.... believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's
been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.

(Another belief coming tomorrow)

--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

On Mar 10, 4:02*pm, John H wrote:
... believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's
been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.

(Another belief coming tomorrow)

--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not." *
Thomas Jefferson

Go back to Rainbow City, turd.

wrote:
On Mar 10, 4:02 pm, John H wrote:
... believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's
been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.

(Another belief coming tomorrow)

--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

Go back to Rainbow City, turd.


You probably don't how how funny Herring's little turd droppings are.
Herring has lived off the taxpayers for almost his entire adult life,
first as a soldier, then as a public school substitute teacher, and now
as a retiree. To Herring, government checks are bad, *unless* they are
going into his pocket.

Oh, and when he plays golf, he likes to play on courses paid for and
maintained by the taxpayers.

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:19:30 -0400, HK wrote:

wrote:
On Mar 10, 4:02 pm, John H wrote:
... believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's
been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.

(Another belief coming tomorrow)

--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

Go back to Rainbow City, turd.


You probably don't how how funny Herring's little turd droppings are.
Herring has lived off the taxpayers for almost his entire adult life,
first as a soldier, then as a public school substitute teacher, and now
as a retiree. To Herring, government checks are bad, *unless* they are
going into his pocket.

Oh, and when he plays golf, he likes to play on courses paid for and
maintained by the taxpayers.

Wow, you've really got it in for 'Herring'.

Are you saying that being a soldier is a bad thing? And teaching?

Do you think it's wrong for someone to play golf on a public golf
course? I've never heard of a 'free' public golf course, though. Do
they have them where you live?

Blazer wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:19:30 -0400, HK wrote:

wrote:
On Mar 10, 4:02 pm, John H wrote:
... believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's
been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.

(Another belief coming tomorrow)

--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson
Go back to Rainbow City, turd.

You probably don't how how funny Herring's little turd droppings are.
Herring has lived off the taxpayers for almost his entire adult life,
first as a soldier, then as a public school substitute teacher, and now
as a retiree. To Herring, government checks are bad, *unless* they are
going into his pocket.

Oh, and when he plays golf, he likes to play on courses paid for and
maintained by the taxpayers.

Wow, you've really got it in for 'Herring'.

Are you saying that being a soldier is a bad thing? And teaching?

Do you think it's wrong for someone to play golf on a public golf
course? I've never heard of a 'free' public golf course, though. Do
they have them where you live?


D'oh.

You aren't a Loogy doppelganger, are you? You come across here just as
stupid as he is. I think you are about ready for the filter dumpster.

No, dummy, I am not claiming being a soldier or a teacher is bad. I have
great respect for teachers.

I have no respect, though, for turds like Herring who spend their entire
life sucking on the taxpayers' teat and then whine about their
misconceptions regarding socialism.

Too subtle for you, right?

HK wrote:
Blazer wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:19:30 -0400, HK wrote:

wrote:
On Mar 10, 4:02 pm, John H wrote:
... believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's
been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.

(Another belief coming tomorrow)

--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas
Jefferson
Go back to Rainbow City, turd.

You probably don't how how funny Herring's little turd droppings are.
Herring has lived off the taxpayers for almost his entire adult life,
first as a soldier, then as a public school substitute teacher, and
now as a retiree. To Herring, government checks are bad, *unless*
they are going into his pocket.

Oh, and when he plays golf, he likes to play on courses paid for and
maintained by the taxpayers.

Wow, you've really got it in for 'Herring'.
Are you saying that being a soldier is a bad thing? And teaching?
Do you think it's wrong for someone to play golf on a public golf
course? I've never heard of a 'free' public golf course, though. Do
they have them where you live?


D'oh.

You aren't a Loogy doppelganger, are you? You come across here just as
stupid as he is. I think you are about ready for the filter dumpster.

No, dummy, I am not claiming being a soldier or a teacher is bad. I have
great respect for teachers.

I have no respect, though, for turds like Herring who spend their entire
life sucking on the taxpayers' teat and then whine about their
misconceptions regarding socialism.

Too subtle for you, right?

Oh...and did I mention Herring was a racist slimeball?

"HK" wrote in message
m...


Oh, and when he plays golf, he likes to play on courses paid for and
maintained by the taxpayers.


Blazer wrote:

Wow, you've really got it in for 'Herring'. Are you saying that being a
soldier is a bad thing? And teaching? Do you think it's wrong for someone
to play golf on a public golf
course? I've never heard of a 'free' public golf course, though. Do
they have them where you live?



D'oh.

You aren't a Loogy doppelganger, are you? You come across here just as
stupid as he is. I think you are about ready for the filter dumpster.

No, dummy, I am not claiming being a soldier or a teacher is bad. I have
great respect for teachers.

I have no respect, though, for turds like Herring who spend their entire
life sucking on the taxpayers' teat and then whine about their
misconceptions regarding socialism.

Too subtle for you, right?


Blazer,

You apparently are relatively new here. Allow me to clarify Harry's
statements a bit.

JohnH was drafted into the Army but continued his education leading to a
commission. He served honorably as a career Army officer including at least
one tour (maybe more) in Vietnam.

As you are probably aware the pay scale in the military isn't the highest in
the world. Certainly nowhere near the pay rates for even semi-skilled union
workers in the auto industry. However, JohnH chose to make the military a
career. Someone has to do it.

When you retire from the military after a minimum of 20 years, you receive a
small pension plus certain lifetime benefits for health care and use of
military facilities, including recreational activities such as military
owned golf courses, etc. Not too different from benefits earned by retired
union workers.

However, in Harry's mind people like JohnH who earned these benefits while
earning much less than his civilian counterparts, "spend their entire life
sucking on the taxpayers' teat.

Harry never served in the military.


Hopefully this helps you understand Harry a little more.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...


Oh, and when he plays golf, he likes to play on courses paid for and
maintained by the taxpayers.


Blazer wrote:

Wow, you've really got it in for 'Herring'. Are you saying that being
a soldier is a bad thing? And teaching? Do you think it's wrong for
someone to play golf on a public golf
course? I've never heard of a 'free' public golf course, though. Do
they have them where you live?



D'oh.

You aren't a Loogy doppelganger, are you? You come across here just as
stupid as he is. I think you are about ready for the filter dumpster.

No, dummy, I am not claiming being a soldier or a teacher is bad. I
have great respect for teachers.

I have no respect, though, for turds like Herring who spend their
entire life sucking on the taxpayers' teat and then whine about their
misconceptions regarding socialism.

Too subtle for you, right?


Blazer,

You apparently are relatively new here. Allow me to clarify Harry's
statements a bit.

JohnH was drafted into the Army but continued his education leading to a
commission. He served honorably as a career Army officer including at
least one tour (maybe more) in Vietnam.

As you are probably aware the pay scale in the military isn't the
highest in the world. Certainly nowhere near the pay rates for even
semi-skilled union workers in the auto industry. However, JohnH chose
to make the military a career. Someone has to do it.

When you retire from the military after a minimum of 20 years, you
receive a small pension plus certain lifetime benefits for health care
and use of military facilities, including recreational activities such
as military owned golf courses, etc. Not too different from benefits
earned by retired union workers.

However, in Harry's mind people like JohnH who earned these benefits
while earning much less than his civilian counterparts, "spend their
entire life sucking on the taxpayers' teat.

Harry never served in the military.


Hopefully this helps you understand Harry a little more.

Eisboch





A has nothing to do with B or C.

Herring whines about socialism and "freeloaders" sucking on the
taxpayers' teat, and for about his entire working life, he has done the
same. And now that he is retired, he still is sucking on the government
teat.

It's not the government pay or pension Herring got or gets I find
offensive. It's the right-wing hypocrisy.

It's just more right-wingnut hypocrisy.

"HK" wrote in message
m...

A has nothing to do with B or C.

Herring whines about socialism and "freeloaders" sucking on the taxpayers'
teat, and for about his entire working life, he has done the same. And now
that he is retired, he still is sucking on the government teat.

It's not the government pay or pension Herring got or gets I find
offensive. It's the right-wing hypocrisy.

It's just more right-wingnut hypocrisy.


You make no sense. On one hand you say you don't find his government pay or
pension offensive, yet you claim that "for about his entire working life, he
has sucked on the government teat".

He did a job that is authorized and funded by Congress on behalf of the
taxpayer.
So do many other federal employees, military and non-military.

The only people I think JohnH complains about are those who are getting
benefits at taxpayer's expense who are either not legally eligible for them,
haven't earned them or otherwise don't qualify for them.
I agree with him.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...


I prefaced my remark by saying it had meaning for me and a couple of
others here.

I am sure, though, that it was tougher to get into my skilled
tradesman union than it was to get into the army.



Both are easy to "get in" but that's about where the similarity ends.
It doesn't take much to stay in a union. Just open your wallet, pay
your dues and don't rock the boat.


I had to take and pass a multi-day knowledge and practical exam to get
from apprentice to journeyman.




To remain in the military you have to demonstrate value, competence and
worth. This is particularly true as a commissioned officer, although it
also applies to enlisted personnel. The military does not promote and
retain slackers.


Now *that* is funny.