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Minnesota unit created 'Halp us Jon Carry' sign
Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | 11/02/2006 | Bob von Sternberg

Posted on 11/02/2006 1:51:54 PM PST by UB355

Minnesota unit created 'Halp us Jon Carry' sign Members of a unit under the command of the Minnesota National Guard turn out to be the creators of an intentionally misspelled sign that takes a mocking shot at Sen. John Kerry. Bob von Sternberg, Star Tribune Members of a unit under the command of the Minnesota National Guard turn out to be the creators of an intentionally misspelled sign that takes a mocking shot at Sen. John Kerry. The sign, painted in thick, blue letters across a white banner says, "Halp us Jon Carry - We R stuck hear n Irak." The picture of the sign, held by eight soldiers, has raced across the Web and on TV newscasts for the past two days. Power Line, the Twin Cities-based conservative blog dubbed the soldiers "our hometown heroes of the Minnesota National Guard." Late this morning Lt. Col. Kevin Olson, a spokesman for the Minnesota National Guard, said the "Red Bull" logo and the number on the bumper of the truck "1-34" indicate that the soldiers in the picture are under the command of a Minnesota unit. "All symptoms are there that they're from our base in Bloomington," Olson said. About 2,600 Minnesota Guard members have been deployed to Iraq and attached to the 1/34 Brigade Troops Battalion, which has a total of 5,000 troops in the war zone.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: carry; joncarry
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1 posted on 11/02/2006 1:51:55 PM PST by UB355
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To: UB355

The Red Star printed this?


2 posted on 11/02/2006 1:52:52 PM PST by cardinal4 (Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi..)
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To: cardinal4

Had no choice, I suspect. Would have run them over otherwise.


3 posted on 11/02/2006 1:53:37 PM PST by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: UB355

Anyone else gonna make those famous words into their next bumper sticker?


4 posted on 11/02/2006 1:54:05 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: UB355

They were heroes before and more so now!


5 posted on 11/02/2006 1:54:13 PM PST by llevrok (How can you plant the seed of freedom by pulling out early?)
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To: UB355
St. Cloud Officer in on Joke on Kerry
6 posted on 11/02/2006 1:57:01 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: cardinal4

Some home truths for the Kerry defenders:
Staff Sgt. Erik Holtan, a Cottage Grove resident who's a member of the Minnesota Guard, told the Post he saw the picture ...and immediately posted it on his own blog site.

"I received this picture via e-mail and I love it," he wrote Wednesday on his blog and referred to Kerry: "For someone to say the comments he did, (and they are right there verbatim on the news), and then weasel out of it by saying it was a bad attempt at a joke is stupid. A botched joke is what it is. Funnier when you try to get out of the joke! Either way, of course the Republicans are gonna jump on it, IT'S ELECTION TIME!!!!"


7 posted on 11/02/2006 1:57:28 PM PST by 3AngelaD
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To: cardinal4

Even the Red Star must be disgusted with Kerry. Man, he is one screw-up.


8 posted on 11/02/2006 1:58:48 PM PST by kjo
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To: admin

Put this in breaking news?


9 posted on 11/02/2006 1:59:29 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: UB355

This article just brought on the Idea for a new game /event at fairs, picnics, and conservative conventions.

It will be called the "JOHN CARRY" in which teams will compete to see who can carry a porta-potty or replica outhouses the furthest or fastest or a combination thereof.

Teams could win bonus points or separate awards for decoration, showmanship, odor...eeeewwww, or other similar attributes.


10 posted on 11/02/2006 2:07:39 PM PST by rock58seg (The primaries are over. Hold you your nose if necessary, but ....VOTE!...)
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To: UB355

I'm waiting for the Article 15s to be handed out to these brave men and women by some a$$ kissing career unit commander.


11 posted on 11/02/2006 2:07:41 PM PST by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: UB355

Error 404, file not found at link.


12 posted on 11/02/2006 2:08:02 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
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To: UB355

Just checked out Drudge, and he has taken the picture down.


13 posted on 11/02/2006 2:09:42 PM PST by sissyjane (Don't be stuck on stupid!)
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To: UB355
So what! It proves jfk's point... Not only can't these idiots spell, apparently they can't read a map either and don't know the difference between Iraq and Texas /sarc
14 posted on 11/02/2006 2:10:55 PM PST by Conservative Infidel (How come they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them??)
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To: RandallFlagg

Good idea! I've already made it the background pic for both computers. The kids are enjoying it!


15 posted on 11/02/2006 2:12:30 PM PST by texpat72 (<><)
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To: rock58seg
It will be called the "JOHN CARRY" in which teams will compete to see who can carry a porta-potty or replica outhouses the furthest or fastest or a combination thereof.

How about a rich widow carry?

16 posted on 11/02/2006 2:13:46 PM PST by N. Theknow ((Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.))
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To: MeanWestTexan

It was there, must have pulled after complaints by the dims in Minneapolis


17 posted on 11/02/2006 2:13:50 PM PST by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: MeanWestTexan

http://www.startribune.com/587/story/783407.html


This just worked


18 posted on 11/02/2006 2:14:53 PM PST by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: MplsSteve

PING!


19 posted on 11/02/2006 2:15:30 PM PST by maggief
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To: UB355
"All symptoms are there that they're from our base in Bloomington,"

My Hometown!!!

20 posted on 11/02/2006 2:16:10 PM PST by kidd
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