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The fact that North invokes a war-hero image offends me and disgraces all the brave warriors who serve our country with honor, not deception.
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American culture as the white-trash Christian Israel, with a blond-haired, blue-eyed, red-necked war-hero as its golden boy king, victorious over the cultural aristos of the power elite and the raghead Philistines who are, after all, pretty much just “The Enemy” in the original text.
Kings Hal Duncan 2009
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Pissing off war-hero pensioners and grieving relatives is not a particularly brave thing to do. on January 4, 2010 at 8: 21 pm inspectorgadget
Inspector Gadget In The Sun. Gotcha! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The reason the rightwing hates war-hero John McCain, and never credited him with his obsession with fiscal conservatism and militarism, is he committed the cardinal sin: he restricted how they spent their money in elections.
Paul Abrams: Getting Out the Youth Vote: Tell Them What Republican Plans to End Net Neutrality Will Feel Like Paul Abrams 2010
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American culture as the white-trash Christian Israel, with a blond-haired, blue-eyed, red-necked war-hero as its golden boy king, victorious over the cultural aristos of the power elite and the raghead Philistines who are, after all, pretty much just “The Enemy” in the original text.
Archive 2009-04-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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Damian Lewis is electrifying as a Marine returning home from eight years in Al-Qaeda captivity, and Claire Danes is his match as an unstable CIA analyst who suspects he may be a sleeper-agent terrorist in war-hero disguise.
Ask Matt: Entourage, Ringer, Closer, Torchwood and More! 2011
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The second low moment came when Aldean bungled his war-hero tribute.
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Opposition parties rallied around Fonseka with renewed energy, hoping the war-hero could inspire voters and help topple the Rajapaksa regime.
Anuradha K. Herath: Sri Lanka's Opposition Party Crumbles in Public 2010
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Just a few years ago, I had Christmas dinner at the Ajijic home of Todd Karns, whose memorable performance as James Stewart's war-hero brother, Harry Bailey, remains in the minds of everyone who saw Capra's iconic classic, It's a Wonderful Life.
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It took him 80 years but Harlem's war-hero turned Congressional elder, Charles Rangel, is this week's media poster boy for all the ills of an institutionally corrupt system.
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