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Old 12-14-2012, 11:15 AM
 
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Vernen Baker was awarded his MOH in '97 and is from my area. A true hero. RIP.

Vernon Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I forgot about that. Clinton awarded seven black WW2 vets the MOH back when he was president because none were awarded to them back in the 40s.
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:21 AM
 
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So the left seeks more information on this case but was quick to blame Zimmerman without finding all the info. The left wants to take time to have all the info in this case but blames a film for our ambassador getting killed when it was not true. Seems so many on the left are selective as to when they want to wait to get the facts and when they want to condemn
You really got me there. Thank goodness the right is never selective about when it jumps to conclusions or waits for more info. I couldn't tell you how many comments I saw about the "religion of peace" before the truth came out when that right winger went nuts in Norway. Never mind the multiple page thread we recently had in response to a satire piece about Obama.

FYI, I don't claim to speak for or no what anyone on "the left" thinks.
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:25 AM
 
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To recap:

Two guys go to a party,
One assaults the other,
The assaulter gets arrested.

How is this politics or controversy?
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:32 AM
 
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It's not important that the veteran status or race of the attacker be mentioned.
Oh yes it is important..............it's very important that the veteran status be mentioned that he is a Medal Of Honor recipient. He is a hero who saved 36 lives in combat while single handedly killing 8 Taliban in the process. That is why every media outlet reporting this list the victim (Sgt. Dakota Meyer) as a Medal of Honor recipient in its headlines.
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:36 AM
 
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To recap:

Two guys go to a party,
One assaults the other,
The assaulter gets arrested.

How is this politics or controversy?
Because the victim was a rare Medal Of Honor recipient who saved 36 lives in combat. That is why this is news.
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:39 AM
 
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Oh yes it is important..............it's very important that the veteran status that he is a Medal Of Honor recipient be mentioned. He is a hero who saved 36 lives in combat while single handedly killing 8 Taliban in the process. That is why every media outlet reporting this list the victim, Sgt. Dakota Meyer, as a Medal of Honor recipient in its headlines.
Because veterans are NEVER victims of crimes.

I get the impression you believe that just because a person is a veteran, it grants them a special exemption from bad things. Here a veteran got assaulted. In another thread a marine is in jail for breaking the law in a foreign nation.

Hey, I got an idea, I'll just walk down the street buck naked with my DD214 taped to my ass. When the cops show up, they'll see I'm a veteran and politely let me continue after saluting me for my service.
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:42 AM
 
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Approximately the same percentage voted for Al Gore and John Kerry and Bill Clinton, genius. Using your "logic," they should have been voting in droves for Herman Cain in 2012 or Alan Keyes in 2000 or Jesse Jackson in 1988. God, you people are brilliant.

Now, would you be a dear and give me an example of a time when 95% of whites voted for a black candidate? We'll start with just one example. I've given you three examples of 90+% of blacks voting for white candidates, and now I'll await a similar example of whites doing that.

Shall we tally up all the guilty as sin whites who have been set free by white juries over the history of this republic and compare it to your OJ example? Would you like that?
They sure are rooting for this to happen with that adoptive white, George Zimmerman.
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:44 AM
 
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In todays world it matter Little . A white man getting attacked by a black teen is always the white mans fault. You see so few liberals condem this kind of action
Read the damn thread.
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
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I forgot about that. Clinton awarded seven black WW2 vets the MOH back when he was president because none were awarded to them back in the 40s.
Sadly, Baker was the only one still alive to receive it, the others had passed.
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Old 12-14-2012, 11:59 AM
 
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Sadly, Baker was the only one still alive to receive it, the others had passed.
That is true.
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