Meet Mr. Joel Stein; LA Times columnist:

Here’s what he wrote in his column today:

Warriors and wusses

I DON’T SUPPORT our troops. This is a particularly difficult opinion to have, especially if you are the kind of person who likes to put bumper stickers on his car.

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I do sympathize with people who joined up to protect our country, especially after 9/11, and were tricked into fighting in Iraq. I get mad when I’m tricked into clicking on a pop-up ad, so I can only imagine how they feel.

But when you volunteer for the U.S. military, you pretty much know you’re not going to be fending off invasions from Mexico and Canada. So you’re willingly signing up to be a fighting tool of American imperialism, for better or worse. Sometimes you get lucky and get to fight ethnic genocide in Kosovo, but other times it’s Vietnam.

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I’m not advocating that we spit on returning veterans like they did after the Vietnam War, but we shouldn’t be celebrating people for doing something we don’t think was a good idea. All I’m asking is that we give our returning soldiers what they need: hospitals, pensions, mental health and a safe, immediate return. But, please, no parades.

And a little more about Mr. Stein:

UsedWigs: As a journalist, have you ever been embedded? If not, where would you like your employers to embed you?

Joel Stein: A month ago, the editor of Time, Jim Kelly, asked if I wanted to be embedded and I asked him if HE were coming on to me. Then I found out what it was. For a second I thought it would be cool to stay at a hotel and try a P.J. O’Rourke thing, then I remembered it was dangerous. I can’t believe people I work with are willing to do that. My dad told me all about Army food and there’s no way I’m volunteering for that.

And yes, cancelling the gd LA Times one of most freeing moments I can remember.  F Mr. Stein!

Feel free to send Mr. Stein your comments.

Update: Hugh Hewitt is interviewing Joel Stein right now (3:20pm PST).  And Radioblogger will, likely, have transcript.

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MCPO Airdale said:

*Applause* Oh, and the post was good too.

in 'horses' asses are forever'.
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MCPO Airdale said:

They did this with a straight face??!  The only answer is prodigious cajones!

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MCPO Airdale said:

Carrol O’Connor was a whacko liberal but, a good comedic actor.

in 'aw, geeze!'.
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MCPO Airdale said:

Behead those who insult the Prince of Peace!!!!  /sarc

in 'today's cartoon theological insult'.
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Hog Whitman said:

The movie Trans Siberian depicts what happens when that train gets to the border with China. Everybody gets off and cranes lift all the cars off their Chinese wheels and put them on Russian wheels.

Pretty good movie too, even if it does have Woody Harrelson in it.

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MCPO Airdale said:

“Something has been killing the chickens!”
“Let’s put a fox in there! It will scare off whatever is killing our hens!”
“Great idea Barry!”

in 'planet Obama'.
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MCPO Airdale said:

*SPIT* Well, I guess his beard wife is foreign. . .

in 'traitor takes charge'.
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MCPO Airdale said:

Honky, PLEASE!

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MCPO Airdale said:

Someone should plant that sign outside of Chris Dodd’s office.

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DammitWomann said:

Sven - calm down.  You can’t be blowing off “all” your steam or ya won’t have nuttin left for the candles on your cake!

HAHAHAH

in 'planet Obama'.
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DammitWomann said:

I like Mojo’s compassion.............LOL

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Bob1 said:

All this must be some bizarro-world twist on the Peter Principle, which states that people rise in a corporation until they find their level of incompetency. 

Or maybe it’s a supercharged variant of the military personnel assignment theory: “f*ck up and move up.”

Maybe both at once?

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DammitWomann said:

Reminded me of Jonestown.

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Bob1 said:

That vote was obviously intended for the democrat, not the republican.  The dimwits who vote for democrats can’t color inside the lines.

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Bob1 said:

Hmmm.  Would that diva be you, perchance?

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Bob1 said:

“American Diva!!” That’s it!!  I think that girl on the side captures the tone of your site—All-American babe.

Thanks, Headmissy!

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Sven in the P. R. of CO said:

- Lurch Heinz-Kerry, Head of Foreign Relations
- Slick Willy Clintoon, Director of Extramarital Relations
- Moonbat Udall-Putz, Head of the Department of Peaceniks
- Dr. Al Franken-Furter, Bozo on the Minneapolis Transit Authority

This just keeps getting better.

P. T. Barnum could not have put together a bigger circus of clowns!

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Melissa In Texas said:

Still holds true today!
Archie was great!

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DammitWomann said:

*this doesnt mean Im OLD, does it?*

Uuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - NO, it does not. 

Cuz if it made YOU old, you’d be taking other Grands with ya.

Not gonna happen.........no way.........don’t think so.

Amazing that the little guy came out saluting.

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Melissa In Texas said:

Congrats, Gramps!
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