Comments on: Fleischer Callously Tells Dead Soldier’s Mom ‘There Are Going To Be A Lot More Mothers’ Like You http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:23:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Human Race http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4113162 Human Race Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:23:50 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4113162 It's a horrible thing that many have not had to think about and it's also easy to become selfish just because you want that loved one to be home with you. I repect the guys over there. This is what they have signed up for, whether their mothers, wives, girlfriends, friends, etc. agree with it or not. These guys now what they are signing. It's not fun to watch the buses drive away and pray every night that he/she is safe. -Speaking from experience. It’s a horrible thing that many have not had to think about and it’s also easy to become selfish just because you want that loved one to be home with you. I repect the guys over there. This is what they have signed up for, whether their mothers, wives, girlfriends, friends, etc. agree with it or not. These guys now what they are signing. It’s not fun to watch the buses drive away and pray every night that he/she is safe. -Speaking from experience.

]]> By: Jericho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4093468 Jericho Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:22:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4093468 Not "unless we win in Iraq" but "if we want to keep trying to fool the people into believing we can win this war". Not “unless we win in Iraq” but “if we want to keep trying to fool the people into believing we can win this war”.

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4093460 Max-1 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:26:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4093460 . Fleischer's correct, you know. The longer the troops stay in Iraq, the more there will be mothers like this one. DUH! . .

Fleischer’s correct, you know.

The longer the troops stay in Iraq, the more there will be mothers like this one.

DUH!

.

]]> By: headybrew.net http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4093230 headybrew.net Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:10:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4093230 I'm so sick of all this. TERRORISM IS INSIGNIFICANT. When are we all going to realize that we are stuck in the middle of a mass hysteria over something that kills so few of us that your thousands of times more likley to die from the common flu. Did you know that the odds of you getting killed by terrorism are significantly lower than the odds of you deciding to kill YOURSELF? Please people, get the word out. The real story in all of this, is that there IS NO ENEMY. Certainly not any significant one worth wasting thousands of lives and a trillion dollars on. Did you know that more Americans have died in the Iraq war than have been killed by every terrorist attack in north america in the last 4 decades? There literally is NO ENEMY TO FIGHT. Check <a href="http://mysticjelly.blogspot.com/2007/09/whos-afraid-of-big-bad-terrorist.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> and <a href="http://mysticjelly.blogspot.com/2007/09/death-toll-every-terrorist-attack-in.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> for solid sources on the statistics I've just given you. Terrorism won't hurt you. Bush will. I’m so sick of all this. TERRORISM IS INSIGNIFICANT. When are we all going to realize that we are stuck in the middle of a mass hysteria over something that kills so few of us that your thousands of times more likley to die from the common flu.

Did you know that the odds of you getting killed by terrorism are significantly lower than the odds of you deciding to kill YOURSELF?

Please people, get the word out. The real story in all of this, is that there IS NO ENEMY. Certainly not any significant one worth wasting thousands of lives and a trillion dollars on.

Did you know that more Americans have died in the Iraq war than have been killed by every terrorist attack in north america in the last 4 decades?

There literally is NO ENEMY TO FIGHT.

Check HERE

and HERE

for solid sources on the statistics I’ve just given you.

Terrorism won’t hurt you. Bush will.

]]> By: chimpeach http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4093036 chimpeach Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:27:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4093036 #49 Toliver <em>That Shuster gotcha turns out to be wrong btw. It turns out the fallen soldier [Pvt. Jeremy Bohannon] didn’t live in Blackburn’s district. http://conservativebelle.blogspot.com/</em> If only... Sorry, pal. You and "conservativebelle" have got it wrong. Bon Aqua is indeed in Blackburn's district. Check out the map here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=TN&district=7 It's halfway between Bucksnort and Nashville. Awwwww. Too bad. David Shuster's a decent guy, though. I'm sure he'll accept your apology. #49 Toliver

That Shuster gotcha turns out to be wrong btw. It turns out the fallen soldier [Pvt. Jeremy Bohannon] didn’t live in Blackburn’s district.

http://conservativebelle.blogspot.com/

If only…

Sorry, pal. You and “conservativebelle” have got it wrong. Bon Aqua is indeed in Blackburn’s district. Check out the map here:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=TN&district=7

It’s halfway between Bucksnort and Nashville.

Awwwww. Too bad. David Shuster’s a decent guy, though. I’m sure he’ll accept your apology.

]]> By: chimpeach http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4093001 chimpeach Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:54:55 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4093001 Great logic, Ari. Try this one instead: There will never be a victory, so, since you want the troops to stay there until there is one, you obviously want there to be a lot more mothers like her. If there could ever be a victory in a hopeless situation like this, it would have happened already. The longer it goes on, the tougher it gets for our troops, and the more this world is in danger from terrorists. The danger is increasing, not decreasing. We're making enemies faster than we can kill them. If this White House full of mental midgets could ever have conceived a way to "win" this war, they should have already done it. The fact is that they have no idea what they're going to do, but they can't bear the humiliation of facing up to what they've done to this country. Great logic, Ari. Try this one instead: There will never be a victory, so, since you want the troops to stay there until there is one, you obviously want there to be a lot more mothers like her. If there could ever be a victory in a hopeless situation like this, it would have happened already. The longer it goes on, the tougher it gets for our troops, and the more this world is in danger from terrorists. The danger is increasing, not decreasing. We’re making enemies faster than we can kill them. If this White House full of mental midgets could ever have conceived a way to “win” this war, they should have already done it. The fact is that they have no idea what they’re going to do, but they can’t bear the humiliation of facing up to what they’ve done to this country.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4092837 Marie Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:27:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092837 Do they think that the endless war in Iraq will keep terrorists away from our shores endlessly? Do they believe that all the terrorists in the world are going to be killed in the war in Iraq eventually? Why do they simplistically believe that our presence in Iraq is keeping enemies at bay - they refuse to see that our presence in Iraq is breeding more enemies. Do they think that the young people who are growing up in the chaos we have brought to their country are going to be fans of America in the future? Fleischer's comments are disgraceful and inexcusable -- they say more about his character or lack thereof than they do of anything else. He is blinded by his partisanship to the point where he has no compassion - he sees only war, the killing, the mayhem and apparently gets a perverse pleasure from it. His callous remarks are sickening. Do they think that the endless war in Iraq will keep terrorists away from our shores endlessly? Do they believe that all the terrorists in the world are going to be killed in the war in Iraq eventually?
Why do they simplistically believe that our presence in Iraq is keeping enemies at bay – they refuse to see that our presence in Iraq is breeding more enemies. Do they think that the young people who are growing up in the chaos we have brought to their country are going to be fans of America in the future?
Fleischer’s comments are disgraceful and inexcusable — they say more about his character or lack thereof than they do of anything else.
He is blinded by his partisanship to the point where he has no compassion – he sees only war, the killing, the mayhem and apparently gets a perverse pleasure from it.
His callous remarks are sickening.

]]> By: TomR http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4092792 TomR Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:10:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092792 ---- Nice hatchet job Shuster, I mean shiester Comment by Toliver — September 26, 2007 @ 4:22 pm ---- If Shuster got the soldier's district wrong, then he should acknowledge it. This doesn't change the fact that Blackburn couldn't name the last soldier from her district who died. - Tom —-
Nice hatchet job Shuster, I mean shiester

Comment by Toliver — September 26, 2007 @ 4:22 pm
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If Shuster got the soldier’s district wrong, then he should acknowledge it.

This doesn’t change the fact that Blackburn couldn’t name the last soldier from her district who died.

- Tom

]]> By: hellinabucket http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4092782 hellinabucket Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:02:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092782 Comment by Krazny — September 26, 2007 @ 5:37 pm Great post. You have more fire than I do today. Comment by Krazny — September 26, 2007 @ 5:37 pm

Great post. You have more fire than I do today.

]]> By: Krazny http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4092745 Krazny Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:37:19 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092745 <em>And we did nothing. That happened before… Comment by ANeccessaryEvil — September 26, 2007 @ 3:59 pm</em> Conflating what has and is happening in the middle east to Hitler and WWII. How sad you cannot seem to think for yourself, and instead fall back upon useless and stale talking points. Saddam wasn't a pleasant guy, but he wasn't Hitler either. His attempts to invade Iran were stopped. His attempt to invade Kuwait was ended as well. The only people who claimed Saddam was a dark and gathering threat were Bush and his administration. Where is the WMD's? Where are the nuclear bombs? Where is the threat of the Iraqi army? They didn't even attack us you stupid git. They person responsible for 9/11 is still free. His network of operatives, and money is stronger then ever. Heckuva a job Bushie. And we did nothing.

That happened before…

Comment by ANeccessaryEvil — September 26, 2007 @ 3:59 pm

Conflating what has and is happening in the middle east to Hitler and WWII. How sad you cannot seem to think for yourself, and instead fall back upon useless and stale talking points. Saddam wasn’t a pleasant guy, but he wasn’t Hitler either. His attempts to invade Iran were stopped. His attempt to invade Kuwait was ended as well. The only people who claimed Saddam was a dark and gathering threat were Bush and his administration. Where is the WMD’s? Where are the nuclear bombs? Where is the threat of the Iraqi army? They didn’t even attack us you stupid git. They person responsible for 9/11 is still free. His network of operatives, and money is stronger then ever. Heckuva a job Bushie.

]]> By: ANeccessaryEvil http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4092635 ANeccessaryEvil Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:42:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092635 #48 I often ask my 7 year old niece why she did not do something when her parents, teachers or I told her too. And her answer is usually, "I don't know." I guess if we stick our heads in the sand, everythng will be alright. I do agree, Taliban should have been our primary focus. We should have pressure the United Nations to do "their job" instead of allowing themselves to profit from oil kickbacks. If we leave now, just like the first time, we will be back. And who will be wanting us to so then? #48
I often ask my 7 year old niece why she did not do something when her parents, teachers or I told her too. And her answer is usually, “I don’t know.” I guess if we stick our heads in the sand, everythng will be alright.

I do agree, Taliban should have been our primary focus. We should have pressure the United Nations to do “their job” instead of allowing themselves to profit from oil kickbacks.

If we leave now, just like the first time, we will be back. And who will be wanting us to so then?

]]> By: Juan C. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4092613 Juan C. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:34:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092613 <em>What if all the evidence acquired from all the different government agencies around the world were true? Comment by ANeccessaryEvil </em> What evidence around the world? Did you see ALL the world claiming for Saddam´s regime destruction? You know the World is something else than Kentucky... Keep living in your bubble. What if all the evidence acquired from all the different government agencies around the world were true?
Comment by ANeccessaryEvil

What evidence around the world?

Did you see ALL the world claiming for Saddam´s regime destruction? You know the World is something else than Kentucky…

Keep living in your bubble.

]]> By: upside99 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-2/#comment-4092596 upside99 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:28:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092596 In #47 Should be "attack Iran", not "attck Iraq", my Bad. In #47 Should be “attack Iran”, not “attck Iraq”, my Bad.

]]> By: hellinabucket http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-1/#comment-4092555 hellinabucket Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:14:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092555 Comment by ANeccessaryEvil — September 26, 2007 @ 3:59 pm My 9 year old uses "What if's". There was no rationale to do what we did. We could have squeezed the nut from both the North and the south like we were doing. At that time, Iran was aiding us in destroying the Taliban in Afghanistan. That should have been the focus. Comment by ANeccessaryEvil — September 26, 2007 @ 3:59 pm

My 9 year old uses “What if’s”.

There was no rationale to do what we did. We could have squeezed the nut from both the North and the south like we were doing. At that time, Iran was aiding us in destroying the Taliban in Afghanistan. That should have been the focus.

]]> By: upside99 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-1/#comment-4092542 upside99 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:10:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092542 <em>What if we did not attack Iraq? What if all the evidence acquired from all the different government agencies around the world were true? And we did nothing. That happened before… Comment by ANeccessaryEvil — September 26, 2007 @ 3:59 pm</em> Too late, as we already attacked Iraq under false pretenses. And when we attck Iraq, it will be with the "Coalition of the Willing" consisting of only BushCo, the NeoCons and the Kool-aid slurping 29%ers. What if we did not attack Iraq? What if all the evidence acquired from all the different government agencies around the world were true?

And we did nothing.

That happened before…
Comment by ANeccessaryEvil — September 26, 2007 @ 3:59 pm

Too late, as we already attacked Iraq under false pretenses. And when we attck Iraq, it will be with the “Coalition of the Willing” consisting of only BushCo, the NeoCons and the Kool-aid slurping 29%ers.

]]> By: bluestatedon http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-1/#comment-4092520 bluestatedon Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:05:24 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092520 When we attack Iran, we should make sure that Ari is loaded in the bomb rack along with Malkin, Kristol, the Kagans, the Podhoretz boys, Krauthammer, and Barnes. I'm sure they would like to give their lives to our country at the same time they get to personally impact the most dangerous adversary in our history. When we attack Iran, we should make sure that Ari is loaded in the bomb rack along with Malkin, Kristol, the Kagans, the Podhoretz boys, Krauthammer, and Barnes. I’m sure they would like to give their lives to our country at the same time they get to personally impact the most dangerous adversary in our history.

]]> By: proudleftists http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-1/#comment-4092507 proudleftists Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:02:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092507 Fleischer is just another neo - con, any similiarity between a neo - con and an actual human being is purely coincidential. Fleischer is just another neo – con, any similiarity between a neo – con and an actual human being is purely coincidential.

]]> By: ANeccessaryEvil http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-1/#comment-4092497 ANeccessaryEvil Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:59:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092497 What if we did not attack Iraq? What if all the evidence acquired from all the different government agencies around the world were true? And we did nothing. That happened before... What if we did not attack Iraq? What if all the evidence acquired from all the different government agencies around the world were true?

And we did nothing.

That happened before…

]]> By: Xisithrus http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-1/#comment-4092409 Xisithrus Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:24:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092409 I guess two words are the maximum their brains can absorb.-ZZ Two legs good Four legs better I think it would be 5 words Zim. I guess two words are the maximum their brains can absorb.-ZZ

Two legs good
Four legs better

I think it would be 5 words Zim.

]]> By: Nevar http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/comment-page-1/#comment-4092406 Nevar Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:22:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/fleischer-dead-soldier/#comment-4092406 Remembering that Ari Fleischer was granted immunity from prosecution in the Scooter Libby affair, I'm wondering who is now jerking his strings as he emerges as a mercenary for Bush and Cheney. Ari knows a lot. Stuff that he's helped cover up. Remembering that Ari Fleischer was granted immunity from prosecution in the Scooter Libby affair, I’m wondering who is now jerking his strings as he emerges as a mercenary for Bush and Cheney.
Ari knows a lot.
Stuff that he’s helped cover up.

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