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40. Well, my dear friend, the hockey player is the one who invoked the military ...

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:38 PM

Feb 2014

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in a patently obvious attempt to deflect attention from himself, thereby engendering this entire thread. So, tell us ... exactly who were you trying to crap on?

Grits?

If that's the case, why not just say so, rather than hide behind the tired-ass "crap on the military" response; which while always guaranteed to garner a bunch of sycophantic approvals, will still remain intellectually lazy?

As for the player being 27 years old, I lack both the time and the inclination to help you sort out everything that eludes you.

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TJ Oshie who is a member of the US Men's Hockey team was called a hero. This is how he responded: [View all] Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 OP

Great response Gothmog Feb 2014 #1

Those shoot out goals Stargazer09 Feb 2014 #2

He almost went 5 for 6 BeyondGeography Feb 2014 #3

golden hero big_dog Feb 2014 #14

Nice story about TJ and the hockey mecca of Warroad, MN here BeyondGeography Feb 2014 #23

I do not see the military as heroes. there are individual heroes within the military cali Feb 2014 #4

Please give it a rest here for Oshie. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #5

I'm not knocking him. I'm knocking the general kneej jerk thing that the miltary cali Feb 2014 #6

I understand that. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #11

look, you posted an OP and you seem to think that YOU should be able to dictate cali Feb 2014 #13

It's complete exasperation. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #16

it has nothing to do with his character and contrary to your claim NO ONE HAS cali Feb 2014 #17

The Breitbart folks think he's the bees knees, too, fwiw Electric Monk Feb 2014 #19

Right On bahrbearian Feb 2014 #20

I don't see "The military" as heros either. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2014 #32

Most of us weren't. Some were. It's a shame that DU can't acknowledge ... 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #43

Yes agent46 Feb 2014 #24

yeah, rah, rah for the war machine hfojvt Feb 2014 #8

This is where it's at. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #26

Totally agree! nt City Lights Feb 2014 #35

You are, of course, correct. Insofar as your compulsion to jump into this particular thread ... 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #10

seems to me, that you're the one in need of a quick trip to cali Feb 2014 #22

A 27 year old hockey player, after doing something most of us could only dream of ... 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #29

this is really simple, my dear friend: I'm not criticzing the hockey player cali Feb 2014 #34

Well, my dear friend, the hockey player is the one who invoked the military ... 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #40

I agree and the word hero is WAY overused generally. alarimer Feb 2014 #25

+1000 aristocles Feb 2014 #31

I don't think of these people as heroes, at all. Electric Monk Feb 2014 #7

Can you stop too? Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #9

there are heroes in sports hfojvt Feb 2014 #12

"the American Heroes are wearing camo". Uhmm, no. That just isn't remotely true. Schema Thing Feb 2014 #15

The heroes are working for minimum wage! nt Logical Feb 2014 #18

Real Heros are Protesting War, Not enabling War bahrbearian Feb 2014 #21

I've fought in one AND protested one. In which of your simplistic little niches do I fit? 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #30

Enabler bahrbearian Feb 2014 #37

Not into the authority worshipping, military fetish myself. TransitJohn Feb 2014 #27

I think they're taught to say stuff like that in training camp. Brickbat Feb 2014 #28

"ya gotta learn your cliches, yer gonna have to study them, truebluegreen Feb 2014 #44

One word comes to mind.....Character n/t bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #33

OFFS. It was a selfless statement by someone put into the spotlight. eggplant Feb 2014 #36

The American Heroes stand in front of class rooms Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #38

medal award ceremonies???????????????? medeak Feb 2014 #39

& feeding the homeless, & teaching our kids, & fighting the 1%, & finding disease cures, & on and on progressoid Feb 2014 #41

During the classical games, all nations put aside their differences 1000words Feb 2014 #42