Comments on: Supporting the Troops Because They Protect Us: Two Big Lies http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599 Helping to Bring the Truth to the People Thu, 23 May 2013 17:14:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jesse http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599&cpage=1#comment-5539 Jesse Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:36:20 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599#comment-5539 kazz67 Thanks for the kind words and please, copy away. kazz67

Thanks for the kind words and please, copy away.

]]> By: kazz67 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599&cpage=1#comment-5538 kazz67 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:34:02 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599#comment-5538 Great blog, Jesse, thanks. Hope you don't mind if I copy it to my forum (under 'speaking out') along with a link and a recommendation. I've only recently discovered TVNL and these blogs, which really are a breath of fresh air. Thanks again, Karen. Great blog, Jesse, thanks.
Hope you don’t mind if I copy it to my forum (under ’speaking out’) along with a link and a recommendation.
I’ve only recently discovered TVNL and these blogs, which really are a breath of fresh air.
Thanks again,
Karen.

]]> By: Catherine http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599&cpage=1#comment-5531 Catherine Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:45:22 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599#comment-5531 I was on my way home earlier today when I noticed a large white Denali pulling up to the red light. On the back of this huge vehicle was a bumper-sticker on which were the words " I'd rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy." Underneath this rightwing message were two of those magnetic SUPPORT THE TROOPS ribbons. Now, here was a person driving a large SUV gas guzzler which costs around $40,000 with all the bells and whistles. He (or she...I couldn't tell because the windows were tinted) was touting his (or her) support for the troops, all right. To me, those ribbons (never mind the silly bumpersticker) said loudly and clearly that this person was saying in no uncertain terms: 'Send those troops over to Iraq to support the oil industries' insatiable desire for more, more, more of that oil so I can continue to drive this kind of car. What do I care how many of you die? Do I care that my hero Cheney is making more than $20,000 a day just on his Hailiburton stock alone? Nah! Doesn't mean anything to me! No members of my family are over there in that Iraqi hellhole, nor will they be! But...I really do support the troops, you see, especially as long as they make sure the oil industries and those Republicans and their neocon -owned companies can make loads of money. See this Denali and these ribbons? Sure! I REALLY support those troops!' GRRRRRRR...that's what that car and those hypocritical magnetic ribbons said to me today, Jesse. Thanks for the comments about troop support...they're spot-on! Catherine I was on my way home earlier today when I noticed a large white Denali pulling up to the red light. On the back of this huge vehicle was a bumper-sticker on which were the words ” I’d rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy.” Underneath this rightwing message were two of those magnetic SUPPORT THE TROOPS ribbons.

Now, here was a person driving a large SUV gas guzzler which costs around $40,000 with all the bells and whistles. He (or she…I couldn’t tell because the windows were tinted) was touting his (or her) support for the troops, all right. To me, those ribbons (never mind the silly bumpersticker) said loudly and clearly that this person was saying in no uncertain terms: ‘Send those troops over to Iraq to support the oil industries’ insatiable desire for more, more, more of that oil so I can continue to drive this kind of car. What do I care how many of you die? Do I care that my hero Cheney is making more than $20,000 a day just on his Hailiburton stock alone? Nah! Doesn’t mean anything to me! No members of my family are over there in that Iraqi hellhole, nor will they be! But…I really do support the troops, you see, especially as long as they make sure the oil industries and those Republicans and their neocon -owned companies can make loads of money. See this Denali and these ribbons? Sure! I REALLY support those troops!’

GRRRRRRR…that’s what that car and those hypocritical magnetic ribbons said to me today, Jesse.

Thanks for the comments about troop support…they’re spot-on!

Catherine

]]> By: agenteb56 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599&cpage=1#comment-5522 agenteb56 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:28:23 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599#comment-5522 Nice articles Jesse. I've beed sending mass emails to friends, government officials (i.e. Hilary Clinton, Obama, McCain), former teammates, students, clients, even teachers, to try and wake the nation up. But anyhow.....good in-depth analysis on the "support our troops" psycholigical shift verbage that our our government tries to inject into the American people. And yeah, by no means are poeple actually "SUPPORTING" our troops. I agree 100%. In addition, the government is basically just using this repetitive slogan of "support our troops", while also collecting $4-$5 a pop on these nonsense ribbons, to keep the American people psychologically, and physiologically tied to the soldiers in some delusionary way. Remember the Bush Patriotic brainwashing syndrome of "BUYING flags to dangle and attach from your car to basically represent a cheerleader pom-pom effect for the delusioned government!" Nevertheless, good coverage. Thats it for this post. So long Nice articles Jesse. I’ve beed sending mass emails to friends, government officials (i.e. Hilary Clinton, Obama, McCain), former teammates, students, clients, even teachers, to try and wake the nation up. But anyhow…..good in-depth analysis on the “support our troops” psycholigical shift verbage that our our government tries to inject into the American people. And yeah, by no means are poeple actually “SUPPORTING” our troops. I agree 100%. In addition, the government is basically just using this repetitive slogan of “support our troops”, while also collecting $4-$5 a pop on these nonsense ribbons, to keep the American people psychologically, and physiologically tied to the soldiers in some delusionary way. Remember the Bush Patriotic brainwashing syndrome of “BUYING flags to dangle and attach from your car to basically represent a cheerleader pom-pom effect for the delusioned government!” Nevertheless, good coverage. Thats it for this post. So long

]]> By: rbank http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599&cpage=1#comment-5521 rbank Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:46:45 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=599#comment-5521 Jesse, it was only when I went to college that I began to realize that all the things I was taught about America was myths. These kids go to the service right out of high school and they have been brainwashed. When I think about how the republicans criminally put a man who was an alcoholic, mentally ill, with 3 failed businesses into office i get so angry. I got an email from my senator in responce to an email I had sent her. She told me how hard our troops were working.Frankly I don't care how hard the serfs are working. I care about the fact that they were sent to war under false pretents, that we have distroyed a county, that we have dropped bombs on inocent people. That we are paying blackwater soilders $365,000 per year and our own $36,000, that Halaburtin is getting rich for doing jobs half asses, At one time, even though I called my representatives in government daily before the war started, that we broke it now we have to fix it. But we are not fixing it. The nightmare goes on daily with more and more of our children killed. Meanwhile chronically mentally ill people are being denied services, sttaff is telling clients about Jesus and praying with them became the decider believes in recovery. In none of the 12 step meetings I have attended has anyone talked about Jesus. It seems like a life time sense our country was stolen. My heart bleeds. Jesse, it was only when I went to college that I began to realize that all the things I was taught about America was myths. These kids go to the service right out of high school and they have been brainwashed. When I think about how the republicans criminally put a man who was an alcoholic, mentally ill, with 3 failed businesses into office i get so angry. I got an email from my senator in responce to an email I had sent her. She told me how hard our troops were working.Frankly I don’t care how hard the serfs are working. I care about the fact that they were sent to war under false pretents, that we have distroyed a county, that we have dropped bombs on inocent people. That we are paying blackwater soilders $365,000 per year and our own $36,000, that Halaburtin is getting rich for doing jobs half asses,

At one time, even though I called my representatives in government daily before the war started, that we broke it now we have to fix it. But we are not fixing it. The nightmare goes on daily with more and more of our children killed.

Meanwhile chronically mentally ill people are being denied services, sttaff is telling clients about Jesus and praying with them became the decider believes in recovery. In none of the 12 step meetings I have attended has anyone talked about Jesus.

It seems like a life time sense our country was stolen. My heart bleeds.

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