[Rhodes22-list] Re: Commitment to war

[stan]

yea - most got that info wrong.  the industry was in a terrible slump - the 
tax came later and had little effect because no one was buying anything 
before the tax

still, it was just as smart a congressional move for saving the economy as 
was the contract with America's step to save the economy by defunding public 
radio and TV.

ss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Esteban" <3drecon at comcast.net>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:01 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Commitment to war


> It seems to me, not so long ago, a liberal congress passed a "luxury tax"
> which hit the boat industry pretty hard.  Stan, can you refresh my memory?
>
> Philip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Steve
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:24 AM
> To: stan; The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Commitment to war
>
>
> Stan
> Maybe some people just Recognize the need to help
> people out when they are being murbered, raped,
> sprayed with chemical weapons, etc.
>
> I support the war & any war that helps make people
> free.
>
> Based on the comment you made about me below, since
> you are for the terrorists, why don't YOU just go over
> there and fight with the terrorists:-)  See Stan,
> comments like this are stupid, they make no sense.
> When you are the big dog on the plantet; this country
> has to help people that can't help themselves.  I know
> liberals only think about themselves and thier welfare
> programs; BUT there are more important things to spend
> money on than lazy Americans who won't work for a
> living.  Now if the liberals really wanted to do
> someting for thier fellow man; then they would give up
> all earthly possessions to the government:-) Are you
> going to donate your business Stan????????????  Do it
> for the children!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
> Steve
>
>
> --- stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:
>
>> thanks for the rare sharing, Rummy.
>>
>> Still waiting for Steve and friends to back up their
>> bravado with enlisting
>> or Bush to let his daughters sign up.  Maybe war is
>> exciting and glamorous
>> for some who stay home and hire others - but if it
>> really, really, really is
>> the right thing to do, as several on the List seem
>> to think, then it should
>> also be the right thing to declare war, have a fair
>> draft for those asked to
>> serve and rationing for the fully committed home
>> front.  I for one would
>> never allow my kids to be taken for any half hearted
>> venture where the
>> politically correct back up is tax cutting and
>> magnetic symbols.
>>
>> stan, WW11
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 4:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Commitment to war
>>
>>
>> > Herb and all,
>> >
>> > Neither the body count or the number in country
>> had anything to do  with
>> > our
>> > commitment or lack thereof in Vietnam. When a
>> soldier is being fired  upon
>> > and
>> > has to radio for permission to return fire, that's
>> a lack of  commitment.
>> > Remember, we didn't have cell phones in those days
>> and military  radio's,
>> > as good
>> > as they were, often couldn't contact anyone. I was
>> with an  armored unit
>> > in I
>> > Corps (DMZ area) from 1970 to 1971 and saw a lot
>> of strange  stuff, but
>> > having to ask for permission to return fire is the
>> one thing that  really
>> > burned my
>> > butt. Sometimes we just didn't ask for permission
>> and pleaded  no radio
>> > contact when questioned after the fact. It was
>> easier and saved our  butts
>> > on many
>> > an occasion.
>> > The one thing that concerns me when these
>> discussions come up on the list
>> > is
>> > that I doubt that many people on either side of
>> the issue know what
>> > happens
>> > to the human body when it is hit with a fifty
>> caliber round or a grenade.
>> > Or,
>> > when a RPG hits a tank and burns through the
>> armament and blows up inside
>> > the
>> > tank turning those bodies into chipped beef. War
>> isn't pretty people. Part
>> > of my  duties while in Vietnam were to identify
>> bodies at the morgue when
>> > they
>> > were  brought in from the field. I still have
>> nightmares about my
>> > experiences,
>> > and  don't talk about them very often. The
>> decision to go to war has to be
>> > taken very  seriously. People talking about body
>> counts like your counting
>> > cord
>> > wood makes  me sick. Take a walk through a
>> veterans hospital sometime and
>> > meet
>> > some of the  walking dead. Your thoughts on war
>> will change, I guarantee
>> > it.
>> > War isn't good  for any living thing.
>> > Time to step off the soap box and mix a drink.
>> Coke has a new Diet Coke
>> > made
>> > with Splenda. No more Nutrasweet poisoning. Yeah!
>> >
>> > Rummy
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