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Retired three-star Army general is suspended from mentoring job for mocking Jill Biden tweet slamming end of Roe v. Wade by replying: 'Glad to see you finally know what a woman is'
Daily Mail UK ^ | July 9, 2022 | Ruth Bashinsky

Posted on 07/09/2022 4:33:54 PM PDT by Morgana

A retired three-star Army general was suspended from a high paying mentoring job for mocking a recent tweet Jill Biden made regarding the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

'Glad to see you finally know what a woman is,' was the response Lieutenant General Gary Volesky tweeted on Friday. The tweet, which appeared to reference ongoing arguments over transgender rights and gender-neutral language, has since been removed.

The offensive remark may have cost the retired army general his cushy $92 hour mentoring role as the Army conducts its own internal investigation.

Volesky posted his snarky comment less than 30 minutes after the First Lady sent out a tweet expressing her devastation over the Supreme Court's ruling that denied a woman's constitutional right to abortion, that has been in effect since 1973.

'For nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make their own decisions about their bodies,' Jill Biden said.

'Today that right was stolen from us.'

'And while we maybe devastated by this injustice, we will not be silent. We will not sit back as the progress we have already won slips away.' A US Army spokesperson told Fox News: 'Lt. Gen. Theodore Martin, commanding general of the Combined Arms Center, has suspended retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky from performing duties as a Highly Qualified Expert — Senior Mentor pending the outcome of the commander’s inquiry.'

The word 'woman' and its definition has become a controversial topic that has prompted a culture war between conservatives and Democrats, who seemingly have dodged the answer for fear of angering woke pro-trans mobs.

Many progressives have taken to using terms including 'pregnant people,' 'menstruators' and even 'uterus-havers.'

They say the terms are designed to include transgender men and non-binary people, neither of whom are women.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: abortion; bashinwithbashinsky; prolife; roevswade; ruthbashinsky
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To: Morgana
The $92-hour mentoring job sounds bogus to me.

Since he is a retired three star general, he is receiving an Army pension of at least $100,000 per year.

And the Army hires him back as a "mentor" at $92-hour?

Well, maybe if he is working like 10 hours a week or something.

Anyway, sounds like unlawful "double dipping" to me, unless his pension has been suspended during this mentoring job.

21 posted on 07/09/2022 5:23:34 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Morgana

Well, Hunter thinks Jill is a vindictive moron and entitle c**t. Joe thinks Hunter is the most brilliant person on Earth. Do the math.


22 posted on 07/09/2022 5:25:31 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (Make Orwell Fiction Again)
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To: Mariner

Sorts. Generals are such indefinitely. Their post service employment is often at risk if they don’t remain apolitical or silent. Pretty much the same for all regular retired officers.

Volesky is one of the good guys.


23 posted on 07/09/2022 5:29:30 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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To: zeestephen

?? Sounding a bit tedious...


24 posted on 07/09/2022 5:31:05 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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To: Morgana

The totalitarian, anti-free speech left.


25 posted on 07/09/2022 5:44:29 PM PDT by libertylover (Democrats are as determined to kill innocent people as the Nazis.)
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To: Morgana
may have cost the retired army general his cushy $92 hour mentoring role
Anywhere near the Pentagon, he could make more as a plumber. Might not be as cushy, but I'm having trouble figuring out how mentoring is "cushy," anyway.
26 posted on 07/09/2022 5:53:49 PM PDT by nicollo (arbitrary law is not rule of law)
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To: Ouderkirk

Hey, I LIKE Alice Cooper. Although he keeps his political views to himself, he has some pretty solid American values. He’s one of the good guys.

I’d bet he hold far more conservative views than ‘Dr. Jill’…


27 posted on 07/09/2022 5:57:28 PM PDT by DJ Frisat (My tag line, optionally printed after the name on my post…)
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To: jughandle

Amen!!!!


28 posted on 07/09/2022 6:10:51 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Morgana

Mocking the left is a crime.


29 posted on 07/09/2022 6:11:00 PM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: Morgana

retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky (right)

'Lt. Gen. Theodore Martin, commanding general of the Combined Arms Center, has suspended retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky from performing duties as a Highly Qualified Expert — Senior Mentor pending the outcome of the commander’s inquiry.'

30 posted on 07/09/2022 6:54:32 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Bayard

yeah, I would love my kids to join this Army

/s


31 posted on 07/09/2022 7:01:18 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Morgana

Communists have no sense of humor.


32 posted on 07/09/2022 7:09:06 PM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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