{"id":2746,"date":"2010-09-02T02:17:48","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T09:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2746"},"modified":"2010-09-02T02:26:49","modified_gmt":"2010-09-02T09:26:49","slug":"military-teabuggery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/09\/02\/military-teabuggery\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Teabuggery"},"content":{"rendered":"

I expect the Republican Brown Shirts<\/em>, aka the Tea Party,\u00a0 to come up with their fair share of lunacy and then some, but it baffles me that a three star has joined their ranks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"2mcinerney\"<\/a> Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney has officially joined the legions of birthers, after writing an affidavit in support of Army Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin who refused to deploy to Afghanistan because he does not believe President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Lakin faces a court martial on Oct. 13 for his refusal.<\/p>\n

The affidavit from McInerney acknowledges concerns about Obama’s Constitutional eligibility, and demands that he release his birth records or that the court authorize discovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In addition, a hearing is set for Thursday at Fort Meade, Md. over a defense request for deposition of Hawaiian officials and written discovery of President Barack Obama’s school and college records\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Now this guy\u2019s name seemed strangely familiar to me, and then, Rachel Maddow, reminded me why.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s right.\u00a0 When the right wing blogosphere kept claiming they had proof Iraq really did have WMD, this is the fool that started it.\u00a0 It does not surprise me in the slightest that he\u2019s Fox\u2019s point man on military affairs.\u00a0 And if Fox tires of him, Jan Brewer would welcome him with open arms.<\/span><\/p>\n

As much as we tend to treat people like McInerney as a joke, this does raise two serious issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, how did such a miscreant rise to the level of Lieutenant General in the USAF?\u00a0 As I see it, this is a big red flag.\u00a0 Republicans have been in charge over at DoD for twenty two out of the past thirty years.\u00a0 People have made it to the top ranks, like this one and McChrystal, who are not fit to be there.\u00a0 A major cleanup is needed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second, extremists like him have become the face of the Republican Party.\u00a0 Under a Republican administration, he, or someone just like him, could well be the Secretary of Defense.\u00a0\u00a0 Think about it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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