Posted on 12/29/2007 10:02:29 AM PST by PurpleMan
"And so we choose the men and women of the USO, bringing a little fun and a nation's thanks to those who serve us far from home."
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I’m a supporter of the USO. If that blowhard O’Reilly doesn’t like them, then I like them even more.
ABC and the other networks have spent the last four years ripping the military effort to shreds at every opportunity. Now it proposes to honor those who honor our troops. Frankly, I get my news from more reliable sources and ABC’s opinion on things merely taints those things.
ABC, stick to putting a knife into the backs of our troops. We don’t need your desparate attempts to rehab your standing. We wrote you off years ago. Too little. Too late.
FU
I second my distinguished colleague’s motion, and wish to put it to a floor vote.
I am greatful to the ones listed who entertained for the USO for our troops in Iraq, but they did not name all of them.. it was just the Robin Williams tour.
As do I. I read somewhere that FDR considered making the USO a government-supported organization, and then decided that it should be supported privately, and if the American people wouldn’t support it, it should just end. The American people in their wisdom have supported this great cause for the past sixty years. I was a little perturbed when I saw that Al Franken is one of their entertainers, but, heck, if the troops find him amusing, who am I to criticize?
I was Times Person of the Year for 2006.
“...ripping the military effort to shreds at every opportunity.” Yea right.
If anything this is a slap at Fox, NBC, and CBS for NOT giving them credit and could help them. Whose ratings does ABC care about?
BTW: “FU”???
What in the world could that mean? Hmmmm. Maybe it’s short for an Anglo-Saxon vulgarism?
Funny it would come from someone who wries “I publicly confirm my acknowledgment that God the Father, Jesus His Son and the Holy Ghost are the Rulers of the Universe. I desire them to be the Keepers of My Soul, the Guardians of all those I hold dear to my heart.”
Unfortunate
Kellie PIcklers USO tour, Don KIng’s tour. O.A.R. in the persioan gulf, Wilmer Valderram’s tour, Toby Keiths tour. wonder why they only talked about Robin Williams?
The following is a partial list of USO performers, since 2001.
50 Cent
Trace Adkins
Aerosmith
Ben Affleck
Criss Angel
Carmelo Anthony
Lance Armstrong
Tom Arnold
Dave Attell
Steve Azar
Charles Barkley
Rick Barry
The Bellamy Brothers
Jay Bilas
Lewis Black
Josh Blue
Drew Brees
Michael Buffer
Tracy Byrd
Jim Calhoun
Candlebox
Drew Carey
Cher
Louis C.K.
Blake Clark
Kelly Clarkson
Ellen Cleghorne
Tara Connor - Miss USA 2006
Chelsea Cooley - Miss USA 2005
Brad Cotter
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Terry Crews
Alge Crumpler
Charlie Daniels
Keith David
Bill Dawes
Diana DeGarmo
Michael DeLorenzo
Robert De Niro
Diamond Rio
Drowning Pool
Donnie Edwards
Carmen Electra
John Elway
Ty England
Bill Engvall
Dennis Farina
David Faustino
Craig Ferguson
Fighting Gravity
Five for Fighting
Al Franken
Morgan Freeman
Mark Gottfried
Josh Gracin
Roy Green
Tom Green
Lee Greenwood
David Alan Grier
Kathy Griffin
Merle Haggard
Donnie Hammond
Tim Hardaway
John Heffron
Shelley Hennig, Miss Teen USA 2004
Taylor Hicks
Karl Hobbs
Lou Holtz
Hootie & the Blowfish
D.L. Hughley
Frankie J
Warren Johnson
Jonas Brothers
Wynonna Judd
Stacy Keibler
Toby Keith
Jerry Kelly
Jamie Kennedy
Don King
Kathy Kinney
Johnny Knoxville
Nick Lachey
Lisa Lampanelli
Billy Lane
Larry the Cable Guy
Steve Lavin
Danni Leigh
Mallory Lewis
Sugar Ray Leonard
David Letterman
Frank Lickliter
Rich Little
Lonestar
Jennifer Lopez
Ludacris
Bobby Lutz
La Mafia
Danny Manning
Master P
Neal McCoy
Michael McDonald
Brian McKnight
Carlos Mencia
Maria Menounos
Jo Dee Messina
Alyssa Milano
Les Miles
Lil’ Mo
Montgomery Gentry
Jay Mohr
Craig Morgan
Brittany Murphy
Willie Nelson
Wayne Newton
Marisol Nichols
Chuck Norris
Ted Nugent
O.A.R.
Conan O’Brien
Dave Odom
Jamie O’Neal
Shaquille O’Neal
Tito Ortiz
Vincent Pastore
Corey Pavin
Chris Paul
Russell Peters
Regis Philbin
Kellie Pickler
Rachel Proctor
Powerman 5000
DJ Qualls
Shelton Quarles
Rascal Flatts
Restless Heart
Rob Riggle
Kid Rock
Henry Rollins
Lil’ Romeo
Jeffrey Ross
Brandon Routh
Ja Rule
Kelvin Sampson
Sawyer Brown
Seann William Scott
Shanice
Dax Shepard
Will Shields
Shinedown
Gene Simmons
Jessica Simpson
Sinbad
Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band
Tony Sirico
Rachel Smith - Miss USA 2007
Stu Stone
Marshall R. Teague
Keni Thomas
Aaron Tippin
Christopher Titus
Alex Trebek
Danny Trejo
Travis Tritt
Leeann Tweeden
Ronan Tynan
Carrie Underwood
Wilmer Valderrama
Kiki Vandeweghe
Jacque Vaughn
Mayra Verónica
Paul Wall
Michael Warren
Benjamin Watson
Mark Wills
Montel Williams
Robin Williams
Tyler James Williams
Bruce Willis
Chely Wright
Lee Ann Womack
Darryl Worley
WWE Superstars
Yellowcard
Nora Zehetner
Because there was an ABC crew traveling with them on this tour.
ahh...
Great list!
It should be sent to that insurerable bore, O’Reilly
http://www.billoreilly.com/pg/jsp/general/contact.jsp#form2
So, it seems, anything can be a "person."
Except an unborn baby.
I was able to grasp the concept of reinsurance right away, but this one might require a little reflection.
Oops.
Excuses....
a) Still not used to those transitional lenses
b) small fonts makes “s” look like “f”
c) Nott useng spellcheque cauzes errers
That said: Insufferable
Sorry.
Abortion discussions belong on Michael Vick threads
freshman attempt at obfuscation and marginalization.
You studied under Carville?
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