Last!

/moonbat

How tacky can they get?

Is it really that hard to find a picture of an authentic American soldier?

Fake but accurate.
/sarc off

Democrap Party...Party of C*nts...

What a cheap sleazy trick...I hate the fookin' Repub. Reptiles but am going to vote the straight party line for first time in my life.

We Support the Canadian Troops!

/DNC...

I am shocked shocked!
/

What exactly has the DNC contributed to the war effort?

WHY? WHY? WHY?

I cannot for the life of me answer that. Surely, finding a suitable photo of a US serviceperson would be faster than spending the time photoshopping.

It's like George on Seinfeld spending more time and effort to fake his job hunt than it would take to just look for a job.

Democrats have lived in a world where they didn't need to ever tell the truth as their media pals would cover for them.

This is just a minor example of their lack of integrity.

The Poppy is used extensively in the British Commonwealth for Rememberance Day, November 11. It comes from "In Flanders Fields" written by a Canadian in WWI.

It is not used in the US, to the best of knowledge.

I think the DNC had better spend some more of Sorass' money to buy some better fauxphotoshopers.

They couldn't apparently find a US troop willing to bash Bush. Moonbats, Moonbats, whatcha gonna do...

Oh for the old days before the internet.It was so nice when the DNC, the lamestream media, the liberals. and the news services could pull of fauxtography fraud and pass it off as factual news.

Just what was the purpose of this fauxtagraphy? What is it that they saw in this photo that they just HAD to use? It is so totally pointless.

I have been reading the Democratic blog website since the 2004 election. They claim to have links to articles and info for military veterans and their families. About the only thing they link to over there is news about John Murtha's latest rants or casualty repoprts, complete with Bush bashing.

As a military mom, I try to stay current with DOD releases and legislation dealing with veterans. You will find nothing helpful on the DNC website concerning those things.

They do NOT support the troops - Do not be fooled. There are never any links to organizations supporting our soldiers at holidays or any other times. Nothing.

Now wait, I watch South Park - I thought that Canadians head's open up right in the middle ala Terence and Philip?

That aside, at least they didn't use Boy Scouts and draw on fake stubble...

And why not show the Canadian military. After all, that is where Clinton served during his Vietnam years!

what an utter disgrace.

How pathetic.

OT

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Um, maybe it's me, and I'm a (somewhat) old photoshop hand, but I'm not seeing the "incredibly obvious" rubber-stamping and blurring effect.

What part of it is incredibly obvious?

?

Maybe soldiers in the US army refused to sign waivers to let the dem party use their image...to further the DNC's own self interest ways.

I wouldn't trust them

?

I wonder if this Cannuck gave his permission to use his image ?

ya never know.

I suspect a large portion of the moonfolk do not understand that Canada is a separate nation .

You wanna know why they picked a Canadian serviceman?
1) American troops are teh evil, so we can't use one of them.
2) Using the Fwench or Soviets is out of the question, too obvious.
3) Canada is socialist, Western, and resembles American close enough to be fauxtoshopped.
Mystery solved.

/The Dumbocrats are SO obvious sometimes

Can I call them "lying sacks of shit"? Yes? Okay.

Ya'll are a bunch of lying sacks of shit. You wouldn't know the meaning of the word honor if it jumped up and bit Bill Clinton's crooked dick.

Way to go Dimocrats! um... Democrats?

So sad for my home state of Minnesota who has favored these idiots this party for decades.

I feel sooo much better now.

rtheyserious, there's big fuzzy area on the hat that shouldn't be there. It seems to be standing out even.

Looks like the Dems have the Canadian vet vote locked up.

Most likely explanation: sheer laziness.

Can anyone find the original image?

#20 rtheyserius

I'm only an ex Navy guy but don't the army types have some sort of unit logo or patch attached to that bare naked spot of their beret's ?

any assist from ex army types?

It's quite simple why they used the Canadian soldier instead of an American soldier.

They truly do not know the difference in uniforms. This area is so unfamiliar to them it would be like me picking out an Austrian accent versus a German one. They DO NOT RECOGNIZE IT!

Wait a minute. That's a green beret. The only people who wear green berets in America are members of the Special Forces.

#20: look specificly at the wrinkles the the side, and see how they utterly disappear at a specific point; To me it's actually more obvous in the zoomed out version, as there's a very clear rectangle that just looks like grey muck, with no real detail at all, surrounded by wrinkles, etc..

Oh jeez. That's so easy to pick out why didn't I see it before? What a sneaky way to get around actually having to support AMERICAN troops.

Kerry must have been in charge.

#10 Stringart

The Poppy is used extensively in the British Commonwealth for Rememberance Day, November 11. It comes from "In Flanders Fields" written by a Canadian in WWI.

It is not used in the US, to the best of knowledge.

The Poppy is used here in the states, Memorial Day, they are made by disabled veterans groups.

The Army combat uniform, with beret:

[Link: www.dtc.army.mil...]

Why are there no US soldiers/military personnel pictured on this page dedicated to vets?

Why are Canadians pictured?

Posted by GreenMtBoy on October 7, 2006 at 08:55 PM

Response;

Why are Canadians pictured?
Posted by GreenMtBoy on October 7, 2006 at 08:55 PM

fool--no, damned fool

did you come to play slap-happy with Willie? i'm out...say hi to Benji, fool

---

Posted by fade2bluz on October 7, 2006 at 09:18 PM

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fade2bluz

Was that an answer to why American military personnel are not represented on a Democratic website page dedicated to us vets, but rather Canadians?

Is your post what passes for intelligent discourse?

Posted by GreenMtBoy on October 7, 2006 at 09:24 PM

Heh!

The poppy gave it away to me, right off, unreal.

Bu the way, the Army beret is black, not olive green.

OK, so its a beret. Sorry I couldn't think of the word.

#38 BenZ

'fade2bluz' is a particulary vicious communist that holds a lot of power over there at the DNC blog.

Also the badge is missing from the shoulder boards, the right side one is badly erased, see the hump?

#30 Airedale

My ex was an geenie beanie and his beret had a patch on the left (or, right? It's been a while since I saw the rat). I've got it around here somewhere to give to my son when he wants to know more about his father. I'll go get it.

You must understand a couple of things about the Democratic party. 1. Anyone who voluntarily chooses to serve in the Armed Forces is a sap. 2. The general public is too stupid to see the difference. Thats why they need the Democratic Party to do their thinking for them. Understand?

BTW - you can register and post immediately over there. Try it if you can stand it.

They clearly knew he was Canadian, or not American, otherwise, why the photoshop?

They did it on purpose.

They are trying to fire-up their anti-American base.

You know... Their biggest supporters.

The subliminal message: "We support our troops, we just wish they were in a different country!"

Well, if it weren't for the sad fact that this whole thing shows terrible disrespect of our men and women in uniform it would be freakin' hysterical.

I mean, how stupid can you get?

/oh, it's the DNC...never mind.

Does the top photo of the diverse happy crowd with their fists in the air remind anyone of this?

46 mamma..

Guess what?

#36 MarineGrunt

Thanks, I didn't know that.

Obvious that they aren't US. They are wearing poppies. Traditionally worn on war remembrance day. Our Veterans day. One guy has RAF or RCAF jump badge

It's okay, Speaker Pelosi is going to "drain the Republican swamp" in her first 100 hours.

/America will be in good hands, you'll see

Probably easy to find a photo of a vet, maybe more difficult to get the vet's permission to use it for their purposes!

Has the man in the forefront been superimposed into the picture as well? If he is in dress uniform for some occassion the others are in green uniforms but have the same hats. Which you can see some of the emblem on the hat in the background.

Not only was the insignia eliminated from the beret, the insignia on the jacket lapel and the epaulet have been rubber stamped too.

besides the pic , I like the text

NEW POLL shows GOP Broken Promises exct... ect..

A New Poll?

Never do they run out of new polls.

#47 Silhouette

Ding, Ding, Ding...
So what really gives here?

#52 BenZ

You dawg you. :)

Man, after the exposure of so much fraud and fauxtography, you'd think they'd learn. Can't outsmart Charles, et al.

#30 Airedale

don't the army types have some sort of unit logo or patch attached to that bare naked spot of their beret's ?

It is called a flash and the unit crest gets pinned to it.

any assist from ex army types?

You made a good hard shot from the blue line, but I tipped it past the goalie, eh. Technically, you get the assist. I feel the hockey analogy is appropriate.

Photo was supplied by Lucy Ramirez.

mamma...

;^)

I found two things: one's the SF patch with an upward pointing sword/sabre with three bolts of lightning and a do-hickey with a black field cut down the middle by yellow and red bands. Over it is a parachute with two wings growing out of the bottom, and surmounted by a star encircled with (laurel?) leaves. I don't know if the latter went on his beret.

I rarely saw him in uniform. He wore civilian dress and had hair longer than regular Army.

He was the only person who has ever beaten me at Scrabble. Sometimes we'd play bi-lingually: I with English and Spanish, he with English and Arabic.

If you ignore the abuse, alcohol and adultery, it was a perfect marriage.

May a thousand sand fleas infest his crotch.

Son of a bitch.

63 pat
Photo was supplied by Lucy Ramirez.

Doesn't she work for K. Rove? :)

Sorry, lizardoids. I had a flash-back down memory lane.

Who says it is even a real soldier or somedressed up as one added to the picture.

Maybe some canadians can compare to the photo on Michelle's site.

The DNC man appears to have the beret on in a different angle than the others --including the men in green in the background.

Doesn't it look like the "flap" with the emblem faces the front? Whereas the DNC photo has the "flap" to the side?

This photoshop thing is killing me. I see it everywhere now.

I was looking at catalog that had a little girl surrounded by bubbles on the cover, and commented to the vendor that the bubbles were fake because each one of them had identical light/dark patterns.

Darn you LGF!

#63 Pat -- wow! Lucy Ramirez

dmjung

Nah. She's Dan Rathers intern.

Wow... there really is two Americas...

...and the soldiers in the background... the color of those uniforms look..."off"
Looks more like Limey uni's
So,
could they be a formation on Cannucks on a "rembemerance day" event ?

I've been scouring over photos trying to find the picture, but I haven't found anything yet. Typing in "Canadian veterans" in either Yahoo or Google image search brings up a ton of similar results.

#51 Silhouette

Does the top photo of the diverse happy crowd with their fists in the air remind anyone of this?

Since all I get from that link is:
Forbidden
Error 403

No, it doesn't remind me of that.

excuse the spelling errors, I'm tired and need to sleep.

Why?

Image the Dems will replace this photo with:

[Link: www.moz.net.nz...]

Boy you people have short memories, don't you remember that map that came out after the 2004 elections, obviously this is a soldier from the United States of Canada, rather than Jesusland

Here's a link to the Canadian Defence Department site listing all the insignia worn on the epaulets. As far as I can tell, every rank has an insignia, except for recruits.

If the soldier is a Canadian, he should have insignia and a flash on his beret. And I'm guessing that there should be two collar pins, not one.

The Democratic Party is getting more pathetic than ever before.

People who runs the Democratic Party website are idiots.

So, I live dead center of Jesusland? I cannot tink of anywhere else I'd rather be.

Owned?

uh, think, I think.

Wonder what Kos will say ... ?

#81 Stringart

Exactly, there should have been other emblems on it.

Which may support the theory that it is not even a real soldier but someone dressed as one and imposed into the photo with the others.

When military give away or get rid of their uniforms don't they remove all the emblems and medals?

#8 silhouette

...suitable photo of a US serviceperson

OK, folks. There is NO SUCH THING as a "serviceperson". Enough of the PC bullshit, already! You can have the following:
Servicemember, serviceman, servicewoman, or service personnel

US Air Force personnel are referred to as:
AIRMAN. Regardless of sex or rank. Note: There are NO "airpeople", "airperson", or "airwoman". Period, dot!
US Navy personnel are referred to as:
SAILOR. Regardless of sex or rank.

US Army personnel are referred to as:
SOLDIER. Regardless of sex or rank.

US Marines are referred to as:
MARINE. Regardless of sex or rank.

Please, please, please, when referring to the US armed services and their people, do so correctly. It doesn't take that much to do it right.

82 the flying pig

Yes they are idiots and they obviously do not know anyone actually in the military.

Or their dad never was in the military; how hard would it be to get a real photo if they were in touch with actual military? It would be easy.

But it is all an abstraction for them.

According to a poll release this week by VoteVets.org Action Fund, 42 percent of the veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan reported receiving sub-standard equipment while on duty.

Every person that has ever been in the military thinks their equipment is sub-standard. I was a CH-53D crewchief. My equipment was sub-par. I'm a cop and my vest doesn't fit, I don't have an AR, my car is a rattle-trap... We deal with it!

80 xenophobic

How could I forgotten about living in Jesusland?

Amalie. Exactly. See my 47. Why? This is actually guite serious when you think of it. First we hhear the Dems sat on the Foley IM crap since April, but accussed Hassert of not protecting the pages (the target left 3 years earlier) when he knew for 3 days. Now we have this fraud. Something is wrong here. The adults have gone. The Dems are getting creepy.

#88 6patrick6 10/7/2006 07:37PM PDT

#8 silhouette

...suitable photo of a US serviceperson

OK, folks. There is NO SUCH THING as a "serviceperson". Enough of the PC bullshit, already! You can have the following:
Servicemember, serviceman, servicewoman, or service personnel

Damn! You're right. Another huge gaffe.

British Soldier - Remembrance Day

Here's the source of the photos.

Canadian photographer Arpad Benedek,

source

another view

here is a better unretouched one from his website

(Definately not US Army)

under the heading of "People" at this site

Guess no one at DNC knows what a US Army Soldier looks like, which is no surprise.

#82 the flying pig

This is the person currently in charge of the DNC blog - they have been through several.

As a Canadian,I'm really embarrased that the Democratic Party of the USA would do such a poor job of using Canadian soldiers to make political points.

Embarrased, but not surprised.

I don't ususally comment on American domestic politics, not being a citizen of your great country.

This is really quite poor taste, even for Democrats.

#96 me - addendum

Note that in this picture, she is at a KOS convention.

#94 Cattt
Thats it

The Remberence day flower.

92 pat

It is creepy. It's amazing. The whole context of the ad was how the DEMS care for our military... AND THEY ARE SO LAZY THEY CAN'T EVEN PUT ONE PHOTO OF ONE OUR GUYS!

Close to two-thirds believe the wars have left the Army and the Marine Corps overextended at this time.

Every war leaves the Army and Marine Corps overextended. We have an all volunteer military. If the dems are really concerned about the state of the military perhaps they should encourage their children to join the military like I did and like my son is now.

I found the DNC's first choice for a uniformed guy, but they wanted someone who wasn't smiling cause you know the military is all pissed now cause they hafta be fighting and stuff like that: [Link: news.bbc.co.uk...]

Found it - at Stock Photo - here - [Link: www.istockphoto.com...]

Hey -- Attack all the DMC Dhimmicrats you want.

But I'm the one who discovered this photoshopping, and I'm still a Democrat -- you know Harry Truman, JFK, Scoop Jackson, etc.

So please be more specific. It's LIBERALS who are the enemy! (In fact, all ideologues are the enemy.)

It's my party.

HARUMPH!

I hope this photoshopped DNC story is 1/3 - 1/2 as big as the smoking default "th" superscript brou-ha-ha.

Lets not forget the dems favorite Winter Soldiers

[Link: ice.he.net...]

Un-foto shopped images;

[Link: ice.he.net...]

#95 MeanMrMustard

Guess no one at DNC knows what a US Army Soldier looks like, which is no surprise.

Nice find, Sir!

I am going to play Abbey Road in your honor.

#87 Nancy

The DoD FAQ said that uniforms are loaners and must be returned when leaving the military.

Again I'm guessing, but I would think that insignia, etc. also belong to the military; medals, because they are earned, belong to the soldier.

6patrick6

Well sonny, back in my day, we had WAVEs, WAFs, WACs and BAMs (Broad assed Marines).

Fake photographs for Fake support.

This just blows my mind. Who needs mind altering drugs when we have the Democratic political party?

#104 mardukhai 10/7/2006 07:43PM PDT

Hey -- Attack all the DMC Dhimmicrats you want.

Well, who put out this ad?

#103

Great job Cattt.

#97 whiterasta

How about writing your elected officials and military folks to register a protest?

109 BenZachiaria

What did BAM really, offcially mean?

CATTT

Hope you told Charles...

Great find!

103 Cattt
Found it - at Stock Photo - here - [Link: www.istockpho...]

Eggzelent! I can hear the meeting now..."but you said get a picture of a soldier in uniform..."

Weird photo - Stock Photo apparently airbrushed the badge off the beret - it's definitely airbrushed, imho. Guess they wanted to make it generic.

Plus the Dems are cheap - this pic was royalty free.

#95 MeanMrMustard 10/7/2006 07:39PM PDT

Guess no one at DNC knows what a US Army Soldier looks like, which is no surprise.

The ones in their database have them bitting off the heads of iraqi 'chirren'.

Cattt

I noticed that the Dems cropped the print of the soldier because look at his medals?

116 Amalie

I e-mailed him. I'm afraid of the janitorial engineer. :) Feel free to janitize it.

#104 mardukhai

But I'm the one who discovered this photoshopping, and I'm still a Democrat -- you know Harry Truman, JFK, Scoop Jackson, etc.

You must be lonely.

Who is this photographer?

That is definitely a Canadian Forces (CF)uniform. Canada unified their army, air force, and navy into a single force in February 1968. He is probably a senior NCO. The beret would have a crown of some sort on it, depending on which land, maritime, or air command he is assigned to.

The Democratic Party wouldn't recognize a real American Soldier if he hit them in the face. Which I would strongly encourage.

104 mardukhai

I'm a Dem too. :)

see my #95 - 3rd photo down.

[Link: www.students.yorku.ca...]

Well the insignia on the hat is already gone on the stock photo page.

So maybe the DNC did not remove it.

103 Cattt

I janitized your post!

#95 MeanMrMustard

Here's the source of the photos.

Canadian photographer Arpad Benedek,

No question about it. Dems Pwn3d.

#108 Stringart
Not exactly true.
I srtill have a seabag full of old ubniforms around...somewhere. Same goes for the medals
I'm sure the navy didn't want them back and I'm sure they will never fit me again !
:=)

#94 Cattt

I copied that picture into Word and stretched it out - I'm not a photoshopping kind of person - and I'm sure her upper right arm has CANADA across it.

It sure looks like a "DA" at the end.

#103 Cattt -- So the Democrats didn't photoshop it; it's just that none of them know what an American uniform looks like.

If you mouse over the pic at Stock Photo, you'll see its title is Remembrance Day - November, which is a UK holiday to remember those who fell serving their country - like the US Veteran's Day.

127 Mean Mr Mustard

Cool.. Charles should see this..

The insignia is still on his cap... (the soldier)

127 MeanMrMustard

Woot! Did you e-mail Charles?

#109 BZ ---

We used those terms for the women up to the mid-'80s, when the PC bullshit started weaving its way into the way the military was doing business. Then suddenly, they weren't "proper" anymore.

He sure looks sharper with the insignia on his beret.

#94

That's a Canadian Soldier.

The giveaway is the big goddammed "CANADA" on the shoulder.

So, anyone have the guy's name yet?

:)

#133 Etaoin Shrdlu 10/7/2006 07:52PM PDT

#103 Cattt -- So the Democrats didn't photoshop it; it's just that none of them know what an American uniform looks like.

It still could have been photoshopped.. see post # 127...

When did the insignia get photoshopped off the beret? Someone did it and when and why was it done?

As a side note, I just did a photo-tour of Remembrance Day celebrations of the far-flung UK. Very touching. (not sarc)

why on earth should this come as any surprise, the left has NEVER shown any support for the military

#114, Mandy Manners:..

..."How about writing your elected officials and military folks to register a protest?.."

Thanks, but certainly not.

It would be completely out of line for any non citizen of the USA to comment on any aspect of the way you Yanks run your domestic politics.

I know what I think in my heart, but as a non citizen I will keep my mouth shut.

To do anything else would be rude, insulting to America and out of line.

"Gee, Stock Photo altered the image, it is their fault; the image was altered so we couldn't tell that it wasn't a US soldier."

probable DNC spin.

#131 Airedale

Maybe that's why our military is so small - we only have so many uniforms and have to wait for someone to give 'em back before we can recruit a new guy. :)

#94

ANd the brits don't have those MC7 rifles

I meant C7 rifles

Oh, it's shopped - the blotch on the beret is obvious, but more to the point - what soldier would fail to wear the badge of his regiment?

So it appears the insignia were not removed by the DNC, but the stock photo came that way. Which answers my question of why. Not a grand conspiracy. Just a case of grabbing a photo, not knowing uniforms, and lack of fact-checking.

The poppy is for the observance of Remembrance Day. Keep in mind, the Canadians are still considered part of the Commonwealth. A Canadian military office will have a picture of the Queen prominantly displayed.

Cattt

From your link... the photographer, Arpad Benedek, has "copyright" on the photo.

Who took Mean Mr Mustard's photo?

In the US Navy, officers receive a uniform allowance which probably covered the cost of the uniforms circa 1952. We have the privilege of paying the balance of the cost out of pocket.

Insignia of rank are paid for out of pocket.

Medals are free, should you earn one.

You keep your uniforms when you leave the military, but they must be stripped of insignia of rank if worn in some nonmilitary context thereafter.

Question...

If someone mailed the Dems a political contribution based on that picture and accompanying caption/story could the Dems then be charged with mail fraud?

Hmm; I've now looked at the DNC page in three different browsers, and it's completely messed up in all of them. Bad politics is one thing, but bad HTML? Unforgivable!

145 Ojoe 10/7/2006 07:57PM PDT
"Gee, Stock Photo altered the image, it is their fault; the image was altered so we couldn't tell that it wasn't a US soldier."

probable DNC spin.

Uh huh. And how will they explain the title of the photo - "Remembrance Day - November"?

It would be fun to hear them try.

#95

Good work. This man is a Canadian SOldier from the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR).

#104 mardukhai

Heh, thats like saying you are of a member of the Tyrannasaurus Rex party, and that party is just as extinct.

Mean Mr Mustard's photo link is the original, at least I think so.

Cattt's link is the next one, it isn't cropped as much as the one in the DNC ad but the beret insignia is now gone.

The DNC photo is the 3rd version of this photo. No more medals.

#136 Cattt

Yes, sent to Charles, and to Michelle too, she has had a page up about it today.

[Link: michellemalkin.com...]

Abdul

Anyone find the happy people shaking their fists pic yet? :)

#57 MarineGrunt

I also noticed that the lapel and the epaulet were blank, but the blow up wasn't quite as conclusive as the beret.

I wonder whether the soldier signed a model release? If not, wouldn't it be nice if he sued the Democrats for defamation of character?

156 Cattt

Uh huh. And how will they explain the title of the photo - "Remembrance Day - November"?

It would be fun to hear them try.

Ahem:

"We're so dislexic."

The photographer, Arpad Benedek, is Hungarian.

Good lord, is there anything American in this photo?

#95

And all the medals of course, are Canadian. He has been on several U.N. tours oversees. This was taken during the Rememberance day ceremonies. Canadian soldiers only wear the Poppy on the week of Nov 11, never any other time.

He is wearing the DEU uniform, number one if I recall correctly.

Keywords listed on page with stock photo

achievment
battle
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commander
day
decoration
distinction
fight
fighter
honor
honours
insignia
man
memorial
november
officer
remember
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service
soldier
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veteran
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#83 maddogg
As a British expatriate, I cannot think of anywhere else in the world I would rather be than in Jesusland! :)

Oh no! I have the wrong one..

I think this is our man... from... Canada!

Location: North York, Ontario (Canada)

Business Name: Arpad Benedek

[Link: www.istockphoto.com...]

I got sidetracked at Stock Photo. :)

Maybe if they or any member of their family had ever served their country in uniform, they would be familiar with the whole military fashion thing. Odd that no one - no one - caught the mistake over there.

Yeah, they support the troops. They just have yet to meet any.

146 Stringart

Before we went to sea, there would be giant boxes of foul weather gear and jackets opened up for a free for all grab fest.
The jackets and flight deck pants would be handed out and you would put them on right there. Kinda like Christmas shopping at the Goodwill store !
If they fit, fine, if not, ya throw them back into the free for all pile..

Come to think of it, The Navy did want my foul weather gear back. They didn't exactly say you can't leave until you throw the stuff back in the free for all box =:o
Being stationed in Florida...they didn't exactly "sweat" that a jacket was missing.

170 Cattt

Now Now

Charles has added the original pic to the top of the thread!

160 MeanMrMustard

I see that now. Start on the last name, hon. :)

Typical, dems are losers.

#168 Xenophobic
You are a welcome addition. There is no American like a converted American! (stolen and modified phrase).

It really just comes down to cherry picking. Most soldiers both Canadian and American believe in the cause they are fighting for. Just as out of any population of over a million you can find the opposite opinion is no surprise I.E. Wesley Clarke. You just have to look harder and this just proves those looking are the ultimate in lazy and maybe dishonest.

Democraps trying to fake a fauxto of a Canadian Forces soldier as an American soldier...

Their Party is SO LAME...I thought the Repubs. were fook-ups but Donks have NO MIND!

Okay, so look at the uniform and especially the badge. Does it look like this?

#30 Airedale

This is not a US Army uniform. The Beret does not even have the blue backing with white stars upon which the unit crest (for enlisted) or the rank (for officers and warrant officers) is pinned.

The goofy red circle thing is totally alien, and is not used in any US Army uniform in this way.

The lack of a circular brass emblem with corps insignia on the left lapel and the lack of a circlular brass emblem with "US" on the right lapel are dead givaways.

Even the jacket color is wrong.

This picture is an embarrasing hoax!

So stop looking. This is an RCR soldier (an NCM) in his DEU 1s, during a rememberance day parade.

#176 CowardKerry

He put his insignia on his uniform before he took it off.

They are ignoring this latest information over on the DNC blog. Posters have tried to bring it up (ahem) and have been labeled as POS trolls.

A good night's work, eh BZ? :)

regards,
Jared

Remembrance Day, Canada.

May I also say, by the way, that they have definitely chosen the wrong people to fuck with?

Did anyone link the happy version?

I can see why the Dems didn't use this one. :)

My wifey also points out that he's short a couple of things he should have, and is for some reason wearing his full decorations, and not his salad bar. Looking at the insignia that is missing from the DNC photo, he appears to be from a electrician/engineering unit.

There's no one at home at the Dem Party website.

The image is still up. They don't recognize the increase in traffic? They don't see the LGF referral URL (or whatever it's called)?

This reminds me of the Kerry website fiasco during the 04 election when they had open registration for that bulletin board for volunteers.

They still don't get it.

Did I mention they were the wrong guys to fuck with?

#189 the League

The DNC blogsite is sometimes unmonitored for the whole weekend. When one person has to go to the bathroom over there, the whole operation shuts down.

Currently one of our friends is getting called a 'fairypancakepedophileloving POS troll ' over there. Good times :)

I can see the photoshopping out of the insignia on the left lapel.

This had better blow up huge in the Dhimm's face. I can't wait to see their excuses. They'll blame it on some low level graphic artist who will remain nameless.

[I wrote the following letter to the Canadian Forces' PR office (information@forces.gc.ca)]:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please take a look at the image of the soldier on the following Web page:

[Link: www.democrats.org...]

(If the image has been taken down, you can see the original version at [Link: michellemalkin.com...] )

You will notice that this organization is using the image of a Canadian solder, wearing his distinctive uniform, to make political points about American military affairs.

I believe this is not only a laughable mistake on the part of this Web site, but an ignorant and disrespectful conflating of your nation's military with ours. Canada has long been a loyal ally of the United States, and I respect her fighting men and women too much to see them erroneously used for cheap political fodder.

Any comments about this can be sent to the Web site's owners here: [Link: www.democrats.org...]

Thank you for your time. God bless our two free nations!

MikalM

I just sent an email to the photographer.

GOP not supporting our troops enough? Why is it every other country gets a pass on sending their troops into this area in basicly WW2 jeeps and no body armor? Yet we are expected to make our soildiers ride in heavy veicles and wear heavy body armor they may not want.

187 Cattt
yeah I saw that happy version.
That badge on the beret reminds me of the badge worn by Barney Fife and Sherriff Andy Griffith :)

[Link: aolsearcht5.search.aol.com...]

180 dak

If you go to google, images, and type in "Canadian Badges" you wil see the badge on the third page of the badge images.

I tried to post the link but it came out all wonky.

Maybe some more skillful lizard caan get the badge image up.

#109 BenZacharia

BAMs (Broad assed Marines).

Whooeee, Haven't heard that one in years, brings back lots of fond memories.

Try calling the WM's (Women Marine) of today, one would end up with a bloody nose, so I've been told.

#188

Okay, how many times do I have to say it:

RCR.

Infanteer.

Canadian.

Rememberance day

DEU 1 Uniform

Here is a pic of the Royal Canadian Regiment's badge.

And here is their Web site.

199 dak

Do they really call it infanteer, not infantry? It sounds like a baby brigade. :)

#191 Mama Winger

They have learned NOTHING from that 2004 debacle. I remember one poster placed an altered image of Kerry in a bath filled with rose petals. It was up there for HOURS.

If they can't get down basic website maintenance, why would anyone trust them with the "maintenance" of anything else?

198 MarineGrunt 10/7/2006 08:23PM PDT

#109 BenZacharia

BAMs (Broad assed Marines).

Whooeee, Haven't heard that one in years, brings back lots of fond memories.

Try calling the WM's (Women Marine) of today, one would end up with a bloody nose, so I've been told.

That is correct. I've known a few women Marines, and most definitely that is correct.

#201

It's varnacular. The trade is 031 Infantry. Or death tech, as we call them.

Look at the picture. Does he look like the baby brigade to you?

I would also like to draw your attention to the guys in the background: Look at the green combat uniforms. Those are canadian "combats" the green is unmistakable.

I would say it was taken more than a few years ago, the Canadian camouflage is now CADPATs pattern.

#181 dak --- That is, indeed a CF uniform. This gentleman is a Colonel, as evidenced by the four stripes around the jacket sleeves. He is from the same regiment as the fauxtoshpped gentleman, as well.

Canadian Forces rank is worn on the sleeves or on the shoulder boards/epaulets for officers, depending on the uniform. Enlisted and Warrant officers wear theirs on the epaulet or sleeve, also depending on the uniform worn.

Officer rank: [Link: images.ask.com...]

198 MarineGrunt
#109 BenZacharia

BAMs (Broad assed Marines).

LOL ... have to tell my Mom that someone remembers that term. She's (84 years old) circa 1944 BAM and damn proud of it.

/me too !

That's right - we're bad - we're bad.

#206

Thanks, but I'm up to speed on all of that. I was just trying to stop all the guessing going on the thread. As soon as MrMustard found the real photo, and we could see the badge, it was a matter of stopping all the guessing.

I really admire Canada's military, as well as the Brits. I know it is not germane to the subject, but they are tough as hell, and damn nice guys.

I remember the story of the Iranian hostage rescue attempt, and the mission failure at Desert One, when a helo clipped the horizontal stabilizer of a FARRP C-130 and caused a deadly conflagration bringing the mission to an end.

The Brits left a pallet of beer at the forward operating base with a simple note addressed to the Americans: For having the guts to try."

This later became the title of a book that chronicled the history of the event and the birth of modern Special Operations forces as we know them today.

204 dak

It's a joke, dak. Infant-eer. Infant. Get it? Jab jab wink wink? J.O.K.E.

/geez

Plus the fact that my Platoon 2 i/c, in BOTC, wore that Badge.

Also the quote they use about the substandard equipment.

Wasn't there a request by the administration in the beginning of the war for additional funding for the military equipment that some of the Democrats voted against? That included pay raises for military too?

I seem to recall that was the one that Kerry flubbed on --he voted for it but voted against it.

This is almost as funny as MOVEON using the Russian Flag.

Link to Screenshot I made, with a picture of the russian flag inset

If I were Howard Dean, I'd start scheduling mandatory Photoshop training for all Democrats. And I thought I sucked at photo editing ...

This whole thing reminds me of when Newsday, Long Island's Daily Rag and Democratic Party's Allie, ran a promotion which took up a page, several days for some Veteran or Military honoring event (I forgot which one(s). This was sometime this Summer. They had a fake Marine. Marines I know and Vets who notified the Marines, could see how the whole uniform was wrong.

I have never had the privalege to serve, and as a member of the general public, not know where goes what medal's and badges, but there are people out there who do. How such a professional paper, allowed this, I don't know. Obviously must have been people who just pain the military as they see it in their left wing minds.

#211

Allright, allright. Hard to tell after this thread.

You know how it is: I can call my wife a bimbo but I get upset if anybody else does!

210 imploder

That is very touching - I'd never heard about that before.

The book is in print! Yay!

As a former English teacher, pardon me while I quote Victorian poetry:

“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?” (Robert Browning)

#217 dak

I tease everyone, hon. :)

Found this comment over at the Demdummy blog..

Fade, things are getting desparte for them to keep poking their nasty noses here.

You're right. Things are getting desparte.

LOL

6patrick6

I'm BenZ
BabbaZee is BZ

...They STILL have that fauxtograph up on site!

Ben - Hi

Love, Jared

#216

I have never had the privalege to serve, and as a member of the general public, not know where goes what medal's and badges, but there are people out there who do.

Stu,
Military people are the worst about pointing out errors they see in professional publications concerning uniforms, decorations, regalia, even safety gear. You'd see a picture of a crew chief crawling over an F-15 with non-approved gloves on while refueling and the letters to the editor of Airman magazine would read like so:

"I saw the picture of Airman Bagodoughnuts working on the F-15 and would like to point out some obvious errors. He was wearing the incorrect gloves for refueling operations. If I were his supervisor, I'd keel haul him for this blatant safety violation. I seriously question his loyalty to our country for endagering his very well-being in such a cavalier manner. Signed, SSgt Sixpack."

#144 whiterasta
#114, Mandy Manners:..

..."How about writing your elected officials and military folks to register a protest?.."

Thanks, but certainly not.

It would be completely out of line for any non citizen of the USA to comment on any aspect of the way you Yanks run your domestic politics.

I know what I think in my heart, but as a non citizen I will keep my mouth shut.

To do anything else would be rude, insulting to America and out of line.

Oh, bullshit! A photograph of one of your soldiers is being used in a cynical lie to sway our domestic politics. So, for you to protest would already be cancelled out!

Stop being so fuckin' nice already!

BTW, I was a goof Neuf for a while when my daddy was stationed in Newfoundland--he flew planes near the U.S.S.R.. My memories are of a land of gray skies and lotsa' trees. Is it still beautiful?

#217 dak 10/7/2006 08:38PM PDT
#211

Allright, allright. Hard to tell after this thread.

You know how it is: I can call my wife a bimbo but I get upset if anybody else does!

Heh. It just occurred to me - if this were the meat world, we'd have had a fist fight, and right about now, you'd be buying me a beer. :)

Oh man, that is just lame, lame ,lame.
Unbelievable...dam...I'm truely shocked.
When I saw that pic and read the story, expletives flew like wildfire here. My PC blushed.
If they do obtain power again, God Help Us All.
My Demonut friends are gonna hear about this from me. They thought I was obnoxious before...

I can't wait for the RCRs to get a load of this. Somebody photoshopped the badge off the beret?

You have no idea what this badge means to these people. They would rather die (and some do) than dishonor their regiment. Proper soldiers.

Mr photoshop better start digging a hole.

# 216 Stu,

You know what's really funny is that it's not hard to fake stuff now we have the internet. It's just that people left wing dipsh*ts are ignorant.

We all know what this is about but, can the media know it? Would they even care?

Not too far OT- I think Rove is still at the top of his game, plus he excels when things are tough. The White House knew the Dems would have dirty tricks as the election neared. What does Rove have up his sleeve? He got oil prices down, right on schedule, the Norks are cooperatingt with their nuke threats, and the weather control machine prevented another Katrina. What's next?

I think somebody more technically savvy should sent the link to the Dems (plus explanation) here.

Last week Harper was being accused of using dirty tactics, "like the republicans" in Canada.

#218

I had the pleasure and privledge to serve with several people who were involved in the rescue attempt. I heard many great stories right from the guys who were there, and they are very inspiring.

By the way, that book in an awesome read, and well worth the seven bucks.

I can recommend another super-awesome story, a book called "Five Years to Freedom" by Col Nick Rowe I believe. A super tear jerker and excellent read.

Buddy Poppy

Among all the flowers that evoke the memories and emotions of war is the red poppy, which became associated with war after the publication of a poem written by Col. John McCrae of Canada. The poem, "In Flander's Field," describes blowing red fields among the battleground of the fallen.

For more than 75 years, the VFW's Buddy Poppy program has raised millions of dollars in support of veterans' welfare and the well being of their dependents.

The VFW conducted its first poppy distribution before Memorial Day in 1922, becoming the first veterans' organization to organize a nationwide distribution. The poppy soon was adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

It was during the 1923 encampment that the VFW decided that VFW Buddy Poppies be assembled by disabled and needy veterans who would be paid for their work to provide them with some form of financial assistance. The plan was formally adopted during the VFW's 1923 encampment. The next year, disabled veterans at the Buddy Poppy factory in Pittsburgh assembled VFW Buddy Poppies. The designation "Buddy Poppy" was adopted at that time.

In February 1924, the VFW registered the name "Buddy Poppy" with the U.S. Patent Office. A certificate was issued on May 20, 1924, granting the VFW all trademark rights in the name of Buddy under the classification of artificial flowers. The VFW has made that trademark a guarantee that all poppies bearing that name and the VFW label are genuine products of the work of disabled and needy veterans. No other organization, firm or individual can legally use the name "Buddy" Poppy.

Today, VFW Buddy Poppies are still assembled by disabled and needy veterans in VA Hospitals.

The minimal assessment (cost of Buddy Poppies) to VFW units provides compensation to the veterans who assemble the poppies, provides financial assistance in maintaining state and national veterans' rehabilitation and service programs and partially supports the VFW National Home for orphans and widows of our nation's veterans.

In Flander's Field
by John McCrae
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead.
Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved and now we lie,
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you, from failing hands, we throw,
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us, who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow,
In Flanders Fields.

#208 Cattt

This better be good. I'm about to shut down Guns and Roses playing Paradise City live so that I can see your link.

mamawinger 223- have you been misbehavin'?

#236 Jim in Virginia

Misbehaving? ME?

:)

You can even sent your comments to the Prime Minister of Canada " target="_blank">here

According to this website, the soldier in question had two tours with the United Nations. No wonder the Dems love him:

[Link: www.florida-cracker.org...]

If I were a Canadian vet, I'd be demanding a frickin' apology for wiping out the guy's insignia and attempting to misrepresent him.

Dodgers are down to their last out. Man I hate the Mets.

Well, at least the Yankees lost. On that note - good night to all!

228 dak 10/7/2006 08:45PM PDT
I can't wait for the RCRs to get a load of this. Somebody photoshopped the badge off the beret?

You have no idea what this badge means to these people. They would rather die (and some do) than dishonor their regiment. Proper soldiers.

Mr photoshop better start digging a hole.

The badgeless beret was the tipoff, for me, that it had to be shopped. My guess is the Dem honchos' propaganda assistants may not have been in the military (understating the obvious with the intent to be sarcastically humorous).

The fact that they picked the wrong country for the soldier pic aside, I find it appalling that the Dems attempt to appeal to veterans by dissing the uniform.

Did anyone link the happy version?

Which HAS the insignia.

210
I would guess that those that volunteer for any western armed forces are the same kind of men and women. They tend to be protectors. The types who fight with courage, honor, dignity, courtesy, and nobleness. Who protect those that can't protect themselves. Those that feel that they need to sacrifice because they have the strength the masses need but don't have themselves. As the Marines put it "We are looking for a few good men".
The guard dogs to protect the sheep I've heard it called.

#208 Cattt

I'm laughing myself silly! How many times was "Oh, shit!" uttered?

"You can kiss the baby."

I hope this Canadian soldier sues the hell outta the DNC!

This is the party that wants it's selected representative to be the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces. Get real.

Wow, I've gotta recalibrate my Photoshop eye.

Sheesh! Have these people no ethics?

Oh, what the hell, right? If it's anti-Bush, little details like facts or doctored photos don't matter.

I found something for the Dems to remind them what America is all about

My "guess" is that this will backfire on the Dems once any Vet looks at the picture. Yeah, right, they care so much they can't even recognize the uniform of their own country.

It's a good thing none of them owns a rifle.

"I saw the picture of Airman Bagodoughnuts working on the F-15 and would like to point out some obvious errors. He was wearing the incorrect gloves for refueling operations. If I were his supervisor, I'd keel haul him for this blatant safety violation. I seriously question his loyalty to our country for endagering his very well-being in such a cavalier manner. Signed, SSgt Sixpack."

Laughing OUT LOUD.

Airman Bagodoughnuts, indeed.

Ten bucks says this gets no major media play outside of Fox News.

What? No one will take me up on that bet?

#244 X-Ray

I would guess that those that volunteer for any western armed forces are the same kind of men and women.

I'm not sure if it is our common cultural links that bind us, but when we serve with Canadians (which I have a couple of times), Brits (those guys, too), Kiwis, Aussies, we all get along very well. It could be as well the fact we have a common language and generally common values.

I have also served with Uruguayans, Colombians, Argentinians, Koreans, Ecuadorans, even Saudis, and the tensions that we read about in the media are not usually present at a forward location.

Heck, one of my best buddies worked with a unit of French commandos, and he made some life long friends with those guys. I'd tell you about their bar games, but for brevity's sake I'll just report that they are weird.

I know people think the whole world hates the U.S., but I'll tell you this, they respect our military. One reason they do? We respect them right back, cultural differences and all.

Ten bucks says this gets no major media play outside of Fox News.

What? No one will take me up on that bet?

What makes you think Fox will cover it?

What makes you think Fox will cover it?

Because Michelle Malkin is their Filipina Firecracker?

#234 sandspur

If I may, another poem about WWI.

I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;

My county is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan's poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.

Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;

I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.

I'm convinced that this poem was in the mind of David Gilmour when he wrote "Learning to Fly."

I found another connection between rockandroll and turn-of-the-century poets while I was just a pup in college. I cranked out some awesome shit in both a sociology class and a history class.

Check out Shelley's Ozymandias and Jefferson Starship's Winds of Change.

Starship:

250 dak

I agree it will backfire. Since the ad specifically is to give the message they care so much more any reasonable person would question the sincerity of someone who didn't care enough to use a USA photograph.

I wonder if this is an ad that is scheduled to go into print and TV? Don't they sometimes show their current ads on the website?

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said:—Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains: round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Kinda' sounds like some skanky motherfucker our forces found in a spider-hole.

Is there no ethical level below which the democratic party fears to go? Apparently not. Can my Man, The Reverend Al Sharpton, The moderate, Liberal,progressive, centrist icon of the Democrat party save it from itself? hope fades. Such is the that empires fall. Franklin Delano Who? Oh, that icon of the Jackass Party. A nobody next to likes of Nancy Pelocie and Harry Reed.

This is an insult to Canadian soldiers just as much as it is to their American brothers and sisters.

The Democrats have no right to disrespect our armed forces who are fighting and dying in Afghanistian right now. To photoshop away part of the Canadian insignia and uniform is a disgrace.

Leftists are worse than Muslims.

Worse. Than. Muslims.

#253 imploder
The difference in bar games is true even between the states in the US. Midwest, Southern, Northeast or Texas. Real warriors come form all those places though. The difference is really in the armies of the volunteers to western countries as compared to UN forces from Africa, the ME or dictatorial/communist forces. Some protect and some abuse and we all know who does which.

P.S.

I need to go on record and say that it is mighty jacked-upt that the Democratic party actually inserted a photograph, an altered photograph at that, of a Canadian trooper on their website will they reference their support of our military.

The utter irony is that the Democrats care so little about our military that they can't even identify what a United States military member looks like in uniform.

The highlights a couple of things to me:

1: Democrats creating marketing and promotion for their party have very little experience with our military, and if just one of them had served they would have caught this blatant error.

2: It may very well be that the Democrats that made this promotion think that the only photographs of military people in the world are either North Korean or US, with no one in between. They may have honestly thought this western looking uniform was U.S., an asssumption so breathtakingly reckless that they are now caught with flies down, junk exposed.

3: Any claim to support our military or uphold the troops and their honor and values is trumped by this paper tiger of a claim due to their ineptitude. As the old military axiom goes, "1000 attaboys is canceled out by one oh, shit!"

And that's all I've got to say about that.

You just can't make this stuff up.

The Dems really give me the willies.

Why I found someone other than a Canadian that would suit DNC just right.
I think this what they had in mind.
www.thewashingtonnote.com...] target="_blank">

Yikes! Heres the link.

[Link: www.thewashingtonnote.com...]

#261 Imploder

Hell, most of the older US Dem's did their 1960's/1970's 'military service/draft dodging' in Canada...

Is it any surprise that is the only military they can use?

Democrat Party Symbol - I think this picture says it all.

The real dishonesty is in the words that accompany the photo. They will make up anything that fits their agenda. The lie that travels around the world before the truth gets its boots on.

#256, Mandy Manners. Check out Fussell, Paul, "The Great War and Modern Memory" for a further nihilistic treatment of the sacrifice of the best of what nations could offer to the alter of Mars. A war that resulted in an armistice that, thanks to French perfidy, resulted in an expanded concept of the effects that nihilism could extend.

#267 Cattt

LOL Perfect!

Hey, BTW, I'm live blogging from Brooks City Base (formerly Brooks AFB) in lovely San Antonio, TX.

My wife is here for a seven-week TDY, so I thought the daughter and I would come down and see her.

Billeting actually has a wireless network, which I am using.

Signal strength: low.

#262 imploder

I find your posts interesting...are you familiar with what an "S" sufix is? Do you have one?

I know that times and nomenclature have changed, but do you know what I'm talking about?

Just curious.

272

I find your posts interesting...are you familiar with what an "S" sufix is? Do you have one?

I only have a "Q" and a "T", of course, I'm retired USAF. Maybe that's why they didn't offer me the "S".

Q=aircrew evaluator

T=aircrew instructor

I flew on recon platforms and I also flew on special operations platforms, plying my wares.

Not really that suprising. I woder if they will correct it soon?

As the old military axiom goes, "1000 attaboys is canceled out by one oh, shit!"

Seems to be the MSM favorite I think.
For Humor I like this one.
I think it’s maybe Navy? "measure with a micrometer, mark with a piece of chalk and cut with an ax:)

Finally the original by MeanMrMustard! (Thank you MeanMrMustard). I had a hard time finding a difference comparing the first 2 pics in the thread. It is now terribly, obviously, obvious. For shame!
Yet another fauxto by losers who should know by now they are losing.

256 Mandy Manners

Yeats.

Sometimes it is surprising how literate some rock and rollers are.