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My grandfather was there. Shot through the mouth storming the beach. Got a purple heart and almost died. Lost all of his teeth. I don’t think he’d find that image amusing.
robblefarian on April 17, 2008 at 2:19 PM
There’s a line – and this cover crossed it.
Un-freakin’-believable.
Corky on April 17, 2008 at 2:20 PM
*speechless*
CP on April 17, 2008 at 2:20 PM
Don’t think there’s going to be any soldiers signing up to fight THAT war.
freakagriep on April 17, 2008 at 2:21 PM
But…but…but what about the carbon footprint those soldiers are leaving?
Don’t think there’s going to be any soldiers signing up to fight THAT war.
I beg to disagree–there’s already a whole army of them–being led by a nobel prize winner with an enormous electric bill.
robblefarian on April 17, 2008 at 2:27 PM
This is exactly what Jonah Goldberg was talking about when he talks about the moral equivalency of war in “Liberal Fascism” … This is utterly unsurprising to me.
I didn’t think I could see anything so discusting as this. I guess it really shouldn’t surprise me, they all hate our military who give them the freedom to put this on this crud magazine. God Bless our military, past, present, and future.
L
letget on April 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM
That’s pretty lame and disrespectful. Just what I would expect from Newsweek but Time? I thought they were a little better. Not much, just a little.
Geronimo on April 17, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Who thought this was a good idea?
The tree-huggin’ losers at Time? By the way, what material are those magazines made out of?
I can’t stand it any longer – on different sites I visit, there seems to always be someone that says “I just threw up in my mouth a little”…is that from a book, movie or tv show?
msflea on April 17, 2008 at 2:42 PM
This is sacrilege, and a perfect illustration of how these low-life bastards from the mainstream media would like to equate their leftist agenda with the great and noble accomplishments of our military.
Alamo on April 17, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Has absolutely no one paid attention to the recent news from the UN regarding NO warming over the last 10 yrs or the fact that it has been unusually cold thus far this year?
DerKrieger on April 17, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Disgraceful.
infidel on April 17, 2008 at 2:52 PM
That’s it. I’m taking the catalytic converter off my chainsaw.
This is completely disgusting. I have had enough of this crap. They are not going to stop until one day we wake up and realize that the United States no longer has the wealth and power to prevent a real danger to humanity. Global Warming is crap and the same people relentlessly hammering the public with it refuse to have an open debate. They simply refuse. One day their goal will be acheived. The United States will be greatly weakened. How wonderful will they feel about this accomplishment when we are faced with a real threat to confront?
And don’t know who I am more ashamed of. The useful idiots dumb enough to buy into this con job or the people smart enough to know its junk science yet cry wolf about it in order to acheive their socialist goals?
Zetterson on April 17, 2008 at 3:01 PM
My uncle was in the Marines in WWII. He stormed the beach at Iwo Jima. Only three men in his group came back alive. The other two were badly wounded. Not long after that battle, the military sent my uncle home because they thought he was going to die of malaria. Ironically, his illness was what brought him home alive.
Though he participated in some of the worst fighting of WWII, I don’t recall him ever talking about his experiences. He suffered from recurring nightmares for the remainder of his life. More than thirty years after those events at Iwo Jima, his alcoholism finally killed him.
My collie says:
I guess they think it’s safe to do stuff like this since most of the the WWII vets have already expired.
If my uncle was sill here, he would be muttering under his breath (almost inaudibly):
filthy sonsabitches
CyberCipher on April 17, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Time is a cheap rag I wouldn’t clean my shoes with.
Pisses me off, those bastards. What utter disrespect for those soldiers who died there.
Torch on April 17, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Disgusting.
filthy sonsabitches
CyberCipher on April 17, 2008 at 3:09 PM
I concur.
StephC on April 17, 2008 at 3:22 PM
I can’t stand it any longer – on different sites I visit, there seems to always be someone that says “I just threw up in my mouth a little”…is that from a book, movie or tv show?
Well, nukes ended that war, so I’m thinking the solution to cut CO2 emissions is Nancy Pelosi shutting the hell up. Oops, I mean expanding nuclear power.
On the other hand, if enough people drop their magazine subs over this, THAT saves trees, right? And trees convert CO2 into O2 and fluffy bunnies, right? Cool.
Blowback
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EJDolbow on April 17, 2008 at 2:16 PM
You have GOT to be kidding me.
I just threw up in my mouth a little!
Vanceone on April 17, 2008 at 2:17 PM
My grandfather was there. Shot through the mouth storming the beach. Got a purple heart and almost died. Lost all of his teeth. I don’t think he’d find that image amusing.
robblefarian on April 17, 2008 at 2:19 PM
There’s a line – and this cover crossed it.
Un-freakin’-believable.
Corky on April 17, 2008 at 2:20 PM
*speechless*
CP on April 17, 2008 at 2:20 PM
Don’t think there’s going to be any soldiers signing up to fight THAT war.
freakagriep on April 17, 2008 at 2:21 PM
But…but…but what about the carbon footprint those soldiers are leaving?
JammieWearingFool on April 17, 2008 at 2:23 PM
I beg to disagree–there’s already a whole army of them–being led by a nobel prize winner with an enormous electric bill.
robblefarian on April 17, 2008 at 2:27 PM
This is exactly what Jonah Goldberg was talking about when he talks about the moral equivalency of war in “Liberal Fascism” … This is utterly unsurprising to me.
apollyonbob on April 17, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Lead post over at Newsbusters
dmann on April 17, 2008 at 2:32 PM
I didn’t think I could see anything so discusting as this. I guess it really shouldn’t surprise me, they all hate our military who give them the freedom to put this on this crud magazine. God Bless our military, past, present, and future.
L
letget on April 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM
That’s pretty lame and disrespectful. Just what I would expect from Newsweek but Time? I thought they were a little better. Not much, just a little.
Geronimo on April 17, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Who thought this was a good idea?
The tree-huggin’ losers at Time? By the way, what material are those magazines made out of?
Tony737 on April 17, 2008 at 2:39 PM
I can’t stand it any longer – on different sites I visit, there seems to always be someone that says “I just threw up in my mouth a little”…is that from a book, movie or tv show?
msflea on April 17, 2008 at 2:42 PM
This is sacrilege, and a perfect illustration of how these low-life bastards from the mainstream media would like to equate their leftist agenda with the great and noble accomplishments of our military.
Alamo on April 17, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Has absolutely no one paid attention to the recent news from the UN regarding NO warming over the last 10 yrs or the fact that it has been unusually cold thus far this year?
DerKrieger on April 17, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Disgraceful.
infidel on April 17, 2008 at 2:52 PM
That’s it. I’m taking the catalytic converter off my chainsaw.
Cuffy Meigs on April 17, 2008 at 2:53 PM
It’s like when your 3rd grade teacher tried to be kewl.
- The Cat
MirCat on April 17, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Disgrace.
nailinmyeye on April 17, 2008 at 3:00 PM
This is completely disgusting. I have had enough of this crap. They are not going to stop until one day we wake up and realize that the United States no longer has the wealth and power to prevent a real danger to humanity. Global Warming is crap and the same people relentlessly hammering the public with it refuse to have an open debate. They simply refuse. One day their goal will be acheived. The United States will be greatly weakened. How wonderful will they feel about this accomplishment when we are faced with a real threat to confront?
And don’t know who I am more ashamed of. The useful idiots dumb enough to buy into this con job or the people smart enough to know its junk science yet cry wolf about it in order to acheive their socialist goals?
Zetterson on April 17, 2008 at 3:01 PM
My uncle was in the Marines in WWII. He stormed the beach at Iwo Jima. Only three men in his group came back alive. The other two were badly wounded. Not long after that battle, the military sent my uncle home because they thought he was going to die of malaria. Ironically, his illness was what brought him home alive.
Though he participated in some of the worst fighting of WWII, I don’t recall him ever talking about his experiences. He suffered from recurring nightmares for the remainder of his life. More than thirty years after those events at Iwo Jima, his alcoholism finally killed him.
My collie says:
If my uncle was sill here, he would be muttering under his breath (almost inaudibly):
CyberCipher on April 17, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Time is a cheap rag I wouldn’t clean my shoes with.
aengus on April 17, 2008 at 3:20 PM
I think it’s stupid and disrespectful, but not disgraceful. I mean, we’ve seen much worse done to the Iwo Jima image, folks.
Tanya on April 17, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Disgusting.
WisCon on April 17, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Pisses me off, those bastards. What utter disrespect for those soldiers who died there.
Torch on April 17, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Disgusting.
I concur.
StephC on April 17, 2008 at 3:22 PM
It is from the movie Dodgeball. Hope this helps.
aengus on April 17, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Terrible on so many levels.
Dr. Manhattan on April 17, 2008 at 3:23 PM
msflea,
Skip to 3:10 if you don’t want to watch the whole clip.
aengus on April 17, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Very disrespectful. Time mag is a rag.
Aggie85 on April 17, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Well, nukes ended that war, so I’m thinking the solution to cut CO2 emissions is Nancy Pelosi shutting the hell up. Oops, I mean expanding nuclear power.
On the other hand, if enough people drop their magazine subs over this, THAT saves trees, right? And trees convert CO2 into O2 and fluffy bunnies, right? Cool.
raybury on April 17, 2008 at 4:52 PM