Via NPR this morning:
A Michigan man strapped more than 13,000 firecrackers onto himself, and lit the fuse. John Fletcher publicized it as an effort to support U.S. troops. It was an event to collect cell phones for soldiers. The Daily Press and Argus, in Livingston County, Mich., shows Fletcher standing calmly as the firecrackers explode. [...]

Posted March 12, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy, Questionable...funny. Pointless.. Tags: firecracker, firecrackers, fireworks, ghengis john, john fletcher, stunt, support our troops. One Comment.

The above photo and some others were forwarded to me by a friend. The body of the email included:
A few friends of mine participated in this event on Saturday. There wasn’t a lot of media coverage, but NPR and the CCT.
The photos show 2700 markers representing American dead in the Iraq war, and 200 markers [...]

Posted November 7, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy. Tags: arlington east, cape cod, iraq war, memorial, peace, support our troops. Be the first one.

On the heels of “There were no international terrorists in Iraq until we went in” comes a story from Alternet: “Bush has failed the military on almost every level — marking the difference between being militaristic and pro-military.”
Discounting that he sent American troops into Iraq on false pretenses, a real commander would fight for [...]

Posted October 28, 2004 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy. Tags: bush, george bush, george w bush, militaristic, support our troops, w. One Comment.