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MisterP

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48. this one, correct? the one of Mary McHugh completely broken by the loss of her fiance in Iraq

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 05:57 PM

Nov 2015

in 2007 in a war that Hillary Clinton, as Senator, voted for while invoking 9-11, the war that all the Dems who supported it legitimated by making it bipartisan, embarking the party on a quest to start liking war again, to think that they could do it RIGHT with "lessons learned" from Iraq, the war that gave us IS (though she also poured money and arms into the Khaleejis funding them back when we liked proto-IS)

the picture that's been repeated 4,490 other times, plus thousands of times more with the post-combat suicides, and a million times over in Iraq itself?
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jjregan.htm
that picture, right?

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Using a picture of a grieving woman lying on the grave of her loved one.... [View all] trumad Nov 2015 OP

please explain... chillfactor Nov 2015 #1

Check the front page trumad Nov 2015 #2

I agree 100% SCantiGOP Nov 2015 #75

someone posted a link with pictures that resulted from the Iraq war Skittles Nov 2015 #72

I fail to see how it's much different than flag-draped coffin pictures used against Bush whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #3

Hillary = Bush Dem2 Nov 2015 #6

No, but if we use pictures to take bush to task for Iraq whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #12

Didn't seem all that pressing until the primary season Dem2 Nov 2015 #18

To some of us it's ALWAYS been pressing whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #21

It's a good reason, no doubt Dem2 Nov 2015 #24

WHY? Skittles Nov 2015 #87

dems who cant support dems arent really dems and shouldnt call themselves that saturnsring Nov 2015 #47

Lol whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #53

youre not much of a dem voting for cons or throwing your vote away on the green or libertarian saturnsring Nov 2015 #54

We're still in the primaries passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #85

and then they make fun of teabaggers for doing the same thing Skittles Nov 2015 #88

yup and look at the gains they have made saturnsring Nov 2015 #121

Oh boy SammyWinstonJack Nov 2015 #116

I have been disgusted by anyone who voted for IWR since it happened Skittles Nov 2015 #82

Well I guess you weren't around ibegurpard Nov 2015 #93

Wrong AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #124

And the complicity is identical, of course. yardwork Nov 2015 #40

Remember, the "other" candidate consistently voted to buy weapons for that war. George II Nov 2015 #59

What? grieving woman = flag-draped coffin is what you must have meant. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #66

this is what upsets them Skittles Nov 2015 #91

War upsets me very much. I'm also very upset by false dichotomies used to shield the reputation of Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #95

God, I remember when I first saw that deutsey Nov 2015 #126

attempting to justify the unsupportable Sheepshank Nov 2015 #7

Ignoring the tragedy of the IWR whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #15

what makes you think I ignored anything? Sheepshank Nov 2015 #61

Give me a break whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #71

Of course not, it's an anti-Clinton OP. George II Nov 2015 #57

I noted that was edited in after the fact Dem2 Nov 2015 #4

On my phone and I can't see edits. trumad Nov 2015 #9

It was 'enhanced' more than once Dem2 Nov 2015 #13

That affects the Iraq war dead, wounded and displaced how? merrily Nov 2015 #104

It changes everything. MannyGoldstein Nov 2015 #114

Dunno. Maybe because no one has Hillaryfansplained it to me yet? merrily Nov 2015 #123

100% correct Sheepshank Nov 2015 #5

Ok how about UglyGreed Nov 2015 #8

How about Bernies support of the military. trumad Nov 2015 #17

Never saw Bernie UglyGreed Nov 2015 #27

And the consequences? sulphurdunn Nov 2015 #105

This clip is so creepy and ghoulish. If a GOP did this, we'd be disgusted Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #135

What is fucking shameless shit TM99 Nov 2015 #10

You do realize that Bernie has a history of voting for military shit as well trumad Nov 2015 #14

Kosovo & going after the actual TM99 Nov 2015 #20

Oh how fucking convieniant ... trumad Nov 2015 #25

Not at all. TM99 Nov 2015 #30

This ^^^^ ybbor Nov 2015 #129

it's ok if MY candidate does it cause no one died in that, amiright saturnsring Nov 2015 #50

Not at all. TM99 Nov 2015 #58

good thing we dont have one running saturnsring Nov 2015 #67

How's Afghanistan working out for us? The anti-clusterfuck, right? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #100

+1 MissDeeds Nov 2015 #31

I have to laugh at Ross Perot voters who talk R B Garr Nov 2015 #78

Oh, man. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #97

Voting for a War of Choice to burnish your Presidential ambitions is orders of magnitude worse. nt Romulox Nov 2015 #11

She owns it ibegurpard Nov 2015 #16

Does Bernie own anything? trumad Nov 2015 #19

I'm glad he voted to stop the genocide, why aren't you? beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #42

You throw that around like you think it will change the facts TM99 Nov 2015 #22

I throw it around because Bernie is a Hawk! trumad Nov 2015 #29

Now you are just pulling shit out of your ass. TM99 Nov 2015 #32

Baseless. Conservative style projection. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #70

The Ignore feature is a nice one. BlueCheese Nov 2015 #23

They want to rug sweep the Iraq war AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #26

You didn't hear? NCTraveler Nov 2015 #28

YUP ... I expect the RW to use dead American troops as props ... JoePhilly Nov 2015 #33

Struck a nerve? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #34

Visiting Freeperville again? Those pics are used by 'patriots' to promote lockstep militarism. freshwest Nov 2015 #35

Oh please, those pictures were posted on DU2 endlessly by those of us who objected to the war. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #41

I posted a lot of them myself. polly7 Nov 2015 #45

Exactly, why are they trying to hide the horrors of that war now? beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #46

You're right, it sure hasn't ended. polly7 Nov 2015 #49

Yeah, because what a candidate would DO with the power they are seeking FiveGoodMen Nov 2015 #36

Seems perfectly reasonable when the opponent makes off the cuff statements like this... Indepatriot Nov 2015 #37

That is fucking sick! What kind of talk is that? Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #77

I must have that Sanders supporter on ignore MohRokTah Nov 2015 #38

ignoring the reality of the illegal war in Iraq, shameless. marym625 Nov 2015 #39

I think you're wrong this time, trumad. And pretty darn close to over the top. marble falls Nov 2015 #43

Yes, and thank you for saying it. Bobbie Jo Nov 2015 #44

this one, correct? the one of Mary McHugh completely broken by the loss of her fiance in Iraq MisterP Nov 2015 #48

Sorry, but war is hell, especially an unjust one - and Hillary voted for it. reformist2 Nov 2015 #51

She came. She voted. They died. AzDar Nov 2015 #52

But remember we can only have nice things to say about democraticv candidates. Please quit Vincardog Nov 2015 #55

No depth low enough for some to stoop these days, but some seem to have free rein to post garbage. George II Nov 2015 #56

+1 Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #60

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Harumph! Thanks for the info. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #89

sorry, no Skittles Nov 2015 #62

It used to be Bush's war. yallerdawg Nov 2015 #63

It's Bush's war. Hillary allowed it to happen. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #81

Allowed it? yallerdawg Nov 2015 #98

Did she vote to authorize the chickenhawk president to go to war in Iraq? Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #112

So much more than merely allowed it. MAYBE you and I allowed it. Hillary actively aided and abetted. merrily Nov 2015 #119

Kick & highly recommended! William769 Nov 2015 #64

It is shameless, and there's another word for it... R B Garr Nov 2015 #65

Really? You're more offended by the picture than Hillary's vote for the war? Scuba Nov 2015 #68

^^^THIS^^^ beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #69

You nailed it... modestybl Nov 2015 #76

I'm offended with playing politics with the picture trumad Nov 2015 #80

Were you offended when Bush played politics by disallowing photos of flag draped coffins? Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #84

But no offense taken about Sanders' repeated votes for weapons for the war, the drone program.... George II Nov 2015 #90

Bernie voted for the C-35 war plane? beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #94

All covered upthread. Reading is your friend. merrily Nov 2015 #99

Sarcasm isn't your's, you swing and miss so often. But my post wasn't directed to you, thank you. George II Nov 2015 #107

Awww. And I get so many compliments, too! Ah, well. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, so merrily Nov 2015 #110

Pfft. Don't listen to George! beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #113

You usually nail metaphors, but Costanza's lines were actually INTENDED to make people laugh. merrily Nov 2015 #125

Well there is another George that uses the same kind of arguments against liberals. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #128

See? THAT'S how you nail a George metaphor! merrily Nov 2015 #130

yes it is Skittles Nov 2015 #106

Trying to hide the picture of a grieving woman MissDeeds Nov 2015 #73

Oh my, HRC folks don't have issues here, do they? modestybl Nov 2015 #74

You know he edited the picture in for effect. trumad Nov 2015 #79

Which shows the level of desperation R B Garr Nov 2015 #86

And? merrily Nov 2015 #111

And...really? trumad Nov 2015 #117

Yes, really. The original photo showed the grieving woman. What's your issue with the replacement? merrily Nov 2015 #122

Used for political fodder trumad Nov 2015 #131

That explains exactly nothing about the original photo vs. the replacement. merrily Nov 2015 #137

"Why should we hear about body bags and deaths?" MannyGoldstein Nov 2015 #92

Work it! R B Garr Nov 2015 #96

Exactly. polly7 Nov 2015 #101

Well played, Manny! Let's compared our candidates to the Bush family. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #103

What troubling beautiful minds again? lonestarnot Nov 2015 #102

This entire country is responsible treestar Nov 2015 #108

It's horseshit to equate my responsiblity with hers--unless I fucking vote for her in the primary. merrily Nov 2015 #115

How so? I'm genuinely curious. nt. polly7 Nov 2015 #120

If you don't want the results of aggressive wars supported by your candidate exposed cpwm17 Nov 2015 #109

Did she or did she not vote for the lie that killed the loved one? Android3.14 Nov 2015 #118

Did Bernie or did Bernie not vote twice against the Brady law? pnwmom Nov 2015 #133

Did Bernie vote for the money that killed the loved one. trumad Nov 2015 #134

Little consolation now but... wyldwolf Nov 2015 #127

Oh I can't fucking wait! trumad Nov 2015 #132

It was below the belt and should be taken down. riversedge Nov 2015 #136

Locking... Spazito Nov 2015 #138