James Webb shows off his love for the Banana.
Posted on 10/27/2006 12:20:48 PM PDT by areafiftyone
October 27, 2006
George Allen: You Have Not Earned the Right to Question Jim Webb’s Recollections of War – So Just Shut Up
And to Chris LaCivita, Who Did Serve, You Should Know Better – Shame on You
To: George Allen and his campaign
From: Steve Jarding
Re: Shame on both of you
George Allen and his campaign hit men this week chose to again attack Jim Webb and his military experiences, this time by taking passages from Webb’s novels to try to suggest that the explicit war time experiences Webb writes about are demeaning and repugnant.
On their attacks, I would like to say two things. First, the novels that the Allen camp attacks include Fields of Fire, which has been called the classic novel of the Vietnam War and was for years required reading on college campuses nationwide in classes relating to the illumination of war. They include, The Emperor’s General, which has been called a masterpiece of literature and was called by that raving liberal George F. Will, “This compelling, fascinating exercise of historical fiction proves, again, that Jim Webb is as fine a novelist as he was a Marine. Enough said;” and they include Born Fighting, which has been called brilliant and the most important ethnography of our time. Perhaps the Allen camp should learn to read books before they begin burning them.
Second, let me say one more time to George Allen and his lapdog assassins. Senator, you have not earned the right to question Jim Webb’s wartime experiences, from the ugliness of combat to the ugliness of what happens to civilians in nations ravaged by war. Senator, Jim Webb wrote of things he witnessed. They may have been ugly, but we should learn from their ugliness about the consequences of our votes and actions before we send men and women into war.
And Senator, you would not know this, but, war is demeaning, war is repugnant. People die and get maimed there. Innocent boys and girls are forced into prostitution, and are forced to perform heinous acts there. Jim Webb witnessed it all. And he wrote about it. You don’t think this is happening in Iraq?
Perhaps if you had read Webb’s book, you would not be so quick to take his experiences and attempt to twist them for selfish, personal, political gain. Perhaps if you had purchased Webb’s books and at least read about these types of atrocities, you would not have been so gung ho about blindly following the misguided and malfeasant actions of another man who did not witness firsthand the ugliness of war, George W. Bush. And perhaps if you had gone to Vietnam and served as a company commander instead of serving as a drover at a dude ranch, or serving as a surfing instructor on Malibu Beach, you would temper your feigned indignation. A man who did read this same book you disparage, John McCain, praised its honest portrayal of the heinous nature and repercussions of war.
Perhaps Senator, if sheltered Hollywood neighborhoods and elitist dude ranches had unspeakable death, destruction, rape, and unspeakable inhumanity to man and woman, you might now know how self serving your shock and indignation is. But, until you have witnessed firsthand the ugliness of war and the destruction it reaps upon all people, including the innocent ones, you should learn to keep quiet.
I understand, Senator, that your campaign is desperate and as such it is doing desperate things. But it is not lost on anyone that you were the one who went on statewide television pleading for a campaign on the issues. You clearly did not mean the words you uttered.
And finally, to Chris LaCivita, who did serve. Your statement regarding Jim Webb’s recollections of his war experiences, do not warrant a response. Shame on you.
It's called the right of free speech, which Americans are born with. You don't have to earn it, and no one has the right to tell you that you have to earn it. So the writers of this junk have their right to free speech, and Allen has his.
Libs counted so much on Foleygate to do what actually debating real Democrat Positions wouldn't do...
Now that the whole thing is back-firing in thier faces(pun intended), they are beginning to realize they just finished themselves....
Yup and supposedly a host of other things in those countries are considered normal. Most of that stuff is considered porn here.
Definitely related.
There's something in the eyes....perversion?
Their own polls tell them this is not good news for their camp...even Imus was put off by the child porno.
Watch for the "Foley Who?" effect.
I beg your indulgence--I didn't major in history.
When were we at war with Thailand? (That is where Webb says he witnessed that father-son "cultural thing" that he wrote about, isn't it?)
I heard that rabbis did this at one time when doing circumcision. Really. It did not have a sexual meaning, or so they said. Who knows. Maybe it was a standard rationilization?
But, that's no excuse for Webb.
The Democrat's version of the cowboy is on Brokeback Mountain.
Banana Jim Webb has shown us all his dark side.
Definitely unfit to be in the U.S. Senate.
I must admit I have heard of the things he wrote about, before this story came out. It might have been from reviews of similar books or something. ANYway, I was STUNNED when I read what Drudge posted, and I'm not a prude. I've seen all kinds of things... I felt embarrassed and disgusted reading it. That said, it is fair game. After the sleaze and innuendo tossed at Allen, finally something with proof against Webb. The left is FREAKING out. I can feel it.
I have a feeling it might make it onto some late night comic show - can't pass up cheap laughs.
Except the ones in Brokeback Mountain. And the one in The Village People.
Dems are really and truly becoming the Pervert Party.
The only thing is none of the MSM outlets have picked this up. Only Drudge has it. I have not seen it in the news at all. It was mentioned this morning very early on Fox and Friends but nothing. Noone will really hear about it. Only people who follow politics like we do.
If memory serves, this Steve Jarding and his co-author called Ronald Reagan an ignorant fool and his administration a sellout and sham.
Wait...that's where all the Liberal funding and political Hollywood "experts" come from....
Biting the hand that feeds them?
It made it first thing on Rush's show this morning. A lot of people in VA listen to Rush. And it was on a leading radio show heard in VA earlier. Everyone will know in due course. Only Virginia matters in this particular flap. And, no way can anyone dwell on 'macaca' anymore.
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