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Must_B_Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 08:32 PM Original message |
The lesson: Why should I respect ANY veteran? |
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TryingToWarnYou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. I know where you are coming from, but seriously |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 12:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
42. I did not serve in Vietnam |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 11:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
67. The point is that the SBV'T' have made it acceptable to trash veterans |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 11:51 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. They do not make it acceptable. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 12:01 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Your standards are higher than the culture's. |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. it does take the luster off a little doesn't it? |
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wellstone_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. That is *exactly* the effect of this |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Deleted message |
brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. I've been thinking the same thing. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Yeah, a woman claims her husband was spit on |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 11:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. there is a book on that very topic that states the same thing |
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CaTeacher (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 01:12 AM Response to Reply #35 |
48. Yes just a legend! |
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Sugarbleus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. I kind of see what you mean. It's like my vet is better than your |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. When I got back from Nam |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Jackpine...I don't think that's her point |
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stavka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Sad lesson from this picture..... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. Deleted message |
K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. that doesnt make you a higher status citizen |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Hey, TX VN Viet, you missed the point. |
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TX VN Viet (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. His last line got my goat |
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stavka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I'd say "Take a deep breath" before responding to anything on DU |
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TX VN Viet (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I did mess up |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 02:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
55. Sorry to interrupt but... |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I'm not disrespecting your service |
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stavka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. ...I don't think you caught the meaning of this post. |
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TX VN Viet (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I think I over reacted |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Understood, TX VN Vet... |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Thanks for your service from the sister of a Vietnam vet |
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vetwife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. My husband is extremely passive now and most men who |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 02:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
57. How about... |
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Berserker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Must_B_Free |
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Must_B_Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 11:32 AM Response to Reply #16 |
66. Indoctrinated |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 11:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. You missed the point. |
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Leilani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think this goes a little over the top |
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vetwife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. You have just took me on ...... |
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Leilani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. To Vetwife: |
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vetwife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Original Poster ..... |
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Leilani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. No Problem! |
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T Town Jake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 11:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Excellent post, vetwife... |
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JSJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 01:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
50. hearing this empty 'pity me' rhetoric for decades... |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 02:33 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I'd like to take off from your position |
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JSJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 03:15 AM Response to Reply #54 |
61. thanks, nathan hale (vet)- that was excellent 1st hand info n/t |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
20. Veterans are what keep this country safe |
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BillZBubb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
25. Logically you have a great point. |
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Kinkistyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
29. Good point. Its because Dems are so honorable. |
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kodi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
30. because you should honor their sacrifice, if not them personally |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. Two hundred year-old argument for which there is no answer |
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NightTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
34. To each his own, but I can't bring myself to openly disrespect veterans. |
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deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
37. Bush and Rove have zero respect for veterans-- they don't understand |
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LibraLabSoldier (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
39. Not all Vets |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 02:15 AM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Thank you. You are the kind of vet that makes America great. |
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LibraLabSoldier (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 02:24 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I am nobody special. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
40. You're right. |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 12:10 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Respect is born from wisdom and the fear of the unknown |
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Leilani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 01:22 AM Response to Reply #40 |
49. I have a different opinion... |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 12:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
70. I am a vet and I completely agree with your post. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
41. I think you can respect parts of people |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
44. MOD: You fucking DELETED my post??? |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 12:59 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I'm still waiting for an answer. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 01:08 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Still waiting. Never f'ing mind. |
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puerco-bellies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
45. Principles before personalities |
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JSJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 01:39 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. claptrap n/t |
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MadProphetMargin (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
56. Speaking as a veteran, you should not. |
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LibraLabSoldier (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 03:02 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. one soldier to another |
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MadProphetMargin (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 03:06 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. You're currently serving? |
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LibraLabSoldier (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 03:19 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Active duty, for the time being.... |
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MadProphetMargin (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 03:20 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Why not? If you got hurt line-of-duty, you have earned the compensation |
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LibraLabSoldier (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 03:24 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Just some personal macho junk.... |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
58. THINK about this, people! |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-24-04 05:38 AM Response to Original message |
65. We find ourselves in a truly unfortunate situation. |
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