Veterans respond to Fox News "Boobs on the Ground"

[Jeneral2885]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/an-open-letter-to-fox-news

Apologies if this was re-posted before.

[mercuryblues]

1. well stated

Dear Mr. Bolling and Mr. Gutfeld,

We are veterans of the United States armed forces, and we are writing to inform you that your remarks about United Arab Emirates Air Force Major Mariam Al Mansouri were unwarranted, offensive, and fundamentally opposed to what the military taught us to stand for.


First, foremost, and most obvious to everyone other than yourselves, your remarks were immensely inappropriate. Your co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle was so right to call attention to an inspiring story of a woman shattering glass ceilings in a society where doing so is immeasurably difficult. We never heard an answer to her question: why did you feel so compelled to “ruin her thing?”

As it turns out, women have been flying combat aircraft since before either of you were born. Over 1,000 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) flew during World War II. Seeing as U.S. Army Air Forces Commander “Hap” Arnold said “Now in 1944, it is on the record that women can fly as well as men,” we can probably guess he thought their parking was adequate. The WASP legacy reaches into the present day; on 9/11, then Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney scrambled her F-16. Completely unarmed, she was ready to lay down her own life to prevent further devastating attacks on American soil.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/an-open-letter-to-fox-news

Fox's "support the troops" really means another way to degrade women and their accomplishments.

[Iliyah]

2. History, i.e., education means nothing to them

K & R

[marym625]

3. Can't be posted enough

I am so glad to see a friend of mine is one of the signers.

[kelliekat44]

4. Wonder what Rush will have to say about this? nt

[freshwest]

10. It was oart of their Latte Gate faux scandal. Rush weighed in already:

Jon Stewart on Fox News: ‘F*ck You and Your False Patriotism’

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017217470

Unfortunately the video was removed by Viacom from youtube, but it may be on the Daily Show site. I'm sure in regards to the woman pilot, Rush will show his 'Excellence In Broadcasting' and demand free online video of her having sex as he did with Sandra Fluke.

The article says what we'd all like to say to these giggling Goebbels:

An Open Letter To Fox News About 'Boobs On The Ground'

...Thus the skill of women as fighter pilots is well established. And before you jump to the standby excuse that you were “just making a joke” or “having a laugh,” let the men amongst our number preemptively respond:

You are not funny. You are not clever. And you are not excused.

Perhaps the phrase “boys will be boys” - inevitably uttered wherever misogyny is present - is relevant. Men would never insult and demean a fellow servicemember; boys think saying the word ‘boobs’ is funny.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/an-open-letter-to-fox-news

That this young woman is willing to do this, as she knows what fate awaits her if she falls into the hands of ISIS, says a great deal. Those at Faux, NBC and the rest of MSM with even Karl Rove spouting outrage about latte and topping the show off with this, says a lot about them and all of it bad. I hope America is finally smelling that coffee now.

[WilliamPitt]

5. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025591166

[WinstonSmith4740]

6. I wish...

there was some way the rest of us could add our names to this letter. It's perfect. This asshole should be fired, but since we're talking about Faux News, we all know that's not gonna happen.

[kag]

8. Right.

In fact we all know he'll probably be promoted.

[Kingofalldems]

7. I bet the punk who said it is another GOP chicken hawk.

[Aerows]

9. When even the jackasses

that watch Fox News get pissed, you know they said something particularly awful.