August 24, 2012
— Ace I know, I know. This comes as great a shock to me as it does to you.
Be strong. Life is about discovery, and sometimes even unwelcome discoveries.
Let me just suggest that there are some circumstances in which a smartly-executed "Now hold on there, Princess" is not only acceptable, but well-nigh mandatory.
Martin Bashir
I'm such a silly bitch!
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Posted by: soothsayer at August 24, 2012 09:12 AM (G/zuv)
Posted by: Sam Axe at August 24, 2012 09:13 AM (bbm3x)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at August 24, 2012 09:14 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Y-not at August 24, 2012 09:15 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 24, 2012 09:15 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: C*ntessa Brewer at August 24, 2012 09:15 AM (Zs83Q)
You said "breaking."
It's not "breaking. This has been known for decades.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:16 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: pat at August 24, 2012 09:17 AM (UFxap)
Posted by: AndrewsDad at August 24, 2012 09:17 AM (C2//T)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 24, 2012 09:17 AM (Dx7Bq)
Posted by: Unclefacts, now with even more summoning power. at August 24, 2012 09:17 AM (6IReR)
It's a demeaning aspersion to serve Obama, specifically?
Quite right. Quite right.
Posted by: Fritz at August 24, 2012 09:17 AM (/ZZCn)
Posted by: Z Ryan at August 24, 2012 09:17 AM (YvuFk)
What a pussy. His 3 viewers must be proud.
Posted by: TexBob at August 24, 2012 09:18 AM (pUOpM)
Martin, you suck.....figuratively as I'm not sure about your private life.
Posted by: © Sponge at August 24, 2012 09:18 AM (nDcVA)
Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2012 09:19 AM (B/VB5)
So do US networks have a special department dedicated to recruiting Brit asswipes, e.g., Piers Morgan and Martin B.?
It's hard to find snooty presenters in the US so the networks had to recruit them offshore. BTW, Stuart Varney is not snooty.
Posted by: Decaf at August 24, 2012 09:19 AM (o2KLI)
I note who is getting all upset about it in the MSM. Those are the folks I will keep an eye on.
Eric Boehlert thinks this gives the green light to anti-Mormon jokes. (Like they weren't going to do that, anyway.)
As many have said, when you call a guy a felon, a racist, a tax cheat, and a murderer, eventually he's going to strike back.
Posted by: Miss Marple at August 24, 2012 09:19 AM (GoIUi)
first you got lil' toure(ttes) going all poncy racy, now the dolt that made his bones screwing over michael jackson is suddenly "defending" the honor and dignity of the military by shouting down a guest?
If they ain't careful, there are going to be some very heated discussions among the 40 to 50 regular viewers of that channel's "news" product.
Posted by: Chariots of Toast at August 24, 2012 09:19 AM (ksERZ)
Posted by: huerfano at August 24, 2012 09:20 AM (bAGA/)
Posted by: pat at August 24, 2012 09:20 AM (UFxap)
Oakland OWS vet beanbag incident being the most recent.
Posted by: 13times at August 24, 2012 09:20 AM (h6XiD)
Accusing a military officer of treason "General Betrayus" = Free Speech.
Accusing a military officer of political ties "He currently serves President Obama so his comment isn't surprising" = Totally disrespecting the service of a senior military officer.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 24, 2012 09:20 AM (0q2P7)
Did you all see there was some report about how Romney's ads against the JEF that called him out for lying were the most effective?
I know there have been a few flashes of Romney understanding that the media is the Democrats but, I think he needs to drop an ad pointing out the dishonesty of the media and their coordination with the Dems.
I figure, something along the lines of McCain's "Celebrity" ad would do it.
Or maybe something along the lines of all the times bad economic news has been unexpected.
Get the public to distrust or dismiss the media and no amount of squirrels will matter.
Posted by: RoyalOil at August 24, 2012 09:21 AM (imtbm)
I will NOT stand here and let you bad mouth the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!
Posted by: © Sponge at August 24, 2012 09:21 AM (nDcVA)
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 24, 2012 09:21 AM (cHZB7)
FYI Military personal. Thank you for your service.
BTW, you have surrendered your first ammendment rights FOR LIFE
Posted by: CNN at August 24, 2012 09:21 AM (SO2Q8)
Posted by: @PurpAv at August 24, 2012 09:22 AM (w78gy)
Posted by: Clemenza at August 24, 2012 09:22 AM (Q8Pu5)
Posted by: Tommy V at August 24, 2012 09:22 AM (iJ5jJ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 24, 2012 09:22 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: booger at August 24, 2012 09:22 AM (HI6wa)
Where was Bashir on the 'General Betray-us' ad?
This whole apoplexy on the Left eludes me. This is a NATIONAL SECURITY issue of the highest order-- it's not about whether John Kerry is a dick or not. Are they trying to say that these confirmed leaks are nothing? Or, are they simply explaining "SHUT UP!!!"?
Posted by: nickless at August 24, 2012 09:23 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Reactionary at August 24, 2012 09:23 AM (xUM1Q)
Posted by: 66chevelle at August 24, 2012 09:23 AM (QjSgY)
Posted by: Up! Up with people! at August 24, 2012 09:24 AM (kzFo5)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/i][/u][/b] at August 24, 2012 09:24 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: thunderb at August 24, 2012 09:25 AM (Dnbau)
Martin Bashir, a foreign national who never severed in the military (as far as I can tell), lecturing an American citizen on the protocols of retired American military officers speaking their minds, as well as the relationship between American citizens and the military?
Ass.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at August 24, 2012 09:25 AM (kqqGm)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:26 AM (zMgpj)
Posted by: Romney smack down at August 24, 2012 09:27 AM (zb6pn)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 24, 2012 09:27 AM (X3lox)
Do you mean hit, or "hit"?
Posted by: John P. Squibob at August 24, 2012 09:27 AM (kqqGm)
Everything they say publicly is to curry favor with the ass-kissers above them (if they still want a career, that is).
You can thank that piece of shit Truman for that.
Posted by: RoyalOil at August 24, 2012 09:27 AM (imtbm)
Posted by: Iowa Jim at August 24, 2012 09:27 AM (N+9a4)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:28 AM (zMgpj)
Posted by: Killerdog at August 24, 2012 09:28 AM (byHYG)
Posted by: @PurpAv at August 24, 2012 09:28 AM (w78gy)
I'm less upset with Morgan than Dempsey. I expect Morgan to be a pussy because (a) he's on CNN and (b) he's a liberal. It's Dempsey's criticism that's the issue. It is such fucking bullshit that I can't even believe he said it.
These guys are not active military. They are either retired or discharged. (All of them honorably discharged BTW)
You don't give up your right to speak if you've ever worn a uniform. Nor did I note any of these guys standing in front of a camera IN uniform. If they had been, Dempsey would have a point. They weren't...so he doesn't.
When you add all this up, the point of Morgan's guest is correct. Dempsey serves under the Obama Administration, so its logical to expect him to minimize politics in order to keep the military out of the political line-of-fire. Yes he serves the Constitution, but practically he also serves an Administration as a very senior military adviser. Which makes it all the more incredible that he didn't just say, "That's politics. I'm in the military. The military doesn't 'do' politics."
Ironically, it's Dempsey who mixed politics and the military.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:29 AM (sbV1u)
hey Martin....I am sure it was an honest coincidence the guy who was saying Mitt timetravels was in the same clothes in both ads too
Posted by: sven10077 at August 24, 2012 09:29 AM (LRFds)
I find him intellectually stimulating. And hot.
Posted by: Fareed Zakaria at August 24, 2012 09:29 AM (wAQA5)
He wasn't interested in an interview he just wanted to kiss Obama's ass. Of course that general was doing the bidding of Obama.
Posted by: Vic at August 24, 2012 09:29 AM (YdQQY)
He's never had Maddow's bone in him this whole time? Huh. That IS kinda surprising.
Posted by: HeatherRadish is slurpin' onna 32oz fountain drink at August 24, 2012 09:29 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: Buzzsaw90 at August 24, 2012 09:29 AM (SO2Q8)
Posted by: mare at August 24, 2012 09:30 AM (A98Xu)
Posted by: General George Casey, Dickhead and Douchebag at August 24, 2012 09:30 AM (X3lox)
You do if you are an officer. Enlisted don't but senior enlisted do have some restrictions.
Posted by: Vic at August 24, 2012 09:31 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2012 09:31 AM (TMB3S)
Dear Gen. Dempsey, no martial law has been declared nor suspension of habeas corpus. So stick your stars up there with your brain, assuming you can find your brain.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:31 AM (zMgpj)
But Bashir had moments before featured this same high-ranking military officer's comments in which he...criticized other members of the military for offering politicized comments.
Interesting. There was once a time when leftists considered hypocrisy to be the one mortal sin. Now they openly contradict themselves within the span of a few seconds, without batting an eye, just for a little over-wrought theater of self-righteous indignation.
Posted by: Pastafarian at August 24, 2012 09:31 AM (ffv4E)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/i][/u][/b] at August 24, 2012 09:31 AM (4df7R)
Only Generals at 3-star level and above are directly approved by Congress. For 1 and 2-stars Congress just rubber stamps the internal selections of the military services.
So you're spot on. If you're wearing 3 stars or more, you're a very political animal.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:32 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: @PurpAv at August 24, 2012 09:32 AM (w78gy)
Last I checked;
1. the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs commands nothing. He is the head of the Joint Chiefs, who themselves command nothing, and only head up the administrative end of their respective service, and act as advisers.
2. Are appointed to that very political position directly by the POTUS and serve at his pleasure.
3. The current CJCS was in fact appointed by Obama.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 24, 2012 09:32 AM (0q2P7)
Partially correct. You do until age 55 because you are subject to recall up until age 55.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:33 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: HeatherRadish is slurpin' onna 32oz fountain drink at August 24, 2012 01:29 PM (/kI1Q)
Aw come on! I just ate!
Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 24, 2012 09:33 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:33 AM (zMgpj)
"Mitt told a birther joke at a crowd that has the press angry"....
yeah
"I want to win independents this is just partisan hackery"....
um yeah "thousands of GOPers" in Detroit Michigan
Posted by: sven10077 at August 24, 2012 09:34 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 01:32 PM (sbV1u)
Hell, once you start going for O-6 it becomes political, at least within the military.
Posted by: Vic at August 24, 2012 09:34 AM (YdQQY)
You would think that the echo would deter them from being shrill bitches.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 24, 2012 09:34 AM (Q/1Jp)
IIRC, promotion to the rank of General still requires Congressional approval.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at August 24, 2012 09:34 AM (kqqGm)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2012 09:35 AM (TMB3S)
@64. I'm not sure why are attacking Truman there. MacArthur was the one who screwed up, not Truman. Truman was the CIC, not MacArthur.
But I agree with your general premise, though it may be somewhat of a gross generalization. Obviously, they are admirable people, but the play the game too.
You know what, everything is political. I'm not really sure why that is a bad thing.
Posted by: SH at August 24, 2012 09:36 AM (gmeXX)
I worked with his staff directly in Iraq and ran into him on several occasions when he was the CG of the 1st Armored Division. I thought very highly of him.
Which is why I am incredulous that he fell into this trap.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:36 AM (sbV1u)
ART. 88 - CONTEMPT TOWARD OFFICIALS
Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Posted by: Forrest Gump at August 24, 2012 09:37 AM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Vic at August 24, 2012 09:37 AM (YdQQY)
All officer promotions require Congressional approval. They are routinely rubber stamped by Congress until you get to Lieutenant General and above.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:37 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Arbalest at August 24, 2012 09:37 AM (YU266)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 01:36 PM (sbV1u)
I'm thinking he got a direct order to do this.
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at August 24, 2012 09:38 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: mallfly at August 24, 2012 09:39 AM (bJm7W)
Yup.
Don't I know it. I quit when my packet was in front of the Colonel's board. I didn't want to play that game anymore.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:39 AM (sbV1u)
Extensively I wonder what he thinks of Ike doing that very thing. Or are only commanding generals allowed to use their military experience as part of a political statement when they are no longer part of military service?
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 24, 2012 09:39 AM (0q2P7)
Posted by: CausticConservative at August 24, 2012 09:39 AM (gT3jF)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:40 AM (zMgpj)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at August 24, 2012 01:38 PM (RD7QR)
That is exactly what I am thinking. I suspect he got that order form a "female" who said she was speaking for the President.
Posted by: Vic at August 24, 2012 09:40 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2012 09:40 AM (TMB3S)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 24, 2012 09:41 AM (0q2P7)
FIFY
Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 24, 2012 09:41 AM (da5Wo)
She wouldn't look a little like a rodent, would she?
Posted by: John P. Squibob at August 24, 2012 09:41 AM (kqqGm)
Posted by: snowcrash at August 24, 2012 09:42 AM (I30qo)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:42 AM (zMgpj)
Posted by: Dang at August 24, 2012 09:43 AM (R18D0)
don't I?
Posted by: TSgt Ciz at August 24, 2012 09:43 AM (BTytb)
Posted by: eureka! at August 24, 2012 09:43 AM (1qHOu)
Posted by: John P. Squibob at August 24, 2012 01:41 PM (kqqGm)
Not only does she look like a rodent, she maintains flop houses full of them in Chicago.
Posted by: Vic at August 24, 2012 09:43 AM (YdQQY)
I note the lack of hand-wringing from GEN Dempsey over Wesley Clark's forays into politics then and now, and his silence when a group of about 10 Colonels and GOs were endorsing Teh Won in 2008.
Yeah, I'm looking at you MG Batiste.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:43 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: SH at August 24, 2012 09:43 AM (gmeXX)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 24, 2012 09:44 AM (VtjlW)
http://youtu.be/-Wq5LtPcS5M
It might be simple enough for the media talking heads to understand. Not betting on the White House.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:44 AM (zMgpj)
Posted by: Inigo Montoya at August 24, 2012 09:44 AM (RCwVo)
Posted by: soothsayer at August 24, 2012 09:45 AM (G/zuv)
That doesn't really narrow it down.
Posted by: HeatherRadish is slurpin' onna 32oz fountain drink at August 24, 2012 01:44 PM (/kI1Q)
"Born in Iran" might help
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 24, 2012 09:46 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: RoyalOil at August 24, 2012 09:46 AM (imtbm)
Posted by: @PurpAv at August 24, 2012 09:46 AM (w78gy)
Miss Bashir and Richard Maddow Crissy Tingles... why do so many prominent lefties hate themselves/have such a gender identity crisis? I cant walk through an allyway in manhatten without hearing about psychologically that those of us opposed to say, opening our borders to third worlders and getting them hooked on the welfare state, that we are all just xenophobes who have mommy issues. Maybe the left should turn their """brilliant preening fact based analytical minds""" on their own freakshow.
Posted by: Shiggz Roketsturgeon at August 24, 2012 09:47 AM (RfvTE)
Uh, because we're a democracy and voters can make up their own minds about whom they will listen to? I believe that the same thing is the case in the UK, isn't it?
In US you decide whether to pay for a TV channel, in UK they make you pay for TV whether you like it or not. If you don't pay up and own a TV set you get fined or even jailed. Nice racket they have in Olde England, I can't understand why people accept it.
Posted by: Decaf at August 24, 2012 09:47 AM (o2KLI)
They generally don't mess with you, but if an officer goes out and starts making disparaging comments that the senior military leaders do not like they can come down on him like ton of bricks. Officers are still subject to the UMCJ after discharge because they are never truly discharged until 55. They are placed on "inactive duty".
At least that was my understanding when I left the service in the 70s.
Posted by: Vic at August 24, 2012 09:47 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Joe Biden at August 24, 2012 09:47 AM (+QKfp)
However when fake vets come out against Bush...well, it is their right to criticize the president! We live in a democracy don't we?
I would love, love, love for conservative guests on these talking head shows to point out that liberals don't give a shit about whatever the issue at hand is. All they care about is how they can best exploit it to gain more power.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 24, 2012 09:48 AM (AUeaU)
But he is wearing his uniform and is identified with his military position. Hence what he says, given in that setting, has official approval for what he says. IE The US Government to all you retired military - STFU.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:48 AM (zMgpj)
For officers it is absolute. You can be charged under article 88 for any statement that becomes public. You are bound by this while active, in the reserves at any level including inactive reserves, or retired. The only way to end out is to fully resign your commission.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 24, 2012 09:49 AM (0q2P7)
Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at August 24, 2012 09:49 AM (SDkq3)
You're exactly right.
I remember at my retirement out-processing they made it a point to remind me to keep it cool about politics for a while.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:49 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 24, 2012 09:49 AM (VtjlW)
If the moonbats want to get the rep in the retired military community that they are gonna get the vapors towards retired officers and people off active duty not in uniform criticizing the political leadership ONLY when the target of criticism is a democrat let them....
I want all the cards on the table and played....
all of the shit I heard against Bush and Rummy....
yeah let's have this goddamned talk
Posted by: sven10077 at August 24, 2012 09:50 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Bosk at August 24, 2012 09:50 AM (n2K+4)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:50 AM (zMgpj)
By the strictest possible reading yes Vic is correct by tradition...
really so David Hackworth is "just lucky he never got in trouble"....
this is another of the "2 sets of rules" game....
Posted by: sven10077 at August 24, 2012 09:51 AM (LRFds)
It's clear how this was going to go, whether he booted the guy or not.
Liberals LOVE the "argument from authority" fallacy. You can see that Bashir had already decided to go with the idea that the general was an indesputable authority figure, and therefore anybody who disagreed with him is wrong. Just look at how liberals give each other awards, like the Nobel Peace Prize. My brother amused me once by essentially claiming that I couldn't question the wisdom of Tom Freidman because he has 3 Pulitzer Prizes, and I don't.
The "if you disagree then you're unpatriotic" angle is amusing though.
That being said, you generally do NOT want to see the military get political. It would cause infighting, and make you question their motives when things happen. But this particular case shows an arguable concern regarding national security.
Posted by: Optimizer at August 24, 2012 09:51 AM (As94z)
Posted by: kathysaysso at August 24, 2012 09:52 AM (ZtwUX)
Using Bashir's logic, couldn't he defend any comment from any cabinet member in the same way.
"If the Secretary of Treasury says $10trillion in debt is no big deal, why shouldn't we just believe him."
"Well he serves President Obama, so I'm not surprised."
"Excuse me sir. He serves the United States. He is the Secretary of Treasurer of the United States. Take that back. I will not stand for you to assault his character."
Posted by: SH at August 24, 2012 09:52 AM (gmeXX)
He's not "big-boned."
Dinosaurs are "big-boned."
He's fat.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 09:53 AM (sbV1u)
Yeah. Kinda like me saying never trust anyone with the initials H.C.
Posted by: Hagbard Celine at August 24, 2012 09:53 AM (+/VIS)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 24, 2012 09:54 AM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Martin Bashear at August 24, 2012 09:56 AM (PcoXF)
If your commission is still held by the US at any level, where they have not dropped you from rolls (e.g. If yo get out after your 4 years active you choose to leave you still have 4 years inactive before you can fully resign) you can be charged. For retirees you have to be dropped from rolls (I have no idea when this occurs) before you are 100% clear of ART 88. The US has a habit of maintaining inactive officers on rolls forever unless they specifically resign. Mostly because if they drop they're done, recalling them becomes nigh impossible.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 24, 2012 09:57 AM (0q2P7)
If they ain't careful, there are going to be some very heated discussions among the 40 to 50 regular viewers of that channel's "news" product.
There are probably more people who clicked on the link here than saw the show when it aired.
Posted by: Decaf at August 24, 2012 09:57 AM (o2KLI)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 09:57 AM (zMgpj)
What they have done is say that release of classified information regarding SF operations is not helpful. This is why I think the remarks by the General were the result of a direct order coming out of the WH.
The same place where the leaks of classified info is coming.
Posted by: Vic at August 24, 2012 09:59 AM (YdQQY)
Whichever way the wind blows Tony.
Posted by: Martin Bashear at August 24, 2012 09:59 AM (PcoXF)
Day-um, I forgot about him. Gawd he was an idiot. First thing Fogelman did when he got in was to get rid of McPeak's United Airlines pilot uniforms.
Back in the day I used to think that "TQM" meant, "To quote McPeak."
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 24, 2012 10:00 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Shiggz Roketsturgeon at August 24, 2012 10:00 AM (RfvTE)
If I doubt this Limey socialist of Pakistani origins does not have the US' best interests at heart, does that make me a racist, a rabid nationalist, or just a bad person?
Foreign nags. Yeah, we need more of those.
Posted by: Invictos at August 24, 2012 10:01 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: ROIGuy at August 24, 2012 10:01 AM (7YnaR)
"Dysfunctional Veteran"
US Eagle symbol with arrows and olive branch
"Leave Me Alone"
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 24, 2012 10:03 AM (zMgpj)
Somebody's got to keep up a parallel appearance to Piers Mongoose.
/sockoff
Posted by: LC LaWedgie at August 24, 2012 10:04 AM (PcoXF)
Hey Bashir...Eat shit...
Posted by: Portnoy at August 24, 2012 10:04 AM (A5Abh)
Posted by: SurferDoc at August 24, 2012 10:06 AM (6H6FZ)
/...ot but likewise...
NYC Empire State Bldg. 9am
Mr. Johnson, designer of women's accessories, kills boss who fired him.
On the street police shoot, killing him and injuring pedestrians en route to work.
All's fair in love and war, goose and gander? DHS to target designers of women's fashion accessories as home grown domestic terrorists? Deny fashion designers and fashion salesmen gun rights?
Posted by: panzernashorn at August 24, 2012 10:07 AM (BAnPT)
Yes, serving flag rank officers are going to parrot whatever the current administration's position is, or find some way to defend it.
If Bashir had interviewed retired generals, he would have gotten a somewhat different reaction.
Posted by: Kristophr at August 24, 2012 10:13 AM (0aV2C)
Posted by: Berserker at August 24, 2012 10:13 AM (FMbng)
Posted by: steevy at August 24, 2012 10:15 AM (Ts9tU)
To the extent GOP the guest was implying that the general's opinion was a suck-up to Obama, because he works for him, that was wrong.
That's all I gots.
Posted by: CJ at August 24, 2012 10:15 AM (9KqcB)
Wesley Cluck? Lobbies for ethanol now. Quite fitting, no?
Posted by: joanne at August 24, 2012 10:19 AM (VNFBf)
Posted by: Martin Bashir.......Patriot at August 24, 2012 10:20 AM (sTfkB)
What you have to understand is that Bashir is a British Leftist. There is a whole host of implications to that, but the one that matters the most in this context is that he is instinctually religious about his politics. That means if someone opposes his Leftist political leader/positions, in this case the Big "O", his response will be almost exactly the same as the Spanish Inquisition's was when defending "The Church". He will demonize, de-humanize, call names that validate instinctual hatred and will do his best to silence and destroy anyone who does not follow along and meekly parrot the party-line. This is an archaic instinctual survival strategy that came about over the last 2000 years in Europe through centuries of religious persecution by the state religion, the Catholic Church. It resulted in a human being that, to survive, had to ignore the truth and reality, mindlessly repeat and believe chapter and verse, puritanically obey and support even the most ridiculously stupid, hypocritical positions as being "More Moral" and be as vicious as a Nazi in attacking anyone who opposes "The Church".
He cannot help it.
Posted by: Yodan at August 24, 2012 10:24 AM (A8v+R)
Posted by: Pastorius at August 24, 2012 10:29 AM (r2evj)
"I won't take this film too seriously,’ he responded. ‘I gather that one of the producers is a birther who still doesn't think I was born in this country. You've got one who was a candidate, a Republican candidate for office. And a proud card carrying member of the Tea Party. So this is obviously a partisan film."
Any word on whether Bashir will be rushing to criticize Obama's disparaging remarks against servicemen?
It's revealing that Obama thinks it's not controversial to dismiss the Tea Party as partisan. Just the way he flippantly said that the police "acted stupidly," we "didn't build that," we "cling to guns and religion," "the private sector is doing fine," and that Obama's son would "look like Trayvon."
He doesn't get it.
Posted by: Crispian at August 24, 2012 10:29 AM (uBMtY)
Posted by: G. Britain at August 24, 2012 10:39 AM (Dx7Bq)
@ Posted by: mpfs at August 24, 2012 02:33 PM (iYbLN)
He has no distinguishing features save for a British accent (which gives him that fake air of authority) and tinted skin. One can only imagine he left Britain because of racism ('even' Prince Harry uses the derogatory term "Paki") and his lack of talent.
Posted by: Crispian at August 24, 2012 10:40 AM (uBMtY)
Posted by: drowningpuppies at August 24, 2012 10:44 AM (012vu)
Posted by: @PurpAv at August 24, 2012 01:28 PM (w78gy)
H8ter
Posted by: 66chevelle at August 24, 2012 10:46 AM (QjSgY)
Is he on one of the cables?
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Yes, he's on a channel that's to the left of CNN but slightly to the right of FSTV.
Posted by: mediumheadboy at August 24, 2012 10:49 AM (aHR5E)
Wasn't he on Star Trek TNG???
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Nah. Deep Space Nine. I remember because in real life he was married to that ultra-hot Major Kira chick.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 24, 2012 10:51 AM (exvgC)
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