The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Rolling Stone: McCrystal "Disappointed" In Obama

Eric Cartman| 6.22.10 @ 9:15AM

McChrystal is getting what he deserves. ANYONE in the military who votes for a Democrat, especially Obummer, should be held in Gitmo and water-boarded under suspicion of being a dumbass.

Unfortunately, generals are political animals and it seems McChrystal is no better than the scumbag Democrats who have been ruining the country since they were formed. Now he's sorry he made these awful comments - typical.

Tim Wickersham| 6.23.10 @ 9:19AM

Amen. If he hadn't voted for the moron I would be more inclined to support him but he did vote for the moron so he's on his own.

kyala| 6.23.10 @ 3:13PM

umm if you look through history it was always republicans who put our country in SH*T and the democrats that pulled us out... get some education. Be patient he cant turn around 8 years of what BUSH did over night.

Nate| 6.23.10 @ 3:18PM

Really? How do you explain JFK and LBJ's Vietnam debacle then? Stupid fool.

Oilbama's a complete incompetent corruptocrat--our country may not even survive the Commie clown. Blow it out your butt, libtard.

e zach| 6.24.10 @ 12:33PM

You are exactly right!!! He is destroying our country every day. And furthermore, he allowed that stupid president of Mexico to publicly shit on our entire country and the moron sat right in front of him and agreed with him. He should be more embarrased by that.

don| 6.24.10 @ 11:38PM

I would expect that observation from someone
who gets their history lessons from the inveterate
righty mouthpieces Limbaugh, Drudge and Beck.
If you would actually care to educate yourself you may find the official start of our involvement in
Vietnam is considered to be Nov 1, 1955 when
Eisenhower deployed the military assistance
advisory group to train arvn troops. Tbis is
stated on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Peter| 6.23.10 @ 6:08PM

You are wrong. FDR started WWll; Truman started The Korean War and Kennedy started Vietnam and Johnson escalated the war. It was Nixon who got us out of Vietnam. Why is it that people like you are so ignorant of history. You believe the BS you are spoonfed by the LEFT!

Liam| 6.23.10 @ 7:52PM

Peter, they're Stalinists--they re-write history, it's the only way they can survive.

Oh, Willy Clinton fiddled with interns instead of taking Bin Laden into custody when Sudan offered him to us MANY TIMES!

September 11, 2001 was the incompetent corruptocrat Clinton's fault.

Meg| 6.24.10 @ 6:38AM

Check your history, kyala...don't you remember the hostages in Iran....held for over 400 days during the Carter administration and released immediately after Reagan took office.

-Ryco| 6.24.10 @ 11:00PM

Vietnam was a total CIA war. Putting an end to Vietnam and "scattering the CIA into a thousand pieces" is what got JFK assassinated. This was what Ike was talking about when he said "beware the military/industrial complex" = oil companies + CIA.

Michael| 6.26.10 @ 3:30PM

Hmm, that a battle-hardened fighting man doesn't respect a dim, panty-waisted liberal / faux elitist, who has never participated in the military or economy that he now controls, should come as no surprise. Obama has worked hard to earn the disrespect he so richly deserves from America's fighting men and women.

retiredair| 6.27.10 @ 11:52AM

Kyala, you must be reading a history book from Iran which spouts such trash as the Holocust never happened, etc. I think you will find that it is the opposite!!!!!

david| 7.4.10 @ 9:22AM

kyala, think WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam. You must be very young.

ron| 6.25.10 @ 4:23PM

please don't call obama a moron. It is insulting to all the morons in the world. they do not need to be categorized with that piece of garbage

Ken (Old Texican)| 6.22.10 @ 9:36AM

Eric,

I agree. Having voted for Obama is all I need to know about McChrystal off the battlefield.

The real problem is, that the Repubs could not come up with a better candidate than sad-sack McCain for an alternative. Possibly, the general knew some things about McCain that precluded voting for him as commander in chief. Perhaps he was hoping the blank slate (Obama) had something to offer?????
Naif as hell if you ask me.

Eric Cartman| 6.22.10 @ 9:51AM

What worries me is that the stupid Republicans will find a way to screw up this coming election - its like they have a double agent in the RNC. Like Price, head of security in the movie, Stalag 17.

They won't support a Gov. Christie of Gov. Brewer, smart, articulate conservatives. They'll get a RINO, me too, Obama Lite and screw the pooch once again - pitiful, just pitiful.

Grzmlyk| 6.22.10 @ 1:36PM

Eric, I hate reading your comments.

Because you are 100% right.

retiredair| 6.27.10 @ 11:54AM

I like Eric's comments - I am a conservative and I think that my Repubs are being stupid in selection.

Albert Anthony Turner| 6.22.10 @ 10:47AM

A good soldier will knowingly take a hit for his buddy or troops. This man knew what would happen to him and he did it anyway because this is how screwed up this President and his regime is.
Thanks, General. You did your nation proud.

Reneemf| 6.22.10 @ 4:49PM

I agree. He knows exactly what he is about, and intentionally has risked his career (rather than his life) to expose Obama and his incompetent administration.

2Anglico| 6.22.10 @ 11:01AM

He voted for Obama... and now he's suprised! I voted AGAINST Obama and NOTHING he has done has suprised me! He is doing EXACTLY as he said he would, YOU were not LISTENING, General!

Croos8r| 6.22.10 @ 11:12AM

What? Generals are politicians? Nooooooo! Man, I remember some dude on these boards regularly mentioning that and getting flamed by the so-called conservatives here.

McChrystal is a flipping incompetent fool, and the fact he voted for Obama should preclude his from being a cook in the military, let alone the super-dooper supreme-o commandante in Afghanistan. These types of fools are running the show, and we wonder why the war has drug on for what now, almost 9 years? Hmmmmm.

Grzmlyk| 6.22.10 @ 1:55PM

Let's not forget the new medal they award for not, you know, harming the enemy.

That wouldn't be fair.

We are down the rabbit hole, folks.

retiredair| 6.27.10 @ 11:57AM

AGREE!

Pete| 6.22.10 @ 11:19AM

I am surprised that Osama doesn't make everyone bow to him on a daily basis, so much does he seem to think of himself.

This is a good sign, but I won't be really encouraged until the MSM starts to turn on him.

Humphrey Dumfries| 6.22.10 @ 11:28AM

Seems Politico has pulled their PDF of the RS piece. HotAir has excerpts:
http://hotair.com/archives/201.....dvertised/

Ron| 6.22.10 @ 11:29AM

Anyone with any military intelligence knows this war should of been over within 6 months to a year with our capabilities. Politics has totaly prevented this. Let the generals and our war machine have their way and the war will be over-very soon. Washington does not care nor do they want to win the war.

Bobby Bell | 6.22.10 @ 11:46AM

General McChrystal is a military man, and they are not normally trained in "How to spin it". As a Military School Graduate and Veteran, I must say that his training was from the first days of training, about honor and integrity, and telling it like it is. That is the shortest distance between two points, and the way to accomplish the mission.
How should he know that he should spin this interview, like a Democrat or Republican? He should have never taken the interview. But having said that, he should definitely have an elephant in the room with he and Obama, and he should definitely wear a wire, to any meeting with this slithery serpent, or any of his henchmen, just to protect himself, and in case a moment arises where he can prove part of his case, which it most assuredly will, with this incompetent, arrogant, narcissistic empty suit, who quite obviously intends to bring the US to her needs, or to her grave, if he is as smart as given credit for, or forced in one way or another to resign right now, if he is not as smart as givin credit for. I believe he is smart, but seriously mentally deranged, as are the idealogues he represents, to whom power and omnipotence and greed, far and away outweigh any moral substance in favor of the country, and its "subjects". But most people are afraid to say what they really feel. They are scared of this pantywaist.

notmypresident2010| 6.22.10 @ 12:07PM

The General broke the first rule of Monarchies, Never criticize the King. Didnt he watch the Tudors?

BobbyBell| 6.22.10 @ 12:20PM

To notmypresident2010. Not mine either. Nor my dictator. Liberty or death. He did not learn from the mistakes of Patton or McArthur. But quite possibly, he is at the point where he is exasperated, and can not take any more useless loss of life and limb, or total incompetence and useless agendas from these idealogues. Not even Republicans have the stones to back the one of their ilk, who has the stones to say what he really thinks in this administration. They are afraid of drawing a line in the sand and saying wait a minute, that's enough. At least McChrystal is a man of courage.

Fed Up| 6.22.10 @ 2:27PM

Bobby Bell your an idiot.

Bobbybell| 6.22.10 @ 8:50PM

Fed Up-I like the facts myself. I do not randomly call people idiots, or anything resembling that, however I might claim that they have been drinking too much KoolAid. I do not trust Rolling Stone, of all literary wonders, 'scuse me man, can I have a toke', as much as the Prez has taught me that I can not trust anything that comes out of his mouth either.
Case in point, would it make any difference to you, if you knew that the Prez's buddies at Goldman Sachs sold 4.9 million shares of BP stock, two days before the explosion of the rig in the Gulf. Does it matter to you that this President demonizes oil companies here in the states, while giving giving $2 Billion, (with a B), in our stimulus money to PetroBras for deep water exploration and drilling, and they are one of the richest and most profitable oil companies on the planet, except that George Soros is one of their major stockholders. The Socialist owned nationalist oil company of Brazil.
My point is McChrystal is in the no mans land to fight and win a war. Obama is in the White House "for what"? The emperor has no clothes. I have heard all sorts of things about dereliction of duty, and insubordination and things today from Civilians who have not got a clue. The first thing The Detractor in Chief, the 'Boy Wonder', the empty suit, needs to learn, is that respect is earned, not guaranteed. The second thing that he needs to learn is, The Oath States that "I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God." It does not say a damn thing about the President. This is the Oath I took. Read Rolling Stone?? Yeah I will do that now that it is available. Who is going to guarantee me that it is not distorted? I even read the Arizona Republic and The New York Times. God are they distortions of the truth. So what is your point exactly, Demonizing me, another conservative?

Fed Up| 6.22.10 @ 2:31PM

Bobby Bell. I'll take back my comment as the way it probably came across. I didn't intend that to be a personal attack to you or your views. Everyone is certainly entitled to them. But you say some pretty strange things and I dont believe you have performed enough research to state them. Did you even read the entire RS article before posting your comments? I don't think anyone could be more against this administration that I am, however, before I post a comment I get ALL the facts. This way, I don't have someone telling me I'm an idiot. :-)

Nate| 6.22.10 @ 9:53PM

Fed Up, you're an idiot.

John Z| 6.22.10 @ 3:55PM

I read the Rolling Stone piece just now, and several things occurred to me.
First, the author, Michael Hastings, used devices such as 'a source close to,' 'a close aide said,' but only rarely has direct quotes of McCrystal when talking about something controversial. I have little doubt that Gen. McCrystal's aide might know exactly how he feels on such subjects. B ut it is disingenuous of the author, I think, to paint the portrait of the man that Hastings paints using so many 3rd party quotes or, more disturbing, his own evaluation of the situation in Afganistan. The kinds of observations he attributes to McCrystal are the kinds of things general write in their memoirs, not while they're still on active duty. That is not to say they don't think them, or discuss them with subordinates and colleagues, but certainly not if they know a reporter is within earshot ... unless that reporter has given them some impression that such thoughts are only for "background" - naive of the Army guys, but they're not trained to deal with political reporters nor do I want them wasting their time on such.
Also, it says a lot to me that a picture of the author, complete with fashionable suit and sunglasses, disembarking a military helicopter and looking oh, so suave ... this picture appears as a centerpiece, page two. Hmm. So ... this isn't really journalism, but editorial, yes? Well, no - not the way Rolling Stone presents it.
I think differently.
Finally, the way this is being spun up in Washington foreshadows a forgone conclusion in the best tradition of the Beltway. In other words, Mr. Gibbs' coy avoidance of coming right out and saying "he's gone," but implying that nothing is "off the table" speaks volumes - the politicians are embarrassed and have already decided.
Yes, I feel the same way many of you do about McCrystal's reported vote for Obama for president. Yes, I think any military member who votes for a liberal has got to be crazy - my opinion. Yet, I know some very smart people who wanted "a change" - people I respect for many other reasons. I don't care if they're blathering idiots when it comes to evaluation of politics and a pragmatic view of the world. If they're good at what they do - and I think McCrystal might be such - then let them be political bumpkins, but let them do their real jobs effectively and without political interference.
To all those who have carefully followed the past year and evaluated the effectiveness, the change, the new Washington under the tenure of their golden boy and his Laurel Pelosi and Hardy Reid ... I ask you: How about that change? 8)

diane| 6.22.10 @ 6:53PM

I find some of the comments so sad. I have a 20 year old young man in the military and I can't believe that the general would speak such words. while our children are fighting and dying each day.
what you may think about our commander is not important. My son carry out his duty even if they
are not to his liking. It is his job to follow orders
and as a soldiers that is what General McCrystal's job is . With this kind of moral from the top leader
how can we expect our young men to follow order and put their lives on the line. Usually I am quick to defend my president but what I say now to you all, a couple of years ago
BUSH sat in the oval office and the same mud
you throw at President Obama you threw at him
I am thankful that he cares enough to take on this job so many compain but I truly don't think their was anyone running for the office repulican or democrat that could do any better. We're all so busy trying to bring him down but you'd better pray for him and remember things are bad but it could be so much worse. We got a glimpse of it about a year ago. You people better start praying and remember Obama is not the enemy the enemy is out their watching and waiting to strike again. 9/11 took my breath away what will it take for us all to stand together and fight for America and stop fighting each other.

Jammer| 6.22.10 @ 9:56PM

I feel sorry for your son, diane; both his Commander in Chief and mother are idiots.

God bless and protect your "young man."

hazel| 6.22.10 @ 10:06PM

Diane, I agree with you on the issue of who the enemy is and it is certainly not President Obama. It is sad but it seems to me and thw whole world looking at America that it will/ may take another 9/11 attack on America for the A

hazel | 6.22.10 @ 10:18PM

Following on from my previous comment, I think it is going to take another 9/11 to wake the American people up and realise that they should not be TEARING down THEIR PRESIDENT in such a DISGRACEFUL manner because all they are doing is playing into the hands of the enemy.

Nobama| 6.23.10 @ 2:55AM

Thanks for all your whining and moaning on behalf of Oilbama, hazel. I wonder if you were so upset when all the Leftist Dummocrat dirtbags were screaming BUSHITLER at GWB. Were you playing into the hands of the enemy then?

Your hypocrisy is DISGRACEFUL, dumbass!

peggy| 6.27.10 @ 3:42PM

agree!these people are downright scary.they are very reminiscent of the mcCarthy era.it is as if all the rednecks came out of the woodwork just because he is black!pray for our country.it is becoming fascist.run by ignorant uneducated people like russ limbau and sara palin.nomatter if he disagreed with his boss,you don't do it on record-terrific lapse in judgement for a general.you don't belong there. i have been an rn for many years(white)and i hope i get some of these arrogant nasty people as patients when they are sick and vulnerable and wondering how they are going tp pay the bill.their socalled anti government belief system crumbles before your eyes!

Peter | 6.23.10 @ 6:22PM

The reality is that Michael Hastings has screwed the pooch as far as embedded journalists are concerned. NO ONE will talk to a reporter now and what information which was coming out will now dry up. What a stupid thing to do. What exactly did Mr. Hastings think he was trying to accomplish other than sending one of our best generals into retirement?
When will we learn that going to "WAR" means killing people. If we are not going to go there to win then get out and stop doing this. It's the same crap that happened in Vietnam. Nixon tried to fight a war in order to win it and he was vilified!
Obama is a novice. He has zero experience. He is not qualified to be leading any Armed Forces, much less there US Armed Forces.
God, can 2014 get here fast enough!?

sandyo| 6.22.10 @ 3:58PM

ANARCHY. THE ONLY REAL ANSWER.

Croos8r| 6.22.10 @ 4:31PM

Just read the article. Wow what a d-bag. Coddled. Used his daddy's influence to get away with murder at West Point. What a tool. Wonder if he woulda been such a "badass" if daddy wasn't a general?

Well good luck there American troops trying to win with this d-bag leading you. Leading you straigh to hell is more like it.

Reneemf| 6.22.10 @ 5:02PM

Give me a Badass any day over a Metorsexual-wuss. Sorry, but when it comes to a real fight, I'll take the Badass. Anyday. Obama could use a little "Badass."

Croos8r| 6.22.10 @ 7:30PM

Yeah I hear you, but if you read the article the only reason he was a "badass" is cuz daddy the general had his back. If he earned his way into West Point he wouldn've been kicked out. There's a difference between a true "badass" and a fake, my daddy is a general so I can do what I want "badass."

Maybe if we had a true badass running the show the troops wouldn't wanna kick him in the nuts. I dunno though, is not patrolling in areas where there may be bad guys a "badass" move or a faggot-ass metrosexual move?

How's the war going again?

Jammer| 6.22.10 @ 9:58PM

POTUS is the faggot.

johnny gipson | 6.22.10 @ 5:03PM

Another person bites the dust for telling the truth !!!!!!!!!

Brad| 6.22.10 @ 5:12PM

I am not surprised that the majority of comments are coming from the republicans. I must have missed something because I thought George Bush invaded Afganistan in such an inept way that we are still there because of it.
I don't care what political party you support, this is about the United States of America and the protection of the office of the President. I am just going out on a limb here but My guess is none of you ever fought in a war or even were in the Military I on the other hand have and this situation is much bigger than who is in the oval office it is the oval office.
Brad

Nate| 6.22.10 @ 10:02PM

Obama is an incompetent corruptocrat who couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag. This mess smells just like Vietnam and more useless liberals trying to fight a war.

Dummocrats are worthless pieces of crap.

hazel| 6.22.10 @ 10:41PM

Nate, you are the incompetent corruptcrat. YOUR PREVIOUS INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TOOK AMERICA INTO TWO WARS ALL AT ONCE. THE REPUBLIAN ARE TO BE BLAMED FOR THE MESS THAT AMERICA IS IN-TWO WARS/ FININCIAL CRISIS/ GULF OIL SPILL-DUE TO REPUBLICAN GREED.

REPUBLICANS ARE WORST THAN CRAP.PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TRYING TO CLEAN UP 8 YEARS OF REPUBLICAN CRAP.

Nate| 6.23.10 @ 3:01AM

Nice try, hobag hazel--but your incompetent, corruptocrat Oilbama POTUS Pretender's approvals are falling like a stone. His election was obviously a mistake.

He'll be in the thirties before you know it, moron; America has rejected him and his Marxist agenda.
You Commie Clowns are gonna get it in November--a political bloodbath is coming YOUR WAY!

Get used to it, loser--because it's just starting.

stu| 6.24.10 @ 12:44PM

This is not about whos democrat or who's republican. Our last president was a moron and screwed up the war and the economy, now we have an even bigger moron who is screwing up even more. We need to get rid of him and find a candidate with at least half a brain and who will protect and defend our country and who will STOP LETTING ALL THE PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE US.

Nate| 6.24.10 @ 5:59PM

I agree, Stu--GWB made mistakes, but at least he's a patriot--UNLIKE OILBAMA the Commie.

Diane| 6.22.10 @ 7:10PM

I agree with you Brad. I encouraged my son David
to join the military. Some of the things that get reported is not always best. The country is watching us and this is playing into the hand of those wanting us to fail. I pray for the President
he has my son life in his hand while he serves so bravely .

Bobby Bell| 6.22.10 @ 8:49PM

Fed Up-I like the facts myself. I do not randomly call people idiots, or anything resembling that, however I might claim that they have been drinking too much KoolAid. I do not trust Rolling Stone, of all literary wonders, 'scuse me man, can I have a toke', as much as the Prez has taught me that I can not trust anything that comes out of his mouth either.
Case in point, would it make any difference to you, if you knew that the Prez's buddies at Goldman Sachs sold 4.9 million shares of BP stock, two days before the explosion of the rig in the Gulf. Does it matter to you that this President demonizes oil companies here in the states, while giving giving $2 Billion, (with a B), in our stimulus money to PetroBras for deep water exploration and drilling, and they are one of the richest and most profitable oil companies on the planet, except that George Soros is one of their major stockholders. The Socialist owned nationalist oil company of Brazil.
My point is McChrystal is in the no mans land to fight and win a war. Obama is in the White House "for what"? The emperor has no clothes. I have heard all sorts of things about dereliction of duty, and insubordination and things today from Civilians who have not got a clue. The first thing The Detractor in Chief, the 'Boy Wonder', the empty suit, needs to learn, is that respect is earned, not guaranteed. The second thing that he needs to learn is, The Oath States that "I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God." It does not say a damn thing about the President. This is the Oath I took. Read Rolling Stone?? Yeah I will do that now that it is available. Who is going to guarantee me that it is not distorted? I even read the Arizona Republic and The New York Times. God are they distortions of the truth. So what is your point exactly, Demonizing me, another conservative?

Enough| 6.23.10 @ 10:52AM

If this happened under GWB, the folks defending McCrystal would be calling for his head. Then again, these same conservatives uttered nary a peep during the first bailout (with no strings attached), or the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but had the vapors when Clinton intervened in Bosnia and sent missiles to Iraq.

At least the left--the actual left, not Democrats--were critical of Clinton, Bush Sr., W, and Obama's military misadventures. At least *we* are consistent in our criticisms.

Nate| 6.23.10 @ 12:41PM

Obviously, you're braindead, Enough; Conservatives DID SCREAM about TARP.
Guess you were so wiped out from all that Commie Kool-Aid you were swilling you missed it.

BTW--GWB's TARP has been repaid, except for the stupid car companies Oilbama took over. The incompetent corruptocrat, Oilbama's legislation has increased our national debt 4X.

Consistent--yes, you Dummocraps are consistently stupid and evil.

Mcdragon| 6.23.10 @ 2:42PM

Bobby Bell, speaks a lot of truth. There is an awful amount of slamming others opinions here. These issues on McCrystal shouldn't even be given air time. While the man s likened to Patton, or Macarther, the information in that whole interview was based on hearsay information. If anyone here is a lawyer, you know as well as everyone else that it don't hold up in court. What that shit does do is taint the jury, who in this case is Obama and public opinion.
Today, some 40 years after taking the Oath of Allegiance and serving in Vietnam. I will still stand and attempt to defend this country against any all threats. Be it to your right to bad mouth some ones opinion (given to us by the right of free speech) or some physically attacking our shores or borders.
May McCrystal come out of this BS on top. He has earned the right. There are very few general officers who will go into the field on patrols with his men.

James Murray| 6.23.10 @ 4:00PM

I cant believe my country!!! Whats right is right and whats wrong is wrong. Dem or Rep.! This country is headed to the dump because Rep. only agenda is to bash Dem. And Dem. gotta fight so much to where they forget what the country should be about!!! My country is nothing like it should be. My brother died in Iraq and I dont hate Bush because he sent him there, neither do I hat Obama for not pulling out, but I hate all of you idiots Rep. and Dem. who dont respect the Pres. and his decisions. We fight to much within the country to defeat any other country!!

Nate| 6.23.10 @ 8:03PM

You've got to EARN respect, James--and the incompetent corruptocrat, Oilbama has most certainly not earned ours!
Get over it.

kyle| 6.23.10 @ 7:34PM

Ahh e-thugging is great, isn't it nate?

Ya know, there was a time when people could discuss their differences without resulting to personal attacks.

too bad its apparently gone.

Nate| 6.23.10 @ 8:00PM

"Thugging" is something you liberal pieces of human excrement know a lot about, kyle.

You morons must have short term memory loss; guess you've forgotten your favorite, "BUSHITLER." Oh, that's not a personal attack at all.

What goes around, comes around, asshole--and it's just starting. better learn to like it.

Chris H| 6.24.10 @ 12:19AM

Being Military is about Honor, and Saying things as you see them, not pulling punches. He stated things as simple as possible so anyone could understand.

He apparently doesn't BS when he states things but speaks in a clear fashion which is often lacking. A lot of people like and understand this way of life and honesty from someone they feel they can trust.

He made a mistake and owed up to it... To me this is honorable and what being a man is all about, nothing more nothing less.

If we had more people who just said things the way they are and didn't hide behind scripted double talk things would improve all the way around.

God Bless our Military and All the Honored Fallen...

wanda| 6.24.10 @ 9:32AM

Nate, please go kill yourself. The world would be a better place without you!

Nate| 6.24.10 @ 6:01PM

Loving, tolerant Liberals sometimes show their hideous, hateful faces like wanda the witch.

Crawl back under your slimy rock, hobag.

Dave| 6.24.10 @ 12:27PM

While I have nothing but respect for the general's service to this great nation, I still have to say what the f*** was he thinking when he voted for barry soetoro?
Obama HATES our military, which is why he was more then comfortable sitting in an anti-American church for 20 years where the recurring theme was "America is the worst terrorist nation in the world".
Barry had to be coaxed into covering his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, he had to be coaxed into wearing the American flag lapel pin, and he admitted to "seeking out the marxist professors" in college in his book Dreams From My Deadbeat Father.

Dave| 6.24.10 @ 12:29PM

Wanda
I see you continue the long-standing liberal tradition of saying viscous things to those who you disagree with. As I have said before, open-minded and patriotic liberals are about as easy to find as unicorn ranches.

Jammer| 6.24.10 @ 6:02PM

Yup. The true haters are ugly Liberals like wanda--they hate the truth.

Bet she's a porker, too.

Choclate Factory| 6.25.10 @ 12:51AM

Go to hell, all of you specks! What other dam President had had the gall to make this world a better place for AL Americans. What other dam President had come close to speaing as eloquently as
President Obama on ALL issues. Leave President Obama the hell alone before he have yo ass coming to DC to be fired. ALL you radio haters, go to HELL. President Obama, God has got yo back.

Pierre F. Lherisson| 7.5.10 @ 5:04PM

Generals McChrystal and General Patreus are very astute and brilliant military commanders to say the least about those intellectual giant. However, General McChrystal so called faux pas or indiscretion on the Rolling Stone in June 2010 might used this cunning face saving tactic to leave the theater of operation to avoid associating his name with a possible debacle in Afghanistan.

eve| 10.18.10 @ 8:11AM

after reading all your coments . i remain surprized at your name calling and of couse anger, instead of calling eachother names do any of you write to these people in power and tell them what you think , and what you want and what you are so dissapointed in, like their behaviour , the war, their choice, ect ect and what they are doing and what they are covering up....politics is big, huge money making machine....who is the richest, who wants to be rich (countries) ....we the people are lead by a nose ring, to beleive what ever they want us to believe, they spin us and pat us on the head and then they do what ever they want, we pay , the people who fight these wars pay big time with their lives, all in the name of big money, wake up people....start name calling the right people not eachother on this blog, that solves nothing, but to get your blood pressure up foolishly, and the people running the show get away with everything.

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