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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2004 8:23:08 GMT -5
Liberal Wieners and Right Wing Nutjobs...whew, that's hilarious.
"Sometimes a brain can come in handy."
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Post by Crystal on Jul 20, 2004 10:32:01 GMT -5
Hmm, there was one bit of the animation I didn't understand though... What three purple hearts?  |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Jul 20, 2004 12:19:59 GMT -5
Hmm, there was one bit of the animation I didn't understand though... What three purple hearts? I could be wrong about this, but I think that purple hearts are medals you win in war when you get injured to help someone else. In other words, they are awards for altruism. |
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Post by Buddy on Jul 20, 2004 16:36:23 GMT -5
I could be wrong about this, but I think that purple hearts are medals you win in war when you get injured to help someone else. In other words, they are awards for altruism. No, I think it's just for getting injured - period. Although, I'm not sure of the specifics - if you have to actually be injured in combat or injured by enemy fire. But yeah, that's pretty much it. |
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Post by Patjade on Jul 20, 2004 18:34:53 GMT -5
A purple heart is a medal given for being wounded in combat. Kerry has 3 of them.
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Jul 20, 2004 18:47:59 GMT -5
Eh, I figured I'd gotten it a bit off. I always do when I talk about things I'm not 100% sure about.
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Post by Crystal on Jul 20, 2004 19:56:19 GMT -5
A purple heart is a medal given for being wounded in combat. Kerry has 3 of them. Ah. Thanks! I didn't get it when he kept flashing them like that... |
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Post by Chris on Jul 20, 2004 20:51:27 GMT -5
Aren't they shiny?
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Post by Crystal on Jul 20, 2004 22:28:22 GMT -5
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Post by Chris on Jul 20, 2004 22:43:51 GMT -5
They both have oddly big heads!
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Post by Oily on Jul 21, 2004 5:30:26 GMT -5
Wasn't there some controversy over Kerry's purple hearts though, because he only got hit by a tiny bit of shrapnel which they later thought was self inflicted? *shrugs* That's what I heard.
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Post by kuwoobie on Jul 21, 2004 6:27:18 GMT -5
Wasn't there some controversy over Kerry's purple hearts though, because he only got hit by a tiny bit of shrapnel which they later thought was self inflicted? *shrugs* That's what I heard. I dunno, to have been in such a situation where one would have shrapnel flying at them is quite something I think. |
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Post by Buddy on Jul 21, 2004 8:59:14 GMT -5
Wasn't there some controversy over Kerry's purple hearts though, because he only got hit by a tiny bit of shrapnel which they later thought was self inflicted? *shrugs* That's what I heard. I don't know. I think there was some kind of "controversy" because oen of the shells that hit him might've been an American mortar shell... Oh! And there was that other one where people were complaining because, in a video shot after he came home from the war, it showed him apparently throwing his medals over the fence at the Capital in an anti-war march. Of course it later came out that he didn't throw away his medals - he just threw away the ribbons! (*gasp!*)  |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Jul 21, 2004 11:26:21 GMT -5
Oh! And there was that other one where people were complaining because, in a video shot after he came home from the war, it showed him apparently throwing his medals over the fence at the Capital in an anti-war march. Of course it later came out that he didn't throw away his medals - he just threw away the ribbons! (*gasp!*) If he had thrown away his medals, I would have respected him that much more for it. Throwing away just the ribbons shows uncertainty, indecision, and an overall lack of confidence. In other words: typical Kerry. |
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Post by Buddy on Jul 21, 2004 11:37:46 GMT -5
If he had thrown away his medals, I would have respected him that much more for it. Throwing away just the ribbons shows uncertainty, indecision, and an overall lack of confidence. In other words: typical Kerry. Yeah, but he disagreed with the war and that was one thing. But he was still proud of the fact that he served there and earned those medals - even if it was for a cause he didn't believe in (and isn't that the hardest thing, to go out and fight for something, even when you disagree with it?). He wanted to show his distaste for the war without forgetting the great things he did there. At least, that's what I would believe.... |
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