Posted on 12/22/2004 6:34:09 PM PST by tht73a
Welcome to FR.
Ranger On.
I think that was Jesse "The Body" Ventura. And he is both comedic & ridiculous.
I'm flabbergasted anyone would try that fraud anymore. The SEALS are a pretty tight knit, elite brotherhood - the capers of poseurs don't have very long shelf lives.
Thanks for the ping, and (just in case) Merry Christmas.
All I "know" about being a S.E.A.L is from that documentary on TV. BUDS training, or something...
It appears the news cycle is now this:
That's pretty much Business as Usual for them, 'the way it always was', except for the part about bloggers discovering the lie.
Okay, I'll say it - Next time, try not to be so loud! :-)
Yeah, I catch hell occasionally for that name. Maybe I need to change it to VeryQuietRepublicangirl.
That would work and be perfect for Kerry - since Nixon wasn't inaugurated until January, 1969.
Alert ~ Bump!
You should read some of the junk he professess. The one I like the most is how a Sheik, is going to name his child after him. I hope they have an arabic version of David. LOL.
ROFL!
Travis Mcgee, one of our real seals outed the Islamodumbo POS you mentioned here.
Below is the link to the thread where our own Travis McGee outed the phoney Islamodumbo Seal you mentioned.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214014/posts
AP Uses Fake SEAL to Back Kerry, Slam Bush
AP, Multiple ^ | September 12, 2004 | Travis McGee
Posted on 09/12/2004 12:33:28 PM PDT by Travis McGee
AP Uses Fake SEAL to Back Kerry, Slam Bush
Authentic or not, Bush memos no big deal to retired guardsmen
U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos (spreading the lie)
Allegations of suspect conduct during the Vietnam war also have been leveled at John Kerry, who won three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star in Vietnam.
A group sponsoring television ads challenging his wartime record contends Kerry's own gunfire caused the wound that brought his first Purple Heart. Navy records and other veterans do not support the charge.
Ahmad Majied of Albany (GA) says the latest allegations about Bush's military record are more troubling to him than allegations about service honors leveled at Democratic challenger Kerry.
Majied, a Democrat from Albany who served 30 years in the Navy, including five years as a SEAL in Vietnam, said the memos support his belief that Bush was a "playboy" during his service years.
"He had enough money to get what he wanted," Majied said. "I think his main concern was not to go to Southeast Asia. I bet he never dreamed it would come back to haunt him."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
So Criminal Number 18F checked him out. Here's the reply from "authentiseal."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Official Reply
NOT A SEAL
Thanks for checking with us - we greatly appreciate your interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your search for the TRUTH. If the name you provided was "spelled accurately", we do NOT have a listing for anyone named "Majied" in our entire database of slightly more than 10,000 names. Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a full legal name change since his claimed service with the SEAL Teams, I can state conclusively that the man NEVER completed SEAL training, and thus he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL. While there are other training steps that must be completed on the path to becoming a SEAL, BUD/S training is the first and most vital, and that training course is totally unclassified. Without having first completed BUD/S training, a man cannot go on to become a SEAL. There are definitely secret SEAL missions, but despite anything the man might have said, there are NO secret SEALs. If you choose to confront the man regarding his fraudulent SEAL claims, please show him this email message and invite him to contact me - a real SEAL - directly by email with information that will support his claims. I'd enjoy hearing his stories first hand, but I've extended this offer to literally thousands of individuals over the last three years, and in all that time I've received only a scant handful of replies, so I don't really expect to hear from him either.
Again, please visit our web page www.authentiseal.org/realitycheck.htm for some very specific information related to the realities of SEAL training, SEAL duties, and the claims most often made by SEAL imposters.
Thank you again for your assistance in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams.
Respectfully, Gregory Platt
UDT/SEAL 1970-1974
SEAL Authentication Team - Investigator
"The only service where all investigators are US Navy SEALs"
They are all just a little strange. Okay some are very strange, who else but a SEAL would want to swim out of a perfectly good submarine in icy cold water just to go shoot someone. I am glad these guys are out there I just would not want to be one of them. I prefer to do all my diving in warm water.
#55 This BUD/S for you.
Just to pick nits - it's not S.E.A.L. It's SEAL, which stands for Sea-Air-Land. I suppose you could punctuate it SE.A.L. Contrary to popular belief, those who pass Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training have not yet earned their Trident (SEAL) insignia. There is further training, including jump school, and a 6 month probationary period while attached to a SEAL Team.
I think the problem is the National Guard was not selective enough. I expect that is a problem in more of the Services as well during the Clinton years.
Another fake SEAL. How'd this lunatic get into your unit?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.