Bergdahl's Hometown Caught In Crossfire Of National Backlash (The heat is on)

Boise State Public Radio ^ | June 3, 2014 | Jessica Robinson

[smoothsailing]

Idahoans ache for attention, which is one of the reasons we make such a big deal out of an otherwise second-rate football team like Boise State.

Well, that helps explain the blue astroturf! B^)

[equaviator]

“Everything he touches turns to sh—”

Yes and because of that, the more American citizens reach for something better, they end up coming into contact with it.

[equaviator]

Yes and because of that, the more we reach for something better, the more we come into contact with it.

[Heart-Rest]

There is another song that they are considering using in their homecoming parade...

   "Bergdahl" - ("...he's a dog, what a dog...hey Bergdahl better get away quick...")

(Somebody good at writing song parodies or alternative lyrics could probably redo that whole song to match this sordid story from today.)

[Mark17]

I worked at a local TV station here in Boise at that time

I was at Mt Home for two years, before I went to Vietnam. I learned to ski at Bogus Basin.

[cyn]

Search for Hailey, Idaho VFW >> OK:

https://www.facebook.com/VFWPost6141FairviewOK

// It is our ethos that we never leave a fallen comrade. Today we have back in our ranks the only remaining captured soldier from our conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Welcome home SGT Bowe Bergdahl. //

[wku man]

If I had two functioning knees, I'd be at Bogus every day I could in the winter. As it is, I have to enjoy it up there in the summer, hiking the trails.

I'm not going to mention which station I worked for, because I don't want to give them free publicity, but you probably can guess which one it is.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Mark17]

I got to Mountain Home in 68, and left for Vietnam in 70. Of corse at that time, there was no cable/Satellite TV. We had a grand total of 2 TV stations that we could watch. The only one I can remember, was KBOI out of Boise.

I am a big time hockey fan too, but there was no team in Boise, but I guess there is a minor league team there now. I have gone to see the San Jose Sharks play quite a few times. I haven't skied in many years, but I still get on the ice once in awhile, and continue to dream of playing hockey.