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a resounding "NO" for wyubya and cabinet. he's an idiot, and he's "trigger happy" and he doesn't have a clue what repercussions his actions may cause on innocent civilians. he just doesn't seem to "think things through" --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Amber: congrats! many more, take care, be safe! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

It would seem i was a bit conservative with a 10 point spread! Tampa wins big, i'm happy for them, they worked for it. now, if i would just have capitolized on my intuition!

geez...i gave a 10 point spread, it's half-time 20-3 Tampa-Bay Bucs! the Raider's are useless offensively today. i told ya'll #99 would be all over Brad Johnson today! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

the game's only minutes away from starting! anyone feel like going out on a limb and making a prediction? Bucs by 10. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

it really doesn't matter which side of the fence your on here. choosing sides will not determine the victor. let's face it, "in war, there are no winners, only dead bodies and destroyed landscape" hopefully common sense will prevail some time or another, this is building up to be quite a serious situation. i was advised by my group to postpone my trip to the middle east because of the civil unrest in Bahrain, and the obvious military buildup in Quatar, Saudi-Arabia and Bahrain itself. the good citizens of Bahrain are rioting in the streets, burning American and Jeruselem flags, not to mention charactures of ol' wyuby, gee, wonder why they're all mad? was it something we said? in the end, ol' wyubya has to "kick somebody's ass" for making a fool out of him on 09/11, like he needs help looking foolish. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

I remember asking "who's policing the police" it would be sooooo unkewel if we improvised this weaponry. Sadaam's son was on t.v. the other day just about inviting the US to attack, he said if we do "New York will look like it was a picnic" i believe the insane sob myself. not enough people are taking this seriously enough. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

how many points do you think they'll beat them by? --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

I'm picking John Gruden's coaching ability, and knowledge of oaklands offense/defense, and i'd give at least a 10 point spread away. anybody up for a friendly wager? Tampa Bay Bucs Take It All Here!

grasshopper: if i was in the same state as Derek and he was giving comprehensive canopy coaching, i'd pay $200.00 to attend. i've seen this man fly, it's quite a sight. he's one of the only skydivers/canopy pilots i've met, that know exactly what they're doing all of the time. although he's moved to Colorado, i still ship my rig to him every reserve re-pack cycle for re-pack, and main inspection. take care, be safe. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Phree and Hookit are giving you sound, intellegent advice. that Sabre2 would put you at a 1.2 Wing and those semi-elipiticals come in hot some times. especially if you get caught in a jam, or an off landing, a no wind day, you'd be losing 40^feet of canopy, think about it. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

although i carry, and i am a CCL liscensed hangun carrier in the state of taexas, i'm also a yellow belt in tiquando, i have been training under the supervision of Master Tim Kha Lai since 1998. this situation could and should be handled in a non-violent manner. this perp could be handled without a handgun being on the person of the defender, although if it were to be employed, it would be legitimate. i would bide my time, and make my plans instantaniously and act upon them. only upon reasonable threat, or harm to others, would i draw my handgun, but i would if i had to, remember, handguns are a double edged sword, you pull it, and level it at your target, you'd better damn well be ready to drop the hammer. i have been in such situations before, good sense out weighed the use if deadly force. i've carried a weapon since 1978, and have had to pull it, and level it at on such perpertrator. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Sean: In your profile, you have everything listed, except you jump numbers. i do not reccomend an elipitical canopy for anyone who has not been evaluated by an experienced canopy pilot who holds no alliance to a canopy manufacturer. when in doubt, go conservative, go ugly, but live to jump that elipitical. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

"Oh Iv'e Been There....Thats Why I'm Here" Kenny Chesny You Go Girl, It's All You! I've Been There, Done That, Got The Tee-Shirt. You Can Do It! More Vibes (((()))) It's All You Man! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

"The world is your oyster" take it, don't wait for anybody to give it to you, it's yours already! you go, my sister. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Kristen: best of luck in everything you do, always! good vibes being sent your way. (((()))) good luck in your future endeavours. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Naked twister anyone???*** that's my sister sky diver! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

I'm stressed..PMSing unbelievably....craving a cigarette for the first time in two weeks since I've quit. Tell me not to..that it's*** don't do it. you can drink to your health, you can eat to you health, BUT...you CANNOT smoke to your health! Good luck in your continous efforts. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

very happily manogousamaly married. i jump, she thinkks "i'm retarded" she reads her books, and does her CPA work, and i do my own thing. funny thing is she likes to run my tractor and shred the pasture? *and i let her* --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Click Here To Put A Visual On The Country the US embassy you see on fire, in the pictures of Bahrain is the same embassy i will be driving by to go through the causeway over the bridge to Saudi-Arabia sunday morning. these jpegs, and slide shows will, i hope in some small part help those of us who have not seen these countrie(s) get a visual on what our military is about to engadge in. there's nothing there, but sand.......... --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

i don't blame these world leaders for not wanting war waged in their countries, or near their countries, they've rebuilt them too many times. geographically, they're way closer than we are to Iraq, it's easy to destroy a country that's 9500 miles away, but it's a different matter when your just to the north, or just to the south. Turkey is considering refusing the US access to their facilities to avoid giving the US a norhtern advantage. and the beat goes on. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

more news in today about France & Germany's stance on ol wyubya's threats. which by the way this thread started out about to begin with. the old idealogy that you can impose your will upon other's by threatning them is absurd. how would any one of you react if someone told you to do something you didn't agree with, and then followed up with threats upon your non compliance? c'mon folks, we went from national security and relationships with our allies to "slick willie" getting a bj under the desk of the oval office, do you really think he was the first? RIGHT... if behaviour like this would have been allowed to be reported in the 50's-60's-70's etc...we would have busted JFK et al long ago i gaurentee ya! let's not let this topic fade into obscurity, it's real, it's here...today. and it's not going to go away. i'm adamant in my stance that we should not attack Iraq without the consent of the UN and all of our allies, i know what will happen if we do, and for those of you who are "in denial" wake up. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

and so shall our people unfortunately. not only will it cost a lot of money, we will lose many of our countrymen. i'm not against attacking them, i'm against attacking them for the wrong reasons and without the proper support from NATO, this would be a misstake. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

key phrase: "our country" no, they dont think we're satan. they believe allah will not fail them, because these are the teachings of the coran. they say "anshaallah" arabic for "if god is willing." before each tasks, they pray, and ask anshaallah. remember the kamakazis? same mentality, death is equivalent to being at allah's right hand, so what have they to lose in their minds? nothing, that's what makes them dangerous. you'll notice they don't try and impose their culture on us. this is about womd suposedly, but we won't find them. ol wyubya can continue to alienate us from our european allies with threats, soon we'll be a "stand alone" unit. we can't whip the world, and war costs tons of $$$$ wyubya can't even begin to balance the budget, let alone fight two countries at once with no help. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

in their minds they don't need, or want our help, sad but true. it is what it is. i am an american through and through, but i'm a "realists" as well, and i know for a fact we cannot strike without the proper provacation, and authorization without major serious consequences, innocent people WILL DIE by the tens of thousands. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"