scanning the cable stations, you guys notice it, too?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

the plethora of Military enlistment ads is becoming irritating. Slick, smooth, individual, just the kind of propaganda needed to attract an insecure, uneducated, and jobless teen.

[rodeodance]

1. on youtube also

[Lars39]

2. And they don't necessarily last that long either.

They've started placing split second views of the army star on at least one channel I've seen.
Right between the show and the commercial.

[dapper]

3. the guilt trip ones

Where the kid wants to join the arm services and the kid is reaally excited about it, the camera turns away, then focuses back on the kid "it's your turn" or something like that.

At that point, I would tell the kid what it is really like. The hardwork, the barking and the commitment involved after "training".
(etc etc)

dapper

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[onethatcares]

5. well, I guess that makes me a loser, a left wing, progressive ,liberal loser

that just happened to join the United States army during Viet Nam. Did you think before you typed your post? I'm kinda speechless here.

[TahitiNut]

7. Tell Cindy Sheehan. Tell DU's Binka. Tell Monkeyman. Tell BOSSHOG. Tell Sarge43.

Tell the families of the over 3,400 dead and over 20,000 injured. Your post ranks in the 1% most despicable I've seen on DU.

[Lars39]

9. Haven't you ever heard of an Economic Draft?

No way to continue to college or a vo-tech school, no jobs to be had locally...choices are extremely limited for those without financial resources.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. whoa, I did not expect that one.

thanks to the mod who cleared the air of that foul smell.
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You are precisely on point. this is an economic draft, and it smells to high heaven. Of course, look at Bush's mommy. Her attitude clearly came out over Katrina. And Bush's have and have more bullshit fits into this.

Use the poor boys and girls as cannon fodder, and make money selling arms, using them, and stealing oil.

[radfringe]

6. notice the "free gifts" if you contact them?

various ads are offering a free hats, free messenger bags, free watches

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. ...free burial...

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. give them time. Bush will charge for it soon.

or privatize it with a faith based initiative.

[lectrobyte]

10. And the History Channel "Mail Call" is like a 30 minute infomercial

for the military.

[RedCappedBandit]

11. They wont get me to fight for their war

And i'll talk any of my friends out of it.

[mnhtnbb]

12. Yes. And you notice how there's hardly ever anything of interest on almost 100 stations?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

14. yup. true. also watching chris shays on cspan

stroking Commis. Doan and lauding her accomplishments, jsut as evidence of her crimes come up.