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]]> By: skeeter55 http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-8031 skeeter55 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:28:24 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-8031 Hey Eric! I served with "Snuffy Smith" in VA-82 aboard the USS America in the Tonkin Gulf back in 1972 as a Pilot Debriefer. All these years later I need to show proof that I was "in country" to receive my disability. If you would pass on my email address to Admiral Smith or send me his, I am sure I can receive the information that the Disabled Vet Administration is needing to finalize my justified claim. I have been waiting for over three years. "Snuffy" is my last hope...if I can only contact him. Please find it in your heart to help me. Thank you Eric! Guy Kemp AQ-2 VA82 USS America CVA-66 sketeer@aol.com Hey Eric!

I served with “Snuffy Smith” in VA-82 aboard the USS America in the Tonkin Gulf back in 1972 as a Pilot Debriefer. All these years later I need to show proof that I was “in country” to receive my disability. If you would pass on my email address to Admiral Smith or send me his, I am sure I can receive the information that the Disabled Vet Administration is needing to finalize my justified claim. I have been waiting for over three years. “Snuffy” is my last hope…if I can only contact him. Please find it in your heart to help me.
Thank you Eric!
Guy Kemp AQ-2 VA82 USS America CVA-66
sketeer@aol.com

]]> By: micky2 http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-7343 micky2 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:43:29 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-7343 JMJ: "Hey look, I “benefitted” from Free Trade when I worked in the container line industry for a decade. That doesn’t mean I thought it was a good idea. I care about my country, not just myself." Yea, I spent twenty years in a church and had no idea what was happening until now. JMJ:
“Hey look, I “benefitted” from Free Trade when I worked in the container line industry for a decade. That doesn’t mean I thought it was a good idea. I care about my country, not just myself.”

Yea, I spent twenty years in a church and had no idea what was happening until now.

]]> By: Eagle 6 http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-7342 Eagle 6 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:11:33 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-7342 If you care about your country, crawl out of bed with the socialists who want to control you and gather facts about free trade. It has served as a great benefit for many third world countries, and it has been especially good to Mexico - and has likely actually reduced immigration because their stand of living has improved somewhat. The Oprah Dope moonies are generally young, inexperienced children who have book knowledge and no functional context to their education...what they see as change is a re-hashed free lunch program. Another great contingent of supporters are the hollywood crowd - now that's an endorsement...people who pretend to be other people for a living...Join the club of kids, actors, and naive demogogues. All is not lost - We guys will continue to work, pay taxes, and support this country.. If you care about your country, crawl out of bed with the socialists who want to control you and gather facts about free trade. It has served as a great benefit for many third world countries, and it has been especially good to Mexico - and has likely actually reduced immigration because their stand of living has improved somewhat. The Oprah Dope moonies are generally young, inexperienced children who have book knowledge and no functional context to their education…what they see as change is a re-hashed free lunch program. Another great contingent of supporters are the hollywood crowd - now that’s an endorsement…people who pretend to be other people for a living…Join the club of kids, actors, and naive demogogues. All is not lost - We guys will continue to work, pay taxes, and support this country..

]]> By: Jersey McJones http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-7341 Jersey McJones Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:50:54 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-7341 The only people who have benefitted from "Free Trade" are the selfishly wealthy. And now we see the consequences of "Free Trade" as our Third World "partners" are starving and facing dangerous political crises as a consequence. Great job there, <em>you guys</em>. Hey look, I "benefitted" from Free Trade when I worked in the container line industry for a decade. That doesn't mean I thought it was a good idea. I care about my country, not just myself. JMJ The only people who have benefitted from “Free Trade” are the selfishly wealthy. And now we see the consequences of “Free Trade” as our Third World “partners” are starving and facing dangerous political crises as a consequence. Great job there, you guys.

Hey look, I “benefitted” from Free Trade when I worked in the container line industry for a decade. That doesn’t mean I thought it was a good idea. I care about my country, not just myself.

JMJ

]]> By: Eagle 6 http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-7340 Eagle 6 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:20:14 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-7340 Jersey, you believe Free Trade is bad. Tariffs of other countries were generally higher than ours, so we benefitted more from Free Trade than other countries did. Free Trade boosted US economic growth. In ten years since Free Trade enacted, we've added over 26 million jobs, and the GNP has doubled. Granted, Big Labor doesn't like it, as over 3 million jobs have been lost to them, but 11 million service jobs have been created.... I suppose Obama supporters don't like free trade because it promotes capilalism and encourages innovation, and he is a socialist who wants everyone to depend on the government... both you and him can take your "un-American and unpatriotic" message to a recruiter's office (i.e. do something for someone else for a couple years) and then talk to "us guys" about deplorability. Jersey, you believe Free Trade is bad. Tariffs of other countries were generally higher than ours, so we benefitted more from Free Trade than other countries did. Free Trade boosted US economic growth. In ten years since Free Trade enacted, we’ve added over 26 million jobs, and the GNP has doubled. Granted, Big Labor doesn’t like it, as over 3 million jobs have been lost to them, but 11 million service jobs have been created…. I suppose Obama supporters don’t like free trade because it promotes capilalism and encourages innovation, and he is a socialist who wants everyone to depend on the government… both you and him can take your “un-American and unpatriotic” message to a recruiter’s office (i.e. do something for someone else for a couple years) and then talk to “us guys” about deplorability.

]]> By: Jersey McJones http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-7339 Jersey McJones Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:36:25 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-7339 In 1980 we had trade deals, you know <em>trade deals</em>. We weren't pimping out our fortune to the rest of the world for "free." <em>You guys</em> conveniently always leave that out. All you "Free Traders" are about as unpatriotic and anti-American as one can get. You're selling our children's future for your own personal profits. I find that beyond deplorable. JMJ In 1980 we had trade deals, you know trade deals. We weren’t pimping out our fortune to the rest of the world for “free.” You guys conveniently always leave that out. All you “Free Traders” are about as unpatriotic and anti-American as one can get. You’re selling our children’s future for your own personal profits. I find that beyond deplorable.

JMJ

]]> By: Eagle 6 http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-7345 Eagle 6 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:10:05 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-7345 Jersey, I have never attributed any of your arguments to what “you guys” think. My arguments are based on personal experience, personal constructive thinking, and personal prejudices. In other words, I’m not a “you guys” kind of guy. Having said that, I’m not sure what your question is… “What is different now from the ‘80’s?”… This is not a comprehensive response, nor will it necessarily capture issues in our political landscape, but I can think of a couple major differences. First, in the ‘80’s, people interacted personally. Kids played with other kids. They learned to establish accepted rules of behavior because they were held accountable for their actions. Granted, several arguments occurred about whether someone was safe or out, fouled or not, and whatever, and most of the time, the biggest or oldest person made the calls, but kids learned to capitalize on their strengths and minimize their weaknesses – they learned that if they called someone a name, they might get punched out. Today, there is no accountability or true interaction. People sit at computers and play games and talk with other people, and they can say anything they want and not be held accountable, leading to a society of transmitters and few receivers or interactors. Second, because of our advances in technology, we’ve learned it is not economically feasible to pay big bucks for manual labor. Inflated salaries not supported by supply and demand aren’t productive. Third, we seem to have confused egalitarianism with socialism – just because we live in a country that allows for equality doesn’t mean we take from the rich to give to the poor – it means we have the OPPORTUNITY for equal pay, equal education, equal whatever… Finally, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, a combination of drugs, television, media, and exposed corruption at all levels of government, we started becoming a nation of special interests and began celebrated diversity as opposed to celebrating unity. So, if the Oprah Dope changed his message from distribution of wealth and “what I can do for you” to “here are some great opportunities for everyone to lift themselves up, I would consider him a unifier and a viable candidate. As it is, he’s a smooth talking snake oil salesman of irresponsible “what’s in it for me” demagoguery. Jersey, I have never attributed any of your arguments to what “you guys” think. My arguments are based on personal experience, personal constructive thinking, and personal prejudices. In other words, I’m not a “you guys” kind of guy. Having said that, I’m not sure what your question is… “What is different now from the ‘80’s?”… This is not a comprehensive response, nor will it necessarily capture issues in our political landscape, but I can think of a couple major differences.
First, in the ‘80’s, people interacted personally. Kids played with other kids. They learned to establish accepted rules of behavior because they were held accountable for their actions. Granted, several arguments occurred about whether someone was safe or out, fouled or not, and whatever, and most of the time, the biggest or oldest person made the calls, but kids learned to capitalize on their strengths and minimize their weaknesses – they learned that if they called someone a name, they might get punched out. Today, there is no accountability or true interaction. People sit at computers and play games and talk with other people, and they can say anything they want and not be held accountable, leading to a society of transmitters and few receivers or interactors.
Second, because of our advances in technology, we’ve learned it is not economically feasible to pay big bucks for manual labor. Inflated salaries not supported by supply and demand aren’t productive.
Third, we seem to have confused egalitarianism with socialism – just because we live in a country that allows for equality doesn’t mean we take from the rich to give to the poor – it means we have the OPPORTUNITY for equal pay, equal education, equal whatever…
Finally, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, a combination of drugs, television, media, and exposed corruption at all levels of government, we started becoming a nation of special interests and began celebrated diversity as opposed to celebrating unity. So, if the Oprah Dope changed his message from distribution of wealth and “what I can do for you” to “here are some great opportunities for everyone to lift themselves up, I would consider him a unifier and a viable candidate. As it is, he’s a smooth talking snake oil salesman of irresponsible “what’s in it for me” demagoguery.

]]> By: micky2 http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-7346 micky2 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:24:39 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-7346 You were born at a late age jersey. Besides that, I dont see too much difference between the ideoligy that came from the left then than I see in it now. You were born at a late age jersey.
Besides that, I dont see too much difference between the ideoligy that came from the left then than I see in it now.

]]> By: Jersey McJones http://www.tygrrrrexpress.com/2008/06/meeting-michael-barone/#comment-7348 Jersey McJones Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:21:04 +0000 http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-7348 Micky, I'm too young to be stuck in the sixties. Welcome to the 21'st man. JMJ Micky, I’m too young to be stuck in the sixties. Welcome to the 21’st man.

JMJ

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