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| -Who Has Respect For Prince Harry... |
rsmith6621 |
Feb-29-08 08:25 AM |
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The entire English population, and me. |
babylonsister |
Feb-29-08 08:27 AM |
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Yup. I'll second that, babylonsister. |
Old Crusoe |
Feb-29-08 08:29 AM |
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Very unlike the US royals, the British royals are expected to serve |
TechBear_Seattle |
Feb-29-08 08:35 AM |
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US royals? |
Warren Stupidity |
Feb-29-08 08:50 AM |
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(Insert snort of derision here) |
TechBear_Seattle |
Feb-29-08 08:54 AM |
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Right on |
spoony |
Feb-29-08 04:38 PM |
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You speak for the entire English population? |
Darth_Kitten |
Mar-01-08 09:06 AM |
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I don't know.... |
Branjor |
Feb-29-08 08:28 AM |
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It is rumoured that his mates nicknamed him |
TexasProgresive |
Feb-29-08 09:32 AM |
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British accent can be hard to understand |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Mar-01-08 09:18 AM |
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In Vietnam |
TexasProgresive |
Mar-01-08 03:59 PM |
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Afghanistan is considered more dangerous |
jumptheshadow |
Feb-29-08 10:03 PM |
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He's wicked awesome. |
devilgrrl |
Feb-29-08 08:29 AM |
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C'mon. It was a costume party. |
NCevilDUer |
Feb-29-08 09:05 AM |
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That incident was another cut |
MH1 |
Feb-29-08 09:24 AM |
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It was very an annoying watching that one unfold. |
baby_mouse |
Mar-01-08 05:35 AM |
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He was probably trying to live that incident down by going to AFghanistan. |
CTyankee |
Feb-29-08 09:08 AM |
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Probably not.... |
truebrit71 |
Feb-29-08 10:36 AM |
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Well, you understand this better than I do... |
CTyankee |
Feb-29-08 02:46 PM |
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He was taking the piss by wearing it... |
truebrit71 |
Feb-29-08 02:50 PM |
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Yup. Sorry...n/t |
CTyankee |
Feb-29-08 03:12 PM |
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No worries...as long as you understand that he was poking fun... |
truebrit71 |
Feb-29-08 03:26 PM |
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Are you talking about the Nazi thing? n/t |
CTyankee |
Feb-29-08 03:30 PM |
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Yes. |
truebrit71 |
Feb-29-08 04:37 PM |
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well, then i don't get it. the nazi thing is an abomination. |
CTyankee |
Feb-29-08 06:12 PM |
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Sorry but you have to understand British humour... |
truebrit71 |
Feb-29-08 10:33 AM |
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I figured it was Harry trying to get in touch with his German Mountbatten roots. |
devilgrrl |
Feb-29-08 10:40 AM |
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I read that neither he nor Prince William knew what the costume was |
renate |
Feb-29-08 02:51 PM |
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Wuh?! |
baby_mouse |
Mar-01-08 05:39 AM |
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I could believe that........... |
Darth_Kitten |
Mar-01-08 09:09 AM |
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Bright shiny keys, bright shiny keys |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-29-08 08:29 AM |
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me |
dwickham |
Feb-29-08 08:29 AM |
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You think it was a publicity stunt? |
tanyev |
Feb-29-08 08:31 AM |
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Yes, good on Harry. The Brits are funny that way. |
MoJoWorkin |
Feb-29-08 08:31 AM |
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Didn't he say he was going to quit the military if they didn't send him to Iraq? |
Tatiana |
Feb-29-08 08:31 AM |
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Yup...he said that there was bugger all point of him wearing the uniform if he couldn't fight... |
truebrit71 |
Feb-29-08 10:37 AM |
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I am very ambivalent about Prince Harry. Just why is it that the |
hedgehog |
Feb-29-08 08:32 AM |
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For one thing, he wasn't academically good enough to be a doctor |
muriel_volestrangler |
Feb-29-08 08:55 AM |
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I like him. |
CJCRANE |
Feb-29-08 08:34 AM |
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I do. He put his ass on the line when he could have avoided combat (think Bush twins or Romney boys) |
11 Bravo |
Feb-29-08 08:34 AM |
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I do. |
npincus |
Feb-29-08 08:34 AM |
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He's just another Tommy. The fact that his position precluded his |
Dhalgren |
Feb-29-08 08:38 AM |
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Exactly! |
Reterr |
Feb-29-08 10:14 PM |
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It's beyond bizarre - it's downright unseemly... |
Dhalgren |
Mar-01-08 08:46 AM |
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I do |
MrsMatt |
Feb-29-08 08:42 AM |
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I do. For whatever reason, he opted to not use his position to safeguard him from |
mondo joe |
Feb-29-08 08:48 AM |
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Couldn't care less. |
Warren Stupidity |
Feb-29-08 08:50 AM |
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I give him credit for lack of hypocrisy and condemn him for supporting an immoral military action. |
TooBigaTent |
Feb-29-08 08:51 AM |
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If his purpose to be there in the first place is to learn the perils of war |
madokie |
Feb-29-08 08:57 AM |
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It it was a publicity stunt, why is it that as soon as it got publicity |
NCevilDUer |
Feb-29-08 08:59 AM |
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I Don't Think It Was A Publicity Stunt |
Irishonly |
Feb-29-08 08:59 AM |
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He needs to wake the fuck up,or is he part of the problem ? |
Twist_U_Up |
Feb-29-08 09:09 AM |
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It's misplaced to blame Prince Harry for going to war -- but FUCK DRUDGE any way you slice it |
cloudythescribbler |
Feb-29-08 09:12 AM |
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I have tremendous respect for him. He is a soldier and wanted to do his job. |
truebrit71 |
Feb-29-08 09:16 AM |
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i concur |
sepulveda |
Feb-29-08 09:49 AM |
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Not only walking the walk, but making it damn sure he was going to walk the walk.. |
truebrit71 |
Feb-29-08 10:30 AM |
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this is nothing new. the Princes have traditionally been officers in the military. |
KG |
Feb-29-08 09:19 AM |
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If only our "leaders" sent their children to war, we might have less war. |
SoonerPride |
Feb-29-08 09:27 AM |
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you are right! and start the draft age at 50 |
albert johnson |
Mar-01-08 02:26 AM |
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I had enough to keep the secret, and not say the news article was bogus. |
L. Coyote |
Feb-29-08 09:34 AM |
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Matt Drudge is a fucking asshole. . . |
DinahMoeHum |
Feb-29-08 09:41 AM |
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Drudge put alot of people at risk. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-29-08 10:45 AM |
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Drudge is another right-wing chickenhawk who loves war.... |
Zookeeper |
Mar-01-08 05:09 PM |
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I did at first because he showed some guts, |
malaise |
Feb-29-08 10:42 AM |
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I applaud him! |
dbaker41 |
Feb-29-08 10:43 AM |
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How about not going to war any more? Like the old song? |
The Stranger |
Feb-29-08 10:46 AM |
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He's Not Quite Comparable to a US Politician's Child |
ribofunk |
Feb-29-08 10:48 AM |
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Sure beats the image of him falling drunk out of a limo. |
AtomicKitten |
Feb-29-08 02:49 PM |
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I hadn't liked him for a long time--although he was an adorable child |
renate |
Feb-29-08 02:58 PM |
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The "heir and the spare" have grown up before our eyes. Diana would have been very proud. |
AtomicKitten |
Feb-29-08 03:02 PM |
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I agree |
leftynyc |
Feb-29-08 03:27 PM |
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Why? Elitist, drunken partiers who need to be forced to do anything...... |
Darth_Kitten |
Mar-01-08 09:13 AM |
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Too bad he doesn't have a drop of royal blood in him...... |
Darth_Kitten |
Mar-01-08 09:11 AM |
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Yep, going off to KILL people always garners my respect. |
kineta |
Feb-29-08 02:51 PM |
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True, I would admire him more if he refused to go on this one and |
treestar |
Feb-29-08 03:35 PM |
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To my knowledge |
Thothmes |
Feb-29-08 07:29 PM |
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Thanks! That explains that! |
treestar |
Mar-01-08 09:42 PM |
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Excellent post.eom |
Reterr |
Feb-29-08 10:15 PM |
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I only know about him what I see in the press, so I can't really say |
The Straight Story |
Feb-29-08 03:32 PM |
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They should have made him serve at a catholic church as a choir boy |
L0oniX |
Feb-29-08 03:36 PM |
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He is not Catholic |
lumpy |
Mar-01-08 06:35 PM |
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I do. |
nathan hale |
Feb-29-08 05:08 PM |
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Well, I certainly do. |
spenbax |
Feb-29-08 06:22 PM |
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Yes. Noblesse oblige. n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Feb-29-08 07:34 PM |
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We, who follow such things, are well-aware |
Karenina |
Feb-29-08 08:35 PM |
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If he wanted to keep a low profile, why did he speak to the BBC? (nm) |
Book Lover |
Feb-29-08 08:45 PM |
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It was part of the deal with the press. |
Byronic |
Mar-01-08 05:29 AM |
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I do. He walked the walk. nt |
jmg257 |
Feb-29-08 10:05 PM |
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Not any more respect than I have for the average soldier over there |
Reterr |
Feb-29-08 10:11 PM |
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I love me some Prince Harry. |
BlueIris |
Feb-29-08 10:39 PM |
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None |
RGBolen |
Feb-29-08 11:40 PM |
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How about thanking the Canadians who have been there for YEARS? |
Darth_Kitten |
Mar-01-08 09:05 AM |
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Windsor, technically |
northzax |
Mar-01-08 04:52 PM |
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Harry, like his great-grandfather, his great-great-grandfather and so on have been career British |
nealmhughes |
Mar-01-08 04:15 PM |
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And his grandmother, the Queen, did serve during WWII |
dflprincess |
Mar-01-08 10:15 PM |
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He could drink me under the table |
Generic Brad |
Mar-01-08 06:38 PM |
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Far more than I have for... |
misanthrope |
Mar-01-08 06:41 PM |
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I like him |
Skittles |
Mar-01-08 10:32 PM |
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Prince Charles opposed the war and didn't send us there, it was Blair |
JI7 |
Mar-02-08 12:39 AM |
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and the Bush girls... {nt} |
Aya Reiko |
Mar-02-08 03:58 AM |
#100 |
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