Bush was "In the rear with the gear"

[eleny]

A vet just called Franken and said that about Bush.

[Bunny]

1. What did Al say in response? n/t

[eleny]

6. He loved it and said he's never heard that before

It was the guy's assesment of Bush* during the Vietnam war.

[Walt Starr]

14. It's a line straight out of "Full Metal Jacket"

although it's been around a lot longer than that.

[cheshire]

2. That was great.

[LuLu550]

3. said he never heard it before and liked it n/t

[mac56]

4. What does that mean, exactly?

Idoan geddit.

[eleny]

9. I took it like this

Some guys are out on the battlefield while others are hiding back with the military gear. Gear being storage areas for uniforms etc.

[mac56]

11. Thanks.

Like the bumper sticker says:

GOMER PYLE GOT CLOSER TO VIETNAM THAN GEORGE BUSH

[RamboLiberal]

18. Yeah - anyone remember how the Freepers trashed Gore

cause he was a journalist in Vietnam and not on the frontlines? Don't know if they used this line, but probably close.

Amazing how they can run AWOL and actually trash the vets who were there like Gore and Kerry while their guy was "far in the rear with the gear"

[ezekiel333]

15. Alternate is "In the rear with the beer"

Comes from combat Soldiers/Marines. Their reference to those who extoll their "service" when that service was remaining at base camp well away from the frontline or stationed at home.

[StopTheMorans]

5. if by "therear" he means "AWOL in Alabama" and by "the gear"

he means "massive amounts of coke and booze", then I'd have to agree...

[demnan]

7. That's an insult

to the guys who actually showed up to be in the rear with the gear.

[eleny]

13. Not necessarily

If someone was drafted and given that duty, no problem. I got the impression that the caller meant that this is what they called guy's like Bush* who actively tried to avoid being sent to Vietnam. If anyone has a right to feel that way, it's vets who volunteered and served. I wouldn't argue with them even though I was against that war.

[ROC]

16. How many times have I been reminded I'm a REMF

[Media_Lies_Daily]

8. Except that term usually indicated guys that were in-country....

...he closest FratBoy got to "in-country" was when he watched John Wayne's 1968 move "The Green Berets".

[HootieMcBoob]

19. right - in the rear with the gear

usually means the people who aren't on the front lines or non-infantry or artillery or tank types. The people who are doing logistics and so forth. Truthfully, Bush wishes he could say he was "in the rear with the gear".

[PA Democrat]

10. That was a great call

The guy talked about what a dangerous assignment the Vietnam swift boats were. I guess that voluntarily putting yourself into an extremely dangerous situation and serving bravely only counts if you suffer an egregious wound or die. Oh wait, Max Cleland wasn't given any credit for his service either.

[arbusto_baboso]

12. Those "in the rear with the gear" actually served a useful purpose..

and provided the necessary support to the field troops. * did NONE of that.

I have more respect for those who served as clerk-typists in armored units stationed in Germany during the Vietnam war than I do for Bush.

Fucking punk.

[frylock]

17. shrub makes remf look like true heroes..

REMF=Rear-Echelon Mo-Fo