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Occupy Colorado Springs Protester Calls U.S. Soldiers ‘Trash’…Says PTSD Is a ‘Designer Mental Illness’

A video has surfaced of a man — presumably an Occupy Colorado Springs protester — calling U.S Soldiers “trash.” The YouTube post claims the video was taken on March 9, at Acacia Park. According to Red White and Blue News, the man’s name is “Anthony Logan Abdo,” but uses the alias “Tony Logan” when he writes for the left-wing blog Not My Tribe. RWB, interestingly, posits that Abdo may in fact be a counselor for soldiers suffering from PTSD.

However, in a post titled Who in the World Really Suffers From PTSD?, Abdo-Logan mocks the affliction as a “designer mental illness” and says that civilians “are encouraged to help U.S. soldiers cry crocodile tears about their supposed sufferings.”

Not the warmest, nor most patriotic-sounding American, it seems. An excerpt reads:

PTSD has become the designer ‘mental illness’ for the Pentagon and Washington elites who design the multitude of US wars abroad in foreign lands. As a result, the corporate US media works full time to convince the American public that only US soldiers as agents carrying out the US generals plans could ever have such a reaction to war time trauma, and not the actual victims of US government foreign policy/ militarism who are never ever mentioned as suffering any ill effects at all.

We all civilians are then encouraged to help the US soldiers cry crocodile tears about their supposed sufferings at the hands of just whom? Is it at the hands of people who defend their own countries from US military occupation? Funny how that question is never ever asked.

RWB, in exploring the possibility that Abdo works with soldiers, infers that Abdo has himself claimed that he works with soldiers suffering from the disorder:

I don’t know if Anthony Abdo really works as a counselor to soldiers with PTSD like he says, but if he does, his employers need to know what he does in his off time and the feelings he has for the people he is supposed to help.  A man that has so much resentment towards our heroes should not be counseling the most vulnerable of them.

But a rudimentary search on the Not My Tribe site reveals “Tony Logan’s” bio, in which he describes himself as a high school drop out, a communist, an atheist and just your “typical American.” He lists a string of past employment but does not, in his bio, claim to be a counselor of any kind. It reads:

I am a high school dropout, and have done every sorry job imaginable since I was 16. That includes cab driver, nurse’s aide, production machinist, garment worker, tamale maker, transporter of undocumented workers, drug pusher, sheetrocker, luggage factory worker, groundskeeper, vampire, and longshoreman. After a series of dead end relationships, I have since become more stable as a family man during my 2 marriages. At times, I drink too much. In short, I am a typical American.

I am also an atheist and communist, with anarchist leanings. I believe that America needs both a legal and illegal Left. Every other country has both, so why not here? The corporations have two parties, so why not all the rest of us?

Unfortunately I have a sleep disorder, so I write a lot of the time all grogged out. Even when I’m not drinking. Still, I hope to give any readers the courtesy and respect they merit. And food for thought.

Counselor or not, Abdo’s latest performance can be viewed below:

 

(h/t: WeaselZippers)

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  • pamela kay
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:46am

    People like this need to go and live in a country where the military controls them and has no problem using force if they have the nerve to speak out. I bet they would never say a word that would place themselves in harms way. I sure wouldn’t want them in a fox hole with me if I were in the military, they would be crying like a little baby. I think they would sacrifice their own mother to save their own hide. They are cowards that abuse our freedom of speech to make themselves appear to amount to something when they are NOT. They don’t deserve to be Americans. I am so tired of people that take for granted the rights and freedoms they have and use them to bash our country and the brave men and women who VOLUNTEER to protect and gurantee them those rights, I don’t want them harmed but it would be a good lesson to have them sent to a country where they would understand how darn lucky they are to live here in the USA .

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    • PatrickJ
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:56am

      Well said, thank you for saying it!

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    • watchtheotherhand
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:21am

      Wisdom is proved right by her actions, in the same way so is personal character. US soldiers have bled and died so that ungrateful arrogant “men” like this can freely spout their hatred and evil words without fear of persecution. He is the Ultimate Hypocrite as many on the left are these days……

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    • Beckofile
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:21am

      Not a great city to make these statements in? Lots of military there.

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 11:18am

      As the old saying goes, “some people are only alive, because it’s illegal to kill them”…..

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    • Veteran Patriot
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 11:41am

      Isn’t it interesting that the people who malign the military the loudest are the same ones who would either not touch military service with a twenty-foot pole or, if they do serve, they work hard to become phoney heroes (John Kerry) then use that platform to run down those they served with. These guys have no morals or class. They don’t deserve the time it takes out of my life to listen to what they have to say.

      It’s been 15 minutes…time’s up!

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    • watchtheotherhand
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 12:34pm

      @ VET PATRIOT……Even turds take time to be flushed. Thanks for your service !!!!

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    • billmaherscombover
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:17pm

      For more reasons than one this twit wouldn’t have made it past Day 1 in the boot camp I attended, though he would have needed that HS diploma/GED to even get that far. And he surely wouldn’t have the stones to say this where any veteran or active duty member was within earshot.

      His view is more typical of the average Occupy jackhole than your average American. And thank God that is still the case.

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    • SPKnarr
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:17pm

      He’ll never convince me…after 2 years of being home from a tour in Afghanistan, my husband still wakes me up in the middle of the night screaming or shaking and sweating so badly he has to get up to change clothes. this guy is an idiot.

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    • pavepaws
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:14pm

      Oh look, white trash.

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  • 2smart4libs
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 2:53am

    As a former soldier I got something for this little gutless pos.

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    • SHOWMESTATEGUY
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:37am

      Oh, don’t be to hard on him. He’s a government boy. The only income he has is from the government so he has to spout the Democratic Party line. You know, keep the checks coming.

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    • justangry
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 5:16am

      @2SMART

      Man, this is the attitude at the VA. You walk into any VA clinic and it’s like the BMV, and once you endure the apathy of the worthless admin staff, you get to talk to someone like this guy. I’m fairly certain this is the standard attitude, and you get to wait hours in a stressful environment just to talk with someone like this. I literally had a foreign councelor LAUGH at me. I wanted to throw him out the window. Keep it up Blaze! I can assure you there’s a lot more to this story.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 6:10am

      JUST. I don’t know what VA you are going to (and yes, there are some bad ones, with some useless personel), but you make it sound like the movie… “Born on the 4th of July”. I have Tri-Care as my main source of med insurance as a Retiree, but have spent many an hour at various VA hospitals. My experiences have been mostly positive. I actually enjoy hanging out with my brothers and sisters laughing at the hired help, lol. Best VA I’ve been to is the VA at Hampton Roads, Virginia and Bay Pines in Seminole, Fla. Even the VA in Albany, NY was not a bad place to get care along with a few others I have had the opportunity to go to. If the local VA has a satelite clinic, I find they are more responsive to basic needs (smaller and more homey I guess).

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    • justangry
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 7:58am

      @Time2, I’m glad to hear that, but the clinic, other VA offices in Columbus, OH and the regional office in Cleveland are awful places. There’s not a large military presence here, perhaps that’s the difference.

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    • MYHEROISRON
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:05am

      A fat, ugly little worm who doesn’t deserve to be an American, if he is one …

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    • USAF2003
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:06am

      Time_To_End: I am also a disabled Veteran (from Afgan War) and due to the complete incompetance of the VA I started to pay “out-of-pocket“ to receive ”real care” from a private Doc. The VA is disgusting in my opinion. If left up to them I would be in a wheel chair right now. But as for this punk in the article…this is what more and more of our youth will evolve into if we continue to let the Left take over are schools, media and govt.

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    • 000degrees
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:10am

      Auditions for an opening at your local university…..

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    • Square Dancer
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:16am

      While those of us in the military were saying “More PT, Drill Sergeant”, this little fat boy was whining and stuffing his pie-hole with more cheeseburgers. That being said…warriors are still dying for this fool to say what he wants. That’s what liberty and freedom is…protecting those who can’t protect themselves. Even the stupid ones.

      11-Bravo
      1971-1980

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    • lbyrd26
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:22am

      You can tell by listenning to this guy that he isn’t right. There is something unbalanced about him. If you go on UTUBE and watch some of these Occupy Everything But A Job crowd, you will see that these people expect someone else to take care of them from the cradle to the grave because they really don’t have the life skills to take care of themselves. The Unions who pay them to do this get a big win out of it. In that, they are desperate to survive without getting any more tax payer money and want the conversation to be about class warfare. Who else to do that with, than these useful idiots. I don ‘t feel sorry for these people for the things they say, I feel sorry for them because they are being used and don’t have the mental capacity to process that in a proper way. On the other hand. I am a disabled combat vet and I can tell you that if I ever find out that this moron ever comes to my town I will personally explain PTSD to him in a way he will never forget.

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    • lbyrd26
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:55am

      USAF2003, You said it right. I served in Lebannon in “83 Been a disabled Vet for almost 3 decades. We do feel like Americas dirty little secret sometimes. I am sorry {greatly} for those soldiers who gave all but I am still here, so are you and many others. We understood the call to duty when we heard it and we answered. When I was dropped into a hot lz to fortify a base at all costs, it was one of the times I resolved myself to the idea I’m going to die here but I am taking as many of the bastards who are shooting at me with me as I can. That determination kept me alive I didn’t see a lot of action there but we were alowd to stay long enough to get some payback and those particular skinnies will think before attacking us again. As far as ANGRY goes, I have PTSD as well and it is a real disease. To this day, walking up behind me has proved to be a bad experience for some people. Sometimes, if I hear a loud bang it can wind me up so tight I am a basket case for the rest of the day. I only say this because the VA in Indianapolis has been one that for a long time has treated PTSD as an uncertain desease. They take the approach that it may be a scam on Uncle Sam and they want to know if your genuine. This is after a 4 hr. wait jto see them and you know that if U was talking to someone who was competant he would be working in the private sector. It is hard to get service here and they treat youj like you are part of the OWS idiots when you can get their attention.

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    • justangry
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:55am

      @Vietvet,

      My attitude was fine. I mean I get nervous in crowds and noisy places. I wasn’t mad that a foreigner treated, if it came off that way. I was indignant that a foreigner laughed at me at the VA of all places. You may be doing a wonderful job and salute you for it. I’m happy Time2 is getting good care, but as we see from other posters, it’s not universal by any means. My experiences with the VA mirror those guys.

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    • Vietvet1
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:59pm

      Not knowing your full stories leaves me to just go with what I know. I do know..if you have problems..legitimate problems withthe VA, there are sources you can utilize. I was in the VA system back when no one heard of PTSD by that name and Dioxin poisoning was still something to be proven. Maude De Victor lost here job at the VA back then http://www.vn-agentorange.org/Cline_20060327.html

      As I don’t know your stories, all I can offer is …what I know… Your problems can be taken care of..no..not overnight but knowing how to work in the system. I deal with Veterans everyday and find a lot of what is happening is in what they do and how they do it. When you post like this, all the facts may not be posted and it makes the rest of us wonder. I helped get a new CBOC put in our county and now have 3000 veterans using it and 99% will tell you they get good treatment. Again.. all I offer is what I know. IMHO, you have avenues to use that you may not have as yet. Believe me or not… you did not want to utilize the VA system in the 70′s. Good luck and don’t stop fighting to get what you feel is yours.

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  • abbygirl1994
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 2:46am

    Someone send this tubby little person to the frontlines and leave him there for 6 months… then lets see how he fairs.. He won’t the left is mostly made up of gutless, unpatriotic men and women.. Who will cower in a hole, or closet of wherever they can hide when armed evil forces kick in their doors.. Then they will be screaming for protection.. who then will give it to them.. as evil as this guy is and people like him… it probably would be that very soldier that has PSTD! Now which of the two is the real Patriot! Lord help us!

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    • clb80907
      Posted on May 11, 2012 at 3:56am

      Abby, you’d be surprised at how untrue your statement is regarding the left being “mostly made up of gutless, unpatriotic men and women”. I know a lot of men and women ranging from their 20s all the way through their 50s who have served with distinction in the US military, one of them retiring with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer (USN for 20 years). Check your facts before making statements like that again, please. As for the POS from the Springs who says all of that crap about the military? I’ve seen the guy up close (I myself live in Colorado Springs) and even as a liberal, I have zero respect for that fat little bastard. I almost punched him in the face on behalf of many on my family who served in the military in not only World War II, but also the Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq. I may not agree with the reasons we’re in the Middle East, but at least I don’t disrespect the men and women who serve in the military.

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  • dawg71
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 2:43am

    Someone is off his meds. Someone is projecting!!! kids at home this is the walking example of the pot calling the kettle black.

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  • dawg71
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 2:40am

    Someones projectiing!!! Kids at home this is walking talking example of the pot calling the kettle black.

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  • 50Caliber
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:50am

    The man was on his 4th tour in that hole? I guess there is enough blame to go around, I never thought I would say this, but we need to get our asses out of that dump ASAP. Next we stop giving that corrupt little weasel with the silly hat the billions he now gets in “blood money”.

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    • Vietvet1
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 2:15pm

      4th tour? 3 in Iraq and this one in Afghanistan. How long is a “tour” anymore? Where I live we have part of the 14th QM ( Scud attack in Desert Storm) and the 107 Arty NG Both have had several tours in the Sand Box, not a year but months per “tour”. Army tour… 9 months or less now, USAF doing about 5 months or less, the Marines at 6 months or less.

      This is a far cry from “War Duration” in WWII or the point system in Korea or 1 year Army/13 months Marines in Vietnam. I spent 2 1/2 consecutive years on the ground in South Vietnam, but, I volunteered to stay. I was in Arty. We are all different and we deal with this differently as well. Some have problems after a month…some maybe never. Me… I would volunteer again .. at my age ( social security) , give me ammo, a Ma Deuce and an intersection… throw in a pee jar and I would be good to go Sir.

      All I am saying is utilize the resources I mentioned in a past post and you may be surprised. Again… Welcome Home to all who served and are now serving.

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  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:45am

    another Obama spokesmen

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    • lbyrd26
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:34am

      WELL SAID!!! The entire Occupy Everything But A Job bowel movement in a nutshell.

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  • redgypsy
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:35am

    Wow, a high-school-dropout, “practicing” medicine. PTSD, via other names, has been around a looooong time; hardly a “designer ‘mental illness’”. He seems more like someone who’s jealous because other people are getting attention…

    Nasty little man.

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    • VigilantGuardShark
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 2:34am

      I wonder who hired this loser to be a counselor…typical in Colorado Springs though, glad I don’t live there anymore.

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  • Old_Warrior
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:35am

    I’d like to see this guy in combat. When he turns to the soldier on the right with a question, the poor guy won’t have any face left. When he turns to the soldier on the left, it’s just in time to see his head pop like a water balloon, god rest his soul. Then covered in the gore of his two buddies who were watching his back, THEN lets see if he really doesn’t have a problem with it. More than likely, he’ll curl up into a fetal position and suck his thumb while crying for mommy.

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    • lbyrd26
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:38am

      You wouldn’t see this guy in combat. He couldn‘t pass the ASVAB and if somehow he did he doesn’t even have the mental capacity to make it through boot. The first time a D.I. came in and started ordering him around the stress would cause his mental illness to show up and he would be D.O.R.ed or sec. 8. However, there would be an up side. Every now and then, one of these waste of life liberals do get in and when these Athiests suddenly find God and see that they can’t get out of service for that, they do go to war. Fortunately for us, useless human beings like this can’t handle the pressure and just stand up during combat and get it over. Making America a safer kplace for the rest of usj.

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  • glennisright.com
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:31am

    Elmer Fudd Lives!

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  • Melvin Spittle
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:28am

    This short fat a$$ was probably rejected by the military and is now butt hurt. I will chip in to send him in a crate by FedEx to North Korea.

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    • objectivetruth
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:12am

      What did North Korea ever do to you?They agreed here recently to stop nuclear production in exchange for food.You send them this subhuman and they will change there mind.Who could blame them.There isn’t a fit hell hole for someone like this any where on planet earth.

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    • lbyrd26
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:50am

      The suggestion about sending him to North Korea to be a bad one. N.K.’s leaders would trot him out in front of every camera they could find and use this idiot to say that America is weak and this is an example of how ignorant they all are. The up side would be that then tehy would torture him for days, What wouldn’t surprise me is if Prime Minister Obama hired him to run his reidoctrination campaign. This idiot certainly qualifies.

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  • vtxphantom
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:22am

    His parents were heroin abusers. He was the spawn.

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  • JustJ
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:20am

    Very sad. Colorado Springs is a VERY military city. Fort Carson, Peterson AFB, The Air Force Academy, Shriever AFB, and the now closed NORAD all adorn this city. Growing up in the cold war, we used to joke that if the war became hot we wouldn’t have to worry about suffering because Russia would drop at least a dozen warheads on our town alone. Anyways, I digress. Colorado Springs would be a one horse town without the military presence here. Although it has its fair share of libs, this man is in no way indicative of the nature of the city. Frankly, myself and everyone we know feel honored that we are literally surrounded by America’s finest!

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    • Melvin Spittle
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:30am

      I was stationed there and lived up Ute pass in Woodland park. There are a lot of abandoned mine shafts in the local hills that I wish he would stumble into.

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    • The Sergeant Major
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:16pm

      JUST. First, thank you for your support. I was stationed at Ft Carson twice and will always have a special place in my heart for Colorado Springs and the people that call it home. The support the community provides to the Wounded Warriors, Soldiers and Airmen in the metro is an example to other military communities.
      As for our little gleaming example fecal matter, Boulder has vacancies in there dorms or homeless shelters. So light up another fatty and remember to take out your mom’s trash in the morning.
      I don’t reprimand “The Blaze” often, but this member of the DNC does not rate these 15 minutes of fame.

      Pray for our Wounded Warriors!

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  • britlynz
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:17am

    I’m happy that this knucklehead is making good use of the freedom that my brothers and I served to preserve. It let’s us all know who to avoid.

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    • db321
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:22am

      This man has not worked a day in his life – he is a slug on the Tit of the American Tax payers. – I wish I would have been there – we could have video him peeing himself when I was done with him.

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:33am

      @ britlynz

      I’m happy that this knucklehead is making good use of the freedom that my brothers and I served to preserve. It let’s us all know who to avoid.
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      That’s part of the problem. We shouldn’t be avoiding these types of people, we should be going out of our way to confront them from all sides. Glasses or not, someone accuses me of having a “designer mental illness” and I use that idea as an excuse to the judge when I beat the snot out of this turd.

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  • Maxim Crux
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:16am

    Soldier suffering from PTSD takes out American Marxist that mocked the disorder and the effects of war…becomes casualty. No mourners at funeral of victim. Huge American support for legal defense of soldier that pledged his life for the Constitution and Foundation of American Freedom.

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  • TheCoffinMaker
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:16am

    Need to stuff that bastard into a helmet and boots and deliver his worthless ass to the Taliban as a gift.

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    • hatchetjob
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 10:58am

      Give him a straw hat and ballet slippers, then let the Taliban have their way.

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  • chameleonx
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:09am

    I always find it funny that it always small fat men who make fun of soldiers. I can understand if you’re critical of the wars or an action by soldier(s). But American troops deserve respect. Yes, many veterans are suffering in various ways. We need to be able to welcome home regardless of different politics.

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  • cuinsong
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:06am

    Just another piece of excrement looking for a place to stink!
    singing “The Devils Song” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10789987

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  • Melvin Spittle
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:04am

    Get some sleep Tiffany Gabbay! 12:45 am? I know it’s fun working at the Blaze, but too much fun is not a good thing!

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    • KickinBack
      Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:16am

      Hey, a job’s a job. And I wish I had a job and a boss like her’s…be nice :)

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  • KickinBack
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:03am

    Just another liberal off his meds….

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  • pwatkins
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:02am

    Obama’s PTSD czar? I would buy that…fits the other Czar’s profiles.

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  • Melvin Spittle
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:01am

    Little whiny insignificant man that needs attention.

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  • GBMBulletsSKNRD
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:00am

    i would smack that SOB.

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  • Melvin Spittle
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 1:00am

    He is foolishly dangerous to himself making outrageously insulting statements not far from the 4th Infantry Divisions turf.

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  • GBMBulletsSKNRD
    Posted on March 13, 2012 at 12:59am

    Bring it you little bitcyh.

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