Reply #17: What is your major malfunction this morning?.... [View All]

Did a bug crawl up your butt and hijack your brain?

My Dad's a WWII vet, too, but in his opinion, the NeoCons have ALREADY tried to make the WWII Memorial a campaign issue. He says they are trying desperately to hijack the values of that distant war and somehow have them applied to what they're doing in the Middle East. He has also stated more than once that what he fought against in WWII in Europe became OUR style of government in December 2000.

On top of that, the WWII vets like my Dad ALREADY know what the NeoCons have done to cut benefits to WWII vets. The promises made back then to those men and women to take care of them for life in exchange for going to war have been cast aside by the NeoCons.

IMHO, it's about time that we remember exactly why those men fought in WWII, and how DIFFERENT America was back then when the words "freedom" and "liberty" actually meant something.

One more thing...despite the obvious tone of the article originally linked in the opening post, the REAL kernel of information was there for all to see...Kerry's going to the official opening of the WWII Memorial and he will be accompanied by one of the original "Band of Brothers". That's a powerful bit of imagery, IMHO. That WILL register on the freepers that are becoming rapidly more undecided about Boy George. I learned a long time ago that even sources with an opposing political view can still provide useful information.