Of course, if Obama had even dared to make a statement in support of vets, conservatives would have torn him a new one for using Nam vets for political purposes. But the former governor - actually given the length of her term it should be former gov - can exploit vets as she continues her "will she, won't she" presidential campaign or non-campaign, which should focus all of the press' attention on the issues the vets are all about. Or her.
Where is the outrage? Even if Romney or Gingrich had pulled a stunt like this the press would have been all over them for their callous attempt to use vets to further their political ambitions. But Palin is going to join the event - at the behest of Alaskan vets I must acknowledge - because her presence will certainly cause everyone to wonder why we haven't pressed our now allies in Hanoi about the MIAs. Or whether she will actually run - both being serious issues of concern to all vets.
Of course, her expert marksmanship - she only needed 5 shots to bring down a caribou who never even flinched as each bullet whistled by its head (either a very courageous ruminant or a hoofed mammal with a profound substance abuse problem) - and her ability to bash a fish's brains out could endear her to former special forces members. Because they all know what it's like to have their fathers lock and load their weapons for them while they plunk away at their targets with a 20% accuracy. And what marine cannot relate to her pain when the lamestream media actually reprints what she says verbatim because marines are all about victimhood.
My brother-in-law, who is not in the best of health thanks to his service in Nam, stretched himself very thin physically attending a portion of this rally on behalf of his "brothers." To see Palin try to grab the glory that is due him and all of the other men and women who put everything they had on the line in service to this country makes me furious. I never liked Palin before. But now I find her beyond despicable.
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