MUST SEE TV: Young Republican ChickenHawk On His Serving In Iraq

[WillyT]

Chris Matthews (on Hardball) asked Jason Mattera from the Young America's Foundation:

Chris: Would you like to serve in this war?

Jason: I'm fighting the battle for ideas...

Video Here (1\4 down the page, Windows MediaPlayer): http://www.crooksandliars.com/

I guess I'm old fashioned. When I was growing up (Vietnam Era), if you were against the war and unwilling to fight in it, you could speak out. But if you were FOR the war, AND UNWILLING TO FIGHT in it, it was best to keep your damned mouth shut!!!

:wtf:

[Oerdin]

1. I'm against the war

and I still did a tour in Iraq. Why can't they if they're so for the war?

[Maru Kitteh]

5. 1. Thank you for your service 2. Welcome to DU and 3. Thank you for

speaking out, I wish I had words to convey my gratefulness to you.

[CubsFan1982]

28. Thank you for your service.

It takes guts to do something you disagree with 100%, and I admire that. Thank you for serving our country!

:patriot:

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. Textbook Chickenhawk

Thinks that arguing for war is the moral equivalent of fighting IN the war.

[sakabatou]

3. "I'm fighting the battle for ideas..."

Yeah. Fucking. Right.

[CatWoman]

8. problem is, all the ideas are wrong

[WillyT]

10. Hey Gorgeous !!!

:bounce::loveya::bounce:

Sorry ta hear about Trin...

You OK???

:hug:

[CatWoman]

17. Hi, Willy

I'm still pretty sad.

Not posting so much as a consequence :hi:

[Maru Kitteh]

21. Big hugs to you.

:hug:

It's hard, but I'm glad she had you to love her.

[brook]

22. Out of sight...

is not out of mind. Been thinking of you. Hope it's a bit better each day.

[sakabatou]

11. Un

[tsuki]

40. He has that wrong. He fight to have an idea. All his blathering are

Conservative Talking Points (someone else's ideas.)

[Old and In the Way]

20. And what's his idea?

That more people should fight this war and die? That's a real winner of an idea.

I wonder if these people have ever heard the phrase, "lead by example"?

Chickenhawk chickenshit. I'd respect him a helluva lot more if he signed up for his tour if this war is so goddam important.

[zbdent]

33. Sounds like the speaker was losing

the battle for ideas . . .

Guess he better get his wireless backpack on (like the one from the debates) . . .

[DefenseLawyer]

4. Ha! The Battle of Ideas! Idea number one:

Don't get blown up! Idea number two: Wave flag incessantly.

[sakabatou]

12. LMAO

idead #3: hypocrisy is your best ally

[terrya]

6. Well, he's white and Republican.

So, there's your explanation.

[Kerrytravelers]

7. Sub-human piece of shit.

Burn for this someday, you piece of shit, burn slowly.

I'm in a pissy mood this morning and pieces of chickenhawk shit like this smug little prick just piss me off even more. He just needs that smirtky little arrogant expression slapped off his face...

Where is Cindy Sheehan... she could do a hell of a work-up job on this piece of trash.

[tanyev]

9. If I may quote another DUer:

They're fighting us here so they won't have to fight THEM over there. Bunch of pussies.


Credit to jimshoes.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1989597#1989611

[jimshoes]

13. Hey

Thanks for the props! :)

[tanyev]

16. It's a great line!

:thumbsup:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

26. Wow, nice one jimshoes!

:highfive:

[Dr Fate]

14. Hell- I guess that means I "support" the war as much as he does.

I have "ideas" and I pay taxes too. I had no idea I supported this war so fully!!!

[otohara]

15. I Don't Like The Term "Chickenhawk"

besides, Clinton was a murderer!

[Maestro]

18. I think you need to put that sarcasm thing behind what you said

or did I miss something?

[WillyT]

19. I Think It Was A Quote From The Young ChickHawk, But...

it gave me pause at first too.

:shrug:

[Maestro]

23. Phew!

I just couldn't stomach a DUer saying that.

[otohara]

42. Young GOP'er Whining

about prezident being termed "chickenhawk" or for that matter himself, even though that's exactly what they are.

Saying he's staying home to fight the culture war at home is so typical of GOP chickenhawk. Can't you just hear Dick Cheney or better yet, KKKarl Rove saying that when they were in their 20's?

The part about Clinton - I never liked it when thugs called him a murderer, but they continue to do so today.

[RetroLounge]

24. Textbook piece of shit Chickenhawk.

I'll fight his culture war. Bring it on, little GOPussy..

RL

[Lefty48197]

25. He doesn't want to fight in THIS war...

because he's "fighting the cultural war" (against Democrats who want to end the stupid war in Iraq, I presume). What it sounds like, is this guy is fighting to perpetuate the Iraqi war, so that other patriotic Republicans can go and fight against terrorism.

[WillyT]

27. Yep... And They Don't Give Purple Hearts For Paper Cuts !!!

I wonder if he thinks he's being honorable. And then I wonder who taught him, that his position was one of honor.

I mean... basic schoolyard rules of play, let alone thousands of TV shows and movies should give SOME sort of hint that his position has no honor.

Sorry in advance, but this IS EXACTLY the kind of thing that gets a guy dubbed a 'pussy' in the first place. Who the hell has this guy been listening too?

Is there a right-wing school and think tank for cowards???

:wtf:

[6000eliot]

29. There was a guy on Lynn Samuels last week saying much the same

When he told her he wouldn't serve, she said "Oh, you're a big-mouthed coward, then."

[in_cog_ni_to]

30. He's fighting for IDEAS???!!!!! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!

:rofl: sure you are, asshole! Get your ass to Iraq and fight this war you support! CHICKENSHIT! Bawk, bawk, bawk!

[Catrina]

34. So, spreading Democracy

and freedom around the world isn't an idea worth fighting for in his opinion? Or maybe he knows Bush's ideas are just *bulls*&t* to quote another fine Republican.

[DemGirl7]

31. It's the same crap some little freeper on C-SPAN said the other morning

On Washington Jounral the other day they had another little freeper from Young America's Foundation, said the same BS, and it made me want to puke. If you are for the war...do me and the rest of the country a favor and sign up to go over there and fight, and fighting for these ideas in the country don't count.

[proud patriot]

32. Wheeeeeeee ! let's do it again ..again again again

:bounce:

[WillyT]

43. Hey Trish !!!

:bounce::hi::bounce:

Wassup?

[wishlist]

35. These creeps denigrated Kerry's military service to prop up AWOL Bush

The young and old chickenhawks who refuse to serve in the military also had the nerve to spread lies trashing Kerry's service in combat, while protecting and defending no-show Georgie's problematic service record or lack of one.

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. Ok he is fighting the war for ideas

by neo con logic Iraq is a war of ideas, what is this chicken hawk waiting for? The bus to MCRD San Diego is gonna leave without him... maybe Parris Island is better?

[Flying Dream Blues]

37. That smug look says it all. This kid has the look

of someone who feels entitled to everything--a cush life better than daddy's--without earning a damn thing. The best you can hope for this kid is that someday life teaches him to be ashamed of his youthful arrogance.

Obviously, he is not going to waste his beautiful mind thinking about death and body bags, either.

This country shames me on a very deep level. That a kid like that is even given airtime to spew his elitist BS!!!

[WillyT]

41. Yep... A Future Rove In Training !!!

<snip>

Rove was also accused of dirty tricks when he took over the College Republicans in the Nixon era, an accusation that resulted in an investigation by the chairman of the Republican National Committee who subsequently cleared Rove of all charges and then promptly hired him. That man was George HW Bush, who later fired him during his second presidential campaign because he suspected that he had leaked information to a newspaper columnist named Robert Novak.

<snip>

Link: http://www.yesweekly.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=15&ArticleID=389&TM=77094.4

This Hardball thing was just part of a larger job interview for the young rePuke I suspect.

BTW - I think we need a Karma smilie, but I'm not sure what it would look like.

:shrug:

Found these:



And one for our young republican:

[Solly Mack]

38. He fancies himself a philosopher..a bona fide shaper of thought

a regular thinker he

got that hamster working overtime...

guess his keyboard would miss him too much....

he's a click-click-clickity-clack soldier of great nothingness..

[xchrom]

39. what a jerk.

yeah right -- ideas.

mr mattera is a simple fuck with out a shred of dignity to call his own.