Comments on: Sunshine Patriots http://onezero.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/sunshine-patriots/ The mutterings of a middle-aged putterer. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:34:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: onezero http://onezero.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/sunshine-patriots/#comment-159 onezero Sat, 31 May 2008 01:12:59 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-159 Actually ... they have that bumper sticker. And yard sign, which I used to see on my way to ULine for boxes and packing peanuts twice a week: "Support the Troops - Bring 'em Home". (the yard sign was switched for "No War With Iran" for a while, but now says "Barack Obama '08". Doesn't have the same ... punch .... if you ask me.) (But you didn't. And I am, again, digressing) (It happens. A lot) Honestly, I'm against bumper stickers. And yard signs. And flag pins, if ya hadn't got that from my unsolicited gibberings. I flew a flag at my house before it was cool, and before it was mandatory, and I still do - because I want to. My car sports a "USMC" sticker because ... well, because it does. Dammit. I'm not inconsistent ..... I'm human. Yeah, that's the ticket. Actually … they have that bumper sticker. And yard sign, which I used to see on my way to ULine for boxes and packing peanuts twice a week: “Support the Troops - Bring ‘em Home”. (the yard sign was switched for “No War With Iran” for a while, but now says “Barack Obama ‘08″. Doesn’t have the same … punch …. if you ask me.)

(But you didn’t. And I am, again, digressing)

(It happens. A lot)

Honestly, I’m against bumper stickers. And yard signs. And flag pins, if ya hadn’t got that from my unsolicited gibberings. I flew a flag at my house before it was cool, and before it was mandatory, and I still do - because I want to. My car sports a “USMC” sticker because … well, because it does. Dammit.

I’m not inconsistent ….. I’m human.

Yeah, that’s the ticket.

]]> By: david green http://onezero.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/sunshine-patriots/#comment-157 david green Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:42:13 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-157 all i ever wanted to do was serve,but they don't take asthmatics,so this comment may be skewedby my desire . but after the vietnam era and the way many people thought of veterans, seeing people waving flags and cheering troops is kind of refreshing. thank you all for serving . all i ever wanted to do was serve,but they don’t take asthmatics,so this comment may be skewedby my desire . but after the vietnam era and the way many people thought of veterans, seeing people waving flags and cheering troops is kind of refreshing.
thank you all for serving .

]]> By: Jim James http://onezero.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/sunshine-patriots/#comment-156 Jim James Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:00:02 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-156 It seems that over the past 7 years, an American flag on your car or a "Support Our Troops" bumper sticker has come to mean "Support the war in Iraq and George Bush." Why hasn't anyone come up with a bumper sticker that says "I support our troops but not the war in Iraq." Wearing a flag pin doesn't make a person a patriot. Working to improve your community or your country does. It seems that over the past 7 years, an American flag on your car or a “Support Our Troops” bumper sticker has come to mean “Support the war in Iraq and George Bush.” Why hasn’t anyone come up with a bumper sticker that says “I support our troops but not the war in Iraq.”

Wearing a flag pin doesn’t make a person a patriot. Working to improve your community or your country does.

]]> By: Jacques Duquette http://onezero.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/sunshine-patriots/#comment-155 Jacques Duquette Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:41:59 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-155 That should read Medal of Honor...Sigh. That should read Medal of Honor…Sigh.

]]> By: Jacques Duquette http://onezero.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/sunshine-patriots/#comment-154 Jacques Duquette Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:40:16 +0000 http://onezero.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-154 I TOTALLY hear you, although my "investment" was only 8 years enlisted. Here in Minnesota it was wether or not you had a "Support the Troops" sign in your yard. (digressing, it was a bit hard to turn down when the wife of a Model of honor winner is passing them out...and is a member of my wife's congregation...) But there are far too many people who think that a "support the troops" sign suddenly makes them a member of the military. (I can't roll my eyes enough.) I TOTALLY hear you, although my “investment” was only 8 years enlisted. Here in Minnesota it was wether or not you had a “Support the Troops” sign in your yard. (digressing, it was a bit hard to turn down when the wife of a Model of honor winner is passing them out…and is a member of my wife’s congregation… ;) But there are far too many people who think that a “support the troops” sign suddenly makes them a member of the military. (I can’t roll my eyes enough.)

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