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re: "Marlboro Man" vs. "girly-man"

Tom Brosz — 11/16/2004 7:17:56 PM (archived)

Fortunately for the Left, the Marine shooting the insurgent has quickly swept this picture off the front pages. They are comfortable with military men in only two aspects: inhuman monster or pathetic, know-nothing victim of political policy.

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"Marlboro Man" vs. "girly-man" - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 12:42:09 AM
- G. K. Chesterton - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2004 11:58:03 PM
  - Or, if you prefer a contemporary of Chesterton, Wilfred Owen - Mary Anne - 11/18/2004 3:43:10 AM
    - Cripes. Compared to WWI, modern warfare is almost civilized. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2004 5:44:20 AM
  - US Surgeon General Richard Carmona - Mary Anne - 11/18/2004 3:29:46 AM
    - But don't you see, all those folks dying young of smoking related disease will reduce the strain on the Old Age support system! - LJ - 11/18/2004 6:23:33 PM
- re: "Marlboro Man" vs. "girly-man" - Johnny - 11/16/2004 10:39:14 PM
  - Ah, the honeyed cadences of Southern eloquence... - Mary Anne - 11/18/2004 3:05:39 AM
- re: "Marlboro Man" vs. "girly-man" - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2004 7:17:56 PM
- re: Now that is a photo worthy of a pulitzer prize... - Scott Evil - 11/16/2004 5:50:02 PM
  - People are offended by the ADVERTIZING. - Mary Anne - 11/18/2004 3:47:34 AM
- To be realistic, it should have been a joint (n/t) - LJ - 11/13/2004 6:50:31 PM
  - He was an American soldier, not Canadian. ;) (n/t) - Lee - 11/14/2004 2:57:07 AM
    - Yeah, but we sell most of our stuff to you! (n/t) - LJ - 11/14/2004 5:30:38 AM
- More on the "Malboro Man" - FrankC - 11/13/2004 9:47:05 AM
- The real Marine - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 8:07:47 AM
  - arrgh, you already linked it (n/t) - FrankC - 11/13/2004 9:56:10 AM
- Dan Rather said it made him tearful and proud (n/t) - FrankC - 11/13/2004 3:06:11 AM
  - I smell Pulitzer, at least for nominations... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 6:01:09 AM
- "Girly-man" has last laugh. - Mary Anne - 11/13/2004 1:32:37 AM
  - re: "Girly-man" has last laugh. - Johnny - 11/16/2004 10:46:10 PM
    - So, by your logic, it wouldn't matter if he brushed his teeth, either. - Mary Anne - 11/18/2004 2:54:32 AM
      - What's really ironic... - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2004 5:46:05 AM
  - re: last laugh. - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 2:32:29 AM
    - Hula girl vs. emphysema - Mary Anne - 11/13/2004 3:43:32 AM
      - Okay. - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 5:57:47 AM
        
        Slight correction... - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 6:00:00 AM
        
        Okay. - Mary Anne - 11/13/2004 12:22:13 PM
        
        Ads for the tobacco industry. - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 8:23:53 PM
        
        Scroll down to the bottom of the article in your link. - Mary Anne - 11/13/2004 9:26:30 PM
        
        And every day, 20 million kids don't. - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 11:07:04 PM
        
        If kids are all that good at making choices that they don't need adults looking out for them, let's give them the vote. - Mary Anne - 11/14/2004 1:21:00 AM
        
        re: making choices - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2004 2:34:24 AM
        
        re: making choices - Johnny - 11/16/2004 10:55:28 PM
        
        Hmmm. Soldier with cigarette. Headline reads "SMOKIN'". Caption calls soldiers "Marlboro Men". Not about smoking. Oooookey-dokey, then. - Mary Anne - 11/18/2004 12:29:22 AM
        
        Did you read the letters you posted? - Mary Anne - 11/14/2004 4:16:14 PM
        
        re: Scroll down to the bottom of the article in your link. - gbaikie - 11/13/2004 11:05:13 PM
        
        re: Slight correction... - gbaikie - 11/13/2004 8:19:55 AM
- P.S. - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 12:43:25 AM

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