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In reply to the discussion: This picture!!! [View all]caraher
(6,278 posts)60. Absolutely
And notice the whole event - a bunch of hand-picked wounded veterans still well enough to engage in one of W's pastimes gather for a few days of reflecting on the awesomeness of teamwork and America. In speaking about the ride the one vet talks about how great it was to get help when he needed it and not get help when he didn't need it; metaphorically speaking, the message seemed to include the idea that a problem in America is people being offered help they don't really need...
The whole staged gathering is calculated to stroke Bush's ego and let him say pious words about "honoring our veterans" without ever coming face-to-face with anyone who might present a word or situation that might disturb him.
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Apr 2013
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Apr 2013
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