June 9, 2008
Posted by Mr_Hooah
Obama: World Peace thru Surrender
–UPDATE and original post at bottom–
So that I do not dwell on this any further, I feel the need to do a “final purge” of the happenings the past few days on this blog. Some of you know of the huge dump that the Washington Post’s blog “IntelDump” took on my blog the other day. We were an easy target for the blog author Phillip Carter, so we were thrown under the bus and he got noticed. Nice, eh? The funny thing is, Carter claimed in his article that the real issue at hand was the fact that “Stand To” linked to an article that was clearly an anti-Obama piece, but the problem is he did not really make that the focus of the entry. He quotes and talks more about our blog and what Mr. H! wrote. He even made sure to purposely inflame his readership by linking us with Limbaugh and Fox News (accusing us of only using these two as sources of information). He set it up. He forgot to reiterate to his readership that the real issue at hand was the military, not us. Convienent, no?
I got thousands of hits that day from Washington Post and several other sources that had linked to his article. I went to Washington Post and posted on the comment thread twice. I was respectful both times, but I would like my readers to read a couple of comments left on Phillip Carter’s blog for me. These were lifted verbatim, copied and pasted. I refuse to link to his blog, so if you want the source just Google his name and the name of his blog.
may be your son who is on duty in Iraq,, should come in a box,, or some of his limbs blown away,,, or come home with mental problems and are the govt is slow to give proper medical treatment,, then your eyes will be wide open,, isn’t it,,
Posted by: mugambo | June 12, 2008 5:56 PM
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I hope that former army officers’s son doesn’t ever come home
Posted by: madashell | June 12, 2008 9:51 PM
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Thank God that Carter reads and pays about as close attention as his readers do. My son is already home, safe and sound. The crap-weasels who wrote those comments did so believing my son is still in Iraq (because Carter stated so). Aren’t they nice. Aren’t they oh so loving and progressive?
WaPo’s commenting policy states that “… User reviews and comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.”
If I follow Carter’s own assertion to its logical conclusion (that linking to something equates endorsement), then I am left to draw one conclusion about his leaving (or linking if you will) comments on his blog that wishes the death of a deployed soldier: The Washington Post and Phillip Carter endorse the wishing death on a deployed soldier and stating such to his parents. If they did not think it was acceptable they would have removed it. As it stands now I really could give a rat’s behind what they do — they can remove it to try and save face, but I don’t think they care. I am sure they support our troops though, right?
I have received emails telling me that I should be dead, that my family should be dead (they are clever enough to not say that they want to kill me, so charges can’t be brought … but duh, it’s obviously a death threat). I have been called a Nazi.
The Nazi comments crack me up. I have never once in my entire life ever tried to silence another American Citizen by threat or intimdation, and yet the amoral asses who write those emails have the audacity to call ME the Nazi! Is that not the most delicious irony you have ever tasted in your life? I exercise my right to free speech, I am threatened and intimidated by fellow citizens because of it, and somehow I am the Nazi? Wow. This right here shows you the mentality I have been up against for the past couple of days.
I have deleted a lot of comments left here on my blog. I immediately came to KDIH once I realized I had been linked to and was a target for flaming, and got rid of my “about the author” page and put the comments on moderation. They will have to remain on moderation for a while. I am going to register my regular readers (those who comment frequently that I know) and erase the rest of the registered readers. You will have to register to comment at will and be approved to do so. All others will go through moderation until I am ready to register them. It’s a safe guard. I do a lot of work from home, I take care of a family, and I am dealing with some very painful orthopedic problems right now — I don’t have time to babysit my blog.
This was never an issue before in the past year that I have been writing, but thanks to Carter it is now. Which leaves me no other option than to award him the Knee Deep in the Hooah!’s official, prestigious “Jackass of the Day Award.”
Mr. Carter earned this award, not for exercising his right to free speech, but because of the unwarranted, unnecessary “bitch slap” we got from him and his readers for exercising our right to free speech. He also earned it for leaving comments on his blog wishing my son death, dismemberment or mental problems, and in doing so indirectly supporting that kind of speech to military members and their families.
So, here’s to you Phillip Carter (aka Mr.Ex-MP, Mr. Ex-Civil Affairs guy, and Mr. I’m all for the Vets.) Here’s to you.
—start original post here—–
Redleg six this is Redleg five, say again all after:
From the Strategy Page, June 09, 2008 -
The Pentagon Gets Ready For President Obama
June 9, 2008: U.S. military planners are working on how to deal with another round of major cutbacks, in terms of budgets and manpower. This is because one of the major candidates for Commander-in-Chief (president of the United States), Barak Obama, has a video in circulation, of a short speech he gave earlier this year, about how he planned on handling the Department of Defense. His major points were;“I’m the only major candidate who opposed this war from the beginning; and as president, I will end it.
“Second, I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending. I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems. I will not weaponize space. I will slow our development of future combat systems.
“I will institute an independent defense priorities board to ensure that the Quadrennial Review is not used to justify unnecessary defense spending.
“Third, I will set a goal for a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop nuclear weapons; I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material; and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair-trigger alert, and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenal.”
Roger that Redleg six, throwing away all ammo now and preparing to surrender … Redleg five, out.
After all, what better time to surrender than when we are winning? The article cited above also includes a Youtube link so that you can see the end for yourself in the end makers own words. Sure. This is all old news for those of us who care. But it still ticks me off anyway. So I thought to myself,”Why not share the wealth?” Now I can be ticked off in good company. Enjoy.
Mr.Hooah!, out.
14 Comments
June 9, 2008
What? Are you trying to get my blood pressure up? It’s a good thing that it runs so low… with the rage this kind of stuff incites I get up to high normal. :argh
June 9, 2008
Mr Hooah! As a favour to highblood pressure over here in Bratville, can you perhaps put a *bp med alert* when you share *&@#$ like this?
Unfrigginbelievable, and I spose he will want us all to wear “pink” too?!!!
I’ll meet ya all at the border. Depending on what we all decide to do about him, I can either welcome you here, OR you can make sure Homeland Security (nice guys and all.lol) let me in..;)
It truly IS going to be a looooooooooong ugly summer lasting all the way to November..
June 12, 2008
Last time I checked, soldiers and civilian officials didn’t swear an oath to either political party or to their current president. Rather, they swear their fidelity to the Constitution, and the ideals it embodies, including the subordination of the military to civil authority. Adm. Mullen is right: As we enter a contentious election year, where issues of national security are likely to dominate the debate, the military needs to stay on the sidelines (Phillip Carter, 2008.
June 12, 2008
Good thing neither of us are civilian officials or soldiers then.
June 12, 2008
Hey, how did you get yourselves linked to “Stand To”? Isn’t that against Army policy?
June 12, 2008
We didn’t “get ourselves” linked into Stand To. They link to a lot of bloggers — they have a section called “what’s being said in blogs” and I imagine they get their links from milblogging.com. If you wold like to research their policy I am sure you can go to Stand To and talk to someone there. What cracks me up here is no one bitched, whined or complained when negative things were said about McCain or Bush on blogs that are linked to on Stand To — or Clinton, but God forbid someone say something about Obama… that just pisses off the wrong people! :ch
June 12, 2008
Peace through surrender? Gimme a break!
Have you actually read the Obama defense policy papers or speeches — or are they simply going on what they hear on Fox News and the Limbaugh network?
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June 12, 2008
I read the WaPo article… you are now just echoing exactly what he wrote… and you are accusing me of not reading or thinking for myself!? Beauty!
June 12, 2008
Classy T: Thanks for quoting Phils article to me. Wow. I would never have picked up on that on my own. Too bad Phil is wrong. ‘Stand-To’ didn’t take a political stance. They just linked me. Big deal. They link to lots of people who have varying opinions.
Karin Wells: Take a hint from Calssy T and at least quote your source. You might even try writing your own thoughts in your own words. That way you don’t have to worry about plagiarism.
To ALL you WaPo TROLLS: I have read Phils blog article at WaPo. For the record I hate Rush Limbaugh, I think FoxNews is full of tripe, and I have read ALL of Mr. Obamas position papers as well as viewed his legal record and listened to his speeches. Can you say the same? If not then SHUT UP.
But if you have done those things then we have a legitimate disagreement because after studying the candidate I have come to the conclusion that he is a pandering, crooked, socialistic, whitey hating, lying, military and foreign policy moroon who makes Jimmy Carter look like a genius. So there.
Now piss off. Cause I didn’t take an oath to be nice to stupid people. :devildog
June 12, 2008
It’s a shame that the Army thinks it’s okay to link to (edited for offensive name calling) Mr.Hooah who thinks we’re “winning” in Iraq. If I were your son, I’d be embarassed.
Note from board wench:
See, it’s possible to say something without sounding like a total jackass. Do me a favor read my posting policy. If you don’t follow it I am going to start deleting comments altogether. Oh, and I am embarrassed that you didn’t spell embarrassed right — you missed the extra “r” but you got the “assed” part down to a “t”!
June 12, 2008
Kary if you were my son, I would be embarrassed. As it stands our son is quite proud of us, and likewise we are of him… thank you very much.
For the record, this is my private blog, and I am going to start deleting comments like the one made by Kary. Respect MY rules or don’t post. Got it?
June 12, 2008
Such a way with words, Mr Hooah! Why not tell us how you really feel…lol..But it seems *some* people can’t even understand one syllable words.;)
As for Stand To! Anyone who knows anything at all, knows that Stand To is a military term, and denotes nor endorses any political stance. They ARE a round up of what is the blogs on any particular day..;)
I’d say people who can’t read are gormless – a great word from the Bratville dictionary. Kary? I suggest you go somewhere else and be “embarassed”. We like the scenery here just fine!
CARRY ON!
June 12, 2008
Are you guys out of your minds? Obama ins’t going to surrender anything. Bush is the one who has weakened our country. And what business do you have taking sides? Aren’t you paid by us taxpayers? Get a grip!
June 12, 2008
Jack get a life. READ people! READING is fundamental!
WE ARE NOT BEING PAID BY TAX DOLLARS SO KISS MY PRIVATE ARSE!
PS: Comedy Central gets this … why don’t you??? (see Comedy Central; Indecision2008)
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