Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I agree, and it's because of lots of countries and people. It was great to see how happy everyone was. This is definitely one for the record books. It's absolutely amazing that every single miner was fairly healthy and they were able to survive so long down there.
Originally Posted By Mr X Agreed Gurgi...absolutely amazing, and heartwarming and I hope that all those miners recover fully, and quickly! And THANKS THANKS THANKS to those brave rescue workers who went down there at risk to their own lives AND to their partners above who did such a great job bringing EVERYONE back alive! Amazing.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 Could someone help me ? I've been trying to find the news reports on all the help that was forth coming from the Islamic nations of the world in this mine rescue . I am also having a hard time with the communist nations who rushed in to help . I guess I am just looking in the wrong sites.
Originally Posted By ecdc Why celebrate for the Chileans when we can all wrap ourselves in the flag and chant, "USA! USA!" Chris Matthews was right; if it was teabaggers down there, they would've killed each other in a few days instead of working together.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>This is one of the most significant stories in any of our lifetimes.<< Actually, no. Nice feelgood story, but it'll be forgotten by this time next week. >>I am also having a hard time with the communist nations who rushed in to help.<< What communist nations? Cuba? North Korea? Sweden? Hey wait ... I thought WE were communist now, because of Obama. I'm so confused ...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "God bless Texas,The USA saved the day once more !!" Americans suffer from sort of patriotic narcissism. It's no wonder so many people around the world hate us.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 As an editorial here put it: "For the first 17 days after the disaster, the miners had only 48 hours of rations and absolutely no contact with the outside world. There is no recorded instance of humans being trapped underground as long as these men and surviving." Pretty impressive. But the "USA! USA!" stuff seems a little off, to say the least. First of all, the Chileans planned and executed this rescue with little help from anyone, AFAIK. Second, our own record of mine disasters is not nearly so inspiring. It was just a few months ago we had 29 die in a WV mine, run by an American company with dozens of prior violations that they shrugged off due to the toothless nature of our safety enforcement, which is itself a product of paid-off politicians and a " no government regulations are good!!" mindset.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Exactly Dabob2. This is hardly the time to be celebrating America.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <<<But the "USA! USA!" stuff seems a little off, to say the least. First of all, the Chileans planned and executed this rescue with little help from anyone, AFAIK. Second, our own record of mine disasters is not nearly so inspiring. It was just a few months ago we had 29 die in a WV mine, run by an American company with dozens of prior violations that they shrugged off due to the toothless nature of our safety enforcement, which is itself a product of paid-off politicians and a " no government regulations are good!!" mindset.>>> Exactly!!!
Originally Posted By DAR Disneydad what exactly did we the USA do in this instance? I'll be honest apart from hearing they were trapped and then yesterday the rescue efforts I wasn't really keeping up with the story. So I'm not sure what the USA did to warrant such rah rah sis boom bah rhetoric. And remember you're talking to a LP member who doesn't have picutres of Marx and Lenin in his bedroom.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 Drill bit :Center rock inc, Berlin, Pa. Drill rig : Schramm inc,West Chester,Pa socks for miners that consumed foot bacteria & minimized infections: Richmond, Va. rescue pod: design help from NASA Drilling crew supervisors; Texas The the cable atop the rig: Germany (credit where it's due) fiiber optic cable; Japan
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Meh. I imagine American mines and miners use similar equipment. Yet our miners die and theirs are rescued - one must "dig a little deeper" (see what I did there!) than what factory the drill bit came from.
Originally Posted By mawnck Don't forget those Oakleys! <a href="http://thehighlow.com/2010/10/oakley-sees-chilean-mine-rescue-as-marketing-tool/" target="_blank">http://thehighlow.com/2010/10/...ng-tool/</a>
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Meh. I imagine American mines and miners use similar equipment. Yet our miners die and theirs are rescued - one must "dig a little deeper" (see what I did there!) than what factory the drill bit came from.<< Right. And aren't conservatives against NASA? I mean, gov'mint funded stuff is bad, right?
Originally Posted By ecdc And BTW, I can't imagine where the list in post 34 came from. Some teabagger site, I'd guess. No way the poster did the research on his own and learned that. So nice to know that out there a group of people is using this as a way to promote the United States. Wow, talk about self-involved. And, I'd question that list until it comes from a reputable source.
