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Offline Maverick

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Marines told by mayor they can't train in Toledo
« on: February 10, 2008, 10:52:41 PM »
Here is the link. It seems the mayor has a real problem with the Marines. They had done this 3 times before and no problems other than the mayor.

http://www.nbc24.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=94192
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Marines told by mayor they can't train in Toledo
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2008, 11:00:28 PM »
A good friend of mine is in that unit.  He called yesterday and said the training had been cancelled.  He didn't give any more info than was in that article.

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Marines told by mayor they can't train in Toledo
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2008, 11:05:58 PM »
Thats really too bad.  Is Toledo Obama country?
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Marines told by mayor they can't train in Toledo
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2008, 11:19:22 PM »
Holy cow.  All you have to do is read some of the comments under the article to see what kind of whack jobs live in this country.  I bet a few of those that troll these boards would agree with them...

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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2008, 11:35:38 PM »
It almost seems' like that stuff from Berkeley's boiling over.

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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2008, 11:46:50 PM »
What's the matter Sluggish?  They aren't your brand of whackjob?
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Re: Marines told by mayor they can't train in Toledo
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2008, 12:23:55 AM »
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Originally posted by Maverick
Here is the link. It seems the mayor has a real problem with the Marines. They had done this 3 times before and no problems other than the mayor.

http://www.nbc24.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=94192


FTA... the training was conducted four times before and the last time while Finkbeiner was mayor.

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NBC24 spoke to Jack Smith who recalled that after the Marines last visit, he and the mayor had a heated exchange about the training.


I get the feeling something is missing from the story.
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