Comments on: Army offering six-figure bonuses for Arabic speakers, after kicking out dozens under DADT. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:33:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: dbadass http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5138700 dbadass Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:27:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5138700 I don't think danger has anything to do with it. I think it has more to do with being put off by arrogant jackasses I don’t think danger has anything to do with it. I think it has more to do with being put off by arrogant jackasses

]]> By: bitblt http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5138170 bitblt Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:29:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5138170 <em>TripleKick 7</em> Sorry there TripleKick but TP doesn't like much disagreement. You may have noticed that the most dangerous posters on TP are the ones with specific beliefs. BTW, do you know that joke about why the Marines are looking for a few good men? Contrast. TP doesn't like contrast. TripleKick 7

Sorry there TripleKick but TP doesn’t like much disagreement.

You may have noticed that the most dangerous posters on TP are the ones with specific beliefs.

BTW, do you know that joke about why the Marines are looking for a few good men? Contrast.

TP doesn’t like contrast.

]]> By: Zimzone http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137642 Zimzone Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:37:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137642 Dribbledick, <em>Don't phuck with Wayne.</em> Trust me on this one. You'd like that commercial, 'this is your brain'... Dribbledick,
Don’t phuck with Wayne.

Trust me on this one. You’d like that commercial, ‘this is your brain’…

]]> By: Wayne http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137490 Wayne Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:58:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137490 <em>TripleKick 7 Says: Wayne, Go cry to your mama. You’re the biggest wuss in the TP community.</em> Ohhh, I bet you will threaten to beat me up next. I'm skeered.... **snort** It seems that you are the one afraid of gay people. And I will make a wager that you have never served in the armed forces. I served and there were gays serving then too and they did not destroy the military, no matter your irrational homophobic fears TripleKick 7 Says:

Wayne,
Go cry to your mama. You’re the biggest wuss in the TP community.

Ohhh, I bet you will threaten to beat me up next. I’m skeered…. **snort**

It seems that you are the one afraid of gay people. And I will make a wager that you have never served in the armed forces.

I served and there were gays serving then too and they did not destroy the military, no matter your irrational homophobic fears

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137460 MapleStreet Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:48:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137460 Of course, it would have been nice if the military had pushed for more Arabic speakers (including various dialects) ***BEFORE** we invaded the area rather than waiting 7 years later when we are supposedly over the surge ! Of course, even to this year they apparently haven't even figured out the Shia/Sunni thing yet either. To put it in Christian terms - they still haven't figured out that the Protestant - Catholic differences have influenced our history and current thinking. And they are far away from figuring out that there are Baptists, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, Lutherans, etc. And totally oblivious to the smaller churces such as Quaker/ etc. Of course, it would have been nice if the military had pushed for more Arabic speakers (including various dialects) ***BEFORE** we invaded the area rather than waiting 7 years later when we are supposedly over the surge !

Of course, even to this year they apparently haven’t even figured out the Shia/Sunni thing yet either.

To put it in Christian terms – they still haven’t figured out that the Protestant – Catholic differences have influenced our history and current thinking. And they are far away from figuring out that there are Baptists, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, Lutherans, etc. And totally oblivious to the smaller churces such as Quaker/ etc.

]]> By: belac http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137434 belac Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:39:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137434 Triple... So then you would argue that Pharmacists have a duty to dispense any and all prescriptions as long as that is the policy of their employer? After all, policy is policy... Triple…
So then you would argue that Pharmacists have a duty to dispense any and all prescriptions as long as that is the policy of their employer? After all, policy is policy…

]]> By: McWars http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137426 McWars Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:38:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137426 My apologies, Zooey. That's lady Z! I sounded trollish for a minute there. My apologies, Zooey. That’s lady Z! I sounded trollish for a minute there.

]]> By: McWars http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137420 McWars Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:37:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137420 You think we're easy to bully, Tripplekick because we take the time to care for the welfare of this country. We libruls will give you the collective wedgie on Nov. 4th. You think we’re easy to bully, Tripplekick because we take the time to care for the welfare of this country.

We libruls will give you the collective wedgie on Nov. 4th.

]]> By: McWars http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137410 McWars Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:35:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137410 Thanks, lazy Z! Tripleprick, are you gonna cwy for us? Are you gonna cwy? Is your fwee speek (spittle) being abridged? Thanks, lazy Z!

Tripleprick, are you gonna cwy for us? Are you gonna cwy? Is your fwee speek (spittle) being abridged?

]]> By: belac http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137400 belac Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:32:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137400 <em>Its called an opinion, deal with it.</em> The military needs Arabic speakers... even openly gay ones. Deal with it. Only ninnies like you, safely off the front lines, give a sh*t who those translators may be dating back home... Its called an opinion, deal with it.

The military needs Arabic speakers… even openly gay ones.
Deal with it.

Only ninnies like you, safely off the front lines, give a sh*t who those translators may be dating back home…

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137364 Max-1 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:24:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137364 Trippy, When women serving in the Armed Forces prefer to serve next a lesbian because then she'll be confident that the lesbian won't rape her... that undercuts your bias and bigotry about gays in the military. To feel threatened by innocuous orientations is a sign of being the biggest wimp EVER! PROVE how gayness threatens cohesion. Not OPINION... provide proof! . Trippy,
When women serving in the Armed Forces prefer to serve next a lesbian because then she’ll be confident that the lesbian won’t rape her… that undercuts your bias and bigotry about gays in the military.

To feel threatened by innocuous orientations is a sign of being the biggest wimp EVER!

PROVE how gayness threatens cohesion.
Not OPINION… provide proof!

.

]]> By: hussein toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137354 hussein toasterhead Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:20:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137354 <i>TripleKick 7 Says: belac Its called an opinion, deal with it. August 5th, 2008 at 2:09 pm</i> _____ No, it's called bigotry. And we're not going to let you people get away with it anymore. TripleKick 7 Says:

belac
Its called an opinion, deal with it.

August 5th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
_____

No, it’s called bigotry. And we’re not going to let you people get away with it anymore.

]]> By: belac http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137296 belac Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:06:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137296 <em>If you’re a gay soldier who speaks arabic, then you owe it to your country to keep your private, abnormal sex preferences out of your job.</em> Triple- You owe it to the rest of us to keep your boring, prurient obsession with other people's sexual orientation out of this thread. It's old and stupid... If you’re a gay soldier who speaks arabic, then you owe it to your country to keep your private, abnormal sex preferences out of your job.

Triple- You owe it to the rest of us to keep your boring, prurient obsession with other people’s sexual orientation out of this thread.

It’s old and stupid…

]]> By: Wayne http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137214 Wayne Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:52:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137214 TripleKick 7 Says: Trying for triplekick 8 today? Let me help by clicking that flag button for ya. TripleKick 7 Says:

Trying for triplekick 8 today?
Let me help by clicking that flag button for ya.

]]> By: octamethyl http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137192 octamethyl Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:48:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137192 PS 'Christian Science' is an oxymoron PS ‘Christian Science’ is an oxymoron

]]> By: octamethyl http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137180 octamethyl Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:47:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137180 interesting. it would then seem that if the 9/11 hijackers (all of whom obviously speak arabic) were gay, then they would have been kicked off boosh's payroll?? interesting. it would then seem that if the 9/11 hijackers (all of whom obviously speak arabic) were gay, then they would have been kicked off boosh’s payroll??

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137168 Zooey Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:45:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137168 <em>McWars Says: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teh gays need not apply! Fax your cover letter and resume, 1-800-GO-HETERO-ARMY. August 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm</em> Heh. Too funny. :D McWars Says:
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Teh gays need not apply!
Fax your cover letter and resume, 1-800-GO-HETERO-ARMY.
August 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm

Heh. Too funny. :D

]]> By: deebaser http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137132 deebaser Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:37:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137132 It really bites that our elected representatives tie the hands of our armed forces to pander to prejudice. It really bites that our elected representatives tie the hands of our armed forces to pander to prejudice.

]]> By: Bob http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137128 Bob Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:35:44 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137128 Torture is 'justified' by the 'ticking time bomb' scenerio, but they never say anything about the 'confession' being in English. It almost seems like they'd rather have an attack than have a homosexual prevent it. Being a homophobe is Anti-American. Torture is ‘justified’ by the ‘ticking time bomb’ scenerio, but they never say anything about the ‘confession’ being in English.

It almost seems like they’d rather have an attack than have a homosexual prevent it. Being a homophobe is Anti-American.

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-5137106 Doc Rock Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:32:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/army-offering-six-figure-bonuses-for-arabic-speakers-after-kicking-out-dozens-under-dadt/#comment-5137106 What marroons! What marroons!

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