So the American Legion called up asking for money....

[dionysus]

i laid into the poor guy, askig why they attacked Dem politicians, the poor guy was flabbergasted. He said he would note it and pass it on, lololololol

[acmejack]

1. Hahahahahaha!

They haven't bothered with me, I sent them a really nasty letter after the Commander's performance in Hawaii stating it was unpatriotic to disagree with W. I was hermatile...

[Kiouni]

2. my Barber got a call from

these guys and he's a vietnam vet and donates to a few other charities like disabled vets etc. and said this guy called and wanted a donation he said "no, i've donated to other charities." and the sales guy kept on prodding and my barber, Joe is his name, Says "are you a vet?" the guy said "no" and he said who the hell are you tell me where my money should go to support the troops and hung up!

[whistle]

3. Any money donated to the American Legion supports a fascist

....group:

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The American Legion

By John Spivak

In the 1920s and 1930s, the Legion “was a reactionary outfit whose members were quick to use baseball bats to break up strikes and civil rights demonstrations.... born on Feb. 16, 1919, when some twenty American officers met in Paris, reportedly on orders from the commanding officers of the American Expeditionary Forces. Europe was in a revolutionary ferment which was driving the victorious nations into a fear approaching panic. Spray from the waves of this international political restlessness sprinkled American servicemen, and our high command was not happy about the effect it might have. The officers who met were wealthy men and naturally perturbed by talk of revolution. Among them were Major Hamilton Fish, Jr., who headed the first congressional committee to investigate communist activities and Grayson Murphy.... gave it $125,000 and... solicited contributions from other industrialists.

When industry’s efforts to reduce high wartime wage scales resulted in many strikes, veterans in Legion posts were told that the strikers were communists trying to create a chaotic situation so the Reds could take over. Such patriotic appeals to save the country brought quick responses, and in the first ten or more years of its existence the Legion developed the reputation of being a strikebreaking agency available to harried industrialists. An American Civil Liberties Union report stated: “Of the forces most active in attacking civil rights, the American Legion led the field.”
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