[Vision2020] Ribbons, medals, and lying to ABC
Joan Opyr
auntiestablishment@hotmail.com
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:47:15 -0700
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I said I wouldn't do this but here I am. Ah, well. The truth must be de=
fended, and so for this day and this day alone, I arbitrarily appoint mys=
elf the official Shoeshine Boy/Underdog of Vision 2020. All rise.
Both Pat Kraut and ABC should hark back to Dick Schmidt's message of yest=
erday, in which he explained that there is no difference between ribbons =
and medals. One you wear on your dress uniform; the other you typically =
keep in a display case rather than pinned to your breast. (Unless, of co=
urse, you're Field Marshall General Idi Amin Dada. Then you cover yourse=
lf in medals and wear them everywhere, even on your pajamas.) Medals and=
ribbons represent, symbolize, and stand for the same thing. In military=
argot, the words are interchangeable. No lies were told to ABC or anyon=
e else. Kerry attended an anti-war rally in 1971. He tossed (or returne=
d, as it were) some ribbons/medals over the wall of the Pentagon. Karen =
Hughes, George Bush's spokes-looney, has been all over the airwaves askin=
g, "Medals or ribbons, which was it, John Kerry?" This betrays a shockin=
g ignorance on her part and a grotesque laziness on the part of the media=
The facts of the case are simple: Kerry was decorated for heroism in V=
ietnam. Kerry, on his return, protested the Vietnam War. That's it. Su=
m total.
Now, as for Pat's other point, that what's past is past and who cares now=
, I guess that's a judgment call. I happen to think that there's more to=
being commander-in-chief than just commanding. I'd prefer a president w=
ho also knew what it meant to serve.
"Shoeshine Boy, you are humble and lovable."
Why, thank you!
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n't do this but here I am. Ah, well. The truth must be defend=
ed, and so for this day and this day alone, I arbitrarily appoint myself&=
nbsp;the official Shoeshine Boy/Underdog of Vision 2020. All rise.<=
/DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Both Pat Kraut and ABC should hark back=
to Dick Schmidt's message of yesterday, in which he explained that there=
is no difference between ribbons and medals. One you wear on =
your dress uniform; the other you typically keep in a display case rather=
than pinned to your breast. (Unless, of course, you're Field Marsh=
all General Idi Amin Dada. Then you cover yourself in medals and we=
ar them everywhere, even on your pajamas.) Medals and ribbons =
represent, symbolize, and stand for the same thing. In mi=
litary argot, the words are interchangeable. No lies were told to A=
BC or anyone else. Kerry attended an anti-war rally in 1971.&n=
bsp; He tossed (or returned, as it were) some ribbons/meda=
ls over the wall of the Pentagon. Karen Hughes, George Bu=
sh's spokes-looney, has been all over the airwaves asking, "Medals o=
r ribbons, which was it, John Kerry?" This betrays a shocking =
ignorance on her part and a grotesque laziness on the part of the media.&=
nbsp; The facts of the case are simple: Kerry was decorated for hero=
ism in Vietnam. Kerry, on his return, protested the Vietnam Wa=
r. That's it. Sum total.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now, as=
for Pat's other point, that what's past is past and who cares now, =
I guess that's a judgment call. I happen to think that there's more=
to being commander-in-chief than just commanding. I'd prefer =
a president who also knew what it meant to serve.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>=
<DIV>"Shoeshine Boy, you are humble and lovable."<BR><BR>Why, thank you!=
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