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I am anti-military industrial complex, but how can anybody speak like that amongst the generation that preserved this nation. These weren't dumb men. Back then, it was common to have ivy leaguers fight in War, as there was a sense of shared sacrifice. Even amongst the most liberal of people, many of them concede that ww2 was a justified war. My grandfather was college educated and had bullets fly over his head in the European arena. Maher is just an ungreatful, shallow, person who is concerned only about himself.
I heard he once introduced his date as "my hole." What I don't understand is why someone would let that man anywhere near them. What a douchebag!
He's a comedian, and comedians always make fun of others ... in jest. As for the WWII folks who showed up at the monument, they're not entitled to anything more than the rest of the U.S. Citizens are. They should have turned-on the idiot Congressmen kissing their asses and demanded a stop to the anti-American activities of those Congressment. They served the country, thse vets, and we should all thank them for that ... now it's time to stop demanding special favors for ever and ever.
Yeah, the National Mall isn't for us regular U.S. Citizens! But if you're an illegal alien wanting to demand immigration reform, come on down!
That is interesting, I've never read anything about prisoners being shipped from Europe to Africa or Africa to Europe. This is the first I've heard of it. I'm not denying it happened and would like to learn more.
Her father was a radio man on a bomber outfit in Africa. He flew a couple missions with Doolittle........or so he siad. LOL. He liked to talk a lot about Doolittle though so I don't know. He was shot down, lost his leg actually too. German doctor actually amputated it as others said to just let him die. After he healed up they sent him to Italy and he kept getting moved to France then over to Germany I believe and Austria. He received a second purple heart for getting badly injuried in an allied bombing raid by the Brits I think in Austria. My wife knows all the exact details. Took him years to get that second purple heart because all the details of the raid had been classified for so long.
Veterans of ALL wars went through the same thing. So what?
I won't even begin to address what black WW2 vets had to endure from their OWN SIDE!
We're having a shutdown, and everyone....even war veterans should feel the effects of it just like everyone else has to.
So what? That is all you have to say? That is all the respect you give WWII vets?? The shutdown is a joke just like the sequester. Our grand leader is doing everything is his power to TRY and make folks feel pain when he doesn't have to. It's pathetic and so is your attituded towards WWII veterans. They deserve the utmost respect. Is that why you don't respect WWII vets because you think the black vets got a bad shake? Are you thinking Obama is "sticking it to em" now and laughing or something?
Bill Maher is not a libertarian, but there's nothing fundamentally inconsistent with being libertarian and anti-military. In fact, the two positions are, imo, perfectly consonant.
The "greatest generation" concept is a lot of bunk and Maher has made some remarks in the past indicating he believes in it, so I'm happy to see he's reconsidered.
I do believe when one says they are Libertarian and then says stuff like this makes others wonder just what the hell does a Libertarian stand for. Seems Libertarians lean either left or right.
He's a comedian, and comedians always make fun of others ... in jest. As for the WWII folks who showed up at the monument, they're not entitled to anything more than the rest of the U.S. Citizens are. They should have turned-on the idiot Congressmen kissing their asses and demanded a stop to the anti-American activities of those Congressment. They served the country, thse vets, and we should all thank them for that ... now it's time to stop demanding special favors for ever and ever.
Yet comedians like Lucille Ball, Jerry Lee, Steve Martin, Don Rickles, Red Foxx and Robin Williams all much funnier never had to go this low to get a laugh. It's called just have respect for those who have done NOTHING to hurt him.
Makes me wonder what kind of people would go this low, I'm sure it's people who by day "think" they should help others, but by night enjoy "trashing" others.
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Originally Posted by desertdetroiter
Veterans of ALL wars went through the same thing. So what?
I won't even begin to address what black WW2 vets had to endure from their OWN SIDE!
We're having a shutdown, and everyone....even war veterans should feel the effects of it just like everyone else has to.
As they should feel. You folks are who are sickening. Holding back any spit are we for the dead bodies coming home?
This kind of entitlement is sickening. Veterans are not special people. When I was deployed, I certainly didn't have this expectation that I was better than a doctor of firefighter saving lives at home or even better than a social worker making sure that children had families. It's the worst of my fellow veterans that have this sickening level of entitlement. It actually degrades them even after they've served for this nation.
We serve because we're proud. That's where it ends.
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