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> I worked a volunteer shift at the Denver airport this morning after
> dropping son and his family off for a flight.
>
> Most incoming travelers enter the non-security main terminal on an
> underground electric train from the concourses where they gates are. There
> are always people waiting to pick up passengers and the holidays are
> jammed with folks waiting.
>
> As I started my shift I noticed a huge group of people (I stopped counting
> at 60) who seemed to be together, carrying signs and flags of all sizes.
> The majority of them were late teens, early 20s. Being my curious self, I
> asked about the group. They were waiting for a Marine returning from
> Afghanistan after a 7 1/2 month tour of duty. His mother and close
> relatives were waiting, Dad had gotten a security pass to meet him at his
> gate. The rest were former high school friends (from the famous Columbine
> H.S.) male and female. This guy was obviously VERY popular.
>
> For the hour that the group waiting, they cheered enthusiastically at
> everyone in military uniform (and there were many, mostly in desert
> camouflage, meeting wives and young children who hadn't seen them in a
> year in some cases.)
>
> Finally our Marine came off the escalator, in full Marine dress uniform,
> and the kids went wild. He hugged his mom for a long time, then the
> relatives, then his friends. Mom had arranged for a charter bus to carry
> everyone to the airport and then back to their house.
>
> Many of the other people waiting became teary-eyed at the level of
> emotion. I got a large lump in my throat, first because our Marine looked
> about 12 years old. Also I hadn't dared ask if he had to return to
> Afghanistan because I dreaded the answer.
>
> How can we be sending these children to fight and die in two endless wars
> that were pointless to begin with and will accomplish nothing but to
> further inflame the entire Muslim world? May whatever gods exist forgive
> us our arrogance.
>
> gloria p


My take is that the government knows there is no chance of our current
teaching system teaching the populace to speak a combination of Spanish and
Muslim fast enough, so they're just buying time until the Mexicans and
Muslims take over the world. And so that all this happens AFTER they have
gone off into their golden sunsets in their golden parachutes.

If you want to see a real celebration, go to a Marine funeral, and see the
protesters there. It will change your outlook.

Or not.

Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by people
we went and killed afterwards. Our god must have been very happy when we
forgave them so quickly, and are even allowing them to build a mosque at the
scene of the crime.

But that's just me.

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On 12/23/2010 8:29 PM, Steve B wrote:
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> Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by people
> we went and killed afterwards. Our god must have been very happy when we
> forgave them so quickly, and are even allowing them to build a mosque at the
> scene of the crime.
>
> But that's just me.


I wouldn't worry about it too much. The US pretty much practices
retribution on a biblical scale which I think is pretty fitting given
the theater of the Iraq war. They kill 3,000 of ours and we kill 100,000
to 600,000 of theirs. It's likely that most of the civilians killed are
completely innocent but that can't be helped.

About how many Iraqis do you figure we'll have to kill before you'll
feel right about it? I'm guessing 1 million. Anything above that you're
just being mean!

What would Jesus do? Back in his time, 2 of them for one of us would
probably be a good rule of thumb - or ass's jawbone. I guess we do have
to adjust for 2000 years of inflation. :-)

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>What would Jesus do? Back in his time, 2 of them for one of us would
>probably be a good rule of thumb - or ass's jawbone. I guess we do have
>to adjust for 2000 years of inflation. :-)


The Founding Cleansers forgot to put an inflation factor in the
U.S. Constitution. Boy were they stupider than they looked.



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On 12/23/2010 11:05 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
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>> What would Jesus do? Back in his time, 2 of them for one of us would
>> probably be a good rule of thumb - or ass's jawbone. I guess we do have
>> to adjust for 2000 years of inflation. :-)

>
> The Founding Cleansers forgot to put an inflation factor in the
> U.S. Constitution. Boy were they stupider than they looked.


You should cut those old dudes a break, you wouldn't feel too clever
wearing a wig and makeup either - especially if you're getting a beating
by a gang of incensed cholos.

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>On 12/23/2010 11:05 PM, Steve Pope wrote:


>You should cut those old dudes a break, you wouldn't feel too clever
>wearing a wig and makeup either - especially if you're getting a beating
>by a gang of incensed cholos.


I'll take chollos over Cleansers any day of the week.

Fact is, like Gloria P. posted from Denver how we have failed in
mideast/central Asian policy and are thus stuck in endless wars
out there, the same applies to U.S. -> Mexican policy, which
a succession of administrations have ****iilloed-up ever since
the Mexican War (when was that? 1830), creating a border security
and economic migration problem ever since.

White Arizonans are losers. The only exception I know of is
Wayne here.

Free Atztlan !!!!

your token red,

S.


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On 12/23/2010 11:47 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
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>> On 12/23/2010 11:05 PM, Steve Pope wrote:

>
>> You should cut those old dudes a break, you wouldn't feel too clever
>> wearing a wig and makeup either - especially if you're getting a beating
>> by a gang of incensed cholos.

>
> I'll take chollos over Cleansers any day of the week.
>
> Fact is, like Gloria P. posted from Denver how we have failed in
> mideast/central Asian policy and are thus stuck in endless wars
> out there, the same applies to U.S. -> Mexican policy, which
> a succession of administrations have ****iilloed-up ever since
> the Mexican War (when was that? 1830), creating a border security
> and economic migration problem ever since.
>
> White Arizonans are losers. The only exception I know of is
> Wayne here.
>
> Free Atztlan !!!!
>
> your token red,


I really don't have an opinion on this - but why should that stop me?
Sure, why not? Just make the Southwest and CA a new country. That would
be fine with me.

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Steve B wrote:

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> Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by people
> we went and killed afterwards. Our god must have been very happy when we
> forgave them so quickly, and are even allowing them to build a mosque at the
> scene of the crime.
>
> But that's just me.
>
> Steve
>
>


That's revisionist history, Steve.

Those 3000 were not all Americans, there were many foreign nationbals
working for multi-national corporations in the towers.

The terrorists were not Iraquis or Afghanis, they were Saudi Arabians.
Even if the prime mover of the operation was bin Laden, Pres. Bush
effectively "forgave" him when he said he was no longer concerned with
his whereabouts or finding him. This war was about the Bush family
helping their friends in the middle east oil business and hurting their
mutual enemies. And we are sending our young people to fight and die
in wars that just don't make sense.

And that's just me.

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On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:29:05 -0800, Steve B wrote:

>> How can we be sending these children to fight and die in two endless wars
>> that were pointless to begin with and will accomplish nothing but to
>> further inflame the entire Muslim world? May whatever gods exist forgive
>> us our arrogance.
>>
>> gloria p

>
> My take is that the government knows there is no chance of our current
> teaching system teaching the populace to speak a combination of Spanish and
> Muslim fast enough, so they're just buying time until the Mexicans and
> Muslims take over the world. And so that all this happens AFTER they have
> gone off into their golden sunsets in their golden parachutes.
>
> If you want to see a real celebration, go to a Marine funeral, and see the
> protesters there. It will change your outlook.
>
> Or not.
>
> Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by people
> we went and killed afterwards. Our god must have been very happy when we
> forgave them so quickly, and are even allowing them to build a mosque at the
> scene of the crime.
>
> But that's just me.
>
> Steve


what ****ing gibberish.

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> On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:29:05 -0800, Steve B wrote:
>
>>> How can we be sending these children to fight and die in two endless
>>> wars
>>> that were pointless to begin with and will accomplish nothing but to
>>> further inflame the entire Muslim world? May whatever gods exist
>>> forgive
>>> us our arrogance.
>>>
>>> gloria p

>>
>> My take is that the government knows there is no chance of our current
>> teaching system teaching the populace to speak a combination of Spanish
>> and
>> Muslim fast enough, so they're just buying time until the Mexicans and
>> Muslims take over the world. And so that all this happens AFTER they
>> have
>> gone off into their golden sunsets in their golden parachutes.
>>
>> If you want to see a real celebration, go to a Marine funeral, and see
>> the
>> protesters there. It will change your outlook.
>>
>> Or not.
>>
>> Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by
>> people
>> we went and killed afterwards. Our god must have been very happy when we
>> forgave them so quickly, and are even allowing them to build a mosque at
>> the
>> scene of the crime.
>>
>> But that's just me.
>>
>> Steve

>
> what ****ing gibberish.


...and you are surprise, why?

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> And we are sending our young people to fight and die
> in wars that just don't make sense.


Meanwhile, a revolution brews within the US and people's attention is
turned away:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_d7KiKaW0A

You people are dangerous to anyone who happens to be stuck living next to
you...like me. You create the problem (history has demonstrated that US
interference in foreign policy is the cause of many existing anti-US
movements going back to WWII) and then complain when your own brainchild
comes back to bite you on the ass. I have two things to say to you:

1. Suck it up!

2. Stop it before you do more damage!

Mahatma Gandhi said: What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans
and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of
totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

He also said, when asked about Western civilization, that it would be a
good idea.

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"gloria.p" > wrote:
> Steve B wrote:
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>>> Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by
>>> people > we went and killed afterwards. Our god must have been very
>>> happy when we > forgave them so quickly, and are even allowing them to
>>> build a mosque at the > scene of the crime.
>>> But that's just me.
>>> Steve > >

> That's revisionist history, Steve.
>
> Those 3000 were not all Americans, there were many foreign nationbals
> working for multi-national corporations in the towers.
>
> The terrorists were not Iraquis or Afghanis, they were Saudi Arabians.
> Even if the prime mover of the operation was bin Laden, Pres. Bush
> effectively "forgave" him when he said he was no longer concerned with
> his whereabouts or finding him. This war was about the Bush family
> helping their friends in the middle east oil business and hurting their
> mutual enemies. And we are sending our young people to fight and die
> in wars that just don't make sense.
>
> And that's just me.
>
> gloria p


And me! When the military had Bin Laden trapped shortly after the war
started, the politicians let him escape during a three day cease fire. Now
its about it's about OIL not finding Bin.

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On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:24:50 +0000 (UTC), Dan L
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>"gloria.p" > wrote:
>> Steve B wrote:
>>
>>>> Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by
>>>> people > we went and killed afterwards. Our god must have been very
>>>> happy when we > forgave them so quickly, and are even allowing them to
>>>> build a mosque at the > scene of the crime.
>>>> But that's just me.
>>>> Steve > >

>> That's revisionist history, Steve.
>>
>> Those 3000 were not all Americans, there were many foreign nationbals
>> working for multi-national corporations in the towers.
>>
>> The terrorists were not Iraquis or Afghanis, they were Saudi Arabians.
>> Even if the prime mover of the operation was bin Laden, Pres. Bush
>> effectively "forgave" him when he said he was no longer concerned with
>> his whereabouts or finding him. This war was about the Bush family
>> helping their friends in the middle east oil business and hurting their
>> mutual enemies. And we are sending our young people to fight and die
>> in wars that just don't make sense.
>>
>> And that's just me.
>>
>> gloria p

>
>And me! When the military had Bin Laden trapped shortly after the war
>started, the politicians let him escape during a three day cease fire. Now
>its about it's about OIL not finding Bin.


His whole family was in the USA at a meeting with the Carlyle Group
when 911 happened. Bush allowed them to leave the country even though
there was a no fly order. Smell crooked, smell Bush.
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> What would Jesus do? Back in his time, 2 of them for one of us would
> probably be a good rule of thumb - or ass's jawbone. I guess we do have to
> adjust for 2000 years of inflation. :-)


Jesus would have turned the other cheek. Duh.

Bob

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On 12/25/2010 12:54 AM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
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>> What would Jesus do? Back in his time, 2 of them for one of us would
>> probably be a good rule of thumb - or ass's jawbone. I guess we do
>> have to adjust for 2000 years of inflation. :-)

>
> Jesus would have turned the other cheek. Duh.
>
> Bob


I already knew this. Duh! :-)
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On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:50:00 -0000, Ophelia wrote:

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>> On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:29:05 -0800, Steve B wrote:
>>
>>>> How can we be sending these children to fight and die in two endless
>>>> wars
>>>> that were pointless to begin with and will accomplish nothing but to
>>>> further inflame the entire Muslim world? May whatever gods exist
>>>> forgive
>>>> us our arrogance.
>>>>
>>>> gloria p
>>>
>>> My take is that the government knows there is no chance of our current
>>> teaching system teaching the populace to speak a combination of Spanish
>>> and
>>> Muslim fast enough, so they're just buying time until the Mexicans and
>>> Muslims take over the world. And so that all this happens AFTER they
>>> have
>>> gone off into their golden sunsets in their golden parachutes.
>>>
>>> If you want to see a real celebration, go to a Marine funeral, and see
>>> the
>>> protesters there. It will change your outlook.
>>>
>>> Or not.
>>>
>>> Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by
>>> people
>>> we went and killed afterwards. Our god must have been very happy when we
>>> forgave them so quickly, and are even allowing them to build a mosque at
>>> the
>>> scene of the crime.
>>>
>>> But that's just me.
>>>
>>> Steve

>>
>> what ****ing gibberish.

>
> ..and you are surprise, why?
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no, not surprised. but it should be called what it is.

your pal,
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> On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:50:00 -0000, Ophelia wrote:
>
> > "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:29:05 -0800, Steve B wrote:
> >>
> >>>> How can we be sending these children to fight and die in two endless
> >>>> wars
> >>>> that were pointless to begin with and will accomplish nothing but to
> >>>> further inflame the entire Muslim world? May whatever gods exist
> >>>> forgive
> >>>> us our arrogance.


> >>> My take is that the government knows there is no chance of our current
> >>> teaching system teaching the populace to speak a combination of Spanish
> >>> and
> >>> Muslim fast enough


Speak Muslim? You forgot "speak Mexican". Lots of Muslims speak only
English. Does that mean that you are a Muslim?

> >>> If you want to see a real celebration, go to a Marine funeral, and see
> >>> the
> >>> protesters there. It will change your outlook.


Do you have any info on this? The only protests I've heard about were
from Christians, specifically from WBC. They said that their God was
killing people because He hates fags.

> >>> Personally, I got inflamed when near 3,000 Americans were murdered by
> >>> people
> >>> we went and killed afterwards.


It was a suicide mission. They killed themselves. And it's not clear
that the people we killed had anything at all to do with it.

> >> what ****ing gibberish.

> >
> > ..and you are surprise, why?
> >
> > --

>
> no, not surprised. but it should be called what it is.


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