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2006-11-26 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Frank G 2006-11-26 18:42|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Rangel can FOAD! He is not an example of the left, he is an example of a world class BIGOT!

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-11-26 18:48|| 2006-11-26 18:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Fixed:

Rangel can FOAD! He is not an example of the left, he is an example of a world class uninformed BIGOT!

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-11-26 19:06|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com] 2006-11-26 19:06|| Front Page Top

#3 It has been said that liberals are so smart that they understand everything except an opposing point of view. Obviously, Rangel never once in his life ever thought seriously about fighting, honor, and what the whole thing means. Probably never will, and if he does it's only because he has been beaten down but I don't think he or many other liberals will get it. Although they are happy to sit here and smear the institution that allows him this freedom. At least it has been around to enable him up until now. In his mind, the freedom and privileges he enjoys are probably just another given. Pinhead.

Posted by gorb 2006-11-26 19:13|| 2006-11-26 19:13|| Front Page Top

#4 No young, bright individual wants to fight just because of a bonus and just because of educational benefits How about patriotism, Charlie? My goodness, Charlie and Kerry must have the same idiotic speech writers.
If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq. What's he saying is that he wouldn't have served his country if he had not been forced to do so.

Posted by GK 2006-11-26 19:15|| 2006-11-26 19:15|| Front Page Top

#5 IIRC Mr. Rangel served in Korea. The problem is that the Army of his time and the Army of today is about as different as his party of the period, home of southern segregationists, and his party today. For some people, it is still 1953 or 1968. Remember, Charlie is a party hack, the mainstream type in his party. That requires very little skill and concepts of duty and honor are alien. Why do you expect him to know anything else?

Posted by Procopius2k 2006-11-26 19:24|| 2006-11-26 19:24|| Front Page Top

#6 mr rangel is also a big fan of Fidel

when Fidel goes, Charlie will have an honored place at the funeral

Posted by mhw 2006-11-26 19:31|| 2006-11-26 19:31|| Front Page Top

#7 mr rangel is also a big fan of Fidel

when Fidel goes, Charlie will have an honored place at the funeral

Posted by mhw 2006-11-26 19:32|| 2006-11-26 19:32|| Front Page Top

#8 Oh, God, where to start? I retired in 1991 - fifteen years ago. A lot of the kids I trained and worked with are now senior NCOs, a few got their education during their enlisted service and are now officers (two field-grade). Charlie Rangel never met any of these people, never talked to them, never watched them work. The young people I served with were good at what they did, and knowledgable about the world they lived in. Most of them started college and then dropped out, because to them, "it was just high school all over again, and without some of the restrictions". They wanted more out of life. Most of them also had parents or grandparents who served, and who spoke higly of military service as a chance to do something different, and to serve the nation.

My nephew just got promoted to SMSgt. He has a master's degree, a wife and three kids (one in college, one about to join the Air Force, one about to become a teen-ager). He loves what he does, and does it well. He says he'll stay in until they kick him out.

As for bright, young individuals not joining, Rangel's full of it. I know two seniors that graduated from my daughter's high school class who are now serving. Both graduated in the top ten from a class of 390. One joined the Marines, the other joined the Air Force. One wants to be a helicopter pilot, the other wants to work with missiles. They're the kind of recruits we need in the modern military - bright, intelligent, curious, and eager. It's also the kind of recruits that make up about 70% of the new recruit population.

Rangel needs to get out more - maybe to a line outfit fighting in Iraq, and see what the modern military is really like. Unfortunately, that may put his precious little hide at risk, so he'll never do it. Too bad he didn't accompany Leiberman on his several trips to Iraq. Maybe he wouldn't make such bs statements.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-11-26 20:00|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-11-26 20:00|| Front Page Top

#9 My son graduated with a 3.7 GPA and with his SAT's could've got into most CA public universities. Instead, he joined the Army. Why? Because of 9/11/01, he said, when I asked him. Is that economic disability, Charlie you fat POS liberal f&ck? Patriotism is something Chollie will never get. He'll always play the race card when the facts don't fit his losing anti-American agenda.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-26 20:29|| 2006-11-26 20:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Frank - thanks. Honest thanks for raising such a great son. You both rock. Same goes to Dave and Bobby (IIRC) who have also done it so right it hurts. For eveyone I've missed, my apologies - I feel the same toward you all.

Posted by .com 2006-11-26 20:38|| 2006-11-26 20:38|| Front Page Top

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