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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:04 PM Original message |
Brokaw was on Tavis last night: repeated the meme about GIs returning from Nam being spat upon |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have always thought that these stories were overblown. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Lembcke also claimed that PTSD was political rather than medical |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am a Vietnam Era Vet |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. You betcha! And, it's a |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 09:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
43. Neither was I |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I certainly believe |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. It's a "baby and bathwater" thing, I think. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #46 |
63. Fully Agree |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. I heard some guy on the radio yesterday |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. In his mind it's true |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's true, it's true. |
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Medical Speaking (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Viet-Nam |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Welcome to the club. You'll probably be called a liar on DU like I've been. |
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Medical Speaking (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes it is |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Was that written before or after you told people to go "fuck themself" if they didn't believe you? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
51. wow! |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
54. What difference does his "tone" have to do with some whack-job PMing him |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Because that's how he responded in a thread questioning the validity of the "myth" |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. I thought you were female for some reason. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. (grin) Well, maybe my "inner child" is a girl. (If so, she's a tomboy.) |
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Duffer29 (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #25 |
39. bunny boiler |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
37. I never said anything but welcome home brother, glad you made it back. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
44. That's horrible! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Then you need to contact the people who have studied this legend |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Why? |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. That's crazy that he expected a police report or newspaper clipping |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. oops |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. www.freerepublic.com??? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Lembcke is not the only one who has looked into this |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Having seen this recently |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. I'll take your word for it, and I'm sorry that happened to you. |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 02:06 AM Response to Reply #6 |
38. What was your return date? To Detroit? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. 38 years ago today ... November 14, 1969 |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 08:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
40. Was it after the My Lai Massacre? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. It's possible, although I somewhat doubt it. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. Everyone who believes this needs to see SIR NO SIR |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
55. My uncle got spat on by a dude in a suit |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. and yet Vets like John Kerry and Ron Kovic became anti-war leaders |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. That is really not inconsistent |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. You know about nine months ago |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
42. Shocking |
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mulsh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. many hippies were vets,many more were sweating the draft |
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Red Zelda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. I remember the TV ad |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
17. Did he also repeat the meme that Americans don't want a President that's a thinker? |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's not hard to believe that a few activists are simply assholes. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. I think you're looking at it realistically. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Oh, yeah...history shows.. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
21. Poor brokaw.. |
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WHAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
32. Another teat on the bull... |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. The challenge lies in the similarity of all the Vietnam-era "spitting" stories... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Let me (again) attempt to dispel some misconceptions. |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-13-07 08:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. TahitiNut is completely correct in this matter. nt |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
41. I'm reading an old book about Kent State massacre |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Different activists drew the "line" at different points. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 11:33 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. It saddens me, but no doubt these things happened |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:36 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Well, it gets worse when attacked for just describing the experience. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
45. my dad was in Vietnam and died as a result of agent orange exposure.... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. Then, his government killed him...not "spitting hippies" |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
47. I didn't know Brokaw would talk to a black man. |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
53. I'm sure some were, but I doubt it was wide spread. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 10:58 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Exactly, and some of those incidents could have had |
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symbolman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
61. It DID happen, unfortunately... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:56 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. A DU search will also reveal that Monkeyman (may he R.I.P.) described being spat at. |
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