew the meaning of sacrifice and honor. The criticism and derogatory remarks I heard after my discharge were not apart of their patriotic commitment to America. If it were not for their understanding and support my life would not be what it is today. They suggested that every Veterans Day and every July 4th that I visit any local cemetery as they did and visit and a Veterans Grave. They felt that every grave was a National Treasure.
After leaving General Electric, I transferred to Cleveland, Ohio, Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, Knoxville, TN, Detroit, MI and back to Atlanta, GA. I visited National Treasures in every city. So today I visited a National Treasure and I did the same thing I have been doing for the past 43 years, I cried.
Engaged in some free market capitalism, baby! Also known as a yard/garage/tag sale, depending on your geography.
Thanks to Gen'l Petraeus and all those fine men who just volunteered to keep protecting us.
Be not afraid
Thanks for sharing.
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Is Fox News the only network that thought this was news worthy? What a great ceremony and great day for us to be so fortunate to have those men and women to re-enlist in a damn war zone no less. Bravo!!!!