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There is a book called Japan's Longest Day published in 1965 by a group of scholars who spent several years interviewing people who were involved with the final decision. Read this book if you want an insight in Japan during the summer of 1945. I found a cliff notes version of it online. http://www.warbirdforum.com/end.htm It's not as easy as you make it seem. We could've invaded and Japan's 2 million strong land army would've made us pay dearly for every inch of land. Just look at the way they fought throughout the island campaign. Having read "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Flyboys" by James Bradley reinforced my belief that using the atomic bombs on Japan was the right thing to do. According to the History Channel tonight, one of the bombs destroyed one of Japan's atomic bomb research facilities. The other was captured in northern Korea by the Soviets. Recent documents and interviews showed that the Japanese were well on their way to developing their own atomic bomb. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

RevJim, I met you in front of the Carvair the day it would not fly.You mumbled something about killing the messenger who was you. Nice to meet you. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

You two happy people have a wonderful life together. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

The biggest bad ass was in the last picture. They normally ID him so he couldn't go on this excursion. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Well it started in Twin Falls when I got there three days early to climate myself and try out the local customs which included 16 ounce glasses of Moose Drool. The closest I came to fresh bread was eating sour dough pancakes with the VFW Club in Ronan, MT where I also drank Moose Drool with some neat American Native fire fighters. I was just about to join the tribe when my wife called to tell me it was time to come home, but not before jumping at the local airport with SkyDive Montana. Now, I'm ready to move up there. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

One more. Tim, one of the most reckless and scary things I have ever done was jump off the bridge at Twin Falls last month (7times). I got to know and trust my instructor with my life very well before the jump. He knew his stuff and he reminded me that he had never lost a student. Take your time. There is no rush. BTW I could not buy complete base gear unless I took the course. The manufacturer would only agree to sell me a canopy to try out at the dropzone. Turns out I tried it out off the bridge for the first time. Also keep in mind that 16 ounce glasses of Moose Drool ale can creep up on you. That fucking bridge is like a magnet in my mind. Go for it. edited with beer Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Maybe, but my thinking is that any dz.com chick that would be willing to hook up with him would have to be the one that was totally wasted and even then, it would seem pretty unlikely. I was just making a little noise(discovered Moose Drool this summer). I certainly do agree with you.

He could save a lot of money by just drinking 6 bottles of Moose Drool before looking. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Bill, we need anybody........if they wear a parachute of course. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I was in B/1-501st a long time ago, and part of me is with you guys. Kick ass and come home safe. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I'm stuck with that SOB. Like putting a snake in a bag: when do you let go? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I'm still waiting to see the physical evidence of Noah that nobody has been able to provide. Sounds more like a fictional fairly tale to me written by some human many many many moons ago. But I can show you physical evidence that evolution took place right now. You just choose to ignore this evidence because you like fairly tales more. Since the laws of this country are more or less representative of the Bible and not evolution, I will continue with my own beliefs: what you call fairy tales. I'm happy; you're happy.

In the Old Testament, God was so pissed off with the human race, he decided to wipe it off the face of the Earth. He did have a change of heart for one family, when he told Noah to build that boat. The rest of the population was out of luck. Wonder what he will do now. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I for one certainly agree. Just remember porus border and OTM (other than Mexican). It has been mentioned enough. Why will it take loss of Innocent life before Bush really does something? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

1 - I'm surprised you didn't directly find a way to blame it on Bush. I'm almost speechless. What did you do with John? He's important around here. 2 - And Congress needs to get to it and fix the SC's clear mistake. Completely agree Congress is getting ready to do that. Got this off Earth Link [url]Congress Working on Property-Seizure Bills June 30, 2005 4:14 PM EDT WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are trying to blunt a Supreme Court decision that says local governments can seize people's homes to make way for shopping malls and other private development. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Thursday the high court had made "a horrible decision" and he hoped it would cause a backlash. "The only silver lining to this decision is the possibility that this time the court has finally gone too far and that the American people are ready to reassert their constitutional authority," said DeLay, R-Texas, a critic of recent court decisions. In a 5-4 ruling last week, the Supreme Court said municipalities have broad power to bulldoze people's homes and put up shopping malls or other private development to generate tax revenue. The decision drew a scathing dissent from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor as favoring rich corporations. DeLay agreed. "Someone could knock on your door and tell you that the city council has voted to give your house to someone else because they have nicer plans for the property," DeLay said. The House on Thursday approved by a 231-189 vote a bid by conservative Scott Garrett, R-N.J., to bar federal transportation funds from being used to make improvements on lands seized via eminent domain for private development. Legislation in the works also would ban the use of federal funds for any project getting the go-ahead using the Kelo v. City of New London (Conn.) decision. "They're going to have to find their own money, instead of coming to Washington," said Rep. James Sensenbrenner, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Susette Kelo, whose riverfront house in New London's Fort Trumbull neighborhood is set to be razed, said she's glad politicians in Washington are working against the decision. "I think the people in this country are outraged in this decision, and rightly so," she said. "Everyone in this country has just lost the right to own their own property." Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., mentioned community development block grants as one type of money source that would be banned for projects advancing as a result of the Kelo decision. The grant program provides money to more than 1,000 municipalities for everything from lead abatement in old buildings to improving water and sewage facilities. Sensenbrenner and the committee's top Democrat, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, are planning a bill that would prevent Washington from claiming eminent domain for economic development and block any state or local government from getting federal funds for projects Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced a similar bill on Monday, with a House companion introduced by Rep. Dennis Rehberg, R-Mont. The Supreme Court has overturned other congressional attempts to supersede its decisions. "It is clearly within the power of Congress to limit the use of federal funds," Cornyn said. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California says she is opposed to any legislation that would withhold federal dollars "for the enforcement of any decision of the Supreme Court, no matter how opposed I am to that decision." At least eight states - Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, South Carolina and Washington - already forbid the use of eminent domain for economic development unless it is to eliminate blight. Other states either expressly allow private property to be taken for private economic purposes or have not spoken clearly to the question. There were more than 10,000 instances of private property being threatened with condemnation or actually condemned by government for private use between 1998-2002, according to the Institute for Justice. --- On the Net: Information on the Senate bill, S. 1313, can be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/ Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

You would think she would clean up her act at least before election time. Queen Hillary has no shame. A FEW OF HILLARY'S GREATEST HITS: [url]New York Sen. Hillary Clinton seems to be following in her husband's footsteps in more ways than one, even holding up commercial air traffic when it suits her schedule. Back in 1993, America got its first dose of the Clintons' royal pretensions, when newly minted President Bill Clinton held up air traffic at Los Angeles International Airport for two hours while he sat on Air Force One getting a $200 haircut from chi-chi stylist Cristophe. Now comes word that Hillary caused a similar delay at New York's JFK airport, with the New York Post reporting that American Airlines kept a plane full of passengers on the ground because her highness couldn't manage to make it to the airport on time. "The flight out of JFK the other night sat on the tarmac without explanation until an hour and a half after the scheduled departure time," the paper's Page Six reports. "A few people in first class found out the reason for the delay when an unapologetic Hillary Clinton and her entourage of flunkies and bodyguards hurried onto the plane so she could make it to a book signing for 'Living History.'" If she keeps this up, even New Yorkers will open their eyes. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Quote[reply These timid polite illegals come north and commit crimes to include killing American law officers and then escape home without fear of extradition __________________________________________________ LOL! What percentage of illegals do you think are involved in "violent crime",rickjump1? ------------------------------------------------------------ This might be a little biased: City Journal, Winter of 2004. [url] In Los Angeles, 95 percent of all outstanding warrants for homicide (which total 1,200 to 1,500) target illegal aliens. Up to two-thirds of all fugitive felony warrants (17,000) are for illegal aliens. • A confidential California Department of Justice study reported in 1995 that 60 percent of the 20,000-strong 18th Street Gang in southern California is illegal; police officers say the proportion is actually much greater. The bloody gang collaborates with the Mexican Mafia, the dominant force in California prisons, on complex drug-distribution schemes, extortion, and drive-by assassinations, and commits an assault or robbery every day in L.A. County. The gang has grown dramatically over the last two decades by recruiting recently arrived youngsters, most of them illegal, from Central America and Mexico. Bill and Hillary are good actors: They have spent their entire life/lives pretending to be somebody they're not. Trouble is, they are so damn smart. Grammer Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Quote>These timid polite illegals come north and commit crimes to include > killing American law officers and then escape home without fear of > extradition. Right. And skydivers murder people and smuggle drugs. ----------------------------------------------------------- That is true, but be have enough crime without having to worry about people simply walking across the border and robbing or killing; even a small percentage. Would it matter if the victim were you or a member of your family? ------------------------------------------------------------ >The Mexican government doesn' think we have the right to enforce >the death penalty on their citizens. Doesn't really matter. If they commit a crime in a state with the death penalty, Mexico's not going to invade to get them back (although we might choose to give them back for other reasons.) ------------------------------------------------------------ True, but the ones that flee back home across the border will not be returned to face justice. You can go to Walmart on Sunday in Hope, Arkansas and observe whole Mexican families walking around the store. They come in to buy just what they need and then walk around the store just looking. They are decent family oriented people who are timid and polite (just like you said). It's a sad situation. Millions of them are already part of the American way of life, but are we supposed to sustain everybody? I don't think so. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Quote>And Bill, didn't you swear we were not under invasion in another >thread? LOLOL!!! Yep. I've seen a lot of illegals, but they're all either really polite or they run away when you see them. Sort of an invasion of timid movie ushers...... ------------------------------------------------------------ These timid polite illegals come north and commit crimes to include killing American law officers and then escape home without fear of extradition. The Mexican government doesn' think we have the right to enforce the death penalty on their citizens. Look at the wanted posters at your local post office: lots of bad people that were here illegally. My favorite senator from Arkansas loves to receive campaign donations from people who employ illegals. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

1993. World Trade Center? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

. years ago I went to see Mojo Nixon. In between songs he started going on about those "Goth" teenager, who stand around moping, all dressed in black with safety pins thru their noses, smoking clove cigaretes, etc. He said, "Now, there's nothing wrong with these kids that one Foghorn Leghorn cartoon couldn't cure!" No kidding. I am beggining to understand why a lot of adults start the day reading the funnies or internet jokes. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

OK. We free the urban poor from disease, starvation, and infant mortality. What next? Help them start a union or give them a bus ticket back to the bush as agrarian farmers. What if they don't want to go? More kids on the way. Birth control? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I believe we have sent seeds to poor people to plant, but they ate them instead. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

At least you do have somebody you can talk to. With me, it has been all kept inside over the years. I get a few demons every 3 or 4 months. Having my 2 year old granddaughter around and watching exciting shows with her like 64 Zoo Lane or the Koala Brothers has been mildly therapeutic (had to look that one up). No kidding.

I had no idea people really tried them, but after reading about the heads up display, I was thinking: not a bad idea. Nope. Probably not even with a Makita modification. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.