Jechum Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 Jechum floats in... In honor of my Weenie Payment I took the time to send Pink her own words back at her. While I may not be a Bush supporter, I do believe he's doing the best that he can. Dear Pink, Can’t take a walk with you today, Cause people wouldn’t think it proper now, Had you truly wanted that walk, Should’ve of thought about that Before you sung that song. Don’t say you’d like to ask some questions Don’t tell the people you’d like to speak honestly Cause all you’re think ‘about is phucking me. What do you expect from me? What am I not giving you? What could I do for you to make me OK? Some people like the summer when it's hot Some people like the winter cold Some people speak their minds when they wanna And some other people ain't so bold I do what I believe I should do with my head held high I’m doing my thing because I wanna serve the people And now you ask why Do you feel good when you hurt? And I shouldn't have to say I'm not a lonely boy and love my family I don’t drink excessive whiskey or use cocaine And you don't wanna honestly try to see another side of me I need your heart to open up Some times I don't know what I'm trying to say When I was a soldier it taught me about freedom Peace and all the great things that we take advantage of The biggest mistakes are caused by the choices we make But I have some of the brightest minds to help me decide. What's going on in my mind? Its not that complicated I'm just missundaztood Like you, I'm my own worst enemy Please believe me I've been down this road and back again Learned a lesson and it was that honesty is not always your friend When I see the misery in our world today It’s like a cough on a rainy day You know the kind that gives you chest pains yeah In the end we know the deal Pink don't think before she speaks Still lookin' for the right track As always you’re on the wrong track Everyday you fight a war against the mirror You can't take the person starin' back And wishing you where someone else. All I can say is in mine, I’m honestly proud of who is looking back. Jechum floats out...
Parmenion Posted September 21, 2007 Report Posted September 21, 2007 Nice reply. I agree that he is doing the best he can. However, your statement is unfinished. He is doing the best he can with regard to his own interests and those of corporate America. He most certainly is not doing the best he can by the people whom he is allegedly supposed to represent.
reverie Posted September 21, 2007 Report Posted September 21, 2007 (edited) Pink as in the singer? She wrote the song to herself? as in referring to herself in the third person or is that you swapping the names. Do you have link to the original lyrics handy? Bush the younger was never a Soldier, he was an Airman in the Air national guard. I thought you might be referring to Bush the Elder's service in WWII possibly, but then I double checked and turns out he was a Seaman in WWII. This may seem like splitting hairs, but there really is a world of difference between the mindset of an airman and seaman v. that of say a Soldier or a marine. Despite whatever their normal day to day jobs or missions might entail, at the core Soldiers and marines are combat troops. The same cannot be said for an airman or seaman. While both the Air force and Navy have specialized units that do engage in combat operations -- the PJs (Pararescuemen), Navy Seals, fighter pilots etc -- the bulk of their forces are not expected to engage in combat on a personal level (that's what their ships, boats, and bombers are for) where as even the freaking members of the Marine Corp or Army Marching Band and kitchen staff would be expected to (and trained to) drop everything and fight up and close and personal with an enemy if it came down to it: usually in the form of a rotating duty on a rapid reaction force set up for defense purpose. Hell, I knew Soldiers that were in a communication (signal) battalion that got turned into Infantry (the entire battalion) during one of the troop mobilizations on the Iraq boarder during interim period between the Two Gulf Wars Or another example. If you have seen the movie Blackhawk Down when the Rangers and Delta Force were cut off at one point, one of the Army commanders demanded that every single piece of armor be deployed to get the cut off troops out. Well, when I joined the army in '97 some of the Drill Sergeants that trained me where part of that mobilization. They told me the officers grabbed every army clerk, cook, mechanic or what have you and organized them into a rescue mission. Fighter pilot would probably give the desired effect, but service man or in the service would probably sound better. peace, rev... Edited September 21, 2007 by reverie
Jechum Posted September 23, 2007 Author Report Posted September 23, 2007 Jechum floats in... Per your request... http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pink/dearmrpresident.html I took the words from her own songs to reply. Jechum floats out...
reverie Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 Oh in that case you needn't quote yourself. Just write up immediately after your title: "In Responce to..." That and few italics if you happen to reconstruct a phrase or two or hers word for word. kudos... oh and you really should fix the Soldier thing if you were in fact referring to the younger Bush. Unintentional though it may be, it's stands as a snub to the both the Army and the Air Force. I would think more so on the Air Force side, since they had their reasons for separating form the Army Air Corp an age or so ago -- good reasons -- and it's not polite to disregard their wishes. It's not the same exactly, but it's like saying that the Marines are just a small branch of the Navy. My Dad used that one a lot in Vietnam. He got into a lot fights, but he liked to fight so all was well. all the best, rev...
Jechum Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Posted October 1, 2007 Jechum floats in... Rev, I know what you're saying but a soldier is one engaged in military service. Due to the separation of forces in the US each is touchy about what one is called. The word soldier outdates the US, so it could apply and I utilized her own words back at her. It would make no sense changing it. I'll let it stand. Thanks for the comments. Jechum floats out...
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