Lt. Col. refusing deployment.....

[adgal]

So still watching Anderson Cooper.  He interviewed a Lt. Col. (a Dr. actually) in the US military who is refusing deployment (to Afganistan I believe) based on the fact that he doesn't believe Pres. Obama was born in American, therefor is not eligible to be Pres. so he doesn't actually have to take orders from him.  The Lt. Col. didn't actually do much talking, his lawyer did (he is being courtmartialed) and it all seemed fairly ridiculous.  Anderson Cooper had a copy of the Certificate of Live Birth for Pres. Obama issued by the state of Hawaii.  Defense funds are being raised by a group called the American Patriots.  Are we seriously still debating this issue?  The man is the President of the US.  Surely someone higher up the food chain then this Lt. Col would have ensured the man was born in the US.  I mean, come on, seriously?

[VicUser]

The main difference between humans and all other animals is we have free will and intellect. I don’t think we are stupid compared to the “lower” species but I also don’t think we are as smart as some of us think we are. Animal cruelty is wrong, I think if you visited a farm you would find most farmers tread their livestock with a great deal of care. There is a huge difference between killing an animal for food and killing it for the sake of just killing it.

I guess you can clearly accuse me of playing with my food, lol.

[mikesimon]

Never say never. My Dad used to tell me that I'd eat my shoes if I got hungry enough and   he was right. You'd eat you dog, your cat, your canary as well as your shoes if you were hungry enough. You've read the accounts - haven't you? Survival is a very strong instinct.

Mike

[StormyRenee]

LOL..Ok I am laughing at myself now...I said Lowered instead of lower....See I proved my own point.....lol

[StormyRenee]

I  consider all life equal..I also am sure that we as humans are not the superior species.We are very very stupid and cruel compared to the so called lowerer species.
I will now get off my soap box......

I could never eat an animal that I developed a relationship with...I could not pet and show affection to an animal one day and eat it the next.
Thats playing with ones food is it not?lol  

[VicUser]

I think there is a bit of a difference between man and beast when it comes to eating them. When our kids raised animals intended for meat we enjoyed them both on and off the hoof, it wasn’t WHAT are we having for dinner but WHO. I would never think of eating my dogs either but the hogs and steers sure were good. I like my steak medium rare with a good marinate or rub.

[StormyRenee]

YUK YUK YUK !!!!!!

If a person  tasted good would you eat it? After all we are animals....
Supposedly we taste like chicken.......