[Rhodes22-list] This day in history

[Herb Parsons]

And, I'll add, bitch all you want to about his politics. When you insult 
his service, you're being a jerk. THAT was what was pathetic.

Brad Haslett wrote:
> Rob,
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> Herb's a big boy and can defend himself, so I'll let him.  I too feel his
> frustrations at times though.  The carrier landing was a celebration for the
> men and women who had been at sea for a good long while in support of the
> Iraqi liberation. They were honored to have been visited by their Commander
> in Chief and it showed on their faces.  President Bush didn't immediately
> rush for the Admiral's quarters, he spent a lot of time with the 'grunts'
> taking photos, hugging them, etc.  It was obvious they loved having him
> aboard and watching it live made me proud to be an American.  Was it a
> political event as well?  Everything a politician does is a political event.
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> Today's newspaper is the first draft of history and often wrong in the
> reporting and analysis.  Go read a newspaper from 1948 to 1952 and see how
> popular Truman was at the time.  Some people are so jaded by their BDS (Bush
> Derangement Syndrome) that they can't see anything positive in anything. You
> are probably a classic case.  Bush's term is almost over and it might be
> time for everyone to move on to tomorrow's problems.
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> Let me say this - when I think critics are taking delight in the difficulty
> and losses our military is encountering because it suits their political
> slant, it pisses me off to no end. Frankly, I don't think we should have
> engaged in 2/3rds of the deployments we did under Clinton, and I didn't and
> still don't like the Clintons.  That said, I want to see any engagement
> where we put our troops in harm's way to go well regardless of how I may
> personally feel about the commander.  My guess is, Herb gets upset for the
> same reasons I do.  Bitch about Bush is you want, it's a free country.  The
> men and women on that boat that day risked their lives so you can do so.
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> Brad
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