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sushisamba said:
No, people argue on here just to argue. You could say the sky was blue, they'd disagree, you can provide a color chart prooving it was blue and they'd still disagee and if they finally do agree its blue, they'd insist that you got your color chart from a corrupts source, thereby making it not really blue but a shade that merely appears to be blue by default ... does that make sense? I do agree with you though. I'm definately NOT for this... for those that are reading inept, that means NO... I'm not for IT... I am thereby AGAINST it.
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MMDad said:
You'd reach in your grabbag of names for name calling and then pull out the word bigot. I'll save us both the trouble ...
:Imustbeabigotsign: because I don't agree (meaning I'm not for) this idea.
sushisamba
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrr
dems4me said:
: when posting becomes that much work for me, I think I'll stop. Thanks for the warning! 
MMDad
Lem Putt
sushisamba said:
"In approving the purchase, the administration chose not to require Dubai Ports to keep copies of its business records on U.S. soil, where they would be subject to orders by American courts. It also did not require the company to designate an American citizen to accommodate requests by the government."
I was not aware of this until you raised the issue. I agree that they really screwed up by allowing this part of the agreement. Imagine having to go through international courts.
I'll change my opinion to a conditional yes, if they fix this glitch.
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mainman said:The sky only appears blue, it is not actually blue..pticalillusion:
Geeez, some peoples kids...
It was a rhetorical analogy and meant for analogous purposes only.
I knew when I posted it some one would be a wisecrackka... 
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Would you cut it out...
...already. You're halfway to waking up. Why stop now? Why not take the natural next step and start thinking about all the rest of this IDIOTIC idea that we may well not 'be aware of' yet."?????
You gonna feel 'better' if they have to keep records on US soil? What, like Enron did? Global Crossing? Does the word FRAUD ring any bells?
I'm witnessing mass insanity.
UAE gonna let our government own and operate something over there? We get to own and operate their airports? Banking system? Courts? Hot dog stands?
THINK people.
MMDad said:
...already. You're halfway to waking up. Why stop now? Why not take the natural next step and start thinking about all the rest of this IDIOTIC idea that we may well not 'be aware of' yet."?????
You gonna feel 'better' if they have to keep records on US soil? What, like Enron did? Global Crossing? Does the word FRAUD ring any bells?
I'm witnessing mass insanity.
UAE gonna let our government own and operate something over there? We get to own and operate their airports? Banking system? Courts? Hot dog stands?
THINK people.
sushisamba
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Larry Gude said:
I'm with you. What do we get out of this? Free oil? A harem for Bush?
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Well...
...are you dense or something?
We get 6 ports NOT run or controlled by a foreign government.
We have NO increased security risk, obviously, with a foreign government NOT controlling these ports.
We get, uh, well, did I mention it is NO problem whatsoever, in any way, shape or form if a foreign government owns and operates these companies? In fact, it's perfectly normal. Happens all the time. At least, why not start now?
We get a foreign government who, while NOT having any control that could threaten our national security, will not actually own the ground or water. They just NOT control it. Feel better?
We get, um...well, we get all kinds of things. We get NOT to control stuff in their country because it is obviously absolutely silly to even begin to suspect that a foreign government might have conflicting national interests.
Don't you get it???
Me neither.
sushisamba said:
...are you dense or something?
We get 6 ports NOT run or controlled by a foreign government.
We have NO increased security risk, obviously, with a foreign government NOT controlling these ports.
We get, uh, well, did I mention it is NO problem whatsoever, in any way, shape or form if a foreign government owns and operates these companies? In fact, it's perfectly normal. Happens all the time. At least, why not start now?
We get a foreign government who, while NOT having any control that could threaten our national security, will not actually own the ground or water. They just NOT control it. Feel better?
We get, um...well, we get all kinds of things. We get NOT to control stuff in their country because it is obviously absolutely silly to even begin to suspect that a foreign government might have conflicting national interests.
Don't you get it???
Me neither.
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dems4me
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Larry Gude said:
I would like to take this opportunity, while we are on a roll of superb, fluid and rational posting, to ask you -- do you think my poll(s) were confusing or misleading? :shrug:
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Yes...
...there is OBVIOUSLY not a thing in the world wrong with selling the US of A to foreign governments and your poll does not refelct this at all.
Your poll should say "What should we sell next?" And "to whom?"
dems4me said:
...there is OBVIOUSLY not a thing in the world wrong with selling the US of A to foreign governments and your poll does not refelct this at all.
Your poll should say "What should we sell next?" And "to whom?"
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Larry Gude said:
Next we could call our selves United States of America and United Emerites??? good ol US of A and UE? 
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Why not?
There's no danger. Hell, we'll probably be safer and have whiter teeth, fresher breath and shinier hair once the whole damn country is under foreign governmental management.
Who can't see that?
dems4me said:
There's no danger. Hell, we'll probably be safer and have whiter teeth, fresher breath and shinier hair once the whole damn country is under foreign governmental management.
Who can't see that?
ylexot
Super Genius
1) Get my name right.dems4me said:No not at all silly.I'd be happy to watch.
2) I haven't discussed the topic of the ports with you. I only discussed the fact that you are too stupid to understand that this poll does not make sense.
river rat
BUCKING GOAT
Now, with that said
I think this whole dang thing wreaks of profit for some and not good for the whole.
How long is the lease?
For a society that is so concerned with preserve, conserving and purifying for our youth to inherit, why would we allow ANY of our stateside contracts to be awarded to a foreign corp. ?
Wouldn't future generations love the oppurtunity to bid on such contracts?
Hard to compete with slave laborers, huh?
I think this whole dang thing wreaks of profit for some and not good for the whole.
How long is the lease?
For a society that is so concerned with preserve, conserving and purifying for our youth to inherit, why would we allow ANY of our stateside contracts to be awarded to a foreign corp. ?
Wouldn't future generations love the oppurtunity to bid on such contracts?
Hard to compete with slave laborers, huh?
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ylexot said:
