Seawytch
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Let's say that it was only 5 people in the crowd booing an honorably serving soldier. Not a single one of the candidates for President said a fucking word.
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Let's say that it was only 5 people in the crowd booing an honorably serving soldier. Not a single one of the candidates for President said a fucking word.
I agree with you and I was not saying that disrespecting soldiers was a proper thing to do. Its just that as American citizens we have a right to express ourselves. Of course spitting on someone is now a felony assault case because of AIDS, so that is not a right.The republican party is quickly becoming a party of exclusion. They have already excluded blacks, gays, Hispanics, the poor. It does not paint a pretty picture for the future of the party. There was another country last century that allowed a exclusionary party to rise to power during hard times. Are we headed for a repeat of history but with an American flavor?
Booing soldiers is a right we have and part of what they are fighting for. It is not right in the sense that they are fighting for us but it is our right of expression. People who spit on soldiers coming from Vietnam are hollering about this incident. People who condemned those things back then are condoning this today. It all depends on your perspective of what is right and wrong.
Even though we have a right of expression, to put down people by booing them is wrong. I live by treating others as I would like to be treated. If I disagree with them or their position I will tell them but booing, spitting on people or other acts of disrespect are not in my book. We are supposed to be a civilized nation but every day we have acts of disrespect by citizens and our elected representatives. However there are a lot more good Americans out there than bad.
People often confuse those in the service with those who make the political decisions.
We don't decide to go to war. In the interest of national security we lay down our lives for the benefit of those that spit on us. I'm sorry you don't see it that way but that's reality.
As they say, I may not agree with what you say, but god damn it I'll give my life for your right to say it!
I agree with you and I was not saying that disrespecting soldiers was a proper thing to do. Its just that as American citizens we have a right to express ourselves. Of course spitting on someone is now a felony assault case because of AIDS, so that is not a right.The republican party is quickly becoming a party of exclusion. They have already excluded blacks, gays, Hispanics, the poor. It does not paint a pretty picture for the future of the party. There was another country last century that allowed a exclusionary party to rise to power during hard times. Are we headed for a repeat of history but with an American flavor?
Booing soldiers is a right we have and part of what they are fighting for. It is not right in the sense that they are fighting for us but it is our right of expression. People who spit on soldiers coming from Vietnam are hollering about this incident. People who condemned those things back then are condoning this today. It all depends on your perspective of what is right and wrong.
Even though we have a right of expression, to put down people by booing them is wrong. I live by treating others as I would like to be treated. If I disagree with them or their position I will tell them but booing, spitting on people or other acts of disrespect are not in my book. We are supposed to be a civilized nation but every day we have acts of disrespect by citizens and our elected representatives. However there are a lot more good Americans out there than bad.
People often confuse those in the service with those who make the political decisions.
We don't decide to go to war. In the interest of national security we lay down our lives for the benefit of those that spit on us. I'm sorry you don't see it that way but that's reality.
As they say, I may not agree with what you say, but god damn it I'll give my life for your right to say it!
It is a sign that Americans do not approve of gays in the military. I agree.
Let's say that it was only 5 people in the crowd booing an honorably serving soldier. Not a single one of the candidates for President said a fucking word.
It is a sign that Americans do not approve of gays in the military. I agree.
It is a sign that Americans do not approve of gays in the military. I agree.
Yea, a young American can risk his life defending this country, just as long as WE can decide who they are allowed to love.
USArmyRetired, you are a disgrace to the uniform and a traitor to this nation.
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
Edmund Burke
Oh, stop the hysterical bullshit. You're such a fucking idiot.... no one is a 'traitor' because they disagree with your moronic crap.
Twit.
The night Republicans booed a soldier
Ugly outbursts from GOP debate audiences threaten to make the party's image problem even worse
Once again, Republicans held a presidential debate on Thursday night. And once again, the live audience helped give the party a black eye.
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The point has been made that it's easy to make too much of these episodes -- that only a few people seemed to be calling for the hypothetical uninsured man to die, or that the basic eye-for-an-eye concept of the death penalty is just as popular with most Americans as it was with that debate audience. Even on DADT, polling evidence suggests that most Republican voters are fine with repeal -- as is the overwhelming majority of all Americans.
But the Republican Party has an image problem, too. A poll not long ago found that just 33 percent of Americans view the party favorably -- an all-time low.
Even if they are isolated, these debate outbursts end up generating considerable attention and helping to establish (or to reinforce) a sense among non-Republican voters that the GOP has gone off the deep end.
It could be that this won't end up mattering in the end. If the economy is rotten enough, swing voters might end up voting straight ticket Republican next year no matter how extreme the GOP seems to them.
But when members of a Republican crowd at a nationally televised Republican event start booing members of the military, it's safe to say the GOP is playing with fire.
remind me to check the reactions of the liberal/dem leaning posters in this thread the next time a few people at a dem rally or debate shout something stupid.
Let's see if you're as willing to lump ALL democrats into that pot, shall we?
I found it disturbing that none of the candidates chastised the booers.
Rick Santorum Owes Gay Soldier an Apology
(Washington, D.C.) Tonight, Rick Santorum disrespected our brave men and women in uniform, and he owes Stephen Hill, the gay soldier who asked him the question about Dont Ask, Dont Tell repeal, an immediate apology.
That brave gay soldier is doing something Rick Santorum has never done put his life on the line to defend our freedoms and our way of life. It is telling that Rick Santorum is so blinded by his anti-gay bigotry that he couldnt even bring himself to thank that gay soldier for his service.
Stephen Hill is serving our country in Iraq, fighting a war Senator Santorum says he supports. How can Senator Santorum claim to support this war if he doesnt support the brave men and women who are fighting it?
» Rick Santorum Owes Gay Soldier an Apology
No he doesn't. He's just saying out loud what the vast majority of Republicans are thinking.
I can't say for sure if he is serving with honor. I don't know anything about his background.Let's say that it was only 5 people in the crowd booing an honorably serving soldier. Not a single one of the candidates for President said a fucking word.
Gotta love those GOP audiences...
- Boo a combat veteran because he is gay
- Cheer for executions
- Yell approval of letting a 30 yr old without insurance die
Can't wait for the next debate to see how low they can go
It is a sign that Americans do not approve of gays in the military. I agree.
Yea, a young American can risk his life defending this country, just as long as WE can decide who they are allowed to love.
USArmyRetired, you are a disgrace to the uniform and a traitor to this nation.
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
Edmund Burke
Gotta love those GOP audiences...
- Boo a combat veteran because he is gay
- Cheer for executions
- Yell approval of letting a 30 yr old without insurance die
Can't wait for the next debate to see how low they can go
How do you know he was a combat vet?
I saw no awards, nor did he produce his service record.