What do you base your political decisions on?

[RICHARD]

The other 'talking point" that makes me crazy is the issues about schooling.


You can have the best teachers, classes and facilities and it no one gets the kids interested or makes them attend you may as well spend it on CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!

This goes back to the school that Oprah opened up in Africa.

She said that when she spoke to the American kids, they wanted iPods, jeans and other material BS.

A TV show-I think it was Colbert or Stewart, sent a reporter to a u.s. school and asked them if they wanted cool stuff or money for the schools. The kids were like, "Man, give us money for a good school!"


I have to laugh because Oprah probably asked them what they wanted, as opposed to what they needed.

I tend to think any kid would want a cool computer lab, pool or just plain air conditioning to make their school experience more bearable.

[lizbud]

I was reading someone else's opinion on how & what people should base
their votes on. Qualities needed to strengthen all of America. This guy
comes pretty close to how I make my choice & who I will support.


Dear concerned citizens of America and mass media of the U.S.A.

As a concerned disabled American Veteran and American citizen, I consider it my duty and responsibility to address the following critical issues facing the voters of our Greatgrand nation, the United States of America [USA].

The citizens of the United States of America [USA] have the ultimate power and responsibility to elect the Right Ticket with the right joint "temperament, judgment, and statesmanship" to lead our nation as well as change our nation's present and future moral, political, economic, educational, health care, energy, military, and foundational soul.
In my firm professional, personal, and political opinion, the media should help the common voter to explore and discuss the following attributes of the present Republican and Democratic presidential slates:
1. Does the joint ticket have a calm, cool, and collected " temper and impulse" [Presidential Temperament]?
2. Does each ticket have sound and sustained "Judgment and Caliber"?
3. Does each ticket have a "presidential depth and degree" in regard to their purpose, policies, and positions?
4. Does each ticket have adequate, "understanding and knowledge" of workings around Washington"?
5. Does each ticket have enough "vigor, wisdom and Vision" for the future of our beloved Great-grand Nation?
6. Does each ticket possess enough joint foreign policy experience and ex-poser based on "American Values, Virtues, Vastness, and strong soul"?
7. Are their campaign talk, slogans, ads, plans, and programs based on facts and are they free of fear, fiction, frivolous labels, unfair attacks, negativity, and impulsivity? [Danger to country and countries mission[s].



As a Independent registered voter I have decided to vote for Obama-Biden ticket. I am sure they will protect our national security, Strong's, stamina and strong soul. Rebuild our nation from bottom up in all areas of need, OBAMA-BIDEN ticket will once again restore and rebuild our global standing with the use of maximum international firm diplomacy and minimal force if and when indicated.


Yours sincerely,

COL. A.M. Khajawall [Ret] MD., Forensic psychiatrist, Colonel, US-AR / MC Combat Stress Control[Ret], Disabled American Veteran and Iraq Freedom team.

PS: This nation will not buy into kitchen sink strategy. We are getting deeper into internal and external holes thru these attack and world is laughing on us and enjoying our partisan Pitt Bull wounds. I am sure GOP.RC, FOX, RUSH, ROVE.And McCain's his surrogates will fail to dupe, deceive, and deprive USA its deserved leadership.


Posted by: COl. A.M.Khajawall [Ret] | Sep 4, 2008 10:16:24 PM

[RICHARD]

COL. A.M. Khajawall [Ret] MD., Forensic psychiatrist, Colonel, US-AR / MC Combat Stress Control[Ret], Disabled American Veteran and Iraq Freedom team.

I have always wondered this about people who have 'extended' signatures.

Do they actually take the time to type this all out or do they have some kind of macro so they don't have to do it time and time again?

[Lady's Human]

People who are writing political statements need to leave their military status out of their statements.

It's never prosecuted, but it is a violation of federal law and the UCMJ.

[Edwina's Secretary]

People who are writing political statements need to leave their military status out of their statements.

It's never prosecuted, but it is a violation of federal law and the UCMJ.

Would you please tell that to the McCain camp? How many times do we have to hear about his VietNam experience?

[Lady's Human]

Different animal, in that he's not using his rank to enhance his status. For instance, without the COL, USAR ******* after his name, would that statement have even been posted on this board?

[Edwina's Secretary]

Different animal, in that he's not using his rank to enhance his status.

Senator to President - not enhanced status?

[lizbud]

For instance, without the COL, USAR ******* after his name, would that statement have even been posted on this board?

You bet your life it would. I like these ideas offered and I don't care if
he graduated high school or not. This man makes sense.


This man is also retired from Military service & can say what he wants to say.

What are they going to do, hold his military retirement check? Retired
Military are allowed to use their former rank after they leave the service.
It's done all the time.

[Puckstop31]

People who are writing political statements need to leave their military status out of their statements.

It's never prosecuted, but it is a violation of federal law and the UCMJ.

Roger!

Article 88—Contempt toward officials

“Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

Elements.

(1) That the accused was a commissioned officer of the United States armed forces;
(2) That the accused used certain words against an official or legislature named in the article;
(3) That by an act of the accused these words came to the knowledge of a person other than the accused; and
(4) That the words used were contemptuous, either in themselves or by virtue of the circumstances under which they were used.

Explanation.

The official or legislature against whom the words are used must be occupying one of the offices or be one of the legislatures named in Article 88 at the time of the offense. Neither “Congress” nor “legislature” includes its members individually. “Governor” does not include “lieutenant governor.” It is immaterial whether the words are used against the official in an official or private capacity. If not personally contemptuous, ad-verse criticism of one of the officials or legislatures named in the article in the course of a political discussion, even though emphatically expressed, may not be charged as a violation of the article.

Similarly, expressions of opinion made in a purely private conversation should not ordinarily be charged. Giving broad circulation to a written publication containing contemptuous words of the kind made punishable by this article, or the utterance of contemptuous words of this kind in the presence of military subordinates, aggravates the offense. The truth or falsity of the statements is immaterial.

Maximum punishment.

Dismissal, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 1 year.

There are other places... But I think this works.

ETA... Personally, what an arrogant statement from a REMF. A doctor at that!! When was the last time HIS ass was really on the line???? Ask a guy on the pointy edge of the stick what THEY think.

* Please note that my opinion on the Iraq war is rather negative. So please don't flame me as some GWB supporter.