Support the troops
 

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:31:27 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:20:39 -0500, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:00:07 -0500, HK wrote:

Yeah, that's what I'd want to do...go to the other side of the world to
kill people I don't know who live in a country that neither attacked nor
threatened us.

Maybe my memory is going, but didn't you once say you served in
Vietnam in some capacity?

Yup. But I didn't go there to kill people.

Ah.

You were there in the Peace Corps then?

Saving dolphins in Cam Ranh Bay.

Support the troops
 

HK wrote:
There's nothing going on in Iraq that is worth one American life.

This I can agree with. The people there, who HATE each other based on
religious differences, have hated each other for far longer than the USA
has been a country. No amount of American lives will ever change that
fact. One was too many. No amount of aid, or as I call it 'free money'
will change it either.

Support the troops
 

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:17:15 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:39:56 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:22:04 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:24:25 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Reginald Smithers III" wrote in message
...
DownTime wrote:
JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go to
the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've got
tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be wonderful
of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a
thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the
armed
services.

Have a super day!

I guess I missed your comments in the "Our Marine" supporting my son and
his accomplishment.

Please check the thread again, you missed mine.
and mine.
I guess so.


Is that the best humble apology you can do?
He said 'sorry' about four messages ago.

Oh, that was to someone else.

Take it.
I was hoping for a nice thick serving of humble pie.
If you're really hungry, I'll be doing two turkeys this year
Well, I can only eat one.


Maybe I'll do three. You want it smoked, rotisseried, or baked. I don't do
deep fried. I like my deck too much.
smoked would be a nice change

How big? Smoking takes about 45min per pound. I don't want to get up too
early to put the bird on.

Support the troops
 

On Nov 19, 8:22 am, DownTime wrote:
HK wrote:
There's nothing going on in Iraq that is worth one American life.

This I can agree with. The people there, who HATE each other based on
religious differences, have hated each other for far longer than the USA
has been a country. No amount of American lives will ever change that
fact. One was too many. No amount of aid, or as I call it 'free money'
will change it either.

Through education and mass communication, things can change. Maybe not
even in our lifetimes, but things can and will change. Look at the
south of our own country, desegregation in education is why we have
the tolerance we do now (although not perfect) and hate groups such as
the KKK are pretty much have no value or respect beyond being a
curiosity and the brunt of a few jokes.

Even in the 80's when I lived down there, you could see the effects.
Old fathers in the KKK and kids who went to school with blacks. How
does the father keep up the lies when his kid comes home and tells him
that his black friend Tommy is pretty cool? He is the smartest kid in
math class and his dad is a policeman.

Things can and will change...

Support the troops
 

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:17:15 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:39:56 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:22:04 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:24:25 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Reginald Smithers III" wrote in message
...
DownTime wrote:
JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go to
the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've got
tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be wonderful
of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a
thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the
armed
services.

Have a super day!

I guess I missed your comments in the "Our Marine" supporting my son and
his accomplishment.

Please check the thread again, you missed mine.
and mine.
I guess so.


Is that the best humble apology you can do?
He said 'sorry' about four messages ago.

Oh, that was to someone else.

Take it.
I was hoping for a nice thick serving of humble pie.
If you're really hungry, I'll be doing two turkeys this year
Well, I can only eat one.

Maybe I'll do three. You want it smoked, rotisseried, or baked. I don't do
deep fried. I like my deck too much.
smoked would be a nice change

How big? Smoking takes about 45min per pound. I don't want to get up too
early to put the bird on.

15 lbs would be nice

Support the troops
 

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:41:05 GMT, James R. Gallows III
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:17:15 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:39:56 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:22:04 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:24:25 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Reginald Smithers III" wrote in message
...
DownTime wrote:
JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go to
the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've got
tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be wonderful
of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a
thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the
armed
services.

Have a super day!

I guess I missed your comments in the "Our Marine" supporting my son and
his accomplishment.

Please check the thread again, you missed mine.
and mine.
I guess so.


Is that the best humble apology you can do?
He said 'sorry' about four messages ago.

Oh, that was to someone else.

Take it.
I was hoping for a nice thick serving of humble pie.
If you're really hungry, I'll be doing two turkeys this year
Well, I can only eat one.


Maybe I'll do three. You want it smoked, rotisseried, or baked. I don't do
deep fried. I like my deck too much.

smoked would be a nice change

So many jokes, so little time...

Good morning, James.

Support the troops
 

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:43:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:59:20 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:31:27 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:20:39 -0500, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:00:07 -0500, HK wrote:

Yeah, that's what I'd want to do...go to the other side of the world to
kill people I don't know who live in a country that neither attacked nor
threatened us.

Maybe my memory is going, but didn't you once say you served in
Vietnam in some capacity?

Yup. But I didn't go there to kill people.

Ah.

You were there in the Peace Corps then?

Saving dolphins in Cam Ranh Bay.

Really?

Wasn't that the mission of the Peace Corps over there?

Support the troops
 

Support the troops
 

DownTime wrote:
wrote:
On Nov 19, 8:22 am, DownTime wrote:
HK wrote:
There's nothing going on in Iraq that is worth one American life.
This I can agree with. The people there, who HATE each other based on
religious differences, have hated each other for far longer than the USA
has been a country. No amount of American lives will ever change that
fact. One was too many. No amount of aid, or as I call it 'free money'
will change it either.

Through education and mass communication, things can change. Maybe not
even in our lifetimes, but things can and will change. Look at the
south of our own country, desegregation in education is why we have
the tolerance we do now (although not perfect) and hate groups such as
the KKK are pretty much have no value or respect beyond being a
curiosity and the brunt of a few jokes.

Even in the 80's when I lived down there, you could see the effects.
Old fathers in the KKK and kids who went to school with blacks. How
does the father keep up the lies when his kid comes home and tells him
that his black friend Tommy is pretty cool? He is the smartest kid in
math class and his dad is a policeman.

Things can and will change...

OK, now this is two things I can agree with today. Someone stop me
before my wife goes for #3!!!

However the big difference as I interpret it, the first scenario we
discussed was not on our soil, the one you brought up is. Back to HK's
comment, I'd just re-phrase it as "nothing going on outside of our
borders is worth one American life". This in no way is meant to
denigrade or dis-repsect all those souls who have fought the battles up
to this point in time, and have given their lives and sacrificed
families; to them I still have my unending gratitude.

If I was president, the concept of being the big brother to the world
would end within the minute after I was sworn in. Can I count on your vote?

No, you cannot count on my vote. The USA has interests around the world
and those interests need to be supported.

Support the troops
 

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:50:28 GMT, James R. Gallows III
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:50:15 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:41:05 GMT, James R. Gallows III
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:17:15 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:39:56 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:22:04 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:24:25 -0500, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Reginald Smithers III" wrote in message
...
DownTime wrote:
JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go to
the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've got
tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be wonderful
of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a
thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the
armed
services.

Have a super day!

I guess I missed your comments in the "Our Marine" supporting my son and
his accomplishment.

Please check the thread again, you missed mine.
and mine.
I guess so.


Is that the best humble apology you can do?
He said 'sorry' about four messages ago.

Oh, that was to someone else.

Take it.
I was hoping for a nice thick serving of humble pie.
If you're really hungry, I'll be doing two turkeys this year
Well, I can only eat one.


Maybe I'll do three. You want it smoked, rotisseried, or baked. I don't do
deep fried. I like my deck too much.

smoked would be a nice change

So many jokes, so little time...

Good morning, James.

It's Jim - please call me Jim.

And good morning.

A few posts back, Reggie called you Jaime, and you didn't seem to mind.
Keeping the Jim's straight is getting difficult around here. If you had a
daughter in the Air Force, that would help us keep your names straight.