Tommygun264's Comments (401)

“They now have "solid steel spines?" Did they each get one for Christmas?”

“What part of 'the final vote is in the Senate' do you not understand?
This debate has moved_on, I'm afraid, to damage control.
The public appear to not like it. it will be 2010 in a few days and the center has deserted.

'fraid so, damage control!”

“Good to know the Public Option isn't done for.”

“Something else she got wrong - a bad comparison.”

“But Sky Captain was such a dud a the box office. It was a we bit Retro.”

“Sky Captain.”

“yes, though it is considered aberrant”

“Saying something is an unnatural act is not to say it does not occur in nature. Just that it defies the norm. And one norm may be almost universal, while another is merely most of the time. Two headed goats occur in nature. They happen very seldom so they are very unnatural. Homosexuality seems to be a large enough sub-group, that unnatural seems strained at best, ridiculous at worse. In fact homosexuality is a perfectly natural way for a species to self regulate its own overpopulation.”

“Thank you! Why is this so hard for some people to understand?”

“Stop posting assertions that my questions are a personal attack and answer them, red gti2000. Either way, your argument is fatally flawed and colored by your own prejudices.”

“Hehe. Nice try, but it is obvious that your post is a personal attack and does not in any way refute the logic of my argument. Exercise your brain cells a bit more.”

“Yes, it will be a boring election year. Very boring.”

“What ratings?”

“No. That was a gallup poll - and Gallup's numbers were fine. Fox aggregated some of the numbers to create their own categories, then left some of the numbers in the poll. It was all Fox' doing, not Gallup's fault at all.”

“Factors which contributed to my decision not to enlist was the racist, homophobic, and generally hateful mentality I experienced living on military bases between 65-83. A mentality was exercised in our foreign policy. Some Vets fail to accept the fact that our f.p. during these years contributed to the motivation to attack this country.

In addition to Vietnam and Central America, US support of Indonesia’s assault upon E.Timor and their desire for Independence, contributed to reasons listed above. Ford shook Suharto’s hand the night before the invasion. CIA reports I have read declared the slaughter in E. Timor being the greatest proportional genocidal event of the past century. The US had their hands all over.

I walked away from a racist, homophobic, sexist, and hateful culture in 82 before I even graduated h.s. An A.L.I.C.E. and an M-16 was a financial ticket/opportunity but said no because I did not want to contribute to or participate in a racist, homophobic, and sexist culture that involved executing orders that either propped dictators, denied self determination and liberty, or advanced the economic interests of the US.

For all the good the US has done/does, it is not too tough to understand how US f.p. has angered millions around the world. It is interesting to see some so eager to participate in behavior that has descriminated against the right to life of others while declaring descimination themselves.”

“Look people, I am not saying it is right.

The military considers homosexuality as unaceptable behavior.

Perhaps it will change one day and wish you all luck in creating chnage.

At the same time, if one's primary objective is to be a soldier, one wd. not allow anything to prevent them from achieving that objective.

For those who believe this is the most difficult thing they would confront in the military, I honestly feel sorry for them.

The military is not a social organization invented to promote individualism or creativity.

I would gather that a good majority of those who are primarily concerned about being themselves and being openly gay would not be able to hack it anyways.

One does not enlist in the military to promote yourself and your individuality.

I hope this clears up some of the confusion by some.

Good luck.”

“since when is discrimination unamerican? and the issue isn't that complex; people just keep confusing it to keep espousing popular knowledge the priority.”

“there are many many ways that the military discriminates... and bc they are not held to the same statutes as civilian life...”

“You said a lot Tommygun264 and I agree. Many of these politicians have become complacent and assume they are in safe waters. They should remember, just because they were elected doesn’t mean they can’t be replaced.”