| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#11
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Gas prices - maybe boating will get cheaper...
On 5/26/11 7:54 AM, BAR wrote:
In , says... On Wed, 25 May 2011 18:06:22 -0400, wrote: Blame the governor, not the president. As the buck, in this particular case, stops with the governor, I agree. The climate that got this rolling is quite another matter, however. That's a great defense. I saw someone on TV say something I didn't like so I went and burned down the the college's buildings. Use that defense and see how far it gets you. I know history is not your forte, but the morons in the Ohio National Guard were called in before the arson took place. No one was arrested or prosecuted in connection with that fire. Considering how out of control Governor Rhodes was about the demonstrations, it is entirely possible that the fire was set by his minions in order to exacerbate the situation. The Republicans of that era and since were known for their dirty tricks. Be that as it may, the protest came about as a result of President Nixon's decision to spread that idiotic war into Cambodia. The loss of a ROTC building in a fire in which no one was injured seems a minor point in the face of a war conducted by the United States against Asian peoples, a million of whom were killed. BTW, before the students were murdered by the crazed Guardsmen, a number were seriously injured by bayonet wounds inflicted by the boys in uniform. Student actions against ROTC were nothing new. There were incidents even in Kansas during the early 1960s in which ROTC buildings were either smeared with animal blood as a protest against the U.S. war being perpetrated for no good reason against Asian peoples. As a result of the Kent State murders, there were some calls for the dissolution of the national guard in many states but that never happened. A number of universities, however, dropped their ROTC programs. I always got a kick out of the guys in the dorm who were in ROTC. They sure knew how to shine their shoes, buttons and buckles. |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| Gas prices and power boating | General | |||
| Group claims PWC sales up, accidents down, and gas prices not reducing boating activity | General | |||
Threaded Mode
