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Cruz, Palin join protesters at WWII Memorial[W:793:1010:1190]

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APACHERAT said:
Good morning Polgara from the Left Coast. :2wave:

I remember when I was in the 7th grade when this girl stood up in the class room saying how dumb boys were, that they didn't even know how to even cook a hot dog.

Back during that era, during the 7th and 8th grade all boys were required to take two years of shop classes and girls two years of home economics.

You know what, she was right, most boys didn't know how to properly cook a hot dog.
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Dropping Home Ecnomics for girls is now hitting home. Since many of today's girls had moms who didn't learn the basics of cooking, sewing, etc, they are unable to teach their daughters. I am a volunteer who teaches bread baking, and home canning, dehydrating, etc, of fruits, vegetables and everything else we eat, and my classess are getting larger all the time. The interest is there because of the fear of what the future may bring, but they don't know what to do. Today's emphasis seems to be on classes that prepare kids for college, which is fine, but we still have to eat! Those women are so grateful to learn that it makes me wonder who ever made the decision to drop Home Economics :screwy:

Greetings, APACHERAT. :2wave:
 
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polgara said:
Dropping Home Ecnomics for girls is now hitting home. Since many of today's girls had moms who didn't learn the basics of cooking, sewing, etc, they are unable to teach their daughters. I am a volunteer who teaches bread baking, and home canning, dehydrating, etc, of fruits, vegetables and everything else we eat, and my classess are getting larger all the time. The interest is there because of the fear of what the future may bring, but they don't know what to do. Today's emphasis seems to be on classes that prepare kids for college, which is fine, but we still have to eat! Those women are so grateful to learn that it makes me wonder who ever made the decision to drop Home Economics :screwy:

Greetings, APACHERAT. :2wave:
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When I was in high school, we had a class called "Bachelor Survival" - basically a P.C. version of Home Ec. for guys. I remember attempting an angel food cake from scratch that turned out tasting like corn bread. The psychological scars remain to this day. :)
 
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APACHERAT said:
Sarah Palin was the Cn'C of the Alaska National Guard. As Cn'C she paid a visit to her troops in 2007 in Kuwait during the Iraq war. This was back when 99.9 % didn't even know who Palin was. Her son also served in the Army and did a tour in Iraq.

Obama is suppose to be the Cn'C of our military and I didn't see him yesterday removing the barricades and carrying them over to his crib at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

BTW. Saraha Palin was just not a better Cn'C than Obama, but Palin had higher approval ratings from the troops as Cn'C than Obama ever had.
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Obama could not have been tossing over barricades, fist of all because he would be personally opening a closed section of the federal government, second of all because he has bigger things to do than hang out at the war memorial. Sarah Palin and Obama cannot even be compared, cool, she visited her Guard troops 2007, FROM ALASKA. Obama cannot possibly meet with every individual state's guard. People are always going to have a higher approval rating back home than in Washington. Hooray for Palin, the thrower of barricades and the hero of the Alaskan guard.
 
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Bob Blaylock said:
I bet you'd both be saying something very different if these were leftwrong-wing politicians showing up to support a similar protest against some alleged right-wing abuse.
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well, nice attempt, but I think that the majority of Democrats are equally pathetic. They just have not warranted that criticism in this thread.
 
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Bronson said:
Just like Trayvon Martin right?
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Did I say somewhere that the politicians should have been involved with Trayvon Martin? Why would you bring that up? It has nothing to do with what is going on.
 
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EdwinWillers said:
When I was in high school, we had a class called "Bachelor Survival" - basically a P.C. version of Home Ec. for guys. I remember attempting an angel food cake from scratch that turned out tasting like corn bread. The psychological scars remain to this day. :)
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When you want corn bread in the future, you'll know how to make it, and it goes great wih chili! See how much fun learning can be? :lamo

Greetings, EdwinWillers! :2wave:
 
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Blue_State said:
Did I say somewhere that the politicians should have been involved with Trayvon Martin? Why would you bring that up? It has nothing to do with what is going on.
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How dare a former Governor and Senators stand up for WW2 vets!

The outrage! :roll:
 
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Blue_State said:
Veteran's come from many different parties. By the politicians showing up, it makes a statement for all the veterans. A statement they may or may not agree with. They are there to protest the closing of the memorials, not assign blame to one party or another.

In my opinion, the politicians showing up cheapened what the vets were trying to do.
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Only problem is that a president from only one party ordered the barricades
 
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polgara said:
When you want corn bread in the future, you'll know how to make it, and it goes great wih chili! See how much fun learning can be? :lamo

Greetings, EdwinWillers! :2wave:
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Oh goodness - "Corn Pone Pie" is something I later became quite the expert at; it's now one of my more famous dishes - along with my "No Contest Red" chili. :mrgreen:
 
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EdwinWillers said:
Oh goodness - "Corn Pone Pie" is something I later became quite the expert at; it's now one of my more famous dishes - along with my "No Contest Red" chili. :mrgreen:
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What time do you serve dinner? I'm suddenly getting hungry! :mrgreen:
 
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iacardsfan said:
Obama cannot possibly meet with every individual state's guard. People are always going to have a higher approval rating back home than in Washington. Hooray for Palin, the thrower of barricades and the hero of the Alaskan guard.
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The only time Obama has ever visited the troops were only for photo ops. Never has Obama been with the troops without a camera being present.

President Clinton would mingle with the enlisted without cameras. He was trying to earn the respect of the troops. (For obvious reasons.)

G.W. Bush wouldn't allow pictures to be taken when meeting with the families of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Ronald Reagan never needed a photo-op with the troops. He loved the U.S. military and those who served. And the U.S. military already knew it and they loved him. Reagan didn't even have to earn the respect of those who were serving or had served, he already had their respect.
 
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head of joaquin said:
Cruz, another chickenhawk conservative, pretending to care about veterans while he plots to take away their benefits.

It's such perfect teabaggery.

Chickenhawk Ted Cruz Attacks Kerry and Hagel as Being 'Anti-Military' | Video Cafe
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Not a smart idea bringing up Kerry when it comes to military service. Receiving Purple Hearts for self inflicted wounds and not completing ones combat tour of duty and abandoning shipmates in combat doesn't go over well with veterans.

Kerry doesn't want to get swift-boated again.
 
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disneydude said:
Rand Paul is another "winner". I can't wait to see which clown they nominate in 2016. This is going to be another Bob Dole or Walter Mondale election.
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We'll see. I think you underestimate him. He has a little more clout with conservatives than his dad did, keeps the hardcore supporters due to his last name, and his dad always polled well with independents and Democrats. In fact, his dad polled better against Pres Obama than any other Republican candidate in '12. He's as good or better a speaker as anyone the Dems can put forth, he doesn't have the neocon record to go after like 99% of Republicans, and he's more socially liberal than most Republicans. I think he and Senator Rubio are very serious threats to Democrats. Hillary can't hang with either of them in my opinion and we both know that Benghazi will blow up in her face. She's got nothing for that.
 
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APACHERAT said:
Not a smart idea bringing up Kerry when it comes to military service. Receiving Purple Hearts for self inflicted wounds and not completing ones combat tour of duty and abandoning shipmates in combat doesn't go over well with veterans.

Kerry doesn't want to get swift-boated again.
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Deflection -- we're talking about chickenhawk Cruz.

But as to Kerry, don't try your silly Swiftboating around here. You'll fail. Most people here know how this ugly dishonest technique works (and here you are using it!)

More prefect teabaggery!
 
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APACHERAT said:
Good morning Polgara from the Left Coast. :2wave:

I remember when I was in the 7th grade when this girl stood up in the class room saying how dumb boys were, that they didn't even know how to even cook a hot dog.

Back during that era, during the 7th and 8th grade all boys were required to take two years of shop classes and girls two years of home economics.

You know what, she was right, most boys didn't know how to properly cook a hot dog.
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I took home ec in H.S., I was the only guy in the class. But I know how to cook, get stains out of clothes, sew & take care of kids which helped me as a dad...setting your 10th grade science teacher on fire lets you have a few free periods every day...
 
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haymarket said:
Paul needs to run as a Libertarian and simply be honest about it.
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I think it's actually pretty smart to do what he's doing. He knows the Libertarian tag will open him up to running against Rubio in a national primary, thereby splitting the vote and allowing Hillary to runaway with it.
 
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head of joaquin said:
Deflection -- we're talking about chickenhawk Cruz.

But as to Kerry, don't try your silly Swiftboating around here. You'll fail. Most people here know how this ugly dishonest technique works (and here you are using it!)

More prefect teabaggery!
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You sound as pissed off as Kerry does about his military service and his actions after he abandoned his shipmates in Nam and as a leader of the VVAW while back stabbing the American soldiers while they were still on the battlefield.

As the saying goes, no conservative has ever spat upon an American soldier.
 
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Imnukingfutz said:
I took home ec in H.S., I was the only guy in the class. But I know how to cook, get stains out of clothes, sew & take care of kids which helped me as a dad...setting your 10th grade science teacher on fire lets you have a few free periods every day...
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Setting the 10th grade science teacher on fire beats my blowing up the garage at home with the chemistry set I got for Christmas when I was only 11 years old.
 
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danarhea said:
"Of course it is. It's only programs like Head Start, the FDA (food inspections), Meals on Wheels, WIC, the Center for Disease Control, etc, etc, that are shut down. We don't need these programs, right?"

-Conan the Barbarian
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Most major departments are partially open. Head Start received a 10 million donation for billionaire John Arnold to continue to operate.
Billionaire John Arnold Steps In With $10M To Keep Head Start Going During Government Shutdown - Forbes
The bill the House offered up last week would have completely opened the FDA but was not accepted by Reid.
House bill would end shutdown for FDA - The Hill's RegWatch
Other programs were targeted that could have been avoided. But never the less while they were shut down the Kennedy Center still remains open. The show must go on!
 
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APACHERAT said:
Setting the 10th grade science teacher on fire beats my blowing up the garage at home with the chemistry set I got for Christmas when I was only 11 years old.
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To paraphrase the Kingston Trio..."what did you learn today, dear little boy of mine?" And how long was it before you could sit comfortably? :mrgreen:
 
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APACHERAT said:
Are you suggesting that I should hire Kobie to proof read every post I post ?
He say's he's a proof reader by profession and I have no reason to challenge him on that.

Get a life and don't nick-pic at everyone's post when you can't come up with a valid argument to support your views.
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Here's a valid argument then: maybe Cruz should be on Capitol Hill working toward a solution. You know, doing his job....
 
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polgara said:
What time do you serve dinner? I'm suddenly getting hungry! :mrgreen:
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7:00! Sharp! :mrgreen:

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