Man calls yellow ribbons 'offensive'

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, April 2, 2003

[ez]

I think we need a rather burly vet to find this guy and kick his ass.

Yeah, maybe a few of the "war criminals" will pay him a visit and administer free attitude adjustment.

[Wonder Warthog]

"...have a long hunting season on lawyers with a very liberal bag limit."

How about "...have a long hunting season on LIBERAL lawyers with NO bag limit." I'm sure there MUST be some conservative, patriotic lawyers out there--we wouldn't want to "bag" them by mistake.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I find this man "offensive." He needs to get a life. Funny how this war is showing anti-Americanisim. The leftist democrats are only semi- hushed cause they are already losers and are covering their political butts.

Anti-war or anti-American?

[mware]

Around her neck, she wore a yellow ribbon.

She wore it in the summer and the merry month of May.

When I asked her why she wore the ribbon.

She said it's for my love in the US Cavalry.

[beaversmom]

I find this man offensive--he should be removed from this country at once.

[beaversmom]

I think what we need to do is find pictures of these people. Create a website where we can post these pictures.

I was thinking a similiar thing--maybe we could boycott idiots in this country--shun them.

[Newbomb Turk]

Bruno, get in da car and go kick dis guys a$$.

[RGSpincich]

This attention starved individual needs to make up his mind...assuming he has one. Below the moron praises a business for getting a flag up quickly and states that he realizes that we are at war.

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By the way, Stanford Electronics at the corner of Everett Avenue and High Street was the first business with a flag up after the Sept. 11 attack. They put one up early the same day. Everyone else started on the next day.
I remember noticing it and thinking, "We really are at war," and also thinking what a great company that has been over the years in terms of serving the community. They've been around and very helpful for emergency repairs for years. Stanford Electronics showed it's integrity again on Sept. 11.

Seth Yatovitz
High Street
Pentv1@pacbell.net

[Texas Mom]

In his complaint to the city, Yatovitz mentioned his belief that the soldiers involved in the Iraq theater are actually criminals.

"I find the yellow ribbons on city property offensive to my senses, as they are posted in support of violators of international law. I do support our troops that are not involved in illegal activity," Yatovitz wrote to the council.

Seems we have another UN worshipper who thinks you have to get on your knees three times a day and face New York and the UN before anything is legal.

[gridlock]

I don't agree with this turkey, but I don't particularly like the yellow ribbon thing. I don't like the yellow ribbons, pink ribbons, red ribbons, red/white/blue ribbons, rainbow ribbons, or any of the other ribbons that people use to signal this or that political cause. I think that they are silly sentimental pap, that just wind up looking bedraggled and pathetic after a few weeks in the rain.

That said, I would never criticize somebody for putting them up. That is their political expression, and they are welcome to it. I only say so here on FR because we are all big boys and girls who can take a little criticism.

I find the yellow ribbons particularly offensive because they were first widely used during the Iranian hostage taking, and were an idea borrowed from a Tony Orlando song about a woman who displayed a ribbon to welcome back man getting out of prison. I thought it was wrong that our US Embassy personnel were being compared to prisoners. I thought that the notion that the hostages would not be welcomed back to be ludicrious. But mostly I did not like them because for 444 days the country just tied ribbons on lamposts and did nothing else to effectuate their release. The yellow ribbons became, for me, a symbol of an impotent government, powerless in the face of Islamic thuggery.

After that, the whole ribbon thing just rubbed me the wrong way. If you want to display your patriotism, put up a flag!

[DoughtyOne]

My thoughts on the yellow ribbions are identical to yours, for all the same reasons. It's like you read my mind then posted. That being said, the yellow ribbons mean nothing to me, but the removal of them just grates me the wrong way.

These are some yellow ribbons hanging around all over town. We've got men and women under fire and in hell holes as prisoners of war, at least one with two broken legs and a broken arm. Is it really too much to ask for yellow ribbons to be hung as a reminder of them? I don't think so, and anyone who pushes that idea is a very tiny person to my way of thinking. And no, I wasn't lumping you in there.

I would agree that flags are better, but if it means enough to someone to put up yellow ribbons, for goodness sake leave them up.

[gridlock]

...(I)f it means enough to someone to put up yellow ribbons, for goodness sake leave them up.

You got that right. Anybody who supports the troops has my support, even if they go about it in a different way.

The good news is that the hysterical efforts of anti-war Leftists to twist arms to take down patriotic displays means we are winning the war for hearts and minds here at home.

[DoughtyOne]

You are right, and it's killing them, much to my enjoyment.

LOL

D1

[joyriding]

Here's a bit of interesting info. He is the brother of Hershal Yatovitz, who is a memebr of the Chris Isaak band. Isaak recently did a show for our troops in Afgahnistan, so I would think Isaak is not going to be happy as this story spreads across the country.

[da guru]

This guy from Palo Alto must have far too much free time.
Our soldiers are war criminals? He must be kidding.

Young men and women are fighting so we can all be free from terror. Haven't the actions of human sheilds, suicide bombers, firing at us from Mosques proven we are acting against a terrorist state?
I think a few nights in an Iraqi prison would change his world view.
In summary, get a life. If the ribbons bring comfort to our people, particularly those with loved ones overseas, what harm is there in that?

[rundy]

Old news headline: California Man calls yellow ribbons 'offensive'

New news headline:

American Public calls California man 'offensive' Asks for him to be removed!

[FourtySeven]

According to the paper, Coffey couldn't imagine anyone complaining about the town's residents showing support for U.S. troops in Iraq.

There's always at least one in every crowd. (nutcase that is)

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