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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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 Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| The Bobster wrote: |
| Was the president wrong to swat that fly? |
I don't think so. If he was then we are all guilty of the same thing, whether flies, ants, or mosquitoes. I'm just not sure why the network thought it was worth televising. (Or was it live?) |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject: Flies |
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Obama grew up in Jakarta (1967 -1971.) Indonesia is a third world country. I'll bet few of the PETA activists have ever left the relative sanitory conditions of the US with its superior health care system, & ventured to a country where flies are synomomous with disease, death & misery. Or Malaria / Dengue fever, where mosquitoes are concerned.
Here's a shot I took in Sumatra:
http://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=7&p=183635
The same scene can still be seen in many parts of Java, including Jakarta, which I've been to several times, btw. |
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Bramble
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Location: National treasures need homes
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| Rteacher wrote: |
... I think that Obama should have set a better example by using less than lethal force.
There was no "clear and present danger" posed by the fly - ... |
+1 |
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