A misspelled Sign at a Rally that doesn't invite Laughter

[cthulu2016]

Very Touching.

(Oops. This is a dupe, but since people have commented I'll leave it. http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10021329920 )







http://www.buzzfeed.com/jtes/12-photos-of-benghazi-citizens-apologizing-to-amer

[Siwsan]

1. Wow - powerful sentiment

We were just talking about that very thing.

[Jennicut]

2. There are extremists in every country.

And people who clearly don't stand with them.
Also, this is not their native language. What excuse to right wingers have?

[Aristus]

4. I was just going to say that! English is probably his second (if not his third or fourth) language.

For American right-wingers, it's their only language. they have no excuse...

[RichGirl]

3. We have many shootings of innocent people in this country...

When it happens, we blame the person who held the gun. I don't think people in other countries blame the entire population of the U.S. Only Americans...would blame a whole country for what a few did.

Oh....and the sign...very touching and he has nice penmanship.

[bvar22]

31. AND....We PROVED it...

...in Afghanistan.

We invaded and occupied an entire country for the actions of a handful of criminals hiding in the Afghan desert.

Go figure.

International Law Enforcement & Seal Team 6 was the correct response.

[Dash87]

32. If Obama were President for those years instead of Bush...

The war in Afghanistan would have been lucky to have been even mentioned in any history book. Bin Laden would have taken a dirt nap in 2002 (2003 at the latest), and Saddam would still be the whiny, harmless (to the international community) despot that he always was.

[bvar22]

35. Way too many Democrats co-signed & endorsed "The Just War",

and we are STILL there killing and being killed in the name of a phony "War on Terror".

As much as it stinks, Obama & the Democratic Party now officially co-own
the nightmare in Afghanistan with the Republicans.

[xchrom]

5. Du rec. Nt

[jillan]

6. This is what Romney doesn't get. He would want these people bombed.

[baldguy]

9. +1000

[progressivebydesign]

15. In a weird way, he wouldn't. HOWEVER he has no moral compass in his blind ambition.

He would allow innocents to be killed, if it meant he got the Presidency. Like every film you see of someone in power who personally doesn't have the taste for things like that, they say "do what you have to do" in order to keep their power.

Romney's no holds barred ambition is frightening. Bush was a puppet, so was Reagan. But Romney is not a puppet, but is not beyond being used to get power.. and beyond using others to get it.

[AsahinaKimi]

29. +2000

agreed...

[Bucky]

7. This is touching and sad. But yes, someone mispelled "Please don't bomb us, Mr Romney"

They should find hope in the fact that the only think Romney knows how to blow up is his own capaign.

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. That's the heartbreaking subtext: "We didn't do this. We don't approve. Please don't kill us."

[freshwest]

27. +1,000

[Lizzie Poppet]

8. Touching indeed...and very brave of them.

Wonderful images...

[JaneyVee]

10. Better grasp of the English language than the Tea Party signs.

[Cleita]

11. He has an excuse. English isn't his native language.

So what is the Freepers' and Tea Partiers' excuses?

[JHB]

17. English isn't their native language either

Not really sure what is. Teabonics? Something that doesn't require literacy.

[lastlib]

24. Redneckese...

(Like Jeff Foxworthy said, when they use the word "mayonaisse" in a sentence, it's "Mayonaisse a lotta people at this monster-truck rally!"....)

[Marrah_G]

12. That brings me to tears

[Ilsa]

13. Meanwhile, some religious extremist, like our RW GOP,

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Is calling these kindhearted people "apologists" or "appeasers".

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

16. That's something you don't see every day

I wonder if these people will face any retribution.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

18. I don't think that's spelling...

It appears as though he started to write some thing else and then attempted to scratch it out.

[Sophiegirl]

20. Spelling??

I don't give a crap about spelling. It's hard enough for our own citizens to master the American English with all it's inconsistencies. Don't get me on our educatinal system.

So, when folks don't get it quite right, I will NOT ridicule them. It is the sentiment, not the proper spelling.

[Sophiegirl]

22. Spelling .... Really?

I don't give a crap about spelling. It's hard enough for our own citizens to master the American English with all it's inconsistencies. Don't get me on our educatinal system.

So, when folks don't get it quite right, I will NOT ridicule them. It is the sentiment, not the proper spelling.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

30. The point I was trying to make....

it that it appears as though the gentlemen did not misspell anything, which was the point of the OP.

[Egnever]

19. My heart goes out to these people

Who will be demonized despite this by the knuckle draggers in our country.

[MsPithy]

21. It is obvious to me that they worked really hard to

make their point in a language we understand. It is very touching. Thank you, thank you.

[cthulu2016]

23. And it's not astro-turf

It's easy to picture the government or some group handing out some signs for the "we're not the bad guys" photo-op, but the obviously homemade ones are the most meaningful.

[Sophiegirl]

25. True..

But a cynic or CT would vehemently disagree.

sigh

[TahitiNut]

26. Wow! Stevens would be proud of such an epitaph. He CONNECTED.

Thank you for posting this. THAT is a true legacy! THAT is what I believe "diplomacy" should be all about. I hope his family sees photos like this and it's some small solace.

Wow.

[Care Acutely]

28. those signs have made me cry more than a couple times tonight.

Very touching, so very moving.

[bullwinkle428]

33. This is just like the rest of the world on 9/12/01.

K&R.

[Lifelong Protester]

34. I thank those people for being brave and speaking out

Their sentiments and courage move me to tears, also.

I am sure they are sick of their religion being used by zealots for political purposes also.