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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 09:03 AM
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A Father and Son Reunion*SEN JIM WEBB & SON* HOME FROM IRAQ
 
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CBHagman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 10:01 AM
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1. Can you watch that without your eyes filling with tears?
I'm glad his son is back, at least for now, and glad that the network covered the story.

Thanks for posting.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 10:26 AM
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2. no. Had to cry. So glad he was home for Father's Day.
Edited on Sun Jun-17-07 10:30 AM by BrklynLiberal
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Britethorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 10:33 AM
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3. Thanks!
As a Father, I can't think of a nicer thing to start out my day watching! Just wonderful!!
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 10:49 AM
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4. The young man sure seems like a "chip off the block", a high compliment!
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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 10:58 AM
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5. What a beautiful kid.
Would that they'd all come back.
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 12:01 PM
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6. excellent piece, especially from the msm. nt
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 12:17 PM
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7. I'm so glad this guy beat George Allen
It's my favorite story of the 2006 election.
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DemKR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 06:56 AM
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21. amen...k&r
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 01:49 PM
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25. Thank a Virginia Dem
Consider them one of the 7,000.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 08:42 PM
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26. Well, if you're a Virginia Dem, THANKS.
I couldn't tell.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 10:57 PM
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27. Yup. You're welcome.
I moved to Arlington a year and a half ago. Darn right I voted for Webb!
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 12:19 PM
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8. Howcome they aren't doing any pieces for balance--
pieces featuring all the pro-war Republican senators whose kids are in Iraq?
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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 01:26 PM
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9. Very nice; too bad Chip Reid had to misrepresent the story
about what Bush said to Webb Sr. and why they had a conflict.

Gawd I can't stand the corporate media when they behave that way.
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 01:39 PM
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10. I caught that, too. More CBA policy for the media.
Cover bush's Ass

So, when are we going to see Jenna or Barbara strolling with Little Boots when they come home from a tour in Iraq? :sarcasm:
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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 02:27 PM
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12. How about Romney's sons too?
Are they to 'special' to serve? :shrug:
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juajen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 11:28 PM
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19. It's the underwear problem.
The army won't let them wear the "special" underwear; so, naturally, they can't join the service.
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smiley_glad_hands Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 02:12 PM
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11. "This is the way it should be" eom
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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 02:28 PM
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13. I admire the respect they have for each other. Very genuine.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Totally Committed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 04:51 PM
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14. That is just an awesome Father's Day video, regardless of how the MSM
tried to spin it. Just wonderful. I'm so happy for both of them that they have this time together.

TC
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 06:30 PM
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15. Jimmy Webb:
GALVESTON
by Jimmy Webb; recorded by Glen Campbell.

Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin'
I still see her dark eyes glowin'
She was 21 when I left Galveston

Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea waves crashing
While I watch the cannons flashing
I clean my gun and dream of Galveston

I still see her standing by the water
Standing there lookin' out to sea
And is she waiting there for me?
On the beach where we used to run

Galveston, oh Galveston, I am so afraid of dying
Before I dry the tears she's crying
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
At Galveston, at Galveston


Different Jimmy Webb, of course!
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The Witch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 07:06 PM
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16. Yay. That's my Senator!
And at the risk of a newlywed jinx, his son's a hottie!
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ellisonz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 07:06 PM
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17. I would just like to note...
Edited on Sun Jun-17-07 07:09 PM by ellisonz
That Al Gore was a Senator's Son who went to Vietnam.

Fortunate Son w/Iraq footage:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Xd_tJXHv1k

Fortunate Son w/Vietnam footage:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bN4Ie8yvGhs&mode=related&search=
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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 07:52 PM
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18. Sen. Webb on Military Sons and Fathers
Jim Webb’s son just recently returned from Iraq. In honor of Father’s Day, Jim sat down with NPR’s All Things Considered and spoke about the military traditions in families. Audio available at the site. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11091821)

“They go into the military because they love their country, because they have family traditions - in the case of my family all the way back to the American Revolution,” Webb tells Renee Montagne. “And when the time comes, there’s a sense of obligation among many to live up to the people who went before you.”




http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/06/17/sen-webb-on-military-sons-and-fathers/
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 01:21 AM
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20. They have the same walk.
cool.
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disndat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 10:43 AM
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22. A beautifull picture of
father and son, closely bonded. Perfect Father's Day subject and in MSM. Amazing.
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CBHagman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 11:18 AM
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23. Did you notice how the guard shook hands twice?
In that segment where the Webbs stopped by the guard booth, the man on duty shook the younger Webb's hand twice -- once during the introduction and then again, quite heartily, when he realized the significance of the son's return home.
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glitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 11:29 AM
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24. Oops! posted on wrong thread! nt
Edited on Mon Jun-18-07 11:30 AM by glitch
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