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sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 01:46 PM Jan 2015

Sarah Palin joins sniping over 'American Sniper'

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/20/sarah-palin-joins-sniping-over-american-sniper/22040901/

Today, it's Sarah Palin joining the fray, taking to Facebook to denounce "Hollywood leftists," such as filmmaker Michael Moore, who have criticized the film as pro-war and pro-sniper.


"God bless our troops, especially our snipers," she said on her Facebook page.

"Hollywood leftists: while caressing shiny plastic trophies you exchange among one another while spitting on the graves of freedom fighters who allow you to do what you do, just realize the rest of America knows you're not fit to shine Chris Kyle's combat boots....

"Thank you Bradley Cooper and Clint Eastwood for respecting the United States Military."
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Sarah Palin joins sniping over 'American Sniper' (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jan 2015 OP
Plastic trophy calling medal trophies plastic underpants Jan 2015 #1
I see what you did there. Brilliant. n/t benz380 Jan 2015 #3
So predictable and disingenuous. Her only motive on anything is a headline. gordianot Jan 2015 #2
Her experience with military-types is limited to TheCowsCameHome Jan 2015 #4
I saw this film this weekend awake Jan 2015 #5
Wow. She even writes in run-on sentences. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #6
She definitely brucefan Jan 2015 #7
That creature is so predictable Tom Ripley Jan 2015 #8
Snow Snookie regurgitates another 'thought'. nt COLGATE4 Jan 2015 #9
Who? maxrandb Jan 2015 #10

gordianot

(15,240 posts)
2. So predictable and disingenuous. Her only motive on anything is a headline.
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 01:55 PM
Jan 2015

I am certain she has never had an original thought in her lifetime.

awake

(3,226 posts)
5. I saw this film this weekend
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 01:59 PM
Jan 2015

and I had no problem with it, it showed the war for what it was. It seemed like we had no business being there, I was surprised how well it shared the mind set of the troops many who never want to go back and ones who felt the need to be with their "brothers"
There were Snipers on both sides and the film shared how hard it is for the families of those deployed in Iraq. I was left with the feeling of once again how senseless gun violence and war are.

Others may see this film differently but please if you have not seen it don't prejudge it, I went in expecting to to a rightwing pro war film and was surprised by it.

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