Comments on: U.S. Army Europe Eliminates Funding For Welcome-Home Celebrations For Troops http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:23:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lucille G. Goodier http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1658427 Lucille G. Goodier Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:14:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1658427 This by an administration that blew $60,000,000 on an inaugural ball. (Of course, that money came from corporate backers, all of whom expect "payback".) This by an administration that blew $60,000,000 on an inaugural ball. (Of course, that money came from corporate backers, all of whom expect “payback”.)

]]> By: Democrat Soldier http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1656533 Democrat Soldier Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:44:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1656533 Looks like Jet Mech has decided to come out of the pedophile closet! Do you meet many church officials at your meetings? Looks like Jet Mech has decided to come out of the pedophile closet!

Do you meet many church officials at your meetings?

]]> By: karlX http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1653044 karlX Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:02:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1653044 67 no problem katy 67
no problem katy

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1651252 WaltTheMan Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:17:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1651252 If you are aware of the cost of military funerals, you can see that W could save real money by just dropping all those flag draped coffins into the Indian Ocean. That would also decrease our carbon footprint as the planes involved would not have to transport our brave soldiers' remains all the way back to Delaware. (Sure hope that W and Dick are not reading this thread!) If you are aware of the cost of military funerals, you can see that W could save real money by just dropping all those flag draped coffins into the Indian Ocean. That would also decrease our carbon footprint as the planes involved would not have to transport our brave soldiers’ remains all the way back to Delaware. (Sure hope that W and Dick are
not reading this thread!)

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1651037 Zooey Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:30:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1651037 <em>ahhh, thanks guys, i’ve never seen so many trolls at once! i send you all a great big progressive communist pink hug! Comment by karlX </em> Brace yourself, karlX, you haven't been here on a troll heavy day -- yet. :) ahhh,
thanks guys, i’ve never seen so many trolls at once!
i send you all a great big progressive communist pink hug!
Comment by karlX

Brace yourself, karlX, you haven’t been here on a troll heavy day — yet. :)

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1651024 katy Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:28:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1651024 karlx - sorry about the confusion... i'll be more cautious... like i said, i misread that comment... karlx – sorry about the confusion… i’ll be more cautious…
like i said, i misread that comment…

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1651015 Marie Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:25:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1651015 What - these celebrations aren't big enough for Halliburton to take? The dollars spent on local celebrations couldn't even come close to the dollars wasted on the inflated Haliburton fleecing of America, yet to cut costs, Bush&Co think first of screwing the little guy. What – these celebrations aren’t big enough for Halliburton to take?
The dollars spent on local celebrations couldn’t even come close to the dollars wasted on the inflated Haliburton fleecing of America, yet to cut costs, Bush&Co think first of screwing the little guy.

]]> By: karlX http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650982 karlX Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:19:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650982 ahhh, thanks guys, i've never seen so many trolls at once! i send you all a great big progressive communist pink hug! ahhh,
thanks guys, i’ve never seen so many trolls at once!
i send you all a great big progressive communist pink hug!

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650700 Zooey Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:29:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650700 In my experience, those who <em>talk</em> about all the killing they've done, were never in a war zone. In my experience, those who talk about all the killing they’ve done, were never in a war zone.

]]> By: Democrat Soldier http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650631 Democrat Soldier Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:23:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650631 #58 - So, Commie Killer, how many commies did you kill when you served in the armed forces? I'm assuming that you MUST have served and killed commies, or else it's flagrant false advertising. #58 – So, Commie Killer, how many commies did you kill when you served in the armed forces?

I’m assuming that you MUST have served and killed commies, or else it’s flagrant false advertising.

]]> By: Democrat Soldier http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650614 Democrat Soldier Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:21:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650614 #55 - "You Democrats are a disgrace to yourselves and to America as a whole." Comment by Geraldine Ferrari — February 5, 2007 @ 4:58 pm Says the woman who hasn't signed up to serve in the military. Why not? Full of talk, but no action? Typical neo-con loud mouth. Most of the people I knew in the Army got out and became Democrats because they were tired of being screwed by the Republicans! Now, the Republicans are screwing our service members some more. #55 – “You Democrats are a disgrace to yourselves and to America as a whole.” Comment by Geraldine Ferrari — February 5, 2007 @ 4:58 pm

Says the woman who hasn’t signed up to serve in the military. Why not? Full of talk, but no action? Typical neo-con loud mouth.

Most of the people I knew in the Army got out and became Democrats because they were tired of being screwed by the Republicans! Now, the Republicans are screwing our service members some more.

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650597 Zooey Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:20:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650597 KarlX is not a troll, katy! There's a problem with the filter fairy and his name. I address that only to katy, because I don't give a shit what Commie Killer thinks about anything. Geez, talk about a troll.... I hope you don't mind, KarlX. :) KarlX is not a troll, katy! There’s a problem with the filter fairy and his name.

I address that only to katy, because I don’t give a shit what Commie Killer thinks about anything. Geez, talk about a troll….

I hope you don’t mind, KarlX. :)

]]> By: Commie Killer http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650537 Commie Killer Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:15:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650537 You were BANNED and DO NOT even belong here now. Why are you posting? TP? Can you do something about this banned poster? Thank you. i do versions of karlx/carloX/ etc Comment by KarlX — February 5, 2007 @ 4:55 pm SO IN OTHER WORDS......YOU HAVE BEEN BANNED AND ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TOI BE HERE! AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A TROLL. You were BANNED and DO NOT even belong here now.
Why are you posting?

TP? Can you do something about this banned poster?
Thank you.

i do versions of karlx/carloX/ etc

Comment by KarlX — February 5, 2007 @ 4:55 pm

SO IN OTHER WORDS……YOU HAVE BEEN BANNED AND ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TOI BE HERE!

AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A TROLL.

]]> By: karlx http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650474 karlx Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:08:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650474 no, i was never banned, there were problems with TP about a week ago and comments werent coming through, so F**k you commi killer, i'm never profane (sarcasm) and usually civil, and seeing as to the content of your message, it is obvious who the troll is! so back to eating rotting meat for you, back to your den of stench and ignorance, ugly beast! no, i was never banned, there were problems with TP about a week ago and comments werent coming through, so F**k you commi killer, i’m never profane (sarcasm) and usually civil, and seeing as to the content of your message, it is obvious who the troll is! so back to eating rotting meat for you, back to your den of stench and ignorance, ugly beast!

]]> By: Commie Killer http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650044 Commie Killer Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:59:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650044 i do versions of karlx/carloX/ etc Comment by KarlX — February 5, 2007 @ 4:55 pm SO IN OTHER WORDS......YOU HAVE BEEN BANNED AND ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TOI BE HERE! AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A TROLL. i do versions of karlx/carloX/ etc

Comment by KarlX — February 5, 2007 @ 4:55 pm

SO IN OTHER WORDS……YOU HAVE BEEN BANNED AND ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TOI BE HERE!

AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A TROLL.

]]> By: Geraldine Ferrari http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650025 Geraldine Ferrari Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:58:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650025 You Communists can all take a lesson from that little trooper in the photo. Now that is a picture of a true American Patriot! You Democrats are a disgrace to yourselves and to America as a whole. You Communists can all take a lesson from that little trooper in the photo. Now that is a picture of a true American Patriot! You Democrats are a disgrace to yourselves and to America as a whole.

]]> By: KarlX http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1650001 KarlX Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:55:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1650001 #50 katy i do versions of karlx/carloX/ etc becasue for awhile my comments were not getting through and zooey suggested changing name (so i tried to chang ethe name that allowed all to still see its me); but I'm curious what "winger" means (left winger? right winger?), did you actually confuse me for a "right winger"? I'll repeat that I fidn the republicans evil and the democrats almost evil (hence, why I want to see more criticism of democrats around here from progressives and not just from idiots like michael,20wordsorless,etc) some things get me going, and suggestions that I'm a nutcase becasue I suggest the U.S. shouldn't have military bases in foreign countries got me on my soap box. welcome back from haitus #50 katy

i do versions of karlx/carloX/ etc becasue for awhile my comments were not getting through and zooey suggested changing name (so i tried to chang ethe name that allowed all to still see its me); but I’m curious what “winger” means (left winger? right winger?), did you actually confuse me for a “right winger”? I’ll repeat that I fidn the republicans evil and the democrats almost evil (hence, why I want to see more criticism of democrats around here from progressives and not just from idiots like michael,20wordsorless,etc)
some things get me going, and suggestions that I’m a nutcase becasue I suggest the U.S. shouldn’t have military bases in foreign countries got me on my soap box.
welcome back from haitus

]]> By: Johnathan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1649222 Johnathan Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:01:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1649222 America, good at starting wars, bad at winning them. I think I will send $$$$ to the homecoming of those poor bastards at you GITMO concentration camp America, good at starting wars, bad at winning them. I think I will send $$$$ to the homecoming of those poor bastards at you GITMO concentration camp

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1649086 katy Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:43:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1649086 <em>Maybe Bush can hit up Exxon-Mobil for a half a bill... Comment by Innocent Bystander — February 5, 2007 @ 2:58 pm</em> exactly! corporate sponsors! imagine the product placement! .............................................................................(sarcasm)... Maybe Bush can hit up Exxon-Mobil for a half a bill…
Comment by Innocent Bystander — February 5, 2007 @ 2:58 pm

exactly! corporate sponsors! imagine the product placement!
…………………………………………………………………..(sarcasm)…

]]> By: ClockworkOrange http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/comment-page-2/#comment-1649034 ClockworkOrange Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:38:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/05/army-celebrations/#comment-1649034 <strong>Why Does George Bush Hate Our Troops?!</strong> Why Does George Bush Hate Our Troops?!

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