Some Vets Aren't Buying Bush's pep rally

[Doctrine1st]

"Veterans wearing ear flaps sat silently in the audience of the 106th convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Monday in Salt Lake City while Bush tired to compare his failed war in Iraq to both world wars and other great conflicts of the 20th century."



http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=581719e6-4f85-48bb-a52c-615ef31355e7

Ding ding, let the Cindy Sheehan, Valarie Plame, Hans Blix, Richard Clarke, Paul O'Neil, Hans Blix, Scott Ritter, David Kay, and a whole bunch of folks I'm sure I'm forgeting bashing begin.

 

[Rik]

I have to admit, I laughed out loud at that. Points for creativity!


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[WarSong]

And alot of us aren't buying the propoganda and distortion constantly spewing from liberals' mouths.

 

[Rik]

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[sidiousmax225]

And alot of us aren't buying the propoganda and distortion constantly spewing from liberals' mouths.

Don't look at us, we were against the war.

 

[minus]

"Veterans wearing ear flaps sat silently in the audience of the 106th convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Monday in Salt Lake City while Bush tired to compare his failed war in Iraq to both world wars and other great conflicts of the 20th century."

LOL!!!! That’s hilarious!!! I’d love to get a pair of those to wear to one of Bushes pep rallies, oh wait, I’d never get past the rigorous screening process.

And alot of us aren't buying the propoganda and distortion constantly spewing from liberals' mouths.

Ya know, some people just have no sense of humor!

But, if ya wanna play that game…

What about the lies, propaganda, and distortion coming from the right? Last time I checked nobody has died or has been tortured due to any of the so called propaganda and distortion spewing from liberals’ mouths, but hey how about all that garbage spewing from the mouths of neo-cons?

 

[Rik]

LOL!!!! That’s hilarious!!! I’d love to get a pair of those to wear to one of Bushes pep rallies, oh wait, I’d never get past the rigorous screening process.

The guy in the photo didn't seem to have a problem getting past the "rigorous screening process"...

 

[minus]

The guy in the photo didn't seem to have a problem getting past the "rigorous screening process"...

That would be because the event Georgie boy was speaking at was the convention of the Veterans of ForeignWars, Georgie was on their turf. Could you imagine the backlash if the Bushies decided to screen the vets entering this convention like they've done at all of Bushes pep rallies? His approval rating would have sunk to zero in a heartbeat.

 

[MadeInOz]

don't blame me, I didn't vote for him (or his Australian non-union equivalent)

 

[marshlewis]

And alot of us aren't buying the propoganda and distortion constantly spewing from liberals' mouths.

This was never more true than before the war.

 

[HumbleMan]

It's amazing that I'm having a hard time finding this in US papers. Where was the liberal media this time?

 

[outlaw]

It's amazing that I'm having a hard time finding this in US papers. Where was the liberal media this time?

The US has a liberal media?

 

[Toboe]

It's amazing that I'm having a hard time finding this in US papers. Where was the liberal media this time?

because its not as entertaining as seeing someones mom be against the war. The news meadia is nothing more than just entertainment.

 

[Ozymandius]

And alot of us aren't buying the propoganda and distortion constantly spewing from liberals' mouths.

Conservatives would never, ever spew propoganda or distort facts, would they? There wasn't anything you could remotely call "propoganda" in this thread. Try again.

 

[Higher]

The US has a liberal media?

We all know O'Reilly and Coulter are all flaming Left-Wingers and Anti-American Godless Commies. Where have YOU been?

 

[Chuck_Darwin]

Where can I get one of those ear protection devices? They could be very handy to have for business meeting and politcal rallies....

 

[revrobor]

"Veterans wearing ear flaps sat silently in the audience of the 106th convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Monday in Salt Lake City while Bush tired to compare his failed war in Iraq to both world wars and other great conflicts of the 20th century."



http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=581719e6-4f85-48bb-a52c-615ef31355e7

Ding ding, let the Cindy Sheehan, Valarie Plame, Hans Blix, Richard Clarke, Paul O'Neil, Hans Blix, Scott Ritter, David Kay, and a whole bunch of folks I'm sure I'm forgeting bashing begin.

So what?

Some vets are in prison because they've committed a crime. Some vets wear boxer shorts. Some vets are married. Some vets suffer from PTSD. Do you think adding "some vets" to your post adds validity to the story. They were a minority. How about posting a piece on some vets who support Bush? Or is it that you are attempting to just bad-mouth the president?

 

[Dale]

Revrobor in post #17:
<< Some vets are in prison because they've committed a crime. Some vets wear boxer shorts. Some vets are married. Some vets suffer from PTSD. Do you think adding "some vets" to your post adds validity to the story. They were a minority. How about posting a piece on some vets who support Bush? Or is it that you are attempting to just bad-mouth the president? >>

I think the thread is just to point out that vets are not monolithic, as they are sometimes thought to be. It is important to realize that those with military experience do not always agree about matters of war and peace.

As for bad-mouthing Bush, I can imagine no one doing a better job of that than some of the things coming out of his own mouth.

 

[Scribbler]

"Veterans wearing ear flaps sat silently in the audience of the 106th convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Monday in Salt Lake City while Bush tired to compare his failed war in Iraq to both world wars and other great conflicts of the 20th century."

Well, number one- the above quote doesn't appear anywhere in the story. Did I miss it, or is that your quote, Doctrine1st? Because I see a picture of one Vet wearing the flap (and, yes, a funny flap it is.), not multiple Vets, as your quote suggests. Were there more than one? How many? 1%? 10? 51? Did the rest of the Vets cheer and applaud the President? Because the impression I get from your post is that the Vets in attendance weren't in agreeance with Bush, and I don't think that's an entirely honest assesment of the speech, 'BS protecters' not withstanding.

I also see a bit of a dicrepancy between what the president said-

-..anti-war protesters such as Cindy Sheehan, who want U.S. troops brought home immediately, are "advocating a policy that would weaken the United States."

and what the headline says-

..

Bush says anti-war protests threaten to weaken the United States

 

[Doctrine1st]

So what?

Some vets are in prison because they've committed a crime. Some vets wear boxer shorts. Some vets are married. Some vets suffer from PTSD. Do you think adding "some vets" to your post adds validity to the story. They were a minority. How about posting a piece on some vets who support Bush? Or is it that you are attempting to just bad-mouth the president?

Er....I just thought the picture was funny, and the President solely and earnestly earned all his critics.