Bona Fides
May I state that I personally will not be happy until everything in the country – every road, building and airport, every bridge and dog park – is named after The Troops? Or, failing that, Ronald Reagan. You may think that we already live in a country where everything is “Veterans Memorial” This or “American Legion” that, but we have not begun to express adequate appreciation for our armed forces, clandestine services and military contractors. I think we should start by renaming Joe Klein as Armed Forces Triple Canopy Memorial Oh Dark Thirty Klein. Glenn Greenwald will be Flag Day COIN Enhanced Interrogation Greenwald. It is a little-known fact that IOZ’s real name is Ronald Forward Operating Base Reagan Military Roethlisberger, so that’s one. This blog’s name shall immediately and henceforth be “Pentagon Yay!”
Comment by Joshua Holmes —
September 1, 2009 @ 12:58 am
“Hey, the US military bombed another goatherder family reunion today, but they missed!”
Comment by Jonathan Goff —
September 1, 2009 @ 1:16 am
Jim,
Am I the only one who thinks of this: http://tr.im/xBUS everytime someone mentions the phrase The Troops?
~Jon
Comment by Thoreau —
September 1, 2009 @ 1:26 am
Teh Evil Fiziks Lair is officially named Teh Noble Troops and Reagan Place.
Comment by TGGP —
September 1, 2009 @ 2:27 am
Greenwald has been attacked by better.
Comment by dhex —
September 1, 2009 @ 9:05 am
Glenn Greenwald will be Flag Day COIN Enhanced Interrogation Greenwald
that’d look kinda good on a business card:
F. D. C. E. I. Greenwald, Esq.
Comment by IOZ —
September 1, 2009 @ 10:19 am
Yeah, but my folks just call me Gip.
Comment by fish —
September 1, 2009 @ 11:39 am
My two airports are Dulles and Reagan. You are all just poseurs.
Comment by Happy Jack —
September 1, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
This blog’s name shall immediately and henceforth be “Pentagon Yay!”
About time. You’re always posting pictures of your dogs, but I’ve never seen a picture of Old Glory flying outside of your house, have I?
Comment by Uncle Kvetch —
September 1, 2009 @ 12:53 pm
My two airports are Dulles and Reagan. You are all just poseurs.
Hey, my local pandering pols made an effort with Newark Liberty, but they didn’t go far enough. Why they didn’t go all-out for Newark LIBERTY, FUCK YEAH! SUCK. ON. THIS. Airport, I’ll never know.
Comment by Brian Moore —
September 1, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
I’d be happy with just not naming aircraft carriers after people.
The British have a much better system.
Comment by joe from Lowell —
September 1, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
Can we name them after wrestlers?
The USS Hulkster.
The USS Backlund.
The USS Big Show.
The USS Snuka.
Comment by Thoreau —
September 1, 2009 @ 3:52 pm
No, joe, you’re supposed to name them after The Troops.
USS Brave Men and Women in Uniform
USS Defenders of Freedom
USS Finest Americans Around
etc.
Comment by justinslot —
September 1, 2009 @ 4:09 pm
My own blog is being renamed Richard Cheney Liberty International Memorial Deficits Don’t Matter Republic of Blogistan.
Comment by dhex —
September 1, 2009 @ 4:22 pm
The British have a much better system.
first off, they’re all HMS (his/her majesty’s ship) and second off (in a series of two) aren’t they all named after dukes and other oligarchs?
Comment by joe from Lowell —
September 1, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
No, they’re named after adjectives.
The Invincible. The Dauntless. The…uh…Ballsy.
Stuff like that.
Comment by joe from Lowell —
September 1, 2009 @ 7:21 pm
The Sgt. Slaughter, then?
Comment by Barry —
September 1, 2009 @ 9:09 pm
Jim, I don’t see any yellow ribbons or military icons on your website. Are you sure that you’re not an ecoislamofeminazicommuno…..ist?
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Comment by de stijl —
September 3, 2009 @ 9:05 pm
Through British eyes: HMS Dauntless = badass. Through American eyes: HMS Dauntless = faggy.
Eyes of the beholder, lads.
Comment by Eric the .5b —
September 4, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
Speak for yourself, de stijl.