I agree GOP relative - liberals in the military are hurting war in Iraq

[NoAmericanTaliban]

Had a right wing relative complain about the liberals, everything is their fault. Folks in the military that are complaining & not doing their job are liberals. Officers complaining about lack of armour are liberals. Everything evil & bad is liberal. Liberals are always attacking the administration, who is just trying to protect us. My answer:

So lets kick the liberals out of the military & replace them with those that voted for Bush. In fact, that should be the new criteria for military service. If you didn't vote for Bush then get out now, so you can be replaced with a loyalist. Close all the recruiting places in Democratic leaning parts of the country & move the to the GOP suburbs and rural areas. Maximum age for military has been moved to 42, so your two sons have no excuse to join. In fact, I'm surprised they aren't in Iraq already. They better hurry up since according to 'Dead-eye'Dick the insurgents are on their last throes. Might not be any left once they are out of boot camp.

Relative is a big Rush listener & all they watch on tv is faux news. Lots of folks like that out there. They are getting more & more frustrated by all the criticism of Bush & 'Dead-eye' and are lashing out with their true feelings. The more they yelp the better I feel.

[MADem]

1. Yeah, conservatives would be better--they could leave their body armor

at home, for use by Vice Presidential hunting parties....

[stop the bleeding]

2. so what did they say when you told them about joining up for the cause??

Seems like they would have already signed up.

[NoAmericanTaliban]

13. Pretty much silence...

not sure I hit home or they had no response. Maybe they will wait till faux tells them what to say.

[Pool Hall Ace]

3. Sounds good to me.

In fact, my former boss' step-son has dropped out of school and is enlisting when he turns 18 this spring. He said he wants to be "on the front lines." I say send him and bring a liberal home. :patriot:

[MadisonProgressive]

15. That's sad

That these kids have no clue what they're asking to get into. Too many video games...

[Pool Hall Ace]

18. Yes, it is sad. The mother doesn't even want her son joining

the military; she's trying to talk him out of it. Step-dad can't stand the kid, so he's all for it.

[Ganja Ninja]

4. Gotta support the troops!

Did you ask him why he thought things in Iraq weren't just ducky? I mean FOX claims that everything is going along swimmingly. How did he come to the opposite conclusion? And why does he hate America?:wtf:

[Swamp Rat]

5. That's right! Why aren't ALL republicans flocking to military recruiters?

They open their fat, stinky mouths to complain, yet they are too gaddamn chicken shit to go to Iraq... :eyes:

[benddem]

6. they might have a problem

if they are wounded. Not too many of the Army Nurses are conservative.

[Just Me]

7. Great response. Encourage them to do recruitment drives of,...

,...Bush loyalists!!!

When they begin service, the Bush loyalists are obliged to bash the hell outta' of those recruits when they complain about ANYTHING.

[B Calm]

8. I agree too!! Send the LIBERAL warriors home and leave

the fighting to the real men... ha ha ha

[genie_weenie]

9. Big deal!

A good friend of mine, a person whom I held in high esteem and in whom I placed my closest confidence, told me point-blank my anti-war stance and the fact I don't support the mission in Iraq *really* means I don't support the troops and am complicent in their death and injuries.

This has hurt me and has strained our friendship (though I haven't told him).

[B Calm]

12. Tell him you know this old VN veteran on DU and he says to tell you

that if you really supported the troops you would be demanding that the troops be brought home!

[Ksec]

10. according to polls most people must be Liberals then

They ( GOP whackjobs) are a minority fringe goup. Tell yer relative hes an extremist out of touch with true Americans

[insane_cratic_gal]

11. Actually he's dead wrong

Officers and those higher ups tend to be Pro Bush while joe enlisted.. tends to vote democratic

But what do I know.. I'm just part of that complaining military family average enlisted wife to a sailor whom both voted Kerry

[NoAmericanTaliban]

14. Even conservatives who criticize are considered liberals..

I know you are right, but they are at a point where anything bad is liberal even if it comes from a conservative military officer. My dad was a West Pointer & he was liberal - big Jimmy Carter fan. He was the exception to the rule. My mom was a big Reagan supported, I was too - til I woke up.

[pinto]

16. I think any & all politicization of the military is a very slippery slope.

By that, I mean Bushco constantly using the military as backdrop for what are essentially campaign speeches, polling the troops on political affiliation, and the overall use of the military by this administration as a tool of a purely political agenda.

Civilian oversight of the military was never, imho, meant to mean civilian manipulation of the military for political ends.

I don't think I've ever seen such blatant manipulation of rank and file soldiers as a means to manipulate the electorate.

Not a good thing for a democracy.

[zbdent]

17. There's a freeptard disruptor at the Bill Press site who "claims" he's 14

and wants to enter the military when he's of age . . . claims he's home-schooled, so that's why he's always there with some stupid freepturd remark as soon as they put up a new topic.

I told him he should do the Repuke thing and lie about his age and enlist.

He got all huffy on that one . . . :evilgrin:

[NewJeffCT]

19. Yes, Chuck Hagel is a real liberal!

I think he scores 100% from the Christian Coalition, those secular tree hugging pinko commies who believe that church & state should be separate; and he scores 0% from NARAL.

[Brewman_Jax]

20. I've yet to see any freeper I know

enlist (max. age is 42) or offer any children/grandchildren to sacrifice to their High Lord Bush*. They voted for him, they can die for him. :mad: