A Father and Son Reunion*SEN JIM WEBB & SON* HOME FROM IRAQ

[cal04]

Run time: 02:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVg60BMeEVc   Posted on YouTube: June 16, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: June 17, 2007 By DU Member: cal04 Views on DU: 2920

 

[CBHagman]

1. Can you watch that without your eyes filling with tears?

I'm glad his son is back, at least for now, and glad that the network covered the story.

Thanks for posting.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. no. Had to cry. So glad he was home for Father's Day.

[Britethorn]

3. Thanks!

As a Father, I can't think of a nicer thing to start out my day watching! Just wonderful!!

[troubleinwinter]

4. The young man sure seems like a "chip off the block", a high compliment!

[Rose Siding]

5. What a beautiful kid.

Would that they'd all come back.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. excellent piece, especially from the msm. nt

[stevedeshazer]

7. I'm so glad this guy beat George Allen

It's my favorite story of the 2006 election.

[DemKR]

21. amen...k&r

[YOY]

25. Thank a Virginia Dem

Consider them one of the 7,000.

[stevedeshazer]

26. Well, if you're a Virginia Dem, THANKS.

I couldn't tell.

[YOY]

27. Yup. You're welcome.

I moved to Arlington a year and a half ago. Darn right I voted for Webb!

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Howcome they aren't doing any pieces for balance--

pieces featuring all the pro-war Republican senators whose kids are in Iraq?

[spooky3]

9. Very nice; too bad Chip Reid had to misrepresent the story

about what Bush said to Webb Sr. and why they had a conflict.

Gawd I can't stand the corporate media when they behave that way.

[Straight Shooter]

10. I caught that, too. More CBA policy for the media.

Cover bush's Ass

So, when are we going to see Jenna or Barbara strolling with Little Boots when they come home from a tour in Iraq? :sarcasm:

[Breeze54]

12. How about Romney's sons too?

Are they to 'special' to serve? :shrug:

[juajen]

19. It's the underwear problem.

The army won't let them wear the "special" underwear; so, naturally, they can't join the service.

[smiley_glad_hands]

11. "This is the way it should be" eom

[Breeze54]

13. I admire the respect they have for each other. Very genuine.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Totally Committed]

14. That is just an awesome Father's Day video, regardless of how the MSM

tried to spin it. Just wonderful. I'm so happy for both of them that they have this time together.

TC

[Hissyspit]

15. Jimmy Webb:

GALVESTON
by Jimmy Webb; recorded by Glen Campbell.

Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin'
I still see her dark eyes glowin'
She was 21 when I left Galveston

Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea waves crashing
While I watch the cannons flashing
I clean my gun and dream of Galveston

I still see her standing by the water
Standing there lookin' out to sea
And is she waiting there for me?
On the beach where we used to run

Galveston, oh Galveston, I am so afraid of dying
Before I dry the tears she's crying
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
At Galveston, at Galveston


Different Jimmy Webb, of course!

[The Witch]

16. Yay. That's my Senator!

And at the risk of a newlywed jinx, his son's a hottie!

[ellisonz]

17. I would just like to note...

That Al Gore was a Senator's Son who went to Vietnam.

Fortunate Son w/Iraq footage:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Xd_tJXHv1k

Fortunate Son w/Vietnam footage:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bN4Ie8yvGhs&mode=related&search=

[cal04]

18. Sen. Webb on Military Sons and Fathers

Jim Webb’s son just recently returned from Iraq. In honor of Father’s Day, Jim sat down with NPR’s All Things Considered and spoke about the military traditions in families. Audio available at the site. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11091821)

“They go into the military because they love their country, because they have family traditions - in the case of my family all the way back to the American Revolution,” Webb tells Renee Montagne. “And when the time comes, there’s a sense of obligation among many to live up to the people who went before you.”




http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/06/17/sen-webb-on-military-sons-and-fathers/

[progressoid]

20. They have the same walk.

cool.

[disndat]

22. A beautifull picture of

father and son, closely bonded. Perfect Father's Day subject and in MSM. Amazing.

[CBHagman]

23. Did you notice how the guard shook hands twice?

In that segment where the Webbs stopped by the guard booth, the man on duty shook the younger Webb's hand twice -- once during the introduction and then again, quite heartily, when he realized the significance of the son's return home.

[glitch]

24. Oops! posted on wrong thread! nt