.... And therefor, convincing kids that war is a video game is a slap in the face to anyone who serves or has served. Veterans for Peace should be congratulated for all that they do, including their role in having the Army's "virtual wargame" simulator at Summerfest altered to something much more sane. Note: The US Army's exhibit is right where it always was; all that was done was to change a war simulation game and end distribution of the game on DVDs.
The very notion that narcissistic radio-squawker chickenhawks would dare to comment disparagingly about the sensible efforts of people who actually served is comical. That they would lie - - Mark Belling's web site has the falicious headline "US Army Thrown Out of Summerfest" - - is typical.
ABOVE: An elegant illustration of the talk radio mentality. "U.S. Army Thrown Out Of Summerfest"? Incorrect. So, it's either a LIE designed to inflame uninformed dittoheads or Belling got it wrong; par for the course in the intellectual backwaters of squawk radio, particularly at Milwaukee's WISN.
As we approach the 4th of July weekend and its observances, let's hope that more and more people use the opportunity to reflect and eventually see through the empty platitudes of these integrity-challenged, attention-starved hypocrites.
UPDATE: James Rowen notes that radio talker Charlie Sykes has felt free on the air to call those who objected to the virtual wargame "moonbats." Rowen further notes that Uppity Wisconsin blogger Bill Christofferson, who Sykes lambasted for publishing the Summerfest adminstrative phone number so people could register complaints against the war simulation game, served two tours during the Vietnam War as a US Marine.
Nice, Mr. Sykes.
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