tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post1799003898537108924..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Bitter IronyJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30937909002169578992009-11-14T17:17:27.172-06:002009-11-14T17:17:27.172-06:00Jim, your description of events there makes my hea...Jim, your description of events there makes my heart <em>sing.</em>Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57965306386056631902009-10-12T14:20:41.406-05:002009-10-12T14:20:41.406-05:00Werking on it.<i>Werking</i> on it.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10168439419378268792009-10-12T12:17:23.700-05:002009-10-12T12:17:23.700-05:00Bawahahaha. Great quote, Steve. Spot on.
Welcome ...Bawahahaha. Great quote, Steve. Spot on.<br /><br />Welcome back from VP, BTW. Now, go write something and win the Cambell, will you?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27931601070228123262009-10-12T12:12:29.514-05:002009-10-12T12:12:29.514-05:00re: Beck (et al) and their relationship to the mil...re: Beck (et al) and their relationship to the military.<br /><br />"Wait till Otis sees us! He loves us!"Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65680721475505366232009-10-10T20:24:06.222-05:002009-10-10T20:24:06.222-05:00I worked for the Judiciary for a few years, and wh...I worked for the Judiciary for a few years, and while I don't recall the exact details, I'm comfortably certain we weren't supposed to publicly be political if there could be any connection to our employment. I think bumper stickers on cars parked at work would have been out, yes.mensleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18821023433953654412009-10-10T11:09:54.928-05:002009-10-10T11:09:54.928-05:00Have I mentioned I don't have cable? (I discon...Have I mentioned I don't have cable? (I disconnected it years ago when I was going to be out of town for a few months and never missed it when I got back.) Anyway, without cable, I don't get Fox. And I never listen to the radio except when I'm in the car. So my exposure to the more foamy conservatives is a little limited. (I'm happier that way.) <br /><br />The other day, I was flipping around the AM dial and listened to Savage for the first time in over a year. HOLY CRAP, that guy and his fans are some scary MoFos. Did you know his show has an <em>offical handgun</em>? I'm not sure about how that goes over in the rest of the country, but here in NYC, it just comes off batshit crazy.<br /><br />Also, I'd be surprised if a car with bumper stickers advocating Jihad would be welcome on a military base...on a military or civilian car. I have to wonder why a civilian is welcome to promote revolution there. What happens if I show up at Ft. Benning with a bumper sticker that says "Fuck the Army"? (Not that I'm going to try <em>that</em> little experiment any time soon.)<br /><br />:DNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22785176894045975012009-10-10T06:40:43.204-05:002009-10-10T06:40:43.204-05:00I worked for the liberal media for 34 years. We we...I worked for the liberal media for 34 years. We were activeily discouraged from any political speech, what so ever, beyond registering to vote and voting.<br /><br />No bumper stickers, no signs on lawns, no attendance other than work related at a politicl event. No opinion at such events.<br /><br />But because we insisted on telling people what happened and what was important, in the opinon of a handful of people mostly men, instead of telling people what they wanted. We got labeled the LIBERAL MEDIA.<br /><br />I suspect, even though it is an AFB and they are weird, that there is a post regulation on such bumper stickers. There was at Ft. Monmouth in 68, I had to take my brother's McGovern sticker off the car to pass inspection. I don't even think a F-ck McGovern would have been allowed. Take a camera with you next time. Post such photo here, somebody will carry the water.ntschttp://blog.charcuteire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7612147129918831152009-10-09T18:39:35.339-05:002009-10-09T18:39:35.339-05:00Thanks Jim.
I've been reading some old post ...Thanks Jim. <br /><br />I've been reading some old post just getting a feel for the place. I kind of like it around here. You will definitely see more post from me.Craig Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47313355311266810862009-10-09T16:48:51.949-05:002009-10-09T16:48:51.949-05:00I've seen you lurking around these last few we...I've seen you lurking around these last few weeks, Craig. I wondered when you were going to comment. <br /><br />Craig is one the best Sailors I ever had the privilage of working with. His actions are by no means out of the ordinary for a Chief Petty Officer. Which is why I laugh when I hear people like Beck call for revolution. If Beck and the rest had <i>any</i> idea of the degree of insult they've levied on the US military with this bullshit, they'd be in fear of they own lives.Jim Wrighthttp://www.stonekettle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-20102042857771912612009-10-09T16:44:22.700-05:002009-10-09T16:44:22.700-05:00Bravo, sir. What I find sad/funny/pathetic is that...Bravo, sir. What I find sad/funny/pathetic is that the same things the liberals complained about during the Bush years, the conservatives are complaining about now, with no sense of irony.<br /><br />I guess it's "reassuring" the right-wing has rediscovered that it's their patriotic duty to question the president, even though a year ago, questioning the president meant you were a traitor.<br /><br />It is scary, though, the level of invective and hatred currently being shown.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10549465961468807702009-10-09T15:30:50.468-05:002009-10-09T15:30:50.468-05:00Well, CraigB's comment just made my day. You h...Well, CraigB's comment just made my day. You have my respect sir, even if you may think you were "only doing your duty" - it's the fact that said duty was done and done fairly that engenders my respect.MikeBhttp://zedefrag.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-14562250367734491342009-10-09T14:46:53.739-05:002009-10-09T14:46:53.739-05:00Craig B, that's just ridiculous. And Jim too. ...Craig B, that's just ridiculous. And Jim too. I work for the civilian government, and <i>we're</i> not allowed to put political bumperstickers on our cars if we want to park them at work. Even leaving aside oaths and such (which those who swore them should never do), partisan political *anything* is not allowed on Federal property.<br /><br />(Civilian feds swear an oath too, but it's to protect and defend the Constitution, not obey any particular office.)Phialahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604909119508288912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6597775560176194802009-10-09T14:42:17.198-05:002009-10-09T14:42:17.198-05:00Jim –
First and foremost I love the blog. Given...Jim – <br /><br />First and foremost I love the blog. Given that I was taught well in my military career, namely by you and a few others, and I still hold the title of Chief in the Navy Reserve I have to practice restraint on some of your topics that I wish to comment on. Unfortunately, the issue that started this thread is rampant here in the DC area; you would be surprised how many military personnel, officer and enlisted alike, have derogatory political bumper stickers on their vehicles. <br /><br />Just last week I ran in to a PO3 with a “pro-god, pro-gun, anti-obama” bumper sticker on his vehicle. I actually requested that he repeat the oath of enlistment and when he reached the “I will obey the orders of the President of the United States” portion I then requested that he removed the bumper sticker.<br /><br />The irony, whether it is with the political talking heads or one of our own seems to know no bounds.Craig Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31513774161995260582009-10-09T14:01:01.390-05:002009-10-09T14:01:01.390-05:00The funny part of that, Dr. Phil, being that just ...The funny part of that, Dr. Phil, being that just yesterday The Frothy Ones were going on and on about how Chicago's failure to secure an Olympics bid was proof that Obama's "celebrity" staus in Europe was on a slide, etc., <i>ad nauseum</i>. So I guess, speaking mathematically, Europe's love of Obama can be quantified as sufficient for a Nobel Peace Prize but insufficient for an Olympic Games? I was never sure how those things might relate (it had never even crossed my mind, actually), but I guess now we know.<br /><br />Now if we can just find out what Mr. Obama has to do for a Klondike Bar.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-92014503431892733442009-10-09T11:53:51.847-05:002009-10-09T11:53:51.847-05:00The Nobel Peace Prize is just going to increase th...The Nobel Peace Prize is just going to increase the froth level. Proof, to some, that "he" is in league with those dastardly Eur-o-pee-an socialists.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />Dr. PhilDr. Phil (Physics)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11943336276878704753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-32159854275708036752009-10-09T10:27:10.612-05:002009-10-09T10:27:10.612-05:00I was in the Y locker room yesterday when, from th...I was in the Y locker room yesterday when, from the next aisle of lockers, I hear "Well, the man is a joke. If he had any real power he would have known that he was getting the Olympics before he got on the plane. He's just an embarrassment."<br /><br />Rapidly followed by "But at least he's preventing us from having race revolution in the streets. I just don't know who can come in and clean up the mess after this."<br /><br />So I went around the corner and there's one guy, far side of middle-age, talking to himself. Loudly. Still, shocked me: I have apparently too little imagination to share the world-view. Suggestions for a sane commentary that would help in such understanding would be very welcome.Ewanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587749873205076612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2627413168609942392009-10-09T09:00:49.971-05:002009-10-09T09:00:49.971-05:00What's a bit frightening to contemplate, and a...What's a bit frightening to contemplate, and at the core of the fundamental irresponsibility of the demagogues, is that there's the off-chance some of those listeners might finally act under the mistaken opinion that there's <i>any</i> real support for them, that all the revolution needs is one good match and it will take fire. The fact is that any armed gang of "revolutionaries" would be treated as an armed gang by law enforcement and, if need be, by the armed forces.<br /><br />Another Civil War simply isn't going to occur. That might not keep some people from dying over an attempt to start one.<br /><br />The other thing that's striking about the amateur revolutionaries set is that they clearly loathe and distrust democracy and don't know it. As bad as things were getting under Bush, I had little doubt with my naive faith in our culture that things would be set aright during the next election cycle or fixed by the judiciary--that our institutions would right themselves and adjust as they always have and are supposed to. The genius of American democracy, after all, is that it's supposed to make <i>armed</i> revolutions unnecessary by regularly scheduling peaceful ones at predictable intervals. It's both baffling and offensive, frankly, that people who are opposed to President Obama aren't <i>American</i> enough to trust our <i>system</i> to poke its way through regardless of whatever real or imagined missteps may briefly occur along the way. On the whole, after all, those institutions have done reasonably well since 1868.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-89028824703593429582009-10-09T07:14:08.906-05:002009-10-09T07:14:08.906-05:00Jim
It doesn't matter that it is Obama, Clint...Jim<br /><br />It doesn't matter that it is Obama, Clinton inspired similar lunacy. The block my wife was raised on in Westchester held an impromptu cocktail party in 45 to celebrate the death of FDR.<br /><br />I never heard my father utter a kind word about FDR and my father volunteered in late 41 or very early 42, with wife and child.<br /><br />There seems to be a small core on the right which honestly believes that a Democrat (or anyone much to their left) has no right to be President and the removal of such a person is a Constitutional necessity. I suspect that 3 of the Justices hold that position.<br /><br />Education would seem to be an answer, but it must be done young, and much of the country doesn't want education. It literally is against their religion.ntschttp://blog.charcuteire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65287780735172452072009-10-09T06:34:07.858-05:002009-10-09T06:34:07.858-05:00Ironic.
That's not the first thing that comes...Ironic.<br /><br />That's not the first thing that comes to my mind when I consider these things. And I know your vocabulary is larger than mine, so I commend your self-restraint. <br /><br />It will be entertaining to see the spin given to a Nobel Peace Prize, don't you think?Phialahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604909119508288912noreply@blogger.com