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Wow...all this coming out of Hawaii people. Adachi, Snowden!!! dkf Jul 2013 #1
Tying this to Obama is just a bit much Fumesucker Jul 2013 #3
No I'm talking about Hawaii people in general. dkf Jul 2013 #5
Most conservadems are disappointed. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #9
anti-immigrant or pro-wage supression/anti-american worker? i get all confuzled! galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #16
Good god. That's not safe. Ed Suspicious Jul 2013 #25
I think you might be labeling the wrong group as "conservadems." I find the people eager to acquiesce Ed Suspicious Jul 2013 #24
Ah. You mean all the survellience programs chEney dick and r0ve the sewer rat started geckosfeet Jul 2013 #28
Continued and expanded by Obama. dkf Jul 2013 #30
Expanded under President Obama, not by Obama. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #43
Then maybe you need to reign them back in. Or cut them off. dkf Jul 2013 #44
Of course. But thats when repubs start screaming about cuts to national defense geckosfeet Jul 2013 #51
We all knew he was a conservative Dem with a touch of authoritarian mixed in. alfredo Jul 2013 #40
OMG, that is an oldie! :) nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #72
I liked them until my mother said she liked them ;) alfredo Jul 2013 #75
Speaking as a Hawaiian atreides1 Jul 2013 #77
I'll claim him. :) dkf Jul 2013 #78
You never miss an opportunity to attack Obama, even when the subject has no relation to him. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #17
Another anti-Obama post from you. Yawn. nt okaawhatever Jul 2013 #27
That's about the poorest attempt at conflation I've seen here in a while. bluedigger Jul 2013 #35
The story is unclear as to his actual actions - hedgehog Jul 2013 #2
sorry. but I can't support him, however patriotic his intention is. World trade is a fact of life.. JackN415 Jul 2013 #4
Yay, neoliberalism. World trade and the invisible hand of the market is a force of god, unstoppable Ed Suspicious Jul 2013 #26
World trade may be a fact of life..but not in military uniforms. James48 Jul 2013 #29
+1 BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #55
I purchased some USA made work boot for a home project. I owned a pair of boots bluestate10 Jul 2013 #34
it's not so simple. Consider this:.. JackN415 Jul 2013 #42
sorry my post was to reply the other and I made mistake replying to you. :) I agree with ur post JackN415 Jul 2013 #45
You characterize our commerce relationship with China brentspeak Jul 2013 #67
It is trade as long as Americans buy products that come from China. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #79
You don't understand the definition of "trade" brentspeak Jul 2013 #84
That's a lot of fussing over a pair of boots. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #6
Why are all the BOrG on this thread now defending Chinese made goods for our service people? BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #56
You are absolutely correct! Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #59
Or stand up for the country, people and their jobs BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #61
LOL! That's a joke, right? Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #63
I wish more people would read this thread BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #64
I didn't call you a socialist, just your response. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #65
I have no problem being called a socialist BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #66
That, my friend, is irony on a cracker. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #69
"socialist horse$hit" brentspeak Jul 2013 #68
Fresh off the jury, in for the attack! Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #70
Nailed it BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #82
Congress has let him down itsrobert Jul 2013 #7
"It was impossible to get U.S.-made boots." Brickbat Jul 2013 #8
The problem is volume based. USA made boots will cost more, even if chinese workers bluestate10 Jul 2013 #39
Your post is disingenuous at best. BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #57
You do realize that SLAVE LABOR has a specific definition that does not apply here. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #71
The entire military could be shoed and that would be a fraction of what a chinese factory bluestate10 Jul 2013 #80
Seriously: what are you talking about? BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #83
The entire military could be shoed and that would be a fraction of what a chinese factory bluestate10 Jul 2013 #81
Unfortunately, to get "American Made" military gear, it seems it must be produced by prison labor... Journeyman Jul 2013 #10
It's my understanding Firefighter Gear is made there too... nt AnotherDreamWeaver Jul 2013 #13
Prison labor is the only way that USA manufacturers can sell military gear to the bluestate10 Jul 2013 #41
Bullshit. intheflow Jul 2013 #60
32 years in the military onethatcares Jul 2013 #11
I believe there is Duckwraps Jul 2013 #14
Two sarge43 Jul 2013 #21
Well in the Army Duckwraps Jul 2013 #33
Using the pay grades is always a good idea, even within the tribe sarge43 Jul 2013 #36
Yep. Duckwraps Jul 2013 #53
As you point out, an E-9 in the Army is a Sergeant Major. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #54
He's a reservist Lurks Often Jul 2013 #18
My Pop was a master sergeant. He was a great man. Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #73
Interesting. enlightenment Jul 2013 #12
Sounds to me exactly like the chumps who didn't follow Progressive dog Jul 2013 #15
Who fucking cares where your boots were made!? Rex Jul 2013 #19
My Read allinthegame Jul 2013 #20
^^This!^^ BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #62
hey master sergeant, put on the fucking boots and DEPLOY TO THE GHANI pasto76 Jul 2013 #22
the law requires USA made. James48 Jul 2013 #31
I didn't know this. But even so, there is absurdity in such law. What is the definition of "made in" JackN415 Jul 2013 #46
Didn't research the story I see tkmorris Jul 2013 #37
kr. good for him. people should be asking these questions and making these points in every HiPointDem Jul 2013 #23
Spare me the outrage. If the military purchased USA made boots, clothing and blankets for bluestate10 Jul 2013 #47
no, people of *my* ilk would not. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #48
I buy my shoes from Sears mostly, and i believe pretty much everything i own darkangel218 Jul 2013 #32
30 years of outsourcing has brought it to this. Initech Jul 2013 #38
Maybe he should spend a little more time protesting against the unethical war in Afghanistan... Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #49
You mean, "Master Sergeant in trouble for missing a movement"? Recursion Jul 2013 #50
He received a reprimand stemming giftedgirl77 Jul 2013 #52
Is this a new development? Revanchist Jul 2013 #58
When I was in the military, I bought my own commercially made boots Major Nikon Jul 2013 #74
wow. I hope he keeps his job Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #76
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