Take these words and thoughts from The Gadfly and interpret them any way you damn well please:
There is this man. This is a man, who during the middle of his Ivy League college studies in 1968, was motivated to join the United States Marine Corps after the death of his close friend and college lacrosse teammate, a Marine Corps first lieutenant, who was killed in battle in Vietnam.
In a 2002 interview, the man stated, “I have been very lucky. I always felt I should spend some time paying it back. There were a number of us who felt we should follow [my friend's] example and at least go into the service. And it flows from there.”
The deceased friend's example of sacrifice and duty has shaped this man's view of leadership since. “One would have thought that the life of a Marine, and my friend’s death in Vietnam, would argue strongly against following in his footsteps. But many of us saw in him the person we wanted to be,” the man is quoted as saying in a 2012 interview. In the same interview he said, “And a number of his friends, teammates, and associates joined the Marine Corps because of him, as did I… He taught us the true meaning of leadership. One teammate can change your life. And my friend changed mine.”
This man excelled through personal dedication and excellence and sailed through officer candidate school at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Army Ranger School, and Army jump school before he was shipped out to Vietnam. This man was appointed commander of a rifle platoon of the 3rd Marine Division.
During combat action, he was a recipient of the Bronze Star with Valor, two Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. His citation for the Bronze Star with Valor, his first decoration earned just weeks after arriving in Vietnam in December 1968, came after his platoon came under heavy fire in the Quang Tri Province, lauded the man’s “courage, aggressive initiative, and unwavering devotion to duty.”
The citation read, the lieutenant “fearlessly moved from one position to another, With complete disregard for his own safety, he then skillfully supervised the evacuation of (fellow U.S. Marines) casualties from the hazardous area and, on one occasion, personally led a fire team across the fire-swept area terrain to recover a mortally wounded Marine who had fallen in a position forward on the friendly lines."
Four months later in April 1969, when, as a second lieutenant, this same man led his platoon on a mission to rescue American troops pinned down under heavy fire from the Vietcong. Despite taking an AK-47 round through the thigh, the man held his position until the troops had safely retreated. The firefight earned him a Navy Commendation Medal and his Purple Heart; a month later, he was back on patrol in the jungles of Vietnam (“I thought I’d at least get to go to a hospital ship,” he reportedly quipped of his injuries.)
It is said by those who know this man that Vietnam was “intensely formative” for him, “forging his leadership skills literally under fire.” And he would have spent his life in the Marine Corps had his wife not convinced him to focus his energies and ethics toward a civilian career in law enforcement where he prosecuted mafia figures (like John Gotti) and international terrorists (Pan 103/Lockerbie bombers).
There is an old saying that says something to the effect that if you want an important job done and you want it done right, send in the United States Marines.
In case you haven't deduced it by now, the man that we are talking about here is Robert S. Mueller III.
The Gadfly is utterly certain that if anyone is going to bring some sense of law and order to the mobocracy that Donald Trump and his Russian ratfucking friends have brought to Washington, it’s a United States Marine.
The Gadfly will gladly state the following directly to any Trump supporter's face - whether you be a complete stranger, or a friend or family member.
The Gadfly will stack up Robert Mueller's character, his integrity, his honor, and his courage against Donald Fucking Trump every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
So let's summarize here.
The Gadfly, among a clear majority of Americans btw, unflinchingly supports Robert S. Mueller III, a highly decorated U.S. combat Marine veteran and hero, who volunteered to serve his country, did so with courage, and honor, and humility. The Gadfly supports a patriotic American who has put his life on the line for his country, and who after leaving the military, then went on to a stellar, unblemished career in law enforcement and national security.
Now then - on the other side . . .
Here is the individual (The Gadfly refuses to call him a man) that conservative right wingers support:
1. A trust fund baby whose daddy made him an instant millionaire after a mediocre college career.
2. A coward who sought 5 Vietnam era draft deferments for "bone spurs." Other American kids went to war in his place.
3. He "worked" with his rich daddy in the real estate business where they were known for openly discriminating against minorities in their housing developments.
4. Was mentored by the infamous New York mob attorney Roy Cohn and subsequently had many business dealings with mob figures over the years.
5. Bankrupted 5 casinos - he made money off of the bankruptcies, and his employees and investors were left holding the bag.
6. Has been sued hundreds of times for stiffing contractors and accountants and attorneys for services rendered on his development projects over the years.
7. Set up a phony pyramid scheme called Trump University that ended up collapsing and eventually ended in a settlement payout of $25 million to the people that he swindled.
8. Has had his own company charity shut down because it was suspected of being nothing more than a money laundering slush fund.
9. Questioned Barack Obama's birth certificate, one time claiming that he had private investigators in Hawaii who had found amazing information re: the falsity of Obama's birth there. When pressed to provide such evidence, none was forthcoming -- obviously.
10. Three times married. Cheated on all three of his wives.
11. He is on tape claiming that his celebrity fame gives him the inherent right to sexually assault unsuspecting females by "grabbing" their vaginas. He is also on tape stating that he enjoys trying to bed his acquaintances wives.
12. He's been credibly accused by 19 women of sexual improprieties and outright sexual assault.
13. His first wife claimed in a legal deposition that he raped her.
14. He allegedly had an affair with a pornographic movie star, purportedly having unprotected sex with her, a year in to his 3rd marriage and just a few months after the birth of his youngest son.
15. He has insulted Gold Star families.
16. He has openly and embraced members of the racist alt-right and neo-Nazis and and a fellow Republican accused of child molesting (Roy Moore).
For brevity's sake, we won't delve in to all of Drumpf's Russian connections at this point, because to do so would require at least another dozen or more bullet items and The Gadfly just doesn't have the fucking energy to do it right now.
So to summarize all of this, here is what we have.
The Gadfly supports a United States Marine combat veteran and war hero of unimpeachable integrity and character.
Trump's fanatics support a serial lying, amoral piece of shit scumbag and con artist who apparently mirrors their very own "moral values," and, and whos personal loyalty extends no further than his own greasy hide and who does not give one flying fuck about the best interests of America or the American people. And this guy is actively attempting to smear and slander the character and reputation of Robert S. Mueller III. He's a scared, small-minded, vindictive weasel.
If you disagree with that assessment dear readers, the comments section on this blog has always been open to dissent. Have at it.
“Humanity can be divided into madmen and cowards. My personal tragedy is in being born into a world where sanity is held to be a character flaw.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Fools
----TFG
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