I agree with much of what Rob said.

Back to Obama: critique without substance is weak sauce esp. after years of complaints. Provide an alternative. If you haven’t come up with one, then it’s hard to have credibility. You are just one more #19 in drag. It’s criticism to criticize, which is small minded and frankly for small people. We need to be constructive about our criticism. Then at least we can have a productive discussion.

divergent: meaning moving apart from a common point.

****(forget the rest, time is money)……..

empirically:

“ad hominem”:

disparate:
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Had to get out my dictionary because YOU Bitter Brother have a large vocabulary for a nuclear mechanic. Thanks for your service to this ” great country of ours ” out on the sea of dreams. You almost remind me of that Professor, uhhmmm the one that uses all ” dem ” big words ( Professor Michael Eric Dyson)—while po’ folk ask, ” what did he just say YALL “? ” huh” ” what did he say ” ? By the time you explain the point is lost out to sea. Almost need to hire a translator to hear him speak. (smiling).

Heres one for you BB (Bitter Brother): I almost feel a “divestiture” (undressing) of my silly comments coming soon. I love making young people think and some old folk too. Stepping out of the box.

Love and Service Ms. Bateaux !

While I can respect divergent opinions as long as they can be empirically substantiated, I took comment #19 to be strictly ad hominem. I spent 8 of my 26 trips around the sun as a nuclear mechanic in the Navy b/n 2001 and 2009. During which time, I’ve been deployed in combat on 3 separate occasions. According to bateaux1999 that qualifies me to be heard. How can someone be ridiculed as a coward for having a disparate opinion and having not served? Dissention is the highest form of patriotism! Some of the most revered of our country’s forefathers were, effectively, professional critics whose ideas molded and shaped America. Furthermore, the ideas you’ve itemized as suggestions for expanded military service are both ridiculous and inherently faulty. America should be ashamed that we cowered into a temporary unity by 9/11 and not out of a broad sense of humanity. Eight years later….it’s business as usual, as we’ve returned to our embrace of every -ism there is. Why do people celebrate that? The eloquent rhetoric about securing Afghanistan is all retroactive rationing for a fruitless, ill-advised war against an ideal, waged out of fear and revenge.

Here’s my purposal:

1. Send non-threatening prisoners held in American Jails and Prisons to training camps and deploy them to the area along with a few city dwellers, gang bangers and theives.

2. Since none of you have protected or served in the Armed Forces, you SHOULD probably attend leadership institutes for Officer training and also complete training so that you can protect YOUR families back home and some abroad.

3. All “COWARDS” here and out there who are afraid to speak up, should attend a ” Fear Factor ” program which in turn will get you up to speed on becoming more aggressive in your approach i.e. (King Warriors of African Decent Training), then watch the Wizard of Oz and learn from the Scare Crow about facing your fears and any wicked witches or flying monkeys. (smiling)

4. Recite the ” Pledge of Allegiance ” every hour on the hour; ie… Remembering the Buffalo Soldiers who died for your very existence.

5. Call your Mama or Papa before you leave for Afghanistan so they can ask you “Are you sure son you want to do this”…you are scared of the dark you know.

Love and Service to this great country of OURS and never let decisions like the President make you sweat.

“You either trust Obama or you don’t”

“he knows things we don’t”

ok….? I’m not expert in war, or economics, but i tell you this, we don’t have 30bil a month to spend on a war we shouldn’t be end, fighting “terrorism” which will never be completely defeated. America is on the verge of a depression, debt up to our eyeballs, and people are trying to support sending in 30k more soldiers….to help us leave?? Please explain to me how that makes any type of sense.

When 911 happened everyone was in a panic…scared…never seen anything like this other than on TV. I remember that day, I remember where I was, what time it was when I saw the second plane hit, who was stading by my side and the emotional bond we had at that very moment. All hatred went out the door. The fact that you can blog freely today is because our goal is for world peace.

I don’t like war, I don’t like casualties, but my Father who was in the Navy said if you don’t stand for something we will fall for anything.

If I slapped you Professor Hill in the face, would you bow down and show me how “humble” you are or would you put me in my place with kind words or cow-tow back to your office to blog on it.

See, Mr. Hill I don’t like cowards, our President understands that in order to remain free we must fight for those very freedoms whether we like it or not. Our soldiers who give their lives everyday would not like to hear the words from “cowards”, who argue over whether our President should except a peace award. He has accepted the award in the name of PEACE while praying that God help us all.

He’s not wearing Bushes suit, but wearing his courage to protect and serve our country along with 42 other nations. Together we will stand and divided we fall. Could you wear Obama’s shoes and lead this great country of OURS? I don’t believe I saw your name on any pre-election ballots? What I’m saying in other words is put up or shut up, lead or follow Dr. Hill. I will look for your name next time around since you have the answers and I pray to Allah that you do.

God Bless You Professor Hill
Bateaux1999