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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:09 PM Original message |
Palin's eldest son to guard top commanders in Iraq |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. target, meet forehead |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. "That sparked a debate about whether the children |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. And now, our high command is being guarded by this green guy? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I wonder how secure Petraus and his buddies feel with that guy around. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. He is guarding brigade officers |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-10-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
83. "high command"? hardly. |
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jimshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. Didn't they used to have a word for those rear eschelon guys? |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Goodness, there's your new rumor. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. REMFs |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. They STILL have that word |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. He is guarding his brigade's top officers. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. No, your military ignorance is howing. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #51 |
74. I don't know if you spent a minute in the military |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-10-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #74 |
84. snap! |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. Brigade HQ's are not rear echelon |
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malletgirl02 (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 04:25 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Plus |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Very true. nt |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. Not so much |
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douglas9 (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
44. REMF |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
72. Rich kids got invited to blanket parties in our company. It taught |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why would they announce his specific unit and duties? Seems unnecessary. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Because none of these GOP in charge folks are "military minded" |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
65. because the media would never find out on their own ? |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. Skating |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. You are correct |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
35. Wrong |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Does the word REMF mean anything. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. There's been many reports in the news that first tour infantry unfairly |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh, really? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Beau is a JAG officer, I believe. He's a whole different can of worms altogether. |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
63. Green Zone |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. He will not be in combat |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
49. That doesn't mean he won't be in |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. That is not true |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #57 |
66. "Generally speaking a large FOB is safe " ? |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #66 |
75. Taji is VERY large |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
64. IED's observe no combat "front line" |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
62. Track Palin and Beau Biden have received no special considerations, the Army said. Nor will they. |
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Diane R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. Let's hear why he joined the military. Let's hear about whether he graduated from high school |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You need atleast a GED to enlist |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Heard it was because he couldn't play hockey in college--grades too shitty. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. i heard he robbed a liquor store, vandalized a school bus and |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
67. i heard the bus, but the robbery? really? |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #17 |
69. No shit?!? This needs to come out... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I heard it's because he knocked someone up n/t |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. Yes, he apparently graduated from high school |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-10-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
78. let's hear when |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well, at least he's going -- unlike some other Repugs |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. The rumor is, he had a choice between jail and enlisting. n/t |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. If it is like the rumors you have posted in the past |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #31 |
47. She is one of the most respected and dependable DUers |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #47 |
76. She posted all the "Sarah was not pregnant" rumors |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 08:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
43. I wasn't aware judges do that any more -- sounds like a rumor |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #43 |
61. Only for misdeameanors |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
53. operative word: rumor |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. Ok. Fair comparison: |
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Parmenion (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. Come on guys!! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Are you lost? This kid got preferential treatment. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. What exactly is the "preferential treatment"? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Did you read the OP? n/t |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. tell us about your military experience and expertise |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. Of course he got preferential treatment. He's a pug's kid. |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 04:46 AM Response to Reply #23 |
41. his job is a good place to make connections |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. Why does he deserve our respect? |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 03:26 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Your post sounds like the kind of thing... |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. Just like those thousands of others |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
55. I have more respect for him than for you after that nonsensical remark |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-08-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
77. Get lost permanently. He's already done more than you to deserve respect. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-10-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-10-08 11:28 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. You'd let YOUR kid fight for big oil? |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-10-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. Would you? |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
68. Best I can say is at least he's not the usual R hypocrite |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-05-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Jesus, the one place I would want meritocracy to rule over cronyism would be security. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
45. How did Track managed to land such a cushy job in a combat zone? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. if its so cushy, how come so many colonels have died in Iraq? |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Even so Brigade commanders are not out there on the front lines |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
46. He got palace duty |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
48. Is it typical for a guy right out of high school to land that type of gig?? |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 08:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. It's normal, that HS shit doesn't matter |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-06-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
52. He couldn't manage a 2.0 |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
70. I thought he was only 18 years old and joined the Army recently |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-10-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #70 |
81. WHY did he join "recently"? He's cannon fodder for her political career. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
71. Correction: Top commanders in Iraq to guard Palin's eldest son. (nt) |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. DUzy! |
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