Does this look like supporting the troops?
Posted by: Neocon in Nutter Butters, tags: fifth anniversary, front groups, gaggle, guantanamo bay, haditha, haters, implicit support, Iraq war, kiro news, michelle malkin, military families, mismatch, murder rape, Obama, protesters, protestors, rape torture, recruiting center, recruiting station, tacoma mallSomewhat relevant to the continuing Obama controversy in that those who are anti-war ought to give a bit more thought to who they associate with, Michelle Malkin links us to a great story of the counter-protest in defense of a recruiting station in Tacoma.
The fifth anniversary of the Iraq War is coming up, and so the usual gaggle of communist front groups came down again to “shutdown” the Recruiting Center at the Tacoma Mall on March 15th, 2008, but this time they had a surprise waiting. The place was already packed with military families and supporters. [...]
From this wide view, you can’t even see the protesters. They huddled in a group around to the right of the building. Fortunately, as this KIRO news video shows, the mismatch in numbers even became the story to the MSM, rather than any dramatic “shutdown” the protesters had hoped for. Here are some shots of the protesters.
You can follow the link for many great pictures of the counter-protestors, but I want to focus on some of the signs and slogans that were encouraged by the anti-America protesters. Make sure you visit the above link to see all the great, full size shots!
They also had a cute skit. The evil Miss America pulls the puppet strings of poor, duped kid. Fortunately for peace and social justice, he rebels and throws off his strings, leaving a disgruntled Miss America behind as he skips off to upbeat music from a boombox. Kind of impressive how they managed to pack so many stereotypes into such a short skit.
U.S., Imperialist!
Number One Terrorist!
What Are They Recruiting For?
Murder, Rape, Torture, War!
Fallujah, Haditha, Guantanamo Bay!
These Are The Lies (Words?) The Recruiters Don’t Say!
Now you tell me, do these sound like things you would want to associate with if you truly do support the troops but not the mission? Would you be willing to stand inside a crowd shouting and showing these things?
If so, you need to reevaluate your life and how you perceive the world. You only hurt yourself and any attempt at credible discourse with your side by showing even the barest hint of implicit support for the troop haters in your midst.
Right Wing News also has some pictures of another hippie gathering. Joy.
