Nature Boy 2.0

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46687909
 
Barely a mention of it in the US media and this is how CNN spins it:
 
Troops bringing Trump hats to sign may violate military rule
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/26/politics/iraq-trump-hats-us-troops-maga/index.html
 
Pretty shameful. The leftist media will jump on any opportunity to attack Trump no matter how insignificant. It doesn't even matter if they attack the troops also in the process. Between this and NBC defaming the veteran who started the gofundme to build the wall I think they have hit a new low.

Recent exchange rate (dollar/peso) is great.

You know it just hit me. Those advocating opening the border to those fleeing the toxic by product of socialism are the same ones advocating for socialism here .

Sir I have no FoxNews where I am at.  I have only CNN to listen to and watch.
 
Trump has broken The left(including media). My OP is a perfect example of how screwed up the left are.
 
 

You know it just hit me. Those advocating opening the border to those fleeing the toxic by product of socialism are the same ones advocating for socialism here .

multiple posts removed for tos violations, quoting those posts, or continuing the drama.
draconian admin action has been applied towards one member.

Merry Christmas folks!

Merry Christmas fellow ditch riders and lane drivers. Best wishes from the big fat center yellow line 

Merry Christmas fellow ditch riders and lane drivers. Best wishes from the big fat center yellow line 

Thank you for sharing that , I know how modest you are and I am guessing not many here know as much about you as I do.
 
I remember during DS/DS  several senior NCOs  telling me about their treatment upoun arriving home from Nam. Made my blood boil and brought tears to me eyes.
 
I guess in every generation there are going to be a few wasted pieces of skin.

You may be humble enough to not think of yourself as a hero but to me the acts you described are the acts of a hero. Putting your life on the line to save others lives is the most heroic thing one can do in my opinion. Thank you for your service.

True words than yours have never been said.  However, consider the audience and realize you are wasting your thoughtful, kind words.  Some people will simply NEVER understand. 
 
I remember hearing how our veterans were treated after 'Nam, and it disgusted me.  I remember one of those vets... when we had a soldier in the reserves return from the desert, we hung a banner in out shop, welcoming him home, thankful he made it back safely.  The crusty old vet left the building, obviously angry.  I followed him and asked him what was wrong.  He told me how he was spit on, had things thrown at him, and was called a baby killer when he returned from Vietnam, and it made him (jealous/angry/upset) over the hero's welcome our reservist got.  I will never forget the bitterness that old man showed.  I didn't like it, but I understood why.  And it nearly broke my heart for him. The war broke him, and his countrymen broke him even further.  Makes me tear up just telling the story, thinking about how he reacted that day.
 
You're correct, Pog Mo.. I'm no hero. Very few who go into combat ever are.  We are just humans, doing our jobs that we are paid to do.  But no, I never bombed anything into oblivion.  Never shot anyone.  What my unit DID do, however, was to Medevac 3,124 people in 12 months time, carrying wounded soldiers and Afghani citizens to hospitals where they were given the best medical care available, free of charge.  All the while getting shot at by the enemy with AK47s, RPGs, and the occasional IED thrown in for good measure.
 
Wanna know what the worst (to me, anyway) patients I had to carry?  The Afghani toddlers that had been dipped in vats of boiling water by their parents as punishment for crying or making noise.  And not just one or two, but several times over the course of a year.  
 
I am no hero.  But I AM lucky to have escaped with all my parts intact, as well as my sanity.  I am FAR better off than the thousands of patients we tried to save, many of which went home missing multiple limbs, or eyesight, or had TBIs.  Blessed, I think, is a much better descriptor than hero.

You know it just hit me. Those advocating opening the border to those fleeing the toxic by product of socialism are the same ones advocating for socialism here .

Luckily I have never witnessed a person disparage a vet like this in person or likely I would be in jail..

Luckily I have never witnessed a person disparage a vet like this in person or likely I would be in jail..

I doubt you've contributed to anything that was not self serving, so I am not surprised

Merry Christmas to All!

May each and everyone of you find the peace and happiness you deserve this holiday season.

I didn't say it's a perfect solution but it is better to tax, regulate and check ID for those who purchase those things then it is to leave it to a street corner drug dealer who could care less how old their customers are and doesn't pay taxes or follow product quality regulations. People unfortunately are going to use those things whether they are illegal or legal. Might as well make sure they aren't minors and they aren't using products that are adulterated with substances more harmful than the drug it's self. Oh and we can bring in a little more tax revenue in the process. Like I said it is far from perfect but we only really have two choices on how to deal with the problem and I think we should choose the one that harms our society the least.

I don't believe an eighth grader should be smoking anything - pot or tobacco.  And there is still not enough data to suggest that any of this stuff should be encouraging news.

9 out of 10 dentists support meth use.

Cultural appropriation there ... Where's the outrage

Reminds me of people like this
 

Merry Christmas fellow ditch riders and lane drivers. Best wishes from the big fat center yellow line 

Bah, humbug to you as well.  What are you doing up so early?