WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN!!!???

[BlueCat]

Hmmm Cow well I happen to like cows..so eww that hurts

I believe I coined the phase verbal dysentery in this forum and on the political blogs I post to it sounds much better the way I say it It really does not fit the way you are trying to use it. Actually it is more appropriately applied to the crap spilled out of Faux News.

I read your poorly written post. You ASSumed my son was a doctor the mistake was yours. I felt no reason to elaborate his position in my post, there was no reason to.

I never said the this war was like WW1 or 2. You missunderstood my point. I said the fact that we have a volunteer military can and has saved your ass. Do you prefer a total draft? You failed to answer that question. People like you are fast to throw out that a soldier chose to join but you never say what the alternative should be. Should we have no volunteer military at all?

you said:Are nazi's killing millions of people for fun? No some "afgani's" flew some planes into some buildings (supposedly) and now we have invaded iraq, which has absolutly no connection to the 9/11 "attacks".

No one in Iraq or Afghanistan is killing anyone FOR FUN. Sorry this is not the little gung-ho kill everybody Army game you have playing in your head.

I have posted here as well as many other places, my objection to this war. I have never ever suggested 9/11 was connected to Iraq it has been just the opposite so you are barking up the wrong tree here little doggy.

It does not matter whether you believe that planes were flown into "some buildings" it was the World Trade Center BTW.

It does not matter at this moment that Bush lied and our country invaded Iraq. I fully believe he will be held accountable.

What matters is stopping the young people that are dying and hating them does absolutely nothing to help anyone. I am sorry but you cannot claim Moral values and use the word HATE. It is an oxymoron isn't it?

The type of talking you are doing makes it harder to get our "hated" troops home and put an end to this war. Is that your goal to let them all die. Should they never be mentioned?

You have not read enough of my posts nor do you know me well enough to call me narrow-minded. Also you tell me to get a brain. Trust me I have a brain and I am very open-minded. I have my degree and I have taught high school. I have lectured on Medieval architecture in college. As well as written several thesis's on the tympanums in Conques France.

What have you got? I honestly think we may be on the same side. I just believe your anger is completely displaced. Don't blame the enlisted for the mistakes of our governement they are not one and the same.

BlueCat

[BlueCat]

Thanks Birdgirl still working on your email BTW.

[BlueCat]

Thats not really fair Breu..the draft legislation during the world wars was set up to control the infastructure...they needed certain people to go and others to stay. It was a way to organized who stayed and who went. The draft was not opposed, everyone wanted to join. They were afraid of losing so much manpower at home because so many joined.

The drafting of 18-year olds was desired by the military but vetoed by public opinion. Blacks and Asians were drafted at the same rate as whites. The experience of World War I regarding men needed by industry was particularly unsatisfactory too many skilled mechanics and engineers became privates.

Farmers demanded and were generally given occupational deferments many volunteered anyway...

It can't be compared to what the draft was in vietnam or what it would be today.

[BlueCat]

I agree with BlueCat. If you're biggest problem is that you can't get high until (gasp) tomorrow, then you should be counting your blessings! I thought my life was going kind of shitty, but you know what happened this Christmas? My sister was supposed to get married, but at the last minute found out her fiancé was a convicted pedophile who had sex with 12 year old girls... Suddenly put my shit into perspective; my life seems like paradise in comparison with hers right now.

You only have one shot at life man. This is it. Enjoy the ride while you're still on it. Complaining about boredom or annoyingness is futile; this is the most magnificent opportunity you will ever have. If you've got hardly any real problems, don't complain about the little shit that gets on your nerves. Go out and live life. This is your only chance.

Oh my God Oneir, that is just terrible! Your poor sister. Well the silver linning is she found out before the marriage.

We just had to kick this guy out of our house. We have a big 5 bd house and sometimes we take in people that are trying to get on their feet. My husband and I come from a small town without street people and we live in the city now. It is really hard to see homeless people sleeping in the cold. Our rule is they can't have a prison record unless it is for growing weed because I refuse to see that as a crime. Also they can't be on meth or any of that crap. Not that I don't think these people need help I am just not trained to do it. Well anyway he told me he had been in jail but it was just for weedc...so I said ok.

His Church called me and vouched for him too! I should have known better. He made me uncomfortable so I did some research and he too was a sex offender and had raped a 12 year old. What is it with these creeps and 12 year olds?

You aren't by chance from Washington state are you?

Anyway I hope things get better for you and your sister soon.

Thanks for your post, it is pure wisdom.

[medicinal]

I ended up driving for like an hour or 2 just bumming. I had to get gas.I've seen some lame posts on these sites but I think this one tops them all. If you have to hide from your Dad, I wonder if you're 18 and old enough to be on this site anyway. I've read some of your other posts and they seemed somewhat intelligent, What happened?

[Great Spirit]

WTF....You know I got to talk on the phone for only 15 minutes today. You know what my son did today Great spirit? He faught an 18 year old kid that had both his arms blown off today and did not want to be operated on so he proceeded to fight them with his shredded stubs.

He spent the rest of the day harvesting organs from soldiers that were turned off of life support and he spent the day hearing the mothers, little brothers and sisters and dads cry while machines were turned off. You'd think they would at least wait until the day after Christmas!!
Thats really a nice way to spend your Christmas.

I'm sorry but NOTHING HAPPENED TO YOU TODAY! Get over it...

I'm sorry to hear about your son, but thats his problem since he decided to be a soldier.

This thread was not even for the Politics section. I am guessing Psycho moved it from the Cannabis Lounge to here.

Its the point that since he never rides with me...he wanted to ride with me right when I wanted to go smoke.

[Hamlet]

Considering this was in the lounge, where people complain about their bunyons, bad haircuts, and momma's snoring, I think maybe everyone might have over-reacted a little.

Something like having to deal with 'Iraq' does put little problems in perspective, but still, who doesn't bitch about the trivial from time to time? Unfortunately, getting it moved to politics escalated it to comparisons with National emergencies.

[Captain Hanks]

Lol. I though it was something significantly a bummer or worse. Sounds like life to me. By the way, had the crappiest day today everyone. I told my dad to pick me up from the beach at the usual spot, and he ends up parking across the street! I actually had to use the crosswalk

[BlueCat]

HAHAHAHA damn thats tough Captain Hanks...

It's ok Great Spirit like I said I had just gotten off the phone...the timing was bad. Your post wasn't really the problem anyway. Its cool

[birdgirl73]

I'm the one who moved your thread, GS. It wasn't originally a political thread, but if you'll read back up above, you'll see it turned into a somewhat heated discussion about the war and began generating some langauge that was questionable for the Lounge. So I moved it. This was in no way a move intended to persecute you, but I'm certain you'll believe that it was.