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09-04-2005, 06:32 PM
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Money is crucial to the problem...without it workers can't help educate the African people.
-spence
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09-05-2005, 12:32 AM
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Registered LUser
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Holy heck, I'm really lost on the African thing.
And Raven, I'm fitna get me one'a them Cuban boat thangs. Two vehicles in one!
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The worst day fishing is better than the best day working. ...Wait a minute, my work IS fishing. Sweet.
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09-05-2005, 01:04 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
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I would be willing to bet a substantial amount that Castro offered that money for the sole purpose of embarrassing Bush, knowing that we'd turn it down 
Castro is a lot of things, but stupid isn't one of them. It's a no-lose proposition on his part. Bush either accepts it and pisses off half of South Florida, or rejects it and looks like an ingrate. Either way, ol' El Jefe comes up smelling like a rose. |
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09-05-2005, 09:27 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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Educate hell. I am sick of feeding the masses in Africa so they can make more MASSES. Take care of Americans!!!!
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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09-05-2005, 09:28 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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BTW, Spence. You are a great guy. But insulting someone elses opinion is ignorance at the highest level.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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09-05-2005, 10:14 AM
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Paul, SkipN knows I'm just busting his stones. Some people need a little tough love 
As for education...I agree we take care of Americans first, but just because Africa is "over there" doesn't mean their problems won't have a negative impact in the USA. The scale of the HIV crisis in some countries is simply beyond comprehension.
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09-05-2005, 10:16 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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So the answer is for the Good ol' Americans to "educate" them about keeping their weewees in their pants. Not a good subject for an old Vet. Too many memories of "educating" the Far East where a lot of my best friends now lay dead.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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09-05-2005, 10:17 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
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Location: Rhode Island
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Think I should hide for the rest of the day.....  |
No boat, back in the suds.
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09-05-2005, 10:24 AM
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Location: RI
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It's a completly different problem than STD's in the Western World. People there have no concept of what HIV even is.
I think you could make an isolationist point, if you really didn't believe that HIV around the world had no impact on Americans...but I would think most would agree it does.
This doesn't even include the compassionate aspects of aid, just self interest...
-spence
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