Patriotism
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2006-05
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Memorial Day Observance.
2006-05-30.
I observed over the weekend that there is apparently an unspoken rule that anyone with a blog is required to make a Memorial Day post. So here’s mine, a day late: I don’t know anyone that died in a war. My grandfather was wounded in WWI, but did not die, for which I’m quite thankful.
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2006-06
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The Dixie Chicks Witch Hunt.
2006-06-19.
I’ll admit I’m not a Dixie Chicks fan (though their latest album is pretty good). Most of the Chicks’ material is about girlie stuff – you know, how men are lyin’ cheatin’ bastards and so forth – that doesn’t particularly resonate with me. And – I hesitate to mention this because it might brand me a terrorist-sympathizer – I’m not fond of bluegrassy country music in general.
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Well-Intentioned Authoritarian Lunkheads.
2006-06-22.
I got an email recently exhorting me to wear red on Fridays to show my support for our troops. I am sure it was intended to be a friendly gesture of patriotism. But that being said, I was outraged!
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2006-07
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Disgusting But Predictable Hypocrisy From RedState.
2006-07-12.
This is pretty funny. It’s hard to quantify the amount of hypocrisy in this RedState post: Disgusting: DCCC Uses Dead Soldiers to Raise Money. Republicans have been using the deaths of Americans on 9/11 for political gain about, oh, every day since 9/11.
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2007-03
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Counter-Protesters Gone Wild.
2007-03-23.
I had set a personal goal not to dissect SWAC propaganda anymore, but I stumbled on this post while pruning down my news reader last night: Anti-war protester complains about D.C. march. I can understand the desire to counter-protest and show support for troops, and I can even understand distaste for the more violent, corporate pacifists out there.
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2007-09
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On That MoveOn.org Ad.
2007-09-11.
Just for the record, I don’t like MoveOn.org. But seriously, how is their attack ad against General Petraeus any different from any number of other attack ads from any number of other lobbying organizations? Isn’t this the free political speech we wanted in the U.S.?
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