[Rhodes22-list] This day in history

[Herb Parsons]

Pete,

The message was devoid of any "opinion", and consisted intirely of 
"personal name calling". If you "denounce" it when I do it to someone 
who is here to defend himself, why do you not denounce it with it's 
aimed at someone NOT here to defend themselves?

Or, possibly, even when the same little man posts his pathetic little 
sarcasms, while he hides behind protectorates like yourself?

I suspect your denouncement is colored largely by your political leanings.

Absolutely the President turned it into a photo op, that's what 
politicians do. The statement that "In the battle of Ira, the United 
States and our allies have prevailed" was 100% true. His prediction that 
"major combat operations were over" unfortunately, didn't come true, 
because a NEW ENEMY came on the scene.

At the time, if you recall, there were dire predictions by the left that 
it would cost us 10,000 military lives to attempt to defeat Saddam. That 
didn't happen. Of course, now the left wants to rewrite their 
predictions, and say that it IS going to cost us 10,000 lives to achieve 
our goal in Iraq.

Bottom line, the sign was right. President Bush 100% earned every bit of 
the flight suit he was wearing.

Maybe he should have just talked about snipers instead.


petelargo wrote:
> Herb,
>
> Are your views and opinions so weak that you have to resort to personal name
> calling? I denounce that type of angry pulpit-banging white-bread rhetoric.
> The full truth is that the sign was the NAVY'S idea for that specific
> carrier's mission. HOWEVER, the White House was involved and DID actually
> have the sign made and had Bush positioned for maximum photo op. Any
> politician will jump in front of a parade. And Bush did say "that major
> combat operations were over in Iraq. In the battle of Iraq, the United
> States and our allies have prevailed." Bush's speech originally did have
> "mission accomplished" in it. Rumsfeld had that taken that out and it was
> semi-watered down to the above quote.
>   
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> hparsons wrote:
>   
>> Rob, you're pathetic. Bush did exactly what he said he did, and you want 
>> to berate him for that. You're a loser.
>>
>> Rob Lowe wrote:
>>     
>>> No smoke being blown by me of course, just by Bush.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 5:02 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] This day in history
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>>>> Rob,
>>>>
>>>> I remember the moment well - watched it live during the afternoon launch
>>>> with a bunch of Navy pilots and a substantial number of Air Force pilots
>>>> commenting on how easy it must be to land on a target that's always
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> pointed
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>>>> into the wind. First, as a pilot, Bush 43 proved his stripes flying a
>>>> most
>>>> difficult and unforgiving aircraft.  He earned his flight suit and
>>>> looked
>>>> good in it that day!  You may have a political point you want to score,
>>>> so
>>>> be it.  Just don't blow smoke your asshole hasn't earned!
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>> Five years ago, today, President Bush declares victory in Iraq aboard
>>>>> an
>>>>> aircraft carrier bearing a victory banner.
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