Comments on: Military Campaigning: A “Non-Uniform” Debate

By: get the hook

get the hook — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:56:35 +0000

So now that you’ve told a lady with reasonable questions to “Get over yourself” and I have had a chance to humbly reflect.

Would you mind, please sir, if it wouldn’t be too much trouble and you could forgive a female for forgetting her place…explain the following reported in The Sun News?

“Katherine Jenerette – who is serving in the U.S. military and is prohibited from campaigning.”

http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/05/14/1473424/tea-party-hosts-1st-district-debate.html

By: SCLegaleagle

SCLegaleagle — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:26:21 +0000

Examples: Bill Connor overplaying it, Alan Wilson playing it right. Both are veterans, and have the right to show their experiences. Connor “suspending” his campaign for military service is BS. The timing is right and gives his coffers a rest at the same time. Putting out a press release to play up the reserve duty (which could be moved in hjis situation) is a stunt (done better ont he West Wing episode with Jimmy Smits). Alan Wilson continues to serve and works around it.

Sudos to both for serving. However, sincerity gets more credit than miliing it..

By: WorkingTommyC

WorkingTommyC — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:22:53 +0000

Brian Frank has been proved accurate so far in everything I’ve heard from him–mainly because he listens to the long ignored Ron Paul and others who are willing to speak up and tell the truth instead of participating in the mass fantasies of helping the economy by spending more money and securing the borders by granting amnesty. That usually puts him at odds with Lindsey Graham and other political fools.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:19:53 +0000

Nathan,

What do you expect from a former Democrat hack and 911 Truther, truth to him is what he belives not reality.

By: WorkingTommyC

WorkingTommyC — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:04:16 +0000

Lindsey should be tried for treason.

By: The Colonel

The Colonel — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:06:47 +0000

I’ll conceded the “never” but point out that Lindsey is just a COL which is about right for a military lawyer with his years of service and he is present for far more votes than Mr. “Not Present” Barrett.

By: WorkingTommyC

WorkingTommyC — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:51:35 +0000

Colonel:

Unless you can show me that there’s never been any votes missed nor favoritism given or received–all which I know occur–the point I’m pursuing is made.

I agree with your relative prioritization there regarding socialists vs. serving reservists and guardsmen in the military but your listing of those with military records is interesting but irrelevant since I stated above that I think a record can be a good thing.

We could probably find a lot of things less important than fighting socialists but that is an exercise in distraction. Much higher on the list of important things to do than fighting socialists is that the civilian government rules the military absolutely. It is a fundamental principle of our form of government and it must be protected even if it means ending the part-time military careers of elected officials.

By: Nathan Earle

Nathan Earle — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:51:26 +0000

@ Brian Frank: Why don’t you go look up “truth” in the dictionary? And then go apologize to Jim Lee for maliciously distorting his positions.

By: bkm

bkm — Thu, 06 May 2010 09:17:54 +0000

Is Sanfraud still serving in the Air Force? Maybe he can salvage that career when he finally releases his grip on power here.

By: The Colonel

The Colonel — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:06:47 +0000

WorkingTommy – yes, Geo. Washington didn’t drill after his service was over because he was too old. However, during his entire life of public service up until the Revolution, he was a member of the militia and actually showed up at the Second Continental Congress (of which he was a member) in uniform to indicate that he preferred war over continued servitude.

Harry Truman retired from the Reserves in 1953 AFTER he left the White House. Very few people realize that our 34th president was a member of the Army Reserves throughout his entire public life.

Many of South Carolina’s elected officials have served as “twice the citizen”, holding both elected/appointed public office and military office throughout the history of the United States. “Ol Strom” Thurmond was a Major General in the Reserves, retiring just before he changed parties in 1963. Thurmond was a genuine war hero, landing in a glider on D-Day, earning a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He joined the Army in 1942 at age 40 despite being older than draft age and deferred due to his position as a federal Judge. With the exception of Clyburn, Inglis and DeMint, all of our federal office holders have military service and Graham currently serves as an AF JAG COL. Sanford is still in the AF Reserves, I believe he is a MAJ and has been placed in the “Standby Reserves”.

I have been in the Army, (Active, National Guard and Army Reserves) since 1982. During those 28 years, I have been associated with several “elected official”, from school board members to a couple of state wide office holders, who were also “reserve soldiers” and none ever had a problem. Interestingly, all of them made very little mention of their service during their campaigns or their elected position while at drill.

We all swore to protect and defend the Constitution. The greatest risk to our way of life comes from the socialists in “progressive clothing” we are electing, not from the “elected and campaigning” members of the Reserves and Guard.