Posted on 10/24/2005 12:59:59 PM PDT by SmithL
SACRAMENTO — Morning begins on Marty Way. Sprinklers slap across crew-cut lawns, and the rising sun angles through a thick canopy of trees. As neighbors head to work, they hardly glance anymore at the block's oddest sight.
The soldier is still there.
Affixed under the gingerbread eaves of Stephen and Virginia Pearcy's place is the figure of a U.S. serviceman in desert camouflage and helmet. A balled-up American flag forms the head. A noose is cinched around the neck, just above the sign reading, "Bush Lied. I Died."
Early on, TV news cameras caught young vandals tearing down the effigy. Talk radio buzzed over a clash of free speech and neighborhood norms. Internet blogs called the Pearcys seditious creeps.
Their persistent stand never attracted the media horde that chronicled Cindy Sheehan's summertime vigil in Crawford, Texas. But the Pearcys' home-front display, which first appeared in January, has proved an improbably enduring presence on Marty Way.
Whether they loved, hated or merely tolerated the display, most neighbors figured the couple would exhaust their 15 minutes of fame and the soldier would disappear.
They underestimated the Pearcys' stubbornness.
Steve Pearcy explains, "We wanted something more striking than the ordinary bumper sticker."
For that they've endured death threats. Their house has been pelted with eggs and, a few weeks ago, by a 2 a.m. paint-ball attack. The couple have jousted with law enforcement over policing of vandals but also with the liberal Craigslist website.
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Yeah. Saw Ratt back in 86. Bon Jovi opened up for them.
Bon Jovi isn't qualified to shine Ratt's shoes.
And this guy in the article is NOT the same Pearcy as I have confirmed.
No wonder he's getting extreme home makeovers.
Bon Jovi isn't qualified to shine Ratt's shoes.
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Lol. Actually, BJ blew Ratt away that night. I liked the early Bon Jovi.
However, Invasion of Your Privacy is a classic. I have it on vinyl, cassette and CD.
Yeah? He can come on over to my house..I'll introduce him to Mr. Baseball Bat.
Well, the S/T debut and "7800 Fahrenheit" were excellent albums, truthfully.
I'll introduce him to Mr. Fist. And Mr. Boot.
Roullette and She Don't Know Me from the debut.
Those are classics.
if someone was to contruct a model of the WTC collapsing on their front lawn which they entitled "Clinton's Legacy" would they get this much positive press from the lib-MSM???
How about an effigy of someone who died in the African Embassy bombings or at Khobar Towers with a sign under it which read, "While Clinton was getting blown I was getting blown-up"...how would the MSM react??
Stoopid Libs....Make a statement, endure the results.
LOL!
Mr. Num and Mr. Chuck
It's his house, and he can do what he wants. But he is still an idiot.
"Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to. "
COL. NATHAN JESSUP "A FEW GOOD MEN" 1992
THIS GUY HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR SOME TIME.HE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE A JERK-OFF BECAUSE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FIGHT TO KEEP THIS COUNTRY FREE.
MY HEARING IS ABOUT 50% AND I WALK WITH AID OF A CANE SOMETIMES.LITTLE REMINDERS OF MY TIME IN MARINE EOD 75-79.
BACK THEN WE HAD A SAYING:
"SLEEP WELL TONIGHT AMERICA,THE MARINES ARE ON DUTY"
GODBLESS OUR TROOPS!
SEMPER FI!
They are talking about you over here....
I wonder what the Pearcys have in store for Christmas this year? :-]
I know where they can stick the YuleTide Log. :-P
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