Fri 4 Jul 2008
A video for July 4: The Recruiter 2
Posted by shelbinator under (In)security, Local News, Media, Politics, YouTube and such
About 39 minutes ago a version of my first veteran video aired on MTV2, as thirteen other Street Team videos will throughout the day. I was too busy watching America’s Next Top Model on the main MTV channel (the only one I get), but I’m sure it kicked ass.
Just in time for today’s holiday, part two in this series.
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Former Marine sergeant Christopher Raissi thought it was important for him to speak out as part of Iraq Veterans Against the War, precisely because he does not fit the stereotype that conservative Georgians may have about anti-war protesters. In Part Two of this series, Chris explains how a patriotic suburban kid who chose to enlist became disenchanted with the "Support the Troops" rhetoric. (Watch Part One here if you missed it.)
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July 5th, 2008 at 1:48 am
Good stuff. One thing though- he mentions stuff a couple times like he’s been injured somehow but it’s never elaborated on. Unless that’s being saved for a following vid can we get the 411 on that?
July 5th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Yes, that is the hook for part 3. :)