Re: Philadelphia Inquirer Editor: Obama Disgracing Those Who Suffered

Kevin Cunningham wrote:
> On Jul 7, 1:52 pm, cmdr buzz corey <cmdr-buzz-co...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
> > On Jul 7, 11:06 am, "Gandalf Grey" <valino...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Philadelphia Inquirer Editor: Obama Disgracing Those Who Suffered or
Died
> > > Wearing Uniform
> >
> > > By Steve Young
> >
> > > Created Jul 6 2008 - 1:24pm
> >
> > > This Sunday morning, Philadelphia Inquirer Asst Editor, Kevin
Ferris, once
> > > again went talk radio all over the Philadelphia Inquirer opinion
pages, [1]
> > > able to spin Gen. Wesley Clark's response to a question concerning
John
> > > McCain's readiness as president into a hyperbolic hit piece
surmising that
> > > Clark "denigrated the uniform" and that Barack Obama will "use the
uniform
> > > as needed, disgracing those who suffered or died wearing it."
> >
> > > Wow. Might as well pen Ferris in as Bill O'Reilly's fill in.
> >
> > > What Ferris chose to leave out was the context of Clark's response
where
> > > Face The Nation host, Bob Schieffer noted that Obama had not "ridden
in a
> > > fighter plane and gotten shot down." Clark said, ""Well, I don't
think
> > > riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification
to be
> > > president."
> >
> > > Nor did he include Clark's preface to his response, including..."I
certainly
> > > honor his service as a prisoner of war. He was a hero to me and to
hundreds
> > > of thousands and millions of others in the armed forces, as a
prisoner of
> > > war."
> >
> > > Wow #2. Disgrace, thy name be honor. Or visa versa.
> >
> > > The Constitution is a wacky, kinda living, kinda not, do***ent that
explains
> > > just what we Americans can get away with. It also frames the
conditions
> > > within which one can run for the position where one American can get
away
> > > with the most - President of the United States of America. And
Clark's
> > > comments were not a denigration of the uniform, but a reflection of
the
> > > do***ent that our troops have fought and died to protect for over
200 years.
> >
> > Yet Clark stood at the last simple-minded dummycrat convention and
> > expounded mightely about the military service of John Fraud Kerry and
> > how that meant he would be a great President. Yet we know of the fraud
> > of John Kerry and his military service and the denigrating of his
> > fellow vets in front of Congress after he came home.
> >
> > Osama Obama is an anti-white, racists empty suit with big ears. No
> > disrespect intended to suit hangers or donkeys.
>
> General Clark served his nation, our president didn't.  Can I make it
> any simpler?
>
> Now you've got a problem.  There aren't a whole lot of generals who
> sup****t McBush.  The generals know that the war in Iraq is a
> disaster.  So tell us, who are you going to attack general after
> general?  How will you attack their service while your burdened by
> McBush?

Heck even the generals, who you could tell were being insincere about
the motives and state of things, appeasing Bush, have turned to
reality. We could never survive if we all embraced injustice and lies.