Spitting on Veterans

NY Sun ^ | February 6, 2007 | SETH GITELL

[neverdem]

Anti-war sentiment is moving dangerously close to a place America must never go — putting our anger on the soldiers that have been fighting the four-year Iraq war.

Some of this takes the form of minimizing what happened the last time American GIs returned from an unpopular war — Vietnam. Liberal commentators, such as MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, are diminishing the hostile treatment Vietnam veterans garnered when they returned from Vietnam.

On the air on Thursday, Mr. Olbermann disparaged the old report of Vietnam veterans being spit upon when they came home: "And, oh, by the way, there is not one confirmed case, not one, of Americans spitting on veterans returning from Vietnam."

Washington Post blogger William Arkin, meanwhile, went so far as to lay a condition for America's "support" of veterans. "These soldiers should be grateful that the American public, which by all polls overwhelmingly disapproves of the Iraq war and the President's handling of it, do still offer their support to them, and their respect," Mr. Arkin wrote. "Through every Abu Ghraib and Haditha, through every rape and murder, the American public has indulged those in uniform, accepting that the incidents were the product of bad apples or even of some administration or command order."

Let's state the obvious. First, Mr. Arkin's words are slanderous. To pluralize Abu Ghraib and Haditha and "every rape and murder" is unconscionable. True, there have been some misdeeds, acts as in Vietnam, where there was a William Calley, who was convicted in the murder of 22 Vietnamese civilians at the My Lai massacre. But in Vietnam there also was helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson who stopped Calley from killing even more innocents. The bulk of the American soldiers cannot be held responsible for the isolated wrong.

And, as for Mr. Olbermann, the point is...

[Txsleuth]

PING

[FreedomCalls]

"And, oh, by the way, there is not one confirmed case, not one, of Americans spitting on veterans returning from Vietnam."

"“How’s it feel to be a murderer?” asked the faculty advisor of Al Zellar who was mustering out after a year’s infantry service in Vietnam. Jim Minarik, another infantry veteran of that war walked out of doors in his uniform and was twice spat upon, was denied restaurant service, and called a "war criminal” all before he had time to buy a civilian suit. Jim Kerns pulled down a Vietcong flag here and spent nine hours in jail before Judge Halleck dismissed his case. Veterans are advised, one of them said, not to mention Vietnam service when making applications."

[rockrr]

I wonder what olber-bite thinks about the Holocaust?

[FreedomCalls]

"And, oh, by the way, there is not one confirmed case, not one, of Americans spitting on veterans returning from Vietnam."

CBS Evening News for Monday, Dec 27, 1971

Headline: Vietnam Veteran
Abstract: (Studio) January, 1971, report on medics in Vietnam recalled; retd. medic featured.
REPORTER: Charles Collingwood
Quote:
(Manhattan, Kansas) Delmar Pickett, Junior, hero, returns from Vietnam, finds US indifferent to war; vets' unemployment high; returns to school at Kansas State University as better student than before Vietnam experience.
[Student Gwyn STEERE - speaks of Pickett's modesty.]
[Vietnam film from earlier feature shown.]
Pickett home is in Olsburg, Kansas.
[PICKETT - tells of being spit on in Seattle, WA.]
Disillusioned but not downed by Vietnam experience.
[PICKETT - tells of experience as medic in Vietnam.]
[Father Delmar PICKETT, Senior - says son more settled.]
[MOTHER - says son a much better student than formerly.]
Drugs no problem for Pickett.
2 1/2 million Vietnam vets.

[dhs12345]

He and ramadamdingdong are two peas in a pod.

[My2Cents]

[dhs12345]

Hey, "baby killer" is enough for me.

[Doogle]

Mr. Olbermann should consider getting a higher class of call girl next time...the girls he "employs" have a nasty habit of revealing ..ah....ah...errr....shortcomings.

[Psalm 73]

Keith Olbermann is a vile creature with an enormous ego - the worst combination.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Resolving The Spitting Debate: peace activists spitting on returning veterans during the Vietnam era

Spitting examples at the above link.

[White Bear]

Happened to me at the Oakland Airport in 1969. Olbermann is an a$$.

[Sword_Svalbardt]

Let's go ahead and make the veterans, who can make a move on the government, all upset, create a coup, eliminate the liberals, and start this government all over with a clean slate, and no illegals.

[jillym]

From article above "On the air on Thursday, Mr. Olbermann disparaged the old report of Vietnam veterans being spit upon when they came home: "And, oh, by the way, there is not one confirmed case, not one, of Americans spitting on veterans returning from Vietnam."

Well, maybe it is not a confirmed case BUT my husband was spit on upon returning back to the US.

[OldSmaj]

"And, oh, by the way, there is not one confirmed case, not one, of Americans spitting on veterans returning from Vietnam."

Oh yes there is, you bugeyed liberal-spewing POS.

There is a police report from the Oakland PD, re: a young VN veteran that beat the holy hell out of a long-haired maggot infested puke, about 10 feet from the entrance gate of the Oakland Army Terminal.

No charges were filed, since the puke was observed by six (6), count 'em, six (6) witnesses as having spit upon the VN vet.

March, 1969.

You can also research hospital emergency rooms for treatment records of a long-haired maggot infested puke, since he suffered three teeth broken at the gumline, a possible broken jaw and a possible broken arm.

Now, there may not be records maintained that long, I don't know, but I saw it with my own two eyes.

So there, you POS.

And you can name the time, date and place, you maggot, and I'll be there, just in case you'd like to reenact the incident.

But this time, since I'm a little bit older, I'll have to use both fists.

And I won't be worried about getting your nasty blood on my uniform, since I haven't worn one since 1991.

Olberman is a lying puke POS with definite treasonous tendencies.

And if he wishes, I'll say so on Times Square, on a Saturday afternoon and I'll give him a week to draw a crowd.

I can't stand the POS.

[nothingnew]

I wonder if keith olbermann would report it if I spit on him. I'm going to try and find out, if he ever visits northern Utah......

FMCDH(BITS)

[Eagle Eye]

Heck, I got called that in 1978!

Dumbass freaks in an airport.

[The Blitherer]

If I EVER see somebody spit on a veteran they will get my fist in their teeth.

[Grizzled Bear]

I traveled from my home base to Afghanistan via Denver and Baltimore wearing my DCUs.

On the way to Afghanistan a military family on vacation bought some Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches for a bunch of us who were deploying.

On the way home I was approached by the parents of two kids who wanted to get a picture taken with me.

I gave each kid a CJSOTF-A coin.

Big Grin with watery eyes :-)

[Tzimisce]

Murdy the Moonbat says "Show your weak, give a squeak. Spit on a vet today." :D