Greatest American Award 2006 Nominees -- Cindy Sheehan or John Murtha?
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The big lie continues.  We still can't get anyone to agree if torture is unAmerican.  It typifies our times when people like this just get shouted down, protests are not known to have happened, and 600,000 dead Iraqis is not genocide.  In ancient China a story read "a poor man will hang for stealing a loaf of bread, but when you steal the country, you are declared "Statesman of the Year."  It is hard to choose, it has taken courage for them both to speak out.  Good question.
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Kerry is trying to get Cindy Sheehan out of jail, so they can tryst at Michael Moore's house.\n\nFor Cindy's next trick (no pun intended) she will camp out in front of OJ's house and demand that he apologize publicly for killing Nicole & Ron.
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Already with Pelosi backing Murtha and Murtha bragging he has the votes for majority whip this could back fire. Moderate Democrates are already backing Hoyer who would be the wiser choice. And already Murtha has been ranked the unethical democrat by several groups. From what I read on the Drudge Report it sounds like its going to backfire.
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Ralph "Sonny" Barger should be an icon. I don't know too many people that served 40+ years holding an office...maybe 14 at the most and I think that was Napoleon. All too many times we only hear what the media says and then label that group as bad, no good, trouble makers...etc. Sonny along with the HA's done more good then not. The one that comes to my mind, foremost is when Sonny spoke for the HA's and OFFERED to go to Vietnam immediately to fight for this country, while many of the Americans were burning the flag and even after the solders came home we treated them like crap, and they were doing only what they were told to do, so from face value....who was worst. Sonny is a great man and should be looked up to (in my opinion). Here's a few statements he said..."Treat me good, I'll treat you better. Treat me bad, I'll treat you worse." "Don't take shit from your enemies that you'd never take from your friends." "Commit yourself -- there's no reverse gear on a motorcycle." The Media and law enforcement made the HA's look bad or should I say look worst then what they are. They are GREAT guys and if you need help they will do more for you then the local Mayor, Doctor or even a close so called friend. Sonny is an American Icon in my eyes and always will be!!!
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Wow.  What a question.\n\nI'm going to limit my answer to the 20th Century, because this is a very difficult question to answer if you take all recorded history.  There are so many variables.\n\nMy vote would go to General of the Army Omar Bradley who was one of the most successful American field commanders in World War II.  Most overlook Bradley in favor of Patton, but Bradley was a brilliant tactician and his troops loved him.  \n\nUnlike Patton, who was very controversial and who was resented by many under his command, Bradley was very popular with fellow commanders, including Patton.  He did not seek publicity, nor did he get much.\n\nOther contenders might be Field Marshal Zhukov, the Soviet commander who took Berlin, Eisenhower, who balanced military and political pressures to lead a successful European campaign, and British General Horrocks, another unsung field commander who probably helped avoid making Operation Market-Garden a bigger disaster than it was.\n\nMacArthur also deserves a good deal of credit for his brilliant attack at Inchon in the Korean War.
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My vote - Harold Ford, Jr, but I don't live in TN.  Darn!
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Audie Leon Murphy\nwhat: Medal of Honor recieptient; Movie star; voted best Western Actor in America 1955; Vets advocate for Battle fatigue / PTSD.\nWhere: Born on a sharecropper farm in North TX:\nWhen: Born  June 1924, WWII, Died 28 May 1971.\nWhy: Because he was a natural leader.\nHow: Always leading from the front.\nWatch the movie "To Hell and Back" or read the book by the same name for more details. Or email me.
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Ann Veneman\n\nSee http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/veneman-bio.html
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Drew Barrymore, but what about the more "seasoned" ones?\n\nYou just listed the little girls. Right now they're just "flavors of the week"  Greatness requires a long resume.\nThis girls don't as of yet.  Wait till they're all in their 40s and see if they're still around.  Staying power is part of greatness.\n\nMy nominees isJulia Roberts
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Forrest Gump - just incredible the way the director tied this character into so many nationally (and worldly) recognized events, plus one of my favorite soundtracks.\n\nBraveheart - I read a review elsewhere complaining that Mel Gibson was too old for this role, historically speaking. I don't care. He was heroic, which is what the role called for, movie-wise.\n\nSaving Private Ryan - A bit too gory for some, but such is the nature of war (there are hardly any 'Nam movies out there that have a GOOD depiction of what it was really like). A dynamite cast, and a movie that kept your interest, even when the action was at a minimum.
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Bush. But you should change it from man of the year to mass murderer and war criminal of the year. \n\n\npeace
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About a month ago Sheehan was on the Al Frankin show. I was at the live broadcast. She didn't really mention her son. She spoke for about 5-10 mins. about Bush starting an illegal war for oil, oil profits, hate for Haliburton, she even stated "I don't blame the people who killed my son for his death, I blame Bush for his death."  As I listened to her rant, never did she elaborate on any topic. She never explained how she arrived at any conclusion.  Never gave any facts, proof, or sources for her claims.  \nI learned that she was paid apx. $3000 plus travel to show up and speak.  When she started talking politics and turned the focus off her son's ultimate sacrifice, the left probably said enough, making absurd baseless claims about the war is our job. She is now urging Canada to welcome US deserters.\nSay a prayer for her son Casey and the rest of the troops.
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that is a stunt, sounds like something Cindy Sheehan would do. don't give it any credence
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Natalie Wood or John Wayne
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Semantics and circumstance aside, Jane Fonda is a grandstanding traitor.. And deserves nothing less than a hanging. It's one thing to protest a war - that's your american right, and a right that Americans die to uphold - but once you knowingly put servicemen in harm's way, you're an enemy of the country.
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The story is buried, but I saw the video. Taped in 1982 and about 54 minutes long,  it has John explaining to undercover agents posing as mid eastern businessmen how he was able to secure political favors beneficial to people looking to do business in his district. These guys wanted to do some coal mining and Mr. Murtha said he was the guy who could pave the way in his neighborhood. To his credit and slick operating style Mr. Murtha did not take the money himself but, he said other unnamed people would contact them in a few days to complete the deal. The agents tried but could not get Murtha to divulge any names.\nJohn Martha is no Marion Barry when behind closed doors.
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I don't think Murtha was in the Viet Nam war. so the answer is no.