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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: lax on November 18, 2009, 05:20:33 AM
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...here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our country
JFK's secretary of state, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaule said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.
Rusk responded, "does that include all those who are buried here?"
DeGaule did not respond.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying, "Over the years, the US has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The onl,y amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, 'have you heard of the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: ' Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people 3 meals per day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they can carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?
You could have heard a pin drop.
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A US Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the US, English, Canadian, Australian and French navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of officers that inlcuded personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a Frech Admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe its because the Brits, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your Passport ready."
The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long, hard look. The he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchman to show a passport to."
You could have heard a pin drop.
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well said...
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...here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our country
JFK's secretary of state, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaule said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.
Rusk responded, "does that include all those who are buried here?"
DeGaule did not respond.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying, "Over the years, the US has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The onl,y amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, 'have you heard of the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: ' Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people 3 meals per day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they can carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?
You could have heard a pin drop.
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A US Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the US, English, Canadian, Australian and French navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of officers that inlcuded personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a Frech Admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe its because the Brits, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your Passport ready."
The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long, hard look. The he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchman to show a passport to."
You could have heard a pin drop.
Your point being?
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Your point being?
My point is to edify folks such as you.
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good stuff lax
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good stuff lax
Thank you.
You are a great American
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a Great citizen of the world
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When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying, "Over the years, the US has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The onl,y amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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This one does not make sense for two reasons.
1. They ask for a heck of a lot more land than merely enough to bury the dead. What a ridiculous statement. Capitalism is by it's very nature expansionist, i.e. America wants to run the whole world, inserting its own governments where required. Billions of dollars worth of trade agreements are what they fight for, not honour, or some modest patch of land.
2. If the only goal of sending fighters over seas was to gain land for them to be buried that would render their deaths totally pointless. In economic terms the US has 'asked' for land in return all over the middle east, Russia, everywhere with a market, i.e. well, everywhere!
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This one does not make sense for two reasons.
1. They ask for a heck of a lot more land than merely enough to bury the dead. What a ridiculous statement. Capitalism is by it's very nature expansionist, i.e. America wants to run the whole world, inserting its own governments where required. Billions of dollars worth of trade agreements are what they fight for, not honour, or some modest patch of land.
2. If the only goal of sending fighters over seas was to gain land for them to be buried that would render their deaths totally pointless. In economic terms the US has 'asked' for land in return all over the middle east, Russia, everywhere with a market, i.e. well, everywhere!
no
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A lot of pins dropping in this thread.
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A lot of pins dropping in this thread.
indeed
no responses necessary
speaks volumes on its own
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Not a fan of the hero cliche, but at least these things give a different outlook... being proud of what you are, whatever this means, is the single most important thing Austria and Germany are lacking...
Being proud means having faith and having faith means getting something done... makes a lot of difference in everyday life...
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America is number one!
Your fighting islamists now and it's your fault that those same islamists are leaders in their countries... during the cold war you've destroyed "western oriented" governments in Iran and Pakistan and made radical islamists the new bosses (saddam, mullahs etc.) , and now they're evil and you have to fight them! How noble! Let's not forget Vietnam, which of course was a good war, because Kissinger said so...
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I just dropped my pin reading this thread....dammit now I have to re-load.
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Not a fan of the hero cliche, but at least these things give a different outlook... being proud of what you are, whatever this means, is the single most important thing Austria and Germany are lacking...
Being proud means having faith and having faith means getting something done... makes a lot of difference in everyday life...
getting things done is what it is all about
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America is number one!
Your fighting islamists now and it's your fault that those same islamists are leaders in their countries... during the cold war you've destroyed "western oriented" governments in Iran and Pakistan and made radical islamists the new bosses (saddam, mullahs etc.) , and now they're evil and you have to fight them! How noble! Let's not forget Vietnam, which of course was a good war, because Kissinger said so...
van halen sucks horsecock
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America is number one!
Your fighting islamists now and it's your fault that those same islamists are leaders in their countries... during the cold war you've destroyed "western oriented" governments in Iran and Pakistan and made radical islamists the new bosses (saddam, mullahs etc.) , and now they're evil and you have to fight them! How noble! Let's not forget Vietnam, which of course was a good war, because Kissinger said so...
haha, oh brother "lumberjacksoff88men" the only kinda "wood" you like is your poolboy Rico's. haha gayer than being a muslim apologist.....
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See lax, those are just facts i've written down, yet you feel insulted? Maybe it's the wrong political stance you have right now, you might consider the option that your government is not about securing peace in this world, but to make your leaders richer... stop sucking reagan's or bush's dick!
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See lax, those are just facts i've written down, yet you feel insulted? Maybe it's the wrong political stance you have right now, you might consider the option that your government is not about securing peace in this world, but to make your leaders richer... stop sucking reagan's or bush's dick!
hahah another 21 year old who has the world figured out.
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Your point being?
I get the point bro. Its a scary time in America now with Saint Obama at the helm. Its great to see how he kisses the asses of our enemies.
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hahah another 21 year old who has the world figured out.
haha, yes mass, he will be quoting his professor's to us soon.....
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I'm no anti american, i'm just anti right wing americans, those tough guys that go to the church every sunday and pray morals and when their alone they subscribe to porn sites...
I'm no islam apologist, either... I think it sucks to see ahmadinejad ruling iran... iran once had this leader here:
thanks to america, this sort of secular islamism was buried for the sake of mullahs... and you goddamn sheeps are just proud of every action your country makes...
The american constitution is the greatest constitution on earth, but look what your government has made out of it? Their eliminating your rights and brainwashing you with false media etc. and you still think they're great?
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haha, yes mass, he will be quoting his professor's to us soon.....
haha yes. I love these clowns who read blogs written by shut-ins wearing tinfoil hats, and are suddenly "in the know."
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See lax, those are just facts i've written down, yet you feel insulted? Maybe it's the wrong political stance you have right now, you might consider the option that your government is not about securing peace in this world, but to make your leaders richer... stop sucking reagan's or bush's dick!
I am guessing that you were either not born during his presidency or were like 2yrs old so you have no clue about one of the greatest presidents ever
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I'm no anti american, i'm just anti right wing americans, those tough guys that go to the church every sunday and pray morals and when their alone they subscribe to porn sites...
I'm no islam apologist, either... I think it sucks to see ahmadinejad ruling iran... iran once had this leader here:
thanks to america, this sort of secular islamism was buried for the sake of mullahs... and you goddamn sheeps are just proud of every action your country makes...
The american constitution is the greatest constitution on earth, but look what your government has made out of it? Their eliminating your rights and brainwashing you with false media etc. and you still think they're great?
another third-world mudhutter who is an expert on all things America.....
4th Tier newb poster meltdown
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Your point being?
His point being, that a lot of countries should be kissing our Asses instead of Obama kissing everyone else's... We as American's should not have to apologize to anyone or any country because of our success...
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another third-world mudhutter who is an expert on all things America.....
4th Tier newb poster meltdown
Be careful Show. He may post another youtube video and really show us how terrible a place the US is.
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I'm no anti american, i'm just anti right wing americans, those tough guys that go to the church every sunday and pray morals and when their alone they subscribe to porn sites...
I'm no islam apologist, either... I think it sucks to see ahmadinejad ruling iran... iran once had this leader here:
thanks to america, this sort of secular islamism was buried for the sake of mullahs... and you goddamn sheeps are just proud of every action your country makes...
The american constitution is the greatest constitution on earth, but look what your government has made out of it? Their eliminating your rights and brainwashing you with false media etc. and you still think they're great?
The Right wing conservatives are going to keep your butt from speaking Chinese and Arabic. If we continue the path that we are on now thanks to P-Bo, we are going to give America away to the highest bidder.
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I'm no anti american, i'm just anti right wing americans, those tough guys that go to the church every sunday and pray morals and when their alone they subscribe to porn sites...
I'm no islam apologist, either... I think it sucks to see ahmadinejad ruling iran... iran once had this leader here:
thanks to america, this sort of secular islamism was buried for the sake of mullahs... and you goddamn sheeps are just proud of every action your country makes...
The american constitution is the greatest constitution on earth, but look what your government has made out of it? Their eliminating your rights and brainwashing you with false media etc. and you still think they're great?
I will agree that currently
Our government is worse than anything Carter did
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Be careful Show. He may post another youtube video and really show us how terrible a place the US is.
Yes! I'm glad we have these scholars to find vids of other scholars to show us how naughty our country is. I wonder if he has ever seen a live vagina?
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I am guessing that you were either not born during his presidency or were like 2yrs old so you have no clue about one of the greatest presidents ever
lincoln
kennedy
reagan
the three best ever
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His point being, that a lot of countries should be kissing our Asses instead of Obama kissing everyone else's... We as American's should not have to apologize to anyone or any country because of our success...
exactly
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Haha, wait and see you dumbasses... you're on your knees because of this recession... europe will own your asses soon... it's all about the money, and switzerland has heaps of it, in fact, everyone who has power on this earth has his money deposited in switzerland, i know it, i live there :D!
Bernanke was in basel switzerland discussing how they can profit more from the american people, and his european friends told him how... now that he's back he's ready to receive even more tax payer money for bailing out those poor bankers... poor americans...
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Oh brother ::) Get this made up trash outta here. Someone sent this garbage to me in an e-mail....Right Wing propaganda....Nothing wrong with loving your country but some of you motherfuckers are xenophobic, racist, sexist, anti every religion but christian and homophobic. In case you didn't get the message your breed is dying out and in 50 years you'll be a bad memory so have fun while it last ::)
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...here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our country
JFK's secretary of state, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaule said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.
Rusk responded, "does that include all those who are buried here?"
DeGaule did not respond.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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Lyndon Johnson actually relayed this question to Dean Rusk...either way, DeGaulle was/is a giant douchebag.
When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying, "Over the years, the US has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The onl,y amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, 'have you heard of the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: ' Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people 3 meals per day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they can carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?
You could have heard a pin drop.
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A US Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the US, English, Canadian, Australian and French navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of officers that inlcuded personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a Frech Admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe its because the Brits, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your Passport ready."
The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long, hard look. The he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchman to show a passport to."
You could have heard a pin drop.
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Oh brother ::) Get this made up trash outta here. Someone sent this garbage to me in an e-mail....Right Wing propaganda....Nothing wrong with loving your country but some of you motherfuckers are xenophobic, racist, sexist, anti every religion but christian and homophobic. In case you didn't get the message your breed is dying out and in 50 years you'll be a bad memory so have fun while it last ::)
racist post reported
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racist post reported
Are you insinuating that only a certain race possess all these despicable traits at once? ;D
Hi Chaos and Goatboy
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Are you insinuating that only a certain race possess all these despicable traits at once? ;D
Hi Chaos
Actually, I think you were the one doing the insinuating about our "breed." But it's ok, we know who really runs shit. ;D
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My point is to edify folks such as you.
You mean like that made-up nonsense you posted yesterday!? ::)
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Actually, I think you were the one doing the insinuating about our "breed." But it's ok, we know who really runs shit. ;D
I never mentioned race...you did ;D
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I never mentioned race...you did ;D
Don't play semantics.....you know you meant race, but used breed instead....Johnny Cochran..... ;D
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Don't play semantics.....you know you meant race, but used breed instead....Johnny Cochran..... ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
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I get the point bro. Its a scary time in America now with Saint Obama at the helm. Its great to see how he kisses the asses of our enemies.
You mean how Nixon kissed Mao's ass, or Bush senior bowed at Hirohito's funeral?
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haha yes. I love these clowns who read blogs written by shut-ins wearing tinfoil hats, and are suddenly "in the know."
Bwahahhahaha
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Oh brother ::) Get this made up trash outta here. Someone sent this garbage to me in an e-mail....Right Wing propaganda....Nothing wrong with loving your country but some of you motherfuckers are xenophobic, racist, sexist, anti every religion but christian and homophobic. In case you didn't get the message your breed is dying out and in 50 years you'll be a bad memory so have fun while it last ::)
you are not very good looking
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you are not very good looking
You're in the minorty of people that think that
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I just dropped my pin reading this thread....dammit now I have to re-load.
;D
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you are not very good looking
Nonsense. He's the Charlie Pride of Getbig.