my little brother is pissed...got a letter from Uncle Sam

[greenbriar]

back in 1997 or 98 he joined the Army. They lied to him and he would not have gotten his student loans paid which is why he joined...

well to make a long story short, he blew out his knee...ACL ended up not even finishing boot camp. He has discharge papers



got a letter saying he needed to finish.

WHAT THE FUCK

bad thing is...he voted bush because of Abortion even after months of me working on him...


sucks to be him...

I told him

you voted for the fucking bastard, I didn't, hope you got money for a lawyer

[noamnety]

1. wow that's cold

But I would have said the same thing. All those people that voted for him were voting for some other person to suffer, whether in Iraq or because they couldn't end an unwanted pregnancy, or they didn't have health care. They need a reality check.

[Vickers]

2. Fuck him...but let me state that I can't WAIT for one of Bush's

dumbass decisions to have an ill effect on the dumbshit Bushbots in my immediate family.

:hug:

[ronnykmarshall]

3. That sucks ....... for him!

I love this trend, this is the second posting like this.

That's my mantra from now on ...."YOU voted for this".

[greenbriar]

5. yup and when the "mad cow" HYPE takes over and my sister;s

hubby loses his job...he works at a cow slaughtering and processing place

I will say ... at least Adam and Steve can't marry and abort their children

[HuskerDem]

30. Which meatpacking abomination does she live close to?

I just read "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser and I happen to live deep in the dark heart of this disgusting industry. We are almost exactly halfway in-between the IBP plants of Grand Island and Lexington, Nebraska. We are 16 miles from the disgusting turkey plant in Gibbon, NE.

I will never eat at a fast food chain again. I have reduced our families meat consumption to perhaps 2-3 pounds of poultry per month and perhaps 2 pounds of ham per year. We are a family of three. Our staples are now rice and veggies. We still use dairy but I buy at the natural foods store now so that I can be sure about the cows. I probably use 6 eggs or less in cooking per year. If I ever need bovine for a recipe I will order buffalo which is similar to turkey in fat and cholesterol and is by nature, free-range. Buffalo do not respond favorably to steroids, hormones, protein (chicken/pork carcass) feed or any of the things that make modern beef production so thoroughly revolting. Buffalo must roam and feed on grass to thrive.

[theHandpuppet]

33. I've had buffalo meat

And it was quite good! Unfortunately, its not available anywhere near where I live now. Thanks for the info about buffalo meat, though -- I didn't know about the benefits you stated.

[Touchdown]

40. Move to Colorado. We got tons of Buffalo

...besides, we needs just a few more Blue boys and girls to turn the state blue.:D

[illflem]

6. In 2008

the voting booths should have a trap door that whisks you off to the induction center when you punch the Republican button.

[greenbriar]

7. good idea

I like it


I bet tho in 2008 the world will be sooooooooo sick of losing their freedoms (you know the ones the enemy hates us for) that even Barney would beat out any repuke

[merh]

14. I love your idea!

Welcome to DU - it appears you will fit in nicely! :hi:

[The Wielding Truth]

29. We would all get what we want. Good thinking,ill.

[pacalo]

4. Those who voted for Bushitler don't get it until it affects them.

[indigobusiness]

8. So true. I call it...

unenlightened self-interest.

[PatriotGames]

39. That's a great cartoon! :-)

[merh]

9. When my little brother called me the Thursday after the election

he said he didn't want to call me on Wednesday because he didn't want to "rub it in" that my guy lost! I told him that was kind of him, but he didn't have to bother because I WILL BE RUBBING IT IN FOR 4 YEARS THAT he voted for *. Don't blame me, I voted for Kerry!*

I am sorry they are calling up your brother. My prayers go out for him and your family. That is one hell of a "told you so" to have to live with.

[underseasurveyor]

12. Yer right about the told ya so thing

But maybe now this will encourage the grey-matter to kick in before they act hastily and emotionaly next time. Maybe :freak:

[greenbriar]

13. I doubt it

they will still follow him cause "he's a man"

[underseasurveyor]

18. you're probably correct about that

I still tend to be a hopeful fool though ;-)
:hi:

[arewenotdemo]

21. A man? No. Bush had his chance to walk that walk,

back in the 60's. He opted out, EVEN THOUGH he was gung-ho on the war (see cartoon).

Please explain, if you can, why anyone who knew that and had half a brain would vote for him, given the current mess he has us in.

[underseasurveyor]

27. She/we know that the unzipped idiot is no "man"

It's more like the bush-lovers "macho" perception that he's a real "he-man." And I'm not sure anyone of us can answer any better than you already have as to why anyone with "half a brain" would knowingly vote for a proven disaster monkey.

One lady I talked to recently told me she almost voted for Kerry but she was uncomfortable not knowing what evils he would bring into the white house. She said by voting for bush she knew exactly what kind of evil she was getting :wow: Course I'd wager a guess that she doesn't know half as much about him than most of us do.

:shrug: Personally I don't understand her logic at all knowing what I know about bush. I'd take the unknown any day over bush. At least then I'd feel I had a chance.

[HuskerDem]

31. Better to stay with the devil you know..................

I've heard that before too. Usually I think it indicates a person who is so entrenched in their habits that they use the regularity of their habits to justify those habits........... no matter how bad those habits may be.

[Mountainman]

10. If he supports Bush I'm glad he's going back.

If all those who support Bush would fight in his wars we wouldn't need a draft. Also, the sooner these folks get screwed by Bush the sooner the will vote more rationally I hope.

[greenbriar]

11. funny thing...

I was depressed for a few weeks after the election. All my family said

"its god's will bush won"



well now, anything they get upset about


"its gods will" will be my new mantra

[Jimmy D]

15. you know that bush guy is just wonderful LOL

I hope all those bush supporter get called up.


Jimmy D

[zulchzulu]

16. Plenty of 1971 hippies voted for Nixon in 1968

Once they got a taste of reality and a little shrapnel on the side, they changed their tune.

I suspect it's going to be very similar with the kids that voted for Chimpy. I've already noticed a difference in some neighbors who voted for Chimp who are scared now while seeing and hearing stories about Fallujah.

On the abortion issue, that's hard to explain to someone who never had to really deal with the situation...unless they already figured out that the government should not control a woman's body...

I hope your brother sorts it out.

[cyr330]

17. Shame for hime

Too bad he's such a sucker and fell for such a line. I don't imagine he'll be voting Repiglican in the next election. . . . (!) P.S. I hope he likes the beach without water, because he's going to be seeing lots of sand and sun!

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

19. He voted for bush

which translates to "too fucking bad."

[angrydemocrat]

20. RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!

If they stupid enough to vote for Bush let them suffer the after math. Then sit back and laugh you A$$ off at them when they start their pi$$ing and moaning. These people deserve everything they get!

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

22. And Kerry voters need to stick together

and help each other through the coming even WORSE bush economy. That's what we're doing here.

[demwing]

23. I feel sad for your brother

and all those that voted to kick themselves in the ass.

If we were just talking about economic hardship, that's one thing, but to have to go fight and possibly die in a war is another. No one deserves that.

Death is a harsh price to pay for ignorance.

It is very sad that there will many that end up paying that very price.

[arewenotdemo]

25. Not to disagree, but Iraqis are paying

a far steeper price for Bush's misadventure and our countrymen's arrogance and stupidity. We all know that.

Our sympathies are misplaced, I do believe.

[demwing]

26. I hear you

but its ok to have enough sympathy to spread around a bit.

[shuffnew]

24. When the mandatory draft comes, he'll have many crying with him.... (n/t)

[greenbriar]

28. yea

my sister's son turns 18 in March

[shuffnew]

37. and they believed Bush with the phoney vote they took before the election.

[Mend]

32. Call a lawyer? Maybe John Edwards? I don't think so.....eom

[Solitaire]

34. if he gets a lawyer, from what I've seen on the news

he should be able to get out of it.

I'd feel the same as you.

You know, I'm against abortion too, but I'm also against a young girl killing herself with a botched abortion, because she's terrified.

Education is the key. The more educated about birth control and what abortion is, can help solve this problem.

Making abortion illegal also kills people.

[greenbriar]

36. Abortion should NOT be political fodder

it is a personal decision and one that should only be made by those affected by it

NOT some man who never would ever have to make that decision

[ChickMagic]

35. Sorry for your brother

But, as the poet said, "Tough Titties". Just think - he'll get to kill fetuses galore with advanced weaponry!

[leftofthedial]

38. sorry, but he gets what he deserves

At least now I've heard one story of a bushturd supporter getting some justice.

[xerox]

41. He should read the fine print....

In order for the army to fulfill its obligation you have to serve at least 3/4'ths of your initial contract for them to pay off student loans and GI bill or college fund. If he only was in during basic training, all he would get is medical care for his knee and maybe something like 10 percent pension from the VA. I have seen many people get their student loans taken care of in this manner. They also get automatic rank of E-4.