Recruiting blues

[GotZoom]

All right! All right! Stop it! I can’t stand it any more. I’ll confess. But you have to understand: I was desperate. I mean, gop_jeff had shredded my lib worldview, I had ignored the helpful advice of kathianne and mrP, rtwngAvenger had foiled my every attempt to convert everyone to Wahabi Islam. And then came the final blow: Sir Evil had outed me and disclosed my shameful attempt to inflate my military service. I was cornered, I tell you, cornered like a rat in a refrigerator.
I made myself some lemonade and went out on the porch to think. Our family recipe calls for Wild Turkey bourbon instead of water and by the second glass or so my nerves had started to settle down. That’s when young Jimmy, the kid from across the street who cuts my lawn for me, came by and noticed my tears. I tried to tell him the story as well as I could, but the lemons must have made my mouth pucker because I found it hard to get the words out.
Well, Jimmy is a smart kid and, using some of the sign language I had picked up during my Special Forces training, I was able to make him understand that my back was to the wall over at usmessageboard. “No problemo, Mrs. X,” he said, brushing away the curly forelock that was always falling in front of his eyes, “just give my your login and I’ll take care of it for you.” I knew it was wrong. I knew I shouldn’t have done it. Sometimes a body can’t take any more. I told Jimmy my password and he bounded into the house to my trusty TRS-80 computer. I felt peace. I felt relief. It gave me a warm feeling that started in the Depends Sir Evil gave me last Christmas and seemed to spread over the whole world. I just wanted to be loved. Was that so wrong?

Now come on....tell the truth...both you and little Jimmy posted in this thread.

I know this because there were actually one, maybe 2 posts that made a little sense.

Those must have been the posts from Jimmy.

 

[Mr. P]

The more posts I read by him/her (whatever), the more I am convinced that this individual is writing anything possible, regardless of how outlandish - and even purposely inflammatory and ignorant just to get a rise out of us.

That was clear to me from the start, there are many that get their kicks from doing that sort of thing.

Nobody can be this f**ked up in real life.

Oh yes they can.

 

[GotZoom]

That was clear to me from the start, there are many that get their kicks from doing that sort of thing.

Oh yes they can.

So sad.

 

[Fmr jarhead]

That was clear to me from the start, there are many that get their kicks from doing that sort of thing.

Oh yes they can.

KT, Stripey, Lola...any others?

 

[rtwngAvngr]

After a couple of hundred posts it is clear that nothing I can say will make the slightest impression on the minds of the small group of people who have managed to bring a fleeting glint of excitement into their lives by responding to my thesis with endless variations of the same anal fixation.

That thesis remains: a dishonest administration has begun an illegal war that it cannot win, a war whose effects are damaging our military status. Those of you reading this now over-long thread (which BTW I started) can see that it is I who have brought to it information and opinion from a variety of reputable sources in order to make my case. You and your droogs have brought nothing in the way of evidence or analysis.

Reading the thread, even you can see that I am never the one to start the name calling nonsense with a responder who disagrees with my ideas. In fact, I have thanked the occasional grown up for his courtesy. It infuriates you that I return your obscenity with wit, that I refuse to be intimidated by your threats, and that I do not take your slander seriously. The vile racism that leaks out when your limited supply of potty words is exhausted is more troubling than your blind support of failed policy. There is no emoticon capable of conveying the contempt your racist references to Arabs, Hawaiians, and "minorities" deserve. And now the harshest charge of all: you bore me.

Here's your thesis: The war on terror is unfounded. We deserve it. America Sucks. Socialism is good. Freedom is just slippery slope to corporatism. Good luck getting elected, if you ninnies have enough nut to actually tell the truth about what you believe.

 

[Mr. P]

KT, Stripey, Lola...any others?

AA, EOA and simple. How could you ever forget? LOL

 

[CSM]

A perfect example of a troll!


fshlr was also mrsx and will no longer be joining us!!

It's about darn time!

 

[Merlin1047]

It's about darn time!

I'm not too sure about that. Dealig with her was akin to repeatedly hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. It feels strange for a while when you quit.

 

[CSM]

I'm not too sure about that. Dealig with her was akin to repeatedly hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. It feels strange for a while when you quit.

Sad...just ....sad. There was just too much about that poster that did not add up.

 

[Gabriella84]

I agree, it has to be tough to be a military recruiter now. They used to have a lot to offer:
"Join the military and serve your country!"
Now it's:
"Join the military and becoming a sitting duck for someone else's country"

 

[Trinity]

I agree, it has to be tough to be a military recruiter now. They used to have a lot to offer:
"Join the military and serve your country!"
Now it's:
"Join the military and becoming a sitting duck for someone else's country"

So we should only have service people when we don't need their service?

 

[5stringJeff]

I agree, it has to be tough to be a military recruiter now. They used to have a lot to offer:
"Join the military and serve your country!"
Now it's:
"Join the military and becoming a sitting duck for someone else's country"

Having served myself until about 2 years ago, I can say from experience that new recruits are still motivated by the same things that have brought people into the military for generations: patriotism, service, and a sense of duty to our country. Just because we are in a war doesn't mean that people no longer want to serve.

 

[dmp]

Sign of the times:

1942 - Our country is at war - it's My DUTY to enlist. Every self-respecting able-bodied young man would do what it takes to get in. Audey Murphy LIED about his age (as did scores of others).

2005 - Our country is at war - It's my DUTY to protest. Every self-loving young man would do what it takes to avoid service to the greater good.

 

[Gabriella84]

There is a HUGE difference between 1942 and 2005.

World War II was a global conflict that saw the safety of the entire world threatened by two dictators. The Germans had invaded parts of Europe. The Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and invaded parts of Asia.

Iraq attacked no one and was a threat to no one. Ours was a "pre-emptive strike" (much like Hitler annexing Austria and invading Poland) done for personal, political and economic purposes. The reasons presented for the invasion were bogus and unproven.

Though I must admit, as far as propaganda goes, Joseph Goebbels would greatly envy the Fox Network and conservative talk radio.

 

[rtwngAvngr]

There is a HUGE difference between 1942 and 2005.

World War II was a global conflict that saw the safety of the entire world threatened by two dictators. The Germans had invaded parts of Europe. The Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and invaded parts of Asia.

Iraq attacked no one and was a threat to no one. Ours was a "pre-emptive strike" (much like Hitler annexing Austria and invading Poland) done for personal, political and economic purposes. The reasons presented for the invasion were bogus and unproven.

Though I must admit, as far as propaganda goes, Joseph Goebbels would greatly envy the Fox Network and conservative talk radio.

Islamic Jihad is a world threat. Saddam had connections to alquaeda and the plo and others. This is indisputable. It IS true that there is not clear connection to the 9/11 event, but resources from Saddam freed up alquaeda to use other resources on 9/11. Support is support. You need to get a bit better informed.

 

[no1tovote4]

You hit us twice with that post rtwng, having some issues with the site?

 

[rtwngAvngr]

You hit us twice with that post rtwng, having some issues with the site?

Just hit the button twice (that's what she said).

 

[dmp]

There is a HUGE difference between 1942 and 2005.

World War II was a global conflict that saw the safety of the entire world threatened by two dictators. The Germans had invaded parts of Europe. The Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and invaded parts of Asia.

Iraq attacked no one and was a threat to no one. Ours was a "pre-emptive strike" (much like Hitler annexing Austria and invading Poland) done for personal, political and economic purposes. The reasons presented for the invasion were bogus and unproven.

Though I must admit, as far as propaganda goes, Joseph Goebbels would greatly envy the Fox Network and conservative talk radio.

Liberals fool themselves into thinking the only difference is the 'cause' of the war. It makes them feel better; removes from their consideration they have NO moral compass; no backbone...no desire except self-indulgance/preservation

 

[USViking]

There is a HUGE difference between 1942 and 2005.

World War II was a global conflict that saw the safety of the entire world threatened by two dictators. The Germans had invaded parts of Europe. The Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and invaded parts of Asia.

The entire world, and especially the US are threatened by international terrorism. While the terrorists do not have any conventional forces, as Germany and Japan did, they are fully committed to our destruction in a way neither Germany and Japan were- each of our WW2 enemies would surely have accepted terms which allowed them to retain their conquests, while there are no terms the terrorists will acept.

Iraq attacked no one and was a threat to no one. Ours was a "pre-emptive strike" (much like Hitler annexing Austria and invading Poland) done for personal, political and economic purposes. The reasons presented for the invasion were bogus and unproven.

The comparison to Austria and Poland is invalid. Neither had posed a threat to any other nation at the time they were taken over by Germany. Hussein had proven he was a permanent threat by starting TWO wars, and his non-cooperation with WMD inspectors made it impossible to know whether or not he might have been as close to obtaining nuclear WMDs as he had been in 1991 (less than two years then).

Though I must admit, as far as propaganda goes, Joseph Goebbels would greatly envy the Fox Network and conservative talk radio.

In fact, Goebbels would have appreciated your own abilities as a propogandist
most of all.