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[ErskineBowlesVoter]

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[MissB]

1. Welcome to DU!

Enjoy your stay.

[Bluebear]

2. National Guard should be homeland security

As opposed to going to Iraq for 2 years.

[aquart]

6. When Kerry is elected, can we never use the word "homeland" again?

Please?

[MissB]

7. Pretty please with sugar on top

That'll be my first email to the Kerry administration.

[billyoc]

43. Oh, if only.

It's been like one long, bad Hogan's Heroes rerun...

[MissB]

46. Hogan's Heroes!

Loved that show. Dang, I'm only in my 30's, but I'm thinking that perhaps many forum members (the younger set) probably won't get that reference!

[specter]

8. A Fuckn

Greed!!!!!

Sounds so facist doesnt it

[Bluebear]

9. Fine with me.

Some people say the RW wants to change it to "Fatherland".

[diamond14]

12. nice photo...good point.....

:hi:

can I pass it around???

[Bluebear]

18. Sure, I stole it myself

:)

[acmavm]

53. Well, now I stole it from you.

.

[dave502d]

20. I hate that word to.

[RafterMan]

3. Please shut up.

Please.

We had the whole primaries to argue about the candidates. Now, with three days to go, you're either on the bus or off it. Sorry.

[RetroLounge]

4. Are you still here?

Mods must be busy...

RL

[txindy]

25. Hey!

I was going to say the same thing! :toast:

[Bozos for Bush]

5. Freepers are so pathetic (nt)

[Liberal Gramma]

10. And this bothers you more than Bush's illegal detention of illegal aliens?

The Nat'l Guard is SUPPOSED to protect the homeland, not acting as targets in Iraq. I don't think, with all the security problems we face, that they would be used in the "war against drugs" or any other non-security threat.

[ErskineBowlesVoter]

13. Hell no

But what if Bush had the power to use the NG against us?

[Liberal Gramma]

16. Oh, that's different

He'd use the NG to pull in political dissenters. And pot smokers, and women who have abortions, and gays.

[SammyWinstonJack]

21. Isn't the NG thanks to the chimp, all in Iraq and Afghanistan?

How will the chimp use the NG against us?

[yardwork]

11. You joined today just to tell us this?

Write a letter to the editor.

[ErskineBowlesVoter]

14. Thanks for the suggestion

I will write the Charlotte Observer.

[Name removed]

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[Johnyawl]

17. the Coast Guard is under Homeland Security...

...and it's still military. Why wouldn't the NG remain military under Homeland Security?

And you need to get caught up on current affairs; the military has been used in the war on drugs now for about 10 years.

[Name removed]

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[MissB]

24. Good point

It's been so long since I've alerted on anyone that I think I forgot about the existence of the button. They have been coming so fast and furious that I *assume* the mods just get to them.

Thanks for the reminder!

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

29. Like Skinner said

if they get several on one post or one person, it comes to their attention faster.

[ErskineBowlesVoter]

35. Ahem

. Treat people with respect. Don't be rude or bigoted. Discuss the message, not the messenger

[MissB]

37. Ahem

If you don't like her post, then hit the "alert" button. The mods are the ones who ultimately decide what is appropriate, not you.

[ErskineBowlesVoter]

40. Thank you

I will.

[Mandate My Ass]

38. Well the messenger lied about the mods deleting his original message

so there's not much else to talk about, is there?:eyes:

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

39. I am reiterating

advice we were given by one of the administrators of this site. If you aren't truly a disruptor you have nothing to worry about, do you?

If you are, you'll be gone soon, won't you?

[ErskineBowlesVoter]

42. No I won't have anything to worry about

Just if you don't like my threads ignore me please.

Thank you.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

45. No thanks

I don't take orders as to who I ignore and who I don't.

[ErskineBowlesVoter]

47. Neither do I

N/T

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

50. Who told you to ignore me?

How is that analogous?

ROFL!

[troubleinwinter]

26. Tons today. Sure gets tiresome.

[Sparkly]

22. "So Kerry would take the NG out of the military and make it civilian?"

No.

[ErskineBowlesVoter]

23. The what would putting under Homeland Security mean?

I guess I am confused.

Thanks

[DemocratSinceBirth]

28. Tell Karl I Said Hi

do you guys have secret handshakes?

[Sparkly]

30. It means homeland security becomes a mission of the National Guard

PDF here:
http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/pr_2004_0818a.pdf

[ErskineBowlesVoter]

31. Okay thanks

Great link.

Thanks a lot.

[LoZoccolo]

27. Yes, and there's nothing you can do about it!

BA HA HA HA HA!

[sandnsea]

32. It's just wrong

"Transform the National Guard for homeland security by assigning guard units to a standing joint task force that will prepare and execute homeland security strategies with state and federal governments."
http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/national_security/military.html

This isn't putting them under Homeland Security, rather making them available to the states to execute specific security duties, which obviously have to meet Constitutional mandates.

[LoZoccolo]

33. Ha ha ha ha!

That is not what it looks like when a message gets deleted!

[MissB]

34. That is so funny

:silly:

[Bluebear]

36. Ha ha ha oh do we have a "new" deletion screen?

Nice try!

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

41. Hee hee.

I guess that's better than being tombstoned. Just edit it out yourself.

Gotta save that mojo.

[Bluebear]

49. Waaah I was tombstoned by those awful liberal mods

Convincing?

[MissB]

51. Very convincing

Very funny. :evilgrin:

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

52. OMG

you are killing me over here!

LMAO

[Torgo Johnson]

44. Wow,he sure became a moderator quickly.

[Mr_Spock]

48. Hehe - a way to learn about the time signature on editing

hehehe

[rasputin1952]

54. I am locking this thread...

it has deteriorated into a flame fest.