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Deep13

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70. Of course they are, but so are men.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012, 06:13 PM

Feb 2012

Everyone is too emotional for the unnatural stress of war.

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Republicans are just giving us the WH! Santorum: Women too emotional for combat?!?!? [View all] usregimechange Feb 2012 OP

It appears that Republicans indeed are trying to lose. phasma ex machina Feb 2012 #1

That is actually not such a far fetched idea LiberalLovinLug Feb 2012 #23

agreed. what the hell would this loser know about the military and combat? roguevalley Feb 2012 #43

We should appreciate their efforts in their quest to lose! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #2

It's just not happening for Santorum RZM Feb 2012 #3

They couldn't do any better if we wrote a script for them. lpbk2713 Feb 2012 #4

By that logic, John "Boo-Hoo" Boehner should be disqualified, too. (nt) JaneQPublic Feb 2012 #5

wh....wh...WOW!!! Jus wow. The amount of ignorance from a public figure is dangerous uponit7771 Feb 2012 #6

And Santorum has personal experience of combat? That's news. n/t sarge43 Feb 2012 #7

Of course not. He's too emotional for that... crazylikafox Feb 2012 #27

Yeah, he'd fold like origami. n/t sarge43 Feb 2012 #30

DUzy roguevalley Feb 2012 #45

DUzy^2 BootinUp Feb 2012 #59

'Cause he's such a shining example of everything "manly". DCKit Feb 2012 #8

This is when wise people stand back and just feed them all the rope they need lunatica Feb 2012 #9

There's only thing to do sarge43 Feb 2012 #10

Hey Sarge! Pass some of that over here, wouldja please? Bake Feb 2012 #15

Comin' atcha Bake. Garlic butter? n/t sarge43 Feb 2012 #16

Garlic butter, Sarge... blechk.... :>)) pangaia Feb 2012 #51

That's one thing Carville got right. hifiguy Feb 2012 #18

Priceless pangaia Feb 2012 #52

This is when wise people stand back and just feed them all the rope they need AlbertCat Feb 2012 #64

It wouldn't surprise me if they were madokie Feb 2012 #11

no..but they will. madrchsod Feb 2012 #12

Between our vagina's, wombs and emotions, according to the GOP, we're a hot mess justiceischeap Feb 2012 #13

When Rick wrings his hands about the fact that one in three women sarge43 Feb 2012 #17

LOL! crunch60 Feb 2012 #60

Not to take issue with your general thrust, but I'm not sure coalition_unwilling Feb 2012 #80

Poor Rick. It's not his fault. He just wasn't born in 1500! sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #14

"One of the great minds of the 13th century" KamaAina Feb 2012 #22

Do you mind if I occasionally uise that quote? pangaia Feb 2012 #53

Go for it! KamaAina Feb 2012 #55

Wow, how ignorant, so nineteenth century can they be? newspeak Feb 2012 #19

Along with many others, Santorum owes this man an apology. sarge43 Feb 2012 #21

aw. that picture is so sad. :( roguevalley Feb 2012 #46

Civilian Ricky would probably try this sweet soul for Ilsa Feb 2012 #57

At least tell him to man up. sarge43 Feb 2012 #69

How many years did Rick serve his country? Rex Feb 2012 #77

That is one hell of a picture. Do you have coalition_unwilling Feb 2012 #81

I got it from googling images "Korean War" sarge43 Feb 2012 #83

Thank you so much. It is really something. Just out of curiosity, have coalition_unwilling Feb 2012 #84

This guy is a relic from back further than the 19th century Zalatix Feb 2012 #25

My daughter and I survived combat without getting as "emotional" as most. Rozlee Feb 2012 #49

He obviously has not seen Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" and the coalition_unwilling Feb 2012 #82

I have just got to see him debate this with Newt KamaAina Feb 2012 #20

Wow! MustBeTheBooz Feb 2012 #24

Hah Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #26

in my fondest dreams unionworks Feb 2012 #28

Feh. I'd like to run him around my old drill pad a few times. sarge43 Feb 2012 #29

Sarge, unionworks Feb 2012 #31

Thank you, unionworks. sarge43 Feb 2012 #33

yup Skittles Feb 2012 #35

Well, that didn't take long. sarge43 Feb 2012 #32

in what branch of the military did Rick serve? Skittles Feb 2012 #34

Spoken like a true chickenhawk. SomethingFishy Feb 2012 #36

Good one. Thanks. sarge43 Feb 2012 #37

Yep. Never served a day in the military but thinks he Ilsa Feb 2012 #56

No, no!! He's RIGHT! Have you ever seen anyone in combat? TygrBright Feb 2012 #38

Heh... true. The troops are not robots, FFS! demmiblue Feb 2012 #39

The honor in combat is to walk away from it. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #41

You're correct Rick. This woman looks fairly emotional... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2012 #40

Yeah, how about the emotion of urinating on dead bodies. tabatha Feb 2012 #42

Yea, I just read, Iliyah Feb 2012 #44

Is that like the argument they made about gays in the military... Rozlee Feb 2012 #50

Ricky definitely has crunch60 Feb 2012 #63

If that's his concern, Zookeeper Feb 2012 #74

meanwhile, gejohnston Feb 2012 #75

Sanitorium: Too Insane to Be The Leader of The Free World Dont call me Shirley Feb 2012 #47

Combat! Godot51 Feb 2012 #48

Did somebody thaw this guy out from a 19th century glacier?? Sparkly Feb 2012 #54

I'm sure the female Soviet snipers from the battle of Stalingrad would disagree with lil' Ricky N/T Serve The Servants Feb 2012 #58

also, has me thinking of the russian women combat pilots of WWII newspeak Feb 2012 #79

Hating an enemy, nothing emotional there L. Coyote Feb 2012 #61

Translation DallasNE Feb 2012 #62

He's right! AlbertCat Feb 2012 #65

Wasn't it Newt Gingrich who said, eons ago, that women shouldn't serve on the front lines MADem Feb 2012 #66

oh god!!! now you've got me thinking newspeak Feb 2012 #78

So, Mr. Drag the Dead Fetus home to mourn over thinks WOMEN are too emotional? JCMach1 Feb 2012 #67

Ah I get it now. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #68

Of course they are, but so are men. Deep13 Feb 2012 #70

either that or they gejohnston Feb 2012 #71

And the U.S. Air Force began accepting women as fighter pilots in 1993 pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #72

Yeah, it did take the gejohnston Feb 2012 #76

Talk about "emotional..." Zookeeper Feb 2012 #73

We're witnessing the slow implosion of the GOP. Initech Feb 2012 #85

Rick Scent-O'-Rump needs to read up on this woman's amazing life as a combat soldier aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #86