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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by junkman - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 11:04 P

911

junkman " 4/19 was the fifteenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing), which at the time was "was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil", AND it remains the most destructive one carried out BY AN AMERICAN CITIZEN".

And look at where Timothy McVeigh is right now... Bin Laden and his cronies should be strung up somewhere in a hot desert. I won't post what they should be strung up by. Of course the maority here will look at the Oklahoma City bombing as more of a barbaric act than 911. And who says I am stuck on this issue. All I did was state a point.

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by MikeNaughton - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 10:33 P

911

"I guess 'worrying more about the dead, almost dead, or not even alive' is something you don't understand. "

Perhaps because Mik isn't a .... VOMPIRE?? Bwaa-ha-ha-ha haaaaa! :-)

[sorry - I couldn't resist ;-) ]

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by MikeNaughton - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 10:12 P

911

"I'm sure if the big 'A' was dropped on the areas of these terrorist cells there would be an end to all the BS following 911."

Seriously? I think that if we dropped "the big 'A'" we'd convince a sizable portion of the world's population that we are seriously screwed-up ****-heads who need to be stopped at all costs. And since China has all our money and Saudi Arabia sells us all our oil, that wouldn't be too hard for them to do, now would it? Not that we care -- we, um ... oh, yeah -- we like our beer! :-)

I'm having a little trouble understanding all the fuss about 9/11. 4/19 was the fifteenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing), which at the time was "was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil", AND it remains the most destructive one carried out BY AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.

J-man, no offense, but I don't remember you or Mark2 remarking on that anniversary. I don't recall your warning the rest of us to keep an eye on the militia movement, or suggesting that anyone suspected of being a part of it should be rounded up "just in case".

But somehow, 9/11 is different for you guys -- like dogs with a bone, you won't let it go. How come?

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by junkman - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 9:56 P

911

junkman Compare 911 to Pearl Harbor. Both are acts of war on American soil no matter what anyone thinks. The Japanese bit off way more than they could chew and so did the terrorist groups who downed The World Trade Centers.

I'm sure if the big "A" was dropped on the areas of these terrorist cells there would be an end to all the BS following 911. Look at Hiroshima, Negasaki. Both instantly turned into ashtrays. The white flags went up and dog patrol was called off. Whos to say all the aggression in the mideast won't lead up to a large pile of ash some day.

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by patrick - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 9:44 P

911

patrick As usual, people are going overboard in both directions. Mark's excesses are nothing new, but saying things like "No one is a "HERO" just because they were killed at work" and " don't know the details, but this 9-11 shit has gone too far! I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT 9-11. Somehow it's a big psychological crutch for people unable to get out of bunker--mentality" is beyond ridiculous. Someone decides to work in a life-threatening profession and when they're killed in the line of duty they aren't heroes? Of course they're heroes. They went into that building to save people and died there. And I'm sure they were willing to save people who, like you, have no respect for what they do. That's pretty damn heroic in my book.

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by thegarth - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 9:33 P

Quran Burning

the media (and everyone else) should just ignore this turd. He's a radical cleric with 50 wacko followers, treat him the same as the jihadists.

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by junkman - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 9:15 P

911

junkman I'm still trying to figure out what Mik's neighbors wife looks like.......

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by mark2 - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 8:03 P

911

mark2 Mik

"
It's not spin, my friend. Spin is where someone takes a nothing event and turns it into a conspiracy or a dastardly thing." Oh that spin, I was talking about how people take an issue and turn it around and say " well your guy did the same thing where were you and your bitching when he did it" Yeah that was the spin I was talking about. Two different spins out there i guess.


Mark2

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Buy & Sell & Jobs / Buy, Sell, Trade, Tag Sales
Posted by annfisk - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 8:02 P

AUCTION AND GIANT INDOOR TAG SALE

Saturday, September 11
Montague Church
Old Home Days continues...
Tag Sale 8 am Room is full, lots of hard covered books
Auction Preview starts at 8:30 bidding starts at 9:30
Coffee, donuts,light lunch available

Canoe, bar signs, furniture, lawn mower ....native lumber

Grange is also having a tag sale so come "browse" the village

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by mark2 - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 8:02 P

Quran Burning

mark2 http://www.miamihera...-plans-to-press.html

This guy is exercising his freedom of speech???


Mark2

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Local & US Politics / Montague Politics
Posted by mark2 - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 7:55 P

School windfall

mark2 Jman

Im sure it will go for something very important. LOL


Mark2

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Local & US Politics / Montague Politics
Posted by junkman - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 7:04 P

School windfall

junkman I do wonder what the schools will do with the windfall of cash from the government? I am a little confused on this as it seems not long ago the schools may have been trying to propose getting more money in order to balance the budget.

I understand the School Comittee may be a little hesitant to answer as the DA has an active gag order in effect but any info on this matter would clear things up.

MIK, M2, and Garth. Put the Jimi Hendrix down. Stop talking about B,O like a dog.

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SoapBox Races / Race Chat
Posted by mik - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 6:58 P

names???

mik Sure. You can change your ride's name. Let me know and I'll put it in.

BTW, did you get your racer number?

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by mik - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 6:56 P

911

mik It's not spin, my friend. Spin is where someone takes a nothing event and turns it into a conspiracy or a dastardly thing.

This is nothing.

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by mark2 - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 5:38 P

911

mark2 Mik

Case closed!!!! I love the spin machine, it makes me dizzy



Mark2

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by mik - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 5:14 P

911

mik For Memorial Day this year Obama went to Lincoln Memorial Cemetery instead of Arlington, and conservatives went bat-shit. Did they say a single word when just three years earlier Bush wen't golfing instead of doing ANYTHING on Memorial Day? No. Not a peep.

Do I care that Obama is going to be at a 9-11 event? No.


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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by mik - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 5:04 P

911

mik > Why is it every time I find something shitty about Obama, you just say 'Well Bush did the same"

Mark,

We've been over this a few dozen times...

"My friend's dad boinked the neighbor's wife last night! He's a scab!"

"Well, if I recall, your own dad did the very same thing the night before."

"Dude, why is it that when I bring up something about my friend's dad you always bring up the fact that my dad did the very same thing?!? Do two wrongs make a right?!?"

My point is, Mark, that EVERYTHING you can say about Obama, other than being black, can also be said about Bush. Except that Bush took twice as many vacation days as Obama and was a cocaine-addicted alcoholic during and after college.

You think you're going to find any sympathy or support here for your complaints, when the same exact thing happened only a few years earlier with your guy... and you said nothing??

Puhleeez!

Do you love America, Mark? If you did you'd be watching both sides equally, and not just dumping on Obama because he doesn't have a Texas accent.

Case closed.

(And now you're going to tell me that both parties are equally bad...)

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Local & US Politics / Montague Politics
Posted by thegarth - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 4:16 P

911

Respect for the dead is one this, putting them above the living is another. I care as much about the folks murdered in 9-11 as I do about the folks gunned down in Texas, or the person beater to death by their partner, or the kids murdered by their parents. There is plenty of unpleasantness in the world.

No one is a "HERO" just because they were killed at work. How about the beverage distro people in CT? Yes, it sucks; yes, it's horrible, but they are not "heros" to be glorified. Why are only Firefighters and police "heros"? That's the career they chose!

If we continue to just place false glory on it (and especially if we don't LEARN from history), it's not respect it's just lying to ourselves.

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Buy & Sell & Jobs / Buy, Sell, Trade, Tag Sales
Posted by Aster - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 4:15 P

Gladiolus for sale

Fresh cut Gladiolus for sale at 285 Greenfield Rd. Get them while they last!
$2/stem or 3 for $5. Buds keep blooming in a vase.

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Montague-Palooza / Website Issues
Posted by Sarah - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 4:14 P

WOOHOO!!!

Mik,

As one of the websites that you moved, I extend a huge THANK YOU!! The new server has things zipping at close to the speed of light! Thanks for Montague Webworks' continued commitment to service improvements.

I'm a happy customerl
Sarah Bliss

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Local & US Politics / Montague Politics
Posted by mark2 - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 4:04 P

911

mark2 Garth

I look at it as showing respect to those who were killed, and their families. 3000 plus people were intentionally murdered on 9/11 and you don't care. That's cold to say the least. Maybe you thought what happened at Pearl Harbor was no big deal, maybe you think war memorials are a waste of money and time, why bother showing respect to the dead right.


Mark2

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by thegarth - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 2:48 P

911

It's about priorities, Mark. I choose to focus on real living people and real actions, not trumped up ceremonies.

I think Mik, makes those points because, in general, you didn't say a peep about anything when GW was in office. Much like the tea-baggers that pretend to be concerned about the "deficit" and $250million worth of education spending, but happily let Bush (and complacent/cowed Democrat Congressfolks) get us in to a bunch of wars that cost $3 TRILLION!!!

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Farmers Market / This week at the market
Posted by clegg - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 2:40 P

Great weather

Finally great weather for the farmers market. There is eggs, beef, jack-o-lantern pumpkins, fresh veggies and fruit along with baked goods and a back massage. The market will be going until 6;00 pm.

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by mark2 - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 12:58 P

911

mark2 Mik

Why is it every time I find something shitty about Obama, you just say 'Well Bush did the same". So two wrongs make a right??? I guess if Bush did something really stupid, or unethical,or immoral, it in turn would be fine for Obama to do the same. Now I understand where your coming from.


Mark2

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Local & US Politics / US & World Politics
Posted by mark2 - Wed, Sep 8, 2010, 12:50 P

911

mark2 Garth

"I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT 9-11" Wow thats great, you seem like a fine American. Republican BS you say, well with that type of mentality its clear to see where you stand. I guess "worrying more about the dead, almost dead, or not even alive" is something you don't understand.


Mark2