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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 12:55 AM Original message |
Can someone Please explain why Rangel keeps introducing this bill? |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. He doesn't think enough rich white kids fear death and maiming. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. They'll Take After Dear Leader and Get Into "Champagne" Units |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. ...and you answered. Correctly, I might add. n/t |
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peace frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 12:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
68. And he's got a point |
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libhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #68 |
80. Hey - |
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peace frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #80 |
88. LOL |
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libhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #88 |
98. True |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Rangel is Handing Them A Way To Blame the Democrats, On a Silver Platter |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 06:43 AM Response to Reply #100 |
159. Ahh, the "Democrats should just hide under a rock" school of politics! |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:08 PM Response to Reply #68 |
94. Jack Abramoff Will Be Selling "Get Out of the Draft Free" Cards |
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Snaggletooth (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 01:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
157. The original poster left out a critical part of the bill! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. if everyones children is at risk of death, maybe we will think twice |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That's Exactly Right.... |
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jerry611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I understand the pain, but that's a little self-centered... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:21 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. you are right and good point. i bet she in no way intended to |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
34. I think... |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Please tell us the sacrifice you are making because of W's war |
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jerry611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:39 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. The argument wasn't about sacrifice |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:54 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. She didn't mention the families... |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:56 AM Response to Reply #21 |
36. She wasn't necessarily... |
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Make7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
49. Over 400,000 American soldiers died in WWII. ( n/t ) |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:20 PM Response to Reply #49 |
87. And seventeen million served. (n/t) |
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KitSileya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 09:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
51. Well, I dunno about that... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 09:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
155. Which if true proves that "we" are not at war |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. I Seem to Recall ** Said Saddam Was Getting Ready to Nuke Us |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. it was casual for the decider which was my point. and if they implemented |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. He Doesn't Listen to the People, Who Are Overwelming Opposed Already |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
71. oh yes, people would be out in the streets |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #71 |
95. People ARE Out In The Streets |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 04:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
39. We Did. ** Didn't. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 04:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
40. What If They Gave a War And Nobody Came? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 09:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. What if The People actually CARED enough to take back control??? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 09:58 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. People are abdicating their responsibility to hold their government accoun |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #48 |
72. a country is as strong as it's people |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Yep. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #74 |
103. Stolen By Means of Fraud, Deceit, and Murder |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #48 |
77. You Have Mistaken Resignation for Apathy |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:28 PM Response to Reply #77 |
89. Until the people who care are shedding blood in the streets, ... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:30 PM Response to Reply #89 |
111. We Are Calling For An End To All This Needless Sacrifice |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 11:30 AM Response to Reply #111 |
122. Is it working? |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
126. Then that would make Donovan right |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 09:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
47. Absolutely. Democracy is NOT a Spectator Sport. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:06 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. some military or public service role |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:40 AM Response to Reply #55 |
63. Yep. Public Health Service, Peace Corps. Americorps, VISTA , |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:38 PM Response to Reply #63 |
112. You Trust This Government That Much? |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 02:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
127. It should never be a program |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. He believes all should sacrifice equally |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
27. The Only War In Which Everyone Sacrifices Equally |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. A touch histrionic |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:49 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. W Got Into a "Champagne" Unit and Stayed Well Out of Harm's Way |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
73. No they had other prioirities |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
5. Because he wants the RICH TO FEEL THE PAIN |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. The Minute They Call the DRAFT, ** Will Invade Iran, Syria & Venezuela |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. You think the Republicans elitists will pass the bill? |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 04:12 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Of Course They Will, If They Can Blame The Democrats For It |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
85. A Democratic Congress might, and November is months away n/t |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:34 PM Response to Reply #85 |
101. Don't Say That Too Loud, Or We'll Lose 50 Seats! |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. Nowhere Else to Go? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
84. Belief has NOTHING to do with it. FACT does. Some light reading |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 04:13 PM Response to Reply #84 |
92. Excellent post! EVERYONE who can avoid military service ...` |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:19 PM Response to Reply #84 |
97. They Are Lowering Standards Because Nobody Wants to Go to Iraq |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:32 PM Response to Reply #84 |
99. The Draft Is Not The Solution to the Problems You Cite |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 08:48 AM Response to Reply #99 |
131. Oh, let's tell the GOP to get right on that! Scholarships for everyone! |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:36 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. Drafting The Rich (Even if You Could) Won't Send The Poor to College |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #133 |
135. The GI Bill was in place during WW2, Korea, and Vietnam |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 01:02 AM Response to Reply #131 |
149. War is Good For Halliburton, But Not For Most Other Business |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 03:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
129. The draft has never stopped a war. |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
7. I think the age bracket is a little wide. |
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tenshi816 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
83. The UK doesn't do it anymore. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. This Could REALLY Bite Our Party in the Ass |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Trust Rangel |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. And *They* All Know Their Own Kids Are Safe No Matter What |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. No. I can say he's a gutsy military guy |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 02:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
137. shoot, there is specific stuff behind this and I can't remember what it is |
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tenshi816 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
86. George P would probably be rejected anyway. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
9. It's a stupid stunt that would not have it's intended effect |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I am more of a Rangel supporter than ever |
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jerry611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I wouldn't put it past them.... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. The Fundies Even More So |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Huh? n/t |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
50. agreed (that it'll never work). |
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PuraVidaDreamin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
106. You see, this is when you WOULD see the uprising |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 12:02 AM Response to Reply #9 |
117. yup |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
15. Any country which depends on mercenaries for its defense, or |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:23 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. This Isn't Defense |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 09:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
53. if you can't get enough people to volunteer for your cause... |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #53 |
123. Well said tomp!! |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
33. He's calling their bluff. n/t |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 04:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. He is the One Who Is Bluffing. If They Call His Bluff, We're SOOO Screwed |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 12:49 AM Response to Reply #37 |
121. There is a 100% chance this bill will not pass. |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
41. He is an idiot |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
42. Because he's a fucking idiot. |
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Freedom_Aflaim (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
43. His Theory: Forcing a bunch of our kids to die in war |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:54 PM Response to Reply #43 |
104. I think he knows the Republicans have no interest in reinstating the draft |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
44. I wish this would come up for a vote. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 08:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Yeah, but with the Repugs against the bill, |
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Keefer (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #44 |
54. It actually did come to a vote... |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Here's a Washington Post article on the event: |
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Keefer (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:28 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Thank you for that... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
81. We've Been Filling The Streets Already |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
46. It's "Universal Service", NOT "The Draft". |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:06 AM Response to Reply #46 |
56. his "universal service" includes military service. |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:36 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. So you think freedom should be free, no one should have to do anything? |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #62 |
76. Asserting the "freedom isn't free"meme... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:28 PM Response to Reply #76 |
90. It implies no such thing from where I'm standing |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 12:06 AM Response to Reply #62 |
118. If you have to pay for freedom it isn't freedom |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 12:35 AM Response to Reply #62 |
120. i think "criminally naive" is a far more meaningful expression... |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #46 |
58. Unless the bill has changed substantially, it is military draft... |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. "The Draft" normally refers to "Selective Service" |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 01:29 PM Response to Reply #61 |
75. Dictionaries I checked |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #46 |
70. Agree. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
79. Civilian National Service = Public Employee Union Busting |
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Boomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
57. Why aren’t the rich and the famous in uniform? |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #57 |
78. Pat Tillman Volunteered. He Was Pretty Rich and Famous |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #78 |
125. One man is hardly representative of an entire class |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. Pat Tillman's Death Has Done Much To Discourage People from Volunteering |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. But that is not the class issue being discussed |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
64. Because that is the quickest way to end the war... |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
65. because it is time to snap the sonambulant population |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. p.s. that author would be Neil Postman |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:58 PM Response to Reply #65 |
107. They're Not Sonambulant. They Can Barely Even Get to Sleep Anymore |
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Clarkie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
66. Because he believes it's the right thing to do. n/t |
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sierrajim (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
69. My take |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
82. Shades of Smedley Butler |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:38 PM Response to Reply #82 |
91. You link expired, so I found this working link: |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 06:20 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Thank you, Judi. |
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wizdum (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
96. Because the reason there were so many more war protesters during Vietnam.. |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:47 PM Response to Reply #96 |
102. The Occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan cannot |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 10:55 PM Response to Reply #102 |
105. It Can't Continue Without Troops, Either |
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wizdum (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:06 PM Response to Reply #102 |
108. Good point. Stop building overseas bases and put the national... |
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wizdum (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #96 |
110. A picture says a thousand words -- Here is your answer... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:51 PM Response to Reply #110 |
113. A Draft Is More Likely to Widen the War Than End It |
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wizdum (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #113 |
114. I respectfully disagree with your position on that one. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 12:00 AM Response to Reply #114 |
116. Any reason for your disagreement? Do you not think that having more... |
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wizdum (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 12:24 AM Response to Reply #116 |
119. I think there would be so much public resistance to that idea from... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #110 |
132. And here's another picture, for those who think Rangel is an idiot who |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
109. A mandatory draft is the Repugs' WORST nightmare |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:59 PM Response to Reply #109 |
115. That might happen. |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #109 |
124. Do you honestly think a draft will stop |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #124 |
134. Yes, a draft, if equally applied, would indeed stop this administration. |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 07:09 PM Response to Reply #134 |
139. I think we've discussed this subject |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #134 |
143. Didn't Prevent Vietnam From Happening, Didn't End It Either |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #124 |
136. I do--it'll get the fatass college Republicans off their duffs, away from |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. Maybe I'm taking this wrong, |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 08:22 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. You ARE taking it wrong |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 10:46 PM Response to Reply #140 |
142. One Of the Things That Makes Them Elite is Being Above All That |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 11:51 PM Response to Reply #142 |
144. Well, to start |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 12:29 AM Response to Reply #144 |
147. IT IS A ROVIAN TRAP!!!! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 01:02 AM Response to Reply #147 |
148. There won't be safe havens for every GOP voter's kids |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 01:36 AM Response to Reply #148 |
151. You Were Talking About the "Elites" Before |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 01:49 AM Response to Reply #151 |
152. Many will escape, some won't--IF the bill is implemented at all |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 11:55 PM Response to Reply #140 |
145. I understand what Rangel's doing, |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 12:20 AM Response to Reply #145 |
146. Here's the key point, though |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 01:12 AM Response to Reply #146 |
150. Yes, They Will |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 01:53 AM Response to Reply #150 |
153. Now that's just an absurd assumption on your part |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 09:09 AM Response to Reply #146 |
154. The GOP rubber stamping everything |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
141. to end the war - duh |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
156. Bush should be demanding this draft |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
158. Because he thinks that white folks should die in equal proportions... |
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