Soldier Won't Deploy Unless Pres. Shows Birth Certificate

[Roon]

GREELEY, Colo. -- A Greeley native who said he's a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army said he won't go to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama provides his birth certificate showing he's eligible to hold office.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/23049099/detail.html

[gmoney]

1. Leavenworth is a shorter trip anyway.

[leftofcool]

17. +1000

[Ganja Ninja]

21. Yup Let him deploy to Leavenworth for about 10 years. n/t

[brooklynite]

28. Right in the middle of "Red State" America...

...perhaps Sarah Palin, fresh off her TV career, can organize a prison show for the inmates.

[Ganja Ninja]

32. Cruel and unusual punishment if you ask me.

I'd rather spend 24 hrs in a sweat box.

[mbperrin]

2. "I am inviting my own court-martial," Larkin said

Yes, he is. Okay, then, you're doing the crime, now do the time....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. He's doing it for money and favors. He wants to be a hero/martyr for teabaggerdom.

I'd bet money he doesn't actually believe birther BS.

[YOY]

4. It's a good thing that he already has.

Shame...the military could use a guy like this to soak up some shrapnel for Jesus...

[LiberalFighter]

5. They need to lose all of their benefits as a consequence.

[HawkerHurricane]

22. Don't worry, they do.

Refusing orders to deploy is desertion. Desertion is worth a dishonorable discharge. They'll probably settle out of court for a other than honorable discharge. No benefits for him!

[joeybee12]

6. And the rest of his family apparently like Obama...I think dysfunctional family

applies here. Where did this guy get teh crazy from, then?

[realisticphish]

7. correct me if i'm wrong

but it's not like there's some burden of proof for presidential citizenship, right? I mean, even if it WASN'T all nonsense, it's not some standard bastion of presidential elections.

Not to mention, the one this guy is disobeying is actually his immediate commander, correct? Obama didn't personally walk to his apartment and deploy him. Shouldn't he be asking a joint chief, or someone like that, for THEIR birth certificate?

[bamacrat]

8. Treason!!!! Where was the resistance to Bush for you know lying us into war.

This is stupid he out to face court martial, lose all military benefits, be dishonorably discharged and face years in prison. What a douche I guess he doesn't really love his country.

[Lost4words]

12. Oh he is ok with killing he just dosent like Black People Presidents

they will kill all day for dimson.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

16. Right!!

I'm surprised that people like him didn't demand to see proof that Bush won the 2000 (or 2004 election for that matter) fair and square. There were REAL "legitimacy" problems with Bush. It's interesting how ingrained this birther c**p has become in regards to Obama with some people.
:banghead:

[Lost4words]

24. criminals are OK but Black People, gotta draw the line.

:sarcasm:

[bamacrat]

34. If this man feels like this I don't trust him having access to guns. n/t

[lpbk2713]

9. So he questions a senior in command?

Good luck with that, Sport.

If he's a Lieutenant Colonel he can't be real new at this soldiering stuff.
So the only other explanation is that he's as dumb as a sack of horse shit.


:rofl:

[Lost4words]

10. toss his ass in the brig, no issue here unless the Army is letting him get away with it.

[Bluebear]

11. his embarrassed father says: “We're Obama supporters.”

Lakin's father, Frank Lakin of Greeley, said his son's video wasn't representative of the family.

“This does not reflect the opinions or the attitude of the family by any means,” Frank Lakin told the Greeley Tribune. “We're Obama supporters.”

[Lost4words]

15. I think the guy is a coward and thinks this is an acceptable way out

of going his buddies will understand and support. I think he is a George Bush kind of sissy.

[spanone]

13. he's your fucking commander-in-chief, asshole.

[RedCloud]

14. Shoot him for insubordination! Like Truman should have done to MacArthur.

[Bitwit1234]

18. Maybe he should also say

he won't deploy til Palin and Bachmann show that they can pass a mental efficiency test. NOW THAT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

19. He ought be court martialed

and given time then discharged. The whole backbone of the military is people following orders. This interferes with that, therefore he should be removed. It wouldn't matter if it was about Obama or how often he had to stand Office of the Day duties. In the militay you are not an independent thinker.........

[dems_rightnow]

20. It doesn't even matter

If you respect your superior officer. You WILL obey their legal orders or get your ass crushed.

[MineralMan]

23. Bust him back to 2nd Lieutenant and make him commander

of the latrine detail at a really hot, humid Army base. That'll do it.

[BR_Parkway]

25. Doing his part to reduce the deficit by the amount of his salary - about time

one of these idiots lived up to their "principles" and acted on the things they say they want. No military pay, tough on crime, no contributions to Social Security or Medicare while imprisoned, no VA benefits, no military retirement. Go TeaBagger! Make the rest of your mob take the same steps.

[Tailormyst]

26. He needs to go straight to jail.

[grasswire]

27. Bush couldn't show his record of service -- he was AWOL

And yet many thousands had to go unwillingly to Bush's fraudulent war.

His military records were scrubbed during the presidential campaign. He never explained his absence from duty.

Ironic.

[brooklynite]

29. The Colonel has every right to know his CIC is legititmate...

...but unfortunately he doesn't have the right to establish his own standards for evidence. The President released his Birth Certificate, and the Republican Governor of the State that issued it said it was legitimate. Should be a pretty short trial.

[Lost4words]

31. well said

:thumbsup:

[bridgit]

30. His brand of thinking is not required for matters concerning America

[stray cat]

33. Thats what jails are for