tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post4541222504788650191..comments2023-12-31T03:39:07.523-06:00Comments on busplunge: "He's in my food chain" A Decoration Day postBusplungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-14635372460259349252012-06-01T09:55:19.792-05:002012-06-01T09:55:19.792-05:00Glad to know that the folks in Jeff City have foun...Glad to know that the folks in Jeff City have found out what kind of a jerk Mr. Maples can be. Hope he remembers that those folks as well as the veterans and their families and the taxpayers are also in his "food chain".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-25295496842199301312012-05-30T17:04:00.144-05:002012-05-30T17:04:00.144-05:00"My expectations of a Veteran's Cemetery ..."My expectations of a Veteran's Cemetery Director's behavior were not met in my conversation with Mr. Maples."<br /><br />I guess when you started this conversation, you did not realize how petty you would look.<br /><br />I'm glad Maples is in charge and............not you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-36911449257815603622012-05-30T05:37:00.528-05:002012-05-30T05:37:00.528-05:00Thankful for our past and present Military who pro...Thankful for our past and present Military who provide us our Freedom.Yeti coolershttp://www.kawasakiofcaldwell.com/cat-YetiCoolers-24.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-82186683989728096572012-05-29T17:54:55.624-05:002012-05-29T17:54:55.624-05:00Bus, you should take the time to have a cup of cof...Bus, you should take the time to have a cup of coffee with Maples and get to know him. He deals with the sorrow of others on a regular basis and is much appreciated by everyone I know who have buried family there.<br /><br />I've watched him volunteer for the Christian County Sheriff's office; local veterans groups and civic events; and strongly supports his community as a man of faith. I don't know you but I hope the same can be said of you, me and others.<br /><br />I believe he is an asset to our community and I appreciate his kindness and understanding as I've buried uncles, their wives, two cousins and about a dozen friends there. He handles a tough job with dignity, and, doesn't have to kiss up to anyone to get the job done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-40080662208672889452012-05-29T09:21:16.175-05:002012-05-29T09:21:16.175-05:00Anon 11:47:
"One, Mr. Maples did an outsta...Anon 11:47: <br /><br />"One, Mr. Maples did an outstanding job organizing this event." Judging from what I read in this morning's paper, I would probably concur with your statement here.<br /><br />"Two, Mr. Maples is a salty army guy that doesn't speak politically correct and that seems to suit him fine." Unfortunately for Mr. Maples and the Missouri Veterans Commission that may not suit others fine. Just because it 'seems to suit him fine' doesn't mean it suits those who come to him for service.<br /><br />"Maybe instead of griping about the speakers and organizers the writer should go after those people that aren't working to benefit others and instead target, oh, I don't know, maybe people that deserve it?" Read the post and the comments. When a congressman repeatedly votes against veterans and veterans programs while at the same time praises veterans.... you're a smart bus rider, do the math...<br /><br />"Sorry but Mr. Maples was being friendly and joking with you. If you knew him at all you'd have realized this. He was joking and obviously made you blow up over nothing."<br /><br />I don't know Mr. Maples other than speaking with him on the occasion mentioned in the post. I do not have, as you appear to have, a personal relationship with Mr. Maples. <br /><br />My expectations of a Veteran's Cemetery Director's behavior were not met in my conversation with Mr. Maples. <br /><br />To paraphrase Mr. Maples: if you don't like what I write here, don't come here. You got a problem with that?Busplungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-67634724594039615702012-05-28T23:47:08.046-05:002012-05-28T23:47:08.046-05:00As a volunteer that worked at this event I can tel...As a volunteer that worked at this event I can tell you two things. One, Mr. Maples did an outstanding job organizing this event. Two, Mr. Maples is a salty army guy that doesn't speak politically correct and that seems to suit him fine. Maybe instead of griping about the speakers and organizers the writer should go after those people that aren't working to benefit others and instead target, oh, I don't know, maybe people that deserve it? Sorry but Mr. Maples was being friendly and joking with you. If you knew him at all you'd have realized this. He was joking and obviously made you blow up over nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-80059979321430848412012-05-26T15:52:45.706-05:002012-05-26T15:52:45.706-05:00@1:16, that was a Ready-Fire-Aim statement. What a...@1:16, that was a Ready-Fire-Aim statement. What are you even talking about?<br /><br />Which three are you picking on? If they vote for appropriations to fund veterans benefits like service connected disability; medical facilities for health care; cheap, cheap, cheap medicines at Ft. Leonard Wood; provide places for final internmant; and, the list goes on; are they not supporting the liberty and freedom you are preaching about?<br /><br />Most of the veterans I knew from WWII came home, got a job and didn't think the government owed them anything. The Vietnam group mainly acted the same way except for the dope smokers. This bunch coming home from everything happening in the Middle East for the last 20 years have lots more programs to support them, and apparently want more.<br /><br />Sometimes, I read stuff from imposter posters and have to just say......Ah..Jeez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-90309085593629340172012-05-26T13:16:54.698-05:002012-05-26T13:16:54.698-05:00@anonymous 9:42 words from politicians are meaning...@anonymous 9:42 words from politicians are meaningless as long as these same politicians vote against the liberty and freedom these soldiers gave their lives for to defend. All three of the politicians you refer to have done that very thing.Timeshare Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784047363593719824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-46990644891536384862012-05-24T22:49:44.697-05:002012-05-24T22:49:44.697-05:00I've only deleted three comments since I start...I've only deleted three comments since I started this blog. Tonight I made it four.<br /><br />Don't make the bus driver mad.<br /><br />Mass forwarded emails are not appropriate for the comment section, especially one that has been around since before 2008.Busplungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-68818674387621938892012-05-24T22:43:56.256-05:002012-05-24T22:43:56.256-05:00even simpler, my message here to Long is words are...even simpler, my message here to Long is words are cheap.Busplungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-81812200371328461342012-05-24T22:42:39.296-05:002012-05-24T22:42:39.296-05:00ANON 9:42 PM:
As a veteran and even before I was a...ANON 9:42 PM:<br />As a veteran and even before I was a veteran I have attended Memorial Day services for as over 50 years.<br /><br />My point and apparently I wasn't succinct enough was that the blatant hypocrisy of a politician, such as Billy Long, who, in voting for bills that make significant monetary cuts to programs that support veterans, to speak at a Memorial Day at a veterans cemetery.<br /><br />And I guarantee that Mr. Long will lavish praise on the veterans remembered, he'll praise them for their service, he'll speak of their ultimate sacrifice, he'll speak of freedom, yadda, yadda, yadda (to paraphrase Long).<br /><br />And that is wrong. <br /><br />Have a safe Memorial Day and thank you for your service to our country.Busplungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-74765540085894483902012-05-24T21:42:26.396-05:002012-05-24T21:42:26.396-05:00As a veteran, I've attended lots of Memorial D...As a veteran, I've attended lots of Memorial Day events where the speakers were widows of veterans; dads of veterans; on one occassion the sister of a pilot who died in Vietnam; one where the daughter of a soldier who died in Afganistan; and, non-veteran members of the clergy. I know Mr. Maples as a person who has given much comfort to my family and friends as we have buried our loved ones in Veterans Cemetery. I guess I'm just a little different than you guys. I appreciate the fact that Mr. Long, Mr. Blunt, and, Mrs. McCaskill and Jay Nixon, as politicians, recognize the solumn responsibility we all have to remember, and are will to speak out about passed loved ones in Memorial Day services. If you have a problem with that, well, we will just have to agree that we disagree on that point. Have a safe Memorial Day and thank you for your service to our country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-60842935605907007012012-05-24T20:28:20.599-05:002012-05-24T20:28:20.599-05:00Apparently people haven't bought into Billy...Apparently people haven't bought into Billy's no earmark rhetoric. It appears Long delivers like Dominos when it comes to "boatloads of federal money". Maples knows he is in line.Timeshare Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784047363593719824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-16713819505280894632012-05-24T20:01:39.249-05:002012-05-24T20:01:39.249-05:00I will call the cemetary tomorrow and express my d...I will call the cemetary tomorrow and express my discuss at a moron beign the speaker at memorial day services, Just because he is a congress wimp....oops sorry congress person...<br />this from a veteran of 21 years, and service connected at 50% for disabilities incurred during that 21 years of service.<br />tomleeHorse-farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403195703243083937noreply@blogger.com