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Jackpine Radical

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26. Maybe he had to wait to get enough

Reply to ProSense (Reply #19)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 03:13 PM

Jul 2013

Blutgeld stashed so he could more comfortably resign in protest.

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I Hereby Resign in Protest Effective Immediately [View all] Catherina Jul 2013 OP

I hope he is just the first of a cascading number. Good for you, Brandon! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #1

Me too! ‘Sometime they’ll give a war and nobody will come.’ Catherina Jul 2013 #3

No wonder Hoover had him under survelliance. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #16

Albert should have stayed in Germany to "face the music". Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #49

Nonsense. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2013 #95

k+r ..nt TeeYiYi Jul 2013 #25

Rec AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #61

He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. dkf Jul 2013 #77

me too. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #57

he's not gonna be the first hfojvt Jul 2013 #119

Where is the transparency we were promised? JDPriestly Jul 2013 #2

It's so invisible we can't see it Catherina Jul 2013 #6

Unfortunately... 99Forever Jul 2013 #98

What is he going to be arrested for and charged with down the line? Cleita Jul 2013 #4

Quitting like this will surely have it's "consequences" 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #9

Why would you pray for something like THAT! snooper2 Jul 2013 #14

You are too funny. 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #18

Angles yesphan Jul 2013 #54

Wow!! Drip, drip, drip ... 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #5

Indeed. nt woo me with science Jul 2013 #126

Kick newfie11 Jul 2013 #7

I hope he's the first in a long parade to follow. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #8

Very important. We wish him the best. byeya Jul 2013 #10

TO THE GREATEST PAGE. woo me with science Jul 2013 #11

So since this was posted twice, does it count as 2 now? snooper2 Jul 2013 #12

Lots of duplicate posts in GD. Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #112

Hold it, I was told it was just ...(insert character assassination method here) nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #13

In my dreams the Pentagon, DOD budget is slashed in half.today. Forced to roll themself back. Sunlei Jul 2013 #15

They will just increase the R&D budget dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #17

Charlie Rose had a journalist on, the week of June 11th '13 truedelphi Jul 2013 #59

Di has become a menace to our American society. Hutzpa Jul 2013 #96

Wait, ProSense Jul 2013 #19

Because he clearly hates Obama and just wants to embarass him NuclearDem Jul 2013 #20

No, I think he was asleep during the Bush Presidency. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #22

Of course! After all, servicemen who enlisted and fought under the Bush Presidency NuclearDem Jul 2013 #23

Again, I wonder what took him so long? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #24

Yeah, what took that guy so long? NuclearDem Jul 2013 #37

Through illegal spying, the Iraq war, Blackwater, Halliburton, torture...nothing. ProSense Jul 2013 #40

He just wanted to piss you off. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #43

Oh, he can't "piss" me off. I just want to know what took so long? ProSense Jul 2013 #44

I know, right? Why doesn't outprocessing someone with a security clearance happen instantly? NuclearDem Jul 2013 #48

Do you know if he still works for General Dynamics Land Systems? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #51

Oh dear LiberalLovinLug Jul 2013 #67

Faster than most zipplewrath Jul 2013 #50

Yep, character assassination in full swing now, I see. Th1onein Jul 2013 #102

What took YOU so long to see the damn light? Get off the tertiary questions and deal with the chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #108

This is like Republicans complaining that Ellsberg waited to embarrass a Republican deurbano Jul 2013 #46

None of which were important enough to prosecute. JoeyT Jul 2013 #83

Maybe he was looking forward like Obama. OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #107

Is that your most trenchant question here? Really? Eyes on the Prize... chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #100

Have you ever heard the parable of the prodigal son? zeemike Jul 2013 #39

Maybe he had to wait to get enough Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #26

Why did Paul take so many steps on the Road to Damascus? Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #31

+1 Hissyspit Jul 2013 #101

+2 L0oniX Jul 2013 #117

"Recent Revelations" ... about stuff we already knew years ago. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #35

Fagitaboutit, ProSense Jack Rabbit Jul 2013 #89

So he's quitting a job? 7962 Jul 2013 #90

Nice threadjack. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #110

Happy to K&R and return later to read the links. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #21

K&R. Better late than never. forestpath Jul 2013 #27

True Courage BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #28

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #29

The size and scope of the US military is completely unjustified. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #30

So he was fine with it for 10 years? Slow learner, no doubt frazzled Jul 2013 #32

Daniel Ellsberg had an epiphany. (And it took him a few years to get to that point.) deurbano Jul 2013 #97

+1000...He's definitely been around long enough to know Abu Ghraib, Haditha, etc... Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #120

Good show Savannahmann Jul 2013 #33

K&R raouldukelives Jul 2013 #34

got heaven05 Jul 2013 #36

What did he resign from? Blurb says "Brandon Toy works for US defense contractor General Dynamics" struggle4progress Jul 2013 #38

I had the same thought. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #41

yes, it's confusing, even in the article he says he is currently a defense contractor JI7 Jul 2013 #75

I dont think you did. I think he just quit a job. 7962 Jul 2013 #91

Catherina! You shocked me! temmer Jul 2013 #42

Lol no. You're stuck with me for a while my friend Catherina Jul 2013 #52

Ain't Gonna Study War No More starroute Jul 2013 #45

Thank you! I love that old spiritual Catherina Jul 2013 #53

Indeed. CanSocDem Jul 2013 #114

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #113

Excellent, but as long as the assholes own the media and govt and can brainwash valerief Jul 2013 #47

Slight quibble zipplewrath Jul 2013 #55

Defense is fine dreamnightwind Jul 2013 #74

Very true zipplewrath Jul 2013 #129

This man has my deep respect. May there be many more like him. jwirr Jul 2013 #56

Wow and more wow. Thanks for bringing this article here, Catherina. n/t truedelphi Jul 2013 #58

Catherina, you are brave and Duval Jul 2013 #60

Catherina, thanks for your post re: Mr. Toy. Duval Jul 2013 #62

well done. blackspade Jul 2013 #63

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #64

Proud of Mr. Toy for calling in well nt PufPuf23 Jul 2013 #65

Throw 'em down. Throw them ALL down! ReRe Jul 2013 #66

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #68

True, but no one wants to hear that. We're supposed to be looking forward as hard as we can. xocet Jul 2013 #81

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #69

K&R - Received this in email yesterday, posted the link on Facebook Raksha Jul 2013 #70

K&R NealK Jul 2013 #71

Stop watching us... matthews Jul 2013 #72

Catherina, Brandon Toy, if not a "plant" (sorry, I've become a cynic), is committing career saidsimplesimon Jul 2013 #73

Brandon Toy's LinkedIn page FarCenter Jul 2013 #104

So he didn't resign? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #105

If he did, he hasn't updated LinkedIn yet? FarCenter Jul 2013 #106

I think you got it right. ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #128

I had an engineering professor who quit an MIC job like that. hunter Jul 2013 #76

Thank You Very Much For Sharing - Your Efforts Are Greatly Appreciated cantbeserious Jul 2013 #78

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #79

Wow.... defacto7 Jul 2013 #80

K&R. pacalo Jul 2013 #82

"Recent revelations" great white snark Jul 2013 #84

Brave man, indeed. Octafish Jul 2013 #85

Solidarity, brother. nt TBF Jul 2013 #86

lots of bravado rhetoric in there. from what did he resign? pasto76 Jul 2013 #87

In 1968, I quit the Air Force, after TheJames Jul 2013 #88

"We have become what I thought we were fighting against." Martin Eden Jul 2013 #92

Thanks for posting 2naSalit Jul 2013 #93

Little drops of water makes a mighty ocean Hutzpa Jul 2013 #94

Bravo Brandon Toy. 99Forever Jul 2013 #99

K&R'd & bookmarked. snot Jul 2013 #103

K&R DemocratForJustice Jul 2013 #109

"the true insanity is doing nothing." Hotler Jul 2013 #111

I followed a similar path noamnety Jul 2013 #115

Thanks for posting this navarth Jul 2013 #116

I think the days of military overspending are over markiv Jul 2013 #118

Ah ha! NuclearDem Jul 2013 #121

Please don't think I'm crazy...even though chances are good I am DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #122

You're not crazy at all. Nature gave us a conscience for a reason Catherina Jul 2013 #125

Thank you...just conflicted DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #127

Good, we need more conscientious objectors felix_numinous Jul 2013 #123

Congrats and Welcome to the Revolution! But don't be so hard on yourself... B Stieg Jul 2013 #124