Posted on 03/12/2006 7:51:11 PM PST by bayourant
Did Race play a role in the Port Deal discussions? The very charge is met by the likes of Sean Hannity and others with Righteous Indigination. In fact, to mention it makes you the true problem. Mark Levin in fact called a MAjor General a dirtbag over that charge. The below cartoons may be an issue now in the UAE. They are not cartoons about that ole darn prophet however. THere will be no boycotts over these but remember still they dont help things. The cartoonist just give us what we want sometimes. From MSNBC the following cartoon. There were many others that through the glory of the net are available to all.
I had so much fun one night duruing the Miers nomination, I fear I shall never recover. It had to do with epithets, oh my!
elitist sexist unappeasable vigilante
ideological purist
cynical
Far right
ignorant
crybaby
communist
looter
extortionist
"church lady" hater
nitrous-oxide-huffing
jihadis best friend
clown-car-driving bozo
a bunch of mad wet hens foaming at the mouth
Now I hasten to say that my point is to MAKE FUN - not to get even.
As you two know, now.....I am not a military person..never have been.
Obviously you two have been or are...so you are up on military protocol.
I will defer to you that what Abizaid said was not not allowed under the Military Code of Conduct.
I really haven't meant to be arguementative...just stating my opinion that IMHO..he shouldn't be in trouble..(but I like him, so am probably biased in his favor).
I hope you haven't taken offense...I was asking questions, and I have my answers...thank you both.
---Military officers can't publicly disagree with the President without risking dismissal. ---
Didn't the President express similar opinions?
Actually, I think that Abizaid was echoing President Bush's sentiments about not painting all Arab countries with a broad brush....but, I could be wrong.
Let's always stipulate with my posts...that "I could be wrong"..it will save time and bandwidth.
And I SO loved being told that I had written what I had not; as well; especially by someone who was caviling about having precisely THAT done to him.
But you've kept it secret in order to avoid confrontation - time to step out
That one took talent..trying to conjure up an image of a hen foaming at the mouth...
What are you talking about?
Codswallop and balderdash!
HUNH?
Back in the day, the MIT Jargon File was the ultimate source for figuring out the lingo. I did a quick search and couldn't find anything newer than 1991.
You may look at this acronym dictionary .
I guess you missed it.
Oh, I'm sorry, I thought I was being attacked and was preparing battle stations! I think I'm getting a little punchy. :^)
Here is our exchange:
Nopardons: "It was THE worst signal, in the middle of this war, that America and Americans could send."
Dervish: "Why?"
Nopardons: "Go read the threads that contain the FACTS! Frankly, I'm tired of correcting the lies."
Nopardons to Reagan Man: "The vast majority of ad hominem remarks, insults, and outright lies, came from the antis"
Dervish: "Well I consider your answer to me in post #336 "Go read the threads that contain the FACTS!" (your caps) a sly ad hominem attack. I and others who wanted the port deal nixed have "the FACTS!" We just don't agree with you."
Nopardons: "Then you don't know what an "ad hominem" is". That figures.
Your side has spent the better part of two + weeks, saying that DPW was BUYING ports. That is NOT a fact!"
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1) Calling me and all others who disagree with the port deal ignorant of the FACTS is a personal attack. You made that attack all over this thread. Some folks here are even smarter than you and more knowledgeable.
2) Further I never said anyone was buying ports. And I don't have a "side" except the American side. I find myself wondering what dog you have in this race given your vociferous pro-UAE stance.
3) If you did not want to answer my question asking you to "explain" your comment, you should have kept your mouth shut in the first place. I guess you lacked a substantive answer so, to steal a phrase from Mark Levine, you just started flinging the mud balls.
hope that all is well...get some rest kiddo..
a goodnight to all...here's hoping that we soon will return to Democrat bashing instead of each other, since we all know who the real enemy is...
LOL!!!
TRUE!
My favorite epithet was judicial oligarch.
Don;t get baited.
Good nite, ETOM.
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