Has Rush Limbaugh Changed Your Mind About UAE Running Our Ports

[ToriLammy]

Whew! Ok, I'm done!

Well, I think you "done" good Nice post!

 

[George Zimmer]

Hi... I'm George Zimmer - Founder And Ceo Of The Men's Wearhouse.

During My Divine Dabbles In The Stewing Pot Of Life I Had The Pleasure Of Meeeting Rush Limbaugh At A Barbie Convention Whilst I Chatted Up A Woman Who May Or May Not Have Beeen Related To Him.

I Guarantee It.

 

[mickeyfan2]

I hate that people (well, doodoo heads, if you consider those people) worship him and do not think for themselves, anymore, but he is a joke waiting to happen.

I have never listened to Air America, but I remember Rush from way back in his early days. It's obvious he has listeners, but I can't understand why so many of them behave like mindless zombies. How can 40, 50, 60 year olds be so easily swayed to follow another's every opinion? It is a joke, anymore. Like Dr. Laura, many of his listeners seem to tune in just for the train-wreck affect, not because he is the intellectual giant that a his loyal dunce-heads would hope.

Using childish name calling does not help you convince me about you point! The only thing I have seen is you like to call names but cannot carry on a intellectual debate.

 

[Mugg Mann]

Hi... I'm George Zimmer - Founder And Ceo Of The Men's Wearhouse.

During My Divine Dabbles In The Stewing Pot Of Life I Had The Pleasure Of Meeeting Rush Limbaugh At A Barbie Convention Whilst I Chatted Up A Woman Who May Or May Not Have Beeen Related To Him.

I Guarantee It.

George-

Just like in the ads, if I reply to your post, do I have to do it over the phone in order to be heard?

The concept behind your post gave me a good smile this AM......

 

[momof2inPA]

The Coast Guard themselves is saying that the concern quoted repeatedly has been taken out of context of the entire review - of which at the end they had no problem with the deal.



So it's ok for a UK company to handle it and there's no problems at all but you have resevervations when it's a UAE company that's doing it? At my office, we have two sets of people - ones that handle operations, and ones that handle security. Do you know what trumps anything, everytime, without a doubt? Security. The two ARE mutually exclusive, especially considering the size of the operations....

Please refer to posts #54 and #27, as these points have already been discussed.

The Coast Guard report is classified. Sen. Susan Collins, the chairwoman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee-a Republican was briefed in closed session last week as to why the Coast Guard changed their mind and she was more convinced than ever that the White House and Treasury Department were flawed in their investigation into the security risks of using the UAE owned "company."

I have no idea what business you work in, but in a logistics operation such as shipping/trucking/warehousing, Operations are crucial to security. As pointed out, the UAE would be controlling the manifests. That's a problem.

 

[lyeag]

Why does who sees the paperwork matter? They sort of need to do that to manage the port don't they? The perfect world is only US companies run the ports? why was the UK OK then? And let's not stop there. No foreign companies should run any companies in the US! And we should close the borders! And expel all those foreigners! It's a slippery slope you stand on my trying to 'limit' in one area based on race/origin.

Whew! Ok, I'm done!

Because paperwork can easily be changed to misrepresent what is in those containers. Point of origin and contents can be changed. The papertrail of a container could easily be altered making it harder to track if it is discovered to have dangerous material. We need to inspect far more containers and be sure of where each came from.

 

[momof2inPA]

How is that any different than our dealing in Japan. How many American companies own parts of Japanese companies? I think very few - for the same reason we don't own in UAE.

I could be wrong, but I don't believe that most Japanese companies are owned by the Japanese government. I have not researched, nor do I plan to, whether or not Japanese government contracts are open to U.S. companies. They are not in the UAE. Also, to operate in the UAE, a company must be 51% owned by a UAE citizen(s). That is, of course, not free trade or even fair trade.

Did Rush discuss these little tidbits at all? Anyone know?

 

[momof2inPA]

What? There aren't any ugly children?

Did you find your cat?

 

[momof2inPA]

I am so sorry to disappoint you, but I certainly don't consider myself a 'mindless zombie'. Rather than surmising that all of these listeners are so easily swayed by Rush's opinion, did you ever consider, even for a moment that he is reflecting the opinions of his listeners....rather than the other way around.

That doesn't seem to be the case where the port deal is concerned. He is trying his best to convince his listeners to change their minds.

 

[momof2inPA]

Boy, for someone who doesn't listen to him you sure do have an strong negative opinion of him and his listeners.

How's that possible?

I don't listen to AIR AMERICA. I have happened to catch the beginning of the Limbaugh show once this week and thought it was strange that he was so desperately trying to convince his listeners to support the port deal. Then, I tuned in at the beginning of the other days to hear the same. His desperation is palpable.

 

[momof2inPA]

Using childish name calling does not help you convince me about you point! The only thing I have seen is you like to call names but cannot carry on a intellectual debate.

You should immediately copy that into an e-mail and send it to Rush. I'm not sure what you have added to the debate???

 

[TCPluto]

Quote:
Originally Posted by mickeyfan2
Using childish name calling does not help you convince me about you point! The only thing I have seen is you like to call names but cannot carry on a intellectual debate.

You should immediately copy that into an e-mail and send it to Rush. I'm not sure what you have added to the debate???

You're response doesn't address her point.

All you do is condemn those with a perspective different from your's as being idiots.

Why isn't it possible they have a well thought, in their opinion, perspective and that it simply differs from the conclusion you have come to?

 

[chobie]

What? There aren't any ugly children?

I think all children are beautiful, especially my own!

However, that was not the point. The point was about Jimmyj defending Rush's name calling by saying "Dems name call too!". Then Jimmyj went on to point out other people's alleged hypocrisy.

 

[chobie]

All you do is condemn those with a perspective different from your's as being idiots.

Why isn't it possible they have a well thought, in their opinion, perspective and that it simply differs from the conclusion you have come to?

All you do is condenmn those with a different perspective from your's as being "hateful" and "blinded by hatred" etc.

 

[LoraJ]

Because paperwork can easily be changed to misrepresent what is in those containers. Point of origin and contents can be changed. The papertrail of a container could easily be altered making it harder to track if it is discovered to have dangerous material. We need to inspect far more containers and be sure of where each came from.

Not only that, I don't want our ports managed by the UAE when Al Qaeda claims to have infiltrated them.
http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/64126.htm

 

[TCPluto]

Quote:
Originally Posted by TCPluto
All you do is condemn those with a perspective different from your's as being idiots.

Why isn't it possible they have a well thought, in their opinion, perspective and that it simply differs from the conclusion you have come to?

All you do is condenmn those with a different perspective from your's as being "hateful" and "blinded by hatred" etc.

And your example in my above post is?

Is this tit for tat?

Can your dad beat my dad up? This seems to be the level at which you want to debate...

 

[chobie]

Quote:
Originally Posted by TCPluto
All you do is condemn those with a perspective different from your's as being idiots.

Why isn't it possible they have a well thought, in their opinion, perspective and that it simply differs from the conclusion you have come to?






And your example in my above post is?

Is this tit for tat?

Can your dad beat my dad up? This seems to be the level at which you want to debate...

Yawn.

 

[Charade]

Did you find your cat?

Yep. On Monday morning the neighbor found her under his car safe and sound but cold and hungry.

 

[Charade]

Yawn.

Tired?

 

[mickeyfan2]

You should immediately copy that into an e-mail and send it to Rush.

What are you insinuating here?

I'm not sure what you have added to the debate???

From my post #17 "Sorry I am a free thinker and nothing that you, Rush or anybody else says will make me change my mind on a issue that I have researched. I like to make up my own mind." answered your title " Has Rush Limbaugh Changed Your Mind About UAE Running Our Ports". No name calling or childish comments just my point of view on the thread. Did you really read my post are is this just your forum to post your position and only those who call others names are allowed to participate.