Well, there’s not much more that I can say about this that John Cole hasn’t said already. And I think Blackfive is about ready to explode (easy, guy). Dennis Kucinich is either too stupid to realize just how much he has infuriated offended disgusted most members of the military and a good portion of civilians (gee, I just can’t find a word strong enough to convey what I feel without getting really nasty and possibly crossing that line regarding verbal threats to presidential candidates), or he simply does not care. It could be both.
Dignity at death, like many other types of dignity, is something for which the Left has no definition. First, there was the Wellstone memorial service. Then, there was the uninformed whining about President Bush’s refusal to make media circuses out of the funerals of the military dead from Iraq/Afghanistan by gracing them with his presence and then the additional whining because he refuses to allow others to attempt to do the same. (Again, these people want to act as though they actually care whether the average military member lives or dies. They obviously don't care how the members are interred, so what's the problem? Oh I forgot: BDS.)
Are we surprised? Death and life are meaningless to these people.
Soldiers that lived their lives and laid them down for noble purposes? Families that want privacy and dignity for their loved ones' interments? What the hell is that goofy sh** about? /Leftist
This thing, this abomination (that's the word) from a presidential candidate, no less--albeit one that’s moonbattier than Ralph Nader; frightening thought—is just the next step down into the place where honor and respect mean nothing.
It’s up to us to let scum like Kucinich know that he cannot use the bodies of our friends, loved ones and comrades-in-arms to fuel his meager aspirations.
I hate to say it, but Dennis Kucinich doesn't care about military personnel, inasmuch that if you aren't dying, you're of no use to him. He comes from that far left branch of the Democratic party that pays lip service to the old adage "we're against the war, but we support the troops", and yet hates everything the military stands for. What can we expect from a man who thinks that it's eminently practical, upon assuming the executive branch, to open a "Department of Peace"? What's next - replacing the President's weekly address with a Kumbayah sing-a-long? He's beyond loony, and frankly, his supporters are as well.
Posted by: sharona | December 09, 2003 at 12:14 PM
I hate to say it, but Dennis Kucinich doesn't care about military personnel, inasmuch that if you aren't dying, you're of no use to him.
Why do you hate to say it? I didn't.
Most of us military have figured this out about Kucinich and the majority of the other eight Democrat candidates.
Posted by: baldilocks | December 09, 2003 at 12:52 PM
When I was active duty, there were politicians who, when I heard their names on TV or saw their names in print, I'd listen or read. There were others that, as soon as I saw them or heard or read their names, I instantly tuned them out. Kucinich is one. McKinney is another.
Why I need to pay attention to them is beyond me. No...that's not having a closed mind. It is, according to Ms. Rand, having an "active mind."
I decide what is right for me and discard any bullshit theories that just waste my time (and I can usually tell THAT is going to happen after about 5 seconds...as I get older my BS detector has become finely tuned).
Great one, Juliette.
Posted by: Marty | December 09, 2003 at 01:45 PM
*Thank* you. Kucinich does doesn't get it in so many areas, I'm shocked - really shocked - that enough people support him to even warrant a campaign. The guy is an angry little troll, IMHO.
Good one, Baldilocks.
Posted by: kelley | December 09, 2003 at 02:41 PM
Actually, this ad could be for any of the nine dwarves, except perhaps Gephardt and Lieberman. The military is useful for them, not for security or enforcement but for political gain. Disgusting.
Posted by: King of Fools | December 09, 2003 at 03:19 PM
You'll all be happy to know that at least two of the GOP challengers for Kucinich's Ohio 10th District seat are veterans. One fellow was in the Marines and another was an Army interrogator in Afghanistan. I've had the pleasure of meeting both, and they're young and savvy; Cleveland being what it is, Kucinich will be a tough nut to crack. But these guys are up to cracking his nuts. My only regret is that there's just one seat for them to take.
Posted by: Michael Ubaldi | December 09, 2003 at 06:26 PM
Here's my top 9 reasons to vote for Dennis KooKooNiche.
Posted by: jason | December 09, 2003 at 07:03 PM
King of Fools,
I have yet to get a handle on Gephardt's ideas about foreign policy -- I don't think he gives ít much thought.
But just going by the caliber of his supporters whom I've encountered, he would seem to attract a saner, more reasonable type of voter.
Not that he has a chance of winning the Dem primary.
Posted by: 10^6aire | December 09, 2003 at 09:03 PM
After seeing that ad, I was too angry to do anything but scream at the toob in fake Russian. As a member of our armed forces(21 years) the idea of a leftist using our sacred dead to promote his anti-constitutional programs is...
This just makes me too mad. The jerk is an oxygen thief and a bowlfloater.
Posted by: alfredo stroessner | December 10, 2003 at 03:21 AM
Baldilocks - I just wanted to applaud your restraint and civility in this post. All I could do was shriek in outrage. That video was just sick.
Posted by: Harvey | December 10, 2003 at 05:24 AM
I hate to say it, Juliette, because it shames me to realize that there are people like Dennis Kucinich who can be so disconnected from reality and yet run for President of the United States. I suppose it's the ultimate American conundrum.
Posted by: sharona | December 10, 2003 at 07:42 AM
That was an excellent post, even though I don't really know anything first hand about the ad.
Based on your reader comments, it must have been particularly vile.
I don't know if it's a regional thing, but here in North Georgia, I haven't seen the piece in question. I don't know if it's a timing issue, (I do watch TV) or if the markets around here simply refused to run it.
Could someone describe this add in more detail?
Posted by: Commander Will | December 10, 2003 at 09:24 AM
Boy was that stupid of me. Everybody, ignore my previous comment. I was reading so fast I didn't think to go back and click on the links.
Dum-da-dum-dum.
That ad makes me want to tar and feather Kucinich. Death would not be good enough for him.
Posted by: Commander Will | December 10, 2003 at 09:35 AM
Considering the vile nature of the topic, I thought you were remarkably restrained and civil. Next time, don't hold back.
Posted by: Full Auto | December 10, 2003 at 09:48 AM
I cussed first and typed later. Believe me, I rarely hold back. :-)
Posted by: baldilocks | December 10, 2003 at 01:00 PM
Thank you,Julliette. For far more than this one post, thank you.
Posted by: Peter | December 10, 2003 at 07:07 PM