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riderinthestorm

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1. I just had a convo this am with the husband of one of my clients
Sat Mar 14, 2015, 08:05 PM
Mar 2015

he responded that if he were younger he'd strap on a rifle and go kill some Iranians. That they are eeeeeevvvvviiiillll and that since monitoring didn't work in North Korea, it won't work in Iran.

I felt physically ill.

There's no way you can even counter that string of nonsense (the guys in his 50's and an obvious ass but I adore his wife who is a great client so I just walked away as she told him to shut up).

I just had a convo this am with the husband of one of my clients riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #1
Gish Gallop, deal with it a lot myself.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #5
What does age have to do with it? obxhead Mar 2015 #6
50 shmifty he should go to Iran today with his lil gun. onecaliberal Mar 2015 #8
I am starting to wonder who we are as well Kalidurga Mar 2015 #2
We spend half our budget on the military and wars. Many people get very wealthy from this, and RKP5637 Mar 2015 #4
Yes far to much of our budget goes to the military Kalidurga Mar 2015 #7
I think much the same, especially with today's technology. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #14
This is a keeper. Succinct and true. nt raccoon Mar 2015 #19
When we were kids, I thought war was a temporary condition. I thought WWII was the end, then came RKP5637 Mar 2015 #20
As a Jeff I agree with Geoff underpants Mar 2015 #3
How do they know ... surrealAmerican Mar 2015 #9
Its the concept of everyone being against America Lobo27 Mar 2015 #11
As the middle class rapidly disappears... peace13 Mar 2015 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author maryellen99 Mar 2015 #12
In all seriousness, we have used nuclear bombs, it isnt pretty, yes they have Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #13
Geoff has wisdom with age, the others seem young and reactionary IMO. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #15
He's not treasonous. greytdemocrat Mar 2015 #16
... Tsiyu Mar 2015 #17
The way I see things anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #18
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