Palin Promotes General After He Changed His Stance on Her Experience »
Posted By Neophile 10 months ago in NewsAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin has promoted an adjutant-general in the Alaska National Guard to Lieutenant General after he reversed course on remarks that seemed to criticize the now-Republican candidate for Vice President.
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Lurch10 months ago
Reminds me of Petreaus.
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The general who wrote an unprecedented politically biased and untrue op-ed during time of war. That never happened before in our history that a general would be so politically biased and so dishonest publicly to influence an election in 2004.
His reward, promotion by Bush, naturally.
The problem in the military is that once you get above Colonel, it is completely political who gets promoted. The Republicans have shown the politically ambitious in the armed forces exactly what they need to do to get promoted; suck up to Republicans politically during election years. Sad.
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epiphannyy10 months ago
I heard about this tonight on a news show and cringed. How completely disrespectful to those men and women in the Guard who have worked hard to EARN their promotions...to have this happen is like a blatant slap in the face. Although, if what the blogger stated is true, that only federal level promotions count, it may prove as a career-ender for the man who accepted this "promotion" because of the loss of respect he'll likely suffer as a result. I can't imagine any REAL officer or subordinate giving this man any real respect after going along with such a farce as this. Time will tell on that one though, I guess.
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Just one more nail in the coffin.....at this rate, she's going to be all nailed up and ready for burial long before Joe Biden even has a CHANCE to kill her on the debate floor. -
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miklkit10 months ago
Is this an example of Palin's sterling leadership qualities? Open pandering to weak people for support? I wonder how many pounds of "medals" this REMF has on his chest?
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"General Campbell's promotion will be a 'state' promotion," he said. "He will be a three-star general only while on State business. In a very rank-conscious environment, this distinction will not be lost on the other Flag Officers. He will look the part of a three-star general but will not be regarded as one by the very people he needs to work with and influence."
"No one can be promoted to the top ranks because of perceived leadership deficiencies but even with his obvious leadership flaws, he has no reluctance whatsoever to accept a cosmetic promotion," he added. "I believe the Governor's office will receive substantial correspondence urging her to reconsider this insult to the men and women of the Alaska National Guard."-
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BAW3 weeks, 4 days ago
Sarah Palin and her band of merry thieves outrage me. She has no control over her Alaska Guard Generals mainly Campbell. He is definitely what is known as an armychair General. He has NEVER been in war and yet retaliates against certain Guardsmen who serve 2 or more tours in Afghanistan. He is a politician first and foremost and wouldn't know what to do on a battlefield but hide. I am outraged that the National Guard Bureau in D.C. hasn't done something about his ethics. His cronyism is transparent particularly when a Guardsman gets promoted who impregnated a Sergean't wife and she gets an abortion. There is more but it has all been covered up.
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Lurch10 months ago
Just more socialism from the Palin/McCain campaign.
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What`s the difference between Palin and a socialist? Lipstick. -
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Hobe10 months ago
John McCain is a 26 year Corrupt politician ala being a member of the Keating Five savings and Loan Fraud that cost Hard working Americans Billions in Tax Dollars. McCain's wife a Budwiszer self admitted Drug User, and sara Palin who is already shown she can Lie with the best of them...
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Really now, don't we have real choices for the highest Office in our Nation????
This group is a Major Disgrace....
McCain, Druggie wife and Palin, not good for America.... -
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antibrainwasher10 months ago
Palin is the most unqualified candidate for defacto president Neocon sock puppet ever in the history of the united states, picked by a senile old supersenior grandpa who will surely die in office, leaving the creations idiot in charge of the f...ing world.
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Anyone considering voting for this evangelical creationist moron is a traitor to this country.
Traitor. If you put loyalist politics and ignorance and racism and dogmatic creationist lies ahead of soldiers dying in a false war created by neocon zionist traitors, then you're a traitor and the lowest scum this country ever produced.
All those millions who died fighting for the freedom we enjoy, and you repugniscum are more intrested in leglislation of morality and aburning books and creationism, lying to your children like the lying coward swiftboaters you are.
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Tcaros10 months ago
... those lying bunch of Republicans from Texas on the house floor are even worse than scum.
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Texans should vote out these scurvy bstards.
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Lurch10 months ago
the kind of people who cannot get ahead on skill, knowledge, or wisdom but have to lower themselves to boot-licking and selling themselves out to get ahead. Will get along well with Mccain, come to think of it.
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pmcluver10 months ago
This is a woman who obviously takes revenge on those who oppose her in any way. Plainly she would surround herself with Yes-persons if she had power.
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This is a woman who would prevent the furthering of medical research because of her PERSONAL views.
This is a woman who thinks God speaks to her and will assist with her pet projects.
This is a woman who tells lies
This is a woman who is totally unqualified to do the job to which she aspires.
Sounds all too familiar doesn't it. I see NO CHANGE HERE!
What a bunch of BS...
and lipstick on a pig-- well where I come from, they say "if the cap fits, wear it!" -
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pmcluver10 months ago
This is a woman who obviously takes revenge on those who oppose her in any way. Plainly she would surround herself with Yes-persons if she had power.
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This is a woman who would prevent the furthering of medical research because of her PERSONAL views.
This is a woman who thinks God speaks to her and will assist with her pet projects.
This is a woman who tells lies
This is a woman who is totally unqualified to do the job to which she aspires.
Sounds all too familiar doesn't it. I see NO CHANGE HERE!
What a bunch of BS...
and lipstick on a pig-- well where I come from, they say "if the cap fits, wear it!" -
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BB6410 months ago
This is not a credible news source. It's one of the soros slam type pieces magically appearing. It's too bad that the mainstream nuts have forgotten McCain will be the candidate this time around. It's even worse that the left doesn't know how to handle Sarah. Worst of all, it's clear the Obamanites can't tell us why we should vote for him. All they seem to be doing is tossing a lot of mud at Palin and there really isn't much sticking. Why? Most of the stories are fake and the only are telling 1/2 the story. Big surprise when you have an empty suit running against a someone you called a pig with lipstick. I do think it's funny that the first female President will be a conservative Republican.
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jordan1110 months ago
M'dear, I guess you haven't noticed. You cannot get information of relevance from the main stream faux news. Where ya been? They aren't going to report anything negative on palin or mcbush.
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tchef10 months ago
We have been telling you why a vote for Obama is good. He will work with members of both parties to get things done. He see things from more than one side of an argument. He isn't owned by the large corporate interests. He will work to get us out of Iraq. He will work to bring our budget under control. He will work to improve things for Americans like health care and education. We should be building schools here, not Iraq.
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Lurch10 months ago
The right keep telling us how much better Palin is than McCain, so naturally we`re going to tell the truth about her.
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VocalOp10 months ago
Sure sounds like the same ole same ole tactics. Change from McCain? Laughable
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Tcaros10 months ago
The Republican party has taken the page from the Nazi party. Not so strange since Brown Brothers Harriman used to support the Nazi's by fueling their rise to power financial.
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They make up stuff, lie, generally keep pushing to Poland until someone pushes back. This time it's the American people.
With Karl Rove acting as Goebbels (now at Fox as a unbiased commentator-yeh right!) it is becoming easier to laugh at the Nazis. -
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lonewolv10 months ago
yep I see the peanut gallery is over full on this. President Bush is THE commander in chief and is the top dog of the military. there for the top brass in armed forcesare suppose to support his points of view in the public. The constitution does not give the congress any power over the military, the one power that congress has they wont even excersise and that being the ability to declare war. It is the presidents right to fire top generals. Clinton fired generals constantly who disagreed with him so its not that uncommon, every president has done that.
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Lurch10 months ago
> Clinton fired generals constantly who disagreed with him so its not that uncommon, every president has done that.
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This isn`t another one of those right-wing fairy tales, is it? I mean, please tell me there is at least a morsel of truth to this one. It`s been so long since we`ve heard a rw smear with any credibility, I`m actually hoping this one is a tiny bit true. But I highly doubt it. It looks and smells like just another wingnut talking head generalization made up off the top of their heads and then repeated over and over ad nauseum by the kool-aid crowd til some people actually start believing their own BS.
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