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Me#1You#10
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 Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: Iraq Veterans Rebuke Edwards' Memorial Day Politicization |
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Can John Edwards be any more lame in his now-desperate attempt to manufacture some political traction?
Well done to Pete Hegseth and "Vets For Freedom"...
| Quote: | Iraq Veterans Rebuke Edwards' Memorial Day Politicization
Friday, May 25, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York - Vets for Freedom, a veterans group dedicated to communicating America's strategy in Iraq, strongly denounced a media campaign led by former Senator John Edwards that uses Memorial Day to promote anti-war protests. Edwards arrogantly declared Memorial Day "exactly the right time" to protest the Iraq War, encouraging anti-war protestors to take to the streets.
VFF Executive Director, and Iraq war veteran, Pete Hegseth calls it "exactly the wrong time."
"It's unfortunate that a viable Democratic presidential candidate would use Memorial Day--the day America remembers her fallen heroes--to promote political statements," said Hegseth, who served in both Baghdad and Samarra, Iraq. "Americans are understandably divided on the Iraq War, but Memorial Day is a sacred space; a time to lay aside partisan politics and come together. This holiday is about remembering the fallen on the battlefield and passing their collective story to the next generation. These stories, and the men that bear them, are the backbone of this American experiment and must never be forgotten."
Vets for Freedom will close its doors for Memorial Day, joining the rest of America in remembering American GI's who fought--and died--for the cause of freedom. But Hegseth adds, "After Memorial Day weekend, I look forward to redoubling our efforts to communicate America's strategic objectives in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Vets for Freedom boasts an ever-growing network of veterans who believe in the need to defeat radical Islamist insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Led by Al Qaeda, radical Islamists--waging a global insurgency--have declared war on America and now seem poised to declare victory in Iraq. Vets for Freedom will do everything it can to make sure this does not happen; mobilizing the voices of the vast "silent majority" of veterans who believe in the mission to be heard in Washington, DC and throughout America.
As for John Edwards' Memorial Day ploy, Hegseth submits, "I would be surprised if many people heed Edwards' call for action. The American people are sensible, and recognize a political stunt when they see one."
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LewWaters
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Memorial Day isn't a day for Political posturing. It is one day out of 365 that we are to pay respects for all those who have sacrificed their lives so that we may bicker back and forth the other 364 days.
John 15:13 says “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” Our fallen heroes have shown that ‘greater love,’ the least we can do is remember them one day out of an entire year.
General George S. Patton is credited with saying, "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." That is exactly why we hold Memorial Day each year, to pay homage to our dead from war and to thank God they stood up between our enemies and us.
As we pay our respects to our fallen heroes, reach out to those that came home and simply say “Thank You.” I thank each and every one of my fellow Veterans, whether you served in war or not, for standing between our enemies and us.
Edwards should lower his head in shame.
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Edwards will never lower his head in shame. He has no concept of any such action.....
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he is one sick dude !
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Good Lord...I selected "Memorial Day" for the "Google Videos" search on my family blog and John Edwards shows up in his demagogic, opportunistic best  |
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| streetsweeper95B wrote: | | Edwards will never lower his head in shame. He has no concept of any such action..... |
He can't lower his head. he'd mess up his $400 haircut.  |
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Stevie
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no, there's too much hair spray - if he attempted to lower his head, it would just topple over like a broken bobble head.
(great visual ....)
BOR has done a job on him....and Dennis Miller did tonight also regarding this.
I bet that big house has it's own hair salon...
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I can't concieve of a $400 haircut. I go for a $15 (wally world) set of Wahl clippers and use 'em about every other week.
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