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The NPR once had some journalistic standards. I see they have joined the ranks of the MSM, and now publish tabloid stories.
Geez how far they've fallen. That article was flippant inaccurate $hit with no intent to inform only to pander to the faithful. I remember when NPR was a bunch of tweedy academic nerds with huge classical music collections and East coast liberal arts degrees. They might have spent a little too much time reporting on exhibitions at the Smithsonian, birding on the Chesapeake and the gaelic roots of Appalachian Mtn music but their political reporting was at least sober, accurate and never snide.
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No matter the real question here is....
Do you believe Obama?
Is the special operations exercise in Tx anything other than training? No. In that sense I guess you could say I believe Obama. More like I just trust my own common sense. Texas makes a great training location for operators fighting in the middle East. Geographically much of our state has commonalities with Iraq and Afghanistan. If the object of the exercise were to train operators to drop into a sparsely populated desert landscape, make their way undetected into a major urban area (say Austin) infiltrate and reach some target where political leadership gathers (like the Texas Chili Parlor on Lavaca near the capitol) then this state is a good choice.
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Do you believe Texas Governor?
The dumbest worst lawyer in Texas whose biggest accomplishment in private practice was when his neighbor's tree fell on him and he raked in a fat settlement. If not for bad timing, dry rot and gravity this bozo wouldn't have accumulated either the cash or the sympathy points that slid him into office. As if our former governor weren't dumb enough. A D student cheerleader from an East Texas remedial college ... and then we went and doubled down with Abbott.
I think I'll hang out at Hut's and the Chili Parlor and play spot the SEAL. He'll be the quiet hungry homeless looking guy with the solid footwear, his back to a corner and rapidly shifting eyes who's wolfing four cheeseburgers after jogging cross country from his insertion point in Pecos county to lay a mock assassination on a top ISIS leader played by the junior senator from Uvalde who comes every Tuesday for the liver and onions special. That's all this is gonna be, folks.
All I know is that I think it might be a good time to invest in Alcoa Aluminum, it looks like we have lots of people who need to be fitted for tin foil hats
If you don't know the difference between monitoring something and a military deployment, maybe you should quit drinking for the day.
I think you're using semantics to make an excuse for our Governor caving in to loonies. I had my celebratory Cinco de Mayo drink, and it was good; but it's a new day so I'll leave you to your ramblings.
Yes, we get it. You believe all Republicans are morons.
Thanks for the wonderful contribution.
Not true at all, but you seem to be in the habit of making assumptions. You know what they say about when you ass/u/me...
I'll break it down for you:
Bush - Born with a silver spoon in his mouth and wasn't very successful in most of his private enterprise endeavors. The exception being the purchase of his share of the Texas Rangers, which I'm sure was more about who you know than what you know.
3) There's one more... I, uh... just can't remember. Oops
Those three happened during the last presidential campaign. Honestly, I hope the moron does run again so I can get a few more laughs in.
Greg Abbot struck me as one during the campaign. Especially during the debates. Give him a few years and I'm sure he'll pile on more examples than just this DEPLOYMENT nonsense.
I think you're using semantics to make an excuse for our Governor caving in to loonies. I had my celebratory Cinco de Mayo drink, and it was good; but it's a new day so I'll leave you to your ramblings.
I didn't vote for this particular governor and I personally think this particular reaction was a bit over the top. However, what some people call "pandering," others call "responding to his constituency."
I am uninterested in making excuses for ANY politician (I hold them all in varying degrees of contempt). Just to clarify.
But as a lifelong family member of active duty military and one who has seen countless deployments first hand, I know the difference between the terms "deploy" and "monitor." And the differences are pretty big.
Boy, you know you've really gone off the nutjob deep-end when even Rick Perry is distancing himself from you...
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