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LA Times - “Warriors & Wusses”

January 24th, 2006 at 11:37 by MsUnderestimated

Geez-o-petes. As with the previous “feel good” article, I can’t (nor do I want to) embellish, editorialize or enhance this liberal piece of dog squeeze.

This was printed in the Opinions section of the L.A. (Looney Always) Times today, by author Joel Stein. I’ll let him dig his own proverbial grave as one of the world’s most prodigious ass-hats of today (remember, Sean Penn was hired by the LA times to go over and “report” on the elections in Iran. Penn also decided to take his rowboat and go rescue the poor, dis-enfranchised in New Orleans)…..

Your Ass-Hat du-jour……

January 24, 2006
latimes.com : Opinion :
Commentary

JOEL STEIN:
Warriors and wusses

I DON’T SUPPORT our troops. This is a particularly difficult opinion to have, especially if you are the kind of person who likes to put bumper stickers on his car. Supporting the troops is a position that even Calvin is unwilling to urinate on.I’m sure I’d like the troops. They seem gutsy, young and up for anything. If you’re wandering into a recruiter’s office and signing up for eight years of unknown danger, I want to hang with you in Vegas.

And I’ve got no problem with other people — the ones who were for the Iraq war — supporting the troops. If you think invading Iraq was a good idea, then by all means, support away. Load up on those patriotic magnets and bracelets and other trinkets the Chinese are making money off of.

But I’m not for the war. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken — and they’re wussy by definition. It’s as if the one lesson they took away from Vietnam wasn’t to avoid foreign conflicts with no pressing national interest but to remember to throw a parade afterward.

Blindly lending support to our soldiers, I fear, will keep them overseas longer by giving soft acquiescence to the hawks who sent them there — and who might one day want to send them somewhere else. Trust me, a guy who thought 50.7% was a mandate isn’t going to pick up on the subtleties of a parade for just service in an unjust war. He’s going to be looking for funnel cake.

Besides, those little yellow ribbons aren’t really for the troops. They need body armor, shorter stays and a USO show by the cast of “Laguna Beach.”

The real purpose of those ribbons is to ease some of the guilt we feel for voting to send them to war and then making absolutely no sacrifices other than enduring two Wolf Blitzer shows a day. Though there should be a ribbon for that.

I understand the guilt. We know we’re sending recruits to do our dirty work, and we want to seem grateful.

After we’ve decided that we made a mistake, we don’t want to blame the soldiers who were ordered to fight. Or even our representatives, who were deceived by false intelligence. And certainly not ourselves, who failed to object to a war we barely understood.

But blaming the president is a little too easy. The truth is that people who pull triggers are ultimately responsible, whether they’re following orders or not. An army of people making individual moral choices may be inefficient, but an army of people ignoring their morality is horrifying. An army of people ignoring their morality, by the way, is also Jack Abramoff’s pet name for the House of Representatives.

I do sympathize with people who joined up to protect our country, especially after 9/11, and were tricked into fighting in Iraq. I get mad when I’m tricked into clicking on a pop-up ad, so I can only imagine how they feel.

But when you volunteer for the U.S. military, you pretty much know you’re not going to be fending off invasions from Mexico and Canada. So you’re willingly signing up to be a fighting tool of American imperialism, for better or worse. Sometimes you get lucky and get to fight ethnic genocide in Kosovo, but other times it’s Vietnam.

And sometimes, for reasons I don’t understand, you get to just hang out in Germany.

I know this is all easy to say for a guy who grew up with money, did well in school and hasn’t so much as served on jury duty for his country. But it’s really not that easy to say because anyone remotely affiliated with the military could easily beat me up, and I’m listed in the phone book.

I’m not advocating that we spit on returning veterans like they did after the Vietnam War, but we shouldn’t be celebrating people for doing something we don’t think was a good idea. All I’m asking is that we give our returning soldiers what they need: hospitals, pensions, mental health and a safe, immediate return. But, please, no parades.

Seriously, the traffic is insufferable.

Hey, while you’re being fitted for your wrap-around, long-sleeve jacket to wear in the nice, calm, padded room,
take comfort in the fact that you’re in good company with the likes of “Jihad” Cindy Sheehan, Jesse “Race Warlord” Jackson, Al & Al (Sharpton & Gore), “Calypso” Louie, the Hildabeast, Jimmy “Peanut” Carter, Sandy “Pants” Burglar, Cynthia “the cutest little jihadist in the south” McKinney, and Slick Willy. This is a veritable “who’s who” for a Democratic romper room. Oh, hey… who is the milk monitor this week? Sit down and SHUT UP, Bill! I’m not talking about THAT kind of milk, you jackass pervert!

Just one more feather in the cap of Republicans who wind up being the winners in this “Gong Show” spectacle that has become the floundering Democrapic party.

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A Must See - “Saddam: Weapon of Mass Destruction”

January 24th, 2006 at 09:49 by MsUnderestimated

If any of you have seen this video, you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, you should. I have been in contact with the producers of IraqiTruthProject.com. It is my hope that every man and woman of the world see this video. It’s not for children, but you can learn enough from it to teach your children about the TRUTH of what Saddam Hussein was all about. He himself was a WMD!

The producers of this DVD have given me a fantastic opportunity. The DVD normally sells for $19.95 each, and if you buy it together with the original documentary that was the inspiration for the main film, “Mass Graves,” you can buy both for $29.95 together. There is a shipping charge for those orders (but trust me, it IS one of the most significant and important DVD purchases you will EVER make, so don’t hesitate!)

But the best deal is this….according to my contacts at the IraqiTruthProject, if I personally order in lots of 10 DVDs or more, I can get them for $10 each - and they will pay the shipping! Here’s the content of the letter in which they responded to me (including their response to my original request). (Note: Their responses are in italics.)

To: Brad L. Maaske

From: Ms. Underestimated
Conservative blogger, and American patriot

Dear Mr. Maaske:

I’m a conservative blogger, who has purchased both DVDs you have put out (the Mass Graves and Saddam - WMD). I have to tell you I’m blown away by both of them! This is one of those cases that are on a “need to know” basis, and I believe the American people (as well as others around the world) TRULY “need to know” about exactly how brutal and tyrannical the regime that was Saddam Hussein came to be and survive.

I want to purchase this DVD and send it to some conservative talk show hosts in my city (Atlanta), but it’s not a cheap purchase. I kow that some in the media get pre-production copies to promote movies, but the ones I’m referring to in Atlanta I don’t believe have ever seen this. Buying in such bulk is not financially feasible for me right now. Is there any way I could buy about 10 of the videos for a cheaper price??? Please let me know… I want to spread the word of the TRUTH!

I have provided it to most of the conservative hosts in Atlanta. We will be having a special showing of the movie at a theater in Kennesaw on February 17 sponsored by WDUN and Salem Radio. It would be our pleasure to provide you with DVD’s for $10 each if you order at least 10 at a time. I will pay shipping. If you have specific radio hosts you want it sent to we will if you provide a name and mailing address.

This DVD should be REQUIRED viewing in World History classes across the world, whether it be in junior high or high schools, or institutes of higher learning.

It is being shown at a University in China as part of a class about why the US invaded Iraq. A dozen middle schools have added it to their program and teach it with the holocaust. We are working hard to get more schools to accept it. I will be speaking at colleges and showing the movie for the next several months, including Annapolis and West Point.

There are two things I’d like to do, and I’m asking permission for: One, is I’d love to link to your website with an image to click that would take my readers to TheIraqiTruthProject.com site to buy the video; and secondly, there is a sequence in the beginning where someone in the crew ambushes Michael Moore on the sidewalk. Moore subsquently STATES OUT LOUD that his movies are his opinion and his opinion ONLY! He says there is nothing objective about them at all… they are completely subjective. Well if that’s the case, then why the hell did he market F/911 as a documentary???

So, could you possibly provide me with a string of code so I can put this movie’s banner in my sidebar? Also, I would like to ask one more thing - the sidewalk ambush of MM; Would it be possible for you to grant me acess to that portion, or at least provide me with a link, so that I can post it on my blog? (you know, the part where MM says all of his films are “his opinion only.”) I truly respect your work, and I really hope you are a huge success!

You have my permission link to our website and we appreciate it! I will try to get you a link to the Michael Moore interview.

So, if anyone is interested, please write me at MsUnderestimated@gmail.com. I will place orders for lots of 10 per order, if anybody shows an interest. I find it very heartening that he’s also getting this documentary shown in some colleges/universities as we speak.

Here’s the link to purchase/view a trailer of the video

Again, please email me to let me know if you want to purchase a copy or two. I’m personally buying at least 5 so that I can send them to my elected officials, and some liberal friends so they can see EXACTLY how important it was to take out Saddam!

Thank you!

Ms. U

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