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mopinko

(69,983 posts)
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 09:46 PM Jun 2019

there is an honorable man at the pentagon that they should nominate.

Last edited Tue Jun 18, 2019, 10:41 PM - Edit history (2)

i have a family member who is an asst sec def.
he is a hero and an honorable man. a bit wingnut, but not crazy.

if his name were to even be mentioned, i would believe that there is honor in our military, and in our govt. somewhere.
that it hasnt been so far tells me pretty much all i need to know.

he doesnt like people talking about him, or i could tell you tales.
but i can say that he is part of a composite character in the movie "12 strong". he is in the book that it is based on- horse soldiers, tho, true to his fashion, he refused to let them use real life details and names.

i suppose the trolls will now dig up his info. whatevs.
he isnt as skittish about it as he was when bin laden had a fatwa on him.

but you could vet this man for pope.
it isnt like there are not good people available.

i fear for my country.



eta- in the unlikely event that he is nominated, i promise you will get the full- "i changed his diapers" family lore. lol.


eta2- i would pump him for information, but he has told the whole family that if he shared what he did, he would have to kill us. his brother informed me that he didnt really know what he did, but that he did know 14 ways to kill you w a playing card.
i dont see much of him either. there were 2 deaths in the family last year, which is why i even know much about what he is up to.

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there is an honorable man at the pentagon that they should nominate. (Original Post) mopinko Jun 2019 OP
K & R malaise Jun 2019 #1
i believe in the goodness of people. mopinko Jun 2019 #2
just want to say- this is not about tooting this person's horn. the point is mopinko Jun 2019 #3
Being honorable is a disqualifier in the trump administration Poiuyt Jun 2019 #4
yup. that was my point. mopinko Jun 2019 #5

mopinko

(69,983 posts)
2. i believe in the goodness of people.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 10:24 PM
Jun 2019

but it gets harder every day. between the mean and the stupid and the corrupt, i tell ya....

mopinko

(69,983 posts)
3. just want to say- this is not about tooting this person's horn. the point is
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 11:41 PM
Jun 2019

that there are good people in the career service that they could be drawing from, but they arent.

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