tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post4580862143457542670..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Guantanamo North?AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-42595400929042869052009-10-24T18:05:15.012-04:002009-10-24T18:05:15.012-04:00For too long communities have been held hostage by...For too long communities have been held hostage by the rules, regulations, and downright economic disaster stance of people in power. Much of the auto industry ruined by unfair regulatory measures. Banks and financial institutions done in by a government run system that forced them to give loans to people they otherwise would not have...I could go on. It culminates in people having to sell their blood for money, giving true meaning to the term 'bloodsucking politicians'! And the last time I heard Michigans governor that's exactly what she sounded like, a bloodsucking politician. Oh, and have a nice day.DCAlleyKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595521064453455995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59798304667438131882009-10-24T12:25:18.495-04:002009-10-24T12:25:18.495-04:00HamiltonsGhost: Exactly right. When it comes to ...HamiltonsGhost: Exactly right. When it comes to the decision about the detainees, Obama can do pretty much whatever he wants by executive decree. So if he's in one of his frequent "I'm right and everybody else is wrong" phases, somebody is going to get stuck with the jihadists. The wisest course would be to vociferously oppose the transfer, but as the representative of Michigan, Hoekstra should also be prepared to lobby for Standish.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-25221951182996527752009-10-24T12:20:08.972-04:002009-10-24T12:20:08.972-04:00I don't think bringing the jihadist "comb...I don't think bringing the jihadist "combatants" to US mainland soil is ever really likely to happen. But if it does, I don't see why Standish wouldn't be as good a place as any. The local armed citizens don't have to read Miranda rights to escapees, and we might ultimately get the result we really want.<br /><br />Hoekstra seems to suffer from the same problem too many Republican "leaders" suffer from. Self-aggrandizement combined with opposition to anything the Democrats propose, with no backup plan. I'd have been impressed with Hoekstra if he had honestly opposed bringing these degenerates to US soil while also being prepared to lobby for Standish in the event that Obama succeeds in his idiotic plan. Instead he played the demagogue game of pitting Michigan's own citzens against each other, knowing that Standish would lose on sheer numbers alone.HamiltonsGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777000856977635480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-25737766091999716612009-10-23T22:22:46.593-04:002009-10-23T22:22:46.593-04:00StanH: People who are out of their twenties tend ...StanH: People who are out of their twenties tend to put down roots, and the people in Standish tend to have roots going back generations. I agree with you wholeheartedly that all logic says they should move, but for many of them it would be difficult, if not impossible. But at least I can offer them one piece of advice: Don't come to California, our unemployment rate and financial meltdown are quickly matching Michigan's. And if you're a farmer, don't come anywhere near the state until we poison all the delta smelt and get the water flowing to what is quickly becoming the largest desert in the nation.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79386232635278206902009-10-23T22:04:47.791-04:002009-10-23T22:04:47.791-04:00That was perfect Lawhawk, they’d wind up on the SF...That was perfect Lawhawk, they’d wind up on the SF Board of Supervisors. LOL! The key to the city would be in order. Put’em on one of the gay parade floats, could be interesting. <br /><br />You have to feel awful for the good people of Michigan to have to consider this a viable option. Not to be unfeeling, but, damn, perhaps a change of address is in order for the unemployed in Michigan. Are the Gitmo Goons going to stay in perpetuity? What happens when the blood thirsty savages go to trial and a percentage are released, what then? I would prefer except for a chosen few release them in their own countries, no matter what their home countries say, make it their problem. This is an unnecessary situation given to us by Witless Barry the Doofus and Chief.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-6081017333177719052009-10-23T19:02:52.213-04:002009-10-23T19:02:52.213-04:00WriterX: Of course Michelle would have to be wear...WriterX: Of course Michelle would have to be wearing a burka while hula-hooping, or they would kill her. But where are they going to put the "unclean" Portuguese water dog?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43941187143192855832009-10-23T18:59:07.959-04:002009-10-23T18:59:07.959-04:00Andrew: Money is indeed a serious motivator here....Andrew: Money is indeed a serious motivator here. But I can certainly sympathize with the citizens of Standish. If the morons in DC are going to do this thing, why not put it in an already maximum security prison where the citizens have an attitude of "if they go over the wall, they won't get far?" If they put them on Alcatraz, the next thing we know they'd be on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-18995902488690218362009-10-23T18:55:55.073-04:002009-10-23T18:55:55.073-04:00Tennessee: Amen. You want 'em, you got '...Tennessee: Amen. You want 'em, you got 'em. Right on the White House lawn. And then--the South Side of Chicago.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-13372265890225190192009-10-23T18:13:15.602-04:002009-10-23T18:13:15.602-04:00Very interesting, LawHawk. I had no idea that Hoe...Very interesting, LawHawk. I had no idea that Hoekstra was such a clown. Seems he missed a good opportunity to highlight/help two issues: (1) Why are terrorists being brought anywhere outside of Gitmo and (2) Is there no other way to help the economic development of Standish? Instead Hoekstra behaves like a carnival barker. <br /><br />I agree with Jed. House the terrorists on the White House lawn where they can play hoola hoops with Michelle. It'll be one big party.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43417995479828057302009-10-23T18:12:06.959-04:002009-10-23T18:12:06.959-04:00It's all about money. They know that the gove...It's all about money. They know that the government would pay well for them to run the prison, so they view it as a plus. What else are you going to do with all those union workers whose jobs were "saved" by Obama.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81133657942259373162009-10-23T17:58:55.415-04:002009-10-23T17:58:55.415-04:00very interesting post, hawk, as always. I don'...very interesting post, hawk, as always. I don't quite understand why the governor is announcing closure of the facility. Seems like there would be enough maximum security prisoner needs without going to Gitmo to fill the place up.<br /><br />Hoekstra does appear to be more of a grandstanding politician than a thoughtful member of the legislative branch, though. If they have to house the Gitmo prisoners, I do think if it becomes inevitable they come to U.S. soil, it should be on the White House lawn until Obama is defeated in2012 and then moved with him to wherever he moves to after his defeat 9he is kind of an honorary Al Quaeda, don't you think?)Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.com