Comments on: Lieberman Headed For Republican Convention http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:44:15 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Alecia http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267803 Alecia Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:41:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267803 <p>One other significant thing that we learned was how Pelosi<br /> and Reid betrayed the Deomocrats on ending the war….</p> One other significant thing that we learned was how Pelosi
and Reid betrayed the Deomocrats on ending the war….

]]> By: Russron http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267745 Russron Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:21:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267745 <p>Why aren’t we using the term “Bush Republican” over and over and over and bashing Repugs with that label? That would allow some of the less wiggy to disassociate themselves from the lunatics and allow us to pigeon hole them as the narrow minded bigots they are.</p> Why aren’t we using the term “Bush Republican” over and over and over and bashing Repugs with that label? That would allow some of the less wiggy to disassociate themselves from the lunatics and allow us to pigeon hole them as the narrow minded bigots they are.

]]> By: PJEvans http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267452 PJEvans Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:31:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267452 <p>I have one suggestion for JoeL:</p> <p>Let the door hit you on the way out, hard enough to bounce you a couple of blocks down the street. And don’t come back whining to us about your reception over there.</p> <p>(I see Dangerstein still thinks of himself as a Dem strategist. How should we disabuse him of that notion?)</p> I have one suggestion for JoeL:

Let the door hit you on the way out, hard enough to bounce you a couple of blocks down the street. And don’t come back whining to us about your reception over there.

(I see Dangerstein still thinks of himself as a Dem strategist. How should we disabuse him of that notion?)

]]> By: barbara http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267441 barbara Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:28:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267441 <p>Way late. You’re already gone, too. But thanks.</p> Way late. You’re already gone, too. But thanks.

]]> By: barbara http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267398 barbara Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:16:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267398 <p>Hey, thanks, Doc. Left for a while and when I got back, the party had moved elsewhere.</p> Hey, thanks, Doc. Left for a while and when I got back, the party had moved elsewhere.

]]> By: RonD http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267389 RonD Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:14:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267389 <p>Hi Raven. I used to run into Scott Camille now and again in Gainesville. Interesting, intense guy.</p> Hi Raven. I used to run into Scott Camille now and again in Gainesville. Interesting, intense guy.

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267335 Raven Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:58:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267335 <p>This<br /> thread<br /> is<br /> dead</p> This
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]]> By: kirk murphy http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267331 kirk murphy Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:58:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267331 <p>late to thread…just reading down:</p> <p>(((((Barbara and David)))))</p> late to thread…just reading down:

(((((Barbara and David)))))

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267268 Raven Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:36:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267268 <p>Plus, the above description of Webb’s son lists him as a Fallujah vet. technically anyone who served in or near there could be a Fallujah vet but he wasn’t there in the battle of Fallujah.</p> Plus, the above description of Webb’s son lists him as a Fallujah vet. technically anyone who served in or near there could be a Fallujah vet but he wasn’t there in the battle of Fallujah.

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267263 Raven Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:34:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/11/lieberman-headed-for-republican-convention/#comment-1267263 <p><strong>The implication is that those who weren’t did not rate their service quite as highly. Those who take greater risks, sacrifice more, and see those making high sacrifices can be predicted to respond strongly to statements about the value or justification of their service defensively.</strong></p> <p>Very sticky, they love to characterize anti-war vets as REMF’s. It’s a really thin line to walk since probably 75% of Nam vets were in support roles. It’s not an easy thing to look back on what the grunts went through and conclude it was in vain.</p> <p>One reason I didn’t throw my medals at Dewey Canyon is because all I have are the standard “show up” bullshit and I did not feel that they deserved to be up their among the purple hearts and other combat awards. It’s also the case that the military fosters inter-service and inter-unit rivalry. I had a buddy who was a grunt with the herd and he didn’t think anyone who wasn’t in his bat was worth a shit.</p> The implication is that those who weren’t did not rate their service quite as highly. Those who take greater risks, sacrifice more, and see those making high sacrifices can be predicted to respond strongly to statements about the value or justification of their service defensively.

Very sticky, they love to characterize anti-war vets as REMF’s. It’s a really thin line to walk since probably 75% of Nam vets were in support roles. It’s not an easy thing to look back on what the grunts went through and conclude it was in vain.

One reason I didn’t throw my medals at Dewey Canyon is because all I have are the standard “show up” bullshit and I did not feel that they deserved to be up their among the purple hearts and other combat awards. It’s also the case that the military fosters inter-service and inter-unit rivalry. I had a buddy who was a grunt with the herd and he didn’t think anyone who wasn’t in his bat was worth a shit.

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