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“Support” Our Troops

Apparently, the UFC is holding a benefit for the troops, called Fight For the Troops.

You're probably expecting me to make fun of this. Hell... even I am expecting me to make fun of this...but I won't, not really. I just want to bring up two things.

• First of all, after a $700B+ bailout of the banks and a $25B+ bailout of the auto industries pending, how is it not absolutely sickening that Spike and the UFC have to help raise funds to treat traumatic brain injuries sustained by our troops?
• Second...am I the only one who sees a certain amount of absurd, twisted irony in men beating each other in the head to raise money for a state-of-the-art brain trauma treatment center?

  Event planner 1: "Man...a lot of troops are coming home with horrible injuries. A lot of them to the head and brain. That's tragic, and I wish we could do something about it."
  Event planner 2: "I agree, it's a tragedy...but what can we do?"
  Event planner 1: .................*PUNCH!*