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Nothing. The Colombians are not starting a campaign of encroaching on their neighbours; they had a significant "target of opportunity" and they took it. Ecuador is rightly pissed, but they aren't going to do anything about it. Chavez is making what hay he can, but will not attack. The US should send out a low key statement that they would always defend their friends with force if necessary, but that is all. If Chavez really does attack Colombia they could send a few bombs down on his military, but the most likely result will be the ranting of the ranter. "Fidel Junior" would like nothing more than to draw us into some kind of "big guy picking on little guy" confrontation. No problem; just give him a little more rope and then make it hard for him to find a safe bed to sleep in (like Moamar Gaddafi). Chavez is not in the same league as Gaddafi yet. Why wait? No reason for his soldiers to suffer under this "mad clown". Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Awwww poor baby.. got your panties all in a bunch again.... You could always delete yourself....go try rokclimbing.com or bowling.com for a few years. You believe your intelligence is greater than those you despise yet you lack the intelligence to understand ... or..."If you run out of dead horses to kick, please stay away from Speakers Corner". Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Lets not go too far That's O.K this is Speakers Corner..... You're allowed to believe in god in here Please, with a capital G. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Sorry we got a little off topic. God Bless Harry and the Royal Family. Hope Harry's service will not float over too many heads on this side of the Atlantic. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

The F100 Super Saber did it's fair share of tactical air support when things got tough. I believe it was originally designed to drop a nuke and ended up dropping conventional ordinance in Vietnam. That and the A1E Sky Raider got a good workout in support of troops in contact. The Vietnamese had quite a few A1E's. The A1E could carry it's weight in ordinance and stay on station forever if their was no AA threat. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

WASHINGTON ? In a letter to television station managers they hope to convince to air their blistering 60-second commercial opposing John Kerry for president, the Swift Boat Vets for Truth reveal new details of their politically sizzling charges against the candidate who made his war experience the cornerstone of his convention acceptance speech. Attempting to bolster their accusations that Kerry misrepresented slight injuries to win Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, the vets cite a March 13, 1969, incident for which the young lieutenant was decorated. Two injuries ? a small bruise on his right arm and a minor injury to his buttocks ? won Kerry his Third Purple Heart and a trip home. However, the vets say, the wound to his buttocks was self-inflicted and should never have received Purple Heart consideration. While Kerry claims the injury came from shrapnel from an underwater mine, Larry Thurlow, an officer on shore with Kerry that day, insists the wound was the result of Kerry's decision to throw a concussion grenade into a rice pile. The "shrapnel," he says, was actually rice pellets. As further evidence, the vets say, Kerry himself reflected in his own journal that his buttocks' wound came, not from a mine but, rather, from a grenade tossed into a rice cache. Sworn statements of those present say there was no hostile fire involved in this incident for which Kerry received his third Purple Heart and the coveted Bronze Star. "The conclusion is inescapable: that Kerry lied by reporting to the Navy that he had been wounded by shrapnel in his backside from an enemy mine when in reality he negligently wounded himself and then lied about the wound in order to secure a third Purple Heart and a quick trip home," reads the letter. The letter continues: "Kerry's operating report, Bronze Star story, and subsequent 'no man left behind' story are a total hoax on the Navy and the nation," they say. As to the daring rescue discussed in the documentary video shown to the nation at the Democratic convention, the vets say the rescue was well underway under the leadership of others when Kerry returned to the scene where Special Forces soldier Jim Rassman was plucked out of the water. Eyewitnesses have signed affidavits explaining when Kerry returned, there was no more hostile fire. He just merely leaned over the boat and assisted Rassman out of the water. "Kerry's account of this action, which was used to secure the Bronze Star and a third Purple Heart, is an extraordinary example of fraud," they say. The letter also recounts the incident that occurred Dec. 2, 1968, that led to Kerry receiving his first Purple Heart. Once again, the vets insist there was no hostile fire involved, and, again, they say, Kerry's very minor wound was self-inflicted. According to the vets' account, Kerry, Navy Lt. William Schachte, and an enlisted man were on a whaler. "Seeing movement from an unknown source, the sailors opened fire on the movement," the letter says. "There was no hostile fire. When Kerry's rifle jammed, he picked up an M-79 grenade launcher and fired a grenade at a nearby object. This sprayed the boat with shrapnel from Kerry's own grenade, a tiny piece of which embedded in Kerry's arm." Upon examining Kerry's injury, Dr. Lewis Letson says he asked Kerry why he was there. Kerry reportedly told him he had been wounded by hostile fire. Letson removed the tiny fragment with tweezers and placed a Band-Aid over the scratch. The next morning, Kerry went to see Division Commander Grant Hibbard to ask for the Purple Heart. Hibbard had already spoken to Schachte and conducted an investigation. Hibbard's investigation revealed that Kerry's "rose thorn" scratch had been self-inflicted in the absence of hostile fire. Hibbard denied the award. Some three months later, Kerry managed to obtain his first Purple Heart from an officer with no connection to Coastal Division 14 or knowledge of the Dec. 2, 1968, event, they say. "All normal documentation supporting a Purple Heart is missing," the letter says. "There is absolutely no casualty report (i.e., spot report) or hostile fire report or after-action report in the Navy's files to support this 'Purple Heart' because there was no casualty, hostile fire, or action on which to report. The sole document relied upon by Kerry is a record showing the band aid and tweezers treatment by Dr. Letson recorded by deceased corpsman, Jess Carreon. "There are no witnesses who claim to have seen hostile fire ? necessary for a Purple Heart (even a rose thorn Purple Heart) ? that day. At least three witnesses, Dr. Letson (who spoke to the participants and removed the M-79 fragment), Lt. Bill Schachte (on the boat), and Cmdr. Grant Hibbard (whose investigation revealed Kerry's application for a Purple Heart to be fraudulent), are able to testify directly or based upon contemporaneous investigation that Kerry's first Purple Heart was a fraud," says the letter. Swift Boat Vets for Truth claims a membership of 254 sailors from Coastal Squadron One, ranging from vice admirals to seamen. They claim 16 of the 23 surviving officers who served with Kerry in swift boats in Vietnam and who could be found have joined. Related offer: "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maybe you should defend General Custer. Wasn't he a democrat? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Never been called that before, but again I'm not a wuffo. Am I a 1/2 fucking right wing wuffo fucknugget? Are fucknuggets anything like chicken mcnuggets? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Gore and Kerry both went because they needed a merit badge for their future political careers. Wouldn't you agree? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Kerry came home a hero alright. "Nineteen of the twenty-three officers who served with Kerry in Vietnam signed a letter as did nearly every officer who commanded Kerry for any subistancal period of time, including retired Coast Guard Captain Adrian Lonsdale, retired Navy Rear Admiral Roy Hoffmann, retired Lieutenant Commander George Elloit, and retired Lieutenant Commander Hibbard. More than 90% of Kerry"s former commanders and squadron mates agreed to sign the letter of condemnation which stated, 'It is our collective judgement that, upon your return home from Vietnam, you grossly and knowingly distorted the conduct of the American soldiers, Marines, saliors, and airmen of the war'."...These quotes came from RECKLESS DISREGARD bY LT Col. Rogert "Buzz" Patterson USAF (retired).. Oh, I forgot, Kerry betrayed his country while he was still in the US Navy Reserve. He consorted with the North Vietnamese (tried to broker his own peace agreement) and later with the Sandanistas? spelling. I put him and Ted Kennedy in the same bowel of tripe gumbo. If he's your hero go for it. There are some real heroes that are Democrats; please choose one. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

We were talking about RICH BOYS.. from the "best" families.... In the UK... I guess some still believe in service to country even when they are from their royal family. HEre in the US its exactly the opposite.. the upper classes have ZERO desire to teach their young what service to their country means...but they sure will pay LIP service to god and country and patriotism... Gee sounds like a hell of a lot of the followers of our Chimp in Cheif. BC no matter how much you hate him and want to belive that your fascist in charge is an "everyman"...it just wont spin your way no matter HOW much you want it to. You forgot Al Gore. Yes, he did go,but I believe he had his own bodyguard, never saw any combat, was a REMF, and came home in less than a year. Kerry also went. Interesting how most who served with him, thought of him: officers and enlisted. I don't think he finished a year either. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Go Harry!

I don't know. A) Legal workers would not do this for minimum wage unless we are talking about making those who are now illegal legal. B) They are already paid minimum wage or more. We are talking about immigrants, not slave labor. I would consider this a significantly different discussion if we were talking about people who were making $3 or $4 an hour or nothing at all. We are talking about "illegal" immigrants; not legal immigrants. If I'm mistaken about how much they do make, I've learned something. Fact is they are here illegally and should be deported. Like I said, they can come back under a guest worker program. Criminals and those who don't want to work can stay home. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

When both chutes fail or when I get eaten by a grizzly bear. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

If the massive factory farms and the small farmers both employ "legally" documented workers wouldn't things remain constant between them? Ever been a pea picker? Regardless of the outcome, I see more people seeking out the smaller markets and buying directly from the family farms when possible. I think it's a trend to continue for people who value what they eat. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I remember watching a safety film where there was a flight of four fighters. After the radio call: "Hey you're on fire" was transmitted, two guys eject out of two different aircraft. The caller never identified who was on fire. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

The American farmer doesn't set the prices at the grocery stores. The farmer gets what the buyer is offering. What we need to do is get some form of worker program where after the crops are picked they go home for the winter and hit it another lick in spring. Noone would have to turn a blind eye or any of that. I stiil think, the Brazero system was not all that bad. The farmers liked it and it worked. What we have today is a bunch of 'over thinking, politically correct' politicians passing out new laws. We have some good laws on the books... they just need to be enforced. Chuck Good solution, and it has worked before. All we need is the moral leadership. Repeating again: we did not starve when Eisenhower sent them home before. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

How did all these people get their produce to market before we started filling up with cheap illegal labor? The price of food never came down. I would be willing to pay more for food produced with legal workers being paid minimum wage. Having slave labor will bite us in the butt; not forgetting the criminals and ones who will not work. We pay in the end. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Unpopular? Nobody said it would be popular. It certainly wasn't popular to those who employed them under Eisenhower. Initially, the market would shake, and like the airline industry, some would fall. >Maybe some of the corporate farms need to fail with such a large pool >of illegal labor and millions in aid. Smaller farms get hit a lot harder by loss of immigrant labor since they are currently not required to pay minimum wage and/or overtime. (Some big ones do this as well, but it's a big risk for them.) That is correct, and the market adjusts. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Nobody gets subsidized like the American farmer. First it's federal money and now it's illegal labor. Maybe some of the corporate farms need to fail with such a large pool of illegal labor and millions in aid. Things will adjust. Who knows, maybe the smaller family farms will prevail. Nobody ran out of organge jucice and grapfruit after Eisenhower sent them home. Maybe American kids will pick fruit after school. I did as a kid in California. Visiting a farmers market might be more productive than going to Walmart. I just bought a doz eggs from a little old lady in the middle of Montana. She has no illegal help and she modestly and proudly survives by herself. Markets adjust. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I think he would laugh and disagree. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Then months later, they dug them out & published them again. The Danes took a hard look at themselves and realized they let a bunch of violent, Islamo fascists take away freedom of the press in their own country, and now they want it back. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Hiring illegals and welfare are similar. Life without cheap labor: ouch! Get a job: ouch. Can be done. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I agree with you completely. Do you have soultions? I would be interested. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

As heartless as it seems to you, making these people go home can be done. Just ask the retired Border Patrol agents. They have sat back and watched our country fill back up years after one president had the guts to do something about it. Think about it. If you illegally enter any country other than the United States, you would be deported and considered a criminal. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

It will take some tough decisions starting with White House. Don't see it happening with this guy or 1 out of 3 of the current candidates. Some sanctuary cities are taking a second look after Americans are killed in traffic accidents by illegals who have previous violations and no legal drivers license. They were left alone by the police to continue driving. As for illegal criminals, if they do serve time, they are not DEPORTED. Insane. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.