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Beartracks

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18. Cognitive dissonance, thy name is Republican. n/t

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #17)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 04:04 AM

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Obama To Disband the Marine Corps [View all] FourScore Jan 2015 OP

Obama's just perfect: A right-of-center reasonable man Ron Green Jan 2015 #1

You question why Holder would be involved in restructuring the military ? lunasun Jan 2015 #2

A couple of weeks ago a former Marine co-worker ThoughtCriminal Jan 2015 #3

I love the "We're less free than North Korea/the Soviet Union/Nazi Germany/etc" line. NYC Liberal Jan 2015 #7

And that's not all. Obama is going to change the Constitution so he can run for a 3rd term progree Jan 2015 #4

I thought he was just going to cancel the election and stay in power. Jim Lane Jan 2015 #15

Maybe Hillary wants to get rid of the Marines -- they rejected her and said try the Army, progree Jan 2015 #5

Executive Orders as Kingly Command Beartracks Jan 2015 #6

make up your damn minds! SCantiGOP Jan 2015 #17

Cognitive dissonance, thy name is Republican. n/t Beartracks Jan 2015 #18

In addition to Obama being a secret muslim... Xolodno Jan 2015 #8

Even if he did, I dont think I would have a problem with it. ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #9

Clinton was going to hand control to the UN Matrosov Jan 2015 #10

It is almost normal for people to delude themselves into believing what they want to believe. Kaleva Jan 2015 #11

K & R Scurrilous Jan 2015 #12

I say if the Army, Navy and Air Force can have bands... pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #13

It's not just the right-wing. Archae Jan 2015 #14

*scrolls around* oo, Truman did MisterP Jan 2015 #16

Anyone with half a brain would knows that the USMC is part of the US Navy ChosenUnWisely Jan 2015 #19

Geeze, anybody who watches NCIS knows this. mnhtnbb Jan 2015 #20

WTF does some TV show have to do with this? ChosenUnWisely Jan 2015 #22

Negative. The Navy and the Marine Corps are co-equally Naval Services Recursion Jan 2015 #23

In practice today you are correct but legally and constitutionally you are incorrect ChosenUnWisely Jan 2015 #25

Right, and the "Navy" as allowed by the Constitution encompasses more than the specific "US Navy" Recursion Jan 2015 #31

Um, Dude. The USMC was founded in 1775 by the second constitutional convention. msanthrope Jan 2015 #38

People have been predicting the Corps' demise since 1775 Recursion Jan 2015 #21

This is more than just absurd and funny.. its dangerous and a threat to our nation. DCBob Jan 2015 #24

But, why, why why are they never held accountable except by Jon Stewart, Laffy Kat Jan 2015 #26

That beats my co-worker who is suspicious of gas prices falling underpants Jan 2015 #27

You do know Obama has banned by executive decree all protest in front of federal buildings, didn't Douglas Carpenter Jan 2015 #28

Major Gen. Smedley Butler, USMC, is credited to have stopped a coup in 1932. John1956PA Jan 2015 #29

First they came for my guns. Then they came for my doughnuts, and I had no defense. Semper Pie! WinkyDink Jan 2015 #30

Michelle Obama is going to force us to eat those scary vegetable things! Nooo!!! chrisa Jan 2015 #32

That's why Bush41 was better! He hates broccoli! WinkyDink Jan 2015 #33

R U Sure I thought it was combining the Air Force & Army again.... Historic NY Jan 2015 #34

I had to laugh OnionPatch Jan 2015 #35

You laugh now. But ... dawg Jan 2015 #36

This: treestar Jan 2015 #37