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To: Kathy in Alaska; Snow Bunny; knighthawk; coteblanche; SassyMom; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; ...
This from my experience as a poll watcher Tuesday in an all black, all Democratic precinct:

One man came in with a cap that said, "WW II and Korean Vet".
I went up to him and asked him if I could shake his hand.
He stuck out his hand and I said, "I just wanted to thank you for your service, sir!"
I could see the tears well up in his eyes, and he said, "You know, a lot of people have died so that we could be doing what we're doing here today."
I said, "I know, and I want to thank you for your part."
He told me he appreciated the recognition, then left hurriedly to keep the tears from showing.

101 posted on 11/07/2002 9:15:10 AM PST by COB1
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To: COB1
"Gonna Win California!!"
(To be sung to Led Zeppelin's "Goin' To California")

< Drawback... >
< Exhale. >

Spend my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff an' drank all my wine.
Made up my mind, make a new start,

Goin'a California with Dutch Reagan in my heart.
Limbaugh told me there're Lib'rals out there...
Right'll open their eyes...RAT Powers're unaware!!

LeftWing dances but RATS' Soul is maimed,
Never let Press tell ya the Parties're all the same.
Hohh...DemRATS are Reds, Left's Med'yuh won't say,
RATS wonder how their Heroes could ever follow today!!
Th' mountains an' the canyons start to tremble an' shake,
When children in LA...begin to awake, Watch out!!

It seems that Left's Hate fer my God got a punch on the nose
But Truth's startin' to flow, I think Slick might be sinkin'!!
Slick, we'll INDICT...RE-IMPEACH...It Is Time!!
Help FReep everywhere...folks, Right's Path runs straight and high.

The HildaBeast's without her King...
Left says they'll Save the World..."Left LIES," MUD sings!! La la la la.
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn,
Tryin'a find a woman who's never, never, never been born.
Standin' on a hill in the mountain of dreams,

Tellin' my FRiends, "It's not that hard, Lord...Please help US FReep!!"
Mmm-ahh~ahh.

Ahh~ah~ahh-ah~ahh.
Ahh~ah~ahh-ah~ahh.
Ahh~ah~ahh-ah~ahh.
Ahh~ah~ahh.

Work in Progress...Mudboy Slim

106 posted on 11/07/2002 9:25:30 AM PST by Mudboy Slim
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To: COB1
Thank you so much for taking action, and for sharing this story!

Bless you.
107 posted on 11/07/2002 9:29:41 AM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: COB1
Wow! Thank you for sharing that story Cobby. All veterans deserve recognition for their service and I thank you for yours.
114 posted on 11/07/2002 9:50:16 AM PST by Jen
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To: COB1
WW II and Korea

Those words are on Dad's grave marker. Lt. Col. Jack Strange USAF

The only discrimination I ever witnesed as a military dependant, was the old "My Dad's a Major- of yeah, well my Dad outranks your Dad."

122 posted on 11/07/2002 10:20:20 AM PST by Dutchgirl
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To: COB1
I'm glad you had the opportunity, and were able to take it, to make that veteran's day. He will remember it forever.
400 posted on 11/07/2002 8:41:23 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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