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2007-05-07 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I guess faking it as a relative of the former finance minister of Nigeria has played out.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-05-07 00:22|| 2007-05-07 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Authorities say McGuinn wrongly parlayed his medals into lucrative security consulting contracts.

Wouldn't that qualify as fraud?

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-05-07 05:25|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-05-07 05:25|| Front Page Top

#3 "We all do it. With women. Applying for a job. It's all puffery."

Yeah. None of us has any integrity, right? Better hope I'm not on the jury, fartbreath.

Posted by Bobby 2007-05-07 07:07|| 2007-05-07 07:07|| Front Page Top

#4 The mind of a lawer, excuse me , I have to go vomit now.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-05-07 08:03|| 2007-05-07 08:03|| Front Page Top

#5 The pic of a faker named Thibideux set of my bullshitometer, even before I read the caption, because his mustashe was so far out of regs.
Well, regs in this century, anyway. (Might have passed in the 19th century, though)

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2007-05-07 08:16|| www.ncobrief.com]">[www.ncobrief.com] 2007-05-07 08:16|| Front Page Top

#6 ...I've been following thsi stuff for a while, and folks, it is unbelieveable what some of these idiots have gotten away with. What amazes me to no end is the number of them that had long, solid and perfectly respectable careers in the military, then suddenly promote themselves from E5 to 0-10 with two CMOHs.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-05-07 09:27|| 2007-05-07 09:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Sgt. Mom: Actually, that style of mustache was popular with some Vietnam War attack helicopter pilots, who were given some latitude in their high-performance, high-risk job. A very bold bunch, known for their daring and heroics.

Which makes this scoundrel even more reprehensible.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-07 09:51|| 2007-05-07 09:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Nothing and I mean NOTHING frosts me quicker than a faker or a poser. I actually get angrier at those that have served and puff up their bonafides to find glory outside the military. Trouble is that NO reporter will ever investigate a War Hero unless he is exposed first. This is especially true of those that are Anti-Bush.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-05-07 10:49|| 2007-05-07 10:49|| Front Page Top

#9 Re: mustache... I'll take your word for it, Moose. But a guy in dress blues with facial hair so very far out of regs would still cause me to raise an eyebrow.
There are just some things that will instantly attract the critical notice of an NCO, even a retired one.
I notice stuff like this all the time on TV dramas. This makes me a very cranky person sometimes...

Hey, you kidS! Get off my lawn!!!!

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2007-05-07 11:49|| www.ncobrief.com]">[www.ncobrief.com] 2007-05-07 11:49|| Front Page Top

#10 This kind of fakery should be a hanging offense. My father sacrificed a lot for the Combat Infantryman Badge, which he considered a higher decoration than his Bronze Star.

Posted by Mike 2007-05-07 14:16|| 2007-05-07 14:16|| Front Page Top

#11 Mom Hey, you kidS! Get off my lawn!!!!

heh ~~Ima not the only one~~
*ima recovering crab apple*

Posted by RD">RD 2007-05-07 22:24|| 2007-05-07 22:24|| Front Page Top

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