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| Jim Webb declines to be recognized as a distinguished Naval Academy graduate |
| 2017-03-29 |
| [WAPO] Former senator Jim Webb declined Tuesday to accept an award as a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, citing pressure from a "small but vociferous group" of female alumni who are angry about past statements he made that women aren’t suited for combat and shouldn’t attend the academy. Webb (D-Va.) was expected to receive a Distinguished Graduate Award along with four other alumni Friday in a ceremony in Annapolis, Md. The recognition is the most prestigious awarded by the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, and it goes to living alumni whose character, service and stature "draw wholesome comparison to the qualities that the U.S. Naval Academy strives for in keeping with its ideals of duty, honor, loyalty and integrity," according to criteria published by the association. But critics said the selection of Webb -- a highly decorated Marine veteran, 1968 academy graduate and recent presidential candidate -- was unacceptable because of his history of disrespecting women. They pointed primarily to an article published in Washingtonian magazine in 1979 in which he criticized women attending the academy and said that a dormitory there was a "horny woman’s dream." The article, headlined "Women Can’t Fight," was written by Webb after he left the military and while he was a popular academy professor. Webb released a statement through the alumni association Monday night that said he was sorry for any trouble he caused. But on Tuesday evening he changed course, saying on his website that he expected more protests and does not want to be a distraction at the awards ceremony. He was nominated by classmates who graduated with him in 1968, he said. "From conversations with the Alumni Association, including information passed down from top Navy leadership in the Pentagon, it is clear that those protesting my receipt of this award now threaten to disrupt the ceremonies surrounding its issuance," Webb said. "I am being told that my presence at the ceremony would likely mar the otherwise celebratory nature of that special day, and as a consequence I find it necessary to decline to accept the award." So distinguished Naval Academy graduates will now be selected by a "small but vociferous group of female alumni." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 What do you want me to tell you after all of these years of abuse by these people who hate people? I AM a broken record and nothing has changed through all of History. The same people every time. |
| Posted by: newc 2017-03-29 22:21 |
| #10 Our future military "leadership", ladies and gents. They need to find out who these "critics" are and make sure they never rise through the ranks. And deal ruthlessly with the perfumed princes that created this muck in the first pacae. We can't afford these shitheels anymore. |
| Posted by: charger 2017-03-29 20:03 |
| #9 Fields of Fire was a good book on the Vietnam war. |
| Posted by: bman 2017-03-29 15:11 |
| #8 2020: The Year of the Labz |
| Posted by: Shipman 2017-03-29 14:58 |
| #7 There is a lot of the usual tripe wrong with this story--mostly, the cave-in to PC promulgated by some leftist-created tribe, group, "victim", or special group in today's society. Mostly, the people who fuel these group's angsts are not altruistic but just consolidating their base and vote-hustling. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-03-29 10:18 |
| #6 Petulant whinging grandchild of the Tailhook Scandal? I remember catching the Congressional floor speeches on C-SPAN where any Naval officer remotely associated to the event was blackballed for promotion by the Democrat apparatchiks. |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-03-29 09:39 |
| #5 @#3: Tell us what you really think....! ;) |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-03-29 09:14 |
| #4 If the left keeps treating Webb like a republican maybe he will finally become one. It sounds like he might have a few things in common with Trump. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2017-03-29 06:30 |
| #3 They had to stab the ideological steak through the last remaining Democrat from the Democrat party before he infected anyone with blue dog disease. Now that I have PERMANENTLY Patented the "Democrat Party" TM as the party of slavery, destruction, lawlessness, confederation, anarchist, piece of fucking shit ideological communist scum of the entire earth, and classified as a disease, I may now handle you. Some of you fascistic idiots went to church. Decided to copy the bible because Saul Alinskey did not work for you so now you must interrupt our TRUE SERVICE., Fuck you all and your golden calf federal communist useless piece of shit government. And most of all fuck the entire democrat party forever. Amein. MY Kingdom is at risk. |
| Posted by: newc 2017-03-29 05:46 |
| #2 A marine intimidated by Femin-Nazi's? A perfect RINO candidate for Congress. |
| Posted by: Nero White 3083 2017-03-29 02:33 |
| #1 The Service Academies are going to hell: http://www.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2017/03/20/new-female-afa-commandant-moving-here-soon-with-her-wife |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2017-03-29 00:43 |