Navy 'Corpse' Man?

[Sgt Leprechaun]

So noted...however...."The only thing in the middle of the road is yellow lines and dead 'possums".

Jus' sayin.

[brian0351]

So noted...however...."The only thing in the middle of the road is yellow lines and dead 'possums".

Jus' sayin.

From our great president George Washington's Farewell address on the two-party system....(so I have alot in common with dead possums and George Washington, I'll take it). If you don't want to read the whole thing, skip to the last paragraph.

" I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discrimination's. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party, generally.

This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but, in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.

The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.

Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight,) the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.

It serves always to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration. It agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another."

[MontezumaCpl]

Perhaps the POTUS made a speaking error however, I expect more eloquence from a Harvard Law School grad. Maybe some of us just expect too damn much.

Semper Fi!

[nvusmcsgt]

When your ass is lying out on the battlefield bleeding to death with your lung kidney and intestines hanging out. You will suddenly know why thiis is such a BIG DEAL!

I think in that case the Corpsman would come even if you called him corpseman. Get over it, he said it now keep marching forward. He was talking about the great work that Corpsman did, I do not think he was trying to disrespect him.

[bootlace15]

Captinkirk,he is far from being my Lord. However anything he says,I am sick of looking at his name on my computer.

[Captain Kirk]

I become insensed at anyone defending people who don't give a S**t about my Marine Corps and its brave COMBAT troops.

Lord O has not the time nor the inclination to do the right things for outr military UNLESS it servesd his selfisn political carreer. I would love to see a law passwed that only COMBAT military can serve in the Whitehouse instead of this Harvard Hore.

EWho has the nerve to call himseld CnC. SCREW HIM and the Horse he rode in on!

That goes for you to SGT NV NONCOM!

[ameriken]

Dumba*s said it back in October too. And in 4 months not one person in his administration corrected him on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1DO388jsf8

[Wheels123]

Semper Fi Captain Kirk and Semper Fi to the Corpsman that patched you up so you can be here today.

IMO Corpsman have one of the most demanding jobs in the Corps. So the CnC not pronouncing Corpsman correctly should be taken as an offensive act. Of all the people in the U.S. he should not be the one screwing that up.

[hbharrison]

[MLMonk]

I don't really care for politics, but I do believe that anyone who tries to run for office must have at least served their time in the military. You can't lead a nation and have the power of our military if you don't have any idea on what actually happens in a war.

[BR34]

This wasn't an act of disrespect. He was praising the sailor. This was ignorance. He doesn't know how to pronounce corps.

I've known a few Marines who pronounce Corps the same way Obama did. Does that mean they don't care about Vietnam era Marines? No. It means they're ignorant to the correct pronunciation.

[ARTYPIG]

If it was G W Bush that mis-pronounced it, the media would be all over him. Obama is an idiot that id=s driving us to Socialism bit by bit.