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Dec 31, 2017 10:30:12   #
Quite so; I was merely pointing out that particular line is not in the Constitution, per se. As a 30-year Navy veteran, I am well familiar with the document that I swore to uphold and defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic--I still hold to that oath; I feel it to be a lifelong commitment.



Mike Easterday wrote:
The Bill of Rights is the first part of the U.S. Constitution. Every right falls to it. I have a copy of it.
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Dec 31, 2017 09:18:14   #
Actually, that line is from the Declaration of Independence, not the US Constitution; nowhere in the Constitution are such rights mentioned.



Mike Easterday wrote:
The one part actually in the CONSTITUTION says " Life ,Liberty ,and the Pursuit of Happiness. " You do not have a right to be happy. You have the right to try to be happy. As far as children if mommy and daddy can't be proper parents , then extended family should be the option. Used to be churches were next . Government should always be the last option.
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Sep 15, 2017 11:49:46   #
Oh, yes; reminds me of my years on a minesweeper (5 total). They are small, made of wood, and covered in fiberglass; it did not take much of a sea state to get that effect on the bow or fantail--pretty much anything over a SS 3 would halt our mine countermeasure ops and we would batten down the hatches. A real storm would have us strapping in--in Combat Information Center, all chairs had seatbelt, so that if a mine went off we wouldn't crack our skulls on the overhead. My submarine years were calmer; once we got to the dive point, we would submerge and get to a depth so that surface weather didn't matter.




Don G. Dinsdale wrote:
IF YOU WERE IN THE NAVY HERE'S 7 MINUTES YOU MIGHT APPRECIATE...

I Spent Nearly 4 Years 'At Sea', It Was The "Nearly" Times I Got In Trouble, Damn Alcohol, grrrrrr... Don D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9r8Bir_cDg
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Aug 29, 2017 11:41:41   #
Unfortunately, over 75% of our college-age students would not qualify for military service, even if they wanted to join. Physical standards, drug use, and past legal issues would disqualify them. Drafting them would weaken the military; I had enough issues with my 30 years of dealing with Sailors in an all volunteer military, with those that were unfit once they had managed to join. A lot of taxpayer money and man hours were spent just to try to get them to obey the rules to perform minimally, and we ultimately had to spend a lot more time when they were unable to perform and we had to separate them. I shudder to think about thousands more forced into service unwillingly.



pafret wrote:
We need to start demanding that college admission require a minimum of two years honorable service in the military. After all, the only reason there is a safe place anywhere in this country is our military. No service, no education.
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Aug 9, 2017 14:06:41   #
Prof Adams must have tenure himself in order to speak truth so openly; I hope it opens his students eyes and brings them into reality.


oldroy wrote:
I hadn't read anything by Mike Adams in a very long time but certainly do see him in this article. He is using his freedom of speech to tell new students just what he and I think of many of them. Of course, I taught in a public high school and couldn't suggest that the left leaning students get out of the school or the nation. Read this one and see if you think Mr. Adams has a right to speak like this to his students. I wonder how many of the students returned the next day of that class. I wonder how many of them had been brainwashed in their high schools to disagree with college professors like Adams.

https://townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/2015/08/28/get-out-of-my-class-and-leave-america-n2044785
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Jul 30, 2017 10:50:26   #
Having served almost 30 years in the Navy, I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment below. I served on both fast attack submarines and minesweepers and the normal human issues were quite enough to deal with; to bring in a known quantity with pre-existing psychological and physical issues would be definitely counterproductive and antithetical to the military's end goals.




archie bunker wrote:
Here is something my brother in law sent me this morning that pretty well explains it. I know the guy who wrote it, and Desert Storm wasn't his only rodeo. He is a badass, and can probably kill you with his pinkie. Let's see if this works.....

Thought you might like to read the opinion of one of my old friends from high school....yep, he's a desert storm combat vet

"Let me cut through the bullshit the Liberal drivel media has been spewing! No one has a Right to serve in the armed forces!! Let me repeat that in case you missed that! No one has a Right to serve in the armed forces! The U.S. Armed Forces are NOT an equal opportunity employer! Very far from it! The U.S. Military uses prejudice constantly to deny citizens from serving for being too fat, too old, too young, too tall, too short. They're denied for flat feet, missing fingers or limbs, poor eyesight, bad back, bad teeth, drug addiction, poor hearing, criminal history, low IQ, anxiety, phobias, sleep walking, can't run the PFT in the required time, can't do the required push ups, pull ups, take maintenance meds for any medical condition, need special ramps for wheelchairs, high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes etc... The U.S. Military has one job, "WAR!" Anything else is a distraction or a liability! You don't think it's fair? Too fucking bad! War is unfair! There are no exceptions made for being special, challenged or socially fabulous! The military does not change to accommodate anyone! You change to fit the military standards or hit the fucking bricks! The military needs to win wars not accommodate people with special needs! Thank you for applying. Good luck in your future endeavors! Next applicant!

And the military certainly shouldn't be paying for sex reassignment surgery!!"
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Jul 23, 2017 14:21:59   #
kmsmncm wrote:
Goodness! I don't usually respond to foul trolls, but I could not let this one by without comment. I am open to mature intelligent conversation on diverse viewpoints, but as a Christian, Constitutional conservative with nearly 30 years service in the Navy, I find your comments offensive and unnecessary--you don't even make a rational point, only vitriol. I don't know if you are aware that such a post makes you appear ill-educated and witless, but also unable to carry on a civilized and logical discourse in a forum meant just for that. Shame on you, Mikey. I will pray for you.
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Sorry, Mikey, I meant Jack; however, if you want me to pray for you, too, I will.
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Jul 23, 2017 14:18:43   #
[quote=Jack2014]
Mikeyavelli wrote:
To the lefty, positive means posting fond comments about I

It's amazing how you frumpass kins believe the fake news that your fake pissident puts out.
Some adjectives that describe you ass kisser
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Goodness! I don't usually respond to foul trolls, but I could not let this one by without comment. I am open to mature intelligent conversation on diverse viewpoints, but as a Christian, Constitutional conservative with nearly 30 years service in the Navy, I find your comments offensive and unnecessary--you don't even make a rational point, only vitriol. I don't know if you are aware that such a post makes you appear ill-educated and witless, but also unable to carry on a civilized and logical discourse in a forum meant just for that. Shame on you, Mikey. I will pray for you.
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Jul 23, 2017 09:44:51   #
I don't even know how to put anyone on "ignore" and I am not about to research how, either; I'm a big boy and don't need any safe spaces. I guess 30 years in the Navy made me tougher than that.
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Jul 14, 2017 15:31:11   #
pafret wrote:
Loved "The shooting of Dan McGrew", Dangerous Dan McGrew.. Interestingly, only two writers of significance came out of the Alaskan Gold Rush, Service and Jack London and they both wrote something named "The Call of The Wild". The poem celebrates the Alaskan wilderness and the story is about a sled dog named Buck.


In her later years, my Grandma S. sent me her copy of 'The Best of Robert Service' and one of my favorites was that very same poem you mentioned; he had a way with poesy that only Kipling and a few others of his age were able to equal. The ability to tell a story with poetry, using common language that everyone can understand, and getting you into the gritty details of a harsh life are rare indeed.
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Jul 14, 2017 12:30:36   #
Big dog wrote:
I like that one
You're correct, the part of the poem I quoted is about a group of boys in school. The poem, a LONG one, is the intro to " Staulky and company". At least that's what I remember. My mother had to read that when she was in school, WAY long ago. I remember that small part of the poem and use it quite often at work.


The men on my father's side of the family were always partial to Kipling. 'Barracks Room Ballads and other Ditties' was a family favorite. In it, you can find classics like "Gunga Din', 'The Fall of Jock Gillespie', and 'Beloved', to name a few. Another poet that was beloved by my paternal grandmother was Robert Service.
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Jul 14, 2017 12:19:51   #
oldroy wrote:
President Trump to Announce Sale of California!!

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/01/23/20170127_map_0.jpg


WASHINGTON DC (AP.LOL) - At 12:15 PM today President Trump disclosed via tweeter
that he has reached an agreement with Enrique Pena Nieto, President of Mexico, which provides
for the sale of substantially all of the State of California to the country of Mexico. President Trump
noted that this deal, which he claims “is his largest real estate deal ever” is a win-win for everyone
involved. One of the benefits he says he will highlight during a prime time address from the oval office
later this evening, will include using the proceeds received by the US from Mexico to:

1) pay for the Wall (fulfilling yet another campaign promise), a wall which will now include the length
of the eastern boarder of California,

2) fund all the infrastructure spending in the remaining 49 states and

3) pay to relocate the 67 Republicans that currently reside in California. He also noted that Federal
money saved from the reduction of California citizens on US social programs will allow those social
programs to be cash positive in less than 3 years.

Mexican President Nieto announced from Mexico City that he has already introduced a bill to the
Mexican Congress asking to change his country’s name to MexiCal.

Other benefits President Trump intends to discuss during this evening’s prime time address include:
California will now be able to act as a sanctuary state within MexiCal noting that there is much more
room for the refugees who will find the climate in the State of California more desirable than the climate
in US cities such as NYC, Detroit or Chicago.

The elimination of the existing border between Mexico and California will allow drugs to flow more freely
between Mexico and the users in Hollywood.

Drug tunnel diggers at the Tijuana border will now be able to use their skills to dig tunnels under Los Angeles
to help ease congestion in that city and allow rioters to move about the city’s universities more freely.

The US. taxpayer will no longer be on the hook for any future disaster relief required once the next
mega quake hits California.

The space in the Capitol and other DC buildings vacated by representatives of California will be fumigated
and turned into “time-out rooms” for the press as well as Liberty Centers where US citizens can meet with
their congressmen to discuss the pursuit of economic freedom.

Nancy Pelosi released a statement stating that "she looks forward to making the Mexican President’s life miserable
and prefers the year round weather in Mexico City to that of DC." Her office has already
announced a schedule of fund raising activities to run for President of MexiCal.

Papers released along with Trump’s tweets reveal that a newly incorporated real estate company,
PmurT, Inc., which was intimately involved in the deal discussions, will receive a broker fee of $25 billion on the California sale.

An anonymous PmurT, Inc. representative has revealed that the profits on the deal are HUGE and will be used to purchase,
develop and convert all abandoned US Federal facilities in California into special high end retreats and resorts which will assist
California residents with managing their euphoria and transition into the nanny state they have so long desired to be.

The exact northern border of the new MexiCal is still under negotiation. Apparently the White House is
concerned that certain members of congress may be unwilling to give up California’s wine country and are suggesting
that the northern border align with the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge.

California residents will be issued special Blue Cards to cross the border into the US so that the total number of California liberals
entering the US can be tracked and at any point in time not exceed predetermined levels.

Residents that remain in California after the effective date of the sale will not be allowed to seek refugee status in the US in the future.

Mexican President Nieto stated he is thrilled with the deal and is looking forward to declaring Spanish the national language for his newly
acquired territory and opening SSL (Spanish as a Second Language) schools throughout California to benefit any English speaking only citizens.

He also noted that funding for the transaction would come from the Mexican drug cartels, which have agreed to provide low interest loans to Mexico
so long as they are allowed to move their cash out of Switzerland and the Cayman Islands back into the new nation of Mexi-Cal, tax free.
He also said he considers the fact that a Disney park will now be located within his country an added bonus.

White House representatives refused to confirm rumors that a similar deal was in the works for the sale to Canada of Northeastern states from NY through Maine.

Unidentified sources have leaked the following statement from President Trump “this deal is HUGE and will
help Make America, albeit a little smaller, Great Again”.

This is a real great sounding deal but I think maybe someone has a bigger imagination than I have.
President Trump to Announce Sale of California!! b... (show quote)


But then we would have to import nearly all our fruits and nuts--an economic disaster!
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Jul 11, 2017 13:31:02   #
Mr Bombastic wrote:
Oh well. Maybe I should give up on my idea of cooperative fiction. No telling how that might go wrong.


It could go south very quickly, depending on the responders; but it would make for some interesting reading, with the spread of contributors on OPP. It would certainly provide a good insight on various political and philosophical views, as well as various grips on using the English language properly. I say, go for it!
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Jul 10, 2017 20:12:25   #
Fun, but too frustrating when people go off the board; nice try anyway, Mr B.
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Jul 10, 2017 20:09:03   #
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