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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:36 PM Original message |
U.S. rejects Katrina meals, offers them to others |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Bush mob doesn't make any money on donated food |
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tatertop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. What a damn shame. (The British MRE is delicious.) |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, we shouldn't look gift horses in the mouth, but... |
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tatertop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Not true at all. (If this is the standard Army MRE.) |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I was sort of joking, but the British MRE is nothing like the American... |
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tatertop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. That's too bad. For what they are I think they are quite good. |
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tatertop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. MRE: |
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mestup (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. So it's okay to give potential mad cow to "foreigners?" |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Well, it started with the British foisting it off on us. . . |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Please, it was an act of mercy they thought would be seen in that light |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 04:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Playing fast and loose with other people's health, I see. . . |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 06:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. No, I wouldn't cry foul |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yeah, let's take this conversation elsewhere. . . |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. This is directly connected |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Explain -- in an "adult" fashion -- how issues of minimum wage . . . |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:20 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Bush in effect waiving the minimum wage = waiving the British beef ban |
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fedsron2us (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 05:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Such gratitude |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Doesn't matter what the value of proscribed goods may be. . . |
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Truebrit71sbruv (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:33 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. yup, there are laws against British beef... |
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Truebrit71sbruv (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
35. Sweetly ignorant thing to say. |
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Truebrit71sbruv (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
37. What it actually says is... |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. No, this administration sucks |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. It is amusing that Bush doesn't trust Blair |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. Thanks, but NO thanks....... |
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Gronk Groks (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. You mean we haven't insulted everyone in the world yet ??? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 04:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. There's still time... |
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Gronk Groks (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 10:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
45. How about sending the spam to the Israelis, |
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Truebrit71sbruv (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
36. Does it matter... |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. that's so hypocritical |
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gizmo1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. No regifting. |
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Benbow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 04:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Yes - please regift if Americans are too grand to eat British MREs - |
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gizmo1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 06:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. That would be fine. |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. I'm sorry they are such ungrateful asses. |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
34. So you lay the blame for the refusal on the victims and not the Junta? n/t |
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Benbow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:14 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. No, I was just too angry to be coherent - |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-05 01:42 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. if you had read my other posts |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
18. It's o.k if OTHER poor folks get Mad Cow... |
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Benbow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. Please send them to Kashmir - they cost the British taxpayer millions |
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fedsron2us (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 05:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Some of the meals are not halal |
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rppper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
21. somewhat off topic here, but related..... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. "...looking to dispose of them ..." How RUDE.. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
39. I'd be much more afraid of American beef! |
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demobrit (279 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
40. U.S. rejects Katrina meals donated by Britain |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Given our government's |
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wake.up.america (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I am too stupid to understand why it's not good enough for victims... |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Heh. Even if OUR meat were safe ... |
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Truebrit71sbruv (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-05 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
47. Just to give some perspective on the safety of UK/EU vs Domestic Beef |
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Truebrit71sbruv (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-05 03:20 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. And a little more... |
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