GEICO's R. Lee Ermey, appearing on behalf of Toys 4 Tots & USO unloads on President Obama

[wndycty]

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From: http://blog.windycitywatch.com/2010/12/geicos-r-lee-ermey-appearing-on-behalf.html

During a December 10, 2010 appearance on Roe & Roeper's Miracle on Indianapolis Blvd. Holiday Extravaganza broadcast, live from The Venue inside the Horseshoe Casino, which benefitted the USO, GEICO's R. Lee Ermey appearing on behalf of Toys 4 Tots took an opportunity to unload on President Obama, claiming his administration was destroying the country so that it could impose socialism.

The sponsors must be proud to associate themselves with these comments.

[jobycom]

1. Maybe it's performance art? Colbert-esque satire?

It's hard to tell. Conservatives are so goddamned stupid you just can't believe they are serious sometimes.

[Ian David]

2. What is his major malfunction? n/t

[Ian David]

3. What does he mean by "we should all rise-up?"

And where was this Gomer Pyle during the past 8 years when the Bush Admin was bankrupting us?

[Dookiestix]

20. Nowhere

Because he was too busy kissing the ass of George W. Bush and all the other rigtwingers who were destroying the country over those past 8 miserable years. This is par for the course for a lot of these older conservatives who are too stupid to think for themselves and end up falling in line with the neocon philosophy and Fox News' meme of the day.

[LuvNewcastle]

4. He isn't a Marine anymore, so he's chosen

to be a caricature of a Marine. He doesn't seem to be very happy about it and that's too bad.

[LibertyLover]

5. Good grief -

that was certainly disturbing. However, he is a private citizen and entitled to his beliefs as well as to openly express those beliefs. I am, however, equally entitled to decide not to donate to or support any company or organization that employs Gunnery Sgt. (R) Ermey as its spokesperson and to let them know why I will not donate to or support them. It is unfortunate as I believe Toys for Tots does good work. I had already donated to them this year, before I saw that clip of course. I'll have to think long and hard about supporting them next year. Bummer.

[Roy Rolling]

6. Put it away

He should put away his d***, the pissing contest is over. When does a "grunt" become qualifed to speak on matters other than guns and ammo? That's what they know, what he espouses now proves he doesn't know when to shut up.

I'm sure he doesn't get the irony that his theme song "Paint it Black" was by the Rolling Stones and an ode to suicide---like his political views mean for the country.

[sulphurdunn]

11. Many former grunts

know a thing or two and are even qualified to hold forth about topics other than guns and ammo. Sadly, this old gunny ain't one of 'em. Semper Fi :patriot:

[baldguy]

7. He's been fighting "socialism" for 40 yrs, and he doesn't even know what it is?

[Lint Head]

8. Boycott GEICO. Stomp the damn little lizard son of a bitch.

[Dokkie]

9. I dont know which I find more disturbing

the fact that he thinks Obama is the source of our problem or that the marine corp has been protecting(imperialism and suppressing foreign revolutions is not it) this country for 235yrs.

[Dawson Leery]

10. +1

:thumbsup:

[villager]

12. "Do you know what makes me sad?.... *You do!"

Sadly, I used to like him....

[DumbBassRepublicans]

30. FULL MENTAL JACKET....

Yep.
I used to like this dude, too...
He must have been wounded in the head...!!!
:evilgrin:

[AsahinaKimi]

13. I don't get it.,..

How is it Obama's fault? He inherited this financial mess from one GEORGE W. BUSH. I supposed Mr. Namby Pampy Drill Sargent VOTED for BUSH?

[Ian David]

14. He should shut-up and yell. n/t

[The Wielding Truth]

15. That is more than disgusting. He blames this administration, lies about imposed socialism

and claims to represent the US marines. He is way out of line and should be dropped by anyone as their spokesperson.

[gadjitfreek]

25. You should read the comments over on the YouTube page.

I am really scared for the future of this country. I think we ought to let these jackwagons secede.

[The Wielding Truth]

27. I went in and commented on my own, but now I can't find it. Do you think they can erase

comments they don't like?

[Crowman1979]

16. A vast majority of Staff-NCOs and Officers in the USMC are fanatically conservative.

Back when I was in, there was just as much peer pressure to be a rethuglican that you had to lie about your political beliefs in order to even get a damn promotion.

Besides, what the hell is he complaining about Obama for? He giving you damn neo-cons and teabaggers everything you want!

[husky92]

17. Did a Shell Explode Too Close!

Did some ordinance go off to close too this knucklehead at some point when he was serving in his beloved Marine Corps????? I can't believe this nitwit got up in front of something like this and made a total ass out of himself. Then when I heard him utter Glenn Beck's name it just proved this guy is a total buffoon. I would have shut the damned mike off as soon as he started railing against Pres. Obama. For the life of me, I wonder where all these jack asses out there keep getting this socialism crap. Then again, I guess when Fox (Beck, Hannity) and the Limbaughs of the world keep preaching it to the ill-informed, it sticks. What an ass this guy is!

[jonthebru]

18. There goes his chance to...

Visit the President and First Lady and spend the night in the Lincoln bedroom.

What a frickin' jerk. And blind and stupid too.
That was simply not the time and place to state that belief regardless of how misinformed it was...

Geico and Toys for Tots and the US Marine Corp should apologize and distance themselves.

[eShirl]

19. How did such a charming man ever get typecast as an asshole?

[liberation]

21. Pssst Asshole: the US Armed forces are the largest socialist organization on earth

I bet he did not grasp that fact when he got all that tax payer paid training, equipment, and salary, or when he lived in military housing, or while he received all that free military health care, or during all the years he has been enjoying his military pension to pursue his real interest: acting.

The fucking moron doesn't even know what Semper Fi stands for, given his penchant for seditious public speech.

[Webster Green]

22. OK then. He's a dick-head off-screen as well.

Duly noted! :eyes:

[wndycty]

23. The Big Hollywood folks are eating it up. . .

:kick:

[juxtaposed]

24. tell them what you really think

email- [e-mail]

And site with local links- http://www.toysfortots.org/contact_us/default.asp

http://www.toysfortots.org/donate/toys.asp

[MrModerate]

26. He's a frakkin' actor. Is this what the wingnuts mean when they whine about . . .

"Hollywood types" popping off about shit they know diddly about?

[jberryhill]

33. Actually, he had been hired as a technical advisor when FMJ was filmed

But Kubrick liked him as a drill instructor... because he WAS a drill instructor.

It wasn't acting.

[wndycty]

28. Monday morning kick

:kick:

[HughBeaumont]

29. Doesn't surprise me. He was in the end-times fundie movie "Meggido: The Omega Code" . . .

. . . as the President, who the anti-Christ or whatever gives cancer to or some shit.

Yeah, try watching THIS in a sold-out theater with fundies. My emotions went from cringing to suppressed laughter to disgust. They all applauded when Satan said "Nazarene, you are LORD!!" OMFG it was bad.

[Stand and Fight]

31. Yeah... Casper Van Dien is in that too as the "False Prophet"...

He later sees the light. Pretty awful movies. Michael York even lent his acting chops to both of them if I recall correctly. :(

[Bravo Zulu]

32. Cancel your geico policies,

asap!