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The_Commonist

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52. And that, of course, is the best policy.

Reply to Skidmore (Reply #38)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 12:11 PM

Jun 2014

The second best policy, is to not assume that everything you don't like is simply a "right-wing meme."

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Can we NOT disseminate the right wing meme that Bergdahl was a deserter here at DU? [View all] cali Jun 2014 OP

Agreed. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #1

Just a hunch, but I think Bergdahl's story will prove ... Schema Thing Jun 2014 #2

Or, they have plans to prosecute him Schema Thing Jun 2014 #3

This.It's swiftboating at this point. nt sufrommich Jun 2014 #4

good luck with that. it is a shame. mopinko Jun 2014 #5

Do as you will, but Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #6

Are you kidding? We have a first-hand account from a reliable source .... Scuba Jun 2014 #7

"If deployment is lame, I'm going to get lost in the mountains and make my way to China." Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #8

That's one guy. Who may or may not be telling the truth. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #17

but who is "Cody"? riverwalker Jun 2014 #21

He found out. pscot Jun 2014 #75

Two points from a combat vet who sarisataka Jun 2014 #9

+1. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #11

+ 1 More. Hoyt Jun 2014 #13

+1. He could have been suffering from PTSD. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #35

That's what I said... giftedgirl77 Jun 2014 #54

Exactly Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2014 #55

K & R. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #10

I've not seen that here lame54 Jun 2014 #12

here's 1 n2doc Jun 2014 #40

We can't even agree to be happy than an American is home safe CanonRay Jun 2014 #14

The fact of the matter is Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #15

+ 1 nt riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #16

thank you n/t riverwalker Jun 2014 #18

Seems that as long as it is not in cartoon format it will be ok to post The Straight Story Jun 2014 #19

You should not be laughing about getting away with posting RW racist crap muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #71

Hmmm The Straight Story Jun 2014 #72

As you know, it was a piece from a far right website that had racist terms in it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #73

I have to agree, but I don't expect it to happen. /nt dballance Jun 2014 #20

I still want Americans brought home. hamsterjill Jun 2014 #22

I agree. dsteve01 Jun 2014 #23

Agreed in principle but you must mean the Right wing chickenhawk meme malaise Jun 2014 #24

"And some of you are busy, busy, busy helping them do it. " valerief Jun 2014 #25

I saw this article by Micheal Hastings linked in another post-an excellent read about Bergdahl. panader0 Jun 2014 #26

It doesn't matter one way or another jberryhill Jun 2014 #27

Fellow soldiers call Bowe Bergdahl a deserter, not a hero Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #28

more folks quoted who don't possess any more facts about his capture than the rest of the media bigtree Jun 2014 #32

I agree Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #39

Fellow soldiers who are speculating with no eye witness account of what happened. riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #33

Thanks for link. 840high Jun 2014 #69

Couldn't agree more. mindfulNJ Jun 2014 #29

The recent Bergdahl threads are all well thought out. longship Jun 2014 #30

folks popping up with that meme are characteristically uninformed bigtree Jun 2014 #31

Well... The_Commonist Jun 2014 #34

After the number the military did on Pat Tillman and his family, Skidmore Jun 2014 #38

Thank you, that's just what liberalhistorian Jun 2014 #49

And that, of course, is the best policy. The_Commonist Jun 2014 #52

Unless of course, they are borne of, and consistently and repeated as such by right wingers. LanternWaste Jun 2014 #61

I seriously don't understand why even those in his unit would not give him the benefit Skidmore Jun 2014 #36

Thanks, cali. enlightenment Jun 2014 #37

in that case they would have blamed Obama for not negotiating his release.... spanone Jun 2014 #70

What information about Bergdahl and his release can we disseminate? onenote Jun 2014 #41

That's not a meme, not right wing, and not new Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #42

Well said. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #79

It's possible that even if he deserted, he was under orders... Blanks Jun 2014 #43

There's a distinction between deserting and being AWOL. Kablooie Jun 2014 #44

according to one of the articles, after his guard duty was over, he stacked his helmet armor, and dionysus Jun 2014 #53

I doubt it was PTSD. He'd barely arrived. The emails to his parents sound disillusioned. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #86

good point. nt. dionysus Jun 2014 #88

I think the soldier who wrote that is a teabagger who hates Obama... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #45

the truth isn't known yet....yet they are shitting all over this guy. spanone Jun 2014 #46

I would just like to know the truth BainsBane Jun 2014 #47

Please list the memes you like and don't like. Jakes Progress Jun 2014 #48

say what? I have supported what Snowden did from the beginning cali Jun 2014 #59

My confusion. My apologies. Jakes Progress Jun 2014 #74

thanks cali Jun 2014 #92

Folks, this "story" is being "Pushed" by Right Wing Media and CNN Plus.... LovingA2andMI Jun 2014 #50

Agreed. Let the justice system run its course. riqster Jun 2014 #51

The Rolling Stone article talks about how this point was made political csziggy Jun 2014 #56

The is normal for POWs Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #60

The first to label him as a deserter was a Faux Noise analyst csziggy Jun 2014 #63

Umm, pretty much everybody there at the time labels him that Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #68

Thanks for those excerpts, csziggy.. Boom! Cha Jun 2014 #80

I'm just looking for facts, and not willing to accept RW talking points csziggy Jun 2014 #82

Same here.. and thanks for this link, too. Very interesting. nm Cha Jun 2014 #83

Some people can't function unless they pick a side/team first (Democrat or Republican). 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #57

first though, its another way to empty Gitmo SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #58

Some here may have absorbed that crap from their car radio. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #62

Cali, I honestly don't know about this situation Savannahmann Jun 2014 #64

i actually need the real story first, before i do anything. for sure. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #65

Perhaps he did. We should wait for more details before we start getting all arm-flappy about this. Throd Jun 2014 #66

innocent till proven guilty. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #67

I for one am impressed... AceWheeler Jun 2014 #76

It doesn't matter. He couldn't have been a deserter, though, because he was captured before he was MADem Jun 2014 #77

Thanks for your post, MADem.. Cha Jun 2014 #81

If you comment about him not being a deserter was.... AceWheeler Jun 2014 #87

I was responding to the thread starter. MADem Jun 2014 #90

It doesn't matter Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #78

How did he go missing?...nt Jesus Malverde Jun 2014 #84

I don't think knee-jerk disagreement with the right wing is sensible. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #85

This has been posted by other DUers; please read! RiffRandell Jun 2014 #89

I agree defacto7 Jun 2014 #91

NOW can we? philosslayer Mar 2015 #93