Yesterday, a friend asked me whether or not I'd be writing about the Gen. McChrystal
Rolling Stone interview. I told him I'd wait to see how the story shook out- that is, if it just happened and was talked about all day by the pundits there would be no reason to add my two cents, however, if the far right-wingers blasted Obama for calling McChrystal to task and backed the general over his boss (which I figured would happen), then that hypocrisy would be worth discussing.
Well, I stand corrected in my assumption. Though I came across a few people saying Obama shouldn't fire McChrystal and that he was overbearing and unrealistic about his generals, I came across a much different line of discussion than I'd expected.
Whenever I want to know how the craziest of the far-right is feeling on an issue, I check out
freerepublic.com- a bastion of hateful people who prefer not to hear any opposing views and simply reaffirm each other's off-the-wall beliefs.
A small point I'd noticed when I first read about the McChrystal interview yesterday morning was that, despite having voted for Obama, the general was upset with the way the war in Afghanistan was being run. This, apparently, was an absolute shock to the system of "freepers" who noted the following:
Hardly any question remaining that the military is infested with PC Islamofascist enablers. Fort Worth removed all doubt. When Obama came to power and they were arguing over sending more troops to fight the war, I felt a pit in my stomach. I read about Viet Nam and what leftists do to our soldiers when they love the enemy more than the US. We should bring the troops home before the leftists in the military and Obama and his homies sacrifice them on the altar of political correctness.
And this:
Hell with you McChrystal, you voted for this idiot and his marxist minions. I hope you are miserable, same way the American people and the troops probably are. You deserve what you get.
And, finally (amongst others):
He [McChrystal] can make it right by putting Hussein, Biden, Pelosi, and the Congressional Progressive caucus on a plane to Cuba, instituting a provisional military government for 6 months, all Constitutional amendments except the Bill of Rights rescinded, then holding new elections, no incumbents need apply and only tax payers and veterans should bother showing up to vote, because no one else will be allowed.
Yea, someone actually wrote all of these things (and did so seriously). This was an interesting development that I didn't see coming, as I'd figured that nothing could ever come between the far-right and their love for all things military. Apparently, the one thing that can is their hatred for Barack Obama. So know this, current, future and former members of the military, while you may think that you can rely upon the unconditional support of those on the farthest right of the political spectrum, if you
ever think about voting for (or now supporting) the President of the United States, you'll be cast off like yesterday's George B. McClellan.
