The "Believe in America" bus tour started out in Scranton, PA today, where nominee John Kerry insulted some Marines in a Wendy's.
The Mudville Gazette blog is having a Caption Contest for the above photo. I like "And unless three fingers is enough for you, don't try this at your local Wendy’s..."
At least one of the Marines is Iraqi bound. All are proud of their service and proud of Coalition accomplishments in the region.
It is not fair of me to say that he insulted them, but he did try to use them as a photo op:
"He imposed on us and I disagree with him coming over here shaking our hands," one Marine said, adding, "I'm 100 percent against [him]."A sergeant with 10 years of service under his belt said, "I speak for all of us. We think that we are doing the right thing in Iraq," before saying he is to be deployed there in a few weeks and is "eager" to go and serve.
Hat-tip: Instapundit.
Mudville Gazette's caption contest is already too long, so let's start our own.
My favorite from Mudville was:
"I actually fought AGAINST North Korea, before I fought FOR it."
And my contribution is:
"Aren't you glad you don't have to salute me yet?"
See, I got three medals in four months -- If I'd've stayed in, that would be, oh 35 times twelve times three-quarers...
Posted by: jk at August 3, 2004 11:13 AM"When I'm president, mister you'll be wearing a light blue beret.
Posted by: Macho Duck at August 3, 2004 11:45 PMCORRECTION - I botched the transcription of the "favorite" caption above. It should read,
"I actually fought AGAINST North Vietnam, before I fought FOR it."
It seems I had North Korea on the brain since I had just read an account of DPRK now having nuclear ballistic missiles capable of reaching the US mainland. http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/418884|top|08-03-2004::11:46|reuters.html
Posted by: johngalt at August 4, 2004 01:31 PM