Idiot demands apology to "the troops" from baseball fans booing George Bush..

[Virginia Dare]

what kind of twisted logic is this???...:crazy:

Tuesday, April 1, 2008; Page A16

As a Navy veteran and the uncle of an Army Ranger on his third tour in Iraq, I was disgusted by the people who booed President Bush before the start of the Washington Nationals' season-opening game <"A 'Storybook Ending,' " front page, March 31>.

Our president deserves respect, and booing him at a nationally televised game ruined the team's triumph and the beauty of the day. I felt embarrassed for the city of Washington.

Shame on the fans who did this. Booing the president was like booing me and my nephew. The president and the troops deserve an apology.

MIKE McHUGH

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/31/AR2008033102316.html

[ananda]

1. So answer this.

What e x a c t l y does Bush deserve respect f o r ???

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. the President is not the troops

in fact that AWOL coward doesn't deserve to polish their boots. I think that the vets here at this board would agree with me.

[speedoo]

6. This vet agrees with you.

Bush is an AWOL coward and deserves no respect. In fact he deserves to be tried for treason.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

46. My hat's off to you

and thank you for your service to our nation.

[Virginia Dare]

48. You are a great American patriot..

in it's truest meaning. Thank you.

:patriot:

[ThomWV]

3. I wish I had been there to Boo him along with the rest.

[sweettater]

12. Me too!

the downside: I would have been hoarse for a week. But it would have been worth it. I can't believe the idiocy of some people. Well, then again..................

[rurallib]

4. Dear Mister McHugh:

We are sorry that somehow this miserable excuse of a human being ended up in charge of the military. We are also sorry that you and your nephew were probably used as a pawn in his little game.
We are also sorry that we booed, but that is the most we could legally do. Could we have done more we would have.
Yours Truly,
Rurallib.

[annabanana]

10. (If that IS your real name. . . . . ). . . . n/t

[stevedeshazer]

24. McHUGH!!11!1!!!

Now, that is HUGH!!1!

[BB1]

26. Also, you can try to forget the whole thing by

watching the doctored clip on YouTube, where there's a lot more cheering in it. It might cater to your needs. Assh9le.

[flvegan]

5. "Our president deserves respect..."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[tsuki]

81. I thought you earned respect? Guess my age is showing. nt

[tanyev]

7. The people who booed thought that GWB's presence ruined the beauty of the day.

I'd have to agree with them.

[butterfly77]

8. This is one simple silly asshole...

Bush is not the troops and I would like to add this: Booooooooooo!

[peekaloo]

9. We're sorry this sorry ass is the Commander in Chief. M'kay?

[Echo In Light]

11. What if we don't give a fuck about you, your nephew, the Navy, or the prez? Like it or lump it

[bow-tie]

13. The troops need

to apologize to us for keeping this war going for their monetary gain. Quit Enlisting! Remember the old sixties saying "What if they gave a war and nobody came?"

[Echo In Light]

16. "War is over ... if you want it" {Lennon}

[peace13]

23. Yes, they just get so wealthy on 20+ K a year.

Really where in the *ell do you expect them to work. The military should be honorable employment and if it is not it is up to the people to demand it be. Really your comment is gross.

[Hobarticus]

35. Out of bounds...

You may have a point about someone getting wealthy off this war, but it isn't the troops. It's common knowledge that military service is very low-paying. Saying servicemen and -women are doing this to get wealthy is an ignorant and erroneous statement.

But, welcome to DU anyway!

[peace13]

18. I care about the troops.

I know that most here do. Don't let your frustration from one vocal, misguided man make us sound like we don't support the troops. I feel your pain. Peace,Kim

[Echo In Light]

21. I support human life, and am therefore against militarization, period.

[peace13]

27. OK.

Eventually a country needs a line of defense or the life you so revere will be snuffed out by 'freedom fighters'. It is so funny because I stand on a peace line twice a week speaking out about this war, urging our lazy Americans to wake the hell up. I am the one who gets the yells that I don't respect the troops. Go figure. Peace, kim

[Echo In Light]

30. Simply put, not for one sec do I believe life will be "snuffed out by freedom fighters"

Life will be snuffed out by the nearly 30,000 nukes - or a host of other extinction-ensuring biological and chemical goodies - that our species, on it's unfaltering path to race suicide, decided we needed to be "safe."

[gaspee]

42. Agreed 100%

And it's not a popular opinion around here, I'll tell you that.

I do not support militarization at all. Militarization *causes* war.

[Echo In Light]

45. Yeah, that particular message is usually sent loud and clear by many

[underpants]

14. WHY IS YOUR NEPHEW ON HIS *THIRD* TOUR?

Sorry did someone mention that already?

[kestrel91316]

52. It's possible he keeps volunteering to go, and feels he hasn't killed his fair share of

them "ragheads" yet.

Just idle speculation on my part.....

[underpants]

69. You can't volunteer for a war that doesn't exist

but you have a good point

[kestrel91316]

80. My assistant's best friend is a career Marine and he has, in fact,

served three (or is it 4??) voluntary tours in Iraq and now they are sending him back for another tour, but this time it's NOT voluntary. He's tired of going and doesn't want to go again, but they said sit down, shut up, and do as you're told. I'm afraid his luck won't hold out.

[jmowreader]

85. Or...he's in the 75th Rangers

If he is, three tours is LOW! I know US Army Special Operations Command (parent command of the 75th) troops who've been six or seven times--and no, they didn't volunteer for follow-on tours. Then again...USASOC tours are shorter than most troops' tours--six months at most.

[peace13]

15. Dear Mike,

The people have tried to rid our nation of this manipulative menace by the usual legal process. Unfortunately his band of ingrates has stolen the election, our Constitution and Democracy with it. We have been pushed to the limit out here. Please advise your fellow soldiers that we need to be saved from your 'Commander'. And by the way...we are on your team.

Respectfully,
Kim

[Solly Mack]

17. Yeah? Well, this is "McHUGH" can Mcfuckoff

[MCMetal]

19. WTF ?

"Our president deserves respect, and booing him at a nationally televised game ruined the team's triumph and the beauty of the day. I felt embarrassed for the city of Washington."


Respect is earned , skid mark ; a title that has not been earned based upon some sort of merit or legitimacy (like that of president) , deserves only scorn and derision ........


BTW
What position do you play on the Nats , jerkoff ?

How the hell would you know what the mood/feeling was inside the clubhouse immediately after the game ?

I'm willing to bet the majority of Nationals players felt similarly to those in the crowd who were booing , and the display by the fans had absolutely no impact whatsoever on the team's triumph , in any way............

[Virginia Dare]

22. The asshole who wrote this is from California..

personally I'm very proud of my fellow patriotic Washingtonians who booed. I'm embarassed that as a country we allowed a maniacal imbecile like this to occupy the White House for eight years.

[glowing]

20. Someone on the Pres. staff prob. wrote this.. Or the WaPo made it up...

Trying to save face I suppose by calling baseball playes un-patriotic.. ha.. Baseball; isn't that America's favorite pastime..

[lpbk2713]

25. Hell, I demand an apology for BushCo using the troops as cannon fodder for Halliburton.

And if they need convincing, this might explain it all ...





But something tells me they aren't bright
enough to know what they are looking at. :eyes:

[MadHound]

28. No, the president doesn't deserve respect, he earns respect

And quite frankly Bushboy has done nothing to earn the respect of anybody.

[Virginia Dare]

31. He'd be singing from a different song book..

if it was President Hillary Clinton in the White House don't you know. I'm glad this type of freeperism has about played itself out.

[sinkingfeeling]

29. Dear Mike, So you & the troops are responsible for our failed economy and the decision to destroy

our civil rights and the American military? No sir, the person who was booed made those choices and most Americans know the difference.

[Lance_Boyle]

32. BOOOOOOOOOO Mike McHugh and His Nephew!!!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[marmar]

33. Maybe he should ask his exalted leader to apologize....

.... for sending the troops off to die with his lies.

[Richard Steele]

34. Whatta dumbass. nm

[L. Coyote]

36. MIKE, that's just BS.

[Eric Condon]

37. Translation:

This. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28952

[MinM]

40. I'm sure McHugh admonished the Clinton-haters too..

:sarcasm:

[Forrest Greene]

38. Typical Loser's Self-Righteous Grandiosity. Ignore. n/t

[VP505]

39. Follow the link and read the

comments. I only read the first page but all the comments were in support of Bu$h being booed. Many pointed out how much Bu$h deserved being booed.

[Virginia Dare]

49. My favorite is the guy who simply wrote "So?"....n/t

[Brigid]

41. Forget it.

If I'd been there, I would have been booing at the top of my lungs. :grr:

[Hobarticus]

43. McHugh, you need more than a good booing

If you're that much of an asshat to draw a parallel like that.

Your nephew gets props for putting his ass on the line.

[EmilyAnne]

44. Is it 2004 all over again? Yikes!

[tjwash]

47. "MIKE McHUGH"? Is that the brother of the "Dick Pinch" email that Oreilly read on the air?

I can't believe that no one here at DU figured that out yet. Especially if you check out the "April 1st" date on the WAPO header.

**shakes head and laughs at my fellow DUers**

[Johonny]

50. Our president deserves respect

people EARN my respect. And W certainly done nothing to deserve respect. Is this person have so little self identification that he sees himself as only an extension of our president. What a sad human being. No the people were justly so booing a terrible president. If you are delusional and see yourself as only a vassal of the president, well there is simple nothing those people in Washington can do. It's a YOU problem.

[kestrel91316]

51. Mr. McHugh:

Name ONE SINGLE THING this "president" and worthless POS has done to earn the respect of any rational human being. I'll be waiting for your response.

kestrel


(crickets chirping)

[seabeyond]

53. nu uh. n/t

[otohara]

54. Bush Has No Respect For Voters, Soldiers, Earth and Pretty Much

all those who inhabit the planet, I don't see why he deserves anything but Boos for the rest of his life.

[NNN0LHI]

55. A grown man who doesn't realize that when you sleep with dogs you get fleas

And Bush and his minions are dogs.

Don

[lame54]

56. The booing was "The beauty of the day".

[ThatsMyBarack]

57. Hey, McHUGH MORAN!!!

Only the troops deserve apologies--not the pResident who sent them to war.

P.S. Sorry about your small penis. :rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

58. I guess Bush deserves respect for sending soldiers to die for Halliburton.

That makes a lot of sense.

[Stinky The Clown]

59. Hey ... Mike McHugh ....... bite me, you moron.

This is for you, too.

[DainBramaged]

60. HEY MIKE "McHUGE" (is that REALLY your name, McHUGE)

FUCK YOU ASSHOLE, FUCK YOU.

Chimpy has KILLED over 4000 of your brothers and sisters.

FUCK YOU

Want to know how I really feel asshole, even though I KNOW you'd never read this.

McSmall sounds about right, asshole.

[Jack Rabbit]

61. Comment

As a veteran, I ought to demand an apology to all troops, past and present, from any one who supports Mr. Bush.

I won't do it, however. I put that uniform on so idiots like Mr. McHugh can be free to spew that kind of nonsense and because allowing him to do so is better than the alternative.

[Ishoutandscream2]

63. Good response

And if McHugh wasn't such an idiot, he would understand that freedom of expression works both ways. I thought our troops fought for us to have the privilege to show dissent.

I swear, the Bushbots are so fucking clueless.

[SammyWinstonJack]

62. I was always told that respect is earned and not automatically "deserved".

:shrug: And this is twisted logic.

[Flying Dream Blues]

64. Simpletons like McHuge here are how we find ourselves in our current predicament. nt

[Ilsa]

65. No one was booing the troops, "Mike". But I am happy to give

you :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: for being such an idiot as trying to identify yourself with the presidency and Bushwipe in particular.

[democracy1st]

66. haha

good one Virginia I needed a good laugh lol

[genie_weenie]

67. The President EQUALS the Military

The US Government EQUALS the United States.

anyone who doubts these maxims is a traitor and should be shot. Just ask Mike McHugh who gives herself away by the use of MM initials and should be known as Melanie Morgan!

[Contrary1]

68. Well, there's always that tried and true

non-apology apology that seems to work for loud mouth talk radio hosts:

I'm sorry if I happened to offend any right-wing nitwits who attended the game.

[pacalo]

70. How dare they boo a corrupt, lying CIC who shirked his own National Guard service.

[HughBeaumont]

71. It's funny how freeptards like Mikey are so in tune with the views . . .

. . . of cities and whole counties, AAMOF, that voted overwhelmingly against the Failure Fuhrer in 2004. I bet DC (you know, the area that HAD a terrorist attack committed against it . . . twice) duly notes the concerns of Freepdumb Fighters like Mikester and will take that into consideration when exercising their rights to free speech, such as that pesky Bill of Rights allows them.

Freepers = Scheissen.

[TheWatcher]

72. Sorry Mike, I don't apologize to War Criminals

Or the Jingoistic, Enabling, Good Germans who support them.

Now, Have A Nice Day.

And Go Fuck Yourself.

[Better Believe It]

73. Some Of Those Fans Who Booed Bush Were Iraq War Veterans!

So does McHugh want these troops to apologize to Bush?

Bush needs to apologize to the soldiers for putting them in harms way in a war that was built on a mountain of lies.

[TheWatcher]

74. And then there is THIS from the comment section from a mouth-breather named Gordon Levy

"The Nationals came from Canada where booing the American national anthem was "the last straw." You know what? Give the Nationals back to Ottowa. If fans boo the President of the United States on opening day, theydon't deserve to have the nationals in D. C.
Besides, Mr. Bush is the best president this country has ever had."\

Gordon Levy, Coarsegold, California

So what we have in all of these comments against President Bush is what Rush Limbaugh calls "seminar callers", i,e, they are taught to write in or call in and use terminology the Democratci Left Wing teaches them. Anyone who calls the President a "war Criminal", or claims he chooses his audiences for improper reasons, is a seminar trainee who can't thin for himself. The last four wars before the Gulf War were started by Democratic Prsidents who went to war against countries that had not attacked us -- Germany, North Korea, North Viet Nam, Bosnia...thin about that, seminar writers for the Left Wing. There has not been a 9/11 terrorist attack in the U S since we went to war with Afghanistan and Iraq, Kuwait is still free, and the Taliban and Al Quida are rendered impotent. One more thing: why call President Bush an AWOL? He served in the Texas Air National Guard, flying a fighter plane, for Pete's sake. And finally, for any real baseball fan, his "first pitch" should have satisfied the crowd -- it was perfect, although a little high.

Gordon Levy, Coarsegold, California.


I am so sick of sharing a country with these people. How, at this point, people can be this stupid, clueless, and uninformed, is beyond the pale.

As for his second comment, Project Much? Not being able to think for oneself is the hallmark of all Dittoheads.

Mr. Levy, might I suggest you get yourself to an Enlistment Office Post Haste, so that you may have the glorious opportunity to die for your King and his War.

[Virginia Dare]

76. If he thinks G.W. Bush is the best President this country has ever had..

then he doesn't deserve to live in this country. The people of Washington D.C. don't need this asswipe to lecture us on what we do and do not deserve. Most of us here are involved in keeping this country up and running in some fashion or another. We're the people behind the scenes that nobody bothers to think about. You know, the people that do the Washington shit work.

Just two more of his FUCKING clueless remarks:

"he served in the Texas National Guard flying a fighter plane"

"his "first pitch" should have satisfied the crowd". That's right dude, they were booing the pitch...:crazy:

I googled Coarsegold California. It's out in the middle of bumfuck nowhere. This guy probably sits around watching FAUX all day long in his skivvies. Oh wait, he probably multi-tasks. He's got FAUX on mute, and Rush in the background. He writes like he does.

[NYC Liberal]

79. LOL!

First off, the idiot says "Germany never attacked us"...no, but they did issue a declaration of war against us. Should we not have responded in kind?

Second: "There has not been a 9/11 terrorist attack in the U S since we went to war with Afghanistan and Iraq"

No, there have not been any attacks on "September 11th"...but what about the anthrax attack, which oddly enough was barely investigated. Interesting considering the anthrax was being sent to members of the Congress. You'd think that might warrant some investigation.

Also, the attacks (by right-wing conservatives) against abortion clinics are the textbook definition of terrorism: http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_viol.htm

Third: "Taliban and Al Quida are rendered impotent"

The Taliban controls a majority of Afghanistan. "Impotent" indeed. And if Al Qaeda is impotent, why do Republicans keep screaming about how we need to protect ourselves against them?

Fourth: "And finally, for any real baseball fan, his "first pitch" should have satisfied the crowd -- it was perfect, although a little high."

Some people care more about war crimes and lawbreaking than baseball.

Blech...I don't know why I bothered with that idiot now.

[mitchum]

75. That letter is Mc Hugh11!11!

[jmowreader]

86. McSeries???

[GoesTo11]

77. What;'s worse? Free speech or free assembly? eom

[hootinholler]

78. McHugh Moran!

I'll stop casting asparagus now.

-Hoot

[Mr Rabble]

82. What exactly does this mean?

Im not sure I understand what "support the troops" means.

Meaningless jingoistic slogan designed to distract us from a war I hate? Ah, yes. Now I get it.

[Echo In Light]

87. Euphemistic ploy builds support of war by demanding support for those the War Pigs $acrifice

And never mind all of that "collateral damage." If you actually support humanity, then you're against militarization.

[Ferretherder]

83. Hmmmm. Now I just wonder,....

....what our good friend thought when one of his probable heroes said, a few years ago, ' we can respect the troops without respecting the commander-in-chief '?

...just wundrin'....

[doc03]

84. Has O'Liely and Insannity weighed in on this

one yet?

[niyad]

88. hey, mikey, explain to me why it seems to be that the people who rant

the loudest about their patriotism and how much they LOOOOOVE this country, are the very ones who demonstrate their complete and total lack of comprehension about what this country is supposed to stand for, and what the constitution means?

I apologize if I used words and concepts that were too complex for you, you brain-dead, kool-ade drinking moran.

oh, by the way, if you are in such support of the idiot-in-chief and his little war, WHY AREN'T YOU over there?