Gaar, I was wrong? A M-1A MBT is NOT a main battle tank? GFY.
On Nov 13, 10:51 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Funny... > > Doesn't even address the POINT that he was wrong, yet again. > > And shows that he, as a Military Vet, is schooled by a Lady here on > our Board on Tanks... > > No surprise there I suppose. > > On Nov 13, 8:47 am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Gaar, > > > I am comforted by the fact that, no matter how hard I might try, I > > could never appear as stupid as you. You wake up on the wrong side of > > the bed, yet again? Don't much care what you might believe lad. > > > On Nov 13, 10:05 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I believe she knows that holly... > > > > Hence here use of the word Tank. > > > > She just seems to want to make sure it has a floor shield, since that > > > is the main problem with those Tanks. > > > > Boy don't you look stupid, again. > > > > Seems she knows more about Tanks than you do. > > > > Imagine that. > > > > On Nov 13, 8:01 am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > rigs, > > > > > A M-1A MBT IS a tank. The MBT stands for Main Battle Tank. > > > > > On Nov 13, 5:10 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > How about a tank with the floor shield intact? > > > > > > On Nov 12, 6:15 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Cold, > > > > > > > Bush was driven around in a Prius I suppose? > > > > > > > Let's put it this way. IF I was the very first black POTUS I > > > > > > wouldn't > > > > > > leave the Oval Office in anything less than an M-1A MBT. > > > > > > > On Nov 12, 5:38 pm, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Barack Obama's car could fuel more problems > > > > > > > > By Dave Wedge | Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | > > > > > > >http://www.bostonherald.com > > > > > > > > President-elect Obama has stressed the need for energy > > > > > > > independence - but he'll be chauffeured around in a gas-guzzling > > > > > > > Cadillac SUV limo that could pose a symbolism problem similar to > > > > > > > the car controversy that dogged his friend and ally, Gov. Deval > > > > > > > Patrick. > > > > > > > > Obama's presidential ride, dubbed "Cadillac One," will reportedly > > > > > > > be a mammoth, custom-made Cadillac limo built like a GMC truck > > > > > > > that sits on 19 -inch wheels. The vehicle will also have > > > > > > > 5-inch-thick bulletproof windows, cell phone-jamming gear and > > > > > > > blast-proof armor. > > > > > > > > Presidents have been riding in Cadillacs - and some in Lincolns - > > > > > > > for decades, going all the way back to Woodrow Wilson in the > > > > > > > early part of the 20th century. But Obama's vehicle will > > > > > > > reportedly be a much beefier version than President Bush's > > > > > > > Cadillac DeVille stretch. > > > > > > > > U.S. News and World Report reported that the vehicle shares "the > > > > > > > same chassis and tires" as a GMC 2500 series truck, "indicating > > > > > > > that it is far heavier than a civilian Cadillac." > > > > > > > > Obama frequently spoke during the campaign of the need to slash > > > > > > > reliance on foreign oil and pledged to put 1 million hybrid > > > > > > > vehicles on America's roads by 2015. He personally drives a Ford > > > > > > > Escape Hybrid. > > > > > > > > But a standard Cadillac DTS limo, which is a low-level version of > > > > > > > Cadillac One, gets just 12 miles per gallon in the city and 18 on > > > > > > > the highway and costs $47,000. > > > > > > > > Several political and automotive blogs have pointed out the > > > > > > > vehicle's fuel inefficiency, including U.S. News and World > > > > > > > Report, which called it "the most monstrous Presidential > > > > > > > limousine yet." > > > > > > > > "Fuel-efficiency clearly isn't on the mind of its designers," the > > > > > > > publication wrote on its "Rankings and Reviews" Web site. > > > > > > > > But Boston College political science professor Kay Schlozman said > > > > > > > security concerns are likely behind the vehicle's design. > > > > > > > > "I don't know if the president can get away with driving a hybrid > > > > > > > vehicle like a Prius," Schlozman said. > > > > > > > > Besides the gas-guzzling issue, Bay State Republicans said Obama > > > > > > > should learn a lesson from Patrick, who took heat for upgrading > > > > > > > the state's taxpayer-funded gubernatorial car from a Ford to a > > > > > > > Cadillac during his first weeks in office. Patrick later decided > > > > > > > to personally pay part of the vehicle's monthly lease. > > > > > > > > "I think he's following a lot of Deval. They're both using the > > > > > > > same playbook on a lot of things," state Sen. Robert Hedlund > > > > > > > (R-Weymouth) said. > > > > > > > > Added Massachusetts GOP spokesman Barney Keller: "If President > > > > > > > Obama is going to copy Governor Patrick's words and his Cadillac, > > > > > > > we assume next he'll copy Governor Patrick's tax hikes and > > > > > > > reckless spending proposals." > > > > > > > > A Patrick spokesman declined comment, while Obama's spokespeople > > > > > > > did not return messages.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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