Another genius

[spence]

Originally Posted by MarshCappa

This is why I generally stay out of this forum but I'm in this one I guess for better or for worse. I don't think he should be called a moron for not effectively telling a metaphoric joke. The congressman is simply making sure the military has done their homework. He's got the island's interest at heart here. The Navy Admiral or whatever rank he is didn't even know how big the island was. I would be more worried about that than a bad delivery on a punch line.

Yup. Don't worry though, you didn't start the thread.

-spence

[JohnR]

MC, thew Admiral doesn't know the square miles of the island? What's the square miles of MV? Block? Doesn't matter. Square mileage of the island is not overly important. There is room, many of the residents want more military presence and the $$ that comes with. And it is vital to the security of the US, in fact, it is part of the US (personally think they should be states myself).

This guy was suffering or somehow incapacitated - deadpan, metaphoric joke? Nossomuch.

[spence]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Square mileage of the island is not overly important. There is room, many of the residents want more military presence and the $$ that comes with. And it is vital to the security of the US, in fact, it is part of the US (personally think they should be states myself).

It looks like the proposal will increase the area of the Island under US Military Control about 30% so that 40% of the entire island is military. The population of the island would rise 10%!

These are pretty dramatic numbers. I can see why Congress would want to be sure the island and population can handle the change.

The area certainly does matter here as you're stuffing a lot more people into a pretty small box. Guam already has a pretty high population density, about the same as Japan.

As for Guam being a strategic interest, I don't think this was ever in question.

-spence

[Adam_777]

Sad but I understood the point the man was trying to pass.The DOD army guy or whatever he was couldn't even smile if he tried.The island tipping over joke,scenario went over everyone's head like AF1 over TF green.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by Adam_777

Sad but I understood the point the man was trying to pass.The DOD army guy or whatever he was couldn't even smile if he tried.The island tipping over joke,scenario went over everyone's head like AF1 over TF green.

Hang on I need a fix.....Or AF1 over the site of the twin towers for a photo op. Still awaiting the pictures from that one

[basenjib123]

..clearly Hank is intellectually superior to all of us

[buckman]

Originally Posted by spence

Yup. Don't worry though, you didn't start the thread.

-spence

OK I apologize. I'm sorry for posting the you tube of a very smart congressman who thought an island might (insert hand motion here) flip over. I don't know why I would find humor in this......but i do

[spence]

Originally Posted by buckman

I don't know why I would find humor in this......but i do

I think you're addicted to the little rush of endorphins you get when you think you're making fun of a liberal, so much so that it's clouding your judgment.

Quite simply, you're addicted to stupidity

-spence

[basenjib123]

Johnson does have an illness....its called Liberalism which is of course a severe mental disorder.

[spence]

Originally Posted by basenjib123

Johnson does have an illness....its called Liberalism which is of course a severe mental disorder.

How could one end of a spectrum be a mental disorder and the other end of the spectrum not?

-spence