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Kennedy's PT Boat Found in Pacific
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| 5/29/02
Posted on 05/29/2002 1:15:23 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: MJM59
George W. Bush, one of the great minds for the new century. Listen the next time he says the word nuclear. It is not "nucular." Why do I think that if you cannot pronounce the word, yours is not the one who's finger should be on the button. Have you ever heard Jimmy Carter pronounce the word? And he is a "nucular" engineer for crying out loud.
To: kattracks
The late president's brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, and daughter, Caroline Kennedy, agreed to the expedition after being assured that the site would not be disturbed. Have any of the Kennedys ever heard of the laws of salvage?
To: MJM59
It is easy to see the reactions of so many seem to be solely driven by their hatred of the Kennedy family
Thank you for your bravery in stating this. I thought the same many times reading these posts. A person that performs heroic acts is a hero no matter their political affiliation.
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posted on
05/30/2002 8:55:59 AM PDT
by
newcats
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To: MJM59
"Listen the next time he says the word nuclear. It is not "nucular."
My wife's Dad was Canadian and Mom was from Louisiana, she has trouble with words like roof and iron, because of their so different styles of speach. Yet she is an extremely intelligent women who lives in a house with as roof and our clothes have been neatly pressed for the past 26 years.
Making fun of a person's shortcomings seems awfully Alec Baldwin to me.
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posted on
05/30/2002 9:06:29 AM PDT
by
gc4nra
To: kayak
See my post 186.
187
posted on
05/30/2002 9:11:40 AM PDT
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gc4nra
To: newcats
Again prejeduce and blind hatred over rule facts....How do you know those facts are true and not fabricated by the Democratic Party!!!
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posted on
05/30/2002 9:37:41 AM PDT
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newcats
To: Fry
Agreed. I was an MP during Nam, who never left CA. Shot at twice in San Pedro, more than some of my buddies that did go over!
189
posted on
05/30/2002 10:01:53 AM PDT
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gc4nra
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To: gc4nra
Listen folks. Come down from Mt. Serious for a moment here. The whole nucular this was originally meant as a joke for the most part. And I say for the most part because, I am sorry, but there is no convincing me that GWB is the brightest bulb on the marquis. So stop being so freaking hyper sensitive.
As far as the National Guard thing is concerned, I have no problem with any one who serves as a reservist, period, end of story. However, the hypocricy of many on this board concerning this very same topic with regard to other politicians, (i.e. Democratic)is pathetic. GWB, Air National Guard = some sort of national hero who has served his country with pride and destinction; while Al Gore who at least to least went to Vietnam, although in the rear area is some sort of a commie panty waist. And just how different was Dan Quayle's deferrment from W's. Now, I hold no special place in my heart for either of the above mentioned veeps, but I find it ironic how GWB can be placed upon some sort of pedestal while his oponents have been slammed for pretty much the same thing. By the same thing, I mean children of the rich and famous, in some cases getting the less dangerous military assignments than others.
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posted on
05/30/2002 10:25:25 AM PDT
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MJM59
To: newcats
It's one thing to fight for your country when you are actually allowed to win. It's quite another to risk throwing away your life for nothing.
To: Tennessee_Bob
I'm going to say that it likely has something to do with not understanding what it means to volunteer for anything, let alone to volunteer to serve your country. Nope. Has to do with meaning. As in dying a meaningless death...
To: newcats
Could it be because I am not agreeing with the santification of Reagan?Actually, I believe now as then that Nixon's the one. IMHO He deliberately prolonged the war for his own personal political advantage.
To: scholar
Those things were made out of
plywood, for crying out loud.
...what'd ol' Bobbo really found was probably a pile of wood screws.
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posted on
05/30/2002 10:33:01 AM PDT
by
Landru
To: MJM59
OK, now you are scoring points!
To: null and void
Ok, I get it now. You wanted to be able to pick and choose. Unfortunately, that's not the lot of the soldier. But hey, since you didn't serve, you didn't have to worry about that.
To: all
"They also serve, who stand and wait"I served two years in the Navy (72-74) .. did not go to Vietnam, did not get shot at.
I served 20 years in the Army (75-94), 5 years airmobile/mechanized infantry, 15 years legal. With the exception of DESERT STORM, never even came close to being shot at.
I .. and every other active-duty, reserve, or National Guard servicemember .. go where we're sent, serve where we're told to serve. Much as I abhorred Al Gore, one thing that I never did was demean his military service. Likewise George W. Bush's service in the National Guard ... in the event of a conflict, his unit COULD have been activated and sent off to fight; he would have had no control over that. If he had then tried to dodge out of the unit, THAT would be something worth mentioning. Otherwise, he did his time as he was required to.
Except for the stupidity of Saddam Hussein, I would not have performed duties in anything REMOTELY resembling a combat zone.
So, I say again: "They also serve, who stand and wait."
To: GretchenEE
Thanks for the nomination! };^D )
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posted on
05/30/2002 11:01:07 AM PDT
by
RJayneJ
To: M.K. Borders
Kennedy's father fabricated the tale of the PT109. Most of the crew admitted after the rescue they expected to be court marshalled for losing their boat in such a stupid manner. The Kennedy clan needed a hero's tale and this is best they could come up with.
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