Brian Haig: Gen. Boykin Is a Hero, Not a Villain

NewsMax ^ | 11/15/03 | Brian Eberhart

[Texas_Jarhead]

I was disappointed to hear Stormin Norman's opinion of Lt. Gen. Boykin and what should be done to him becuase of his remarks.

[realpatriot]

He is without reservation a hero to me and my family. If only our elected officials would grow such 'nads.

[Lurker]

I must have missed what Stormin Norman said. Got a link?

L

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin didn't go out preaching in a Saudi streetcorner; he spoke in a Christian church. And the "extreme" statement he made was unexceptional Christianity, and not even explicitly anti-muslim.

The speech became public, and aroused protests which "break my heart," only because a journalist wanted that result and went out to create that result.

Anyone who is surprised that a journalist would undercut the First Amendment in such a way doesn't understand the difference between the journalism establishment and "the press".

[yatros from flatwater]

Why does it seem to largely escape notice that Islam, like Marxist/Leninism seeks to control the whole world? Whether by Fabian or Baader-Meinhoff methods, socialism sought power by conversion and/or conquest. It boggles the mind that we have allowed free access to all levels of government by those who would replace all our institutions if they could.

Wait a minute, it slipped my mind for a moment. We have allowed socialists to take control of many of our institutions. Perhaps there is common cause here between Islam and socialism.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"I must have missed what Stormin Norman said. Got a link?"

No sir/mam, afraid I don't. I saw him in a TV interview a week or two ago. Probably on FNC but I can't recall exactly which channel. The short & skinny of it was that he did not like the comments AT ALL. He thought that Gen. Boykin should be relieved of duty. I saw flashes of liberalism in him during that interview but I have no idea what his political leanings might be.

[wardaddy]

Who cares what their politics are as long as they are steadfast in killing our enemies and crushing their will to fight or support those who do.

Just more anti-pluralist PC crap from many who haven't risked squat.

We are our own worst enemies.

[wardaddy]

That's too bad...he's always had flashes of politics in him I guess or he would have never gotten that second star.

[onedoug]

Boykin is right.

[Argus]

Boykin's enemies on the left and in the press (is that redundant?) hate him because he's a patriotic and effective American warrior, not in spite of it. His public utterance of the un-pc truth is the pretext they've seized on to destroy him. Conceding their premises and knuckling under to their phony protests is exactly the wrong message to send to the enemy.

[Lurker]

Thanks anyway, and I'm pretty sure I should be calling you 'sir'. I never got past LCPL.

My sex however, is decidedly male.

Semper Fi.

L

[Texas_Jarhead]

Roger that. Semper Fi bro.

[prov1813man]

Boykin, who now leads the vital search for Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein

No wonder Satan, in all his forms, seeks his destruction.

[Prodigal Son]

He thought that Gen. Boykin should be relieved of duty.

Hmm. Maybe Stormin Norman doesn't like the Snake Eater types? It's like that with a lot of officers from what I understand.

[Texas_Jarhead]

I take it that your "snake eater" comment is some kind of insult for people of faith.

"It's like that with a lot of officers from what I understand."

I take it that you don't understand much then.

[Prodigal Son]

Snake Eater is a reference to Special Forces types. This is a moniker they have been tagged with over time. It has less than zero to do with religion.

Perhaps if you didn't know that I would suggest you were the one who didn't understand much?

[Prodigal Son]

Snake Eaters:

[Texas_Jarhead]

"Snake Eater is a reference to Special Forces types..."

Right. I was thinking of snake handlers. I misunderstood. Sorry 'bout that.

[Prodigal Son]

No problem ;-)