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In reply to the discussion: What a fucking douche.... [View all]ohiosmith
(24,262 posts)95. Incredibly, this post was alerted on. The jury voted 6/0 to let it stand.
At Sun Jul 29, 2012, 11:14 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
off topic, but what does "nt" mean? i see it all the time
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You know, it used to be that leaders were leaders because they were strategic and capable warriors
siligut
Jul 2012
#13
I do indeed remember everything this fucking sociopathic fucker has done (that has
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#56
but ours should? No, he has come out and said his sons are "serving the Country" by campaigning.
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#44
Yeah, that's the question. No one's kids or grandkids (not even his own)
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#65
Mitt's children and grandchildren should be grist for the mill just as any other child....
Raster
Jul 2012
#64
Agree with you 100% on that. Having universal military conscription, imo,
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#68
and what would be the logical reason for not mandating conscription? And quite frankly I will not
Raster
Jul 2012
#74
Since I basically agree with you on this, I'm probably not the best person to represent
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#80
I completely get that drafting innocent kids to fight in a godless war for greed or vanity is wrong.
Raster
Jul 2012
#81
Yeah, you're eloquently summing up one side of the debate (the side with
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#84
Last time I checked, Iran had over 1,000,000 men in its Army and close to 100,000
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#29
Remember PNAC, it's not just Iran. They're drooling over Syria & Egypt too. Checkout Rmoneys remarks
patrice
Jul 2012
#61
I find a lot of cuss words distracting. And not helpful. But to each his own. n-t
Logical
Jul 2012
#26
He's a traditionalist: rich men send the sons of poor men to fight their battles
Tom Ripley
Jul 2012
#31
I watched it. It's total oblivion for rmoney. He's too scary to be POTUS. t
snappyturtle
Jul 2012
#32
And Cheney is handing out atta-boys for tough talk in Isreal. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THEM!!
patrice
Jul 2012
#51
The FUCKING House of "Representatives" if FULL of American Exceptionalists!! nt
patrice
Jul 2012
#52
In truth, that even includes low-paid military, who I guess remain uninformed because they ARE
patrice
Jul 2012
#78