OT US GI's give the rat Democrats a piece of their mind at Club G'itmo

INSIDE THE RING

By Bill Gertz
July 22, 2005

GIs criticize
Soldiers from Massachusetts and Hawaii who work at the U.S.
military detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
gave visiting home-state senators a piece of their mind last week.
Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Daniel K.
Akaka, Hawaii Democrat, met with several soldiers during a visit led
by Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John W. Warner, Virginia
Republican.
Pentagon officials said soldiers criticized the harsh comments
made recently by Senate Democrats.
Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat,
last month invoked widespread military outrage when he compared
Guantanamo to the prison labor systems used by communist tyrant Josef
Stalin, Cambodia's Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler.
"They got stiff reactions from those home-state soldiers," one
official told us. "The troops down there expressed their disdain for
that kind of commentary, especially comparisons to the gulag."
A spokesman for Mr. Kennedy had no comment. A spokeswoman for Mr.
Akaka confirmed that the senator met with soldiers from Hawaii but did
not recall receiving any complaints during the meeting.
Both senators made no mention of the incident in press statements
after the visit. Mr. Kennedy, in his statement, said that he is
"impressed with the courtesies and professionalism of the men and
women in our armed forces."
Mr. Kennedy has been a leading advocate for closing the prison
facility. Mr. Akaka in April voted for an amendment that would have
cut funds for the prison.

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Scott in Florida

Scott in Florida wrote:[color=blue]
> <Dribble>[/color]

Yawn. What we really should do is close Florida. Costs way too much to
operate.

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:35:44 GMT, "FanJet" <FanJet27@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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>Scott in Florida wrote:[color=green]
>> <Dribble>[/color]
>
>Yawn. What we really should do is close Florida. Costs way too much to
>operate.
>[/color]

Works for me!


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Scott in Florida

In article <n982e1le4un52bdc7is3ral2k51kq7lqu8@4ax.com>,
Scott in Florida <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:35:44 GMT, "FanJet" <FanJet27@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >Scott in Florida wrote:[color=darkred]
> >> <Dribble>[/color]
> >
> >Yawn. What we really should do is close Florida. Costs way too much to
> >operate.
> >[/color]
>
> Works for me![/color]

fanny never did get to answering my two questions regarding abortion,
guess I'm being avoided.
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"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." --Bill Clinton,
President

"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
news:tj12e15t75vo8m5f94s31cqmoorcm3jqls@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> INSIDE THE RING
>
> By Bill Gertz
> July 22, 2005
>
> GIs criticize
> Soldiers from Massachusetts and Hawaii who work at the U.S.
> military detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
> gave visiting home-state senators a piece of their mind last week.
> Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Daniel K.
> Akaka, Hawaii Democrat, met with several soldiers during a visit led
> by Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John W. Warner, Virginia
> Republican.
> Pentagon officials said soldiers criticized the harsh comments
> made recently by Senate Democrats.
> Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat,
> last month invoked widespread military outrage when he compared
> Guantanamo to the prison labor systems used by communist tyrant Josef
> Stalin, Cambodia's Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler.
> "They got stiff reactions from those home-state soldiers," one
> official told us. "The troops down there expressed their disdain for
> that kind of commentary, especially comparisons to the gulag."
> A spokesman for Mr. Kennedy had no comment. A spokeswoman for Mr.
> Akaka confirmed that the senator met with soldiers from Hawaii but did
> not recall receiving any complaints during the meeting.
> Both senators made no mention of the incident in press statements
> after the visit. Mr. Kennedy, in his statement, said that he is
> "impressed with the courtesies and professionalism of the men and
> women in our armed forces."
> Mr. Kennedy has been a leading advocate for closing the prison
> facility. Mr. Akaka in April voted for an amendment that would have
> cut funds for the prison.[/color]



It's interesting to note that Ted has been largely silent on this since he
got back. Could it be that he was wrong before he went down there to see for
himself? Hmmm ...

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:55:06 -0700, "J Strickland" <spam@nospam.net>
wrote:
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>
>"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
>news:tj12e15t75vo8m5f94s31cqmoorcm3jqls@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> INSIDE THE RING
>>
>> By Bill Gertz
>> July 22, 2005
>>
>> GIs criticize
>> Soldiers from Massachusetts and Hawaii who work at the U.S.
>> military detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
>> gave visiting home-state senators a piece of their mind last week.
>> Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Daniel K.
>> Akaka, Hawaii Democrat, met with several soldiers during a visit led
>> by Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John W. Warner, Virginia
>> Republican.
>> Pentagon officials said soldiers criticized the harsh comments
>> made recently by Senate Democrats.
>> Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat,
>> last month invoked widespread military outrage when he compared
>> Guantanamo to the prison labor systems used by communist tyrant Josef
>> Stalin, Cambodia's Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler.
>> "They got stiff reactions from those home-state soldiers," one
>> official told us. "The troops down there expressed their disdain for
>> that kind of commentary, especially comparisons to the gulag."
>> A spokesman for Mr. Kennedy had no comment. A spokeswoman for Mr.
>> Akaka confirmed that the senator met with soldiers from Hawaii but did
>> not recall receiving any complaints during the meeting.
>> Both senators made no mention of the incident in press statements
>> after the visit. Mr. Kennedy, in his statement, said that he is
>> "impressed with the courtesies and professionalism of the men and
>> women in our armed forces."
>> Mr. Kennedy has been a leading advocate for closing the prison
>> facility. Mr. Akaka in April voted for an amendment that would have
>> cut funds for the prison.[/color]
>
>
>
>It's interesting to note that Ted has been largely silent on this since he
>got back. Could it be that he was wrong before he went down there to see for
>himself? Hmmm ...
>
>
>[/color]

It takes giant balls for a member of the US Military to stand down a
US Senator....but it appears some of them did.


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Scott in Florida

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:55:06 -0700, J Strickland wrote:
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>
> "Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
> news:tj12e15t75vo8m5f94s31cqmoorcm3jqls@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> INSIDE THE RING
>>
>> By Bill Gertz
>> July 22, 2005
>>
>> GIs criticize
>> Soldiers from Massachusetts and Hawaii who work at the U.S.
>> military detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
>> gave visiting home-state senators a piece of their mind last week.
>> Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Daniel K.
>> Akaka, Hawaii Democrat, met with several soldiers during a visit led by
>> Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John W. Warner, Virginia
>> Republican.
>> Pentagon officials said soldiers criticized the harsh comments
>> made recently by Senate Democrats.
>> Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat,
>> last month invoked widespread military outrage when he compared
>> Guantanamo to the prison labor systems used by communist tyrant Josef
>> Stalin, Cambodia's Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler.
>> "They got stiff reactions from those home-state soldiers," one
>> official told us. "The troops down there expressed their disdain for
>> that kind of commentary, especially comparisons to the gulag."
>> A spokesman for Mr. Kennedy had no comment. A spokeswoman for Mr.
>> Akaka confirmed that the senator met with soldiers from Hawaii but did
>> not recall receiving any complaints during the meeting.
>> Both senators made no mention of the incident in press statements
>> after the visit. Mr. Kennedy, in his statement, said that he is
>> "impressed with the courtesies and professionalism of the men and women
>> in our armed forces."
>> Mr. Kennedy has been a leading advocate for closing the prison
>> facility. Mr. Akaka in April voted for an amendment that would have cut
>> funds for the prison.[/color]
>
>
>
> It's interesting to note that Ted has been largely silent on this since he
> got back. Could it be that he was wrong before he went down there to see
> for himself? Hmmm ...[/color]

Or he's drunk himself into a stupor?

Or he's thinking back about 36 years (Howie Carr would have a loud
KER-SPLASH sound effect right about now...)

hachiroku wrote:[color=blue]
> On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:55:06 -0700, J Strickland wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
>> news:tj12e15t75vo8m5f94s31cqmoorcm3jqls@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> INSIDE THE RING
>>>
>>> By Bill Gertz
>>> July 22, 2005
>>>
>>> GIs criticize
>>> Soldiers from Massachusetts and Hawaii who work at the U.S.
>>> military detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
>>> gave visiting home-state senators a piece of their mind last week.
>>> Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Daniel K.
>>> Akaka, Hawaii Democrat, met with several soldiers during a visit
>>> led by Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John W. Warner,
>>> Virginia Republican.
>>> Pentagon officials said soldiers criticized the harsh comments
>>> made recently by Senate Democrats.
>>> Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat,
>>> last month invoked widespread military outrage when he compared
>>> Guantanamo to the prison labor systems used by communist tyrant
>>> Josef Stalin, Cambodia's Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler.
>>> "They got stiff reactions from those home-state soldiers," one
>>> official told us. "The troops down there expressed their disdain for
>>> that kind of commentary, especially comparisons to the gulag."
>>> A spokesman for Mr. Kennedy had no comment. A spokeswoman for Mr.
>>> Akaka confirmed that the senator met with soldiers from Hawaii but
>>> did not recall receiving any complaints during the meeting.
>>> Both senators made no mention of the incident in press statements
>>> after the visit. Mr. Kennedy, in his statement, said that he is
>>> "impressed with the courtesies and professionalism of the men and
>>> women in our armed forces."
>>> Mr. Kennedy has been a leading advocate for closing the prison
>>> facility. Mr. Akaka in April voted for an amendment that would have
>>> cut funds for the prison.[/color]
>>
>>
>>
>> It's interesting to note that Ted has been largely silent on this
>> since he got back. Could it be that he was wrong before he went down
>> there to see for himself? Hmmm ...[/color]
>
> Or he's drunk himself into a stupor?[/color]

That would be bush. Younger, yet as nasty a boozer history.

"FanJet" <FanJet27@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:rxjEe.2774$Q75.534092@newshog.newsread.com...[color=blue]
> hachiroku wrote:[color=green]
>> On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:55:06 -0700, J Strickland wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
>>> news:tj12e15t75vo8m5f94s31cqmoorcm3jqls@4ax.com...
>>>> INSIDE THE RING
>>>>
>>>> By Bill Gertz
>>>> July 22, 2005
>>>>
>>>> GIs criticize
>>>> Soldiers from Massachusetts and Hawaii who work at the U.S.
>>>> military detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
>>>> gave visiting home-state senators a piece of their mind last week.
>>>> Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Daniel K.
>>>> Akaka, Hawaii Democrat, met with several soldiers during a visit
>>>> led by Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John W. Warner,
>>>> Virginia Republican.
>>>> Pentagon officials said soldiers criticized the harsh comments
>>>> made recently by Senate Democrats.
>>>> Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat,
>>>> last month invoked widespread military outrage when he compared
>>>> Guantanamo to the prison labor systems used by communist tyrant
>>>> Josef Stalin, Cambodia's Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler.
>>>> "They got stiff reactions from those home-state soldiers," one
>>>> official told us. "The troops down there expressed their disdain for
>>>> that kind of commentary, especially comparisons to the gulag."
>>>> A spokesman for Mr. Kennedy had no comment. A spokeswoman for Mr.
>>>> Akaka confirmed that the senator met with soldiers from Hawaii but
>>>> did not recall receiving any complaints during the meeting.
>>>> Both senators made no mention of the incident in press statements
>>>> after the visit. Mr. Kennedy, in his statement, said that he is
>>>> "impressed with the courtesies and professionalism of the men and
>>>> women in our armed forces."
>>>> Mr. Kennedy has been a leading advocate for closing the prison
>>>> facility. Mr. Akaka in April voted for an amendment that would have
>>>> cut funds for the prison.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's interesting to note that Ted has been largely silent on this
>>> since he got back. Could it be that he was wrong before he went down
>>> there to see for himself? Hmmm ...[/color]
>>
>> Or he's drunk himself into a stupor?[/color]
>
> That would be bush. Younger, yet as nasty a boozer history.
>[/color]

Except that Kennedy killed a person while drunk ...

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:54:30 -0700, "J Strickland" <spam@nospam.net>
wrote:
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>> That would be bush. Younger, yet as nasty a boozer history.
>>[/color]
>
>Except that Kennedy killed a person while drunk ...[/color]

George the Lessor is responsible for killing thousands while aledgedly
sober.

bb

"bb" <blackies@home.com> wrote in message
news:kfmae1t2fhq63kdtrgknj1r1dojd17vmba@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:54:30 -0700, "J Strickland" <spam@nospam.net>
> wrote:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> That would be bush. Younger, yet as nasty a boozer history.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>Except that Kennedy killed a person while drunk ...[/color]
>
> George the Lessor is responsible for killing thousands while aledgedly
> sober.
>[/color]

Perhaps, but the topic is boozing.

In article <kfmae1t2fhq63kdtrgknj1r1dojd17vmba@4ax.com>,
bb <blackies@home.com> wrote:

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>
> George the Lessor is responsible for killing thousands while aledgedly
> sober.
>
> bb[/color]

another dumb statement, really dumb, in fact stupid.
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:41:57 -0700, "J Strickland" <spam@nospam.net>
wrote:
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>> George the Lessor is responsible for killing thousands while aledgedly
>> sober.[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
>Perhaps, but the topic is boozing.[/color]

Well, no, the topic was GIs giving their home state Senators some
heat.

GIs criticize
Soldiers from Massachusetts and Hawaii who work at the U.S.
military detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
gave visiting home-state senators a piece of their mind last week.


hachiroku changed the subject to Kennedy's boozing. Someone else
brought up Bush's boozing. Someone else said Bush never killed anyone
while drunk. Considering the course of the topic, I think Bush being
responsible for the death of thousands of innocent civilians while
sober is relevant, even if the truth makes you uncomfortable.

bb

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 21:49:15 GMT, Dbu_^ <ntspam@spc.om> wrote:
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>>
>> George the Lessor is responsible for killing thousands while aledgedly
>> sober.
>>[/color]
>another dumb statement, really dumb, in fact stupid.[/color]

The truth makes you uncomfortable, eh?

bb

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 21:31:42 GMT, bb <blackies@home.com> wrote:
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>On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:54:30 -0700, "J Strickland" <spam@nospam.net>
>wrote:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> That would be bush. Younger, yet as nasty a boozer history.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>Except that Kennedy killed a person while drunk ...[/color]
>
>George the Lessor is responsible for killing thousands while aledgedly
>sober.[/color]

If you are slamming George W. Bush (our great president).... then I'm
GLAD he is responsible for killing thousands of terrorists....and hope
he is responsible for millions and billions more!

Go George the Great! Go!

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Scott in Florida