A Response to the Acolytes of the Church of Kokesh
UPDATE: Uncle Jimbo v. The Lummox from PA made Politico today. Hilarious. I am proud just carrying that guy’s camera while he discusses how he would “do” a “Code Pink Cutie.”
Wow does this crack me up. So, my reward for posting the other day about Kokesh and the PTSD discussion is to be the apparent target of some sophomoric bullshit on his blog and his facebook page. Apparently, I am to be threatened by his having taken my picture. I don’t know if he took it in a camera he made out of a shoebox, or if his camera just sucks, but here is his picture entitled “The pro-war blogosphere is here!”
That is me, Jonn and Jimbo, no doubt checking out one of the Peace Fairies or something. The comments to this are priceless, and since I am not a “friend” of Adam’s on Facebook, I will endeavor to respond here.
Tennyson: Um, I wouldn’t really describe us as LGFers, but if you wish to, be my guest. For my part, I would rather misquote your namesake:
Hippies to right of them,
Hippies to left of them,
Hippies in front of them
Volley’d & thunder’d;
Storm’d at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the three bloggers.
Al Brundage: They did not bring us papers. Nor, alas, are any of us able to sign them had there been any, on account of two already being retired and my being broke dick.
Cherish: I take great umbrage with that young lady! For I have no John Deere. I have a push mower. I also don’t know what the hell a “bear crawl” is, but I have on many occasions done high/low crawls, and the “I’m up, they see me, I’m down” with full battle rattle on. I’ve even done so in a combat zone. Have you?
Chris Lombardi: Do you have to be a freeper to spy bullshit? As I did with Tennyson, I commend to you the words of your namesake Vince who once stated that:
I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.
Gabriel Payan: Um, are you serious? Jonn and Jimbo are retired, and I served in OEF. Has the definition of Chickenhawk changed again and none of you told us? [On Edit: Payan has made an appearance at TAH in the past too. It’s a veritable fan club over there.]
Zachery: We love Zachery, this dude is a classic. He got PTSD from CQ duty at 8th and I barracks. The closest he has come to a combat zone was fighting to remain conscious after his 17th day of getting blindingly high in a row. Hey dumb dumb, none of us is wearing “cameo clothes” so what in the hell are you talking about? Also, you might want to spell check every now and again. Too, there are numerous homonyms for “there” and you don’t seem to have the hang of them. In the sense of “They Are” it is “they’re” while if you are referencing ownership to someone else, it would be “their” and lastly, if you are saying here or ____, it is “there.” They are not interchangeable.
Category: Politics
For the record, there is such thing as a “Bear Crawl”. We did them at Benning all the time when we had been naughty and our helpful Drill Sergeants thought we could use some extra attention to refocus our minds. It is similar to the standard “crawling on your hands and knees” except the legs are extended and you are on hands and feet instead of the knees.
FYI.
Also…
Cherish-John Deere, the outstanding manufacturer of tractors, has an “e” on the end of it. Fact checking is key to intelligent posting I would say. Also, not all folks who support the military winning would necessarily be “rednecks”. I’m just saying…nice open mind there, way to avoid prejudicial thinking.
Mr. Maddox-I cannot begin to compliment you on your outstanding grasp of grammar and spelling. No, really…I can’t compliment you because your grasp is somewhat lacking. A few pointers to get you started. “There” = an adverb generally meaning “In that place” or words to that effect. “They’re” maybe be what you’re looking for, a contraction of “They are”. I would recommend checking out this website: http://www.better-english.com/easier/theyre.htm for some practice at differentiating between “There, their and they’re”. Or you could pick up an elementary school grammar textbook. Either way.
Also. The word is “Ridiculous”, not “Rediculous”. The root word is “Ridicule”, not “redicule”, which is not a word, or even “reticule”-the cross hairs in a scope, which you may never have seen. I will also admit that an alternate definition of “reticule” includes-“a woman’s drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries”. Who knew? You may be more familiar with this definition. Though it still would not be the correct word, or root word, in the context you use.
Just a few helpful hints. I try to be helpful…when I’m not being a Chicken Hawk.
Oh, and one more thing…in reference to our “Cameo” clothes. Just because I have a costume meticulously crafted in homage to the immortal “Word Up” video doesn’t mean I’d wear it in battle. That’s a garrison only kind of thing.
I love how these tolerant and multi-kulti sensitive types vent their spleens against us demonic redneck types.
Common myths:
All ‘necks are Republicans, Bullchit!Beaucoup signs & bumperstickes supporting the Dems along the cornfields where I live.
All ‘necks are kard karyin’ members of the kook klux klowns. Go to a field trial & see how many brown & blacknecks show up to run their hounds. Check out a farmer’s market & see how many different peeps are conducting business with each other.
Cherish Hodge, we’re a bunch of ignorant rubes on John Deeres?? For the record,my family uses Harvester International equipment. We’re all “caloricaly challenged lard butts?? Have you ever planted acres of tomato stakes at a time or done any sort of farm work?? How ’bout we quit growing the crops you eat and let social Darwinism take it’s course on your urban azz??
One last blast from my (red) neck of the woods:
Urban elitists, you need us a helluva a lot more than we need YOU!
Jonn wrote: That’s “International Harvester”. I owned a IH Scout once – the first SUV back in ’72. Yes, they used to make great trucks, too.
Oh Zachary (no war “PTSD victim”) Maddox, I’ve BTDT for real x2 and often times wear Real Tree cammo out & about and if you don’t like it, “Molon Labe” my cammies from me.
Hey Zach, for a guy that “hates war..”, you sure seem bent on waging war against civilians in “cameo” clothing.
There are some that would not only call that immature, but psychotic too.
Oh yeah, BTDT twice in Iraq…..voluntarily (that means I begged to go). You?
I think this ties in nicely with you previous PTSD story, considering Zachery is the poster child of how some claims of PTSD by IVAW members dishonors those who have legitimate issues. Saying you have PTSD because you were 9 miles away from the Pentagon on 9/11 is an insult to the millions of Americans who were similarly traumatized by that event and have been able to move on with their lives.
Carry an SF-180 so you can request their court marshal transcripts…
This is a riot! You really should be careful when playing with the big dogs, but these guys must be very young if they don’t already know that.
My Mom gave me a Cameo once, but probably I’d get arrested if it were all I wore!
L6R – You CAN find some very good buys on cameo BDU’s at Leather Larry’s Fanny-Packing Emporium, in San Fran.
And some DARLING faux-leather rucks with little soldja-boy prints, a design created by your buds at IVAW.
And oh! their blue falcon berets… oooh!
“And oh! their blue falcon berets… oooh!” j3, that quote was up there with Claymore’s gut busters, good on ya!!!
I bet Zaky-boy is of the opinion that Chimpy BusHitler was some sort of dictator… Kind of funny he wants the Gubmint to regulate the type of clothing, y’know the banning cammies quip, citizens can wear. Seems a bit totalitarian to me.
Cameo: “A technique of engraving in relief on a gem or other ston, esp. with layers of different hues, cut so the raised design if one color and the background of another”; or “a brief but dramatic appearance of a prominent performer in a single scene on a television show or in a film”; or “to depict in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition.”
The first definition sounds like something that Zachy is most likely to wear.
The second definition could, with a little dramatization, apply to you three (Jonn, TSO, and Uncle Jimbo). Key words are “dramatic” and “prominent,” and you were caught on film obviously. But you don’t need to be wearing any specific type of clothes for this definition to apply.
The third definition is too weak. While I like the “sharp” part, I don’t think that “delicate” is appropriate, except for Zachy’s apparent sensibilities.
Chickenshits throwing around the word “chickenhawk”. Some things never change.
Sure, its easy for the writers of this blog to talk about how badly we need to stay in this war…hell, they’re all too old to be in the miltary! I bet they were lucky enough to serve their time between vietnam and this Global Waste on Terror. I mean, think about it, you oculd have done almost 30 years w/o ever being in danger..only to now sit back and say “i did it, now you should” when theres a war!!
Jesus. Is it an anti-war group requirement to be ignorant of proper grammar?!?! Idiots!
I hope you aren’t Southern and you don’t represent the Democrats I know, post 12 applies to you.
SD
I am in Iraq as of this post.
You see now, why I switched sides?
damn hippies.