[Rhodes22-list] This day in history

[Rob Lowe]

Nobody questioned his service, Herb.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
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Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] This day in history


> 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,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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