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Ship of Fools

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25. Edge of rural here, too.
Mon May 28, 2012, 05:09 PM
May 2012

A small group of VFW men parked themselves outside of our local
grocery with table, donation tub, and a large sign that read:

"Obama Bin Lyin"

This was just a few weeks before the SEAL team did the dirty deed.
I approached the table with a few bucks and put my hand over my
heart. I said, "Thank you, gentlemen, for your service. But that's
our President of the United States you're dissing..." or something
like that. They looked a little embarrassed and didn't say anything.
A few minutes later when I came back out of the grocery, they
were gone.

I felt a little better, but shaming these elderly folks (Korean War)
made me feel a little bad. I think it worked, though.

Point is -- Rural, right-wing, and older...they grew up Repub and have
had Limbaugh pounding his shit in their head for a long time. In my
fantasy, Limpballs is drawn and quartered in a public square as the
traitorous fuckwad that he is.

Looked like the wall touched him like it does most liberal N proud May 2012 #1
I went there 3 years ago SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #2
I never went to war and have always objected to them. I went there in the mid-80's calimary May 2012 #9
Very nicely said. tclambert May 2012 #11
Beautifully said. eom Frustratedlady May 2012 #12
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #24
well said. Another thing that happens is the quiet that falls upon us as we walk the length of it Beaverhausen May 2012 #28
Wow. I went there. I cried. babylonsister May 2012 #36
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #30
Replying to troll here - I apologize in advance for it being out of place JonLP24 May 2012 #31
CNN poll says Romney is ahead of Obama with Veterans.. cheriemedium59 May 2012 #3
I just don't believe it SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #5
Don't believe it either. sarge43 May 2012 #7
Here'a a link Mutiny In Heaven May 2012 #17
Because while active they are bombarded with Limpballs Doctor_J May 2012 #20
Good fucking question, SGM... Aviation Pro May 2012 #26
Couldn't have said it better myself. SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #32
That hurts. It's a slap in the face to the Obama and Biden families who've made veterans and calimary May 2012 #10
Most of the veterans I know Rittermeister May 2012 #15
Edge of rural here, too. Ship of Fools May 2012 #25
VFW... GoCubsGo May 2012 #29
I would love to see a poll SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #33
I have very little respect for CNN as a news network Iliyah May 2012 #16
The group "Veterans" includes a lot of old, very right-wing people jeff47 May 2012 #18
He wants to increase miltary spending. Mz Pip May 2012 #19
Someone else raised the point that the demographics in that group tend to be older white men, NYC Liberal May 2012 #21
K&R Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #4
He was pretty blunt about how badly the returning vets were treated after the war. I recall AlinPA May 2012 #6
I remember being called some pretty awful names SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #8
Welcome home to you, Sir! Frustratedlady May 2012 #13
People back then just didn't understand, SGMRTDARMY. They just didn't get it. calimary May 2012 #14
Reading this I teared up. SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #35
grover norquist quote-of-the damned - featured in one of babylonsister's threads calimary May 2012 #37
That was especially meaningful, hearing the President say "Welcome Home" pinboy3niner May 2012 #34
I am going to have to watch this later on. NYC Liberal May 2012 #22
Here: Watch President Obama's Speech at the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary SunsetDreams May 2012 #23
K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #27
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