Posted on 11/19/2004 7:53:39 PM PST by Rakkasan1
Magnetic ribbons of all colors, sizes and varieties are being attached to the tails of SUVs and compact cars alike, like so many dot-commers swarming to the deceiving stock market rise of the late '90s. In particular, the yellow and red, white and blue ribbons sporting the phrases "Support Our Troops" and "Freedom Isn't Free" have become as common as taillights.
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yeah sure ya will, right after Saint Wellstone rises from the dead.
Hey Freeprs...What about a car sticker that says we support that particular Marine in hot water now." Give our Marine a Medal, not a hassel!"
Or something more like, "Support our troops, not the Media!" or " Support your troops, call off the Media Rats."
I put the sign on because I am a proud American, proud of our troops around the world. It is not a way of showing monitary support.
I support at least 4 groups sending packages or helping those returning injured, or helping the families of those who don't return.
I'll show my patriotism however it suits me, and you can too. That is called freedom of expression - get used to it Mr. Ayers.
I'm stating the obvious that this zipwad missed. Not one cent from the sale of these need to go to anything troop related. One supports the troops by telling them you support them. It is the message not the medium that is important here.
I think it helps with the ribbons
I just hope those home on leave or not deployed see them and realize they have people who care about them
I also donate to the USO -- Warrior Fund and Christmas Gifts for Hospitalized Veterans etc etc
A ribbon is so whimpy. The symbol should be something else.
What this twerp cannot fathom is that the folks with the "Support the Troops" stickers probably already HAVE sent care packages, or money to a group that does.
Some folks just like to complain.
I've been given 2 of them so I just put them on my truck. I don't think I would buy them..........
My buddy is a marine vet and he has one on his car
Must really pi$$ the liberals off to realize that each ribbon represents a vote for W.
Ok, I'm not from the USA, and I live in Ireland which has a small military.
However, I have an Uncle who served overseas with the US army in the Congo, and the Lebanon.
One of my grandfathers fought in WWII.
One in WWI
While the care packages and everything would be fantastic for them.
I think THEY would have been elated to come home and see that people had tied that yellow ribbon for them, or cared for them, or acknowledged publicly their support for them.
Just my 2cents (and seeing as my cents are Euro cent, they probably don't count)
Then send this guy a letter telling him what you did.
I thought Libs were big into ribbons. Now that I know this one gets their lacy panties all in a wad, I'm going stick one on my truck. And my wife's SUV.
Each yellow ribbon (sold at local banks) in our town goes to support the Wounded Soldier's Fund. For example, it's helped to provide transportation/lodging for family members when their soldiers are at Walter Reed Hospital.
I frequently saw yellow ribbons on cars with W stickers on them.
I almost *never* saw them on cars with Kerry/Edwards stickers on them.
You don't have to be a Texan to display this one.
A multi- message, if you will.
I've still got my bumper sticker up, "Pi$$ of France, Reelect Bush".
Just some stupid lib who is just realizing that all of those "Support the Troops" people voted for Bush.
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