To: gubamyster
He would have been much more credible had he said he still loved his son, but was very disgusted at what he had done. The mother too, came out with some garbage about her wonderful Johnny. Same goes for her. This young man was a traitor and very stupid. Stupid is as stupid does and this guy learned how to act from some very stupid parents.
To: gubamyster
Compare these "parents" with this father of ten children whose sons (plural) were found to be really bad people.
Priest says his sons in November 17 terrorist group must pay for crimes
Mpls (red)Star Tribune / AP | 7/21/02
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/719844/posts
To: gubamyster
Said Lindh's father, San Francisco attorney Frank Lindh, ''I think any father who knew John would be proud to claim him for a son,'' proclaimed his father, San Francisco lawyer Frank Lindh.Who was it that made this statement again?
No matter, it is in error. If I was that "things" father I probably would have put a bullet in the SOB myself.
To: gubamyster
Meanwhile, one of the most annoying aspects of the ''American Taliban'' saga - his family's indulgent attitude toward his acts - was on full display at the press conference where his attorney and his relatives discussed the plea agreement. The parents still do not get it. The "indulgent attitude" they have displayed his entire life is the base cause of all this. As a child, he had as permissive an upbringing as anyone could have. He was a seriously screwed up kid. As a result, he searched for and affiliated himself with what is arguably the least permissive group with the least permissive lifestyle on earth.
I do not think that John Walker Lindh actually hates America. He hates his parents.
To: gubamyster
A few conservatives have tried to use John Lindh to indict liberal parenting or the progressive counterculture. That's absurd and unfair; how many other products of overly liberal parenting have ended up fighting for extremist regimes overseas?What about the children of these radicals who are lending moral support by being a part of the anti-war movement in this nation, like their parents were in the sixties? Come to the Bay Area and you can see this close up.
To: gubamyster
''And I mean that. ... He's a really good kid.'' And Denial is a river in Egypt.
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