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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts) Mon Nov 4, 2013, 10:04 AM Nov 2013

Watch This US Soldier Smack Down An Anti-Muslim Bigot (VIDEO)

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Watch This US Soldier Smack Down An Anti-Muslim Bigot (VIDEO) (Original Post) Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 OP

Precisely jberryhill Nov 2013 #1

US Army weissmam Nov 2013 #2

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It's heartening to see these folks intervene Plucketeer Nov 2013 #4

Didn't see anything that looked like a staged reply, shebornik Nov 2013 #5

"Heros come in many shapes and sizes. (How I reacted) wasn't heroic, it was just FailureToCommunicate Nov 2013 #6

Thank you for a dose of what it really means to be an American! I doubt if we will see this on FOX The Wielding Truth Nov 2013 #7

I'm glad they at least showed one bigot for what he was LiberalLovinLug Nov 2013 #8

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. Precisely

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 10:25 AM

Nov 2013

He nit the nail square on the head when he said "That's the reason I wear the uniform, so anyone can live free in this country."

Maybe I'm naive, but I would assume that something to that effect is part of training.

weissmam

(905 posts)

2. US Army

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 11:22 AM

Nov 2013

I think that SM hit it right on the head and most wing nuts forget that . For wingnuts if you are not white rural and stupid you are not an American -All you have to do is listen to the wing nuts when they say real American or True America , like anyone in a city is not a true American

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Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

4. It's heartening to see these folks intervene

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 12:40 PM

Nov 2013

But it registers a LOT less with me with this being a "Gotcha!" setup - or maybe more appropriately, a "Candid Camera" moment. I would rather see a faux reporter stopping folks on urban sidewalks in Missouri or Arizona or Idaho and flashing them images of persons in typical muslim garb, or Sikh, or farmworker get up - and ask for first thoughts. I mean..... don't we already get enough staged news from the MSM?

shebornik

(127 posts)

5. Didn't see anything that looked like a staged reply,

Reply to Plucketeer (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 01:21 PM

Nov 2013

in fact I think this kind of setup gets more honest responses than when people are being interviewed. Just like Candid camera used to get.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,007 posts)

6. "Heros come in many shapes and sizes. (How I reacted) wasn't heroic, it was just

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 02:38 PM

Nov 2013

being a person"

The Wielding Truth

(11,411 posts)

7. Thank you for a dose of what it really means to be an American! I doubt if we will see this on FOX

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 03:38 PM

Nov 2013

News. Unless it's fed with some mighty dose of propaganda.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,164 posts)

8. I'm glad they at least showed one bigot for what he was

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 04:06 PM

Nov 2013

I wish they would have questioned him a little more about his beliefs though instead of just giving him a sounding board.

And it makes me wonder how many people just were silent that they filmed but never made the final cut. I've seen this show before and a lot of times they give numbers as to how many do nothing. One wonders if they purposely omitted this stat.

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