Politics: A new beginning

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
My wife and children are Jewish. I don't think of myself as a Nazi.

[SARCASM] Yes, I clearly meant that you are a member of the German National Socialist party circa 1939. [/SARCASM]

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
My wife and children are Jewish. I don't think of myself as a Nazi.

He meant the other kind of nazi.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Clark says Bush should be attending funerals; not clear if he means all of them, I mean he has his own jet and all, but still.

Bush says he feels that leaving the family to grieve privately would be better. I can appreciate this position. I wouldn't mind meeting Dan Rather, but not under those circumstances.

Why is this an issue? I think some of you have called this out. Could someone explain why this is anything more than a made up way to Bush-bash.

I think there is a widespread perception that Bush is happy to use the military as a stage when it makes him look good, but only then. He's willing to land on a carrier, but not to be seen at a funeral. Likewise, he uses the war to his political benefit, but is not willing to make real sacrifices when called for -- e.g., there were no taxes to pay for the $87 billion.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I think there is a widespread perception that Bush is happy to use the military as a stage when it makes him look good, but only then. He's willing to land on a carrier, but not to be seen at a funeral. Likewise, he uses the war to his political benefit, but is not willing to make real sacrifices when called for -- e.g., there were no taxes to pay for the $87 billion.

Polls belie your claim of "widespread", unless you are mean that most fat people believe this to be true.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by bilmore
Polls belie your claim of "widespread", unless you are mean that most fat people believe this to be true.

Listen, you can't come to this playground with that sorry-ass set shot, because it's going to blocked so bad that you'll be running all the way over to the jungle gym to go get the ball, and you won't want to bring it back because people will still be laughing too hard.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
[SARCASM] Yes, I clearly meant that you are a member of the German National Socialist party circa 1939. [/SARCASM]

To fit in here you have to not worry about hurting people's feelings. Your appropriate response to what I had said would be a side observation about some other Nazi trait, ignoring my plea that tried to make you feel guilty.

Flat out nasty, and proud off-it, that's the board motto here.

e.g. see Tyrone a half bottle of wine into the evening.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
To fit in here you have to not worry about hurting people's feelings. Your appropriate response to what I had said would be a side observation about some other Nazi trait, ignoring my plea that tried to make you feel guilty.

You have cool uniforms?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
You have cool uniforms?

Wrong board for that.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Listen, you can't come to this playground with that sorry-ass set shot, because it's going to blocked so bad that you'll be running all the way over to the jungle gym to go get the ball, and you won't want to bring it back because people will still be laughing too hard.

Wrong board for that.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I think there is a widespread perception that Bush is happy to use the military as a stage when it makes him look good, but only then. He's willing to land on a carrier, but not to be seen at a funeral. Likewise, he uses the war to his political benefit, but is not willing to make real sacrifices when called for -- e.g., there were no taxes to pay for the $87 billion.

Fuck that. Why would a general say it? Please address the various issues BRC raised.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Listen, you can't come to this playground with that sorry-ass set shot, because it's going to blocked so bad that you'll be running all the way over to the jungle gym to go get the ball, and you won't want to bring it back because people will still be laughing too hard.

bite someone, I bet bilmore made as much as you did arguing politics last year...

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
He meant the other kind of nazi.

the good kind?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Fuck that. Why would a general say it? Please address the various issues BRC raised.

Is there any one in particular? I'm just trying to explain why we keep hearing that Bush isn't going to funerals. Narrowly, I can see both sides to it, but the larger issue is a perception that he is trying to have his cake and eat it too.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
To fit in here you have to not worry about hurting people's feelings. Your appropriate response to what I had said would be a side observation about some other Nazi trait, ignoring my plea that tried to make you feel guilty.

Flat out nasty, and proud off-it, that's the board motto here.

e.g. see Tyrone a half bottle of wine into the evening.

Scheiße!!!!!

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Fuck that. Why would a general say it? Please address the various issues BRC raised.

Won't happen. It's easier to just keep saying "there's a perception that Bush is a schmuck."