What's Right With America
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Oh yer mama!!!!!!!!!!!CygnusX1 wrote:Walkinghairball wrote:Yeah, the zoo will getcha.
Yer safe with me, besides, SEALs are no RANGERS!!!!!
I know, I am out numbered.
HAHAHAHA Puh-leeeze.you put a SEAL and a Ranger in the same
room....
The Ranger is goin' to the kitchen to make 'em both a sammich.
This space for rent
hahahaha just kiddin' Hairy. They are BOTH sons of the devil himself inWalkinghairball wrote:Oh yer mama!!!!!!!!!!!CygnusX1 wrote:Walkinghairball wrote:Yeah, the zoo will getcha.
Yer safe with me, besides, SEALs are no RANGERS!!!!!
I know, I am out numbered.
HAHAHAHA Puh-leeeze.
room....
The Ranger is goin' to the kitchen to make 'em both a sammich.
combat.
Don't start none...won't be none.
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Well... I knew one SEAL who used to like to beat up members of motorcycle gang members...awip2062 wrote:And deserving of respect, especially as these men can do nasty, horrid things with nothing and yet out amongst peaceful folk are no danger whatsoever.
But the judge finally told him he couldn't get away with it anymore. Beat up another biker and go to jail.
Aren't you the guy who hit me in the eye?
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Excerpt extracted from www.knobcreekshoot.com/
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you
going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing,
canoeing, archery, and shooting.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on
the rifle range.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly
dangerous activity to be teaching children?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper
rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers....
GENERAL REINWALD: Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
The radio went silent and the interview ended.
All over America, people were thinking: Semper Fi, Marine!
http://www.knobcreekshoot.com/FunnyGunStuff.htm
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you
going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing,
canoeing, archery, and shooting.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on
the rifle range.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly
dangerous activity to be teaching children?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper
rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers....
GENERAL REINWALD: Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
The radio went silent and the interview ended.
All over America, people were thinking: Semper Fi, Marine!
http://www.knobcreekshoot.com/FunnyGunStuff.htm
Don't start none...won't be none.
Rockin' in the Free World
by Bill O'Reilly
The other night I went to see the legendary R&B group Earth, Wind and
Fire at Radio City Music Hall. Toward the end of the show, lead singer
Philip Bailey startled me and others in the crowd when he said: "I thank
God and America for allowing us to have success for 37 years."
Shocking.
Call me cynical, but I am used to hearing performers badmouth their
country and promote things like drugs and violence. That is routine these
days. People like Nas and Ludacris spit out poison like sesame seeds.
That's why it took some guts for Bailey to say what he said. In some
precincts, it is cool to run down America from the stage, not to praise it.
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Chris Martin of Coldplay all have
demeaned the United States this summer. These guys say it's about the
evil Bush administration, but believe me, their message is clear:
America, itself, is one screwed-up place.
Some commentators say performers should just shut up and sing because
that's what the folks pay to hear. But artistic license and the First
Amendment are on the side of the rock stars. People freely pay to hear
them, and in a free society, they can pretty much do what they want.
Throughout history, music has been used to protest injustice. That is a
good thing. Protest songs in the 1960s, for example, effectively focused
attention on America's societal problems and the awful conflict in
Vietnam. There is no doubt about that.
But there is a responsibility that comes along with protest. To run your
country down because you don't like a politician or the party in power is
simply stupid. America is a huge mosaic; there are great things and
there are bad things in this country.
What annoys me about Springsteen, Young and Martin, in particular, is
that they never debate the issues. They never show us exactly how deep
their political thinking is; how wide their frame of reference is. Instead,
they yell out dumb stuff to their zombie followers and revel in the
applause. Overseas especially, any knock on America is greeted with
rapture.
Country music artists generally do not go in for this kind of stuff because
their audience has little tolerance for it, as we saw with the
Dixie Chicks debacle. However, it is refreshing to see some rock and pop
people singing a different tune.
Billy Joel opened his recent Shea stadium show by playing
"The Star-Spangled Banner," and the Beach Boys consistently praise their
country.
Add Philip Bailey and Earth, Wind and Fire to the list.
Take that, Bruce Springsteen.
by Bill O'Reilly
The other night I went to see the legendary R&B group Earth, Wind and
Fire at Radio City Music Hall. Toward the end of the show, lead singer
Philip Bailey startled me and others in the crowd when he said: "I thank
God and America for allowing us to have success for 37 years."
Shocking.
Call me cynical, but I am used to hearing performers badmouth their
country and promote things like drugs and violence. That is routine these
days. People like Nas and Ludacris spit out poison like sesame seeds.
That's why it took some guts for Bailey to say what he said. In some
precincts, it is cool to run down America from the stage, not to praise it.
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Chris Martin of Coldplay all have
demeaned the United States this summer. These guys say it's about the
evil Bush administration, but believe me, their message is clear:
America, itself, is one screwed-up place.
Some commentators say performers should just shut up and sing because
that's what the folks pay to hear. But artistic license and the First
Amendment are on the side of the rock stars. People freely pay to hear
them, and in a free society, they can pretty much do what they want.
Throughout history, music has been used to protest injustice. That is a
good thing. Protest songs in the 1960s, for example, effectively focused
attention on America's societal problems and the awful conflict in
Vietnam. There is no doubt about that.
But there is a responsibility that comes along with protest. To run your
country down because you don't like a politician or the party in power is
simply stupid. America is a huge mosaic; there are great things and
there are bad things in this country.
What annoys me about Springsteen, Young and Martin, in particular, is
that they never debate the issues. They never show us exactly how deep
their political thinking is; how wide their frame of reference is. Instead,
they yell out dumb stuff to their zombie followers and revel in the
applause. Overseas especially, any knock on America is greeted with
rapture.
Country music artists generally do not go in for this kind of stuff because
their audience has little tolerance for it, as we saw with the
Dixie Chicks debacle. However, it is refreshing to see some rock and pop
people singing a different tune.
Billy Joel opened his recent Shea stadium show by playing
"The Star-Spangled Banner," and the Beach Boys consistently praise their
country.
Add Philip Bailey and Earth, Wind and Fire to the list.
Take that, Bruce Springsteen.
Don't start none...won't be none.