tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post6096427276604134834..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Tim Keown Hates the United States Military and I Hate Rick ReillyBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-37044075959689717622010-04-16T10:29:30.351-04:002010-04-16T10:29:30.351-04:00I don't care if you criticize me or anything, ...I don't care if you criticize me or anything, so don't worry about apologizing. I have survived a verbal war against crazy-ass Apolo Ohno fans, I can handle a little disagreement. I wasn't sure if I believed what I was writing until I edited it. <br /><br />For soldiers, it is a job many times. A way to pay for school possibly, something to do instead of/after college, or just an interest they have. <br /><br />It's not all about getting motivated by a Toby Keith song and wanting to kill anything of Middle Eastern descent (I think that statement should be in all recruiting stations). It's a job and not all about patriotism.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-90951180099871121992010-04-15T15:39:28.962-04:002010-04-15T15:39:28.962-04:00Casey, That's exactly what I'm afraid of!
...Casey, That's exactly what I'm afraid of!<br /><br />Ben, wasn't criticizing you, just in my experience inside, soldiers are about as patriotic as non-soldiers. Keown is making something out of nothing, though.KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-27218032080055148432010-04-15T14:37:47.101-04:002010-04-15T14:37:47.101-04:00Kent, I agree. It is not always a patriotic thing....Kent, I agree. It is not always a patriotic thing. I didn't mean to make it sound like I thought that. <br /><br />I would guess if that vet didn't want to be at the game, he didn't have to be there. Alas, he was there and got applause. This isn't a bad thing.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-44783472868641466302010-04-15T13:09:17.954-04:002010-04-15T13:09:17.954-04:00KA, he's smiling 'cause he's got you a...KA, he's smiling 'cause he's got you alone and it's not like you're going to be telling anybody what's about to happen.<br /><br />[/ewww]The Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323030436625176444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-44085259383147273332010-04-15T10:08:42.055-04:002010-04-15T10:08:42.055-04:00I don't want to be the kind of person who can ...I don't want to be the kind of person who can bring a smile to the face of a mortician, that's creepy. What the hell is he smiling about?<br /><br />The wounded vet at the game was there because he wanted to be there, so he was presumably okay with the ceremony. If he didn't want that, he wouldn't have showed. It's no big deal either way.<br /><br />I think the biggest surprise people who haven't been in the military would have is soldiers, sailors, etc. don't sit around talking about patriotism all the time. People join the various branches of service for many reasons, only one of which is patriotic duty. Speaking just from my own experience, of course.KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-89334562156592183742010-04-14T19:06:08.585-04:002010-04-14T19:06:08.585-04:00I like the chant at sporting events when there are...I like the chant at sporting events when there are vets and active military in the audience. I don't think it is demeaning to the military or confuses war with sporting events. It's a simple way of chanting and saying they support the sacrifice they made. <br /><br />Yeah, it's nationalistic, but I think it is also a pretty big honor for the active military and vets...especially those who have been injured in action.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-72358938434473499732010-04-14T15:41:01.596-04:002010-04-14T15:41:01.596-04:00I can think of no better place for the U-S-A chant...I can think of no better place for the U-S-A chant than at a sporting event to honor America's vets and active military. I think it has become overblown and silly when used as often as it is at things like the Olympics. It started off cool in 1980 with the hockey team, bot 30 years later....to me it's pretty much done. On the otherhand, for something like that at National's Stadium, cool!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.com