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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Mar 10, 2017 - 08:33pm PT
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"Be gracious" to Trump. Now, that's about the most absurd thing I've ever read on the forum, and that's saying a lot.
The reaction to this clown is tame. Wait until it gets to the level it should be.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Mar 10, 2017 - 09:41pm PT
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collaborator
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 10, 2017 - 09:50pm PT
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Wino, you use the term 'intelligent' when referring to generals? Really?
Some of them are but a lot of them are poster chillen for the Peter Principle, too.
They're the ones that run the Pentagon and are solely concerned with
protecting their turf. They're the ones that oversee the writing of weapons
systems proposals, no matter how crankloonish, that wind up getting them a
really nice job on a corporate board when they retire. Those are very
dangerous people. Those are the people that fought tooth and nail AGAINST
the F-16 because it didn't fit their pea-brained conception of a 'fighter'.
They're the crankloons who fought tooth and nail FOR the F-111 and B-1,
both of which are among the biggest wastes of money ever spent. Need I go on?
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perswig
climber
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Mar 11, 2017 - 05:12am PT
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They're the crankloons who fought tooth and nail FOR the F-111 and B-1
Would not expect that cohort to still be active, but agree on the species.
Now the F-35, LCS boondoggle, and arguably the Stryker vehicle concept...
Dale
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Mar 11, 2017 - 07:09am PT
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Trump is such a great leader, I mean damn, firing 46 AGs at once, brilliant. We need to have more billionaires running the country. Thanks a lot Obama.
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Winemaker
Sport climber
Yakima, WA
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Mar 11, 2017 - 08:34am PT
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Point taken Reilly. Still, there ARE intelligent persons in positions of power who actually care for this country, or so I hope. If not we're f*#ked. I just got my daughter to renew her NZ passport; it never hurts to be prepared.
Edited to add: As much as I hate to admit it, firing the U.S. attorneys is not unusual. Clinton let 93 go at one fell swoop IIRC (I didn't, thought it was 96).
Edited to add 'Assistant' per drF's correct observation below. But drF, you know what was meant; yer picking nits.
Further edited: U.S. attorneys were fired, not Assistant Attorneys General as I wrote. Also, Clinton fired 93, not 96 U.S. attorneys, corrected also. Sorry.
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drF
Trad climber
usa
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Mar 11, 2017 - 10:25am PT
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I mean damn, firing 46 AGs at once, brilliant
46 AG's??? There's only one AG Jon.
This attorney house cleaning business takes place for every new administration.
Try actually doing some reading and analysis. Clue: you are searching for FACTS
or....Carry-on with your #fakerage#
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 11, 2017 - 11:16am PT
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Wino, we are much in agreement. As a former employee of the Pentagon and
would be denizen of a certain establishment in Langley, VA I am very
skeptical of those outfits. While both purport to act in our best
interests I fear they both bat far below their weight. The same can be
said of the State Dept. At all three, even if somebody is not venal
and spuriously inclined, the bureaucratic and risk-averse mindset leads to
many bad decisions. That is particularly true of State.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Mar 11, 2017 - 12:39pm PT
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Wino, you use the term 'intelligent' when referring to generals? Really?
Some of them are but a lot of them are poster chillen for the Peter Principle, too.
They're the ones that run the Pentagon and are solely concerned with
protecting their turf. They're the ones that oversee the writing of weapons
systems proposals, no matter how crankloonish, that wind up getting them a
really nice job on a corporate board when they retire. Those are very
dangerous people.
Reilly, as usual, your logic is faulty. You describe people who find themselves within a system, and figure out how to maximize their potential and rise to the top. And yet you claim they are not intelligent. I think they are very intelligent, although one might reasonably assert they may be lacking in other areas.
Colbert video hilarious, especially about the climbing wall.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 11, 2017 - 02:25pm PT
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Ken, you weren't in the military. You have no idea what yer talking about.
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Mar 11, 2017 - 04:11pm PT
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To make general officer in any of the services you need, among other attributes, to be a pretty good politician.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Mar 11, 2017 - 07:25pm PT
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Reilly, you are not a woman, and yet you evaluate them all the time.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Mar 11, 2017 - 08:06pm PT
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CIA , Navy , college football , mountaineer and now beauty pageant judge...? What hasn't Reilly done...?
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pb
Sport climber
Sonora Ca
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Mar 11, 2017 - 09:44pm PT
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not even if he could get rid of you
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monolith
climber
state of being
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Mar 12, 2017 - 08:26am PT
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And the democratic machine wouldn't put the guy who got 45% of the electable delegates on the ticket as VP.
They probably want a do-over on that one.
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 12, 2017 - 08:28am PT
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You politards couldn't lead your own asses out of a paper bag ever no matter what the party affiliation ......
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Mar 12, 2017 - 08:35am PT
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Serious Question: Are we seeing a renewed buildup to war in the Balkans?
I have just so much time available online and also my eyesight makes staring at the screen to read even painful after a while, so admit that I have not read much of the headlines I am seeing. But my fear is that yes, and if so, it will be WWIII
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.' - Albert Einstein
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Mar 12, 2017 - 08:49am PT
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Proly shoulda spent a little less time on fantasy football and a little more time on understanding the actual policies you voted for and against.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Mar 12, 2017 - 09:17am PT
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I'm guessing the biggest part of Obamacare that conservatives hated most had more to do with Obama's name and not the program... Now the conservatives have to deliver with a better plan and that isn't going to happen.. But at least they can put Trumps name in front of care and brag that they repealed Obamacare.. It's symbolic like planting a flag over a conquered enemy.. Meanwhile 10 million Americans will lose coverage.. No skin off of Trumps nose because he'll just blame Paul Ryan...
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Mar 12, 2017 - 09:30am PT
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1. Resist
2. Impeach
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