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St. Cloud Officer in on Joke on Kerry
St. Cloud Times ^ | Kari Petrie

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: asinine90; halp; irak; iraq; joncarry; kerry; stcloud
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To: Jemian
There ya go...

In AZ where it is the victim's fault if he gets shot in a hunting accident.

121 posted on 11/03/2006 9:15:50 AM PST by Kate of Spice Island (Jon Fukitol Kari is an arrogant fool.)
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To: Jemian
In a normal moment in American social development, that photo wouldn't be problematic. Under a weirded-out CiC, such as, oh, say, Bubba J. Clinton, it would be a hangin' offense. I will never forget when he sic'd his SS agents on a protesting soul in a rope line (Chicago?) to be hauled off to the pokey for voicing opposition to him. I will NEVER forget Waco. I will never forget his abuse of power, period. Fortunately for these soldiers, Bush is their CiC.

In the photo of the Marines being accosted by Jon Carry at a Wendy's restaurant before being deployed to Iraq in 2004 -- remember, the Senator was running for president at the time. That knowledge really puts this photo into perspective.


122 posted on 11/03/2006 11:15:03 AM PST by GretchenM (What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
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To: Blue Jays

A classic.


123 posted on 11/03/2006 11:19:19 AM PST by Dante3
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To: N. Theknow

Um, what are "Uff Da's"? Or do I want to know?

;^)


124 posted on 11/03/2006 1:26:39 PM PST by MissNomer (If by "working through" the problem you mean "giving up" . . . .)
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To: trussell

About 50 miles.


125 posted on 11/03/2006 1:48:39 PM PST by EGPWS (Lord help me be the conservative liberals fear I am.)
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To: weegee

......It's not a political statement. It's a joke.......

Hmmm Not a call for help, a request for redeployment, a personal plea to Sen Cary?


126 posted on 11/03/2006 1:56:24 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. get wise while yet you may)
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To: EGPWS

That's kewl...if you ever get the chance to tell him "Thank you" please say thanks for me and the kids too!


127 posted on 11/03/2006 5:25:21 PM PST by trussell (Proud to be a Jesus Freak! / Happy camper!)
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To: Grampa Dave

Electing democrats is more important than the safety of our troops.

128 posted on 11/04/2006 1:10:09 AM PST by oyez (Why is it that egalitarians act like royalty?)
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To: GretchenM

Wow! Excellent processing, GretchenM. Thanks. Whud'ja use?


129 posted on 11/04/2006 7:59:11 AM PST by Eastbound
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To: redlegplanner

(6) Nun of the abuv duz not apply to ennywun stuk in Irak.


130 posted on 11/04/2006 8:15:18 AM PST by Eastbound
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To: Eastbound

The initial thread on FR with this photo had the smaller version. Someone found a larger one and the Mod shuffled things to post the larger photo, deleting the smaller one. I snagged the big one -- can't claim any expertise for making brown eyes blue here. Would be nice if I knew how to take a smaller photo and make it look that good!


131 posted on 11/04/2006 12:21:14 PM PST by GretchenM (What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
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To: GretchenM

Okay, thanks for the reply, GretchenM. I use a few post processing programs on some of my own work, but have never been able to come with that kind of enlargement quality.


132 posted on 11/04/2006 12:36:04 PM PST by Eastbound
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To: GretchenM

You are very right in everything you said!


133 posted on 11/04/2006 5:13:27 PM PST by maxwellp
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To: GretchenM

Thanks for posting that larger photo, so we can make out the faces. May the Lord bless and keep our fine service members safe!


134 posted on 11/05/2006 6:28:10 PM PST by Ciexyz (Satisfied owner of a 2007 Toyota Corolla.)
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