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cal04

(41,505 posts) Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:52 PM Oct 2012

Obama To Romney: We Have Fewer Horses And Bayonets In Our Military Too

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Obama To Romney: We Have Fewer Horses And Bayonets In Our Military Too (Original Post) cal04 Oct 2012 OP

I loved IT!! Almost feel out my chair with laughter. Barbara2423 Oct 2012 #1

Off to Facebook with this gem eom Kolesar Oct 2012 #2

Funniest thing I've ever heard in a presidential debate ever! Nt mzteris Oct 2012 #3

watched that..looks like no problem...switched back to the bears game madrchsod Oct 2012 #4

Great job with the split screen. Mitt looks like he's in LA LA Land,.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #5

I saw a quote like that in one of Al Franken's books. n/t pam4water Oct 2012 #6

My wife thought that was by far the best line. Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #7

Gawd...Romney's smirk is so damn annoying. Cali_Democrat Oct 2012 #8

"----we have these ships that go underwater called, nuclear submarines." jerseyjack Oct 2012 #9

Which navy would Mitt rather have? Alcibiades Oct 2012 #10

K&R HopeHoops Oct 2012 #11

Man- secondvariety Oct 2012 #12

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Barbara2423

(460 posts)

1. I loved IT!! Almost feel out my chair with laughter.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 11:00 PM

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Kolesar

(31,182 posts)

2. Off to Facebook with this gem eom

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 11:00 PM

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mzteris

(16,232 posts)

3. Funniest thing I've ever heard in a presidential debate ever! Nt

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 11:00 PM

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madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

4. watched that..looks like no problem...switched back to the bears game

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 11:20 PM

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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

5. Great job with the split screen. Mitt looks like he's in LA LA Land,....

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 11:42 PM

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....sheeze! It almost looks like he's listening to a tune in his head.

Donny and Marie?

pam4water

(2,916 posts)

6. I saw a quote like that in one of Al Franken's books. n/t

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Tue Oct 23, 2012, 02:28 AM

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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

7. My wife thought that was by far the best line.

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Tue Oct 23, 2012, 02:50 AM

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She's not as much of a political junkie as I am, either.

Classic.

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

8. Gawd...Romney's smirk is so damn annoying.

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Tue Oct 23, 2012, 02:56 AM

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jerseyjack

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9. "----we have these ships that go underwater called, nuclear submarines."

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Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:27 AM

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Alcibiades

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10. Which navy would Mitt rather have?

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Tue Oct 23, 2012, 09:38 AM

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The US navy in 1916 was a particularly obsolete one compared to the other "world powers," a navy that only became less obsolete because of Woodrow Wilson's massive shipbuilding program. It was largely irrelevant in WWI.

More to the point, one US destroyer today, say an Arleigh Burke class ship, could take out every capital ship in the 1916 inventory from over the horizon. This capability is a big reason why we don't need as many ships today as back then.

That being said, I do disagree with the substance of Obama's remarks, which is that the US Navy is powerful and that's a great thing. It's too powerful: you could cut it in half and it would still be the most capable navy in the world. Plus, when you factor in the fact that most of the other large navies belong to our allies, it seems downright silly. We are in a naval arms race with ourselves.