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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Freeper on August 27, 2009, 09:38:23 AM
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 10:27 AM
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FREEPERS, Ted Kennedy was in the Army, how many of you were? Updated at 8:08 PM
Scumbags.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6402308
Yeah and he used his family influence to pull some strings and avoided combat in Korea.
*yawn*
Now shall we discuss the outstanding military career of the current chickenhawk in the white house. :-)
Ohh and by the way you DUmp monkey I served for 6 years so kiss my ass.
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8 years, United States Army.
BTW, I'm not sure they want to go down this path. We have more just on this little site than they do on their site with, what, over 100,000 members? :uhsure:
I'm sure Free Republic is stock full of vets.
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Ted Kennedy was in the Army
Really? Whose?
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8 years, United States Army.
BTW, I'm not sure they want to go down this path. We have more just on this little site than they do on their site with, what, over 100,000 members? :uhsure:
I'm sure Free Republic is stock full of vets.
I always question which side the DU vets were on. :-)
It makes sense that more freepers than dummies served. People who served tend to lean to the right.
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Really? Whose?
I know he served the KGB for a stint.
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I always question which side the DU vets were on. :-)
It makes sense that more freepers than dummies served. People who served tend to lean to the right.
Lose the "lean to the right" and replace with "live in reality".
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He served in an Honor Guard unit (read: pogue) in Germany from 51 to 53 because he was tossed out of Harvard for cheating.
bravo foxtrot delta
BTW - your director of DHS says Army vets lean right and are susceptible to joining dissident groups.
fag :bird:
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He served in an Honor Guard unit (read: pogue) in Germany from 51 to 53 because he was tossed out of Harvard for cheating.
bravo foxtrot delta
BTW - your director of DHS says Army vets lean right and are susceptible to joining patriotic groups.
fag :bird:
Fixed.
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Okay, okay, DUmmies--you got me. I never served in the Army.
I was in the Navy. I went into boot camp the same rank Fat Teddy at his peak, and outranked him in less than a year.
Suck it, libtard. Oh, and daddy never pulled any strings to get me into Nuclear Power School. I got in (and graduated) all on my own effort.
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Is this what smoking pot does to one?
Seriously, these people stopped maturing at fourteen.
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The DainBramaged primitive is living up to his name if he's questioning the number of FReepers who served vs. the number of primitives.
unpossibles
1. they all were, donchaknow?
oh yeah! They'll tell you all about their exploits as elite fighting commandos who sneaked behind enemy lines to single-handedly turn the tide of whatever war they thought they were in.
:rotf:
He thinks TiT is a FReeper!
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Really? Whose?
U.S. Army 51-53.
The closest he got to any shots fired in anger was the shots of whiskey he was slamming down at the enlisted club.
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Once again, DUmmies, I'll bite:
How many of you served your ENTIRE enlistment AND received an HONORABLE (reenlistment code RE-1) discharge? Betcha both the number AND percentage here is far higher than your little circle jerk.
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He served in an Honor Guard unit (read: pogue)
Ummm...Hello? :(
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Ummm...Hello? :(
Elvis was in a Tank unit in Germany.
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Elvis was in a Tank unit in Germany.
I was thinking more in reference to an Honor Guard Unit being a "pogue" unit.
*glances at Honor Guard tab on his left shoulder*
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I never served in the military, but my dad was in Korea, firing 105mm artillery at the N.Korean Army.
Vietnam was over before I was 18, and Desert Storm started when I was 32. In between, I spent my life running a dairy farm, raising a family, and being a REAL CITIZEN of this country, by voting and being politically active.
FWIW, I first voted in 1978, for governor of Virginia, our state houses, and local officials.
I have voted every year since then, every single year. I have not missed a single election, even when I felt there wasn't a damned thing (or person) worth voting for, I voted.
2008 was no exception....
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I was thinking more in reference to an Honor Guard Unit being a "pogue" unit.
*glances at Honor Guard tab on his left shoulder*
Serving on Honor Guard is--well--honorable as is admin, clerking, supply, cooks, etc. I made a very good friend during my just concluded stint at MOS-T who also wore a tab and I took great pride in his showing me proper flag etiquette.
But it is still pogue.
It's not like somebody was shooting at Fat Teddy while he was conducting honors no matter how much the DUmmies want to froth that his 2 yrs trumps all of our observations.
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Never served, but it wasn't for the lack of trying. I got all the way to the physical before the Doc noticed I had a scar on my left ankle. He sent me to x-ray where they discovered I had a 3" pin holding my foot onto my leg. They showed me the door after thanking me for trying.
I also lost a step brother during Nam, does that count? He was shot in the neck and paralized from the neck down. He ended up drowning in his own puke after too hot a dose of heroin. I hated to see him go down hill like that, but could understand it. I can't imagine having to spend my life in a chair having to be fed.
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Never served, but it wasn't for the lack of trying. I got all the way to the physical before the Doc noticed I had a scar on my left ankle. He sent me to x-ray where they discovered I had a 3" pin holding my foot onto my leg. They showed me the door after thanking me for trying.
I also lost a step brother during Nam, does that count? He was shot in the neck and paralized from the neck down. He ended up drowning in his own puke after too hot a dose of heroin. I hated to see him go down hill like that, but could understand it. I can't imagine having to spend my life in a chair having to be fed.
Nothing wrong with not serving, you do get points for trying though :-)
The point is that more "freepers" have either served or wanted to serve but were denied.
Most of them libs hate the military and only brag about libs who served to try to make a point but, they fail.
Bush served honorably yet they bash him, now the clown they put in office only slept in a tent in Kenya.
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Serving on Honor Guard is--well--honorable as is admin, clerking, supply, cooks, etc. I made a very good friend during my just concluded stint at MOS-T who also wore a tab and I took great pride in his showing me proper flag etiquette.
But it is still pogue.
It's not like somebody was shooting at Fat Teddy while he was conducting honors no matter how much the DUmmies want to froth that his 2 yrs trumps all of our observations.
I'm sure John's combat patch makes him anything but a pogue.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 10:27 AM
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FREEPERS, Ted Kennedy was in the Army, how many of you were?
So was Algore. What's your point?
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So was Algore. What's your point?
Refresh my memory....wasn't Al some kindda news reporter are something for the Army....spent 4 to 6 months in Nam with a personal body guard arranged by his senator dad?
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 10:39 AM
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5. Shouldn't youask this question at FR?
Or CC or even TOS. :uhsure:
Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 11:12 AM
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13. More likely to get their attention here.
At FR, they don't have to think.
Sounds more like DU
DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 11:59 AM
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25. Some here don't think either, as we all know so well.... Updated at 8:08 PM
:hi:
Glad you admit that you don't think
DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 11:30 AM
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19. Why would I go there? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Updated at 8:08 PM
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 11:45 AM
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23. You'd get a better response to your question by facing them...
directly rather then yell at them from a safe place.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 11:55 AM
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24. Ah ha so you think we should go over and lurk at Free Republic? Updated at 8:08 PM
Edited on Thu Aug-27-09 12:00 PM by DainBramaged
Rather than face them on our home turf?? Interesting concept. How long do you think my post would last there? Not as long as yours have here.
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Freepers are cowards, they prove it every day here. And they prove it by trying to derail health care when they need it as much as anyone They are only loyal to whomever has dollar bills in their hands.
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 12:03 PM
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26. How long would their's last here?
The end result is that you accomplished nothing.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 12:09 PM
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27. The end result is we got to talk, and it was thoroughly enlightening! Updated at 8:08 PM
Edited on Thu Aug-27-09 12:11 PM by DainBramaged
:patriot:
Sorry you disapprove, but that's the result we get around her when we insult our Freeper non-friends.
Why aren't you being a dick in the other threads that bait the Freepers?
The end result is nothing other than a few moments of entertainment.
If wanted real discussion you would post that at a site with freepers.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 10:40 AM
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6. I think the 2004 campaign and their remarks about Senator Kerry showed us how they really feel
about those who have served honorably.
Oh yeah calling his brothers in arms war criminals was really honorable.
Making statements that the enemy used as propaganda on POWs real honorable.
:whatever:
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Refresh my memory....wasn't Al some kindda news reporter are something for the Army....spent 4 to 6 months in Nam with a personal body guard arranged by his senator dad?
Yeah, "Stars and Stripes".
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Refresh my memory....wasn't Al some kindda news reporter are something for the Army....spent 4 to 6 months in Nam with a personal body guard arranged by his senator dad?
(http://www.theodoresworld.net/pics/0506/al_Gore_VietnamImage1.jpg)
Yup. The bodyguard was there to keep his fool ass from hurting himself.
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My fav vets are TomInTib and Jean-Ketchup Kerry.
Also, as I recall, Michael DUkakis used to drive an Abrams tank.
And who can forget Algore peering into the muzzle of his rifle.
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I'm sure John's combat patch makes him anything but a pogue.
Honor Gard units are not combat units. An Honor Guard Tab does not bestow combat experience but niether does its presence diminish combat experience.
Fat Teddy was never in a combat unit let alone a combat MOS. For the DUmmies to imply his stint somehow granted him extrasensory powers to judge the validity of an given war is absurd.
Please don't read more into this than is written.
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Cub Scout and Webeloh (Bear AND Wolf badges). :tongue:
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Refresh my memory....wasn't Al some kindda news reporter are something for the Army....spent 4 to 6 months in Nam with a personal body guard arranged by his senator dad?
Yep, and the only shots Fat Teddy ever fired were shots of Scotch....
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Nothing wrong with not serving, you do get points for trying though :-)
The point is that more "freepers" have either served or wanted to serve but were denied.
Most of them libs hate the military and only brag about libs who served to try to make a point but, they fail.
Bush served honorably yet they bash him, now the clown they put in office was only slept born in a tent in Kenya.
Fixed for probable accuracy
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(http://www.theodoresworld.net/pics/0506/al_Gore_VietnamImage1.jpg)
Yup. The bodyguard was there to keep his fool ass from hurting himself.
If that pic is any indication, he wasn't doing a very good job was he? Maybe he knew he was an asshat before we did! lol!
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If that pic is any indication, he wasn't doing a very good job was he? Maybe he knew he was an asshat before we did! lol!
Maybe the body guard had just unloaded the corks from his plastic Mattel.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-27-09 11:55 AM
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24. Ah ha so you think we should go over and lurk at Free Republic? Updated at 8:08 PM
Edited on Thu Aug-27-09 12:00 PM by DainBramaged
Rather than face them on our home turf?? Interesting concept. How long do you think my post would last there? Not as long as yours have here.
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Freepers are cowards, they prove it every day here. And they prove it by trying to derail health care when they need it as much as anyone They are only loyal to whomever has dollar bills in their hands.
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Wait, wouldn't that make us braver? After all we're willing to risk our health to fight for principles we believe in. When was the last time any of you could say that? During the Bush administration you all liked to pretend you were on the verge of being arrested simply because you posted on DU. Maybe that made you think you were risking something profound, but if you saw how people look at you (even other liberals laugh at you) you'd see the only thing you lost was your dignity.
Oh, and I don't know what serving in the military has to do with anything...so did Jack Murtha. Ask any Marine whether they think that useless sack of pus is a brother. I'd never before seen such intense loyalty, not just among Marines but among families. People I don't even know stop and talk to me when they see my "proud parent" bumper stickers...it's an automatic bond. This is pretty unique because I had the same "proud parent" bumper stickers when my oldest son was in the Coast Guard and people barely noticed. Yet, Murtha is an ex-Marine so it appears having served isn't reason enough for a life long membership. As my husband says, "It takes more than a hat and a pair of boots to make a cowboy."
But since the criteria (as usual) is "you can't talk about it if you haven't experienced it" then I assume you don't have health care or a living wage job to pay for it? Because if that's the case, you should know that I was without insurance for almost a year while my husband was unemployed. I still wouldn't support this piece of crap legislation.
Cindie
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Also, as I recall, Michael DUkakis used to drive an Abrams tank.
No, he got to ride in one, and not while in service. As I recall he didn't even get the TC seat.
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No, he got to ride in one, and not while in service. As I recall he didn't even get the TC seat.
Nope he had to enjoy the view from the loaders hatch
(http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/dukakis%20tank.jpg)
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Nope he had to enjoy the view from the loaders hatch
(http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/dukakis%20tank.jpg)
Yeah, that's what I thought. For the information of the uninitiated, the Loader is the lowest man on the tank crew totem pole.
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The DoD will announce next month the formation of a new Battalion tailor made for DUers, DailyKos'ers, etc. It will be called the Butt-Bandit Battalion. Training will be in Key West.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/ColonialMarine/Gay%20in%20Military/tank.jpg)
Monty Python's Military Fairy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5Dfs7jqFI)
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No DUmmies I never served in the army.
I was honorably discharged after two enlistments in the Navy and I honored every bit of my contract and oath.
Can any of you state the same?
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Almost 8 years now, with another 2 in my contract. How many have you served DUmp monkey?
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http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,32872.0.html
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(http://www.theodoresworld.net/pics/0506/al_Gore_VietnamImage1.jpg)
Yup. The bodyguard was there to keep his fool ass from hurting himself.
Real lethal weapon you have there Al Gore. Notice no magazine in the weapon.
Back around 68 was when they were having lots of jamming problems with the M-16. If he would have been caught in a firefight, he would have been in a world of hurt when he put in the mag, chambered a round, and then have it jam because of dirt and debris in the weapon.
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They're still not the best thing around. The new weapons HK's working on, they got the contract, are going to be awesome. They designed the "M-8", but it was turned down.
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Well lets do some family history here since the DUmp wants to pull out thiers and show how short they have come up.
Grandfather on my Mothers side. Enlisted in the Army and became a medic,was sent to france for WWI and was there all of two weeks before the Germans surrendered, His enlistment was two years long.
My Father joined at age 17 and went to war at 18. During the Battle of Kasserine Pass , My fathers unit was South of their at Faid Pass with his unit the 168th Inf Division. He and most of the 168th were captured by the Germans led by Rommel and his tanks. They only had rifles and machineguns to fight against those tanks because none of them recieve any training on how to use anti tank weapons and what they had were very few. This resulted in my father and a large number of others spending the next 3 years in a POW camp deep inside Germany. My father continued to serve for another 40 years after that in the same unit.
My oldest brother. He went to college got a degree in Architecture and then proptly joined the US Army to learn to fly helicopters. Got stationed in Chu Lai, Rep. South Vietnam. Thats south of Da Nang. He was there for a year and while there our cousins husband that flew for the Army as well in O-1 Birddogs died after being shot down by the VC He left behind a 6 month old girl that never got to see her dad and a wife left to raise her. After Vietnam my brother stayed in served 40 years total flying Hueys and Blackhawks and went antoher go around during Desert Storm.
My older brother Dennis. He serve in the Navy after 4 years at the Naval Academy taking engenering courses. He spent 15 years active duty and became a squadron Comander for an S-3 viking unit before his posting to the Pentagon. While there 9/11 happened and he sttill served on for an additional year + after his retierment was supposed to occur .He spent 27 years in the Navy
And finally myself. I started in the same unit as my father and was there for a year and a half before I joined the Army. I served in the 101st Airborne Air Assault and then went to Italy to guard missiles,went back to the 101st and then a year in Korea. Then my last active duty post was the 10th Mountain Div. The last 15 years was back in my fathers unit and I did this all as an 11 bravo Infantry soldier, Fat Teddy can SUCK a dead guys balls in HELL before he'll ever come close to what me and my family and friends have done for our country.
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Well, everyone's seen my lineage:
Me, several units:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h228/burnsk73/KevinArmy-1.jpg)
Father, 3rd Marine Corp Division:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h228/burnsk73/DadUSMC-1.jpg)
Grandfather, 31st "Dixie" Division:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h228/burnsk73/Grandfather31stIDWWII.jpg)
....and could go back further.....a LOT further, but those bubble photos don't fit on a scanner that well.