bluemarlin04
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http://www.ng.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/2259.htm
It says he retired in 2010. Either he lacks any creative writing skills, is a ghost writer for Drew Carey, or the parting letter isn't real.
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Wow! An Air Force BGEN unloads in his going away speech!!!!
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http://www.ng.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/2259.htm
It says he retired in 2010. Either he lacks any creative writing skills, is a ghost writer for Drew Carey, or the parting letter isn't real.
Excellent find. I read Carey's book on my first deployment, so it's been a while, but I thought the "General's" speech sounded familiar. I chalked it up to a similar message (thousand monkeys, thousand typewriters, etc). I have a feeling the internets are to blame for this.
^^^^^ I always liked that movie! Great clip.
You formed this opinion based on reading one bit of prose? Whatever, dude.
bluemarlin04
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It's been proven he didn't write the letter. Drew Carey did. Attention to detail.
Where is it proven that DrewCarey wrote this? Portions are clearly derived from "Dirty Jokes and Beer," but not all of it.
bluemarlin04
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I'm using my deductive reasoning. Ok, so it's not proven and I was being semi sarcastic in my last post. But common sense would dictate that there is a 99% chance he didn't write the letter. I doubt any person would cut and paste from a book written by a comedian to take parting shots at people. Plus, with today's media there is no way this would have slipped under the radar if it was true. CNN would have a field day on this especially since it's coming from a high ranking Officer. My .02$
Parts that are similar
Letter written by the General
Fighter Pilots, who are willing to die so
that we can have low prices at the gas pump and shop at the mall, should be
able to throw the wildest parties they can manage without one uptight biddy
coming in and stopping it. There were scads of women at the '91 Tailhook
party who were having the time of their lives, voluntarily being just as
debauched as any of the men were. Everyone who flew a plane, or even knew
someone who flew a plane, knew how wild those partie s were and what went on.
What does our society expect? A prayer service? It's worse now than it was
then.
Part from Drew Carey's Book
Naval Aviators, who are willing to die so
that we can have low prices at the gas pump, should be
able to throw the wildest parties they can manage without one uptight biddy
coming in and stopping it. There were scads of women at the Tailhook
party who were having the time of their lives, voluntarily being just as
debauched as any of the men. Everyone who flew a plane, or even knew
someone who flew a plane, knew how wild those parties were and what went on.
What did she expect? A prayer service?
General's Speech
Besides, fighter pilots are supposed to be aggressive assholes.
That's how we used to train them. I don't know about you, but I don't want
a military of fighter pilots who are gifted at giving sensitivity seminars.
I want mad-dog, rabid killers going to battle for me and mine.
Drew Carey's Book
Besides, fighter pilots are supposed to be aggressive assholes.
That's what we pay them for. I don't know about you, but I don't want
a Navy full of fighter pilots who are gifted at giving sensitivity seminars.
I want mad-dog, rabid killers going to battle for me and mine.
Not trying to be disrespectful. But I have my doubts this letter is real. It probably originated on some internet forum somewhere deep inside the bowels of the internet. If it is real, I retract my statement but think the General lacks any creative writing skills.
No no, I was asking if it had really been debunked or not. I agree, someone has a boner for Drew Carey and borrowed liberally.
This comes from your extensive experience in the Navy I take it
Uhm, yeah, you keep telling yourself that.
This comes from your extensive experience in the Navy I take it
Well, he says he went through OCS in '99...so if he's still in, then he's a 12-year veteran.
Yeah...he was Supply as I recall and didn't serve very long. My question was really rhetorical in nature.
Valid. Guess I might have been the low SA one, heh heh.