Lady filling in for lou dobbs just said...

[slor]

that on tomorrows show, they will have the "inspiring story of an amputee returning to his unit in Iraq". I kid you not! How is this inspiring? I could see if they said returning to his civilian job, or family, but back to combat, after his sacrifice already! WTF!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

1. As inspiring as Bush Congratulating the woman for holding 3 jobs

and declaring it "uniquely American."

We live in Bizarro world.

[Orsino]

2. One difference:

I can see a soldier volunteering for this, and if he passes the bureaucratic stupidity that is a PT test, I could actually see the inspiration there. What true-blue hoo-ah officer or enlisted troop wouldn't respect his choice? I would.

I'd respect it even more if I believed in the war he was fighting, of course.

[polmaven]

4. I've heard only parts of that story.

Can you fill me in?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. It was a town hall meeting.... The Tonight Show and many others had quite

a bit of fun with it.

Bush was talking to a woman and upon hearing that she was working three jobs, he tried to make it sound like it was a great thing. The "Uniquely American" is a verbatim quote.

The man's an idiot.

[polmaven]

12. Ah, thanks...

Just read about it on the top 10 idiots too.

Poor woman....Having to be face to face like that, and trying to have an intelligent conversation with the head American Idiot!

[elehhhhna]

3. Wednesday: The male prostitute who bootstrapped his way to journo bigtime!

[nevergiveup]

5. If you lost a limb in this war I would think

it might be possible that you would so much need to think your sacrifice was for a just cause .......you might just volunteer to return. I have listened to some of these parents who have lost children in Iraq and it tears your heart out as they struggle to put a positive spin on what is obviously an insane war of oil and politics. How GW can sleep at night is beyond me.

[Stop_the_War]

6. Inspiring? UM NO! More like "horrifying and weird"

Seriously!

[Cocoa]

8. that's why I love war so much

so many inspiring stories. So many Americans helping so many smiling Iraqis, so many happy reunions when the troops come home, so many inspiring amputees going back to fight another day.

[EFerrari]

9. slor, is your user name from Ghost Busters? I love it. n/t

[slor]

10. No...but...

I love the quotes from that movie with my user name in it.

[EFerrari]

11. Yes. Nothing like a little good writing in the night. n/t

[spanone]

13. He probably couldn't find a job at home. Sick.