If one of the reasons that CAPT Honors was sacked was his use of “anti-gay slurs,” I wonder what other terms will now be purged from the lexicon… Rear Admiral (Lower Half)– all things being equal, I’d prefer to be a Rear Admiral (UPPER Half); maybe they should just go back to using “Commodore.” Rear area security– it needs to be closely monitored and tightened up! Butt stroke (both vertical and horizontal). “To the rear of the piece, fall in!”– for all you artillerymen out there. And my personal favorite– “To the rear, march!”
Portrait of the Asshole as an Old Man
Pompous, self-righteous, insufferable old windbag. “During an interview set to air tonight on NBC, former President Jimmy Carter tells Brian Williams that he feels his role as an an activist in troubled parts of the world is “superior” to those of other former presidents.” Oh, yeah, one more– national disgrace.
CALLING "VFR MARINE"…
VFR MARINE! Report for duty immediately– this hag needs a Krav Magah lesson, if you get my meaning:
Unfinished Business
A few random items for this beautiful May Friday. 1. Three for three: Petty Officer McCabe has been acquitted of slugging some boy-fucking murderer. Should have got a medal instead. (2004ROTCGrad, that’s for you, since I know you were wondering when we’d post on it.) 2. Speaking of slugging, I spent some quality range time today with MDL and a couple other Marines. I screwed the short barrel onto “Sluggo The 870″ and let fly a few. With 3-inch 12-gauge slugs, a few is enough. All in all a hell of a lot of fun. Doc H and I bought [...]
Kent State
Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Kent State shooting. An interesting article in the Washington Times hints at a new angle: “Now largely forgotten, the torching of the ROTC building was the true precursor to the killings at Kent State because it triggered the deployment of the National Guard to the fevered campus. “That deployment climaxed in bloodshed on the afternoon of May 4, 1970, with the guardsmen, clad in gas masks and confronted by angry, rock-throwing students, firing their M-1 rifles 67 times in 13 seconds, killing Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Knox Schroeder… “Yet [...]
Stanford Rucks Up?
From Fox News: “For nearly 40 years, ROTC has not been welcome at The Farm. Stanford kicked ROTC off-campus in 1973 following anti-war protests that included the torching of a Navy ROTC building. Students and faculty didn’t like the idea of teaching the art of war on campus, and had issues with the academic standards, as well. “But now there’s a growing effort to bring the 200-year old military leadership training program back, spearheaded by former Defense Secretary William Perry, and Pultizer Prize winning historian David Kennedy– both Stanford professors. “In their view, reinstating ROTC goes to the heart of [...]
Freaks, Weirdos and Yahoos
A big HOO-RAH is due to the good men and women of the PFPA for doing their part in ensuring domestic tranquility and providing for the common defense. Good for them, and I’ll be interested in all of the details as they become available. On thing is sure– the shooter was a LEFT WING LOON. MMM has more. On an entirely separate yet oddly related note, I saw this car yesterday in Reston, VA, while going into a Starbucks (wearing my .45, of course).
Nuckin' Futs
This is just too good to pass up. Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, known for her provocative statements when she was a congresswoman from Georgia, accused the Department of Defense this week of using Hurricane Katrina to cover up the slaughter of 5,000 prisoners. At a news conference in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, McKinney claimed the Pentagon authorized the execution of the prisoners with one bullet to the head three years ago and then dumped their bodies in a Louisiana swamp. I mean, I know things were bad down yonder in Louisana, but come on. Why would you even [...]
The Easy Way and The Hard Way
Via B5 and MMM, this disappointing cave-in: A national tour featuring decorated veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan won’t be stopping at Forest Lake Area High School today as planned, after school leaders abruptly canceled the visit. It looks to me like the principal just doesn’t want to deal with any controversy at all, or make an even remotely tough decision. How nice. What good life lessons he’s imparting to his young charges. And to make it worse, all he’s facing is pissy backlash from OTHER AMERICANS. On the other hand, want to meet a guy who isn’t [...]
This Explains A Lot
Yep, this is making the rounds, but the more exposure the merrier. Honestly, it’s so over the top that one little part of me says it’s a set-up. BUUUTTTTTT the rest of me says nope, it’s for real. Rob Riggle in in fact a reserve Marine, and as for the other stars, well, remember who you’re dealing with. Good for the Daily Show for airing Berkley’s idiocy. “Any constitutional scholar with giant hands…” That’s still making me laugh.
