Attention: Conservative Obsessive Captains

[clippyrip]

A few more posts and I think we'll have it all settled.

 

[AuburnRedneck9]

And it's all over as soon as Obama seals the deal, I can't wait to see Usher, etc in the white house that'll be great... right along with wealth redistribution and the funding inner society. Sorry I worked hard to get where I am, now I will be punished for it.

 

[nickgutnick]

What we need is more government to protect us from ourselves...All hale Obama...anyone who disagrees is racist!

 

[Oh-ryan]

Using your example, if someone set fire to a house and a fireman ran in to fight the fire and was killed, then it would be his fault for signing up to be a fireman. The person who set the fire isn't responsible? That's just dumb. You think the C.I.C. isn't responsible for where he sends the troops because they "signed for the dotted line".

Brilliant

Suddenly I am jonesin for a Guinness beer.

You VOLUNTEER to be in the service. Just as you volunteer to be a fireman police officer, etc. You go into those professions knowing that you are being called upon to do the will of elected officials. Anyone who has any kind of knowledge of history knows that elected officials have asked the armed services to do some pretty crappy things since this great country was founded. That's part of the deal. You don't get to choose the assignments you want. When your service is up you are free to leave.

So, since this war is going on its 5th year, and with the knowledge that most enlistments are for 5 years or less, most people currently serving in Iraq have had the opportunity to get out of the service since the war began. True, there have been some stoploss measures put in place for critical skills, but most of the folks currently serving have re-enlisted at least once since this war kicked off. So spare me this, "My poor cousin this, my poor brother that" argument. Just thank them for their service, keep in touch with them when they are overseas and welcome them back when they are done.

 

[Papps]

Pulled alert for about 3 years, with nuclear armed Air to Air rockets. I am glad those pilots never were sent to down Soviet bombers.

But there were ANG pilots lost in Vietnam, and some F-102s. The unfortunate trashing of the Air National Guard, by those who know little about it, is rather sad, and silly.

Yeah he miraculously pulled a UPT slot in the Texas ANG to play fighter pilot while other qualified pilots that would love to fill that slot got to hang out in Vietnam and get shot at. Other kids his age got to go live in the mud.

He also neglected to fulfill his ANG obligation.

 

[C-150ETOPS]

Yeah he miraculously pulled a UPT slot in the Texas ANG to play fighter pilot while other qualified pilots that would love to fill that slot got to hang out in Vietnam and get shot at. Other kids his age got to go live in the mud.

He also neglected to fulfill his ANG obligation.

I can't stand the "Fokker Airplane Company" guy now even though I voted for him, but will give him credit when it's due.

"Hiding out" in a Century series 1950's fighter is probably one of the most unsafe jobs a guy could do outside of frontline combat. Bush was certainly more at risk to his life than Al Gore was with his bodyguards.

In almost 20 years at my airline, there have been many company messages about guys doing ANG/RES flying like Bush did who lost their lives.

As for his obligation, it seems a little fishy, but wasn't the ANG system a little looser especially with the Mil drawdown towards the latter parts of the war?

 

[NEDude]

I thought the point of this thread isn't to decide who is right - Oprahs boy or the man conservatives hate to love.

The point is the cockpit is not the place for political bullying.

The simple fact is, agree with it or not, in this day and age you have to be careful what you say in the work environment. As a captain you are foolish to lecture any other member of the flight crew on their political, religious, or social views as is could easily be interpreted as creating a hostile work environment.

 

[Occam's Razor]

This just in!

Another effective technique to thwart ideologues:

Every time they make a point, then look for your reaction, shout "AFLAC!" like the duck in the commercial.

Sources report 100% success.

 

[Papps]

I can't stand the "Fokker Airplane Company" guy now even though I voted for him, but will give him credit when it's due.

"Hiding out" in a Century series 1950's fighter is probably one of the most unsafe jobs a guy could do outside of frontline combat. Bush was certainly more at risk to his life than Al Gore was with his bodyguards.

In almost 20 years at my airline, there have been many company messages about guys doing ANG/RES flying like Bush did who lost their lives.

As for his obligation, it seems a little fishy, but wasn't the ANG system a little looser especially with the Mil drawdown towards the latter parts of the war?

Yeah they are dangers in that kind of flying, that may be why he quit showing up. With that being said, stateside f-102 flying is a safer bet than carrying an m-16 on the ground in the war. Now f-104s, thats may be a different story

 

[Bavarian Chef]

This just in!

Another effective technique to thwart ideologues:

Every time they make a point, then look for your reaction, shout "AFLAC!" like the duck in the commercial.

Sources report 100% success.

60% of the time, it works every time.