Tuesday, June 01, 2004
THE VET OFFENSIVE OF 2004
A little birdy told me this weekend that a spokesperson for Senator Fritz Hollings used the occasion of a Memorial Day service in James Island to once again call for the resignation of Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld and voice opposition to the war in Iraq. I have yet to confirm the report, nor have I seen anything in print about it. If you have details, EMAIL THEM to me...make sure to leave a name, town, and a number I can reach you in order to confirm the info you provide.
It's obviously an inappropriate thing to do at a Memorial Day ceremony, but certainly not beyond the pale for the class that liberals usually display when around anyone in uniform. Let's face it, liberals have always been somewhat uncomfortable around members of the military. Heck, even most of the members of our police force can attest to their past displays of support.
So what is it besides killing and bombing that the military does that the liberals get all squeamish about?
Unions. Think about it...
Liberals don't like the police generally...but always seem ready to attach themselves ONLY to their union representation...and are quite proud of getting their support. Police officers themselves are generally more law and order types and support conservative values more often.
Firefighters are different...they don't kill people on purpose when it may be necessary. Firefighters are generally more supportive of liberal causes because the issues tend to revolve around job protection and funding/pay stuff.
The military? While workers at the Pentagon (federal workers) and bureaucrats are more supportive of liberal causes (including some old-style ex-military types), the military fighting force themselves are not unionized. Although the libs have done their best to mess up the works by trying all kinds of things like socialization, gays in the military, canceling their votes, pay issues, veterans benefits, etc...the military have been steady in their support of conservatives. The latest is the silly idea of instituting the draft again...while liberals claim to do it in support of the military, most members of the military will tell you that it's a bad idea. This frustrates liberals...so I think it's more of a kind of revenge against the military that liberals have in their policy approaches.
But here's John Kerry...DECORATED Viet Nam Veteran...which reminds me, how many NON-DECORATED Viet Nam Veterans are there?...anyway...he's supposed to be getting veterans support no matter what. It isn't happening. John Kerry has been using a photo of his fellow Swift boat buddies in Viet Nam as campaign literature...only 2 of them are supporters of his campaign, 11 are opposed, 2 are dead...and at least 4 don't want to be involved in any political campaign.
The reason I bring this all up? Well, a wire service report about the happenings yesterday with the two candidates went like this:
"...Bush, who avoided combat in Vietnam while serving as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard, calls himself a war president for his re-election campaign against Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran..."
Again...an alleged non-biased media news wire. If you can't spot the bias yourself, then you're a liberal.
Believe me...the LAST thing liberals want is a strong military. They've been doing everything they can in the past to bring them more in-line with the "mainstream" of America...they think the military are full of a bunch of testosterone that needs to be corrected...they're too "gung-ho" and quick to violence...violence isn't necessary, etc.
You can't tell me the libs are fooling you with their spot change attempt...
A little birdy told me this weekend that a spokesperson for Senator Fritz Hollings used the occasion of a Memorial Day service in James Island to once again call for the resignation of Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld and voice opposition to the war in Iraq. I have yet to confirm the report, nor have I seen anything in print about it. If you have details, EMAIL THEM to me...make sure to leave a name, town, and a number I can reach you in order to confirm the info you provide.
It's obviously an inappropriate thing to do at a Memorial Day ceremony, but certainly not beyond the pale for the class that liberals usually display when around anyone in uniform. Let's face it, liberals have always been somewhat uncomfortable around members of the military. Heck, even most of the members of our police force can attest to their past displays of support.
So what is it besides killing and bombing that the military does that the liberals get all squeamish about?
Unions. Think about it...
Liberals don't like the police generally...but always seem ready to attach themselves ONLY to their union representation...and are quite proud of getting their support. Police officers themselves are generally more law and order types and support conservative values more often.
Firefighters are different...they don't kill people on purpose when it may be necessary. Firefighters are generally more supportive of liberal causes because the issues tend to revolve around job protection and funding/pay stuff.
The military? While workers at the Pentagon (federal workers) and bureaucrats are more supportive of liberal causes (including some old-style ex-military types), the military fighting force themselves are not unionized. Although the libs have done their best to mess up the works by trying all kinds of things like socialization, gays in the military, canceling their votes, pay issues, veterans benefits, etc...the military have been steady in their support of conservatives. The latest is the silly idea of instituting the draft again...while liberals claim to do it in support of the military, most members of the military will tell you that it's a bad idea. This frustrates liberals...so I think it's more of a kind of revenge against the military that liberals have in their policy approaches.
But here's John Kerry...DECORATED Viet Nam Veteran...which reminds me, how many NON-DECORATED Viet Nam Veterans are there?...anyway...he's supposed to be getting veterans support no matter what. It isn't happening. John Kerry has been using a photo of his fellow Swift boat buddies in Viet Nam as campaign literature...only 2 of them are supporters of his campaign, 11 are opposed, 2 are dead...and at least 4 don't want to be involved in any political campaign.
The reason I bring this all up? Well, a wire service report about the happenings yesterday with the two candidates went like this:
"...Bush, who avoided combat in Vietnam while serving as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard, calls himself a war president for his re-election campaign against Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran..."
Again...an alleged non-biased media news wire. If you can't spot the bias yourself, then you're a liberal.
Believe me...the LAST thing liberals want is a strong military. They've been doing everything they can in the past to bring them more in-line with the "mainstream" of America...they think the military are full of a bunch of testosterone that needs to be corrected...they're too "gung-ho" and quick to violence...violence isn't necessary, etc.
You can't tell me the libs are fooling you with their spot change attempt...
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