[Rhodes22-list] Serves him right--MUST READ

[Robert Skinner]

Too right!  In any group of whatever persuasion, there are those who 
give the decent and thinking members a bad name.  It was Mark Twain 
who said (I believe) that he did not want to be a member of any 
organization who would have him join them.

Unfortunately, there are ultimately a limited number of choices for 
leadership in our two-party system.  Politics make strange (and often
unsavory) bedfellows.

/Robert
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Philip wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately they are in the minority, I think.  Another professional was
> doing the same thing at an airport in Denver a few years ago.  I can't
> remember the details but I read about it while I was at CENTCOM.
> 
> Philip
> 
> "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution
> which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence,
> the money of their constituents...."  - James Madison
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Robert Skinner
> Sent:   Sunday, February 03, 2008 10:30 PM
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> Subject:        Re: [Rhodes22-list] Serves him right--MUST READ
> 
> Thanks for the story, Hank.  Grodner got a lot less than he deserved.
> 
> I will note that there are those of a liberal bent who are decent
> people, do not countenance this or other kinds of destructive
> behavior, and support the rule of law.
> 
> /Robert
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> Hank wrote:
> >
> > Speaking about marines, you guys will like this story my uncle sent to me.
> >
> > Hank
> >
> >   I keep hearing that liberals support the troops but oppose the war.
> Sounds
> > like the hate the troops more than they oppose the war. nfs
> >
> > **Courtroom combat in the Riverside Press-Enterprise: ***
> >
> > The U.S. justice system should not tolerate even minor assaults on
> military
> > personnel. In the case of an Illinois Marine, we're glad to see the system
> > work, even if it took an Internet-generated push.
> >
> > Thanks to a few Marines, both active-duty and retired, the story ends
> well.
> >
> > On Dec. 1, Chicago lawyer Jay Grodner took offense at "Semper Fi" Marine
> > Corps license plates on a black BMW. So the anti-war activist keyed the
> car.
> > The car's owner, Marine Sgt. Michael McNulty, saw him do it and had him
> > arrested.
> >
> > The police wanted to charge Grodner with a misdemeanor. McNulty held out
> for
> > a felony charge, which the damage warranted. The prosecutor felt it was a
> > minor case and urged the parties to make a deal, but neither was inclined
> to
> > do so.
> >
> > Complicating matters was the fact that McNulty was en route to Camp
> > Pendleton for his second deployment to Iraq. He was slated to report Jan.
> 2.
> > The case was set for Dec. 31.
> >
> > At this point, a military-affairs blogger, BlackFive (
> > http://www.blackfive.net ), posted the story. A BlackFive reader attended
> > the Dec. 31 hearing and reported a crowd in the courtroom supporting
> > McNulty, along with a new prosecutor -- Patrick Kelley, USMC 1969-72.
> > Grodner also had the misfortune of having his case assigned to Judge
> William
> > O'Malley, USMC 1961-64.
> >
> > The case was resolved Monday when Grodner pleaded guilty. The judge
> couldn't
> > resist a little lecture. From the transcript:
> >
> > "You probably also wondered why there was a whole crowd of people here
> > today, Mr. Grodner. That's because there is a little principle that**the
> > Marine Corps has and has had since 1775, when they had fought and lost
> their
> > lives so that people like you could enjoy the freedom of this country; and
> > that is a little proverb that we follow, that no Marine is left behind.
> ***
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > **"So, Sgt. McNulty couldn't be here, but other Marines showed in his
> stead.
> > Take him away." **
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > **Grodner will do community service, spend a year on probation, pay
> > restitution and then, if his promise to a newspaper columnist can be
> > believed, move to France. **
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > **To the online Marine community, congratulations on a gratifying victory.
> > *** ** And to Sgt. McNulty, come home safe. ***
> >
> > *You can see a little more on this if you go to Snopes.com and search *
> >
> > *under "Lawyer defaces Marines car". There was also an article in the *
> >
> > *Chicago** Tribune on Jan. 20th. I work with a lot of attorneys in *
> >
> > *Chicago**, and will inquire about this asshole - and pass on any tidbits
> I
> > *
> >
> > *pick up. Maybe we can set up a regular visitation to his home/office *
> >
> > *when anyone goes to Chicago! *
> >
> > *Link to Snopes *
> >
> > *http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/keyedcar.asp*
> >
> > http://urbangrounds.com/2007/12/30/jay-r-grodner/
> >
> > http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/12/anti-military-l.html
> >
> >
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-kass_03jan03,0,5792645,full.c
> olumn
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > I just love the Marines.
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s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."