Do you agree with Edwards lack of respect to our Fallen Soldiers?
Memorial Day is to honor the wounded & dead of current & past wars. It is not suppose to be political in any way. John Edwards emails to supporters to encourage them to "use" this holiday to make an anti-war statement. The American Legion has said it is a inappropiate use of the holiday & said it was "as approipate as putting politcal bumper stickers on the tombstones at Arlington National Cementary"
So what do you think? Will you be honoring the wounded & dead? Or rallying against the war & President Bush? I will be doing the same thing I always do - showing respect for the thousands who died for my freedom. Politics will wait another day for me.
SillierKimmy!2007-05-21T16:15:34Z
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I will honor all lives lost in all of the wars we've had. I pray for every soldier, and every worried family member. I pray everyday that the phone rings and not a knock on my door. God Bless our troops and our President!!
Because when Bush visited injured soldiers or the families of fallen soldiers he did not allow the media to turn the tragedy into a photo op. Edit: To Wayfarout... Obama has always placed more emphasis on looking good over doing good. He NEEDS such photo ops because soldiers are dying and he isn't doing anything about it. So standing at attention over a casket makes him "appear" to be caring. But in reality, it is just a cheap photo op to take the pressure off him... nothing more and nothing less.
It's no surprise that a man like John Edwards would encourage such a thing. This is a free country, so they have the right to do whatever they want on Memorial Day, but there is such a thing as respect and class....John Edwards has neither of these qualities.
nothing should be put in a cemetary that is political.
but its good to remember why there are so many dead soldiers-war. I have a backround on my desktop for memorial day, it has the statue of liberty, soldiers tomb stones, real pictures of people mourning, and a soldiers casket. it doesn't say stop the war- but maybe if someone says that there wouldn't be that casket, those tombstones, or those broken families
What is wrong with making an anti war statement on a day when we remember how many soldiers have died in defence of this country. That is not disrespectful.
What is disrespectful is the fact that despite all of the millions who have died..we still have a government like the one we have now.. still waging wars and in the case of Iraq.. one for no reason other than greed for oil.
We all pay tribute in our own ways.. but no one way is the best or better. I for one will be happy to remember the dead with Honor but will continue to protest the reason for modern day wars.