Author Topic: fake purple hearts at the RNC (Read 5196 times)

demaw1 · « **Reply #30 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:15:44 PM »

Gunslinger , the people doing this just dont understand..At least they whole heartly support the military,lets give them some slack if you want.

respectfully demaw.

Toad · « **Reply #31 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:18:16 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
Didn't the President himself say Kerry's service was honorable?

Yep.

Now everyone here is just waiting for you to say the President's service was honorable.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #32 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:21:29 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Yep.

Now everyone here is just waiting for you to say the President's service was honorable.

I, for one, am not going to hold my breath...

rpm · « **Reply #33 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:23:29 PM »

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Originally posted by demaw1
Gunslinger , the people doing this just dont understand..At least they whole heartly support the military,lets give them some slack if you want.

respectfully demaw.

Demaw that is the whole problem. If a few more of them had served maybe they would understand. Did you notice they had to wheel out Bob Dole to have a republican Purple Heart recipient last week? Perhaps they should be the one cutting some slack.

Toad · « **Reply #34 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:30:39 PM »

Yes, I'm afraid the little secret is out.

No Republican, or even anyone who ever voted Republican, has ever served.

You got 'em there.

Keep running this campaign on VN. Report for doody some more. It's a sure winner.

Nothing to say about the President's honorable service? I'm shocked, simply shocked. You being above all that denigration of military service and all.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #35 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:31:46 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
The whole thing just reflects the republicans campaign of "true lies". They don't care they belittle the Purple Heart, and with it anyone who recieved it, just as long as they can keep a false rumor floating. Didn't the President himself say Kerry's service was honorable?

stop right there. It wasnt the entire crowd but a few individuals.

Using this to paint ALL republicans is just as bad as me saying ALL liberals are socialist/commies.

As someone who has served and STILL serves proudly I'm voicing my opinion as a CONSERVATIVE that I don't aprove of this.

If some of my fellow conservatives on this board want to make this didnt happen that's fine......I'd prefer blown out of porportion....but I'd really like that needs to stop.

I do not think the president himself would approve of this.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #36 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:38:12 PM »

I don't think any intentioned jokes, or otherwise maliscious intent, should involve the whole of the Military. Pretend Band-Aid Purple Hearts are supposed to be a joke, but the under it all - it refers to the Purple Heart, and thus to those who have recieved it and will recieve it, which is the whole Military.

This has been blown out of proportion, but I still don't believe it was a wise, or even low-brow wit, to do something like this.

Will the repurcussions of later generations be that the Purple Heart is nothing more than a joke? Don't know, but it could be construed from this gesture that it is currently.
-SW

rpm · « **Reply #37 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:42:05 PM »

I'm saying this current generation of republican politicians and this administration has a lower, almost nonexistant, vet population and they don't understand. Anyone who hasn't served would not understand.

I cast no aspersions on the voting population, as I have no facts to base them on. I can tell you there are more democrat vets in congress compared to republican, because it's true.

demaw1 · « **Reply #38 on:** August 31, 2004, 11:58:48 PM »

RPM...I am rolling my eyes...

I am dissapointed in your response, have we really gone so low as to count the number of demo vets as to repub.vets in elected office at any given time. I have never thought about it that way,and I dont know if what you said is true.

I wonder do you think there is more liberals serving now than conservatives? Thing is I dont care.

Where not a lot of the people with bandaids older women.I really dont know. My perspective is these people were misguided, anyone can comment either way, I would rather have the misguided , than the so called peace/ anti-war people doing there best to demoralize our troops fighting now.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #39 on:** September 01, 2004, 12:06:25 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
I'm saying this current generation of republican politicians and this administration has a lower, almost nonexistant, vet population and they don't understand. Anyone who hasn't served would not understand.

I cast no aspersions on the voting population, as I have no facts to base them on. I can tell you there are more democrat vets in congress compared to republican, because it's true.

Fantastic how much the leftists value military service in Vietnam all of a sudden when their worthless candidate has nothing else to run on. Tell me rpm where was this militaritic enthusiasm in 1992 and 1996??

But of course you will answer that was then and this is now.
"Then" being when your candidate had ideas and issues and "now" being when your candidte has no ideas and no issues to run on...

Maybe Kerry should have been "Reporting For Doody" a bit more often in his 20 years in the Senate and accompished something meaningful during that time instead of sailing on his giant yachts, chasing rich widows, and, of course, consistently voting to cut the vital defense systems our soldiers need to win - all while polishing the medals he did or didn't throw away..

rpm · « **Reply #40 on:** September 01, 2004, 12:08:15 AM »

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Originally posted by demaw1
I would rather have the misguided , than the so called peace/ anti-war people doing there best to demoralize our troops fighting now.

Who is demoralizing the troops fighting right now? The problem is the mission they have been saddled with in Iraq, not the troops.

rpm · « **Reply #41 on:** September 01, 2004, 12:14:36 AM »

Hmmm, Kerry has been in office since 84. I'd say it has always been there Grun.

demaw1 · « **Reply #42 on:** September 01, 2004, 12:26:42 AM »

RPM....

The anti-war protesters in new york, the other anti-war protesters around America, The main stream news media that refuses to tell the truth about iraq. [ according to them I havent been there]. The blustering demos that are outspoken.

[ BLUSTERING not my word,it was in a letter]

How many different letters from different service men/women would it take for you to believe that iraq is not as show in main stream media?

He he eh you didnt answer my question lol.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #43 on:** September 01, 2004, 12:34:45 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
Hmmm, Kerry has been in office since 84. I'd say it has always been there Grun.

What has? The lefts fascination with military service as a key political virtue? Where was all that during the Clinton years? You remember Clinton, dont you? You know, the guy who spent the vietnam war in Oxford and on trips to Moscow...

Nonsense.

It's killing the Democratic party's leftist base to feature his Vietnam service as Kerry's most important qualification and issue. And it's fun to watch.

The sad truth is that Kerry is simply a bad candidate with nothing to run on except that one cultural issue the opposition to which has defined the Democratic party in the past 4 decades. It's not pretty, but again it's fun to watch Kerry and his Reporting for Doody.

rpm · « **Reply #44 on:** September 01, 2004, 12:43:23 AM »

And Clinton is running for...?

Hey, remember Nixon?