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On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:22:25 -0400, HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... That's right. I have no objection to government employees, be they civilian or military. Nor do I object to their benefits or pensions. I think every working American should be entitled to a defined benefit pension and everyone here should have access to good health care. Then why do you continue to claim he "lived off the government teat all his working career?" Because of his drooling about socialism, which he does not understand, and his racist ravings. My problem with Herring is his hypocrisy and his racism. Perhaps you don't remember the insults he threw at his students at a predominately black school, or the insult he threw at his Latino neighbors. I do. I don't recall him saying anything I would consider racist. The problem today is that many on the left consider any negative comment made about an action or an issue involving a minority as racism. It's the "politically correct", elitist thing to think, you know. Eisboch I recall them well, and so do others. I guess I opened a real can of worms when I asked you a couple questions. I am surprised that you consider getting a union card and spending a lot of time paying union dues the equivalent of being in the military. I also spent some time in the military, and I had to take a test before I was trained in my specialty. In fact, we took a whole battery of tests, for an entire day. Then I was told I would be an Artillery Fire Direction Control specialist. Lots of math, slide rules, and noise. It took 8 weeks to complete basic training, learning to march, shoot, crawl, repair wounds, live through a gas attack, and so on. Then there was another 8 weeks of training in Artillery Fire Direction Control. After that was another 8-10 weeks of Basic Unit Training followed by another 8 weeks of Advanced Unit Training. Of course, testing was done at the end of each phase of training. Once finished, the unit was put on a ship in Boston Harbor, and it sailed to Vietnam. When you say, "I recall them well, and so do others," to what others are you referring? Do you mean Don White, salty, and slammer? It seems like those guys are the only ones who believe much of anything you say. You seem to have earned a bunch of animosity here, and I guess I can understand that. I guess the old saying, "You get what you pay for," applies to animosity also, huh? Well, you have a good day. BTW, why do several people use the term 'WAFA' regarding you, and what does it mean? |
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