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Military Service? What about the Boy Scouts?
Me | September 2.2004 | Shooter 2.5

Posted on 09/02/2004 7:24:00 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5

I happen to notice there was some mention of John Edwards and the Girl Scouts. I'm not sure what started that discussion but it made me think about the Scouts.

Now I know the dems hate the conservative cause so much there were reports Boy Scouts were harassed at the dem convention in 2002.

We also know that kerry was actually in Viet Nam and mentions it a time or thousand. Yes, both candidates served and Bush even was gratious to say that kerry's service was honorable.

So they both served and that issue should have died a long time ago, except kerry doesn't have anything else on his resume. Twenty years in the Senate with nothing to show for it is pretty pathetic. It would also help if he had shown up once in awhile instead of collecting a paycheck.

Which brings us to a service to our country that doesn't hand out paychecks just because someone mirrored an assassinated president. The Boy Scouts.

Could the candidates have the same integrity as an eleven year old entering an organization that changes the soap box derby child into the eighteen year old man ready for adulthood?

The Scout Law is twelve rules that each boy has to know.

Here are the rules and how I believe each candidate would obey them.

A Scout is:

Trustworthy - Bush by a landslide. Mister flip flopper couldn't be trusted to say what he means.

Loyal - Bush again. kerry dumps the first wife for the bigger score and I don't think I have to mention the Swifties.

Helpful - Bush again. It's that old "Tax and Spend" the dems can't seem to forget about. Giving somebody something doesn't help. They have to learn to earn it.

Friendly - I have to say this is a tossup. There really isn't anything friendlier than a used car salesman or a politician during an election.

Courteous - Perhaps Bush again. I saw those still pictures that showed kerry slamming into the little old lady when he ran to the Huey helicopter. If it was a video, I would like to think he apologized but there's no evidence of that. There's also no evidence he didn't.

Kind - I tried to give this one to kerry. Anyone locking lips with a hamster should get some kind of recognition. On the other hand, I don't kill birds for a photoshoot. There's also that pesky abortion issue. Bush again.

Obedient - Bush again. Hey, kerry! You're supposed to show up for work once in awhile. Do the job you're being paid for!

Cheerful - Tossup. There was that little to-do in Vegas with kerry and the missus but we don't know what started it.

Thrifty - A lot of people criticize Bush for spending our money like a drunken sailor. Isn't that what politicians do? On the other hand, you would think someone would know how to spend their own money. Bush again. kerry spends Taraazaa's money like a drunken sailor. Oops. I did say their own money, didn't I? Nope, no way can kerry can get this one. Bush again.

Brave - As much as I would love this one to go to Bush, I can't do it. It has to be a tossup between the two. Off set this one to mean kerry would toss himself on a live grenade if it furthered his career.

Clean - Bush looked like a mess when he was moving that wood brush at the ranch at Crawford. He does clean up nicely. Toss up.

Reverent - Bush. This one took a lot of thought. I was going to ignore the abortion issue and say it was a toss up. I can't do it. I know we can never know what's in the hearts of men but this one is a litmus test.


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To: Shooter 2.5; All
It really gets to me when those that haven't served are quick to criticize the militaryIt's one thing to ask, it is another to tell a vet how it is...
61 posted on 09/03/2004 5:39:50 AM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (I am not late for Zots, I have stealth Zot capability.....)
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To: crona

http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20040210-082910-8424r.htm

http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=9259


62 posted on 09/03/2004 5:45:34 AM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry has been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security)
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To: crona

You seriously don't know anything about the military, do you.


63 posted on 09/03/2004 5:51:20 AM PDT by Darksheare (Indiana Jones and the Fooseball of DOOM!)
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To: crona

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1062437/posts

Kerry file


64 posted on 09/03/2004 5:55:53 AM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry has been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security)
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To: crona
Anyway, Bush didn't serve in the military the chicken ran under his daddy's protection and never had to serve. And THAT'S documented.

Are you an idiot or a liar? Bush DID serve in the military. He was in the Air National Guard and he served honorably and was honorably discharged and THAT's documented.

ANd I think republicans are LUCKY that the Democrats have not broken open and pecked at the wound of Bush AWOL year as much as we've poked at Kerry's record.

There is no wound of an AWOL year. This has been visited and revisited so many times that only idiots like Michael Moore still buy it. All you have to do is pull out an old copy of JFK, Jr's magazine (George), to get the whole investigative story that documents (there we go back to your word of what's documented) the fact that GWB served honorably in Viet Nam. Was he a war hero? No. Did he serve his commitments honorably? Yes. By all means, please don't throw me in that briar patch brer bear!

65 posted on 09/03/2004 6:02:12 AM PDT by VRWCmember (I actually ignored this thread before I posted to it. jfk, 08/2004)
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To: Shooter 2.5
Oh, yeah ! The Viking Kitties are on duty 24/7/365 to keep the cockroaches off the threads!

The cockroaches HATE us, too!!





66 posted on 09/03/2004 7:05:22 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Zavien Doombringer
I know he's been dead, but I have to kick this carcass


67 posted on 09/03/2004 7:21:56 AM PDT by trussell (Women who behave... rarely make history!!)
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To: trussell

68 posted on 09/03/2004 7:28:30 AM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (I am not late for Zots, I have stealth Zot capability.....)
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To: MeekOneGOP
Yeah we are, I pulled my Mid shift last night...

Wife hates it when I weekend duty too...

:)

69 posted on 09/03/2004 7:30:13 AM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (I am not late for Zots, I have stealth Zot capability.....)
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To: Zavien Doombringer
hehe! :^D

70 posted on 09/03/2004 8:23:03 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Zavien Doombringer; trussell
hehe! I like the animated Beavis and Butthead GIFs.


71 posted on 09/03/2004 8:25:05 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: crona

Unfortunatly your troll were to stupid to live. You flip floped in you statement so much that I wonder if maybe you were not the Kerry troll clone that I have heard so much about.


72 posted on 09/03/2004 8:57:07 AM PDT by Americanwolf (Zell Miller for Secretary of Defense against liberals! (jeez spitballs.. now thats funny!))
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To: Zavien Doombringer

I have to admit that was fun. I was thinking of this thread for awhile and I didn't think I had the time to write it. Articles against someone like kerry seem to write themselves. There is no way anyone can accidently slander him. He really is a pathetic person in public and in his private life.

The people in Massachusetts really should hand their heads in shame. I still shake my head when I see someone with an Arkansas license plate.


73 posted on 09/03/2004 3:06:08 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems.)
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To: crazyhorse691

Bravo...from an Eagle Scout...I can tell you...the Boy Scouts turn boys into real men...world wide!


74 posted on 09/03/2004 3:15:34 PM PDT by Hotdog
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To: Shooter 2.5
My father and a couple of close acquaintances are or were in the USMC. There's an old joke they tell:

"What's the difference between the Boy Scouts and the Marine Corps?"

"The Boy Scouts have adult supervision."

75 posted on 09/07/2004 6:41:44 AM PDT by RonF
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