A new leftist “graphic novel” called Steal Back Your Vote has just turned up (via Newsarama blog), and is published by Greg Palast, Robert Kennedy, Lukas Ketner, Lloyd Dangle and Ted Rall. I certainly know who Rall is: a left-wing anti-war cartoonist…

Michelle Malkin has a link to lefty cartoonist Ted Rall’s July 14th cartoon. Entitled Portrait of a Suicide Bomber, it manages to insult the U.S. military and believers, all in eight panels. It’s not pretty. But then again, when has Ted Rall’s art e…

These “trigger pullers” have even formed an organization to educate the American public why useful idiots like MikeB should be ignored.

Vets for Freedom is a nonpartisan organization established by combat veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our mission is to educate the American public about the importance of achieving success in these conflicts by applying our first-hand knowlege to issues of American strategy and tactics—namely “the surge” in Iraq. We support policymakers from both sides of the aisle who have stood behind our great generation of American warriors on the battlefield, and who have put long-term national security before short-term partisan political gain.

Vets for Freedom is the leading voice representing troops and veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. [From their website]

Powerlineblog reports that they will be lobbying Congress on Capitol Hill tomorrow.

America knows who her patriots are, and who the disloyal Fifth Column is.

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear.” [Marcus Tullius Cicero]

jose

So, my two cents:

Ted Rall: A less extreme example of the guy that shot the airman last week. Ted is the logical conclusion of leftist rhetoric. Though, I wonder, does he really believe what he spews in terms of relativism or is he just going for shock value. I imagine its a bit of both.

Ref MikeB’s thoughts on troops not supporting the war (on any war for that matter):

I’d like to take a moment to remind everyone here that just because one has worn or does wear the uniform it DOES NOT make them an authority on all things war related.

The milittary DOES have it’s share of naive and uninformed (though they are certainly not the norm), but of course, as Jose pointed out, they don’t have a choice in “supporting” the war or not since they HAVE TO actively support it whether they like it or not.

I would also like to point out, though it isn’t always enforced, contempt for the Commander in Chief is punishable under UCMJ. Basically, if a soldier engaged in the extreme leftist rhetoric that spawns people like Ted, they COULD be found guilty of a crime. What that means is, you won’t often hear from the fringe members of the military.

MikeB, your cousin is a brave and patriotic individual and I salute him as a fellow servicemember and vet. He is also a 2LT which means he is young, inexperienced, and likely just out of college. So, I wouldn’t nessecerily take his view of the war as gospel.

Finally, a personal antecdote to illustrate my point that naiveity exists everywhere:

I recently had a conversation with an NCO who had just watched some 9-11 conspiracy theory thing. I wasn’t about to be sucked into politics, but I did try and suggest that perhaps the piece he saw had an agenda. He was unconvinced and thought there was merit to the idea that the buildings fell in a way that couldn’t have been caused by the planes alone. I asked him what he thought that meant, and he (very wisely) stopped short of suggesting bombs placed by our own government. I then ended the conversation.

It was Ronald Reagen who described an optimist as someone who walked into a room full of horse manure and said cheerfully, “There must be a pony in here somewhere!”

I thank you for your service and I as I posted above, my cousin Gene is in Iraq, in Anbar. He is a 2nd Lieut. We are proud of him and I have sent two care packages thus far as have my brother and parents.

I never criticized the troops. I said in the beginning Ted Rall’s venom should be directed towards the Bush Administration and chicken hawk pundits.

As far as MM’s three days in Iraq, I hardly think that was the best fact finding mission in the world. She went to Iraq looking to find something “positive” and believe it or not, she found it. Another school painted–democracy is really on the march.

Via Michelle Malkin, cartoonist/crackpot Ted Rall, the same person (?) who labeled Pat Tilman an “idiot” and a “sap” for leaving a $3.6 million football contract and defending his country, is at it again. This time, more venom for the……

The bottom line is that your willing to see the troops disparaged to help you bolster your view of the war. You’re using us as a pawn. I was in Iraq as a Marine. I have the opinion that every war is wrong and that it should only be taken up as a last resort. In Iraq however, I don’t have an opinion. It’s a conflict of interest for me. Every Marine is supposed to follow lawful orders by the President. When George Washington led the continental army he did not ask the solders and Marines to vote to fight the British, he ordered them to do it. As an American you should be just as angry as everybody else here about comments made about the troops. You are more interested in your own views about the war. MM went to Iraq to check on the welfare of Army solders. I admire her and respect her for that (although she didn’t go see the Marines). What have you done to support the troops? Have sent any care packages? Have you gone to see wounded service men at our VA hospitals? Did you go over seas to check on their welfare? Besides using the troops and your cousin as a crutch to point out your distain for this war what have you done for them? Twenty five years from now when Mexico sends its Army to come and take back California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona, you’re the type that is going to turn around, bend over, cower and ask for more.

Thank you for being honest

/s/

José

Everyone should listen to this.