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Warriors and wusses
The Los Angeles Times ^
| January 24, 2006
| Joel Stein, Los Angeles Times
Posted on 01/24/2006 9:38:49 AM PST by seanmerc
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To: saveliberty
To: A.A. Cunningham
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:37:31 AM PST
by
saveliberty
(Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot and a new member of Sam's Club)
To: seanmerc
Sometimes you get lucky and get to fight ethnic genocide in Kosovo...
And sometimes you get it wrong and get to fight Christians who are being killed by Islamofacist in KosovO and never find any real evidence of genocide by the Serbians.
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:40:13 AM PST
by
Andy from Beaverton
(I only vote Republican to stop the Democrats)
To: A.A. Cunningham
I'd rather see a picture of CZJ. She's a lot easier on the eyes.
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:50:11 AM PST
by
seanmerc
To: cchandler; saveliberty; seanmerc
Agree with your comments.
I also have no problem with this guy. In fact, I appreciate his honesty. It makes for much better dialog on a difficult topic.
I don't agree with him, but I have no problem with him voicing his reasons for opposing the war in Iraq. He is being honest without being antagonistic toward the troops.
Very refreshing (and unusual) to hear this from the left.
To: seanmerc
I've already written the paper.
Then I came to be certain that FReepers see this article.
Thanks for putting it up.
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:55:56 AM PST
by
Radix
(Welcome home 3 ID!)
To: StarCMC
Ping.
I'm not trying to ruin your day, but perhaps you might consider spreading this ping to a few others just so that they might see what the media is spewing out today.
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:57:33 AM PST
by
Radix
(Welcome home 3 ID!)
To: seanmerc; Radix
What a steaming load. The fact that this a$$hole is writing his crap in ENGLISH speaks volumes. He willingly enjoys the benefits the military of this country has provided for him while crapping on them. If I ever EVER think about purchasing an LA Times I hope someone whacks me over the head.
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:01:54 AM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: Radix; La Enchiladita; AZamericonnie; WakeUpAndVote; Darksheare; stephenjohnbanker
perhaps you might consider spreading this ping to a few others just so that they might see what the media is spewing out todayPinged a few Radix. Ugh ugh ugh -- what trash.
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:04:47 AM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: StarCMC; Radix
I met a few guys like the estreamed Mr Stein while in uniform.
They are so low that not even a mouse would whizz on them.
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:08:44 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(And baby says "RAAAAR!")
To: Dr._Joseph_Warren
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:13:18 AM PST
by
saveliberty
(Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot and a new member of Sam's Club)
To: StarCMC
OMG.....I can't believe I just read this trash. What color is the sky in this mans world? I can't say what I really want to out of civility....
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:23:46 AM PST
by
AZamericonnie
(~www.ProudPatriots.org~Operation Valentine's Day~Serving those who serve us!~)
To: seanmerc
Blindly lending support to our soldiers, I fear, will keep them overseas longer by giving soft acquiescence to the hawks who sent them there and who might one day want to send them somewhere else. Trust me, a guy who thought 50.7% was a mandate isn't going to pick up on the subtleties of a parade for just service in an unjust war. He's going to be looking for funnel cake. As opposed to Clinton, who thought that 43% gave him a mandate in 1992.
Ask a Democrat sometime to name the last three Democrat presidents who won with more than 51% of the popular vote. It drives them crazy. (Hint, one of them is Andrew Jackson).
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:36:40 AM PST
by
Bubba_Leroy
(What did Rather know and when did he know it?)
To: Darksheare; WakeUpAndVote
No doubt. Hey -- did you read what happened to Sarge when their plane landed in Tampa??? A total OPPOSITE of this crap.
Posting police disclaimer: I know I'm supposed to ping Old Sarge to thes thread if I talk about him, but I don't want to ping him here to read this crap, so I'll ping his brother instead.
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:51:49 AM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: StarCMC; WakeUpAndVote
Good idea.
If my blood is boiling, Sarges would sublimate.
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:53:32 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(And baby says "RAAAAR!")
To: seanmerc
He considers himself a "humor" columnist. Problem is, he simply is not funny. This certainly isn't... but, hey, at least he's honest.
To: seanmerc
Trust me, a guy who thought 50.7% was a mandate isn't going to pick up on the subtleties of a parade for just service in an unjust war. This is one of those people Peggy Noonan describes as "a ungrateful liberal thoughtlessly enjoying freedoms won by greater men of courage".
I bet he thought Klinton had a mandate even without ever winning 50%. And I do believe Bush crossed the %51, so his numbers are wrong anyway.
To: seanmerc
There is no honesty in this turd.
But blaming the president is a little too easy. The truth is that people who pull triggers are ultimately responsible, whether they're following orders or not. An army of people making individual moral choices may be inefficient, but an army of people ignoring their morality is horrifying. This POS is saying that those serving in Iraq are moral monsters, killing for for The Dark Side. This chickensh*t poofter doesn't have the guts to come out and say it but he really has no concern for our people. The wagging of the tongue about hospitals and returning the troops safely is just this guy's blind. Do you have concern about those you judge to be morally corrupt? This punk is a liar. He'd be happy to see our best come home in body bags and in large numbers. He thinks that would prove his moral superiority. Fug him.
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posted on
01/24/2006 2:29:09 PM PST
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: KC_Conspirator
Bush's final count was 50.73% of the popular vote. Clinton never broke 50%. In fact, the last Democrat presidential candidate to break 50% was Jimmy Carter in 1976, with a whopping 50.08% of the popular vote.
The last Democrat before Carter to get more than 50% of the popular vote was LBJ in 1964. The last Democrat before LBJ was FDR. Before FDR you have to go back to Samuel Tilden in 1876 (who lost the electoral vote to Rutherford Hayes). The last Democrat before FDR who was elected with more than 50% of the vote was Andrew Jackson in 1828.
These and other fun facts can be found in the Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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posted on
01/24/2006 3:29:11 PM PST
by
Bubba_Leroy
(What did Rather know and when did he know it?)
To: seanmerc
I'm not advocating that we spit on returning veterans like they did after the Vietnam War, but we shouldn't be celebrating people for doing something we don't think was a good idea. And I'm not advocating that we spit on journalists either ...
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posted on
01/24/2006 3:49:04 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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