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To: farmer18th

"I've a very good friend who is a mustang marine officer, served in Vietnam, and he told me his officer training included the ten commandments until the know-betters in Washington worried that we might be training zealots. We lost our zeal for righteousness and we started losing battles.

There is simply no excuse for an "officer and a gentleman" using that language in front of rolling cameras--and if you think so--you are a flat out ignoramus. If I'm ignorant of the average military joe's pig-like mouth, than I thank the Lord for it."

And how long ago was Vietnam? My father also served back then and worked his way through OCS, onto a successful career as an officer, and then to retirement. He has raised five successful children, and is twice retired, and is now a small to medium business owner himself. He cusses everyday, but that doesn't change my opinion of him. He is an "officer and a gentleman." And yes, he does say G.D. at times. Does that make him any less of a person?

Listen - as I've stated before, you have your opinion, I have mine. You know nothing about me, just like I don't know anything about you, but if you can honestly sit there and tell me that you are a better person than me, because you don't cuss and/or use the lord's name in vain, so be it.


95 posted on 09/07/2005 12:55:43 PM PDT by otama
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To: otama
You know nothing about me, just like I don't know anything about you, but if you can honestly sit there and tell me that you are a better person than me, because you don't cuss and/or use the lord's name in vain, so be it.

Your problem and General Honore's problem and your Dad's problem is with God, not me. HE told you, "Thou shalt not take the Lord thy God's name in vain."

Take it up with Him.
96 posted on 09/07/2005 1:06:39 PM PDT by farmer18th ("The fool says in his heart there is no God.")
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