Army jargon infiltrates campaign. (Bravo Echo Alert!!)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | 1 Oct 03 | By Charles Hurt

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An army of political reporters is marshaling its most well-oiled military cliches to describe Wesley Clark's march toward victory in the Democratic primary.

From the moment the retired four-star Army general announced his candidacy last month, it's been cliches aweigh.

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The Barracks Emporer has truely crossed the Rubicon of shameless self-promotion. Oops! I'm letting too much Barracks Emporer jargon color my reporting.

[mewzilla]

Not to mention a Bravo Sierra Alert...

[TADSLOS]

This shows how desperate the RATs really are. Pathetic, really.

[dakine]

Clark's campaign = "tits-up"

[2banana]

I wonder if the press knows about FUBAR and BOHICA...

[G.Mason]

"(Bravo Echo Alert!!)"

Hey! Whatcha doin?

You younger people think this is easy?

Old farts, like me, already have the maximum allowed input in their brains.

Every time you create a new bit of info, we [I] have to throw something old out of it.

Ease up. ;)

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This entire thread is turning into a CHARLIE FOXTROT!!!!

It's the Chinese Embassy bombing of Foxtrot Romeo discussions!!

[Steely Glint]

Bravo Zulu for posting this. :)

[Leroy S. Mort]

Clark's campaign = "tits-up"

Screwed the pooch.

[Eagle Eye]

Don't worry, the Army has gone full circle back to brown boots. However many yong troop know P-38's only as a novelty item.

[tbpiper]

How 'bout this bit of jargon....Wesley Clark is the physical embodiment of SNAFU. Or his approach to both domestic and foriegn policy represents a classic Cluster F.....(you get the drift).

[ChiefKujo]

I hate it when actors in military garb say "Ayessaypee"

[Jen]

Yeah, Wes thinks enough civilians will be impressed with all his Fruit Salad that he can go PCS to the White House. And we know Klintoon's Off-Duty Supervisor would be the real HMFIC of our country! That's a Tango Uniform situation that would leave our country AFU if you ask me.

[LTCJ]

However many yong troop know P-38's only as a novelty item.

Heck, most of my young troops don't know a P-38 even as a novelty item. BTW, the "military terms" in this article couldn't float a bad Rambo movie knockoff. Goes to show what the media knows of the military.

(I'm a RINO. I'm far too conservative to be a real Republican.)

Dear God, sad but oh so very true. Well said.

[Cheapskate]

The rats probably figure that If it worked for Liddy,it will work for Waco Wes

[Jen]

YGBSM if you can't add more jargon to this thread! :)

[rdb3]

"Welcome aboard, sir," wrote Time magazine. "Clark's announcement that he was running landed like a rocket-propelled grenade in the messy bunker that is the Democratic presidential field."

Hmmm... Is it me, or, does this sentence sound silly?

BTW, what the heck is "Bravo Echo?"

[theFIRMbss]

>Not to mention a Bravo Sierra Alert...

Legend is that once
Jackie O. walked in on Jack
as a press guy left.

JFK described
the reporter to an aide
using Navy slang,

saying something like,
"He's a real Charlie Uncle
Nathan Tuna." And

Jackie O. looked blank
and said something like, "What is
that supposed to mean?!"

[MadJack]

"Go left, go le-e-ft!" and down, that's where Wes' campaign's bound.

[MadJack]

In this case I think it's Bovine Effluence.