Posted on 07/05/2005 10:59:50 PM PDT by BillF
As for converting...converting no, discouraging, yes. The night the war started, the peace group in my county had a meeting attended by 100 people. A year ago next Thursday they had their last meeting--which was attened by a whole 3 people. Now, I'm sure their membership falloff had more to do with mass graves and torture chambers than withopposition, but I was there every single time they met, shaming them, and I wonder if they would have had so many quitters if folks hadn't had to come past me every week. The group's leaders tried to have me arrested, probably because people didn't like coming past the "Shame on you" sign every month. And the difference in media coverage between a freeped event and an unopposed event is like night and day.
Oh, I see. You're not aware of the DC Chapter's visits and other tangible support for the troops at Walter Reed, which began long before any leftist darkened the hospital's door. These folks walk the walk, and you really should be ashamed that you have implied otherwise.
And as Coop pointed out in post #65, this objection bears no resemblance to your original post.
I'm certain that even you will have to admit, that the leftists' only goal in life is to get under the skin of the American people, and to prevent us from doing other, more productive things to help our troops.
First, this would assume that those who hit the streets aren't doing other stuff for the troops. Second, their goal at Walter Reed is to demoralize the troops. The Leftists are not so militarily ignorant that they don't know the importance of moral, and the usefulness of wounded soldiers in propaganda. Opposing them at the site of their miscreance is not just worthy, but vital.
Are you talking aboutthe kid who was not only not against the war, but also was not wounded in combat? There's a guy in F 9/11 who got oboth his hands blown off by an exploding landng gear tire on a Blackhawk. the same thing could have happened to him on any Army flightline here in the states. In fact, when I went to Air Force tech school there was a bolt moutned on a plaque on the wall of my classroom. It was sheared in half by a guy who splattered himself all over the place filling an F-15 tire with a high pressure air source, and they wanted to show us how great the forces involved are.
You know what really ticked me off? Kovic not only was on his second tour, he had demanded a dangerous combat assignment. Then he gets mad at his country because they sent him soemwhere dangerous and he got shot.
Exactamoundo! He was a big time glory hound war hero until sh*t happened. And I note that he is still stuck in the sixties.
That's great but the enemy is still here. We face them last night and they are domestic. They have their supports in Congress and the wolf is at the door. You can be piss off or you can get involved. It is up to you.
And one more thing. Many of us lived in danger. Mine was greater than 400 feet under the sea.
I wish you guys would get pissed off enough to take the country back from these world socialist. They are using our troops to project their goals for America.
Thank you for being there. You guys/gals represent millions of people.
It is time to face the enemy. We do it constitutionally while we still have a constitution. We have peaceful means now. That might be the case if Hillary takes the White House. She will do her best to stomp out the VRWC. If not civil war or surrender is the only choice.
Enough already. They have hit US and others. The word shoud go out to Sieria, etc., "Next Hit On Us, You Will Be A Glass Factory".
BMW, thanks for being there last night.
BMW, you probably already know this, but I'll mention just in case you don't. Mr. Silverback not only has FReeped in person, but he has repeatedly rallied FReepers in numerous states to get people out from behind the keyboard. He is an outstanding FReeper and patriot.
OK but when anyone comes on our posts and tells us we should not bother, I will not stand for it. Even you told kristinn not to go to the White House for a little Freep this winter. Apple Blossom and I showed and we saw the need. I will never have one once of second thoughts that being there is not important. That's has been my position on each of these posts. What started this flame war was a statement that our work was not worth it. Now some feathers are ruffled. I will defend our work because we hold the longest history of Freeeping.
I just wanted to say thank you for being there. I wish I lived in the area. i'd be the first one out there and the last to leave. God bless you guys.
If you plan anything in Tulsa, OK, please let me know. I'm all about helping and supporting the troops in person. =)
Your signs are funny and true! Their signs are deceitful and pathetic.
I read that Medea Benjamin, the founder of Code Pink has been helping the communists since at least the 1980's. She flew a surgeon to Nicaragua to operate on the hand of a communist terrorist who had killed 5 Marines. These people have a long history of aiding and abetting.
What ever happened to prosecuting for treason for these kinds of actions taken during a time of war when our men and women are in harm's way? I think it should come back into "style".
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