Speaker Pelosi leads the House in a moment of silence for the victims at Virginia Tech

Greeby

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Wed Apr-18-07 03:33 PM
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Speaker Pelosi leads the House in a moment of silence for the victims at Virginia Tech

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ashling

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Wed Apr-18-07 04:00 PM
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1. What about War dead?

No doubt the events at VT were horrendous, et al., but shouldn't we have at least as much for the men and women who die on the president's orders every day in Iraq???

You, the ones whose funerals he never attends

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Greeby

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Wed Apr-18-07 04:04 PM
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2. They did that a few weeks ago

Iraq War veteran Patrick Murphy led the moment of silence there

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goddess40

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Wed Apr-18-07 05:26 PM
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3. But it's on going - it should be everyday

besides I'm sorry about those that died in VT but not anymore sorry than I am for any other victim that dies. Why is it that in America if you die in a group it matters enough to lower the flags to half-staff but if two little kids are murdered by their own father it only stays locally?

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ashling

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Wed Apr-18-07 07:48 PM
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4. My point exactly

Every day this goes on, there needs to be a memorial on the floor of both houses with silence and the names of those who have died

BTW, I meant to write "You know, the ones whose funerals... etc."

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goddess40

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Wed Apr-18-07 08:03 PM
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5. Your right but fat chance of that happening

they are using VT to distract from Iraq and other republican anti-american crap they do. So honoring those that die in Iraq would be just the thing they want to avoid - Maybe the House and the Senate should start?

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goddess40

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Thu Apr-19-07 04:35 PM
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6. I did send an e-mail to my reps to ask them to start

honoring our fallen soldiers by reading their names of those that had died since the last time they were in session. I suggested that they read all that had died up until now and then as each session starts they could read the names of those who had been killed since they had last adjourned. They could do it after their opening prayer.

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