A man dressed in a U.S. Army uniform joins protestors

SoCalDem

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Thu Aug-14-03 02:18 AM
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A man dressed in a U.S. Army uniform joins protestors

gee... maybe he IS a soldier, who finally has HAD it with this gang of thieves..:eyes:

A man dressed in a U.S. Army uniform joins protestors across the street from the Wings Over The Rockies Museum in Aurora, Colo., on Monday, August 11, 2003, where President George Bush was scheduled to speak at a Bush-Cheney 2004 fund raiser. (AP Photo/

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wheresthemind

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Thu Aug-14-03 02:26 AM
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1. that is just so wonderful

go him!

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SodoffBush

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Thu Aug-14-03 05:26 AM
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2. I spoke with a couple of soldiers while in the US

They both told me that Bush had not come through with promises of "help" for the military, that he was a huge disappointment, and these were conservative guys saying this. One was army enlisted, the other AF officer (ret).

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VoteClark

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Thu Aug-14-03 05:45 AM
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3. Soon a 4-Star General will be joining them

General Wesley Clark

:kick:
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Kat 333

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Thu Aug-14-03 05:49 AM
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4. JEB, GEORGE, CONDI ...

You had better get Right ON This. Might just have to see to it that these ingrates ballots are NOT counted in the next Election ?

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newyawker99

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Thu Aug-14-03 08:00 AM
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7. Hi Kat 333!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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WillyT

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Thu Aug-14-03 05:53 AM
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5. I'm Definitely Supporting This Troop !!!

:bounce::kick::bounce:

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NNN0LHI

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Thu Aug-14-03 07:09 AM
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6. This is the kind of thing that brought Vietnam to a screeching halt n/t

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SoCalDem

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Thu Aug-14-03 11:56 AM
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8. Of course,THEIR take on it is

a man "dressed as a soldier".. Did it occur to any one of the reporters to actually go talk to him and ASK him if he was a soldier.. (or a vet wearing his old uniform??)..

They practice "don't ask...don't tell" joournalism.. If they don't ask, they can just keep on surmising, and making stuff up so it suits them and the admin..

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Cthulu_2004

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Thu Aug-14-03 01:04 PM
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11. not necessarily...

If he asked him, and quoted him, the soldier would be in a world of shit.

It's against the rules for active duty military to do that kind of stuff.

This way, he remains relatively anonymous.

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Bandit

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Thu Aug-14-03 12:03 PM
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9. Enemy Combatant if I ever saw one.

If he really is a soldier he is in deep shit.

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Andy_Stephenson

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Thu Aug-14-03 12:09 PM
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10. He could be retired...

if so...GO BUDDY! Make a statement that is undeniable.

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trogdor

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Thu Aug-14-03 01:11 PM
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13. Could possibly be.

Retirees are entitled to wear the uniform and use their titles of rank, pretty much for anything they want. I can even run for Congress as Staff Sergeant (Ret.) So-and-so if I wanted.

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trogdor

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Thu Aug-14-03 01:09 PM
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12. Oh, SHIT! I think that might be a recruiter badge on his shirt.

Anybody got a close-up? This is bad news for the Chimp, and it takes BALLS to willfully violate the UCMJ by participating in something like this IN UNIFORM.

I wonder what hell they're going to transfer him to tomorrow? I hear Fort Riley, KS, is hotter than blazes this time of year.

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JHB

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Thu Aug-14-03 01:11 PM
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14. He looks like an older gent...

...maybe he's ex-Army wearing his old uniform.

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NoKingGeorge

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Thu Aug-14-03 01:13 PM
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15. Many supported protesters during Vietnam

At many of the demonstrations during the Vietnam War, returning Soldiers spoke. Often they gave us the inside scoop because they worked at radio centers etc.
The regime at the time caused reports like 'spitting on baby killers' to be reported in certain papers. But you could tell it was BS because those reports were not in general circulation. But they tried . Hey ,it occurs to me that we swore WE would not be fooled again!

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graham67

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Thu Aug-14-03 01:14 PM
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16. That uniform...

Edited on Thu Aug-14-03 01:19 PM by graham67

can't be very old right? Wasn't the beret introduced within the last couple of years??

on edit: Or is he a Ranger?

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