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RandySF

(58,360 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2014, 12:48 AM Jan 2014

Watching that soldier getting a standing ovation from reminds me of this scene from 'Gladiator"

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Watching that soldier getting a standing ovation from reminds me of this scene from 'Gladiator" (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2014 OP

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? WilliamPitt Jan 2014 #1

don't you know it's YOU using the soldier as a prop? Skittles Jan 2014 #5

And yet we have Obama loyalists pretending it wasn't a jingoistic flag waving moment quinnox Jan 2014 #2

I was in tears when the President was talking about ... chillfactor Jan 2014 #3

But using him as a prop was wrong seattledo Jan 2014 #6

I think he was proud to be there! longship Jan 2014 #8

I thought you were going to mention a scene much closer to the end of the movie: petronius Jan 2014 #4

Same. Still not cynical enough I guess. joshcryer Jan 2014 #7

WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)

1. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 12:49 AM

Jan 2014

Exactly.

Skittles

(153,100 posts)

5. don't you know it's YOU using the soldier as a prop?

Reply to WilliamPitt (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 01:54 AM

Jan 2014

yup that's one of their talking points

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

2. And yet we have Obama loyalists pretending it wasn't a jingoistic flag waving moment

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 12:52 AM

Jan 2014

Yea, I'm sure all those republicans in the chamber were clapping because of some deep progressive reason like -see, this is the example of the horrors of war.

chillfactor

(7,570 posts)

3. I was in tears when the President was talking about ...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 12:56 AM

Jan 2014

this young man .. I was deeply moved....

seattledo

(295 posts)

6. But using him as a prop was wrong

Reply to chillfactor (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 02:03 AM

Jan 2014

longship

(40,416 posts)

8. I think he was proud to be there!

Reply to seattledo (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 02:26 AM

Jan 2014

Just as Tammy Duckworth is proud to be a Congresswoman.

How dare you!

Maybe you need something to jog your memory about such things.

petronius

(26,594 posts)

4. I thought you were going to mention a scene much closer to the end of the movie:

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 12:59 AM

Jan 2014

"He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him."

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)

7. Same. Still not cynical enough I guess.

Reply to petronius (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 02:07 AM

Jan 2014

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