CBS golf analyst writes that US soldiers would murder Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid if given chance to

[The Night Owl]

File under WTF?

I, too, am a huge celebrity who happens to live in Preston Hollow. I expect George W. to drop by soon.
by David Feherty, illustration by Brian Ajhar

Given the events of the past eight years, once George the Second escaped from Washington, D.C., I think most of us here in Dallas would have understood if he and the former First Missus had moved someplace a little more secluded than Preston Hollow. Like Area 51, maybe, or some sandbar in the Galapagos Islands, just so they could catch their breath for a couple of years and take stock of their lives. I mean, what a nightmare of a time that was to be president of the United States! His two terms must have felt like the rest of the world had inserted the Washington Monument into him and it was his job to heave it out. Although there are those who insist that most of our problems were Dubya’s fault, having spent considerable time in the Middle East myself, I think it’s unlikely history will tell the same story.

...

From my own experience visiting the troops in the Middle East, I can tell you this, though: despite how the conflict has been portrayed by our glorious media, if you gave any U.S. soldier a gun with two bullets in it, and he found himself in an elevator with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Osama bin Laden, there’s a good chance that Nancy Pelosi would get shot twice, and Harry Reid and bin Laden would be strangled to death. I’ve never met a soldier who didn’t love this president and this country, and I’ve met a bunch of them, at home and abroad, in hospitals and in theater. At Walter Reed, Bethesda Naval Medical Center, and the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, I have visited dozens of patients, and I always ask of them before I leave: “What do you want to do when you get out?” No matter how broken or burned, or how many limbs they are missing, they give only one answer: “I want to go back. I want to rejoin my team, to finish our mission.” They are rightfully proud of what they have done and want nothing more than to be with their brothers and sisters in arms, because they know the consequences if their job is left unfinished. Right here on American soil, we will end up with unqualified people having to do the job they have been doing over there so incredibly well, and with such extraordinary compassion. The fact is, Americans in America have been safe since 9/11, almost the whole length of G2’s term as president, and for that we should be thankful.

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http://www.dmagazine.com/2009/03/23/Welcome_Home_No_43.aspx

Mr. Feherty's bio at CBS: http://www.cbssports.com/cbssports/team/dfeherty

I think CBS needs to hear from us.

[aquart]

1. What an insult to the US military.

From someone who never served. He turned pro-golfer at 17.

[MotorCityMan]

47. What a huge f*cking ego...

"I, too, am a huge celebrity...."

Excuse me, Mr. Feherty, not all of us have heard of you.

[Olney Blue]

2. So troops would shoot Americans on sight, over OBL?

Wow.

[Supersedeas]

50. breeding hate in the Country Club set -- who hates American democracy worse...OBL or these dweebs?

[arbusto_baboso]

3. "Never met a soldier who didn't love this President." Really? You haven't met many soldiers then..

You lying fuckwit asshole.

[ShortnFiery]

14. Further, it's not an apt comparison.

We have a democratic republic so, in essence, we have not FULLY had our say as to how both Reid and Pelosi rose to power.

Neither Reid nor Pelosi are TRUE LEADERS. I don't know what hoops you have to jump through to hold those positions, but as far as communicating, or merely RELATING to "the average American" Reid and Pelosi fail miserably.

See ANY physical harm come to them? OMG NO, they are cool personalities and otherwise, good people! But THEY ARE NOT LEADERS - so I'd have them fired and sent out to "political pasture" in a New York Minute. ;)

Since I've spent my ENTIRE lifetime within "the military community" whether it be that of Dependent, Active Duty or Retired acquaintance, I doubt that my views are divergent from others. :shrug:

[arbusto_baboso]

25. Good points, all.

[ShortnFiery]

33. Thanks a b.

I try. :blush:

[Dappleganger]

56. Not unlike Steve Douchebag from Faux News

the weatherman giving his stupid opinions on politics, a golf announcer should stick to announcing what way the wind is blowing on the damn golf course.

[phantom power]

4. Yet another conservative projecting his fantasies of violence.

Who knew?

[Buzz Clik]

10. Absolutely! But, if he told that story in first person, they'd drag his ass off to jail.

[Beaverhausen]

5. He, too, is a huge celebrity?

I have never heard of this asshole.

[Lex]

6. We should it to KO and Rachel too. Someone ought to call this freak out

to account for his spew.

[47of74]

55. KO named that SOB worst person in the world tonight

That's how I found out about this despicable act.

[MercutioATC]

7. Hell, if there were no repercussions, I might.

Not literally, but they're both worthless to the point of being dangerous...to everybody, not just to Dems.

I'd be extremely happy if they were both abducted by aliens.

[Buzz Clik]

13. Pelosi and Reid are threats of equal or greater magnitude than bin Laden? Waiter? Oh, waiter?

An order of perspective for my friend.

[The Night Owl]

21. The substitute host sitting in for Rush Limbaugh on his show heaped praise...

...on Mr. Feherty for his murderous fantasy.

[MercutioATC]

36. No, but I can certainly understand the mindset that gets one there.

OBL hasn't done a thing to us in 8 years. Pelosi and Reid are the nightmare gifts that keep on giving.

They're weak, petty, self-serving, and they harm us on an ongoing basis....and I'm a Democrat.

Pelosi and Reid typify what is wrong with Democratic politicians...and politicians in general. In that sense, they are a more real danger than terrorism or global warming or "peak oil" or what have you.

[Buzz Clik]

38. I agree with all but your last sentence.

[Buzz Clik]

8. Assholes come in a variety of packages. This asshole is truly special.

And I love the way he projects his own feelings onto those of soldiers who would be highly unlikely to know much about Pelosi and Reid.

It says a lot when these knuckledragging jerkoffs consider Pelosi more a threat than bin Laden.

[Metta]

9. Soldiers donated 6 to 1 to Obama.

Yes, contact CBS and have this guy fired.

[last_texas_dem]

11. People are still writing shit like this?

Reads like a leftover from the rah-rah idiocy era of 2001-2004.

[yellowcanine]

12. CBS should tell him to stick to golf or find another gig.

[The Night Owl]

15. Actually, CBS should fire Mr. Feherty immediately. {EOM}

[ShortnFiery]

19. At a minimum, he deserves an interview by the FBI.

Threats to our political leaders, especially MURDER, are not statements to be taken lightly.

What a sick MF ... fired? Yes, ASAP! :thumbsdown:

[Johonny]

27. I agree

[onenote]

35. did you read his entire article?

He also called for the death penalty for pro-lifers and opponents of gay marriage. If he had only written that and the fundies were calling for his head, what would you think. They guy was trying to do what he always tries to do -- be outrageous. He isn't worth taking seriously enough to demand him to be fired.

[Johonny]

52. I read it

I think it's suppose to be funny? It's hard to tell. Right wing humor is hard to get because it's not funny. I think my favorite part is the elimination of estate taxes and then calling for 1 hr of PE in school. Because you know Texas schools are flush with money and the best way to get even more schooling is to cut taxes. I say he isn't worth it, cept if a broadcaster wrote that about a Republican congressional leader in say 2005 they would have been fired.

[Lex]

58. It's hard to tell it's supposed to be funny (if it is) because right-wingers

are so extreme in their beliefs in the first place. Hard to tell Parody when Glenn Beck has a show, for instance.

[JonLP24]

16. I left the Army last July '08

It is not true. I never felt that way but I don't like Reid but no chance in hell would I do what that guy is writing. It is not true, most troops aren't interested in politics or follow it closely. Anyways my close friends in the Army supported Obama.

[Canuckistanian]

17. "Americans in America have been safe....ALMOST the whole length of G2’s term"

Yeah, that little "9/11" thing was just a setback.

Who is this jerk?

[July]

49. Yeah, Bush gets a mulligan where 9/11 is concerned.

That attack on his watch doesn't count at all to his fans, though the first WTC attack DOES count against Clinton.

Freeper logic.

[gratuitous]

18. Uhm, okay

Thank you, Mr. Feherty. Whenever I need to consider the real world opinion of someone who gets paid a lot of money to play golf three or four times a week on perfectly-maintained courses and then writing or talking about it, I'll be sure to hustle myself right over and listen to your deathless pronouncements.

On the other hand, if I want the opinion of someone who actually works for a living, I'll go somewhere else. I'm sure the Network formerly known as Tiffany is quite proud to have the likes of you on its payroll.

[zipplewrath]

20. Before anyone spins up

This guy is originally from Northern Ireland, and is a seriously depressed recovering alcoholic as well. Furthermore, that line is a ripoff of an old "zipper" joke. (A zipper joke is one where the foil can be changed to any characters you want to aim). He is relatively conservative, despite his attempts to describe himself otherwise. But in realty, in the end what he is Apolitical. He does alot of USO stuff, when he isn't announcing golf. He couldn't hold his own in a political discussion for more than a minute, even probably about Northern Ireland. Attempting to bring much attention to this fellow is probably counter productive. He doesn't particularly influence anyone, and his primary audience are folks that already agree with him anywho.

[onenote]

32. exactly - if you read his entire column, he's clearly trying to be"stupid- funny "and provocative

He likes attention so he says outlandish things. In addition to his comments about Pelosi and read, he also says he is in favor of the death penalty for pro-lifers and those opposed to gay marriage.

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[GreenPartyVoter]

44. I don't think his being Irish has anything to do with anything, but he does sound

like a moran. x(

[Jackeens]

53. What the FUCK has his nationality got to do with it, truebrit71?

And considering he's from Northern Ireland presumably you'd regard him as British??

[Johonny]

23. Americans in America have been safe since 9/11

Well unless you lost your house, lost your job, lost your retirement in the stock market, lost your health care, lost your city in New Orleans... define safe.

[dionysus]

24. oh for christs sake, how could i not have guessed it was that douchebag Feherty...

:puke:

[AnneD]

26. Maybe it's me...

but I took the whole story as tongue in cheek article. I fear some folks are displaying a zealot's sense of humour. DU is showing signs of turning into the DEM version of FR. He really wasn't all that kind to B2

[The Night Owl]

28. Yeah, it's you. {EOM}

[onenote]

37. not just you

But then again, its pretty evident most people commenting on this thread haven't taken the time to read the entire article. Was what he said stupid and unfunny? Yes. But so were most of the things that he said -- that's his shtick -- To be outrageous. To be, in his own words, an "idiot."

Not worth taking seriously.

[AnneD]

45. Gee my mistake....

I actually read the article before commenting. I thought I might be doing something wrong (and for the sarcastically impaired):sarcasm:

[Lasher]

29. I think he really wanted to say this about Obama

But he's got that pesky SS to cramp his style.

[Mari333]

30. I have 2 soldier sons and none of them would ever say this

and they both hate Bush with a passion, and voted for Obama. this guy is a real asshole.

[JonLP24]

31. I salute you as well as your sons

Many times the family goes through more stress then the actual soldiers due to fear of the unknown. Sometimes we forget what the family has to go through because they go thru alot of stress and worry as well as the ones over there. :patriot:

[onenote]

34. Golf analyst calls for death penalty for pro-lifers and opponents of gay marriage

Really? Well, its in the same article that the OP references -- the article that I suspect most people commenting in this thread haven't read. Are his comments about Pelosi and Reid offensive? Sure. Are his comments about opponents of gay marriage and pro-lifers offensive? Well, to those folks they certainly would be.

The point is that before everyone goes running around demanding this guy be fired, keep in mind that he's a golf analyst who wrote an article in which he intentionally tried to be provocative and outrageous -- he's an attention seeker whose attempts at tongue in cheek humor fail more often than they succeed, but are nonetheless attempts at humor, not at serious discourse and shouldn't be taken as such.

Keep in mind that this is someone who wrote a book about himself entitled "An Idiot for All Seasons"

[The Night Owl]

40. Are you trying to earn your screen name or something?

It goes without saying that Mr. Feherty is not seriously suggesting that US soldiers want to murder Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. What people are objecting to is the intent of his humor which is to perpetuate the right wing myth that our troops all hate the Democrats and just love George W. Bush. Now, if you want to be Mr. Feherty's doormat then by all means be that but I'm going let CBS know how I feel about Mr. Feherty.

[onenote]

41. no I'm just encouraging people to read the entire article

before they take it too seriously.
I have no use for Mr Feherty, as a golf analyst or as a humorist or as commentator on events. As for whether he is perpetuating any myths with his writings, if he is, then I guess he also is perpetuating the myth that there are folks who believe fundies should be executed for their political beliefs.

He tries to rile people up with outrageous comments -- the fact he does it from a right wing perspective bothers us. I get that. But there are commentators who say outrageous things from the left as well. We manage to survive them both.

[SidDithers]

39. Feherty's an idiot...

“I want to go back. I want to rejoin my team, to finish our mission.” is not the same as "I support Bush".

Sid

[cali]

42. Mr. Feherty you are the fan. get ready to meet a lot of shit, honey.

you just fucked yourself asswipe.

[Frustratedlady]

43. I haven't read all the article, but this paragraph stuck out as typical Bush arrogance.

George and Laura's new neighbors had a meeting to discuss the changes with the former First Couple moving in. George talked to them via phone and said he would like permission to put up a gate. The article said that there was no reason for him to ask, as...

"...When his father, George H.W. Bush, moved back to Houston, Texas passed a law that gives cities the right to erect a gate at a former president’s residence."

The article goes on to say..."Still, George W. discussed with his neighbors what the gate would look like, how it would operate. He mentioned that he’d pay for its construction. Questions were answered, everyone was asked to sign a form to give the city the go-ahead, and George thanked them and said he couldn’t wait to move into his new home."

[Canuckistanian]

51. Wow, he's quite the "community organizer"

Cooperation, consensus-building, and responsible citizenship.

In order to wall himself off from the community.

[Blue_Tires]

46. lol...

wow...he speaks for the ENTIRE bulk of the Unites States Armed Forces?? he did it more than once, too --"ALL soldeirs love the bush" "ALL soldiers want to go back after getting half their body removed" "ALL soldiers want to kill Pelose/Reid" "ALL soldiers think the mission is worthwhile and want to stay until it is finished, whenever that might be"

all the hyperbole and 2004 chickenhawk memes make this difficult to take seriously...methinks he took the patented strictly supervised and scripted official pentagon-sponsored tour...shame he didn't talk to any iraqis

[bmbmd]

48. Misanthropic curmudgeon Ben Wright got fired

for noting that some women have trouble with the golf swing because "their boobies get in the way". Feherty's remarks seem much more inflammatory and irresponsible.

[47of74]

54. Did that.

I just sent a message to CBS about their employee making such statements. I think it's a good idea if others would follow suit and let CBS know such remarks by one of their employees is not appreciated.

Here's the feedback form;

http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.php

[Lex]

57. kick