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Old 12-18-2009, 21:32   #8
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Originally Posted by HowardCohodas View Post
Just because he says it doesn't mean he believes it. There are just too many examples of this constant battle with the truth. He says what he says for the audience and his convenience.
I have found this to be true, all across the board...even in the military, the senior leadership pandering to the command section....then the command changes hands and they all say they had to do that because their "hands were tied". People will do anything to save their own bacon these days, even at the cost of screwing the troops below them....part of that "me, me, me" mentality that now pervades our society.
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