The scumbags are mocking Kerry with Purple Heart Bandages!

[phish420]

Can you believe this horrendous insult to purple heart veterans everywhere??

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/30/gop.purple.hearts/index.html

Delegates to the Republican National Convention found a new way to take a jab at Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's Vietnam service record: by sporting adhesive bandages with small purple hearts on them.

Morton Blackwell, a prominent Virginia delegate, has been handing out the heart-covered bandages to delegates, who've worn them on their chins, cheeks, the backs of their hands and other places.


:puke:

[Kimber Scott]

1. What a way to support the troops.

There are people, unfortunately, right now earning Purple Hearts. Let them make a joke of it.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Make fun of one, make fun of them all

They were all awarded using the same set of rules and procedures.
Somebody ought to point this out to these asses.

[Satchel]

20. Republicans have no class

That is sickening and I do hope it backfires for the Republicans.
I do think Kerry should stop focusing on Vietnam though and instead let us know what he's going to do if he's elected.

[dennis4868]

31. He is not focusing on Vietnam now.....

it is the repubs who let go of it.....Kerry has beeon focused on the issues wherever he has gone....seems like you are believing what the media tells you...scary thought :-(

[July]

35. Spitting on veterans, what they do best. nt

[EnfantTerrible]

2. Sacred?

Nothing is sacred to them. Not the ideal of Democracy, not the constitution, not the lives of American servicepeople, not you, not me....

[Kimber Scott]

4. Yes, they have something sacred...

MONEY.

[Erika]

5. But Where Was Bush in Nam?

Certainly not risking a purple heart.

[DaveSZ]

6. "Support the troops"

Right

[EnfantTerrible]

9. I stand corrected

Cheers!!!!

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

7. Ya think

This will backfire on them? My guess is...um...yeah

[Mojambo]

8. That's it. Push a few more undecided voters our way...

Thank you Republicans!

[murielm99]

10. Can we get some AWOL bandages? nt

[tuvor]

11. Is this the same morton blackwell who said

"To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense."

http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/Morton_Blackwell/

Maybe the fool is testing some colleagues.

[Curtis]

12. Remember how the Repubs

threatened us with our convention saying we had better not make it a bash Bush fest or they'd make a stink? Our convention looked forward and spoke of what we want to do.

Funny thing is all they have. Bash Kerry. Make fun of him. Bash him some more. Throw in a few hail Mary's, 9-11, terra, terra, Iraq, Saddam, 9-11, dance on the souls of over 3K people who died there in New York and they consider it a successful convention.

Real grown up of them.

[Erika]

15. Yes, they have prostituted 9/11

Big time. For what?

[dave123williams]

21. To let us all know

that they are the only people that can protect us from their own worst failures.

[MichaelHarris]

13. If I'd thought of it

we coulda handed out dentist bibs with bushes* picture on them. Isn't his only medal the one for dentist visit bravery?

[DieboldMustDie]

16. John Kerry: Silver Star

George W. Bush: silver amalgam

And maybe a silver coke spoon, who knows? :shrug:

[MichaelHarris]

18. that little

toothy the tooth character would make a good medal for bush*

[zulchzulu]

14. Use these scum in next waves of ads for Kerry

We have them trapped in their own stupidity. You can't ask for anything better.

We just need footage of them gleefully handing out to people with undiclosed cameras.

Dang! Wish I was there...

[oasis]

GOP rating sytem on respect. Scale 1-10. American Flag 10. Purple Heart 6.

After all, the core of the GOP is made up of chickenhawks who never fought for the freedoms that they enjoy.

[blitzen]

17. and check out this pic of a lady freeper gleefully mocking purple hearts!

http://www.lunaville.com/blogging/


i also posted this in GD, so you might want to take a look at that thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2288862#2288915

[DoYouEverWonder]

25. Did these people just really blow it our what?

Here's the pic you mentioned. The world and Veterans need to see how the repugs mock their service. Support the troops, my ass.

[alphafemale]

32. They're leading with their chin...and presenting a handy target

:grr:

[eurolefty]

54. Vote it up

This must be the front page image. Showing the true colors of GOP.

[Photodump]

19. Blackwell's best dressed list

Delegate Wears 'Purple Heart' Bandages

2 hours, 14 minutes ago

By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - A GOP delegate handed out bandages with purple hearts on them Monday night at the Republican National Convention in a swipe at Democratic nominee John Kerry (news - web sites)'s war record, but national GOP officials have asked him to stop.


The bandages were handed out by Morton Blackwell, a longtime GOP activist from Virginia, with the message: "It was just a self-inflicted scratch, but you see I got a Purple Heart for it."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=696&e=2&u=/ap/20040831/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_purple_heart_bandages">Link

[DoYouEverWonder]

26. Is this the guy?

Professionally, Morton Blackwell is the president of the Leadership Institute, a non-partisan educational foundation he founded in 1979.

His institute prepares conservatives for success in politics, government and the news media. Over the years the Leadership Institute has trained more than 35,000 students. It currently has revenue of $7 million per year and a staff of 47.

<snip>

Having worked actively in politics for more than forty years, he has probably trained more political activists than any other conservative. Starting in the 1960?s, he has trained thousands of people who have served on staff for Republican candidates in every state.

<snip>

He served as Special Assistant to the President on President Reagan?s White House Staff 1981-1984.

[ezekiel333]

36. Yes that's the chickenhawk

[DoYouEverWonder]

38. Great, another Bu$h supporter

with no morals, ethics or integrity. What a crew.

Funny thing, I'm glad this is happening. Finally, this rat's nest of humanity is showing themselves for the despicable slime balls that they really are.

These vermin don't care about rules or the law. Winning is all that matters. But they are about to lose it all.

[ezekiel333]

50. He seeks God, NOT!

<http://www.seekgod.ca/cnp.be.htm#blackwell>

Yeah, he is a real "tool" for jesus.

<http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/01ABOUTUS/02MCBlackwell.htm>

[Behind the Aegis]

22. a new band-aid

Perhaps we could create a band-aid with a champagne glass on it and tape it to our ass! Then we could show that, with the right connections and enough money, you TOO can avoid fighting a war, but appear patriotic and cover your ass at the same time!

If not that, how about a band-aid with a beer mug and wear it between our eyes! That one would show you are a poor slob and give the enemy a target!

Funny way they show support for the troops.

Brightest Blessings!

[DoYouEverWonder]

39. Where's the Rapid Band-aide Response Team?

There's a lot of creative folks on our side. This is going to fun.

[Hekate]

23. He jests at scars, that never felt a wound

He jests at scars, that never felt a wound: Will Shakespeare commenting on GW Bush's chicken-hawkishness.

The only neocon Bushite who ever saw battle, and one of the few who even wore a uniform, is General Powell. So, except for Colin P, exactly none of them ever got within hailing distance of shrapnel and other exploded things and the utter crapshoot that is one's survivability there ... Yet they mock, distort, and lie -- they jest.

Hekate
Something wicked this way comes -- no s**t

[Mad_Dem_X]

37. My signature line :)

I didn't realize that the Repugs would take it literally.

[Piperay]

24. They should put those bandages

across their big fat lying mouths, that's where they would do the most good. Repukes really are hateful evil people with nothing redeeming about them. :-(

[Francine Frensky]

27. Mock injured soldiers all you want, you fascist pigs...

and while you're at it, continue to ignore and coverup our dead from Iraq.

[Killarney]

28. That is disgusting. I hope the media blasts this

this will backfire on them big time. This is LOW and insulting to all troops.

Please run with this, media. PLEASE.

[ezekiel333]

29. More here

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2286847&mesg_id=2286847>

<http://floridapatriots.com/purpleheartbandaids.htm>

[incapsulated]

30. Hekate's Shakespeare quote inspired a new graphic, though...

This is the face of Republican Evil...

[DoYouEverWonder]

40. The person who made the pic about

pulled a really nasty curve on that photo. LOL. He/she really brought out the best in her.

[Bettie]

33. Is anything too low for these people?

Wait...I know the answer. No.

[AuntPatsy]

34. This from the Free Repulic forum...

A trully sick bunch of individuals, I appologize for the lenght, to have put the whole thread in here would be just too much. I appologize to those veterans that have to face such incredible pathetic attacks by those that call themselves Republicans...someone has to appologize for them...


To: kattracks
WHERE CAN I GET ONE OF THOSE BANDAGES???
Please pardon the caps, I know it is annoying, but

WHERE CAN I GET ONE OF THOSE BANDAGES???


13 posted on 08/31/2004 4:54:09 AM PDT by TheGeezer (If only I had skin as thick as Ann Coulter, and but half her intelligence...)
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To: apillar
I need some band aids myself, aren't we allowed to express ourselves when the rats lie even more than usual?



14 posted on 08/31/2004 4:54:50 AM PDT by keysguy (Trust the media as far as you can throw them)
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To: nyconse
I cut my hand while cutting vegies yesterday
Maybe the "V" that Kerry has been adding to his medals stands for "vegetables" instead of "valor." After all, he did get one purple heart by tossing a grenade into a stack of rice; one of the grains hit him in the butt. I guess it was long grain rice, since it caused such a grievous injury.


15 posted on 08/31/2004 4:55:16 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
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To: kattracks
Sure Wrangle, they'll just get right on it, right after Kerry denounces a police officer being beaten unconcious!! Give me a flippin' break!!!



16 posted on 08/31/2004 4:57:01 AM PDT by Ros42
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[Cassandra]

41. Someone called into C-Span this morning...

and they were furious! The caller said that the Republicans were spitting on veterans everywhere and that they hoped those recovering in Walter Reade could see that.

[leetrisck]

43. It was me - I was furious

that it hadn't even been mentioned on the air. Just posted it in GD.

[ezekiel333]

46. Thank you!

Everyone else keep trying, ALL DAY!

[hexola]

47. Good call - very effective...nt

[Cassandra]

48. You were fabulous!

and clear as a bell. THANK YOU!

[Mad_Dem_X]

45. Great! More people need to call in!!

:mad:

[Irishladdie]

42. I feel like I am going to throw up, These people are disgusting.

[lectrobyte]

44. Disgusting. We need a meme of our own to fight this, I damn

sure (pardon my language) don't want this to be our "inventing the internet". Maybe we can all get buttons with a black 6 on them and wear them in honor of all the six packs * killed while in Texas and Alabama.

[ClassWarrior]

51. How about...

...the "band-aid warriors" of the GOP are ridiculing the sacrifices of our brave troops?

[ClassWarrior]

52. And how about...

...we all start wearing SILVER STARS? After all, the Purple Hearts were awarded for injuries. JK received the Silver Star for VALOR - something GWB* can't even pronounce.

Hit your craft store today and pick up a sheet of self-adhesive silver stars!!

[ClassWarrior]

55. Check it out:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=700513#701034

[bluedog]

49. they are disgracing all ...................VETS!

this is really what they think of the soldiers who have lost limbs in all wars......nothing but SOBs

[NYCGirl]

53. Here's something for us...a nice little goat finger-puppet!