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Australians should not sit still for that kind of BS Vote the chickenshits out and........... Re-arm the populace! Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

I'm a firm believer in an .........."A for a Lay" Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

Quote Yes I did know even if you do assume that I didn't. If you DO know,you aren't giving the Marines very much credit are you? Quote Do you know how many innocent people we have killed as collateral damage? Probably not as many as Saddam and the al-Tikriti clan murdered during his reign of terror........ QuoteDo you know the reason we started this war in the first place? Do you know we were wrong? Do you?Were we? Quote Do you know we supported Sadam during the Iran and Iraq war when it was convenient for us? Yeah,big deal........ we supported Stalin at one time too,the Shah,Chiang Kai Shek,Anwar Sadat,etc. Not my brand of foreign policy,but then I'm not in charge Quote Do you know we supported OBL when it was convenient? Do you know OBL didn't change over night he did the same thing when we supported him? No rights for woman, and he was a terrorist but at that time we called them freedom fighters because they were fighting the evil Russians. Sure..........but I wouldnt have given him 300+ stinger missileseven if he was knocking down "Hinds" like crazy....... Like most other governments,our government will support anyone,when it is politically expedient for them to do so Darius, I respect your opinion,even though I agree with very little of it..........as an Iranian-American you obviously choose to live and work here for some reason(s)? Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

Sorry to hear about his passing.......... Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

Did you know........... That most of the "homicide" bombers hitting our units over there are not Iraqis? That Syrian special forces went across the border and engaged US Marines in firefights? That medical personnel in these same Marine units volunteer during their downtime to provide health care to Muslim men women and children? And that these same Marines when coming under fire from Mosques,went to great pains and at great personal risk to themselves to avoid flattening them with airstrikes or artillery? That getting rid of Saddam was a good thing? particularly if you are a Kurd or Shia...... No????? I didn't think so Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

QuoteThey hate us because were free not that we are filled with hypocrisy or our arrogance. Not that we kill unarmed people then say good job to the murderers. Not that our actions show that we are racists, but we do value life American ones only. Darius,it's too bad that you have only the media to rely upon for the situation in Iraq...........Most of the Iraqi's dont hate us,most of the US troops are NOT racists and most DO value life other than American..... Here, let me wring out that crying towel for you Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

No easy access to firearms I hope Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

QuoteYup, Wal-Mart is like Disneyland for rednecks Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

We have similar tastes in reading! Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

QuoteYeah, so??? If I put the years since I made my first jump, it would be 32 to your 31, so I'm thinking we're both Old-Timers, no? D'oh! Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

My point exactly! Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

QuoteNearly all businesses try to get tax breaks from municipalities. The other two are common business practices as well. True.........but not to the extreme that Wal-Mart carries it to. Quote It's pretty simple. If a store isn't making any money, why keep it open? A Wal-Mart not make money? QuoteALL retailers use loss leaders, and they are not questionable practices, they're common. Yes they are common,BUT when used in a predatory manner to eliminate the competition (please refer to Phreezones comments in this thread for a personal account)that's not Quote If the manufacturers here are less efficient than those in China, that's what happens. If someone can get something of similar quality from China, why pay more for something that's made here? It is capitalism at work. Let's see........they get "free power".......Chinese Factories trash the enviroment,and they dont have to observe the same liability laws that we are burdened with..........yeah that's a real level playing field So you keep buying that Chinese crap at Wal-Mart and I will spend my dollars elsewhere Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

It should have been a "non-issue" from the start...... Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

Quote I was on Hoopers 10 man (sorry ... way) team Old-timer....Old-Timer Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

QuoteWhat's is unfair about selling stuff for less money? Nothing,unless they use strong arm tactics to eliminate the competition,coerce their vendors into unfair contracts,try to get municipalities to cut them tax breaks etc. Quote Given the nature of some unions, I can't say that I blame them. If good ol' Wal-Mart was such a great place to work,employees I suppose would have no need to unionize........When a Wal-Mart in Ontario,Canada voted to unionize,Wal-Mart pulled the plug on the entire store.........sounds like union busting to me..... QuotePrice fixing? Doubtful. I haven't seen any complaints about them having lower prices yet. Not to their retail customer........ They use loss leaders and other questionable practices to drive the competition out of the marketplace(see some earlier postings here) QuoteIt called using vendors overseas because they can deliver products of near equal quality at lower prices, which means better prices for the consumer and better gains for the stockholders. Riiiiggghhhttttt............ Let's see..... lets destroy our manufacturing sector replace all those jobs with low paying service sector jobs,lets support a Communist government to the tune of 18 billion a year thats got to be good for our long term economic outlook......Hey I didnt even need that MBA to figure that out Quote Someone has to provide jobs for people that can't get jobs because of a lack of experience or education (which isn't the case for everyone that works there). Wal-mart pays pretty much the same as most retailers. Why are they evil when Albertsons or Target isn't? The jobs would be there,small businessmen would hire them........ Albertson's at least in this state is union,Target isn't(to the best of my knowledge) but, Target deals more fairly with everyone.......IMHO Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

***I don't blame Wal-mart. As consumers, we choose where to shop. Quote Some people do, which I don't understand . I blame Wal-Mart and the "unaware" people that patronize them It's called unfair business practice........its called union busting,its called price fixing,its called using vendors overseas to put your neighbors out of work....lets get rid of all those high paying skilled manufacturing jobs here and repalce them with a bunch of low paying service jobs That will be sure to improve our standard of living Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

As long as people continue to use "low price" as their only criteria,the demand for low price Asian manufactured goods will continue.......... All the chains exploit that,Wal-Mart just seems to be the worst one of the bunch in my book.......for numerous reasons Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

Angels and Demons........Dan Brown Oxygen Hackers Companion (gas mixing as it applies to technical diving) Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

Quote Let him try that shit in Alabama or Georgia. Or Colorado Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

Beer has water in it!

***What, have you forgotten that laws are only for us little people, and our great masters are not to be trifled with? Shades of "Rosie" Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

I understand........ Having several choices available to me,I choose to spend my money at Costco.....which I guess would be equivalent to a Sam's Club?They seem to treat their employees better,the prices are as good as Sam's club and they seem to have same quality or better quality merchandise than Sam's/Wal-Mart.We recently voted down a Wal-Mart in our community (Arvada)due to issues with some aspects of their corporate policies/procedures.A suburb to the north,Thornton,also said no to a Wal-Mart for different reasons

Just curiosity on my part,but....... doesnt Feinstein have a concealed carry permit in a state where it is just about impossible to get one? Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

QuoteOk, I'm sick of this shit. Rest assured, should I fake my own kidnapping, I'll say it was a white person. I would sue you for that Just claim "Alien Abduction" Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004

Good for Fla.!