Trek 4 the Troops

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Rich Clark wrote:
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So, I'd like to ask everyone to NOT hijack the thread, turning it into
a political debate. That's been done to death in previous threads and
isn't appropriate here.

I'm sorry, but you don't get to decide what's appropriate. *I* don't
think
it's appropriate for someone to represent bicyclists, even by the
remotest
inference, as supporting this war, since I am a bicyclist and I don't
support the war.

You may think that it's possible to separate "support the troops" from
"support the war," but I don't. The troops are there to execute an
immoral
and illegal policy on behalf of a rogue government, and the only support
I
can conscientiously give them is to try to get them out of there. Helping
them in their mission makes me complicit in it.

I would support you riding across America on a "bring the troops home
now"
mission, however, and would be happy to donate to that.

RichC

Funny, but the only reason you get to express your sentiments on this
is because better men than you have fought to preserve that right.

Fred

The real funny thing is that we have those right in the first place because
those men fought against their own government to obtain them. Read
Washington's (commander of the Revolutionary forces) Farewell Address
comments about the dangers of an "overgrown military establishment" and the
framers general adversin to foreign entanglements.

Eisenhower's (Supreme allied commander WWII) Farewell Address is
enlightening too.

"Donald Munro" a écrit dans le message de news:
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bill wrote:
The 51st state, Iraqi oil fields.

Donald Munro wrote:
Presumably the name of this new state would be Haliburton.

Howard Kveck wrote:
Cheneystan.

Presumably UCI licenses would be available in Cheneystan.

Nope, Bicycling in Cheneystan would be punishable by waterboarding. The best
you could hope for is that they'd allow gas-guzzling dernys.

Donald Munro wrote:
bill wrote:
The 51st state, Iraqi oil fields.

Presumably the name of this new state would be Haliburton.

And the capital? Cheneyopolis?

Donald Munro wrote:
bill wrote:
The 51st state, Iraqi oil fields.

Donald Munro wrote:
Presumably the name of this new state would be Haliburton.

Howard Kveck wrote:
Cheneystan.

Presumably UCI licenses would be available in Cheneystan.

Of course they wouldn't. We don't need no steenkin' licenses. As long
as you had large corporation sponsorship, you're good to go. Doping
would be legal and sponsored. The only drawback is that Der Tour de
Cheneystan awards ceremony would be presided over by what appears to be
a world record grimacing hemorrhoid.

R

wrote:

A good troll. It may have not been intentional, but crossposting
along with the reference to a controversial topic made sure all
the necessary elements were there. Getting Bill C to say "I'm not
getting wrapped up in this one" when you know he can't help
himself from wading in is a good quality indicator.

My one beef is that it was a tad incomplete. If you had mentioned
that you weren't wearing a helmet and were bringing two guns for
protection, then it would have been complete.

Bob Schwartz

In rec.bicycles.misc Ghost of Chicago Stadium wrote:
The majority of America has elected George Bush twice. I understand your
right to a minority opinion, but please remember it is a minority opinion.
I think the original poster deserves more respect.

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Bob Schwartz wrote:
wrote:

A good troll. It may have not been intentional, but crossposting
along with the reference to a controversial topic made sure all
the necessary elements were there. Getting Bill C to say "I'm not
getting wrapped up in this one" when you know he can't help
himself from wading in is a good quality indicator.

My one beef is that it was a tad incomplete. If you had mentioned
that you weren't wearing a helmet and were bringing two guns for
protection, then it would have been complete.

Bob Schwartz

Who's Bill C?

Ghost of Chicago Stadium wrote:
The majority of America has elected George Bush twice.
Isn't that open to some debate?

"Bob Schwartz" wrote in message
.. .
wrote:

A good troll. It may have not been intentional, but crossposting
along with the reference to a controversial topic made sure all
the necessary elements were there. Getting Bill C to say "I'm not
getting wrapped up in this one" when you know he can't help
himself from wading in is a good quality indicator.

My one beef is that it was a tad incomplete. If you had mentioned
that you weren't wearing a helmet and were bringing two guns for
protection, then it would have been complete.

Bob Schwartz

And christian themed jerseys.

Dan Gregory wrote:
Ghost of Chicago Stadium wrote:
The majority of America has elected George Bush twice.
Isn't that open to some debate?

*some* ???