We expect many to be near robots, perfect, never telling an off color joke, commenting on the looks of a woman, making a value judgement on some behavior or culture, or becoming intoxicated to the point of embarrassing themselves, getting a DWI etc. That behavior is inexcusable, but being an officer an dressed up in leather at a gay pride rally, or being a senior officer in the state department and leading the way in a gay pride rally in Europe and being photographed in a skin tight belly shirt with super extra short shorts and printed all over the media, that's all fine today.
More of the “purge” going on in the military?
Isn’t Ellmers the one who may have to run against Clay Aiken?
This is absolutely disgusting!
I’ve seen the Congresswomen! They are gross to look at!
Memorandum of Concern seems appropriate.
She’s not smoking ....
Real soldiers don’t masturbate. Or pay for it.
Eye of the beerholder, I guess.
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in Marine terms this is fecal matter layered between baked powdered wheat without the baked powdered wheat
I don’t think too many guys advance to flag rank by being stupid. This smells like a hit job, like someone airing a comment using the account of this General.
Aside form having learned of the Generals masturbatory braggadocio, so what?
I agree about the double standards you’re pointing out. However, when you are in a position of authority / leadership, you should be very discerning about what you put into an email.
maybe too much time in the sandbox
I agree this is ridiculous. Warriors make crude jokes. so what? This incident says less about this general and more about the chain of command and illustrates the nonsense they focus on
Never mind Gen. Schweizer’s stupid email. This is small potatoes compared to the general he was conversing with (Sinclair). He’s facing 35 years in the brig for a multitude of offenses including sodomy, pornography and conduct unbecoming an officer. His court martial starts next month I believe.
This is the kind of crap the politicization and fagitization of the military has led to, and yet some FReepers think this and the cheating scandals, Petraeus idiocy, etc are some kind of witch-hunt purging? C’mon, wise up people!
Surprise surprise surprise, another dump of mysterious e-mails by the Washington dot-Compost, from a mysterious unnamed source that is not once mentioned. I wonder where oh where could all these emails regarding this general, Christie, Petraeus, etc etc be coming from?
If you’re a colonel who wants to get stars and you’re dumb enough to put that in writing, you deserve to have it blow up on you after you get your stars.
The NSA has been reading emails again, I see.
Was hoping it wasn’t about Nancy Pelosi.
That`s ridiculous! This guy isn`t in trouble for liking women but for showing a worrying degree of unprofessionality and sheer stupidity.
There`s nothing wrong with finding her attractive and lusting for her. There`s a whole lot wrong with a senior officer making those remarks on the job.
He is no nineteen year old private, for crying out loud. Obviously he isn`t even in command of his two brains, and yet he is to be trusted with the command over several thousand men?