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48. Women soldiers helped defeat big tough US soldiers

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 10:19 AM

Feb 2012

A reminder that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.

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Santorum: Women Are Capable Of �Flying Small Planes� [View all] ProSense Feb 2012 OP

OK, which unit did Rick serve in? CTyankee Feb 2012 #1

He was in the 1st Closeted Chickenhawks sofa king Feb 2012 #46

OH....I thought so! I could tell from the yellow stripe down his back...of course. thanks. CTyankee Feb 2012 #49

he commanded the gejohnston Feb 2012 #81

Fuck this guy... tallahasseedem Feb 2012 #2

+10 Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #16

plus google. I am glad he's acting like this. If it pisses you off then you know what womankind has roguevalley Feb 2012 #32

And Rick knows this based on how much action he's seen? muntrv Feb 2012 #3

Ok so which is it? Women don't have feelings when men are in trouble? Or.. MichiganVote Feb 2012 #4

They'll have people who listen to AM radio and Faux Snooze The Genealogist Feb 2012 #30

yeah, and he has the women newspeak Feb 2012 #87

Well, obviously SOMEONE votes for them, 29 states have Repub. Governors. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #77

Another idiot who has never served Cowboy8541 Feb 2012 #5

Oh, so men that end up fighting women in combat Aerows Feb 2012 #6

I know some terrifying 5'2 women. xmas74 Feb 2012 #51

The more Ricky opens his mouth, HockeyMom Feb 2012 #7

Jebus I hoped he'd last a little longer before he completely imploded. denverbill Feb 2012 #8

Ricky, you gonna tell your good buddies in Israel that women shouldn't serve? tanyev Feb 2012 #9

Israeli women aren't christian so they're expendable. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #14

And Santorum is capable of functioning with a small brain. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2012 #10

No doubt, given his bluster, that's not all that's small. Faygo Kid Feb 2012 #13

and I said "Blah" not "Black"! Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #11

when he fabricated "blah." newspeak Feb 2012 #88

This is the same basic argument that was used in DADT noamnety Feb 2012 #12

Exactly. n/t vaberella Feb 2012 #37

And undisciplined we might add. Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #40

I thought all military "guys" are buds and come to each other's aid when in trouble. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #15

And basically Santordum Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #39

Stupid positions require even stupider rationales...somestime multiple stupid ones. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #17

really is that all they have? madrchsod Feb 2012 #18

Ricky,"I was talking about men�s emotional issues, not women." Of course you were. No one yellowcanine Feb 2012 #19

So the all female flight crews of my latest flight on a 747 should be grounded? riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #20

how about Tammy Duckworth, Santorum? roguevalley Feb 2012 #33

Well, he'll squirm out of that one by saying that she lost her legs technically in a helicopter riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #65

I hope momrois Feb 2012 #56

I REALLY hope one of them does that. Please, please, please!!! nt riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #66

Guess he never heard of Jessica Lynch. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #78

And this asshole wants to be commander in chief. Fuck him! Initech Feb 2012 #21

Is it just me, or does that pic make him look a bit like Warren Jeffs? n/t moriah Feb 2012 #22

How is this not a campaign-ender? Blue Owl Feb 2012 #23

Except of course for his rapture ready idiot supporters who do want to go back to 1930 riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #24

It's not a campaign ender because the average Republican is even more dimwitted than he is Katashi_itto Feb 2012 #44

It's not because most of his supporters are misogynists. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2012 #58

Hell, I thought "Blah People" would have been a campaign ender--but Republicans don't care. TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #64

He forgets to mention that... LadyHawkAZ Feb 2012 #25

Like these women in their li'l ol' bombers ? eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 #26

beautiful. That picture of four looks like my aunts walking together. They could do anything. roguevalley Feb 2012 #34

I hate to point out the obvious, but aren't women unofficially fighting in combat? justiceischeap Feb 2012 #27

And women fighter pilots flew combat missions throughout the Iraq War pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #31

pic looks like Agent 86, tho Whisp Feb 2012 #28

I hope he's nominated flamingdem Feb 2012 #29

I'm too emotional to respond to this stuff. grantcart Feb 2012 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author trusty elf Feb 2012 #36

So the argument that women are unsuitable Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #38

I'm guessing because somebody has to be a barefoot & pregnant baby machine eShirl Feb 2012 #41

Please, please, please nominate this useless clusterfuck of an imbecilic goober. Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #42

god, yes!!! The comedy gold BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #47

Not to mention the electoral landslide. Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #73

not to mention! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #84

I almost hate to bring this up Sgent Feb 2012 #43

You'll need a link for tha statement please. AFAIC, most combat roles are closed to Israeli women riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #63

Hey Frothy, would you have said that to the face of these women? hobbit709 Feb 2012 #45

Women soldiers helped defeat big tough US soldiers mainer Feb 2012 #48

to react to try to help to protect and care for that person. AlbertCat Feb 2012 #50

He's only spewing Iliyah Feb 2012 #52

Spewing first class ... ... bayareaboy Feb 2012 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Occupy_2012 Feb 2012 #53

that sounds like an accurate analysis BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #85

What? Wait, When did Santorum say this? Raine1967 Feb 2012 #90

Women shouldn't serve in any jobs for the same reason. gulliver Feb 2012 #54

If men are unable to control their emotions around women LiberalFighter Feb 2012 #55

I do sort of like the logical conclusion where nobody anywhere's fit to serve in the military.. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2012 #59

Small planes, yes--because the big ones are too hard for the ladies to steer or back up in. TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #60

as long as they are dainty, girly planes nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #61

Way to denigrate the professionalism of America's soldiers there, Rick. baldguy Feb 2012 #62

because women are too weak for combat... provis99 Feb 2012 #67

Russia also allowed female fighter pilots. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2012 #79

As the U.S. Air Force has since 1993 pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #80

only 50 years behind the times. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2012 #83

russia had female fighter pilots in WWII newspeak Feb 2012 #89

There were volunteer Russian female ground combat units in WWI who fought in the trenches aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #94

Isn't that the same thing that Bush scared up with about AlQaeda? - crop dusters underpants Feb 2012 #68

'Women are better suited to �flying small planes.' Aviation Pro Feb 2012 #69

And the F-16, the fighter that women have been flying in combat operations for years pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #70

Geez, Rick, glad to know this.. Zoigal Feb 2012 #71

HAW HAW...I taught a young small girl to fly small planes 20 years ago. Now she is a 767 captain. Skwid Feb 2012 #72

"We don't call it that any more," LOL! pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #74

Yeah, we call it a flight deck nowadays.... Aviation Pro Feb 2012 #91

There's more to the 'joke', as it were...think about it. If you knew Sam (Samantha) you'd know Skwid Feb 2012 #92

Someone should call Erica Jong nt MrScorpio Feb 2012 #75

Hey RICK Rex Feb 2012 #76

react to try to help to protect and care for that person? arely staircase Feb 2012 #82

Glad this woman didn't know that... onager Feb 2012 #86

Quick, someone tell Amelia Earhart! 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #93