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rzemanfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 07:42 AM
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What do you think of this bit of BushCo military wisdom?
Army will loosen rules
Pro-caliber athletes can get out early

http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/04/29/armystory.html
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 07:53 AM
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1. Gotta give the sheeple their bread and circuses.
It's all part of the plan.
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rzemanfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:08 AM
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10. Exactly the words that crossed my mind. I wonder if this applies
to sports like NASCAR racing, professional fishing, world poker tour, tennis, golf, surfing and the like?
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 07:54 AM
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2. He just wants to make sure we don't return to those WWII days when
baseball had to be played by !GASP! women!
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 07:54 AM
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3. Gotta keep that circus atmosphere going.
Besides which, it doesn't look good when the Pat Tillmans get killed in action, particularly by their own side.
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 07:56 AM
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4. How did sports get to be more important than war?
This is asinine. The guy sign on for a 5 year commitment. But because he is good at knocking people over for control of a funny shaped ball, they will let him bail? His obligation after that? Sucker some kids into becoming canon fodder?
What is this nation becoming?

The only thing missing from the Coliseums are the lions and they are working on that.
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Bullshot Donating Member (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 08:17 AM
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9. From what I can tell, most of these jocks are Republican.
Gotta protect your own, ya know?

Most of the ones who came out and announced their preference for POTUS supported Bush. Look at all of the jocks who hold or held elected offices--Jack Kemp, Steve Largent, JC Watts, Tom Osborne, Jim Bunning, etc. The only "jock" I can think of who ran as a Democrat is Bill Bradley.
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rzemanfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:17 AM
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13. Asinine is the hallmark of the * Adminsitration. n/t
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 07:59 AM
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5. Bush pandering to his base.....the ultra wealthy
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 07:59 AM
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6. I suppose he was relieved of his committment because of cheerleading?
:eyes:
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rzemanfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:11 AM
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11. Naw, he's remembering the hardships the five Dallas Cowboy
players in his Texas Air National Guard Unit had to go through defending Houston from the VC.
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 08:07 AM
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7. Guess no one has to keep his word.
We are sure getting a really bad trained 'ruling' class of second rate people getting to the top. Bad business for a country that worked on the best getting to the top. Look at the countries that are letting the best go to the top and you can be sure we will be looking UP to them in a few years.
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rzemanfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:13 AM
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12. What sucks to me is the prospect of these guys recruiting. "Hi,
I'm a highly paid professional athlete and you should go die for BushCo."
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BrainRants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 08:08 AM
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8. What if these "Pro Caliber" people use steroids?
Where does Mr. Anti-Steroid pResident sit on that little issue?

Although the random pee tests in the military might already be preventing this...
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libertypirate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 11:11 AM
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14. Keep feeding the distractions
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