Eleanor Clift displays her contempt for our troops

CNSNews.com ^ | 30 August 2005 | Susan Jones

[Howie66]

Excerpted from article:

"A group that supports the U.S. military is demanding an apology from Newsweek magazine's Eleanor Clift, who recently characterized America's armed forces as a "mercenary Army."

Her comments -- made this past weekend on the syndicated TV program "The McLaughlin Group" -- were "unfounded and grossly inappropriate," said the Freedom Alliance.

In an Aug. 30 letter to Clift, Freedom Alliance President Tom Kilgannon asked her to retract her comment and apologize to the armed forces and their families.

Clift made the comment during a discussion about military recruiting efforts:

"But I think what we're coming to grips with is the fact that we actually have a mercenary Army," Clift said, according to a transcript of "The McLaughlin Group" program.

"And it doesn't have a nice ring to it. We call it 'volunteers,' but we're basically paying people to serve their country. And if you're going to pay people and have a mercenary Army, you're going to have to pay the market rate. And so the bounties are going up -- more money for tuition, higher enlistment bonuses -- and I think it's appropriate."

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[trubluolyguy]

What a disgusting b!tch.

[Howie66]

"Since she works for another company in the building and not for my company I have often been tempted to ask her "I have never seen you smile before. Are you liberals always pissed off and angry or is it just you?"

I double dog dare ya to ask her.

Drop us a line and let us know how that goes.

[Phantom Lord]

Shes an attorney. Will probably sue me for harrasment or something.

[concrete is my business]

I used to go to the State Fair every year and the military recruitment area was big with lots of tanks and vehicles and cannons, etc.

It did not look to me like they were trying to fool anyone about what they do.

Hey Eleanor, maybe some people just want to drive tanks and shoot guns.

[Alien Gunfighter]

Mercenary? Yawn. Heard it said before, bored with it, moving on.

[Michael.SF.]

We call it 'volunteers,' but we're basically paying people to serve their country

So John Kerry was a mercenary in Vietnam then, after all he was paid.

[Maria S]

"I didn't see the show. Did her fellow panelists castigate her for this?"


What would be YOUR best guess about her being castigated? I'm guessing the rest of them, with the possible exception of Tony Blankley, were head-bobbing...you know, the way Hillary does?

I quit watching "The McLaughlin Group" a long time ago...nothing but a lot more liberal crap.

[RetroSexual]

Does Eleanor accept money for what she does?

Yes, but that doesn't make her a mercenary. It makes her a whore.

[Howie66]

The 1st amendment applies to ever citizen of these United States, even those of us that are not attorneys, or socialist knobs.

That's just one of the things that we "mercenaries" wore the uniform to defend.

[joesnuffy]

To the left NO war is worth fighting for..except the one that furthers their interest.. During the French & Indian War she would have been on the French side

At Valley Forge she would have been a British Spy a Tory for sure

During the Civil War would have been an angry slave owner

WWI the Kaisers dinner date

WWII Tojo and Hitler her kissing cousins

Korea on the side of both Red China, the Soviets and N Koreans

Vietnam...no doubt where she would have been...loading the triple A Jane Fonda was filmed manning..

In every conflict America has defended itself or the principles of freedom brought to the oppressed she would be on the side of the oppressor as she is now...

Her kind is a disgrace..those who take license for liberty freedom to destroy the very nation whose soldiers blood was shed that she might be free to betray them..and the nation that has given her everything good thing she now enjoys.

imo

[stop_fascism]

There were the mamelukes. Unfortunately ;-), the 14th amendment prevents us from having a slave army.

[massgopguy]

If she was a Media Whore wouldn't she have done something to fix herself up before going on the air?

[Gumlegs]

You mean there's someone who'd pay for that?

[massgopguy]

The Mamelukes were also Homos.

[dead]

There were the mamelukes. Unfortunately ;-), the 14th amendment prevents us from having a slave army.

Even a slave army is compensated, with food and water at least, or they don't last long.

First drop of water hits your lips, you're a mercenary, under the Clift definition.

[Howie66]

"If she was a Media Whore wouldn't she have done something to fix herself up before going on the air?"

The really sad truth is that when she's on the tube, it's AFTER she's been "fixed up".

Just goes to show ya that you can't polish a turd.

[stop_fascism]

And then they took over Egypt, which was some big time deferred compensation.

[dighton]

Perfect.

That poem came to mind, but I didn't know of its reference to a remark by the Kaiser.

[longfellow]

In her case, I wouldn't interpret the "C" to stand for Clinton. :=)

How about "C U Next Tuesday."

[geezerwheezer]

Eleanor Clift has been "fixed up" before they put her on T.V.? I thought she was the "before" model for plastic surgery of the face and body, but now you are telling me she has already been "fixed up!"......Hey Eleanor....Demand a refund quick....'cause you is sooooo ugly your face would stop an eight day clock and make a train jump the track and go down a dirt road instead of seeing you! :0)