General Kelly says he pitied those that never "served"

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[Not Ruth]

1. Fuck Kelly and fuck serving

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5. I can't count how many times

I've had RW people, who have been in the military, throw their "served" bullshit at me as a weapon.

"Well I've served, what about you!?".

[Kittycow]

17. Re: not serving

"If it's good enough for the president, it's good enough for me.'

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18. That's it

Thank you

[Kittycow]

19. .

[Baconator]

15. Service is a neglected character trait in the US...

[dhol82]

2. Damn. He's coming up about as crazy as the moron.

We are doomed.
Hope the other two have some sort of grip on Kelly.

[RKP5637]

3. Damn, this is all getting pretty F'en weird. n/t

[nmgaucho]

4. SMH

Right? Human beings need to begin realizing that starting wars and killing each other is fucking absurd, primitive and needs to end, not be glorified! This jingoistic mentality of the idiots in the White House is worrisome.

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6. Military Madness

[stevenleser]

7. I served and I pity those prone to making untrue statements on national television.

[Corgigal]

8. I served for 8 years

It was something to do, I'm sure everyone has to live their life their own way.

Guess why his boys went in, daddy persuaded them. Which can be a family thing, I did the opposite with my boys. Cause America and live your life.

[spanone]

9. i pity the fool that has to shove his nose up trump's ass.

don't pity me general

[dflprincess]

10. I don't have a problem with draft dodgers

as long as they openly opposed the war and didn't think any one should be over there.

The ones I have trouble with are the ones like Trump & Cheney who to this day claim they supported the Vietnam War - as long as someone else was doing the fighting.

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11. THIS

[Grammy23]

12. Just what does he consider serving?

There are plenty of occupations besides warrior that serve. Jobs that we need for our country to grow and thrive. Doctors, nurses and teachers. Construction workers. Hell, when you get right down to it, the people who pick up our garbage and then sort and dispose of it serve ALL of us with a service we need to maintain our health and well being. Any job that helps the nation grow and thrive serves the nation and its people.

So what does he mean when he says ”serve”? Please explain, Kelly. Some of us served and just because we didn’t carry a rifle does not diminish our work and its value. I don’t want your pity.

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13. I worked years in public service

Storm water/Flood Control.
We saved homes.

I guess that doesn’t count according to Kelly.

[GusBob]

20. I know plenty of folks from all walks of life

Many of them help more people in a meaningful way on any given day by lunchtime than Kelly ever did in his whole life

[mercuryblues]

14. During that sacred time

1/2 the population wasn't allowed to serve. So Kelly is saying he pities women.

[Solly Mack]

16. I've met a lot of soldiers like that over the years.

Some were run-of-the-mill cowards and bullies who needed to talk their own choice up to feel better about themselves. They were caricatures of themselves. Cowards because they are bullies.

Some were truly disturbing people - and I think Kelly fits into this category - you walk away from them knowing that life with them has to be a balance act of walking on eggs and forever testing the waters. There's something just not right about them.


I've got nothing against draft-dodgers who flee before going against their conscience. I do have problems with people like Trump - who more or less buy their way out of service they claim to respect.

[joeybee12]

21. Go fuck yourself General Hess. Nt

[smirkymonkey]

22. You mean, like, your BOSS?

STFU Kelly, you are just digging yourself in deeper.

[left-of-center2012]

23. I served in the 60s and I'm still trying to forget

Not sure I'd do it again