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Brad Barnett


Last Updated: 12/3/2009

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Gender: Male
Status: Married
Age: 29
Sign: Libra

City: Just Outside of Charlotte
State: NORTH CAROLINA
Country: US
Signup Date: 9/8/2005

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Thursday, December 14, 2006 

Current mood:  contemplative

So here's the deal, opinions are like assholes and everyone has one.  So don't get mad at me for my opinions, if you disagree you disagree, it's fine.

I was all in favor of us going into Iraq, whether bogus or not doesn't matter, Saddam needed to be brought to justice.  With that being said there needs to be a plan to get our men and women out of there.  I'm not saying it needs to happen this year, or next, but just have a plan.  I am a  supporter of President Bush and agree with what he has done with the exception of Iraq.  For him being a "President" he has done well, as for a General in a war he has fallen off.  He handled 9/11 well, the economy is up and America is thriving...except for the war.  This is in no fault of our brave troops overseas, I know quite a few, but there needs to be an exit strategy and it needs to be established soon.  All we ask as a public is to be informed, this hasn't happend, so Mr. President please take the advice of others when making a decision on Iraq and let us citizens know.

I did a blog last X-mas about stupid purists and eliminating the baby jesus or anything Christian from CHRISTmas.  I was listening to the radio on the way home from work the other day when I heard that a high official in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools added every holiday for Christmas except Christmas.  There was Kwanzaa, Hanakah and even an Islamic Holiday!  You can put all of these in there but not the one that gave you the fucking holiday!  I'm not saying that we need to have everyone saying Merry Christmas, or have everything saying Jesus was born on this day, but just be equal.  It is your right to celebrate what you want and I respect that.  That is what makes this country the greatest in the world, however let us celebrate OUR holiday.  Merry Christmas Everyone!

Parenthood has been great for the past 8 months!  There is a breaking point that everyone gets to, and I think Dara and I have hit that point.  For the second consecutive night Lily has been up all night crying.  Hard to complain about it when you have had 7 months of no problems, but it does take a toll on you.  Dara is a wonderful mother and I like to think I'm at least a decent father, but for those of you that don't have kids this stress can put a strain on your marriage.  You need to remember to make time for each other.  Dara I love you, keep going because Lily is a miracle from God and he has blessed us tremendously!

That's all my ranting for now.  I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...peace

12:54 PM
 
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Beautiful Dreamer

 

Hey Brad!

I'm also one of the few fellow supporters of Bush.  It's nice to see I'm not the only one, though sometimes it truly feels that way.

I think you and your family are absolutely adorable and it's wonderful that you are all so happy.  Babies are very much a blessing and they grow up so fast, so cherish even those nights that keep you up until the wee hours.  I say this because Caleb was not so long ago only 8 months also and this coming March he will turn 8 years old!  Time flies!  Cherish it all. Rough spots come and go, family is forever.

You guys are going to be just fine!  Merry Christmas!

Christy :)


 
Posted by Beautiful Dreamer on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 2:59 PM
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Chew-my-Bacca
Eric Grimes

 
well, that is interesting, and this response should mean something, being that i am a soldier, known you forever, and i dont celebrate xmas, because you know, im a satanist...


thanks for your support, for the troops and for me through out my life, you know what im talking about. and yes i agree with you about iraq. yeah we should have gone in, and we did, but damn, lets go home now right?

as for xmas, i dont care what you call it, your right to celebrate how ever you want to, thats another thing that i get to fight for, you right to do what ever within the law. you wanna call it xmas, or christmas, or kwanza, or ramadam, or what the fuck ever, i dont care, im gonna do my thing, do yours, and be happy, but, if everybody stopped bitching about what to call it, or who is mentioned or not, we could all just go and eat good food, go to church if you like, watch football, get cool gifts, get bad gifts, and then go to sleep. hell here in germany and italy, they started the fucking thing, and they celebrate on the 24th....i thought that was kinda cool.....lol, we always americanize everything.

and yeah i know all about father hood, and i miss my kids everyday. you are so lucky bro , keep what you got.

well i got to run, getting ready to go back to iraq....again....jesus, this is the 3rd time in iraq for me, and the 5th time over seas for me, and the 8th deployment all together, if you could katrina and jrtc and ntc.....

merry christmas bro, and a happy new year for you and yours

 
Posted by Chew-my-Bacca on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 5:05 PM
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Patti
Patti Flynn Allen

 
Hi,Brad! I definitely agree with you about the war...I do support President Bush and believe that he, more so than most politicians, understands how important it is that we win over there or we'll be fighting here; that being said, he needs to pull out the stops and WIN, period. Stop the PC touchy-feely crap, bomb the mosques if necessary (because they'd sure as hell take out our churches!) and do whatever it takes to equip our troops for victory! Now, about Miss Lily...she has been blessed with TWO terrific parents, and you both will get through this, I promise you! You may not see this now, but it is the stressful times that you get through together that will truly make you both, and your marriage, stronger! After all, the only other one who truly is feeling what you are is Dara, so it stands to reason that you will carry each other through the ups and downs of parenthood. And don't forget that the Lord is the unseen Partner in all you do; He will carry you both through anything, so just place your trust in Him! I too am sick of "Happy Holidays" and "Winter Celebrations"...it's Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Christ, so stop changing/avoiding/erasing it. If it's not your holiday, fine...I'm not telling you to change yours, am I? If you've come here from another country, I really DON'T care how they do it where you came from, because if it was so great there, you wouldn't be here. Don't come into MY house and tell me what and how to celebrate. Again, we've taken PC WAAAYY too far. Jesus is the Reason for the Season, period. But I'll support your right to celebrate as you see fit...just give Christians the same courtesy. Merry Christmas, and the Peace of Christ be with all!
 
Posted by Patti on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 6:32 PM
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