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MOCKING THE MILITARY

Hey, if it helps beat John Kerry, who cares? These Purple Heart bandages are plain sickening. The mindset that enables them is depraved. Both sides have their extremists. And it’s good that the GOP hierarchy has disowned these gimmicks. But it also tells you something about what motivates some of the Republican base.

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Posted on Aug 31 2004 @ 2:30pmAuthor Andrew SullivanCategories Old Dish

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