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[TNOE]

http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=801

When Americans opposed to Bush are called unpatriotic wimps, a disabled veteran in a wheelchair goes on the attack.
By Jack Dalton

In the small Texas town of Canyon Lake, a sea of Bush ideologues, there is a stong voice of reason: Doug Kirk, the much attacked publisher of the Canyon Lake Weekly. Recently, a letter to the editor from Frances Shannon went too far. Way too far.

“It is people like you who cry anti-war slogans, criticize our commander-in-chief for liberating Iraq and Afghanistan from barbarian rule that I was referring to as wimps,” she wrote. Besides Doug, she also included in the “wimps with no backbone that do not deserve to be called Americans” category, “wives, mothers, and others that complain.”

This rated more than a simple letter to the editor response.

For your information, Frances Shannon, when you were at home baking cookies, I and thousands of other “wimps with no backbone” were crawling around in Vietnam. While some at home were being “patriotic” and proudly waving the American flag with self-righteousness and vociferously supporting that un-mitigated disaster, as is being done today with Iraq, I and thousands of other Americans were getting shot to hell and back, as is happening in Iraq today.

[truthspeaker]

1. f***ing awesome!

[Swede]

2. Wow.

These chickenhawks have to be put in their place more often.

[calimary]

3. ABSOLUTELY.

"These chickenhawks have to be put in their place more often."

This quote should be tattooed on our hearts.

They only blather on because they (like their fearful leader) think they won't be called on it.

I LIKE THIS A LOT!!!! BACK IN THEIR FACES!!!! AND UP THEIR ASSES, TOO, for that matter.

The only way to beat a bully is to hit back. AND HIT BACK HARD.

[democrat_patriot]

4. Email him and thank him.

The email is at the bottom of the article.

[Swede]

7. I just did.

"My right to criticize was born in the thick of war. Your right to criticize was born in your front rooms from watching 30-second sound bites on Fox “news.” My right is carried by sacrifice, yours by privilege."

Man,he has hit the nail on the head.

[democrat_patriot]

5. Here is his reply

Thanks for taking the time to write, I really appreciate it. Here is the link to my web site where you can read the un-edited version of the article. www.ommp.org Some of my other articles are archived there as well.



Once again, I really appreciate you taking the time to write and for your support.



Be well, be safe and be active, we have to stop this madness.



Jack

[TNOE]

6. WOW - What an EXCELLENT Idea

thanks for thinking of it!

Welcome to DU too :hi:

[MuseRider]

8. Thanks for posting this.

That was well done and yes, I just wrote to him.

[Th1onein]

9. I emailed him and thanked him, too.

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