Remember how the GOP called out 2 Navy Seals at their convention?

[ColbertWatcher]

It turns out they weren't supposed to do that ...

From the Los Angeles Times
Republican panel admits it erred in naming Navy SEALs
Two members of the elite squad attended the convention to honor fallen SEAL Michael A. Monsoor of Garden Grove. They were named, in violation of Navy policy.
By Julian E. Barnes
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

September 6, 2008

WASHINGTON — A teleprompter error at the Republican National Convention, not the ad-libbing of a former prisoner of war, led to the identification of two Navy SEALs in violation of military rules, a GOP official said Friday.

At the convention on Tuesday, delegates watched a moving video tribute to Medal of Honor winner and fallen SEAL Michael A. Monsoor of Garden Grove. Afterward, Orson Swindle, a retired Marine officer who shared a North Vietnamese prison cell with Republican presidential nominee John McCain, asked two members of Monsoor's SEAL Team 3 to stand, naming them.

The appearance by the active duty military members troubled some at the Pentagon because of rules against active duty personnel participating in political activities.

On Wednesday, Navy officials said they had given permission for the SEALs to attend the convention on the condition that the Republican National Committee neither showcase them in the media nor publicly recognize them.

--Los Angeles Times

[BanzaiBonnie]

1. Ooopsie

We did it again.

The BUSH DOCTRINE:
Breaking all the rules, all the time

[ColbertWatcher]

2. In what respect, Charlie? n/t

[Roy]

3. GOP... It's always somebody else's fault

A teleprompter error at the Republican National Convention, not the ad-libbing of a former prisoner of war, led to the identification of two Navy SEALs in violation of military rules, a GOP official said Friday.

[tomreedtoon]

5. GOP = "Guilty? Other Person!"

Never thought of that before. Thanks for making it clear, Roy!

[sarge43]

18. Of course. The 'personal responsibility' dodge

They have the moral standard of ten year olds. And my apologies to ten year olds.

[Aviation Pro]

4. SEALS are also known as "The Quiet Professionals"....

...and as such maintain a level of anonymity that is integral with their level of OPSEC and OPTEMPO. Naming them at the convention and, by proxy, their unit has compromised any future operations that may be on the table.

Republicants are not and never will be friends of the military, they are traitors to our entire security apparatus. They are rank amateurs at national security and the sooner we kill the meme that they hold the strong hand on the defense of the nation the better.

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Yes, we must end the lie that the GOP care about the military or veterans. n/t

[EFerrari]

7. They are fakes and they need to be called out on that every single time.

Fake Christians, fake patriots, fake statesmen, fake populists, big fat fakes. They couldn't defend their way out of a lunch bucket.

[ColbertWatcher]

8. They need to be dismissed like the insolent little brats they're behaving like. n/t

[G_j]

9. what are the chances they did know it was in violation (illegal)?

would they care?

:shrug:

[ColbertWatcher]

10. The GOP or the SEALs? n/t

[G_j]

11. as the GOP orchestrated the affair

I suspect they knew they were violating the law,
patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings.

[ColbertWatcher]

14. I wonder what the SEALs themselves thought?

Did they just go because they wanted to show their support for their favored candidate while in uniform? Or were they invited? Order to show up?

This whole mess stinks.

[thecrow]

12. Oh, you know, that funny funny McCain

He is the son of a son of Navy Admirals. He really KNOWS and RESPECTS the Navy.
Did you know he was an honorable POW for 5 1/2 years? We should bow to him.

<<Navy officials said they had given permission for the SEALs to attend the convention on the condition that the Republican National Committee neither showcase them in the media nor publicly recognize them.>>

What? Oh.....................

Oh that stupid stupid asshole McCain.

[autorank]

13. I'll recommend this right now. Isn't this the way it turns out - the compromise

rather than enhance national security.

[POAS]

15. GOP to Pentagon

"I've got your conditions right here! Now go tell it to your boss!"

K&R

[anniebelle]

16. GOP never had a problem with revealing CIA agents either - see Plame.

They are all traitors in my book. Anybody that still has an 'R' on their voter registration is against all things America stands for.

[judasdisney]

20. Now, now, I'm sure the Plame Outing was an honest mistake also.

Take a deep breath. Don't be so angry -- just because the Giggling Killers have broken into the cockpit, slit the pilots' throats, and hijacked the plane. Anger is off-the-table.

Let's calm down and trust the process.

[unblock]

17. i call bu**sh**! "the error actually occurred when an old speech was placed in the teleprompter"

well no kidding! i doubt swindle even knew the names and ranks off the top of his head anyway.

the real question is WHY was the "old speech" placed in the teleprompter and WHO placed it there.

they want to make us think it was an accident by a low-level flunky, but i have my doubts.
at best, it shows that they didn't take their deal with the navy seriously enough to make sure people in a position to violate the deal knew the terms of the deal.

[judasdisney]

19. Surely we must give them the Benefit Of The Doubt. Or maybe call it "inept" -- not intentional!

[doc03]

21. Miss Piggy revealed when and where her own son

was being deployed and they showed him on TV for the whole world to see. I bet the insurgents in Iraq would like to get hold of her son Target or whatever his name is, I think a be-heading would be possible thanks to Super Mom.

[doc03]

22. Boy they had a lot of TelePrompter

errors at that Convention, Sarah Palin knocked the ball out of the park with her speech and the TelePrompter was playing the Gettysburg Address or something

[Festivito]

23. Uh, a MACHINE done it! Wait! Don't machines count R votes?

Think anyone can grasp that machines are not more perfect for us than we are.

[tannybogus]

24. It's OK!! Because Swindle was

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a POW!!!!!!!!!!!

[ColbertWatcher]

25. LOL! Perfect! n/t