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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:50 AM Original message |
DID PAT TILLMAN REACH OUT FROM THE GRAVE? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. It'd be cute if this did go up to Bush and the info came out. |
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democrank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. K & R |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. Which begs the question WTF would be the purpose? |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Hey this whole thing is based on Chris Matthews expert view on the battlefield |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Yeah, I didn't get that far because of how stupid the whole |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
63. I agree that it seems unlikely on the face of it. Did other soldiers come under fire too, that day? |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. What would be the purpose? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
49. Also.... |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. McChrystal and the Republicons will bear this shame through eternity |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
76. This article will be long forgotten by monday morning... |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
6. Gordon Duff is a fiction writer who isn't fit to mention Pat Tillman's name. |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. My glib side says |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
8. This is good stuff, but geez, I wish the guy had a proofreader. |
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Fading Captain (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
10. This is bunk |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. . |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
11. "Tillman was a brilliant scholar and student of philosophy" |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. That certainly caught my eye, too |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Well, he didn't want to be that symbol. He specifically |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. "I think he sincerely did believe it was his duty" |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I was amazed at how many people responded to 9/11 |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Pat Tillman is 1,000X the human being you will ever be |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. You don't know me, and if what you say is true, I disagree |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Oh, so now you know why I enlisted? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I know nothing about you |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. "You don't know me," |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #24 |
65. +1. My son was in Iraq. When duty calls, thank God we still have Americans who answer. nt |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. What is duty? |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. The issue is too complex to argue on a blog, IMHO. But it'd be nice if people who |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Discussing a complex issue isn't the same as an insult |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #24 |
66. dupe deleted nt |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Yes, because all soldiers are just dumb fucks incapable of thought |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Strawman |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Pseudoprogressive twaddle |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. So a brilliant scholar and philosopher is vulnerable to emotional manipulation and state propaganda? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Your prejudice against soldiers is astonishing. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:45 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Thats how you are attempting to frame it |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:04 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. The only framing going on is by you. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:11 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. "What you are essentially saying is" |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:16 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. You're not even forming coherent sentences now. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:34 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Its quite coherent |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. "Exceptional minds steeped in philosophy would not have fought in this war" |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Well that is the premise I was putting forth to debate |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Oh you put forth plenty of strawmen of your own. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. "You didn't back up your claim whatsoever" |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #60 |
73. Hold on, I'm adjusting to where you just moved the goalposts. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Well now... |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #48 |
72. Can we stop arguing "either/or" constructs? |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Stay Classy! nt |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 09:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. I don't think Pat Tillman got conned. |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #35 |
57. I think he was an idealist and became disillusioned. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
37. I never heard of him until he was already dead |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:46 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Ah. You must of been living in a hole. |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
38. He didn't sign up as a propaganda ploy, and steadfastly avoided publicity |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
42. For not being "here to piss on Tillman." you're doing a damn good job. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:55 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I'm not rationalizing away anything |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Do I thnk a "brilliant scholar...." can be duped? Of course. But to me that's not the issue. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. No, its not the issue |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:34 AM Response to Reply #11 |
61. "Smart people" are just as susceptible to emotion and propaganda as anyone else. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Thanks. Good response |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
12. One question. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
14. FINALLY, someone with the guts to speak what has been obvious for quite some time |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #14 |
70. I am one liberal who finally woke up, and I'm not sure how. |
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HelenWheels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. Best Tillman book |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
36. Who was with Pat Tillman when he died? When he was killed? |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #36 |
62. and those facts will NEVER be known for there is no statute of Limitations for Murder |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #62 |
77. There is a simple answer -- the prosecutor indicts the entire |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:27 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. On what Charge? The Prosecutor MUST have some evidence to do so. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Can they determine which servicemen or women were in the area? |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 12:22 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. You have to have evidence that they saw something |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Thanks for this explanation. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. The problem is by statute the only benefit is veteran's Benefits |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. I hope so |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. k & R |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. k&r! nt |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
33. It is my greatest dream to see the whole fucking Bush cabal go down for this. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
34. kick again - just on account of this was such a heinous Republicon move |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
39. kick for Pat and family and all honorable troops |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
40. After reading some of the replies in the link, I believe I'll need a |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
47. Utter bunk.... |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:10 AM Response to Reply #47 |
59. Utter bunk... |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
80. how many of them are killed by shots fired from a few feet away? |
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LiberalLovinLug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #47 |
74. Amazing the amount of ostriches |
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fatbuckel (518 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
71. Where`s the UFO reference? While we`re at it and all. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
79. I believe he was murdered to shut him up. |
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