03-01-2004, 18:21
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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Any American that served voluntarily in the military or public service despite knowing they "could do better".
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I believe the phrase you may be looking for is "I had other priorities than military service"; now that the BS brouhaha over President Bush's service seems to have run its course, look for VP Cheney's words to come back to haunt him and the ticket.
I like Kurds and sweatshop workers, but for non-Americans having the greatest influence on America, the clear winner is the French. They helped us immeasurably in our Revolution and then showed us in theirs what not to do when creating a new order.
But that is getting away from the choosing of an individual. The non-American individual who probably most influenced (and continues to influence) what it means to be an American, though, was also French - Alexis de Tocqueville.
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03-01-2004, 18:25
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No, I meant more money or didn't need help with college.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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03-01-2004, 18:39
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As far as the "others", I would say any American that pays taxes without cheating, votes, obeys and respcts the rule of law, helps others whenever he/she can, supports/defends our country against all other nations, and who follows NDD's other guidelines if they happen to fall into that specific catagory in life.
honorable mentions:
-oppressors of the peasants in foreign lands
-Any and all Iragi people who are actually helping our troops
-Businesses exporting low skill jobs to prepare our economy for the next generation of innovation and technology.
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03-01-2004, 18:45
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Ayn Rand moment - Can you truly be an American if you don't cheat on your taxes at least a little bit? 
Kurd Oppresser. Sweatshop Enabler. Bourgeoisie assassin.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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03-01-2004, 20:34
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Quote:
Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Kurd Oppresser. Sweatshop Enabler. Bourgeoisie assassin.
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Well, at least I don't have a funny looking smiley skull in my avatar. You compesino's don't have photoshop in Colombia?
Here for God's sake.. use this one. LOL
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03-01-2004, 20:52
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or maybe this one since it is more of an "operator"....
edited per Reaper's mod list below. I can do no justice to the bling bling in the "grill" as it is simply to small to show up the gold. Operator's like NDD can't be replicated in avatar unless I do a full body with gucci boots and nomex suit. LOL
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Last edited by Sacamuelas; 03-01-2004 at 21:33.
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03-01-2004, 21:02
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Originally posted by Sacamuelas
or maybe this one since it is more of a "operator"....
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a) The flash goes over the left eye (socket).
b) That is starting to look like NDD.
c) Shouldn't you be focused on your patients rather than board topics? As a patient who once had some work done while the female dentist griped to the assistant about her "worthless POS ex-husband" the whole time, that can be a bad thing. Our demo man pulled the wrong tooth on an indig once, but the patient said, no problema, that one hurt too, now try again.
d) What, no gold teeth?
Good work, Tooth Puller!
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03-01-2004, 21:28
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Originally posted by The Reaper
Success as a military leader, an industrial magnate, an inventor, an actor, or a sports hero do not necessarily imbue one with the qualities desirous in a President.
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Okay...I nominate, "The Reaper"...for a "Quiet Professional" would make an exceptional CIC.
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03-01-2004, 22:20
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c) Shouldn't you be focused on your patients rather than board topics?
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I would never really allow my distractions to alter my work.. But my staff gets tired of me ignoring them when I am trying to type a response while they want to tell me about their weekend. HAHA
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06-14-2005, 10:28
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Good topic Airborne Lawyer.
From modern times, I'd pick the person whose analysis and insight affects us all, Alan Greenspan. He sneezes and markets move. I wish he could just keep chugging along forever. Don't look forward to seeing his role of stewardship of the US Economy passed on to anyone else.
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06-14-2005, 18:39
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This is an awesome topic especially considering some of the trash that have been on the Discovery Channel show that our fellow Americans have been voting for.
My top 5 in no real order is:
Ben Franklin
Alex Hamilton
Thomas Paine
John Marshall
Henry Clay
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06-14-2005, 20:22
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Patrick Henry
Jim Beam
Jack Daniels
Harlan Sanders... 
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