tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post113303139868744110..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Semper-Phooey!ambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133052802269743552005-11-26T17:53:00.000-07:002005-11-26T17:53:00.000-07:00But could I please have that PTSD pass?...I've bee...But could I please have that PTSD pass?<BR/>...I've been in domestic combat for over 40 years!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133052707986103882005-11-26T17:51:00.000-07:002005-11-26T17:51:00.000-07:00Up 'til now, many on the right that did not serve ...Up 'til now, many on the right that did not serve in the Vietnam era evidently felt so reticent about criticizing vets that they would get a pass no matter what they said. <BR/>I always felt reticent because I never got shot at, and when I got out, I was anything but a patriot for a few years.<BR/>Then, after 9-11, on an excellent Honolulu forum that had lots of military input, I started noticing that a significant number of folks were using their service, (or claimed service) in the same way that John Kerry has each day since he partnered w/Fonda and Co.<BR/>An obvious abuse, made more obvious by the Dems insistence on inverting the meaning of patriotic behavior, then crying foul when criticized.<BR/>Finally, It struck me that this self-censorship on the right was destructive to a fair and productive debate.<BR/>Thankfully, it seems JFK2 and the passing of years has brought around more conservatives to this position.<BR/>Limbaugh was recently a lot more graceful than he used to be (used to come off more defensively) while he was addressing some OIF Warriors:<BR/>He simply lavished great praise on them for doing what a large majority of us would not choose to do, and mentioned in passing that he had had that opportunity and passed on it.<BR/>More Free Speech on the Right to Combat Leftist Word Nazis!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133041998762026432005-11-26T14:53:00.000-07:002005-11-26T14:53:00.000-07:00Refer to Vonnegut discussion below--another Mcgove...Refer to Vonnegut discussion below--another Mcgovern-type case. Combat veterans should--rightfully--get a pass on the behavioral effects of such as PTSD. But we can't let that pass include making national policy on the veteran basis alone--that's farther than rational gratitude should go.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133036602948806292005-11-26T13:23:00.000-07:002005-11-26T13:23:00.000-07:00Do people like Murtha think we should make it nece...Do people like Murtha think we should make it necessary for the president and VP to be veterans?<BR/><BR/>I guess that rules out the Clintons...and Lincoln and FDR and Thomas Jefferson.[although I hate to include the latter three in such sorry company as Bill and Hill]<BR/><BR/>Murtha has been a politician for a lot longer than he was a soldier.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which McGovern was a WW2 hero. He still managed to freak out so many Americans that he lost 49 states.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133035146656187262005-11-26T12:59:00.000-07:002005-11-26T12:59:00.000-07:00Good post, Doug. Reminds of Senator Dole's questi...Good post, Doug. Reminds of Senator Dole's question during the '96 cmpgn: <BR/><BR/><B>"Where's the Outrage?"</B>buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133032125353331692005-11-26T12:08:00.000-07:002005-11-26T12:08:00.000-07:00RadioBlogger gets a Hat tip, Here's More:---What P...RadioBlogger gets a Hat tip, Here's More:<BR/>---<BR/><STRONG>What Patriot?</STRONG> <A HREF="http://cockalorum.blogspot.com/2005/11/what-patriot.html" REL="nofollow">Cockalorum's views of Rep. John Murtha.</A>.<BR/><BR/>. <A HREF="http://pekinprattles.blogspot.com/2005/11/malaiseyep-in-gop-controlled-congress.html" REL="nofollow">Pekin Prattle's observation that the Congressional GOP needs a spine </A>.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://thedignifiedrant.blogspot.com/2005/11/semper-phooey.html" REL="nofollow">The Dignified Rant's Semper Phooey salute to John Murtha. </A>.<BR/><BR/>.<A HREF="http://rightmom.net/?p=168" REL="nofollow">Right Mom's new day of infamy - 11/15/05</A>.<BR/><BR/>. <A HREF="http://driftwoodusa.blogspot.com/2005/11/hewitt-named-special-prosecutor-to.html" REL="nofollow">Driftwood USA's parody naming Hugh special prosecutor in search of GOP spine </A>.<BR/><BR/>.<A HREF="http://www.savagerepublican.com/2005/11/what-week-it-was-in-dc.php" REL="nofollow">The Savage Republican comparing House and Senate GOP spines</A>.<BR/><BR/>.<A HREF="http://mysandmen.blogspot.com/2005/11/more-ass-than-brains.html" REL="nofollow">My Sandmen's rant aginst the spineless GOP last week. </A>.<BR/><BR/>.<A HREF="http://pointfiveblog.com/index.php/2005/11/517" REL="nofollow">Point Five Blog's parody, taking John Murtha's pullout a little personally. </A>.<BR/>.<STRONG>wake-up-and-smell-the-conservatism</STRONG>: <A HREF="http://www.residualforces.com/index.php/2005/11/21/wake-up-and-smell-the-conservatism/" REL="nofollow">Residual Forces' comments about Senate GOP fundraising falling behind the Dems. </A>.<BR/><BR/>...RadioBlogger.com contestDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.com