[rhema]

And to frost the cake, Brad Radke threw the first complete game by a Twins' pitcher this season.

[dead]

The only sign of resistance came from a middle-aged man donning a Dennis Kucinich cap. "Bring our troops home now!" he shouted to them as he crossed Fifth Avenue.

Grandfather Twilight still carries his torch.

[Brilliant]

It's your typical ploy of the leftwing pacifists. They aren't concerned so much about the fact that they've been offered this GI Joe toy. What they are concerned about is that OTHER PEOPLE have been offered this toy. They want to block those other people from being subjected to free speech.

[tamikamaria]

It was reported on Fox news yesterday that the Twins plan to do the same promotion next year. The team also said that they have received many requests from companies that want to sponsor the event next time.

Way to go Twins!

[rabidralph]

He added that after hearing the criticism, the Twins decided they would offer fans who declined to accept the G.I. Joe action figure a [pair of raisins].

[Incorrigible]

My 7 year old daughter was inducted into the Continental Army this past Sunday at the Independence Day festival in Bridgewater, NJ. She along with many other children were marched to the supply tent and provided with wooden musket replicas. They were then lined up by the Captain (In full Continental Army uniform) and taught how to prep and fire their weapon. He then gave them a lesson on using the bayonet!

I was thinking how un-PC this entire process was and nervously awaited some parent or other loony adult to jump out and interrupt the demonstration but nothing like that happened. In fact, the parents of the kids cheered at the end.

My daughter was excited at the prospect of fighting the British. (what say ye Happygal?) I reminded her that was the past but that there are many other dangers to the freedom Americans enjoy. I told her she would have to wait until she was 18 if she wanted to wear a uniform. Hopefully at the Navel Academy.

[Lee'sGhost]

You know, I'd bet that for the most part these clymers who whined about GI Joe don't even LIKE baseball. Sort of goes along with being anti-American.

[mewzilla]

A young girl walking behind the man looked back at the supporters and twirled her hand next to her ear, as if to gesture that the man was cuckoo.

LOL.

[Valin]

Joe Repya was on the 10pm news last night. (I paraphrase) these leftwing weenies don't have the nerve to come out here and challange us.

[AzSteven]

I jsut got back from the 40th Anniversary CElebration of GI Joe at the GI Joe Collector's Club convention at Walt Disney World (June 29 - July 4). We had an absolute BLAST there. No anti protestors in sight either. And I picked up a George W Bush figure from BBi - it depicts the president in flight gear as seen on the carrier, congratulating the troops. Really cool figure. Spent WAY too much money on action figures (I do the 12" version of Joe, not the 3.75", but both camps are well represented)

One of the best parts of the convention was that I saw a young man I have seen only at conventions since he was 12 years old. He is now 19, and a Lance Corporal in the US Marine Corps. Last year was the first show he has missed - he was sent to Haiti fresh out of training. He just got back a week ago, and he very much wanted to come to the show. I only know the young man slightly, and I was proud of him in his dress blues; you can just imagine how his DAD felt standing there with him!

[Ichneumon]

Moms, dads and children alike were excited about receiving the action figure, which is about 4 inches tall.

When did they shrink Joe? The one I had as a kid was a heck of a lot bigger than that.

[Ichneumon]

some anti-war groups criticized the baseball club's promotion as glorifying war, particularly at a time when the nation is engaged in military resistance in Iraq.

What *better* time to glorify the military?

Morons.

[longtermmemmory]

The news reports had a male spokesman objector to war toys.

To describe him as effete or flaming would be too polite.

Waaaaaay to in touch with his feminine side. (definitly part of the feminizing america into weakness crowd)