What a surprise someone who wouldn't join the military, yet is quick to send our boys to die, is quick to claim everyone against the war hates our soldiers like the **** in this one isolated instance.
@ssn697 - Fair point. When writing my previous comment, I was thinking of strictly political protesters, not religious nutjobs like Phelps. Fortunately, he and his ragged band of bigots are in a very very small minority. Most people on the right (myself included) cannot stand him.
It happened. The girl is a friend of mine. But she didn't spit at the guy because he was a soldier; nobody even knew he was a soldier. He didn't say he was or give any clue that he was. He just stuck his camera in this girls face, made antagonizing comments, and wouldn't turn the camera away after repeatedly being asked to point it somewhere else.Notice how the video begins with her spitting, not with what happened before that. She doesn't walk up and ask if he's a soldier or anything; he went up to her and started being a complete ass.
I understand your anger only because this video, out of context as it is, can be offensive, but it is ENTIRELY out of context. But I'll forgive your juvenile remarks.She did not know the guy was a soldier. The guy was not in uniform, and did not identify himself as a soldier, which is a good thing, because the way he was acting would be a disgrace to the military. The video doesn't show what lead up to this; the guy was a jerk, he would not get his camera out of her face, and he deserved it.
dreadpirateJul 24, 2008Submitter
What a surprise - a liberal trying to defend unsanitary, rude behavior just because the victim of said behavior happens to be a soldier.
Closed AccountJul 24, 2008
What a surprise someone who wouldn't join the military, yet is quick to send our boys to die, is quick to claim everyone against the war hates our soldiers like the **** in this one isolated instance.
misterwonderfulJul 24, 2008
So uh, Dread, why haven't you enlisted again?Oh that's right..don't ask..don't tell. Gotcha.
dreadpirateJul 24, 2008Submitter
@ssn697 - Fair point. When writing my previous comment, I was thinking of strictly political protesters, not religious nutjobs like Phelps. Fortunately, he and his ragged band of bigots are in a very very small minority. Most people on the right (myself included) cannot stand him.
coyote06Jul 30, 2008
It happened. The girl is a friend of mine. But she didn't spit at the guy because he was a soldier; nobody even knew he was a soldier. He didn't say he was or give any clue that he was. He just stuck his camera in this girls face, made antagonizing comments, and wouldn't turn the camera away after repeatedly being asked to point it somewhere else.Notice how the video begins with her spitting, not with what happened before that. She doesn't walk up and ask if he's a soldier or anything; he went up to her and started being a complete ass.
coyote06Jul 30, 2008
I understand your anger only because this video, out of context as it is, can be offensive, but it is ENTIRELY out of context. But I'll forgive your juvenile remarks.She did not know the guy was a soldier. The guy was not in uniform, and did not identify himself as a soldier, which is a good thing, because the way he was acting would be a disgrace to the military. The video doesn't show what lead up to this; the guy was a jerk, he would not get his camera out of her face, and he deserved it.