Rednecks will never learn: CASTING PEARLS BEFORE SWINE IN AL! A RANT!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

I just heard an idiot without health insurance, working in a convenience store say, "JOHN KERRY WAS A JOURNALIST IN 'NAM."

Imagine yourself commanding a river-boat on a waterway running through a jungle full of well-armed dedicated Viet Cong. You rarely even see where the fire comes from as it nails your buddies. It's like running in the dark with an illuminated target pinned to your back.

Then, one day you get orders to take charge of three boats that will carry a bunch of South Vietnam soldiers and CIA spooks up a river. While carrying out the mission your guys come under fire from Charlie. It's touch and go after one of your main guns jam and the other big gun on your boat has no shot. Suddenly you see an enemy soldier ready to launch a grenade right into your crew. What do you do?

What John Kerry did was jump off that small gun boat onto the bank and blast that enemy straight to his big reward.

All, I said as I left is, "some people support our combat troops and others don't."

end of rant: thanks for listening.

[Lost-in-FL]

1. The journalist was Gore

And he was in a war zone. Journalists get killed in the battlefield and you see that now in Iraq. What an idiot...

[NMDemDist2]

2. correct n/t

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. thanks I had no idea what the idiot was babbling about.

[Hekate]

18. A woman friend of mine was in-country as a civilian journalist in Nam

She's got PTSD from being in the combat zone. She could've died, as many journalists are doing in Iraq.

Al Gore joined the service during the Vietnam War, and rather than taking the "fortunate son" route of being in his state's National Guard the way * did, he asked to be sent to Vietnam. He was indeed a journalist for the US military -- and he could have been injured or killed in the line of duty.

Hekate

[OzarkDem]

19. And Bush was piloting a bar stool

down with the TANG.

[madame defarge]

4. Amazing how they screw up the facts...

I had a woman tell me today about how that "left-wing minister from Kansas" is protesting the war at soldiers' funerals with signs like "God Hates the Military."

Fred Phelps from the Westboro Baptist Church is who she was talking about... Left-wing, my ass...

[Jeffersons Ghost]

5. exactly! I'm up to speed on that absurd plot! typical of a draft-dodging

bunch of repukes who have the gaul to swift-boat a patriot.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

6. This is why

I'm considering carrying a nuclear-powered nailgun with me at all times.

Some people are just too damn fucking stupid to live.

I am here.

I am The OldLeftieAvenger.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

7. well, I'm a south-paw in addition to being a lefty...

Few see a left cross coming and the next time I hear this crap, I'll need a good lawyer.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

8. You're mine

Consider me retained and you represented.

Just don't miss.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

9. I may be an old worn out hippy-looking Nam vet. but I don't miss

just like BIG JOHN KERRY, I make my shots count!

Every mornin' in the SENATE you could see him arrive
He stood six foot six and weighed two-fourty-five
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew you didn't give no lip to Big John
(Big John Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Nobody seemed to know where John would stand
But you better believe he'd stand up for our land
When it came to America he sure wasn't shy
And if crooks spoke at all they'd just said hi to Big John
Somebody said he served in Vietnam
Where he got in a fire-fight with the Vietcong
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a commie fellow to the Promised Land Big John
(Big John Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
When a timber cracked and men started cryin'
Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast
And everybody thought that they'd breath their last cept John
Through the dust and the smoke of this man made hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a saggin' timber and gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone Big John
(Big John Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
And with all of his strenght he have a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out there's a light up above
And twenty men Scrambled from a would be grave
Now there's only one left down there to save Big John
With jacks and timbers they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
And the smoke and gas belched out of the mine
Everybody knew it way the end of the line for Big John
(Big John Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Now they never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marbled stand in front of it
These few words're written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a big big man Big John
(Big John Big John) Big Bad John (Big John Big John) Big Bad John

[OldLeftieLawyer]

10. That's the old mining song,

and I'm from coal-mining country.

We're the same age, pal. We're in this together.

Hold on. The ride's just getting started, and so are we.

I'm an old lady lawyer who doesn't miss, either.

We're good.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

12. I'm running a 10 day peace vigil to make sure EVERYONE signs this:

http://www.johnkerry.com/action/deadline/?sc=e.20060418 please kick the graphically intensive anti-war message i'll be posting tonight around mid-night!

here's the one I did for today: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2579239

[OldLeftieLawyer]

13. I just slapped your sign-up

on my website.

Well done, brother.

[Iris]

15. wow.

just. . .wow.

So where are all of these? I signed the petition, but I've only seen one other that you've done. Are there more?

[Iris]

14. 0mg!

that's how I've been feeling these days!

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Recent story that goes well with this

and pretty bona fide by the way.

I went to star-bucks to get coffee and get some work done before getting dinner...

So this well groomed yuppie looking young man starts harassing this guy who is a tad gruff, wearing desert cammies... the typical shit, get a job, take a bad, usual junk

Guy starts babbling something about damn civies... and hands tense. Well I have seen that before... I tell the good ol' yuppie to take his damn latte and leave this man alone...

Well what has he done, smarty pants?

He's gone where you are too afraid to go... now get the (insert nice language, NOT here... I made a sailor proud)...

This guy, thousand mile stare looks at this guy and says two words, sand box... those of us who have sent relatives know exactly what that is... but our yuppie did not.

So? You still play with sand? Cop shows up, and yuppie starts complaining... cop takes a good look and meets his eyes... "son get out of here and stop harassing vets."

"He is no vet."

Yes he is, and if you don't get out of here, he'll teach you a think or two... I said... cop smiles

Damn you take their side? Yuppie said.

My nephew is over there, maybe you should go enlist, now STOP harassing vets and get out of here!

Then we spent a good half an hour trying to get this vet the social services HE NEEDS... and I did listen to some of the demons... and folks I am sure that story has been turned into how the damn troop hating lib'ruls spit on troops.

[Iris]

16. someone should have punched that a-hole.

That's why I hate hate hate those people. How ignorant do you have to be NOT to know that many of our homeless are veterans? My, God. How far can a person stick his head up his ass?

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Vet was tempted

I was tempted, but it is not worth going to jail for asasult.. if you get my drift