Comments on: “Don’t get stuck on stupid” general retires

By: General Russell Honore Retires | Stuck On Stupid

General Russell Honore Retires | Stuck On Stupid — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:11:24 +0000

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By: a crapweasel

a crapweasel — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:45:21 +0000

I told my mother to tell her sister about how people want Gen. Russell Honore to run for President. I told her to also make sure my aunt mentions it to her ex-husand and hopefully he’ll tell Russell.

By: sfcmac

sfcmac — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:57:42 +0000

The entire state of Louisiana could use a guy like General Honore in command of their civilian establishment. I guarantee you would see a much better emergency evacuation plan, better rebuilding efforts, and quick action taken against crime.

Hurricane Katrina illuminated everything that is wrong with New Orleans.

1. The National Weather Service gave people ample warning of the impending disaster. They had days to evacuate, but for whatever idiotic reasons they concocted, many decided to stay. Rent a U-Haul, pack your valuables, and GET OUT. The only people that had a valid reason are the handicapped and infirmed. However, they comprise a relatively small portion of the population. The rest don’t have an excuse. Nagin certainly didn’t help matters by letting fleets of busses sit idle while he twiddled his thumbs.

2. Setting up disaster relief centers and command and control takes time. FEMA was prepared; the “blame Bush” contingent in New Orleans was not.

3. The looters revealed very early on that most of them are career thugs to begin with and used the tragedy as an outlet to continue their crime sprees.

4. If New Orleans put as much effort into personal responsibility, helping each other, and unifying the community as they did looting, blaming the government, and making asses out of themselves in the media spotlight, they’d be a lot better off.

For years, New Orleans has been dying a slow inevitable death thanks to its inherent political corruption, murder rate, and unwillingness to pull itself up by the bootstraps after it’s frequent natural disasters.

I don’t know why anyone would want to live in a city that’s right smack in the path of hurricane alley and below sea level, but if you do, you have to deal with the consequences.

If General Honore decides to run for public office, New Orleans needs to do everything it can to persuade him to return.

By: a crapweasel

a crapweasel — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:49:34 +0000

On January 9th, 2008 at 7:17 pm, Blind_Mule said:

a crapweasel said:
On January 9th, 2008 at 10:15 am, Marshall Russ said:
Unlike Barrack, Russell would be the first black President.

Have’nt you been paying attention Bill Clinton was the first black President.

Ok, ok I should have said first actual black first President.

By: CC

CC — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:37:16 +0000

I really love that man! He puts the manicured wimps in Washington to shame. He’s a REAL man.

By: Blind_Mule

Blind_Mule — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:17:34 +0000

a crapweasel said:
On January 9th, 2008 at 10:15 am, Marshall Russ said:
Unlike Barrack, Russell would be the first black President.

Have’nt you been paying attention Bill Clinton was the first black President.

By: a crapweasel

a crapweasel — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:49:37 +0000

On January 9th, 2008 at 10:15 am, Marshall Russ said:

Honore for President!!!

Unlike Barrack, Russell would be the first black President.

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:44:39 +0000

I can only hope Lt. Gen. Honore had the opportunity to mentor many young officers over the years, who in the future will take a few pages out of his book in what they do: both while in the military and after they leave the service…

By: Miss Ladybug

Miss Ladybug — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:42:07 +0000

#33~

Who doesn’t want to talk about what? I must have missed something somewhere…

By: Former 2ID Commander & Katrina Hero Retires at ROK Drop

Former 2ID Commander & Katrina Hero Retires at ROK Drop — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:44:33 +0000

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By: eaglehaslanded

eaglehaslanded — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:02:03 +0000

On the contrary, this reminds me of Mark McGwire at the senate hearings saying he “didn’t want to talk about the past”. I really would have liked to have known the answer to that question. Government officials work for us, the people. They are our employees. I pay this guy’s salary and I would have liked honest answers to honest questions. But he didn’t want to talk about a monumental screw-up. I guess I can’t blame him for that.

By: Archon

Archon — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:52:54 +0000

With a green beret ###### to one side

All due credit to the Ragin’ Cajun, but LTG Honore never earned the coveted green beret, the distinguishing headgear of the US Army’s Special Forces. As KCK pointed out, it’s black (thanks, Gen Shinseki!) Great man, none the less. Enjoy retirement, sir.

I blame color blind reporters.

By: Ricco

Ricco — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:32:27 +0000

As I recall, Ms. Malkin designated his words as, “The quote of the New Millenium” or something to that effect.

Am I right or Amarillo?

By: rightisright

rightisright — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:39:41 +0000

sorry, MM, i was too fast there…i’d like to thank the general for his lifetime of service giving himself to the country…a true American.

By: rightisright

rightisright — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:37:59 +0000

We could use a whole more of his kind in government…that was where Fox started going further left, Hurricane Katrina. Smith which i can’t watch or her his voice anymore, i’m afraid he’ll find a subject to start crying about and of course the same for good ‘o whorealdo lying about everything.