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Support The Troops

by John Cole|  January 25, 20065:26 pm| 33 Comments

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Michelle Malkin has compiled a list of 25 ways you personally can help support the troops. Go check them out, and if you can, do something nice for our men and women overseas.

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  1. 1.

    Otto Man

    January 25, 2006 at 5:31 pm

    Hey, she forgot the most vital way to support the troops — the “Santorum for Senate” bumpersticker.

    Why does Malkin hate our troops?

  2. 2.

    my cat

    January 25, 2006 at 5:33 pm

    OK–thanks. I hope you realize how noble it is of me to go to her site, but, for the troops, I’ll do it!

  3. 3.

    demimondian

    January 25, 2006 at 5:50 pm

    Otto Man — that was the point of her point 25. She said “immunize from Stein”, but what she meant was “don’t be a jerk who hides behind the deaths and suffering of other people to advance your own career, even if they have been beaten in a persistent vegetative state“

  4. 4.

    Lines

    January 25, 2006 at 6:08 pm

    Did “beat Michelle Malkin into a PVS” make the list?

  5. 5.

    Patrick Lightbody

    January 25, 2006 at 6:11 pm

    I think anyone who is both intelligent (as I believe Malkin may be) seriously reacts negatively to the Stein article immediately becomes a dunce. The Stein article had some decent points, with a touch of bitter humour and a very stinging introduction. But if you read the entire article, I think it has some good points for anti-war protestors and pro-war supporters alike (ie: the idea of being “against the war but for the troops” is arguably dumb).

    One thing we can agree on though: he certainly isn’t helping the “opposition party” fight back the tide that is Rove.

  6. 6.

    Pablo

    January 25, 2006 at 6:35 pm

    Stein was refreshingly honest. I wish there were more of that going around.

  7. 7.

    The Disenfranchised Voter

    January 25, 2006 at 6:41 pm

    Did “support Arab intermint camps in the US” make the list?

  8. 8.

    Bob In Pacifica

    January 25, 2006 at 6:48 pm

    I worked for the VA for four years after the last foreign military clusterfuck. Support the troops. Bring ’em home. Give ’em medical care, give ’em a decent GI Bill.

  9. 9.

    Paul Wartenberg

    January 25, 2006 at 6:49 pm

    Idea number 26. Fire Rumsfeld and bring in someone who notices the problems the current military are having and works immediately to a) get body armor to every field soldier, b) get transport armor to every unit that needs it, and c) actually does something other than act like he’s got blinders on.

  10. 10.

    Mike in SLO

    January 25, 2006 at 7:27 pm

    She forgot “Enlist Now”. That should be the #1 thing you can do to support the troops right now.

  11. 11.

    Kirby

    January 25, 2006 at 7:39 pm

    #27. Vote Democrat.

  12. 12.

    Retief

    January 25, 2006 at 8:09 pm

    You had your chance to support the troops back in November 2004. 52% of you chose not to. Now the troops have to live with it.

  13. 13.

    The Other Steve

    January 25, 2006 at 8:18 pm

    the idea of being “against the war but for the troops” is arguably dumb

    I would say it’s only dumb because it’s even raised as a point.

    Anybody who would dare question an American’s patriotism and loyalty to nation, just because of a disagreement on a policy decision, is dumb.

  14. 14.

    carpeicthus

    January 25, 2006 at 8:41 pm

    Wow, and here I almost thought she was trying to be decent, without snarling. What was I thinking?

    It doesn’t take away from the value of a lot of those organizations, though. Still, I think “Operation Baby Love” sounds pretty funny.

  15. 15.

    The Disenfranchised Voter

    January 25, 2006 at 8:45 pm

    (ie: the idea of being “against the war but for the troops” is arguably dumb).

    “You can support the troops but not the president”

    -Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

  16. 16.

    The Disenfranchised Voter

    January 25, 2006 at 8:46 pm

    Well that sure didn’t turn out as I expected…

    but you get the idea.

  17. 17.

    Perry Como

    January 25, 2006 at 9:25 pm

    She forgot about buying a yellow ribbon magnet. I have two on my Hummer and two on my Suburban.

  18. 18.

    JJ

    January 25, 2006 at 9:35 pm

    How to support the troops?
    Bring them home! And don’t start reckless, unnecessary wars!

  19. 19.

    Krista

    January 25, 2006 at 9:59 pm

    5

    . Crochet hats and blankets for the troops.

    I shouldn’t giggle. I should give her the benefit of the doubt. She may be sincere in this.

    But I now have a horrible image of two guys in Iraq, dusty, tired, and missing home. One is sporting a jaunty pink crocheted skullcap.

  20. 20.

    Otto Man

    January 25, 2006 at 10:15 pm

    Did “support Arab intermint camps in the US” make the list?

    No, no. That’s so important it requires a whole book to itself.

  21. 21.

    demimondian

    January 25, 2006 at 10:27 pm

    She may be sincere in this.

    I have no doubt that she’s sincere, just as she is in advocating the Culture of Lie…I mean, Life. That doesn’t mean she’s not absurd and ridiculous.

    As Lloyd Benson put it, so eloquently: “I know absurdity. Absurdity is my friend. Michelle Malkin is absurd.”

  22. 22.

    DougJ

    January 25, 2006 at 11:27 pm

    5. Crochet hats and blankets for the troops.

    Too bad it isn’t possible to crochet body armor.

  23. 23.

    DougJ

    January 25, 2006 at 11:29 pm

    I see Krista zeroed in on number 5 as well. There’s something a little Brokeback about it, isn’t there?

  24. 24.

    DougJ

    January 25, 2006 at 11:30 pm

    I wish I knew how to quit you, John Cole.

  25. 25.

    kl

    January 26, 2006 at 6:31 am

    Ha ha! Like in that movie!

  26. 26.

    Cromagnon

    January 26, 2006 at 8:09 am

    The only support the troops really need is fire-support! So if you really want to support the troops and are of military age and of sound mind and body, support the troops! ENLIST NOW!

  27. 27.

    OCSteve

    January 26, 2006 at 8:29 am

    For Christ’s sake people. The Stein article was one of the worst things I have ever seen a major publication run. It was not humor/satire. He made that abundantly clear in follow up interviews. I give him credit for his honesty – beyond that he is scum. LAT will never get as much as another page view from me.

    Because the link goes to Malkin most of you can’t resist smacking her around, second only to getting in the usual shots at the administration, rather than address the topic of the thread.

    Most of this belongs on DU or dKos.

  28. 28.

    Faux News

    January 26, 2006 at 9:15 am

    I wish I knew how to quit you, John Cole.

    LOL. Great post to start the day!

    DougJ, I hate to tell you this, but if you saw the pup tent scene in the movie, then John Cole is the “Top” in your relationship with him :-)

    PS: that is not a slam against you. I still think you need to have your own blog.

  29. 29.

    Krista

    January 26, 2006 at 9:32 am

    Oh dear…mental image of DougJ and John Cole, in a pup tent, snuggling together under a lovely baby-blue blanket, crocheted lovingly by Michelle Malkin.

    I think I just damaged a synapse…

    Of course, when I saw #5, I immediately heard the voice of that garbage-can ersatz-Oscar character from Dave Chappelle’s “Kneehigh Park” skit, saying “Man, that’s the gayest shit I ever heard.”

  30. 30.

    DougJ

    January 26, 2006 at 9:55 am

    garbage-can ersatz-Oscar character from Dave Chappelle’s “Kneehigh Park” skit, saying “Man, that’s the gayest shit I ever heard.”

    Perhaps the funniest thing I’ve ever seen on television.

  31. 31.

    Krista

    January 26, 2006 at 10:17 am

    That’s right…I said…”fuck it”.

    Best. Song. Ever.

  32. 32.

    The Other Steve

    January 26, 2006 at 11:07 am

    Because the link goes to Malkin most of you can’t resist smacking her around, second only to getting in the usual shots at the administration, rather than address the topic of the thread.

    Malkin is to Joel Stein like a Thompson Machine Gun is to a Colt .45.

    If Malkin were actually ever sincere, then maybe this would be a topic worth discusisng. But she’s not.

  33. 33.

    charliedontsurf10

    January 27, 2006 at 9:48 am

    Malkin is sincerely wacked. So is anyone who buys her horsebrithume nonsense.

    Why should anyone have to donate frequent flyer miles to the troops? What the fook are we paying taxes for? What the fook are we spending so much on Defense for?

    Still, I’d love to see a platoon fall in with GI-crocheted hats and body armor. That’s entertainment.

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