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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 08:35 PM Original message |
Hero's unwelcome: Wounded Iraq vet jeered at Columbia |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Racist"? |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. Uhh----this is a Murdoch rag...believe it at your own risk. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Indeed. nt |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. As soon as I see this story reported from somewhere other than the NYP or Fox I will be outraged |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. If I had a kid in Columbia who treated a veteran like that, I'd grab |
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mysterysoup (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
73. Why should veterans of imperialist wars get automatic respect? |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #73 |
86. Because |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 06:10 AM Response to Reply #86 |
114. None of that has anything to do with allowing ROTC |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #114 |
134. That |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #86 |
119. I'm not sure I follow the logic |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #119 |
135. I didn't |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #73 |
95. Vets are a sacred cow in the US. Our automatic respect for them is not based on reason anymore. nt |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. You don't speak for me, ZombieHorde, nor for anybody else |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #96 |
102. Do you disagree with my claim that vets are a sacred cow in the US? |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #102 |
129. I do. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #129 |
138. Kerry's military service was attacked (swift boat) by the right because |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #138 |
143. Okay, so tell me this -- do you think it was okay to diss this particular |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #143 |
144. No. From what I have read in the OP, the audience was being rude to their guest speaker. nt |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #144 |
148. Okay - then I knee-jerk overreacted. As I often do. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:33 AM Response to Reply #148 |
149. No worries. I have knee-jerked many times before, so I completely understand. nt |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #138 |
145. If it were a sacred cow, then by definition they can't attack it. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #145 |
152. Cow on cow violence. This is why they had to use the swift boat campaign. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #102 |
142. Yeah, I do disagree, but I can understand what you're saying. nt |
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mysterysoup (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:54 AM Response to Reply #96 |
113. He speaks for me. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #113 |
141. I did, if you'd go back and read my post and not just jump in to |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #113 |
150. Welcome to DU! I hope you have thick skin. nt |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #96 |
139. Actually, he speaks for me. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #139 |
140. I didn't include you in my "didn't speak for" statement - I was |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #140 |
146. I agree with your hackles, not all Americans react to soldiers as sacred cows. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #95 |
124. Agreed. Of course, I do not automatically respect them. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #73 |
126. A brave question. Kudos for having the courage to ask it. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #73 |
137. I'd bet good money you're not a veteran. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
115. Don't ever believe the Post. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
116. Delete. Duplicate |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
131. Agreed. |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hope it's bullshit. |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Uh---the Vietam thing was nothing more than Right Wing horseshit |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
44. Perhaps not on a huge scale but, it did happen to a lot of people |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
99. Maybe |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 06:40 AM Response to Reply #44 |
117. Most military organizations will now tell you it |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
60. It is a peculiar form of narcissism |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #60 |
93. I imagine it's also a peculiar form of hubris |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
103. Then what is believing anyone who disagrees with your thinking is suffering from a "peculiar form |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #103 |
118. Someone said |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #118 |
127. Never been proven and anecdotal "evidence" isn't, so the statement was accurate. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #127 |
130. If you dispute that it ever happened |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
97. Nonsense. Just because you wish it wasn't true does not make it so |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Maybe |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
151. Wow! Talk about not knowing facts. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
48. Deleted message |
zinnisking (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. OUCH! |
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zinnisking (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. double post |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wow. That is really shameful |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'm surprised members posting in this tread |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. You know I didn't even look at the source |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Yup. n/t |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
94. I'm not surprised anymore. Many just don't read between the lines. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. It's from the NYPost. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Does this picture look like people jeering or listening respectfully? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. I linked to the audio in post 26 n/t |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. THank you, with that audio and the picture we can surmise that it wasn't as bad as NYP... |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
123. The military preys on low income communities |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
42. "most" |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. A million Internet sites will republish Murdoch's bs. |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is absolutely disgusting |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Oh come on. This is the latest version of the age-old 'stab in the |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Agreed. I'm sick and tired of that Aussie war monger! e |
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The abyss (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #25 |
58. Jerry Lembcke's book documents the smear very well |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #58 |
66. Thanks! - n/t |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. He said something stupid, I think mostly they were being respectful and NYP... |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
14. If they don't want ROTC on the campus they should not accept DOD grant money. |
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Knight Hawk (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Great point |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Nice catch. A lot of science programs get DoD funding. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 11:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. Does it do the research? If so, it earns that money. |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. So does every other defense contractor. They earn the money too. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:13 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Point is, I disagree that Columbia should have to have recruiters on campus, as in your Reply 14. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:40 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I don't think anyone is advocating a law to mandate it, but it'd be a damn nice courtesey. |
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mysterysoup (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #47 |
75. A "courtesey" (sic)? We should be polite to war mongers? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #47 |
100. Disagree. Pls see Replies 14, 23 and 33. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
61. Bingo |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
83. various progressive student groups on my old campus |
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zinnisking (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. The biggest problem I have with stories like this... |
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Rozlee (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. You got that right. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. Sometimes he's on wheels, sometimes on crutches. |
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JEB (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. The empire's cannon fodder |
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mysterysoup (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
76. The Romans used to cheer their imperial troops, too.... |
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tjl148 (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
21. Thank you |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. 4 posts in 3 years? I admire you restrain, sir. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
22. This is a bunch of crap |
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fahqueue (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
24. bad journalism |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. There's audio of this event |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Thanks, the laughter seemed to be a minority, and it was kinda warrented with what he was saying. |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. "Other parts of the world are plotting to kill you right now!" " I was shot 9 |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 11:25 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Yes, it was probably unavoidable, but really they were quiet throughout his speech. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. He spent 2 years at Walter Reed. n/t |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 07:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
51. What are you talking about? |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
105. Sorry, sounded phony on my snap listen and judgement. Too little |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:21 AM Response to Reply #35 |
55. "Phony ROTC shill??" |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Wounded vets can still be paid shills for the military /nt |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 09:43 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Any evidence this guy is a shill, other than irrational bias |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #65 |
81. You unfamiliar with the question mark symbol? |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #81 |
90. I'm familiar with the "Fox News question." nt |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #55 |
108. Heard wrong. Posted too fast. Too angry at Murdock... |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #35 |
64. Two YEARS, not two DAYS. FailureToCommunicate indeed. |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #64 |
106. Sorry. See post #105 above. I listened badly, snap judgement. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #106 |
133. No one who posts on DU is perfect. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #64 |
128. Deleted message |
tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Thanks for the audio. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 11:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Yep, a completely trivial incident turned into something it was not. |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 11:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I am betting it's O'Reilly that |
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uberblonde (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
30. There are several videos on YouTube... |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Would you mind posting the link to the one with the other vet? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #30 |
63. I'd like a link to that as well. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #63 |
77. I found this one, but I'm not sure when it occurred during the meeting |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
52. Was the vet a paid shill for the military? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. He's a vet that's a student at Columbia. n/t |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:18 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Is he also paid to shill for the ROTC centre? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:22 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. You mean, is he a paid recruiter? |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Yeah, that's my question... |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Do you have evidence to support that? |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #62 |
78. Evidence for what? To ask a question? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #78 |
89. So has the staff sergeant stopped beating his wife? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #57 |
68. I would like to know how he came to be a speaker as well. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Second of three planned "town hall meetings." He's a student. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Misbehave? If I heard a speaker peddling that fearmongering crap |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Therefore walking into a GOP trap, then, by your argument. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Surprising that students couldn't have interrupted with facts rather than booing. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #71 |
84. LOL. I wouldn't want to walk in a GOP trap! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #71 |
104. Beause one should listen respectfully to someone laying a trap? |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. I agree. /nt |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #54 |
111. Why don't you go on face book and ask him? |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
67. If... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
109. Did you listen to the audio? Or read this thread? |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #109 |
136. Yeah, I did read it. |
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Nossida (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
74. It may come as a surprise |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
79. Sounds like the planted stories from the 60s about Vietnam Vets getting spit on. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
82. If his quote is correct, then he's not very bright |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. Wait a minute. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. There is a logic breakdown here |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. Ahhhh |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #85 |
91. We're the ones who go to other countries and bomb the crap out of them ... |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. You could be right but. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #85 |
110. Yes, it has been that way for all of time. And war for all of time hasn't changed that. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #85 |
112. Yes, of course, the U.S has enemies |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
107. In fairness to this kid, bad men are out there. Always have been, always will be. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
101. Fuckin' assholes. |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
120. Check out today's online edition of the campus paper... |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #120 |
121. Well, the guy is right, lots of people hate the US |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #120 |
125. Rupert Murdock runs the campus paper too? n/t |
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Crowman1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
122. Well I'm a veteran and anti-war. I highly doubt that peace activists would be acting like this. |
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CanSocDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #122 |
132. Agree. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
147. I thought DU didn't want the military to recruit solely from poor communities |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:22 PM Response to Reply #147 |
153. +1 n/t |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
154. If he "stepped up" while on wheels, I suspect the rest of the article is similarly mendacious. |
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