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    Maybe I'm missing something, but where does it say he bitched about it



    You've misread the emphasis.

    He said "and not look back and bitch about what happened."


    Ah, ok. Thanks. That makes sense. When I read his post I finished a 12hr night shift and was beat :S

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    Let me get this straight; Hannity was fired for something he said on the air that was not approved of by his employer, the ACLU offered to help. Hannity decided he did not need the help and that he would srike out on his own and not look back and bitch about what happened.

    Do you see any irony about this and another story in the news lately?



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    In 1989, a brash young guy was fired from his part-time talk radio gig at a college station in Santa Barbara, Calif., because of an exchange with a caller. The local ACLU chapter came to his defense and asked that the station hire him back. The radio station backed down, but the host declined. He decided to seek a full-time radio gig somewhere else.



    Maybe I'm missing something, but where does it say he bitched about it and his employer did not approve what he said on the air?

    Again, maybe he did bitch and maybe his employer did not approve what he said. I would just like to know where you got that from.

    For what it counts, I'm not a big Hannity fan.

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    Mayor Jack Warren said the city won't make a decision until it can go over its options with legal counsel. One possibility is designating a flag pole at the memorial for the display of any religious emblem, he said. Another is selling or donating the memorial to a veterans organization, essentially privatizing it.



    I'm fine with that. Sell it for a dollar if that's what it takes.

    Still from the OP's source:
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    "We've let our religious freedoms and constitutional rights be stripped away one by one, and I think it's time we took a stand," King resident James Joyce said.



    And rights have been stripped away?

    "Dey took 're jobs!"

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    rhaig, davinci, lawrocket, gawain (who hasn't been here recently unfortunately) all probably qualify as conservative.



    kennedy's posts are usually good to go.

    But, yeah, I can't stand one-liner OPs.

  10. I'm sure many people join for the education benefits or because the job market sucks, but the Corps has met their recruiting goals for years. For at least the past ten years I think the Corps has met their "quotas". This is nothing new for Marine recruiting.

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    Any one have any real breakdown numbers as to what the marines are actually tasked with?



    The Marines offer almost any job that's available in the civilian side. Electricians, construction, mechanics, intel, admin, communications et al, legal, logistics, security guard, police, graphics design, info management, pilot, aircrew, etc...

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    mind bogglingly dull tasks such as [snip from post ] standing guard at the embassy in Ottawa



    I was a Marine Security Guard from 04-08 and totally agree that Embassy duty is probably the most boring task I've ever had to do. 8 hours a day for 4-7 days a week....bored off my ass, staring at monitors and pushing buttons.

    With that said, people don't sign up for Embassy duty for the boredom, they sign up for the travel and oppurtunities that come with it. During my 3 years at embassies I went to over 20 countries for work/vacation, did some really cool shit, found lifelong friends, security details for POTUS/SecState, Senators, etc..., and met many contacts for potential jobs.

    I would venture to say that Embassy duty could be a bad thing for the Corps since most MSGs tend to get out as soon as their enlistment is up :D

    When I was in I used to make it a point to stress MSG duty on younger Marines and offer any help needed to get them going in that direction.

    Embassy duty is definately one of the best kept secrets in the Corps. Everyone knows about it, but nobody knows about it. Its like being an international superstar for 4 years....just don't fuck up. :P

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    It should be easy for anyone without a criminal record to walk into the US and pay for schooling, get a job, or visit a friend. We did not become the country we are by keeping immigrants out.



    There's a reason why U.S. VISA "requirements" vary from country to country. Having open borders for anyone with no criminal record we would create an entirely new problem for us. I don't think you understand how many people want to come to the U.S. for the long haul.

    Good luck obtaining criminal records for most countries. Do you really think the Chinese, Nigerians and other governments are going to share their records with us?

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    Been sneezing all day, and I don't like to medicate... Anyone have any home remedies (not involving drugs) they swear by for the common cold?



    Have you tried Chinese medicine? Green tea cures everything :D

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    >What people "allow" it to continue?

    All the Christians who don't stop it, of course.



    That's a pretty broad statement and could apply to anything.

    Maybe you meant all Christians who know of specific instances of it going on and do nothing to stop it are allowing it to happen. Is that what you meant? I would agree with that. But to accuse all Christans of allowing something to happen because they are Christian is not cool.

    The boycott is dumb. I like Campbels tomato soup!

    By your logic all Mulsims who don't stop the hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of Mulsim men from marrying and having sex with Mulsim girls (rape?) are allowing it to happen?

  17. The Wiking website doesn't seem offensive at all. I have no interest in joining, but there are MANY historical reanactments groups for pretty much every war you could think of. The Wiking group also reanact WWII battles with other groups that represent American Units, etc...

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    Who are we? We are a group of World War Two Reenactors (also called 'Living Historians' by some). This group represents a combat group of German Waffen(Combat)-SS soldiers during the second world war. All members of this nonprofit group have had a common interest in the German side of the war and want to tell the story of the average combat soldier of the German military. Our reenactment unit is based in the mid-west area of the United States and is affiliated with the World War Two Historical Reenactment Society, Inc. (WWIIHRS,Inc.) which hosts over 1000 reenactors all over the mid-west from all sides of the war.



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    The 5. SS Wiking reenactment group is a non-profit, nonpolitical organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of WW II and the lifestyle of the German combat soldier (specifically Waffen-SS foreign volunteers). Membership in the World War II Historical Re-Enactment Society is required of Wiking members.



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    Disclaimer: This page or anyone involved in its creation, or members of reenactment groups listed here, are in no way affiliated with real, radical political organizations (i.e., KKK, Aryan Nation, American Nazi Party, etc.) and do not embrace the philosophies and actions of the original NSDAP (Nazi party), and wholeheartedly condemn the atrocities which made them infamous. May the victims of this unspeakable horror rest in peace. As we portray the German combat soldier, we are only interested in recreating his daily life, furthering our understanding of what it took to be a soldier, and at the same time having fun reliving history. We honor the men (and women) who really experienced the war, and we salute their courage and loyalty to put their lives on the line in defense of their native soil, no matter what nationality or government.

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    look... I know you disagree with me as a matter of principle, but yeah, the cop had an emotional response to them being from germany and driving carelessly. He let it affect the manner in which he performed his duties, and he came off as an asshole.

    probably pissed also because he knew that even if he wrote them, they wouldn't have paid it.

    Deutschbags... definitely.



    If he would not have paid it there would be a good chance his next VISA would be denied. Uh-oh, OOO-S-A no more.

    The cop was an asshole. So what?

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    I wasn't sure if this was just going to be a Democrat only bash, but then I saw Larry Craig and knew it was bi-partisan.



    It took you that long to figure it out?

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    Do people really buy that crap?



    Unfortunately:S

  24. If we had the same defense we had last week against Arkansas (1st half:P) the score would have been a bit closer. But then again Florida's offense was not as good as Arkansas'....so it might not have made much of a difference :S

    Billy, wouldn't that be kick ass if Bama and Auburn both are undefeated come the Iron Bowl? Talk about an historical game! I need to score some tickets B|