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2013-11-21 Home Front: Culture Wars

[BREITBART] "So, 4000 rubes are dead. Cry me the Tigris. Another 30,000 have been seriously wounded. Boo f*cking hoo. They got what they asked for--and cool robotic limbs too."

Thus begins a virulent anti-American soldier screed titled "F*ck the Troops," written by Politico Magazine reporter Ian Murphy during the Iraq War. His current offering for Politico, "How I Punked Scott Walker," appeared yesterday as the number two profiled story in the website's new magazine. It describes Murphy's failed attempt to upend the Wisconsin Governor's historic battle against public service union collective bargaining rights.

Murphy's May 2008 column appeared as the intense combat of "the surge" was winding down. As Murphy said

"...our soldiers are lauded by all as saints. Why? They volunteered to partake in this savage idiocy, and for this they deserve our utmost repsect. I think not... stop sucking off the troops. They get enough action raping female soldiers and sodomizing Iraqi detainees."

Murphy goes on to question young Americans' service in defense of their country:

As a society we need to discard our blind deference to military service. There's nothing admirable about voluteering to murder people... but what kind of world would we rather live in: one where fools are admired for being fooled and murderers are extolled for murdering, or one where we have the capacity to step back and say, "I don't care who told you to do what and why; you're still an asshole!"

Murphy admits that he is not certain about particular basic facts surrounding the authorization for the use of combat troops in the Iraq War because "I was doing a lot of heavy narcotics back in '03."

Posted by Fred 2013-11-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1 Seems to me that Ian "F**king" Murphy needs to be visited by a few "good"old boys and made to understand that words have consequences.

Then arrest what's left of his ass for trying to fix an election.

Posted by AlanC 2013-11-21 07:22|| 2013-11-21 07:22|| Front Page Top

#2 When the next civil war comes around, this is some of the cannon fodder the Left is going to be expecting to use to keep their ill gotten power. One could see his unit political commissar may have to use Ian was an 'example' to encourage others to move forward. It'll save every else from wasting ammo.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-11-21 09:21|| 2013-11-21 09:21|| Front Page Top

#3 I doubt you're their type, Ian.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-11-21 10:23|| 2013-11-21 10:23|| Front Page Top

#4 ...being of the charitable type, I hope to one day allow Mr. Murphy to choose his own light pole...

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-11-21 12:40|| 2013-11-21 12:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe Ted Rall can move over and give him a little living space in his van down by the river...

Posted by tu3031 2013-11-21 21:51|| 2013-11-21 21:51|| Front Page Top

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