Author Topic: Andy Rooney can kiss my behind (Read 1198 times)

Torque · « **Reply #45 on:** April 24, 2004, 04:50:38 PM »

Andy correcting his DI on proper grammar that's a SNL bit.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #46 on:** April 24, 2004, 05:44:08 PM »

Rooney is certainly entitled to his opinion, and I acknowledge and respect his service in World War II. However, that does not mean I don't think he's a self inflated pompous dipstick, who is completely wrong in his opinion that the honor and respect the people pay to soldiers is nothing more than a cheap trick to fool them, and that soldiers are victims. To use soldiers in the manner he uses them in order to promote his political agenda is beneath contempt.

Maverick · « **Reply #47 on:** April 24, 2004, 08:05:35 PM »

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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Got to ask this Maverick, how does a front line serviceman on active duty who stands a chance of being maimed and killed feel about civilians, any civilians - I know how my buds and I used to feel was wondering how you guys felt.

Schadenfruende,

In all seriousness you should ask this question of those who are currently serving. Feelings and opinions were a bit different in the mid early to mid 70's as well as the 80's and up to GW1.

I can still recall the animosity on my old college campus when I had the temerity to walk accross the lawn in my ROTC uniform. Having things thrown at you by strangers who accuse you of things you have never done was not pleasant. We were ordered to stop wearing the uniform outside of our Miltary Science classes and a dressing room was built where our classes were held.

Things did change but not dramatically until Gulf War 1.

Even Grenada and Panama didn't get any where near the recognition that the Gulf conflicts did.

ravells · « **Reply #48 on:** April 24, 2004, 08:20:38 PM »

sorry to hear that Maverick

Perhaps if the people who were throwing things at you knew how we in Malaysia were shivering in our shoes that there would be a big communist problem and were thanking god the Americans were were there stemming the tide....

well they wouldn't know.

but thank you so much for being there. We would have been hugging you!

ravs

Gnslngr · « **Reply #49 on:** April 24, 2004, 10:05:37 PM »

I just see alot of irony in the whole "spit on the soldier thing"

They would spit on us and call us baby killers but yet we defend their very right to say that.

Maverick · « **Reply #50 on:** April 24, 2004, 11:58:02 PM »

Gnslinger,

Yep and it will be that way for some time to come. There have always been those who were willing to place themselves above others and denegrate them for their service. Somehow they think that it makes them superior to belittle those who go into harms way. They don't understand what it is to be in service to something greater than themselves. They, IMO, seem to feel they are so great themselves that serving others would be beneath them.

Fortunately there are still some, perhaps many, that are willing to put themselves into the position of defending those unwilling to do so themselves.

type_char · « **Reply #51 on:** April 25, 2004, 03:49:39 AM »

Have no clue do you, just jibberish corn fed crap. I outa write up an article.

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #52 on:** April 25, 2004, 03:51:59 AM »

Thanks for the reply - I know that we disliked other combat units, despised anyone in the military that wasn't in a combat unit, the air force were considered to be rather gay and hated civvies who were considered to be lower than shark ***** at the bottom of the ocean.

The lines "Those we fight we do not hate, those we guard we do not love" were very true.