tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post526732168740113282..comments2024-03-29T03:22:07.808-04:00Comments on field negro: Do they really love the troops?field negrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-54457305977293006172008-01-08T16:07:00.000-05:002008-01-08T16:07:00.000-05:00I don't mean to blame the soldiers for being treat...I don't mean to blame the soldiers for being treated as dispensable pawns, but why are people still enlisting to fight in the village idiot's oil war in droves?<BR/><BR/>Also...<BR/><BR/>"A-merry-cans about their fearless leader would be to watch him burn a new born baby to death on the evening news. "<BR/><BR/>Trust me, at this point from what I see of amerikkkan news, if CNN and Fox reported that they baby was a terrorist and was behaving in a threatening manner and that the village idiot suspected it of having weapons of mass destruction hidden in its diaper bag, they could easily make a case for the complete and utter annihilation of the little terrorist...as long as they made sure to follow that segment with copious anti-depressant telephone shopping commercials...sometimes viewers just need to take the edge off, don't'cha know...Dark Daughtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461439416312772862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-86739779886503744412008-01-05T12:01:00.000-05:002008-01-05T12:01:00.000-05:00seattle slim, you are always free to use whatever ...seattle slim, you are always free to use whatever from this blog. We are, after all, fam. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your service as well.field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-31754118058742289682008-01-05T02:43:00.000-05:002008-01-05T02:43:00.000-05:00Field I hope you don't mind I copied and pasted th...Field I hope you don't mind I copied and pasted this for my blog, and gave you credit.Jonne Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588364681822707984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-81359702553046580542008-01-05T02:33:00.000-05:002008-01-05T02:33:00.000-05:00This makes me SOOOOO damned ill!!! I am sick to my...This makes me SOOOOO damned ill!!! I am sick to my stomach. As a vet.....you know what? Words can't express. Let me get the hell on.Jonne Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588364681822707984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-24793522851886307802008-01-05T02:15:00.000-05:002008-01-05T02:15:00.000-05:00Hator said:"I am a little tired of patriotism bein...Hator said:<BR/><BR/>"I am a little tired of patriotism being determined by whether one says "I support our troupes." It is such a meaningless statement."<BR/><BR/>You're right--a patriot acts, not sit on his/her duff, complain, and speak platitudes about patriotism.<BR/><BR/>Words, as you know, are useless, if not followed up with well-applied action.<BR/><BR/>You also said:<BR/><BR/>"I wish veterans would be more truthful about all the "catch 22" situations in the military."<BR/><BR/>And there are many of them. Could fear be one factor holding them back? If so, I would like to see them use a public forum such as this one, and others, to make their grievances know. <BR/><BR/>Even talk radio could serve as one of those vehicles to promulgate what they may be reticent to say publicly for fear of reprisals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-5044365490561478012008-01-04T23:13:00.000-05:002008-01-04T23:13:00.000-05:00It is good for someone in the military, like John,...It is good for someone in the military, like John, to elaborate. <BR/><BR/>I don't know why the veterans had chosen Bush, when during Viet Nam, those that joined the Guard were not looked upon too favorably. I say this because I was in the military at that time and heard soldiers talk. The reserves and the Guard were rarely used in to fight at that point time, in the 60's.<BR/><BR/>I am a little tired of patriotism being determined by whether one says "I support our troupes." It is such a meaningless statement. I wish veterans would be more truthful about all the "catch 22" situations in the military. It wouldn't diminish their reasons for being a part of the military, but it would give the civilian population the chance to know what is happening and possibly get involved when those benefits are trashed in those large defense bills.Hathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-24756284443383411802008-01-04T22:53:00.000-05:002008-01-04T22:53:00.000-05:00Jamel Toms said... "Real Patriots are just that, R...Jamel Toms said... <BR/>"Real Patriots are just that, REAL,<BR/>Ready, Eager, Able, Lasting.<BR/><BR/>"LOL, womp womp. I do like your article though, but that could've been left out. Took it back to 2nd grade with that one."<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Jamel, but I wasn't just referencing soldiers.<BR/><BR/>Patriots are those who're...<BR/><BR/>Ready to step up and insist this country lives up to it's commitment to freedom and those who sacrifice to protect and preserve it.<BR/><BR/>Eager to be counted as a member of this nation, whether it's to give their elected officials a swift-kick in their backsides when they screw up, or seek personal goals to the exclusion of national ones, and ignore goals that actually serve the people and not special interest.<BR/><BR/>Able to open their mouths and their wallets to support those things in which they believe, as well as those in whom they believe. Too often we leave this patriotic duty to others.<BR/><BR/>Lasting when called upon to keep the faith, not to quit when the going gets tough: if you have a cause in which you believe, one which betters the country and strengthens the bond that holds us together, and makes us one, hold fast, don't shrivel at the first sign of opposition.<BR/><BR/>In short, a patriot should be a REAL patriot, not just a make-believe one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-23128212297104785512008-01-04T22:08:00.000-05:002008-01-04T22:08:00.000-05:00I hear you. Keep doing what you do by putting in t...I hear you. Keep doing what you do by putting in the work. You might have some Jamaican in you :)field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-56294912789340480482008-01-04T21:57:00.000-05:002008-01-04T21:57:00.000-05:00I have been really busy, I am an officer in three ...I have been really busy, I am an officer in three organizations, plus work, and I am just waiting for some of my time to free up so I can begin blogging again. Better Busy than bored.C-dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420754854549345661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-10940625646264294962008-01-04T20:52:00.000-05:002008-01-04T20:52:00.000-05:00john, thanks so much for that insight, and thank y...john, thanks so much for that insight, and thank you for your service. <BR/> "I think Black servicemembers and veterans are forgotten by the Black community." <BR/><BR/>AMEN!<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year to you too guerrei...<BR/><BR/>c-dell how have you been? How are things in the Northern end of "the boot"?field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-16642290074261730342008-01-04T18:53:00.000-05:002008-01-04T18:53:00.000-05:0001 04 08Hey FN:I hate harping on the President as ...01 04 08<BR/><BR/>Hey FN:<BR/>I hate harping on the President as far as ad hominems are concerned, but Damnet to hell, his POLICIES MUST BE CRITISIZED!!!! You have done a good job outlining why he has done the soldiers wrong. POINT BLANK! It is utterly hypocritical for him to rally the American people behind supporting our troops when his administration has done nothing to do that. We have been abusing our soldiers since Vietnam, but this really takes the cake! I am so upset that these poor folk are suffering when they felt a moral imperative to fight for our country. They come back and get NOTHING in return for their hard work and sacrifice. Screw these jerkwads who make policy for the GWB administration! I am totally fed up! GRRRRR! I am so happy my brother was discharged from the Air Force BEFORE we went to Iraq this last time, God was with him!Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-186049763675529262008-01-04T16:49:00.000-05:002008-01-04T16:49:00.000-05:00Corrected me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it chimpies ...Corrected me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it chimpies dad the refered to soldiers as OFU's? OFU meaning One Fodder Unit.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, having just returned from celebrating the holidays in Seattle one thing really struck me while there. There is almost no coverage of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Nobody was talking about it at parties or family get togethers, the only sign that a war was going on was ocne you were on the freeway with vehicles sporting "I Support the Troops" stickers. One has to wonder if anyone even cares about the shit going half way around the world anymore? <BR/><BR/>I think the sidebar says it all. IT'S JUST THAT UNLIKE THE KENYANS, WE HAVE LOTS OF STUFF TO TAKE OUR MINDS OFF OF IT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-17696274304227740822008-01-04T15:31:00.000-05:002008-01-04T15:31:00.000-05:00Field, this is the type of stuff that Pelosi et al...Field, this is the type of stuff that Pelosi et al should have been harping on. She and the Dems in Congress are a bunch of self-serving pussies so it's all going to have fall on barack's shoulders. is he up to it--growing some nuts and some spikes? Doubtful, but Hillary sure won't rock the boat, and Edwards is likewise incapable of this. The other would be that GOP clown Ron Paul...then again, as nutty as he is, he seems to communicate the fantasy of this war better than anyone.Christopher Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-51942989173026650042008-01-04T14:43:00.000-05:002008-01-04T14:43:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Simple Yet Complexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02858870358027710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-35663332287333997022008-01-04T14:19:00.000-05:002008-01-04T14:19:00.000-05:00he is a hipocrit and only worries about what gets ...he is a hipocrit and only worries about what gets him ahead, he doesn't care about the troops he uses this war and the troop and good old fashioned american values crap to manipulate people into doing what he wants. I am ashamed to say he is my presidentC-dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420754854549345661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-30526169755275162352008-01-04T12:57:00.000-05:002008-01-04T12:57:00.000-05:00"2. Sent the longest serving National Guard unit h..."2. Sent the longest serving National Guard unit home after 729 days of combat in Iraq-one day shy of the 730 that the soldiers needed to qualify for education benefits."<BR/><BR/>I'm in the USMCR so I want to elaborate on this one.<BR/><BR/>In the reserves you only get Reserve GI Bill benefits while you're contracted. (6 years active reserve x 2 years inactive reserve)- Meaning you can't use them when you're done.<BR/><BR/>The benefits are chump change but they increase after a deployment of more than 180 days, and go even higher after a full year, with a plan called Reserve Education Assistance Plan (REAP). <BR/><BR/>They did this same thing to the guys from my unit that were dumb enough to stay for a year of active duty. They cut them short 3 days of a year. These guys begged and begged and even offered to stay for free, but they basically said fuck off Marines, go home.<BR/><BR/><BR/>This situation with the National Guard becomes even more heinous when you know that after two consecutive years of active duty you are eligible for the active duty Montgomery GI Bill. Which pays you about $1300 a month compared to the max $650 you get for REAP. And continues past your contract unlike REAP and the Reserve GI Bill.<BR/><BR/>Love the troops? They love the photo-ops and the votes many young service men who don't know a thing give them...<BR/><BR/>But most of all, they love the treasure we obtain for them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107664152936571795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-71940804253923146972008-01-04T12:54:00.000-05:002008-01-04T12:54:00.000-05:00before the mayflower...co-sign with you about "rea...before the mayflower...co-sign with you about "real patriots".And someone mentioned the families,let's not forget them.<BR/><BR/>Christ.prog.I doubt if we will hear from our friend,I think they are all hoping the frat boy would just go away.field negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-29044853633497766882008-01-04T12:27:00.000-05:002008-01-04T12:27:00.000-05:00Real Patriots are just that, REAL,Ready, Eager, Ab...Real Patriots are just that, REAL,<BR/>Ready, Eager, Able, Lasting. <BR/><BR/>LOL, womp womp. I do like your article though, but that could've been left out. Took it back to 2nd grade with that one.Lionel Todd IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017246456698540210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-36952876042295452912008-01-04T11:27:00.000-05:002008-01-04T11:27:00.000-05:00This information is some of the saddest I have hea...This information is some of the saddest I have heard in a while but I am not at all shocked. This president has always been about saying what sounds good and doing what will net people who don't need it the most profit. Somehow there are people out there who can still support him.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-50026087122034714542008-01-04T10:28:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:28:00.000-05:00Adding to before the mayflower's post...Real Patri...Adding to before the mayflower's post...<BR/><BR/>Real Patriots are also the families that sacrifice so much in order to care for their injured soliders once they return home. <BR/><BR/>These people have to wade through a sea of red tape, and raise hell in order to get their loved ones the proper care.<BR/><BR/>They have to, in many cases, give up their jobs, or their retirement in order to care for their loved ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-10585486136432622882008-01-04T10:02:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:02:00.000-05:00Yes, and we can also add the horrific and substand...Yes, and we can also add the horrific and substandard conditions that were uncovered at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Sad commentary.Princess Wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532912559217926983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-7075752904989230712008-01-04T09:42:00.000-05:002008-01-04T09:42:00.000-05:00Field, since I now live in DC, I passed by Walter ...Field, since I now live in DC, I passed by Walter Reed Hospital, and it is as much of a cesspool as Jack Murtha and other Congress Critters said it was.<BR/><BR/>A Republican Congress Critter's wife had to actually go and raise hell when she went to visit and found soldiers laying in their own piss, vomit, excrement, <I>for days at a time</I>.<BR/><BR/>The Frat Boy's intervention also guarantees that any profits the Bush family made from their earlier partnership with Saddam Hussein would not be disclosed, because in court, full disclosure of Saddam's assets would be required and forced. One look at those records would probably find Saddam collecting a check from the American Government, just like his pal, Manuel Noreiga.<BR/><BR/>Cobb, if you read this, the only thing I would ask you to do is justify Black People even considering joining the Republican Party, since this type of management in the name of Patriotism is bat shyt crazy, and serves no real purpose in uplifting anyone, especially if they are African-American.<BR/><BR/>If you can do this without engaging in name-calling....?The Christian Progressive Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445662404937684518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-42662014835171322382008-01-04T08:07:00.000-05:002008-01-04T08:07:00.000-05:00@ symphony: applause...you are so right on...@ fie...@ symphony: applause...you are so right on...<BR/><BR/>@ field: this information is pitiful...disgusting...unacceptable...i don't care for war (its an archaic, primitive, outdated and unevolved way of solving problems), but the way soldiers are treated is inhumane and unacceptable...especially since in most ancient/older/simpler societies, warriors (those protecting the society's sovereignty (sp?)) were revered, respected and held in high esteem...somehow, the west got that shit all fucked up...<BR/><BR/>...its i think more pitiful that american citizens don't do anything to hold the government responsible and make them honor the troops/soldiers who risk their lives...its not enough to be outraged about it...we really need to actually do something to make the government change the way it treats those who sacrifice their lives for the interest of a few...maybe if the government was made to truly compensate soldiers and their families, they'd think twice about engaging in wars...a nice funeral, putting their names on some walls, flying the flag a little lower and running around saying 'i support the troops' isn't really enough for me<BR/><BR/>...i may have to go dig up a blog i wrote about this on myspace...happy new year!!!!...missed reading you while in naija...guerreiranigerianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528694326611103860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-68595167249250043532008-01-04T07:59:00.000-05:002008-01-04T07:59:00.000-05:00All this is just fucked up. A day short of getting...All this is just fucked up. A day short of getting education benefits?<BR/><BR/>That is all just terrible. Patriotism and flag waving is something I do not understand in this day and age of the most hypocritical America that I have ever seen. <BR/><BR/>I really hate what this nation has become. <BR/><BR/>-=t=--=Topper=-https://www.blogger.com/profile/06321864054570212822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-8704088359188711932008-01-04T06:27:00.000-05:002008-01-04T06:27:00.000-05:00Where are the black journalists who should being o...Where are the black journalists who should being out these facts? And know it's off the subject, but I finally choked down Ebony magazine's pitiful piece on Whyty, I mean Michael, Jackson and found it so pandering and off the mark I was wondering have there been much reaction to the piece? is it just me or is ebony and jet still stuck in the 50's?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com