Religions > Atheism > Bush Administration Doesn't Give A ***** About "The Sanctity Of Marriage"!!!
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"Clayton...Less Calories, More Filling" |
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14 Jun 2005 10:59:54 PM |
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Bush Administration Doesn't Give A ***** About "The Sanctity Of Marriage"!!! |
Funny how the neo-cons will tie themselves in bigoted knots, ranting and
raving about how gays will destroy the sanctity of marriage, yet they don't
give a flying ***** about the effect the quagmire in Iraq is having on
marriage!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4075270.stm
War swells US army divorce rate
US soldiers serve 12-month tours in Iraq
The number of US army officers getting divorced has soared in the past few
years, the Pentagon says, a trend blamed on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2004 the rate of divorce was more than three times as high as in 2002,
figures showed.
"The stressors are extreme in the officer corps, especially when we're at
war," an army spokeswoman said.
In another sign of strain on the army, it failed to meet its recruiting
target for the fourth straight month.
The army actually lowered its target for May, the Pentagon said, but still
fell short of the new goal.
Colonel Joe Curtin, a Pentagon spokesman, said the army still hoped to
recruit 80,000 troops in the 12 months to September, and hoped things would
pick up in the summer months.
"We haven't thrown in the towel yet," he said.
Problems adjusting
The divorce rate has gone up across the whole army but particularly so among
officers.
In the year to September 2002, 1.9% of percent of married Army officers got
divorced, along with 3.1% of married enlisted soldiers, according to
Pentagon figures cited by Reuters.
In 2003, when the Iraq war began, the figure for officers rose to 3.3% while
for enlisted soldiers it fell to 2.8%.
The following year, the figures were 6% and 3.5% respectively.
The military said time spent away from a family, the strains of warfare, and
problems readjusting to home life were all factors in the marriage
break-ups.
US soldiers serve 12-month tours in Iraq.
"Rising through the ranks, every subsequent job gets more difficult, more
intense and more demanding," Colonel Pamela Hart told the USA Today
newspaper.
"There's a lot of responsibility on the leaders' shoulders, which, I can
assure you, takes away from the home life."
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Clayton The Lord Of The Eternally Changing Name
AA# 1861
EAC Executive Officer In Charge Of Squandering And Wasting Valuable
Resources
"Religion is like horse laxative....if you swallow it, you'll be left
feeling empty and have a huge pile of ***** to deal with!" - Clayton
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| User: "Katt" |
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| Title: Re: Bush Administration Doesn't Give A ***** About "The Sanctity Of Marriage"!!! |
15 Jun 2005 12:00:51 AM |
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"Clayton...Less Calories, More Filling" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymails.com>
wrote in message news:42af6132$0$21396$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
Funny how the neo-cons will tie themselves in bigoted knots, ranting and
raving about how gays will destroy the sanctity of marriage, yet they
don't
give a flying ***** about the effect the quagmire in Iraq is having on
marriage!!!
*Rule of Thumb*: when politicians (especially 'right-wing' ones...) tell you
about things they 'support' or 'defend' or 'seek to preserve', or 'hold
sacred', make it a principle with yourself not to do anything like 'believe
them' or 'take their words at face value' -- but instead be sure that you
immediately ask yourself the following psycho-dynamically informed question:
"What are the *hatreds* that are they seeking to advance under this
cover...??"
Katt.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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| Title: Re: Bush Administration Doesn't Give A ***** About "The Sanctity Of Marriage"!!! |
15 Jun 2005 12:27:27 AM |
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"Katt" <seruhshjaudn@dfhu.net> wrote in
news:TcKre.13533$a5.10934@newsfe5-win.ntli.net:
"Clayton...Less Calories, More Filling"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymails.com> wrote in message
news:42af6132$0$21396$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
Funny how the neo-cons will tie themselves in bigoted knots, ranting
and raving about how gays will destroy the sanctity of marriage, yet
they don't
give a flying ***** about the effect the quagmire in Iraq is having on
marriage!!!
*Rule of Thumb*: when politicians (especially 'right-wing' ones...)
tell you about things they 'support' or 'defend' or 'seek to
preserve', or 'hold sacred', make it a principle with yourself not to
do anything like 'believe them' or 'take their words at face value' --
but instead be sure that you immediately ask yourself the following
psycho-dynamically informed question: "What are the *hatreds* that are
they seeking to advance under this cover...??"
I almost agree with you, but the proper question is "which voters are
they pandering to..." and it works for *any* wing of *any* party.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove
the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible."
[H.L. Mencken, "Prejudices"]
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Bush Administration Doesn't Give A ***** About "The Sanctity Of Marriage"!!! |
18 Jun 2005 11:56:36 PM |
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:51 GMT, "Katt" <seruhshjaudn@dfhu.net>
wrote:
"Clayton...Less Calories, More Filling" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymails.com>
wrote in message news:42af6132$0$21396$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
Funny how the neo-cons will tie themselves in bigoted knots, ranting and
raving about how gays will destroy the sanctity of marriage, yet they
don't
give a flying ***** about the effect the quagmire in Iraq is having on
marriage!!!
*Rule of Thumb*: when politicians (especially 'right-wing' ones...) tell you
about things they 'support' or 'defend' or 'seek to preserve', or 'hold
sacred', make it a principle with yourself not to do anything like 'believe
them' or 'take their words at face value' -- but instead be sure that you
immediately ask yourself the following psycho-dynamically informed question:
"What are the *hatreds* that are they seeking to advance under this
cover...??"
BINGO!!!!
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "Katt" |
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| Title: Re: Bush Administration Doesn't Give A ***** About "The Sanctity Of Marriage"!!! |
19 Jun 2005 12:38:23 AM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:95d9b1hl0sb5ufssjmpcavpiv987lusibq@4ax.com...
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:51 GMT, "Katt" <seruhshjaudn@dfhu.net>
wrote:
"Clayton...Less Calories, More Filling" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymails.com>
wrote in message news:42af6132$0$21396$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
Funny how the neo-cons will tie themselves in bigoted knots, ranting and
raving about how gays will destroy the sanctity of marriage, yet they
don't
give a flying ***** about the effect the quagmire in Iraq is having on
marriage!!!
*Rule of Thumb*: when politicians (especially 'right-wing' ones...) tell
you
about things they 'support' or 'defend' or 'seek to preserve', or 'hold
sacred', make it a principle with yourself not to do anything like
'believe
them' or 'take their words at face value' -- but instead be sure that you
immediately ask yourself the following psycho-dynamically informed
question:
"What are the *hatreds* that are they seeking to advance under this
cover...??"
BINGO!!!!
Thank you, mon brave!
Katt.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Bush Administration Doesn't Give A ***** About "The Sanctity Of Marriage"!!! |
18 Jun 2005 11:56:09 PM |
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:59:54 +1000, "Clayton...Less Calories, More
Filling" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymails.com> wrote:
Funny how the neo-cons will tie themselves in bigoted knots, ranting and
raving about how gays will destroy the sanctity of marriage, yet they don't
give a flying ***** about the effect the quagmire in Iraq is having on
marriage!!!
Of course not. It is for a 'greater good' you know. The heady power
of destruction, murder, and the boosting of stock portfolios.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4075270.stm
War swells US army divorce rate
US soldiers serve 12-month tours in Iraq
The number of US army officers getting divorced has soared in the past few
years, the Pentagon says, a trend blamed on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2004 the rate of divorce was more than three times as high as in 2002,
figures showed.
"The stressors are extreme in the officer corps, especially when we're at
war," an army spokeswoman said.
In another sign of strain on the army, it failed to meet its recruiting
target for the fourth straight month.
The army actually lowered its target for May, the Pentagon said, but still
fell short of the new goal.
Colonel Joe Curtin, a Pentagon spokesman, said the army still hoped to
recruit 80,000 troops in the 12 months to September, and hoped things would
pick up in the summer months.
"We haven't thrown in the towel yet," he said.
Problems adjusting
The divorce rate has gone up across the whole army but particularly so among
officers.
In the year to September 2002, 1.9% of percent of married Army officers got
divorced, along with 3.1% of married enlisted soldiers, according to
Pentagon figures cited by Reuters.
In 2003, when the Iraq war began, the figure for officers rose to 3.3% while
for enlisted soldiers it fell to 2.8%.
The following year, the figures were 6% and 3.5% respectively.
The military said time spent away from a family, the strains of warfare, and
problems readjusting to home life were all factors in the marriage
break-ups.
US soldiers serve 12-month tours in Iraq.
"Rising through the ranks, every subsequent job gets more difficult, more
intense and more demanding," Colonel Pamela Hart told the USA Today
newspaper.
"There's a lot of responsibility on the leaders' shoulders, which, I can
assure you, takes away from the home life."
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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