We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:50:45 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Heh. I hate piously sanctimonious field grade officers. Yeah, I know, that means I'm punching myself a lot. Imagine this. You are a holder of the Medal of Honor. On the advice of your superiors, you donate your Medal to a Divisional Museum, for safekeeping and preservation. Over the years, you go visit the museum and you get the Medal and wear it for ceremonial occasions. Then your age and infirmities put you in a position where you can no longer do that. You're dying, and you'd like to wear your Medal again before you die. And some piously sanctimonious... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:29:51 -0600 Ok I'm going to have rework my email since "Dear base whallah and other remf's" probably isn't going to get a good a result. Meanwhile Britain has managed to let more of it's VC's end up in private collections than the rest of the Commowealth combined. They're a bit late to start getting all precious now. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html#comment-48085 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html#comment-48085 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:52:28 -0600 That's vile. As vile as the NYT calling their imbedded photog "courageous". http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html#comment-48076 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html#comment-48076 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:41:36 -0600 There's always someone like that in an institution. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html#comment-48074 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/some_people_are_just_obtuse_bstrds.html#comment-48074 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:37:10 -0600