[quote]pushharder wrote:
I’d rather you drew up a scenario that involved a hot tub and a redhead.[/quote]
Frankly, I would too.
I need a photo of you for better accuracy next time.
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]redleg32002000 wrote:
[quote]SickDevildog wrote:
Just a small correction.
The proper term is the Medal of Honor, or MOH, not the Congressional Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor - Wikipedia
Common mistake though.
Shitty story. That’s what happens when a bunch of Obama supporters live around you.[/quote]
Really? Where did it say that in the story? Did you miss the part where his Democratic senators went to bat for him.
Maybe it’s moronic statements like this that take away from civilians respect for military personnel.
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brilliant.
Alot of people don’t know this but if it wasn’t for public opinion the USMC would have been gone a long time ago.
Whoa, big guy! Take it easy with them there big words. lol
Thanks!
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Whoa, big guy! Take it easy with them there big words. lol
Thanks!
[/quote]You think them there words are big? You should see the size of my flagpole when I think of hot tubbing with Ravishing Red! It’s big enough now to violate some homeowners association rules.
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LOL! Well played!
Now turn off your “private” setting in your Hub. I can’t access it.
Thanks. 
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Whoa, big guy! Take it easy with them there big words. lol
Thanks!
[/quote]You think them there words are big? You should see the size of my flagpole when I think of hot tubbing with Ravishing Red! It’s big enough now to violate some homeowners association rules.
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Don’t make me bust out the bent flagpole pic again push! I’ve done it once, and I’ll do it again!
For everyone arguing against Barfoot, saying that he entered into the contract without reading, blah, blah, blah, it’s his fault, blah, blah, blah…the point is, he did read the contract and there was NOT anything in there about flagpoles. That’s why he asked if he could put one up. The turned him down through a vote by the association. But there was NOTHING in the contract.
[quote]SickDevildog wrote:
[quote]totalfit wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
[quote]doubleh wrote:
My thoughts are, in the event one is awarded the Congresional Medal of Fucking Honor, said recipient should be allowed to fly the flag on whatever he so chooses, homeowner’s association rules be damned. You like that?
It’s not the fact that the HA is technically “right” in this case; it’s their rigid inflexibility in enforcing their stupid little rules that are SO important, they have brought legal action against a war hero. They can’t pass an amendment or whatever exempting this poor guy, or better yet, all vets and current military, from the pole rule so as to allow them to fly the flag as they see fit? Really? No, instead they abandon all common sense for “fairness”, because hey, if Joe Sixpack down the street can’t have a flagpole, neither should 90-year old war heroes. In fact, we better hurry up and sue him.
Fucking unbelievable.[/quote]
And what about the state trooper who lives down the street? Should he be allowed as well? Or perhaps the surgeon around the block who has successfully saved hundreds of lives? Where do you draw the “hero” line?
Making special concessions is as ridiculous as the restrictions. Rules are made to uphold standards - whether you think they’re stupid or not. A man should be respected for his actions, and a man should respect a pact he has made with another party where all terms and restrictions are acknowledged. A contract is just such a pact.
I salute the man for his service to our country, but I also expect a law-abiding, respectful gentleman to find a way of expressing his civilian patriotism in such a way that doesn’t negate the terms of a contract that he initially agreed to.
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Sorry, but as a former marine who has been in combat, I can tell you that comparing the actions of a MOH winner with a police officer or surgeon is so absurd that words can’t even describe it. If it wasnt for people like this guy there would not be any of these jerk-off home owners associations or police officers or surgeons as we know them now.
Also, you have to have a hole in your fucking head to buy a house where other people can tell what you can or cannot do with it.[/quote]
YUT! KILL BODIES! EAT BABIES![/quote]
WTF is wrong with you? Nobody even told u to SHUT THE FUCK UP?! Eat babies? Kill bodies? You have no idea what war is like and I have never been to war, but I can’t imagine not being able to feel a thing after killing another human being. I hope there’s another meaning you meant by this, otherwise i hope someone beats your fucking ass for saying that.
who gives a fuck about the facts? Either do something about it or shut the mouths. I thought the post would be riddled with, “I’ll definitely call him.” But it’s people arguing about facts. Sad. Usually, I’d say rules are rules, but everyone breaks the rules, so fuck the rules! I’ll do whatever I can to spread and help get support. No offense to anybody, but there are exceptions, fuck the papers, he’s 90 years old, he’s a former and great moh veteran, and he should be able to do this, matter of fact whatever he wants cuz he’s about to die. Yea yea yea, people say veterans shouldn’t get special treatment, but come on, HE’S A 90 YEAR OLD VETERAN, WTF IS SO WRONG ABOUT A FLAG?! goddamn i hate the us sometimes, but too bad, the us is the best nation. It could be the best nation but everybody puts these setbacks and these rules.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Lohryx5 wrote:
For everyone arguing against Barfoot, saying that he entered into the contract without reading, blah, blah, blah, it’s his fault, blah, blah, blah…the point is, he did read the contract and there was NOT anything in there about flagpoles. That’s why he asked if he could put one up. The turned him down through a vote by the association. But there was NOTHING in the contract.[/quote]
Quit coloring this thread with pertinent facts.
Homeowners associations are revered institutions worthy of great honor and dignity, far more honor and dignity than a 90 year old Medal of Honor awardee is due. Their carefully deliberated and objective decisions should should be treated with the respect due mighty documents of yore such as those etched in stone on Mt. Sinai so many eons ago.[/quote]
LOL, yeah, maybe you’re right, Push…sorry.
First off, Colonel Barfoot is worthy of respect. It seems the homeowner’s association was more concerned about power and enforcing their little rules than giving this guy respect. All they did was turn the whole event into a circus and made themselves look bad. All they had to do was sit down with the man, give him some respect, and talk things out. They could have found a solution that made Colonel Barfoot happy, maintained the spirt of the HA laws, and made themselves out to be heroes. If this was a gated community, they could have built a monument to the man right out at the gate and let him raise the flag for the whole world to see. Then, there would be no pole on his property, just one out at the gate. I suspect Colonel Barfoot would love the opportunity to raise the flag for the whole community. And, if anyone complains, well there is always that flagpole he was not allowed to put up on his property. Those that complain get that thing shoved where the sun don’t shine.
quick defend the homeowner’s association! they have power and THE CONTRACT so they MUST be right!
Now that he’s won, I honestly hope that those people are going to leave him alone… And let him find some peace for once in his life.
I wouldn’t want to be 90 years old and live in an area where most people regard me with (hidden or not) contempt.
Then again, those guys are probably just one more machine-gun nest to him, and he ain’t out of grenades just yet…
/off topic: ID, that was absolutely hilarious So I hear that humanity is doomed unless you start a web-comic blog…
[quote]doubleh wrote:
My thoughts are, in the event one is awarded the Congresional Medal of Fucking Honor, said recipient should be allowed to fly the flag on whatever he so chooses, homeowner’s association rules be damned. You like that?
It’s not the fact that the HA is technically “right” in this case; it’s their rigid inflexibility in enforcing their stupid little rules that are SO important, they have brought legal action against a war hero. They can’t pass an amendment or whatever exempting this poor guy, or better yet, all vets and current military, from the pole rule so as to allow them to fly the flag as they see fit? Really? No, instead they abandon all common sense for “fairness”, because hey, if Joe Sixpack down the street can’t have a flagpole, neither should 90-year old war heroes. In fact, we better hurry up and sue him.
Fucking unbelievable.[/quote]
In court he should just tell the judge that he is a freaking M.H. recipient and sit down. These people are idiots. They have the ability to make these bullshit rules because of people like him.
[quote]Dustin wrote:
[quote]OctoberGirl wrote:
[quote]Tumbles wrote:
I don’t really see how this is an issue at all.
Maybe he should move somewhere without a homeowner’s association if he wants to put up ugly flagpoles on his property and not have anybody care.[/quote]
It isn’t an issue. He fought for his rights and he won.
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It had nothing to do with “rights”. He entered into a contract when purchasing his home. The neighborhood, where he purchased the home, had a covenant with set rules. He chose to ignore those rules. Now since he “fought for his rights” and is now allowed to fly a flag, does that mean other homeowners in the community get to pick and choose what rules to follow?
My home owners association covenant has some silly rules in it. Since I “fought for the country”, does that mean I get to break whatever rules I want?[/quote]
I’m shocked a vet would take this stance. People who have fought for our country deserve our respect and we can afford to be more lenient toward them BECAUSE they fought FOR us. If a vet wants to put a flagpole in his yard, FINE. He fought for that right.
Who am I, someone who did NOT fight for my country, to say he can’t? All I know is that any person who signs up for the military automatically demands more everything from me, because I don’t have the “intestinal fortitude” to do it myself.
[quote]gethuge08 wrote:
[quote]doubleh wrote:
My thoughts are, in the event one is awarded the Congresional Medal of Fucking Honor, said recipient should be allowed to fly the flag on whatever he so chooses, homeowner’s association rules be damned. You like that?
It’s not the fact that the HA is technically “right” in this case; it’s their rigid inflexibility in enforcing their stupid little rules that are SO important, they have brought legal action against a war hero. They can’t pass an amendment or whatever exempting this poor guy, or better yet, all vets and current military, from the pole rule so as to allow them to fly the flag as they see fit? Really? No, instead they abandon all common sense for “fairness”, because hey, if Joe Sixpack down the street can’t have a flagpole, neither should 90-year old war heroes. In fact, we better hurry up and sue him.
Fucking unbelievable.[/quote]
In court he should just tell the judge that he is a freaking M.H. recipient and sit down. These people are idiots. They have the ability to make these bullshit rules because of people like him.[/quote]
Yes, it should go something like this:
[quote]spyoptic wrote:
[quote]pushharder wrote:
From the Halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country’s battles
On the land as on the sea;
First to fight for homeowners’ covenants
And to keep our front yards clean (of flagpoles);
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine.[/quote]
Semper Gumby always flexible[/quote]
Put your shirt back on Marine.