Something... and Half of Something

Another McDermott loving Communist, at least the bastard is packing a 43lb. barrel on his ass, a good lightning strike would be welcome.

There used to be a National Guard recruiting office on the corner, on that same block. They moved out probably sometime in 1999 or 2000. I am surprised the Marine recruiting station is still there.

It is no surprise coming from the particular area - very liberal (and there is nothing wrong with that) and also generally speaking a very accepting attitude of gays and lesbians. Capitol Hill, known as a gay area is a three bus stops away. It's no secret that GW Bush is not at all supportive of the gay population.

I don't like it either, particularly the portrayal - I do see he is only exercising his right to make his political views known. He does happen to know, that our military are part of that continuing freedom to do so. That is yet another reason why he is standing in front of the Marine center, perhaps not the main reason but another one.

Have you ever thought this would be an attempt to show concern for the troops? You may not care, though you took the time to post this picture. They do care about something, or the protestor would not have put forth their effort. War protestors think badly of the war! Not all think badly of the troops. Many protestors, and those who are not supportive of the current war/occupation are worried about what our military are going through right now.

Yes, I know it still gives off a negative tone. It would be a pretty dull world if everyone had the same opinion... right?

Jen, of course that man has the right to protest, its one of the rights that he has courtesy of the very troops whose lives he puts in danger by protesting in this manner. <p>

Every time the terrorists see an anti-war protest, they believe that if they just kill a few more troops, the moonbats will make us leave and they will win. The media plasters these nut-jobs all over and it appears they are the majority, when in fact, they are not. <p>

The end result? The terrorists try to kill a few more troops. <p>

Did you know that Vietnam honors John Kerry, Jane Fonda and their ilk for that very reason? Do you realize that the anti-war protestors helped lose the vietnam war?<p>

Never mind the fact that he is putting that right to protest, and all other rights he enjoys as an American, in danger, by attempting to undermine the United States Military.<p>

What he is doing does a lot more than give off a negative tone, it is an insult to our troops, what they do, their mission, their sacrifice.<p>

Without the dedication and sacrifice of those who serve in the United States Military, there would be no United States, there would be no rights. <p>

If the idea is to end the war to end, these moonbats should STFU and let the troops do the job they need to do to end it. <p>

At the very least, they need to stop supporting the enemy.<p>
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Yes, I did know (I wasn't alive then, so from history classes and listening to my dad talk about it) that protestors did not help the morale of the troops and aided in the loss of the Vietnam war.

I used to live in the University Disrict, and I remember while my husband and I were dating, he would come visit me and become very, very angry as there were a lot of organized protests, signs everywhere after the protests too, against the start of the Iraq war, before it started when it began, etc.

Just to be clear I personally am not against the war and I don't support those protests, I was just around it all the time when I did live there and then with my husband getting so angry about it, I would become defensive of the protestors only because I am incredibly thankful they have the freedom to express their opinions in public. I would remind my husband (infantry soldier, Iraq war veteran) while we would walk by groups of college students with their signs, that I as a military wife, deal with conflicted feelings about the Iraq war also knowing how much he needs my full support regardless of how I feel or see things. I used to write letters to Seattle Weekly and The Stranger (liberal-minded newspapers) in defense of the Fort Lewis soldiers, United States military in general, and the Iraq war while he was deployed. Seattle Weekly printed one of them.

I don't think protesting should be happening at this point in the war.