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A bit of sarcasm directed at our allies. |
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A bit of sarcasm directed at our allies. |
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Well damn, everything doesn't have to be so political. Sometimes things just have to be taken at face value. Common man just went into space, it's as simple as that. It's a great accomplishment. Nothing more, nothing less. |
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I thought you were done. Everything is political these days. You can't even shit in the woods without someone wanting to pass some law banning it. That's just the way the world is. |
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Not to go off on a tangetn, but actually, I know numerous Europeans that are not NOT jealous, do NOT resent the U.S. for anything, and do NOT hate the U.S. But the one thing about the U.S. that DOES irritate them are arrogant statements like: "America has evolved so many light years ahead of the rest of the planet that they simply cannot relate to our superior mental wavelength" Try taking a good look at housing projects in Chicago, or neighborhoods in Miami or L.A.. Parts of the U.S. are no better than third world countries or banana republics, with infant mortality and immunization rates that are worse than developing countries. Take a good at the drug and gang culture destroying U.S. cities and the failing public school systems that are a joke. Take a good look at ALL of the U.S. - not just the successful parts - before you explain the "superior mental wavelength" of the U.S. Personally, I think this is a great accomplishment for Burt Rutan and his company. America should be proud, because it's the kind of country that allowed genius like his to flourish, and the human species should be proud because he is such a superb example of what humans are capable of. |
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Pretty darn cool IMO. It is the first indication to me that it is possible for civilians to make it into space.
I watched Black Sky on Discovery last night about the Space Ship One program..I also switched back and forth to "From the Earth to the Moon, Tom Hank's HBO miniseries about the US space program that was on TBS. The contrast between the two is staggering! Awesome science and really brave people. |
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Thanks DK-Prof, thats exactly what I'm talking about. Maybe I just don't know how to express it in words. I'm just a stupid military man. |
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The truth remains the truth. The majority of EU nation states are praying for us to fail. The revel in it. We are evolved beyond the rest of the world plain and simple. Yeah we have our dregs of society as well. But we are the high end of the curve no matter how you weight it. 2nd Red. Needs to be corrected to what Americans can do. |
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List them - and the reasons they are praying for the U.S. to fail. Because I know a LOT of EU countries that are supporting the U.S. - and other than the French, I don't know of any that WANT the U.S. to fail. Just bacause you call your opinion "the truth" doesn't make it so.
No you're not, Infant mortality - you lose Immunization- you lose Drug and gang activity - you lose Incarceration rates - you lose Homocide rates - you lose Poverty levels - you lose Access to healt insurance - you lose I coudl go on for a while - this is just off the top of my head. I am NOT disputing that the U.S. can easily be labelled the "greatest" country in the world right now, but it is also not the truth to say that "no matter how you weigh it" the U.S. is on the high end of the curve. |
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Yawnnn I don't lose shit. Go move to South Africa then You can reply if you like but I am done with this thread! Commie bastards...just kidding. |
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WTF. Why is this thread political???
This is the same as the wright brothers first flight at Kittyhawk. What a great day to be an american. |
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You lost your ass on that one. A good way to stay in good standing on this board is to admit when your wrong an move on. Thanks DK |
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Socialism has distorted your view. We are the way we are because of a different premise. I agree on the school thing. That is why we have the greatest number of home schooled children! Escape the government school system. It is socialist in nature and will never do our country justice! Planerench out (no real flame intended DK) |
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You're a little late, but it became political when I said it was a great day for man kind. |
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Ohh I'm not wrong at all. Some people drink the tap water here in the states and it pollutes their brain. this was an American achievement. America is the greatest place. Yes we have dirtbags like everyone else. The ones who lose are the ones whe appease the EU. |
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Finally an explanation! Since I've been overseas since 1986, and have'nt drank the tap water, where have you been? |
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Racism funny to you Red Beard. I had more repect for you than that. |
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In my faraday cage with my foil suit on!!! |
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That's not racism. |
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Technically not a snap roll, just a roll tendency. Probably an exagerrated effect of the issues the wing has when transonic, causing a low frequency rocking motion. I also heard that the wing needed just a bit more dihedral. |
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It's not racism unless you make it that. They actually have a name for their Astronaughts, but I didn't bother to find it. Chinanaught or Chinkonaught works fine for less thin skinned people. All you EU sympathisers may feel it's not PC enough and is racist...but it's not. |
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Cool, thanks |
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Why do asshats always have to monopolize a good thread with petty flame wars? Sheesh.
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I will be impressed when it starts vaporizing Chinese satellites. Just kidding, its a hell of an accomplishment, that's for sure. |
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You piece of shit!!!!!!! I'm married to an asian women and you bet your ass it makes a fucking difference. |
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Can you say "product placement," boys and girls? |
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Well said, and Amen. |
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You piece of shit!!!!!!! I'm married to an asian women and you bet your ass it makes a fucking difference. Like I said..thin skinned people will get offended. Try to be a little more stoic. Your gonna have an anuerism... |
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I'll calm down as soon as you admit it was a raciast remark. And the POS comment still stands either way. |
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It's not racist. Your just too PC. And a POS too. if your gonna call me one my mommie said to call you one |
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+1 I wonder when the 82nd Airborne is going to start doing orbital drops, ala Heinlein's Mobile Infantry. I want my powerarmor suit, dammit! |
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Man This Thread turned to shit Quick.
Any way I am Happy as Hell for the crew of space ship 1 they did a most excellent Job. I was watching the video on the 30th and my understanding is that space ship 1 has only manual controls it is not fly by wire which even makes it more Impressive. |
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A 20 year military man PC, now that's funny. Grow up kid. |
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A 20 year military man PC, now that's funny. Grow up kid. Yawn....then what do you call it if not PC? It's not racism plain and simple. Suck it up son... |
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we do not choose to do this because it is easy, we choose to do it because it is hard. TXL |
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"Some people drink the tap water here in the states and it pollutes their brain. " yur a nut |
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Your the nut if you think I was serious...geeezzzz humor is lost on some of you people... |
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Sorry DK, but most of those items you list, those are socialist ideas. Everyone has access to health insurance, if they choose it as an economic good to purchase. I don't consider it poverty when these dredges on society have cable tv, cel phones, 2 cars, 2 tvs, high speed internet. Those are economic choices that they make. Make that choice, and then demand health insurance, or buy drugs for leisure activity, then you can die, and it won't bother me one bit. In some socialist countries from europe, these may be problems. NONE of them are addressed in the Constitution of the United States. (Except possibly criminal activity) TXL |
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So let me get this straight for the record. "Chinkonaught" is not a racial slur for an asian astronaut? Yes or No? Feel free to leave your address. |
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Yep I think you got's it straight! Address of what? Is this a thinly veiled threat or something son? |
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You'll know when space travel has become common when NASA starts sending up mechanics instead of engineers (or Enlisted instead of Officers) to build and man space stations.
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Nope, wanna come over and have a beer with ya sometime. I always like to have a few suds with non PC americans. |
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Kansas to Alaska is a long ass drive for a beer. There are plenty of true Americans between here and there you can visit with... |
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I actually go to Alaska quite a bit. I'll look you up when I get there. |
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I'd post, but this thread has been hijacked so many times its not really worth it.
Doh. Well, since I'm posting, cool to see one of the American teams win the prize. |
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Actually, while everyone jumped on the other part of my post (the merits of which can be debated endlessly) it was really this part that I wanted an answer to - and which you compeltely ignored. You claimed that the majority of the EU is praying for the U.S.to fail, and I would like to know who those EU nations are. Since you made a factual claim - I'd like to know the basis for it. |
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