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Mon Sep-12-05 09:30 AM
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This weeks Ten Conservative Idiots was one of the best written ever |
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man, they hit the nail on the head this week
this one though, really pissed me off. I hope these two pilots get a medal and a promotion for doing the right thing. Write your congresspeople about them. They have been unjustly maligned:
From todays 10 Conservative Idiots:
On August 30, Lt. David Shand and Lt. Matt Udkow, two helicopter pilots from Pensacola Naval Air Station, were sent on a mission to deliver food, water and other supplies to Stennis Space Center, near the Mississippi coast. After finishing the mission, the pilots picked up a Coast Guard transmission calling for helicopters to help with rescue operations in New Orleans. Unable to get permission from Pensacola because they were out of radio range, the two pilots -- trained in search-and-rescue -- had to make a life-or-death decision. They chose to respond to the call for help. This is just one story of courage and heroism which came out of a terrible tragedy. Thanks to the efforts of Lieutenants Shand and Udkow, 110 people were saved. Upon their return to Pensacola, the two pilots were greeted as heroes and given medals and immediate promotions. No, wait a second. That's not what happened at all. Upon their return to Pensacola, the two American heroes were reprimanded by Commander Michael Holdener, who said their rescue efforts were a diversion. For his efforts, Lieutenant Udkow was removed from flying rotation and assigned to overseeing dog kennels instead. There is something seriously wrong up with this country if a genuine hero who saved a hundred people is stuck watching dog kennels, while all the fools at FEMA and the White House whose incompetence cost the lives of thousands will likely escape any kind of accountability whatsoever. Disgraceful.
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Mon Sep-12-05 09:31 AM
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Mon Sep-12-05 10:02 AM
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I have it printed out for reading later.
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Mon Sep-12-05 10:50 AM
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3. This list is always of high quality |
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It's one of my favorite DU features.
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Mon Sep-12-05 10:51 AM
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4. It always makes my Monday, and I agree, this week's was incredible. |
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Mon Sep-12-05 05:15 PM
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6. This week's top ten totally rocked. Read it every monday then |
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Edited on Mon Sep-12-05 05:15 PM by Shoeempress
print it out and send it to a computer illiterate friend. Started a couple years ago when he confessed he voted for nader. He is solidly in the Dem camp now. If I don't get a chance to mail it on Monday, by Wednesday I get a call, Where's my Top Ten? This is the BEST recruiting tool EVER.
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