Posted on 11/02/2006 1:52:59 PM PST by Gumdrop
Edited on 11/02/2006 2:02:08 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
One of the men in a buzz-generating photograph taken in Iraq is a St. Cloud police sergeant, St. Cloud Police Chief Dennis Ballantine said.
Marty Sayre is one eight soldiers in a photo poking fun at Sen. John Kerry that is making the rounds on the Internet. The photo shows the National Guard soldiers holding a sign that says “‘Halp us Jon Carry — we R stuck hear N Irak.”
The sign is a riff on comments Kerry made Monday to a group of college students. “You study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq, “ he said.
The comments immediately became fodder in a heated midterm election battle that has focused on the war in Iraq.
Kerry later said it was a bad joke and apologized to anyone he offended.
Ballantine said he received an e-mail from Sayre, who said he was in the photograph. Sayre wrote that the photo was meant for family and friends and was surprised by the attention it has gotten, Ballantine said.
Ballantine said he was happy to see the photo, because it’s proof that Sayre is alive and well.
Ballantine also pointed out that Sayre has a bachelor’s degree.
A few earlier posts were worried that the soldiers might get into trouble and be brought up on charges for playing politics while in uniform. I was only saying that I can't believe the Democrats would be stupid enough to do that. It would be political suicide if they tried it.
Newt Gingrich today on Hannity's radio show said the John Kerry gaffe will be worth a few percentage points of votes for the Pubbies.
Mr. Kerry, please take yourself on a pleasant trip, I am sure you know how to get there and if you are confused, speak to your "swimmer" protege and the next time Mr. Cheneyis in a group picture with you, I am sure he can offer you suggestions as you entertain yourself along the way.
My tagline still says it all.
Awesome...is his town near you?
John Kerry and Christmas in Cambodia
John Kerry's super secret diary.
http://209.157.64.201/focus/f-news/1202046/posts
ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa, went the the twin engines on John kill em all kerry's boat (real heros have nick names like that). It was a dark and quiet night, John kill em all Kerry turned to his first mate and (in a quiet yet confident voice) said....it's quiet...too quiet I don't like it.
If only we can get a bit farther up river without getting spotted we'll be able to drop off secret agent x-183.
In the blink of an eye the clam of the night was SHATTERED KAPOW KAPOW WOOOOSH BLAM BLAM the night came alive with a song of DEATH! They had sailed into a clever ambush set by Charlie (John kill em all Kerry's long time foe.
The crew strickened with fear and unable to move turned as one to the one man who had the courage, the skill, the WILL to save them.
John kill em all Kerry like a coiled spring leapped into action (That's what heros like to do in these kind of situations) with a sneer on his lips John kill em all Kerry THRUST the throttle forward and mzzz teraza (heros lile john kill em all Kerry like to have names for their boats) LEAPPED like a mighty stallion BAAATTLE STATIONS he shouted! Wakeing as from a dream John kill em all karry's band of brothers to their stations.
BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA sang the quad 50s in a tune that sang death and destruction for Charlie and his commie stooges, BRRRRAAAAAPPPP the 60's spat out a curtain of lead, BOOOOM BOOOOM the 300mm mortars adding their song to the aria of war!
Now the dirty commies would pay for DARING to attack John killl em all Kerry and his All American band of brothes! With a ferral grin John kill em all Kerry shouted DIE COMMIE SCUM! (see hero types like John kill em all Kerry say things like that, they teach them that at hero school).
Just when it looked like one more (glorious) victory for John kill em all Kerry and his gallant band of brothers, KABOOOOM commie frogmen had placed a mine (the sneeky dirty underhanded Khmer rouge bast*rds) on the sleak and deadly mzzz teraza! In a bat of an eyelash john kill em all Kerry know his gallant little steed was done for, Flinging the little mzzz teraza at the nearest nest of vipers John kill em all Kerry CHARGED straight into the muzzels of death. Afraid? Not he, John kill em all Kerry didn't know the meaning of fear
{fear(Function): noun Etymology: Middle English fer, from Old English f[AE]r sudden danger; akin to Latin periculum attempt, peril, Greek peiran to attempt Date: 12th century 1 a : an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger b (1) : an instance of this emotion (2) : a state marked by this emotion 2 : anxious concern : SOLICITUDE 3 : profound reverence and awe especially toward God 4 : reason for alarm : DANGER synonyms FEAR, DREAD, FRIGHT, ALARM, PANIC, TERROR, TREPIDATION mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. FEAR is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage .
DREAD usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety .
FRIGHT implies the shock of sudden, startling fear .
ALARM suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger .
PANIC implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity .
TERROR implies the most extreme degree of fear .
TREPIDATION adds to DREAD the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation.}
The boat rammed into the den of inequity, and leapping from the galllant but doomed craft a 50cal in his right hand his (trusty) M-16 in his left a 5in. cannon strapped to his back John kill em all Kerry LEAPPED into the very heart of the enemyAAAAHHHHHH he cried all the while dealing death to the left and right (hero types do stuff like that all the time, that's why they're hero types)
The (dirty) commies quaked in fear at this (magnificent specimen) All American hero type in a blood lust cried "It's kill em all Kerry! Please don't kill us, John kill em all Kerry would have none of that! Not after thier dastardly attack and mortal wounding of his (beloved) mzzz teraza, DIE YOU DIRTY COOMIS RATS, I'LL TEACH YOU TO MESS WITH MASSACHUSETTS!
And oh the carnage the ensued, So terrible was his (awesome) wrath that soon after those above him (being jealous of his superior combat skills and the love his band of brothers had for him) sent him back to the good old US of A.
Stay tuned for more advetures of John kill em all Kerry.
Coming soon "John Kerry and the agents of DOOM."
It can't be right... Kerry said those in Iraq didn't do their homeworks, so they couldn't possibly have a bachelor degree... /s
The three are from PA, OH, and RI, aren't they? They still need to win VA, TN, and MT, and not losing NJ or MD.
This group of America's finest made Hanoi Boi's "botched joke" funny.
This was not a political statement.
It was a response to an insult.
That's exactly the concept that the dad of one of the soldiers (the woman on the right end of the picture) said in his radio interview.
Check it out right here: THE SOLDIERS BEHIND THE BANNER
Scroll down for the audio link in the middle.
And laughing at them just makes them angrier... doesn't it? This picture will indeed continue to contribute to the "legs" of this whole story. Kerry's last gasp. This will continue to plague him into 2008. He's toast, but maybe hasn't really realized it yet.
You know though, that isn't a political statement. It is a request for assistance to one who purports to be an authority. I see no disrespect in that photo.
It would just save us a lot of bother if Mr. Cheney would just take Mr. Carry hunting.
I hope Rove has operatives in every military installation in the world making sure that all of our troops are properly registered to vote. It would be a shame if their efforts to allow Iraqis to vote were met with efforts from the Democrats to supress their own vote.
I e-mailed it to Ev as soon as I saw it the other day & he sent a note right back identifying the group as being MN NG....he recognized their insignia, having trained next door to them in MS.:)
He should be home within a week!!!!
Just got an e-mail from him this morning..............he AND Katie will be spending Thanksgiving with us in the great state of Minnesota!!!
We'll be arriving Thanksgiving morning and staying until Sunday with my mom in Minneapolis.:)
He has had it up to HERE with sand & heat & says "I'm a Wisconsin boy.......give me a blast of ice & snow any day!!!"
lol
True; it is a tall order.
which reminds me, I guess that robin williams movie was a turkey after all...
What is political about their statement? While it has a political USE, their statement is simply a joke based on the stupid remarks of an insufferably stupid politician. I don't see any actionable activism here at all.
Of course I was only a combat arms captain, not JAG...
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