tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post5412762939481270060..comments2008-07-19T19:13:15.866-07:00Gateway Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17121297616038595622noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-91133243027941525922008-07-19T19:13:00.000-07:002008-07-19T19:13:00.000-07:002008-07-19T19:13:00.000-07:00Burmeister ... will likely lose his right to veterans' benefits, Zaslofsky told the Star last night.<BR/><BR/>*****<BR/><BR/>Dear Mr. Zaslofsky:<BR/><BR/>A dishonorable discharge means no veterans' benefits.<BR/><BR/>Burmeister made some stupid decisions. Now he will reap the consequences of the decisions for the rest of his life.slpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-71904669483269352952008-07-19T13:51:00.000-07:002008-07-19T13:51:00.000-07:002008-07-19T13:51:00.000-07:00Theres another reason that these things joined the military and John Kerry was just 1 of their precursors. I sincerly doubt they joined for the "beneies" or the chance to wear those Uniforms. I believe they joined as anti-war plants. I'll leave it to the reader to theorize who it might have been that put these fools up to the task. I wouldn't want the lives these guys are going to lead for the next 20 to lifeRick554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-18103287983352645852008-07-19T06:50:00.000-07:002008-07-19T06:50:00.000-07:002008-07-19T06:50:00.000-07:00Just to provide a geographical clarification Ft Lewis is 150+- miles south of Bellingham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-68735914147423506252008-07-18T20:06:00.000-07:002008-07-18T20:06:00.000-07:002008-07-18T20:06:00.000-07:00The hardest part for them is the possibility of not seeing Canada again. It's like a tard paradise.enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-41765685645387533722008-07-18T19:21:00.000-07:002008-07-18T19:21:00.000-07:002008-07-18T19:21:00.000-07:00Padre Steve, obviously these deserters joined the all-volunteer force for the perks, not God, duty, country. Their only duty is to themselves.Amy Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469656508554068619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-78737884849562475432008-07-18T17:35:00.000-07:002008-07-18T17:35:00.000-07:002008-07-18T17:35:00.000-07:00Best thing would have simply been not to let them back into the U.S. What fun they'd have trying to get work permits with no professional qualifications. Maybe Iran would take them, but that un-Islamic haircut would have to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-66121573609908539472008-07-18T17:25:00.000-07:002008-07-18T17:25:00.000-07:002008-07-18T17:25:00.000-07:00Did these clowns think they were joining something as useless as the Peace Corp?juandoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01656743466655157652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-86912151726333516602008-07-18T17:10:00.000-07:002008-07-18T17:10:00.000-07:002008-07-18T17:10:00.000-07:00<I>Burmeister...was thrown from his military vehicle by the force of a roadside bomb...</I><BR/><BR/>Was he tested for possible TBI - traumatic brain injury? It can be difficult to detect and cause personality changes. If he was so injured he shouldn't be prosecuted. <BR/><BR/>If no such injuries then go ahead and throw the book at him.<BR/><BR/>SC88Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-57608402439664346312008-07-18T15:24:00.000-07:002008-07-18T15:24:00.000-07:002008-07-18T15:24:00.000-07:00Dave,<BR/><BR/>this is the "I'm not responsible," generation raised to be feral by Baby Boomers. Their infantile minds refuse to deal with personal responsibility. It doesn't mean anything that they signed a three or four year contract to serve in the military. If you don't feel like it, just walk away.<BR/><BR/>And BTW, even though they didn't desert "in the face of the enemy", I thought desertion in a time of war bought you 20 to life breaking rocks at Leavenworth. But then, what do I know?chuck in st paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-45690273611503615462008-07-18T14:14:00.000-07:002008-07-18T14:14:00.000-07:002008-07-18T14:14:00.000-07:00Oh, I doubt they need to worry much. If Obama is elected he'll probably pardon them the way Carter did the Vietnam deserters.<BR/><BR/>Of course, if McCain is elected they'll probably rot. Not that that's a bad thing.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-79730404300225890632008-07-18T14:08:00.000-07:002008-07-18T14:08:00.000-07:002008-07-18T14:08:00.000-07:00They joined the military... the VOLUNTEER military! What did they expect when they got home... a parade? God bless our military men and women fighting to defend our freedom!Padre Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04287681931799759902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-49583520005355618232008-07-18T12:57:00.000-07:002008-07-18T12:57:00.000-07:002008-07-18T12:57:00.000-07:00"We all thought they were going to take it easy on him because he turned himself in, but it doesn't look that way."<BR/><BR/>Good God, you addle-pated cow!! They *did* "take it easy on him." Given the charges, do you have any idea what he could have been given had he been tried and convicted?<BR/><BR/>More proof (if it were actually needed) that the number one prerequisite for being a Lefty is a total inability to use reason to interact with reality.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07509568525555189690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-64134196918595043712008-07-18T11:35:00.000-07:002008-07-18T11:35:00.000-07:002008-07-18T11:35:00.000-07:00"In that case, his post-traumatic stress disorder and some of the other problems that he has won't be dealt with properly," he noted. "I just hope this isn't an ill omen for some of the other (resisters)."<BR/><BR/>It's not. It's a *good* omen.Ken Begghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375979781312662936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-70807772748859222022008-07-18T11:00:00.000-07:002008-07-18T11:00:00.000-07:002008-07-18T11:00:00.000-07:00too bad they won't hang these bastardsWinstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02058643406189544769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-56664246775885421792008-07-18T09:34:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:34:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:34:00.000-07:00I'm shocked and horrified by the treatment these guys are receiving.<BR/><BR/>Desertion during time of war used to be dealt with by firing squad. We ought to revive the practice.Rhymes With Righthttp://rhymeswithright.mu.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-5928134120802524152008-07-18T09:23:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:23:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:23:00.000-07:00These guys are cowards and thieves. They joined the military for the bennies but didn't want to do the job. Because they deserted, somebody else had to go in their place. They weren't drafted, they voluntarily joined, which is probably why even the Canadians had no sympathy for them.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your stay in Leavenworth, losers.greenfairienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-64117148279519928282008-07-18T09:09:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:09:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:09:00.000-07:00Welcome home, baby! You've come a long way!Amy Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469656508554068619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-32460082380253881142008-07-18T09:05:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:05:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:05:00.000-07:00Coward. Where are all his liberal buddies now? That's funny.8MyFoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02756940707653558586noreply@blogger.com