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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/13/2008 11:06:43 AM
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phreddy
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That was an very inappropriate comment that cast aspersions on the intelliegence of our soldeirs; however, I wonder how much the draft and conditions during Vietnam might have had on King's opinions. He was in his early 20's when the war really started to heat up. Educational deferments where one of the ways to avoid the draft. Still, I would prefer that he consider how his comments might affect our brave soldiers before he speaks in the future.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/13/2008 10:57:38 PM
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That was an very inappropriate comment that cast aspersions on the intelliegence of our soldeirs; however, I wonder how much the draft and conditions during Vietnam might have had on King's opinions. He was in his early 20's when the war really started to heat up. Educational deferments where one of the ways to avoid the draft. Still, I would prefer that he consider how his comments might affect our brave soldiers before he speaks in the future.
2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers
Vietnam Veterans were the best educated forces our nation had ever sent into combat. 79% had a high school education or better
Vietnam Statistics
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/13/2008 11:58:06 PM
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King just wants to be admired among other Democrats. Kerry thinks our soldiers are stupid too. And terrorists. Durbin thinks they're like Hitler's men. Kennedy celebrates their failures.
Surprise! King is a Democrat.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 4:52:05 AM
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Looks like he could've used some military discipline in his life as well.
"Shortly after The Tommyknockers publication in 1987, King's family and friends staged an intervention, dumping evidence of his addiction taken from the trash including beer cans, cigarette butts, grams of cocaine, Xanax, Valium, NyQuil, dextromethorphan (cough medicine), and marijuana, on the rug in front of him. As King related in his memoir, he then sought help and quit all forms of drugs and alcohol in the late 1980s, and has remained sober since." King's Addictions
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 8:11:37 AM
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Well let us pray he has help for these things. King himself would not qualify for military he would have to pass pee test. Sorry what my husband calls it, army talk.
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Looks like he could've used some military discipline in his life as well.
"Shortly after The Tommyknockers publication in 1987, King's family and friends staged an intervention, dumping evidence of his addiction taken from the trash including beer cans, cigarette butts, grams of cocaine, Xanax, Valium, NyQuil, dextromethorphan (cough medicine), and marijuana, on the rug in front of him. As King related in his memoir, he then sought help and quit all forms of drugs and alcohol in the late 1980s, and has remained sober since." King's Addictions
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 8:50:20 AM
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A family member with a meth addiction and prison record recently finished basic training.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 10:26:19 AM
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A family member with a meth addiction and prison record recently finished basic training.
Are you bragging or complaining?
Neither. Just pointing out that it's possible. His recruiter was fully aware of the situation. I was told as long as you don't lie, you're gold.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 10:31:38 AM
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lightshineon
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Boy does my husband experience a different army.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 10:36:48 AM
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A family member with a meth addiction and prison record recently finished basic training.
We all make bad choices. Now, was he stupid, no other choices in life but the military?
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 10:53:49 AM
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A family member with a meth addiction and prison record recently finished basic training.
We all make bad choices. Now, was he stupid, no other choices in life but the military?
He dropped out of college and then stupidly made a lot of bad decisions. The army is his way of "getting his life back together." I sincerely hope it does.
For what it's worth, our local police force used to turn away anyone who had ever used drugs. Not anymore.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 10:55:00 AM
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lightshineon
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Tom the Military is an honorable career. Maybe it will give honor and discipline to the criminals they let in. I know it will. It hurts when people put the soldiers down, knowing what they do, to protect us.
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A family member with a meth addiction and prison record recently finished basic training.
We all make bad choices. Now, was he stupid, no other choices in life but the military?
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 10:57:15 AM
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He dropped out of college and then stupidly made a lot of bad decisions. The army is his way of "getting his life back together." I sincerely hope it does.
So Stephen King is once again a idiot?
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For what it's worth, our local police force used to turn away anyone who had ever used drugs. Not anymore.
Most everything has been dumbed down in some way. In many states at one time, you had to be at least 6' to be a highway patrolman
But we digress.
In WWII the miltary dropped many requiremnets for men, you could be 5' tall and not know how to read and get in. It was what was needed at the time.
All Stephen King has done is shown more of his liberal elitest atiitude. And no he does not "support the troops". If he were in an airport as a load of them came off a plane he would want to spit on them. He knows it and I know it.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 11:53:31 AM
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A family member with a meth addiction and prison record recently finished basic training.
We all make bad choices. Now, was he stupid, no other choices in life but the military?
One thing about the military is that they have a very distinguished career of turning people's lives around. Once (If) you get in, they don't care what you did before you donned that uniform. You start fresh. Where you go is up to you.
BTW, there are instances where petty criminals have been encouraged by judges to join up, isn't there?
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 12:18:06 PM
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TomTurn
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BTW, there are instances where petty criminals have been encouraged by judges to join up, isn't there?
Very rare and made into mostly myth during Vietanm. But if the intelligence is there it still shows Stephen King to be an idiot who write books under the protection of the military and became very wealthy.
He is pond scum
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 12:31:30 PM
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BTW, there are instances where petty criminals have been encouraged by judges to join up, isn't there?
Very rare and made into mostly myth during Vietanm. But if the intelligence is there it still shows Stephen King to be an idiot who write books under the protection of the military and became very wealthy.
He is pond scum
He isn't "writing under the protection of the military". He's utilizing free speech, just as we are here in this forum. The military isn't what determines whether America is true to its ideals. The Armed Forces play an important role, but serve no purpose if freedom isn't protected at home. So, I don't care for King's ignorance on the subject, but he has every right to say it.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 1:25:12 PM
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TomTurn
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He isn't "writing under the protection of the military". He's utilizing free speech, just as we are here in this forum. The military isn't what determines whether America is true to its ideals. The Armed Forces play an important role, but serve no purpose if freedom isn't protected at home. So, I don't care for King's ignorance on the subject, but he has every right to say it.
I DID NOT SAY HE DID NOT HAVE A RIGHT. DO NOT! put words in my mouth. I am not in the mood for it today!
The FREEDOM he acts upon in writing his books is protected by the military. Take away our miltary protection and see how long that freedom is kept or this forum lasts.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 2:33:02 PM
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cow451
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He isn't "writing under the protection of the military". He's utilizing free speech, just as we are here in this forum. The military isn't what determines whether America is true to its ideals. The Armed Forces play an important role, but serve no purpose if freedom isn't protected at home. So, I don't care for King's ignorance on the subject, but he has every right to say it.
I DID NOT SAY HE DID NOT HAVE A RIGHT. DO NOT! put words in my mouth. I am not in the mood for it today!
The FREEDOM he acts upon in writing his books is protected by the military. Take away our miltary protection and see how long that freedom is kept or this forum lasts.
Aren't we touchy? Take away the Bill of Rights and see the same results. It's about balance of power and responsibility. That's why the Commander-in-chief is a civilian.
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RE: Stephen King Stands By Comments On Military - 5/14/2008 3:23:06 PM
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