Political Grab Bag

[daleduke17]

Where I just bitch about random things I found in the paper:

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2...6349505003.txt

It only took seven years to make "the most horrible offense to the US since Pearl Harbor" into a "special event" like Memorial Day, Veterans Day and MLK Day.

http://www.sj-r.com/news/x272611716/...ing-back-draft

Can you hear that? That's Callahan's chances of getting elected crashing through the sub-basement. Get elected, then shoot your mouth off.

http://www.wandtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8996562

Who hasn't the US pissed off? Venezuela, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and North Korea are all pissed off at the US. Wonderful. I can see gas prices going even higher now. Whoever gets in in November is going to be seriously fucked.

[Flyndaran]

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http://www.sj-r.com/news/x272611716/...ing-back-draft

Can you hear that? That's Callahan's chances of getting elected crashing through the sub-basement. Get elected, then shoot your mouth off.
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Is it rude of me to state that a woman suggesting the re-institution of an all male draft is extra disgusting?

The idea that she can't even comprehend that many americans would prefer not to kill or be killed frightens me.
If I were of an age to have been drafted during the Viet Nam police action, I would have gladly gone to jail for my right not to murder.

[Greenday]

Is it rude of me to state that a woman suggesting the re-institution of an all male draft is extra disgusting?

Wow, I never even thought about it that way. Interesting perspective on it.

[lordlundar]

Is it rude of me to state that a woman suggesting the re-institution of an all male draft is extra disgusting?

Of course she's all for it. She's immune to it if it goes through. Now if they declared it gender neutral and elected officials to be just as applicable, see how fast she'll try to shut it down.

[AFPheonix]

Yep, way to drag the military down with people that don't really want to be there, because a military is really only marching bags of meat, right? Huurrr!

[Flyndaran]

Of course she's all for it. She's immune to it if it goes through. Now if they declared it gender neutral and elected officials to be just as applicable, see how fast she'll try to shut it down.

Only the civil war went as far as drafting 35 year olds.
Any realistic draft would never go anywhere near that horribly decrepit bottom of the barrel wizened age.... I say as a 34 year old.

[Sylvia727]

If a draft gets reinstated, it had better be gender, sex, and orientation neutral. I'm sick of the hypocrisy and bigotry in our governments.

[Boozy]

Who hasn't the US pissed off?

Canada is still on good terms with the US, and we are your top supplier of oil. Saudi Arabia is number two, and the ruling family still likes you. The populations of both countries may not, but it's big business and your dollar is as good as any. Okay, better.

Chavez is so ridiculously theatrical. China has caught the US conducting spy operations in Beijing multiple times, and they haven't kicked the ambassador out.

[anriana]

Is it rude of me to state that a woman suggesting the re-institution of an all male draft is extra disgusting?

I don't see how a 50-year-old upper class woman suggesting it is any more disgusting than a 50-year-old upper class man suggesting it - neither oneould ever be drafted.

[Greenday]

Canada is still on good terms with the US

And we like you guys too.

[daleduke17]

Canada is still on good terms with the US

That's always good.

[BlaqueKatt]

I don't see how a 50-year-old upper class woman suggesting it is any more disgusting than a 50-year-old upper class man suggesting it - neither oneould ever be drafted.

it's sexist, and as a woman who did serve-I find it highly offensive that people(especially women) still have the mindset of "the men must protect the wimmins-wimmins can't fight, they have to raise the children."

[anriana]

it's sexist, and as a woman who did serve-I find it highly offensive that people(especially women) still have the mindset of "the men must protect the wimmins-wimmins can't fight, they have to raise the children."

Did you read the article? The first paragraph says she supports mandatory national service for everyone.

[daleduke17]

Did you read the article? The first paragraph says she supports mandatory national service for everyone.

Why should there be mandatory national service for everyone (military or non)? If I don't want to join up for some kind of service, I shouldn't be forced to.

[anriana]

Why should there be mandatory national service for everyone (military or non)? If I don't want to join up for some kind of service, I shouldn't be forced to.

If you didn't feel like contributing to the country you'd be free to leave it.