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Fri Nov-27-09 01:31 PM
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| - 'Person of the Year?' U.S. service men and women. |
bigtree |
Nov-27-09 01:25 PM |
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Agreed, it's easy to be a star, surrounded by admirers |
Warpy |
Nov-27-09 01:30 PM |
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Person of the Year |
CC |
Nov-27-09 01:31 PM |
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The job has become even more thankless |
Warpy |
Nov-27-09 01:46 PM |
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2003. Isn't that the year we illegally invaded Iraq? |
Arctic Dave |
Nov-27-09 01:50 PM |
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yep |
bigtree |
Nov-27-09 02:02 PM |
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I would say people who help the poor. Now that's a thankless job. |
Arctic Dave |
Nov-27-09 01:52 PM |
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I'm a soldier |
knightinwhitesatin |
Nov-27-09 02:01 PM |
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We were always told to... |
Lagomorph |
Nov-27-09 02:04 PM |
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Exactly |
knightinwhitesatin |
Nov-27-09 02:07 PM |
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will do |
fascisthunter |
Nov-27-09 02:11 PM |
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Yes, that's the greatest respect we can show our service members: to force CONGRESS to |
ShortnFiery |
Nov-30-09 10:25 AM |
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it's really the least we could do to honor your service during a time of high deployments |
bigtree |
Nov-27-09 02:08 PM |
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That would be unanimous. |
Cha |
Nov-27-09 02:11 PM |
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How about a fund raiser for three servicepeople for a New Years Day check to |
peacetalksforall |
Nov-27-09 02:34 PM |
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No. |
gratuitous |
Nov-27-09 02:46 PM |
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I'd give the non-military their due |
bigtree |
Nov-27-09 03:28 PM |
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Yes, there's a shitload of Mercinaries there protecting Hamid Karzai. |
ShortnFiery |
Nov-30-09 10:21 AM |
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why not its better the "Twitter" or "The Economy" |
NYC Democrat |
Nov-27-09 03:32 PM |
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Rather than some INANE award from the M$M, the average service member would rather COME HOME. eom |
ShortnFiery |
Nov-30-09 10:05 AM |
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maybe you're right |
bigtree |
Nov-30-09 10:07 AM |
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Oh no, let's not stop there: If we want WAR, then it's time to re-implement the draft. |
ShortnFiery |
Nov-30-09 10:10 AM |
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It's a small gesture |
bigtree |
Nov-30-09 10:17 AM |
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Yes, it's all around "small" - not unlike magnetic yellow ribbons slapped on car bumpers. |
ShortnFiery |
Nov-30-09 10:19 AM |
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no one is presuming that should/would be the totality of our interest or opposition |
bigtree |
Nov-30-09 10:28 AM |
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No, I'm not petty, but we don't need to feel good about something this flatly INANE. |
ShortnFiery |
Nov-30-09 10:30 AM |
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you don't need to lecture me about opposing this opportunistic militarism |
bigtree |
Nov-30-09 10:35 AM |
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