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A STATEMENT FROM SCOTT THOMAS BEAUCHAMP: (TNR's diarist comes clean)
The New Republic ^
| 7/26/07
| Scott Thomas Beauchamp
Posted on 07/26/2007 4:26:20 AM PDT by TomB
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To: Paladin2b; Grimmy; intenseracer; 2ndDivisionVet; Lurker; roaddog727; MizSterious; Tainan; ...
48 posted on
07/26/2007 11:16:27 AM EDT by
Paladin2bJD Johannes pegged this guy exactly. I hope PVT Beauchamp enjoys his 15 minutes of fame. He has just taken B/1-18 INF out of the war for at least a week. He has wrecked his platoon leader's career. Blogging from theater is going to become even harder, thanks to him. He has brought dishonor and discredit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army. This Blue Falcon from FOB Falcon richly deserves what he has coming to him. He is The Surge's Lindi England.
Posted by: Cannoneer No. 4 at July 26, 2007 09:11 AM
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Paladin2b?
121
posted on
07/27/2007 5:19:42 AM PDT
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Civilian Irregular Information Defense Group http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com)
To: TomB
There really is something wrong here at FR when you scooped the blogosphere on a hot exposure of a Leftie boutique rag that is perpetrating myths about our soldiers and a day later there's only 120 comments.
On the Ron Paul threads, we get 200-600 posts routinely (1/3 bashers LOL). But still, I couldn't have imagined this result for your thread. Too bad.
You never did tell us exactly. Were you just googling or checking TNR for fresh info or do you have an RSS feed to watch fresh TNR blog posts automatically? You really were on top of it. Of course, it might have been posted at TNR in the middle of the night and later revised but we can't tell now and the normal practice is to note any updates on the page if you want to be taken credibly as a blog. Certainly, TNR would know this.
122
posted on
07/27/2007 6:02:47 AM PDT
by
George W. Bush
(Rudy: tough on terror, scared of Iowa)
To: MizSterious
John Kerry II?? How many purple hearts does he have, by the way? Unfortunately there are all too many people willing to believe that what he said is true and that this is how our soldiers and marines behave. Those of us who know our soldiers and marines know better.
123
posted on
07/27/2007 6:44:26 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
To: IslandJeff
Bump for the
Mudville Gazette -- GREAT reading material when you've got the time!!
124
posted on
07/27/2007 6:54:23 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
To: StarCMC
Thanks for the link. Bookmarked it.
125
posted on
07/27/2007 7:53:00 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: TomB
Let the investigation commence... I don't doubt there are probably some truths, half truths, and some lies. What is weird is that when I was an E-1, writing to a magazine (etc.), would have been the LAST thing on my mind. The FIRST thing on my mind was Vietnam. Would I go, what AO, my unit, etc.?
If Beauchamp reads this post, I want him to know that he has disgraced my unit, which has a long history of valor, The Big Red One.
No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great.
5.56mm
126
posted on
07/27/2007 8:04:24 AM PDT
by
M Kehoe
To: George W. Bush
On the other hand, there are close to a dozen threads on this topic, some with more posts than others. Amazingly, though, there are still people who are asking what we’re talking about. It’s not been on any broadcast news that I know of, except for a brief mention on Brit Hume last night.
127
posted on
07/27/2007 8:11:59 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
To: ScaniaBoy
You know Scania... I was saving that tidbit for their next move... Rats. But I didn’t want to make it into a they’re bashing him cause he’s gay (stupid, but they’ll do it), which then we have to reply, ‘see no gays in the military’, then it goes on infinitum... /s
Anyone that read his blog knows that too. I thought he was more of a trysexual myself... I guess you do what you have to for fame.
Lesson: Don’t send your kids to Columbia and umm... teach your kids morals from the beginning.
128
posted on
07/27/2007 8:30:47 AM PDT
by
AliVeritas
(Jane Doe and I carry. Dems hate Bush as much as they love terrorists. Thanks jackv)
To: avital2; All
129
posted on
07/27/2007 8:32:02 AM PDT
by
AliVeritas
(Jane Doe and I carry. Dems hate Bush as much as they love terrorists. Thanks jackv)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
If you read this guy’s bio, he makes its it hard to believe he’s not an astroturf p.o.s.
By astroturf p.o.s. I mean someone who joined the service in order to build credibility for his attacks against the military later in his civilian career.
130
posted on
07/27/2007 8:32:08 AM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: George W. Bush
There really is something wrong here at FR when you scooped the blogosphere on a hot exposure of a Leftie boutique rag that is perpetrating myths about our soldiers and a day later there's only 120 comments. Yep, look at the virtual feeding frenzy going on right now in the blogosphere, and all the info/research that went on yesterday. That used to happen here. But no more.
Yesterday morning a google blog search yielded 1 result, it's now over 200.
You never did tell us exactly. Were you just googling or checking TNR for fresh info or do you have an RSS feed to watch fresh TNR blog posts automatically?
Pure dumb luck. I was surfing all the results for "Scott Thomas" and I think it was at Townhall or Hugh Hewitt's blog where they were taking TNR's blog to task for not addressing the issue, so I clicked on the link, and there was the statement.
131
posted on
07/27/2007 9:07:46 AM PDT
by
TomB
("The terrorist wraps himself in the world's grievances to cloak his true motives." - S. Rushdie)
To: George W. Bush; neverdem
Just noticed this. This vet sent an e-mail to Beauchamp's Co. 1SG and got a reply:
SFC McElroy, Im not in the habit of answering these emails. It would be far too many. I appreciate all the support from home and I can assure you that not a single word of this was true. Weve been fighting this fight for quite some time. Numerous soldiers within my unit have served on several deployments and this is my third year as a First Sergeant in this unit. My soldiers conduct is consistently honorable. This soldier has other underlining issues which Im sure will come out in the course of the investigation. No one at any of the post we live at or frequent, remotely fit the descriptions of any of the persons depicted in this young mans fairy tale. I cant and wont divulge any information regarding this soldier, but I do sincerely appreciate all the support from the people back home. Again, this young man has a vivid imagination and I promise you that this by no means reflects the truth of what is happening here. Im currently serving with the best America has to offer. I have worked and fought closely with every soldier within my company and they are consummate professionals in an area most people cant fathom. Im proud of my soldiers and would gladly give my life for any one of them. Please continue to keep them with you in your prayers and thank God that we have these courageous men willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country, Americans, and the people of this struggling nation.
Sincerely,1SG Hatley
neverdem, could you use your ping list for this important update (that is, nevertheless, most certainly NOT breaking news).
132
posted on
07/27/2007 10:07:00 AM PDT
by
TomB
("The terrorist wraps himself in the world's grievances to cloak his true motives." - S. Rushdie)
To: TomB
That used to happen here. But no more. Yesterday morning a google blog search yielded 1 result, it's now over 200.
I agree. You know, in the 2000 open primary, it was toe-to-toe often. But FR is getting to be like a circular firing squad. And it isn't just Giuliani. You see it with the other candidates too. And not just Ron Paul. It worries me. I've even tried to cut out my own harsher jokes and stuff (except that leftwing mayor who I will never vote for). Hmmm...I guess I still have some work to do on that comradery thing. But some of that anti-Mormon trolling was especially nasty. And I'm as obnoxious a Baptist as you can find and I still didn't like going after him that way. I think we lost a lot of Mormon members who have sought greener pastures. I'm not sure I blame them.
I guess I don't know how the mods could fix it though if people just want grudgematches and constant fighting. So many good hot threads, like this one, get neglected and the real flamewars get hundreds of posts daily. It just can't be a Good Thing for FR.
133
posted on
07/27/2007 10:22:35 AM PDT
by
George W. Bush
(Rudy: tough on terror, scared of Iowa, wets himself over YouTube)
To: TomB; neverdem
neverdem, could you use your ping list for this important update (that is, nevertheless, most certainly NOT breaking news).
It is so Breaking News. Everywhere but here anyway.
134
posted on
07/27/2007 10:28:09 AM PDT
by
George W. Bush
(Rudy: tough on terror, scared of Iowa, wets himself over YouTube)
To: TomB; George W. Bush; wardaddy; Joe Brower; Cannoneer No. 4; Criminal Number 18F; ...
I missed the request in the last line. See comment# 132 for a reply from Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchump’s First Sergeant.
135
posted on
07/27/2007 11:16:47 AM PDT
by
neverdem
(Call talk radio. We need a Constitutional Amendment for Congressional term limits. Let's Roll!)
To: Cannoneer No. 4; intenseracer; 2ndDivisionVet; Lurker; roaddog727; MizSterious; Tainan; ...
136
posted on
07/27/2007 11:41:20 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: TomB; neverdem; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
137
posted on
07/27/2007 12:00:29 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Profile updated Thursday, July 26, 2007 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Billthedrill
My, my. PVT Beauchamp will, no doubt, be the darling of the anti-war crowd upon his return.Maybe he can run for president one day. Heck, the last guy that phonied up stories of American atrocities did.
To: tsmith130
Because he had another blog, ElephantsKissing, which is now blank.
Also, all those messages deleted on the ghosts blog...
139
posted on
07/27/2007 12:04:24 PM PDT
by
AliVeritas
(Jane Doe and I carry. Dems hate Bush as much as they love terrorists. Thanks jackv)
To: TomB
Tom, Dean Barnett had first dibs.
140
posted on
07/27/2007 12:10:26 PM PDT
by
AliVeritas
(Jane Doe and I carry. Dems hate Bush as much as they love terrorists. Thanks jackv)
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