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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Mon Oct 14, 2013, 12:47 PM Oct 2013

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"DEFEND ARE VETERAN'S" [View all]

From the DC Tea Party riot yesterday. Yes, this is real.

The apostrophe-s is what makes it art.

What we're up against, folks.

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"DEFEND ARE VETERAN'S" [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2013 OP

... Wait Wut Oct 2013 #1

I'd bet $ to donuts that the writer is for defunding public education, too! TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #73

Yes. Somebody pls teach them English. tblue Oct 2013 #87

Nah. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #130

English for Losers? Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #186

Brilliant! Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #210

I'm a high school..... JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #226

Show them "To Kill A Mockingbird" kentauros Oct 2013 #229

Home schoolers Unite! Its a terrible thing to lose your mind! Ford_Prefect Oct 2013 #88

Now, you know you should have said "loose" your mind. chervilant Oct 2013 #232

Dan Quayle was the gifted speaker who famously said, "...what a waste it is to lose one's mind..." Ford_Prefect Oct 2013 #233

awgeez. Wait Wut Oct 2013 #112

Damn Solly Mack Oct 2013 #2

OMG, it so burns, especially on a Monday for some reason or other..LOL.. monmouth3 Oct 2013 #3

I'm ALMOST jealous of folks like this Plucketeer Oct 2013 #213

It otter be fadedrose Oct 2013 #4

Freaking dangerous doofuses! AmBlue Oct 2013 #5

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #43

That's usually a typo. But go ahead and defend the teabagger illiterates. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #46

Some do not understand the difference between a forum and public view. Oh well. uppityperson Oct 2013 #55

As hootinholler observed in another thread... pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #6

Very fine, that. Turbineguy Oct 2013 #57

I didn't think many people read my comments hootinholler Oct 2013 #83

Oh snap! tblue Oct 2013 #89

3niner this is five two The Wizard Oct 2013 #154

Meanwhile, ol' Ted is whistlin' Dixie... Blue Owl Oct 2013 #7

this is what happens when you "Defund are skool's" KurtNYC Oct 2013 #8

lol redgreenandblue Oct 2013 #9

LOL leftstreet Oct 2013 #14

Too stupid for school. There are standards ...ya know. L0oniX Oct 2013 #17

Well, they seem to like the whole idea of teaching to the test. calimary Oct 2013 #179

GOP introspect ...is an oxymoron. L0oniX Oct 2013 #212

Emphasis on the last two syllables. calimary Oct 2013 #215

I have a degree, but was still trying to smash the little bug nightscanner59 Oct 2013 #190

Eye nowe yew r uzing "Check Spelling" yew (he3t0r! L0oniX Oct 2013 #211

O.M.G. nt LiberalElite Oct 2013 #10

And these assholes wonder way people look down on them. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #11

Ah kno, rite? cvoogt Oct 2013 #68

Are children never learn. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #12

Too bad Obamacare doesn't cover spelling lessons nt maryellen99 Oct 2013 #13

goddam it navarth Oct 2013 #148

Somedays their just arn't enugh... Contrary1 Oct 2013 #15

And there series dammit. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #16

All your tea are belong us. L0oniX Oct 2013 #18

THE WINNER! IrishAyes Oct 2013 #109

They were all protesting their own #GOPshutdown, so what did you expect? Coyotl Oct 2013 #19

As a writer and editor... MANative Oct 2013 #20

Not only that BobbyBoring Oct 2013 #51

Well, they would have to hire proofreaders. Then they'd have to pay them. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #187

Exactly... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #52

Even the Vatican ... and the word is, "Jesus" SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2013 #94

yeah, that one really got me! MANative Oct 2013 #105

Don't forget misplaced modifiers, my personal horror. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #119

Exactly! MANative Oct 2013 #136

My long-lost twin, are you? IrishAyes Oct 2013 #138

Thank you for putting a much-needed smile on my face! MANative Oct 2013 #140

A simple and long too discredited education tool, breaking down ( diagramming) maddiemom Oct 2013 #152

Agreed. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #155

Great anecdote! But I hope he didn't really call her "honey." maddiemom Oct 2013 #191

'fraid so. But realize, that was some 30-odd years ago, and he was just a wee one. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #195

Talking to kids as if they're adults (elementary level) is all good. We were maddiemom Oct 2013 #209

We only had one year of diagramming sentences in middle school English, and I Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #200

Coincidentally, my daughter is diagramming SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2013 #188

Wow! That's terrific news. Thanks! IrishAyes Oct 2013 #193

Will hair of the dog help? IrishAyes Oct 2013 #116

My brain and my heart both hurt... MANative Oct 2013 #137

Sorry. Sometimes I can be cruel. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #141

It's often unbelievable to open minded and well educated people who aren't maddiemom Oct 2013 #216

Oh, Wait! That might be Socialism. maddiemom Oct 2013 #220

I have sixth graders who know better. murielm99 Oct 2013 #121

I can understand carelessness. MANative Oct 2013 #139

Right now, I am only subbing. murielm99 Oct 2013 #197

Thank you Roneld Raygin. pangaia Oct 2013 #153

Love it! maddiemom Oct 2013 #218

I truly don't believe it's a systemic problem Nevernose Oct 2013 #156

I agree that there are many contributing factors... MANative Oct 2013 #157

Sorry if I was a little negative Nevernose Oct 2013 #185

When schools promote "the thought that counts" over spelling, punctuation and syntax, SoCalDem Oct 2013 #167

Yes, that's "Whole Language" learning that I mentioned... MANative Oct 2013 #171

"I CAN TYPING" hits the road!! bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #21

! Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #59

DUzy !! nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2013 #103

SNORT... westerebus Oct 2013 #173

Defend are verteran's WHAT? Don't leave me hanging. morningfog Oct 2013 #22

Wow, I went back to see if they mis-spelled 'veterans'. louis-t Oct 2013 #131

What morans! eqfan592 Oct 2013 #23

delete the word delete and you have the link here: steve2470 Oct 2013 #204

I guess they should have attended college instead of signing up to kill brown poeple mwrguy Oct 2013 #24

Lot of brown people in Germany in 1945, were there? WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #26

That crowd is not comprised of WWII veterans mwrguy Oct 2013 #32

A military dig from a guy with mwr in his name... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #28

That's what John Kerry really said JonLP24 Oct 2013 #35

John Kerry said,"signing up to kill brown people?" ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #41

No JonLP24 Oct 2013 #71

The top portion was all MWR... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #48

and lucky sometimes n.t SoCalDem Oct 2013 #168

Absolutely.... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #183

Thank you for damaging our cause and giving aid and comfort to the tea party. eqfan592 Oct 2013 #34

Sorry for agreeing with the man I supported for president mwrguy Oct 2013 #39

Who made a completely idiotic remark about military service, "expert" or no. eqfan592 Oct 2013 #44

Jury Members: "signing up to kill brown people" is NOT a direct quote of Mr. Kerry's ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #40

Apparently those jurors forgot that classic quote from one of our founders... eqfan592 Oct 2013 #61

Paine was ripping off Lincoln!11! progressoid Oct 2013 #84

Uh...this slice of idiocy isn't exactly an example of Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #58

Geez Louise Oilwellian Oct 2013 #25

He was part of my "FReeper Sign" I made years ago.... Ghost in the Machine Oct 2013 #63

Very, very good! thanks for the laugh I needed today.. BUHS, priceless! mountain grammy Oct 2013 #96

Thank you mountain grammy, glad I could give you a good laugh today :-) ... The best part is that Ghost in the Machine Oct 2013 #166

Very Funny Stuff Oilwellian Oct 2013 #142

Thank you, Oilwellian! The video was great, and I saw a few other pics I did a few years ago... Ghost in the Machine Oct 2013 #169

!!!! MrMickeysMom Oct 2013 #228

To paraphrase the OP.. NastyRiffraff Oct 2013 #214

The link you posted... SomethingFishy Oct 2013 #219

*snicker* sakabatou Oct 2013 #27

Is our children learning? WinkyDink Oct 2013 #29

Are children ournt' apparently! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #31

Art by Moran! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #30

The morans are at it again… regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #33

The stupid would be appealing targets Warpy Oct 2013 #36

My response for the Teabaggers. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #37

I'm stealing that!! kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #47

Help yourself. DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #92

This person is talking about the entire family with the last name of Defend... joeybee12 Oct 2013 #38

You can't say they didn't spell-check first. n/t Orsino Oct 2013 #42

I think the second E in "Defend" was supposed to be a U. enki23 Oct 2013 #45

That has DUzy potential Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #56

Some art foam spilling foe my righting. Festivito Oct 2013 #49

wow Hutzpa Oct 2013 #50

Well, they are. Our culture grows more sociopathic by the minute. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #123

I is moran. caseymoz Oct 2013 #53

Once upon a time in the USA BellaKos Oct 2013 #54

Shit-for-Brains changed all that. He made stupidity acceptable. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #64

Maybe that is why the right wing is so successful on them? OldEurope Oct 2013 #120

I'm not about to criticize you at all. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #126

C'mon now, watoos Oct 2013 #60

This is HUGH!!1! Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #62

Reading, writing, and spelling are fundamental. locdlib Oct 2013 #65

Republicans have harnessed the power of "stupid." JEFF9K Oct 2013 #66

My brain hurts munster69 Oct 2013 #67

What's are thi's mean's ? russspeakeasy Oct 2013 #69

Pirate dictation. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #70

Rrrrrrrrr! ffr Oct 2013 #202

since we're strutting around on our hi-horse regarding our spelling prowess leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #72

I second this.... crazy homeless guy Oct 2013 #75

I can't spell, but bluemarkers Oct 2013 #227

hi-horse? timber84 Oct 2013 #78

short for high horse - goto dictionary.com for def leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #79

guess i'll find misprounce there too. timber84 Oct 2013 #85

perfect example, picking on people for misspelling is petty and says more about you than me leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #104

picking on and pointing out are two totally different things timber84 Oct 2013 #106

pointing out is not what you're doing leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #113

No. sibelian Oct 2013 #125

Lower-case S in "since", invalid example jeff47 Oct 2013 #98

My hero timber84 Oct 2013 #102

that's my point genius picking on people for spelling errors is petty and childish leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #107

Then why are you? jeff47 Oct 2013 #118

A horrifying number of people pronounce 'Sean' the same as 'seen' IrishAyes Oct 2013 #132

If I was gonna have another kid jeff47 Oct 2013 #134

Yeah, well, I can't play the piano tavernier Oct 2013 #101

apples and oranges leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #111

Sorry, I don't think they realize that. And if they do, they're proud of it. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #133

This is a symptom of willful ignorance . . . MrModerate Oct 2013 #192

Lol! whatchamacallit Oct 2013 #74

OMG more special. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #76

Home school #1 get the red out Oct 2013 #77

Apparently their "Windows" system doesn't have spell check. n/t louslobbs Oct 2013 #80

DUzy! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #124

lol thanks. n/t louslobbs Oct 2013 #129

These are the mistakes my 8 yr old in 3rd grade makes. glowing Oct 2013 #81

Anyone know what the words are on the front passenger window? JonLP24 Oct 2013 #82

Morans. Period. Just MORANS. n/t IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2013 #86

They spelled DEFUND wrong. nolabear Oct 2013 #90

Defend Our English Teachers BlueStreak Oct 2013 #91

Agnotology hobbit709 Oct 2013 #93

... SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #95

your so mean!!!! :) ZRT2209 Oct 2013 #97

Because electrolytes! The Blue Flower Oct 2013 #99

My first wife was 'tarded d_b Oct 2013 #110

Defend are Veterans while...... Sheepshank Oct 2013 #100

Obviously titanicdave Oct 2013 #108

These are the same people who demand "English as a First Language". Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2013 #114

I am sitting in the McDonalds in Frostburg Maryland and three old fucks at least 70 just doc03 Oct 2013 #115

You said "thinking." WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #144

Yep they don't have to think, they have Faux Snews n/t doc03 Oct 2013 #175

My Congressman Aerows Oct 2013 #117

Sometimes I wonder if murielm99 Oct 2013 #122

reverse Poe's law? lunasun Oct 2013 #196

Aw jeez..... louis-t Oct 2013 #127

This give me a headache.... redstatebluegirl Oct 2013 #128

He's just lucky he didn't fuck up on "defend" and make it "defund", lol. Erose999 Oct 2013 #135

Difend hour Inglish lanlady Oct 2013 #143

That was good. ffr Oct 2013 #201

I saw something else just like this once. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2013 #145

........ trusty elf Oct 2013 #146

Holy Fuck the sulfur burns... AAO Oct 2013 #147

But if you pay attention to your schooling, the liberals are brainwashing you, maddiemom Oct 2013 #149

Get a brain Morans! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #150

Can anyone tell?? TNNurse Oct 2013 #151

LOL! Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #189

Well, at leest the moran's usded actule werds. bluesbassman Oct 2013 #158

Remember all those kids in high school who sat in the back of the class not paying attention mysuzuki2 Oct 2013 #159

Teabonics DeeDeeNY Oct 2013 #160

That warms me like a cup of cocoa on a snowy day. paulbibeau Oct 2013 #161

Another reason to stay in school beyond third grade. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #162

That's probably what they thought DAV stood for. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #163

LOL! pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #170

Mr, Pitt, mrmpa Oct 2013 #164

Looser. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #165

ROFL! calimary Oct 2013 #181

Elitist! blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #172

Car windows don't come with Spellcheck.... WCGreen Oct 2013 #174

It has been reported that Republicans also have lower IQs than most Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #176

Another too lazy to learn basics idiot. appleannie1 Oct 2013 #177

This is the result of Republicans trying to defund our teachers ... tandot Oct 2013 #178

Why can't fucking rednecks spell? gopiscrap Oct 2013 #180

Lol, okay my six year old niece would crack up if she saw this TxDemChem Oct 2013 #182

And yet these people jazzimov Oct 2013 #184

Is that like Veterans Are Us? nt tblue37 Oct 2013 #194

Defund are school's!! ... Oh wait, dun that alriddy. n/t Beartracks Oct 2013 #198

You might be a tea-bagger if... ReRe Oct 2013 #199

Still trying to figure out what is implied by 'are veteran's.' Are veteran's what? ffr Oct 2013 #203

"I gots plentee of commin sents u fancy pants libruls... steve2470 Oct 2013 #205

The hand writing is not that bad. Ash_F Oct 2013 #206

It's fine. It passes "spell check" JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2013 #207

Quit wasting federal dollars, trying to educate morons. Conium Oct 2013 #208

we're up against extreme ignorance...proud ignorance. spanone Oct 2013 #217

Hate to be dense... Moral Compass Oct 2013 #221

Saw This Post & Was Astonished That A Person Of ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #222

Good God. They can't even blame this on auto-correct. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #223

So do they really mean.. AsahinaKimi Oct 2013 #224

Home scholers unite!!!! Initech Oct 2013 #225

Skool sucks anyway. Ppl can spell just fin without them onion thugg teechers. Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #230

jesus... Vestigial_Sister Oct 2013 #231