Comments on: Warlord

By: Jessie

Jessie — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:58:42 +0000

Jessie…

Its interesting that we think alike :)…

By: SpartRan

SpartRan — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 06:48:52 +0000

SpartRan is most assuredly male (not that that matters), thank you very much.

By: EFG

EFG — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:45:20 +0000

No problem Leiren. My above post was a bit of a jest as well. ;-)

By: Leiren

Leiren — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:29:04 +0000

My dear EFG,
I would have used the word “men” had I seen evidence of behavior that required that label. You’ll note comments from “birdman” and “Richard Davis” that were defensive in nature from a very innocently posed question regarding the link to purchase Warlord from the HotAir site. The kind and helpful “SpartRan” is the person who finally gave me the answer to the question, and for that, I’ve thanked him/her. I was shocked, or in the words of Ash from Truthout, “stunned” at the reaction to my question. However, it’s all cleared up now… and I hope you and the rest of the boys… er.. Conservative-American men… have a good day. (I hope you know this is all in jest. I’m not sure it comes across in black and white copy.)

By: EFG

EFG — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:29:39 +0000

“Or are your sensitive feathers still all ruffled, boys?”

How dare you be so insensitive as assume that we are boys?!?!?! I’ll have you know that I strongly suspect that behind some of these anonymous and androngenous names may be some women. Also, Leiren, “boys” is not the prefered nomenclature. Conservative-American men, please.

H/T to Walter Solchek in “The Big Lebowski”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/quotes

By: Leiren

Leiren — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:05:56 +0000

Got it! Thanks, SpartRan.

By: SpartRan

SpartRan — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:33:34 +0000

Incidentally, Warlord is now #13 at Amazon!

By: SpartRan

SpartRan — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:32:24 +0000

Yes, Leiren, there is a link. Try going here:
http://hotair.com/archives/vent/2006/06/12/ilario-pantano-warlord/
Then try clicking here: “Buy Lt. Pantano’s book”

By: chsw

chsw — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:12:59 +0000

What state is he from? Is there a Jackass senator running for re-election in that state? This gutsy guy should run against him (or her). If not the Senate, perhaps he would like to run for the House.

chsw

By: Leiren

Leiren — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:07:18 +0000

I’m not sure why I got such a backlash for asking if there was link from this site where I could purchase the book. I asked so that I COULD give to HotAir. And, incidentally, I’m a WOMAN, not a “PAL,” I don’t need to “stop giggling” as I don’t “giggle” as I ask for information, and I’m not “liberal” who needs to call “1-800-LOSER” (I went door-to-door for Bush last election). Finally, like “Birdman” I also enjoy money, which is why I’ve been self-employed for over 18 years.
What gives? Readers here are clearly reactionary. I asked a simple question, and I’ll ask it again… apparently I need to phrase it better: Am I missing it?? I’m looking for a link from HOTAIR so I can buy Warlord for my father for Father’s Day. Is there a link from this site to Amazon, or do I have to go to Amazon independent of this site? Is that better? Or are your sensitive feathers still all ruffled, boys?

By: tomas

tomas — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:11:17 +0000

didn’t Denzell play this guy

By: Small Town Veteran

Small Town Veteran — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:32:06 +0000

“From the time I was a young boy I wanted to be a knight.” — Ilario Pantano…

Ilario Pantano — Marine. As in “No better friend, no worse enemy” Don’t miss Mr. Pantano’s Hot Air interview here, Bryan Preston’s short Warlord book review here, or Kit Jarrell’s interview here (Hat tip: Blackfive). I’ll try to add more…

By: SpartRan

SpartRan — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:40:09 +0000

Leiren,

Sorry, pal – you’re out of your mind. Courtesy of the Washington Times, a book excerpt:

“I found it weird how Europeans always sought to criticize us. I had [British Broadcasting Corp. reporter] Paul and his cameraman out on a patrol with us and he was constantly fishing for comments from me. Finally he made a claim that was bound to [tick us] off: ‘You Marines are good, but a British patrol would have done things much differently.’
“Really?” I said. “Paul, how long have the Brits been fighting in Northern Ireland?”
“Thirty years,” he said.
“I pounced. ‘Seems like a long time. How do you define success?’ ”

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060608-111817-6939r_page2.htm

If this doesn’t get you ordering or running out to the bookstore, check your pulse. (And yes – you bet I ordered!)

By: Suitably Flip

Suitably Flip — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:24:06 +0000

Summer Reading…

Warlord, by Ilario Pantano…

By: Richard Davis

Richard Davis — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:17:13 +0000

Leiren – first of all, take a breath…

Stop giggling and then order the book…

Any money made by Michelle from people linking to Amazon from this site is – THE BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT….

It’s okay Leir… fight your addiction, FIGHT IT!! We can help you.

Call Liberals Anonymous.
1-800-4LOSERS

By: SirGregor

SirGregor — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:48:12 +0000

It is unfortunate that our military is sometimes forced to go through the motions with a full trial in order to avoid the obvious MSM and liberal accusations of a massive cover-up. This story would not have gone away simply because the military may have made a decision to bypass a trial. The positive aspect, and one that should not be ignored is that those “higher-ups” were able to successfully uncover the truth through the in-depth investigations. While it might take time, which we witnessed in the Pat Tillman death … they tend to eventually come out with the truth, which is ultimately what’s important. I believe we are beginning to see the same result with Haditha now.

Eventually, these investigations seem to always result in liberal embarrassment.

By: Romeo13

Romeo13 — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:39:02 +0000

LakeRuins…

THANKS FOR THE LINK!!!

I’m USN Ret… and I remember not only how I felt coming back from Beruit in 83 (Marg 2-83 USS Iwo Jima) but how I felt after Storm…

Ruit I came back to no parade, no speeches, no support….

And Storm I came back to a bunch of Rah Rah fair weather patriots….

Not sure which was actually worse.

By: birdman

birdman — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:09:29 +0000

Leiren: I like making money. I like speending it too. Sadly, I am not making any money off the sale of Lt. Pantano’s book.

By: EFG

EFG — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:09:15 +0000

Bryan:

Excellent post and I look forward to reading this book. However, I have one question for you.

we railroad warriors out of our military to satisfy the appetites of political correctness.

Does the “we” in this sentence refer to solely the MSM and the American public as a whole, or does it also include the military higher ups and military lawyers?

I appreciate that many times the MSM tends to cover the GWOT and our soldiers in an unfair way. However, does not our military chain of command bear some responsibility for this LT Pantano injustice as well? After all, wasn’t it the military which decided to charge LT Pantano with these crimes?

Since he has been cleared of wrongdoing, doesn’t it appear that his chain of command was also guilty of engaging in some sort of rush to judgment and second-guessing that the MSM is also so well known for?

I understand that this can be a chicken or egg sort of question, i.e., does the military justice system rush to condemn its own because it has been so unfairly labeled by the MSM as being warmongers so many times in the past…

I guess in the end what I am saying is that it seems particularly unfair that it was the military justice system that appears to have initiated this.

It makes you want to be able to meet the people who decided to initiate this article 32 and the subsequent courts martial and ask them “what were you thinking?”

Very respectfully,

By: Leiren

Leiren — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:03:53 +0000

Am I missing it? Is there a link on this site to the book on Amazon so you guys can make a few cents off the sale too?

By: LakeRuins

LakeRuins — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:01:32 +0000

This is shamelessly lifted from Powerline but here is a trailer for a new movie starring real Marines and their rather blunt assesment of the current crop of anti war folks, including their own generation.
Warning:NSFW (Not Safe For Work because of language.
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/014359.php

By: birdman

birdman — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:55:46 +0000

I am going right over to Amaizon order mine.

By: Richard Davis

Richard Davis — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:44:24 +0000

I just ordered mine.

He could use our support and HE DESERVES IT.

By: Dread Pirate Roberts VI

Dread Pirate Roberts VI — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:40:07 +0000

$16.38 on Amazon.com

Average Customer Review: based on 2 reviews. 4 1/2 Stars
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30 in Books
Yesterday: #4,816 in Books
Prediction: Tomorrow #1 in Books
Father’s Day is this Sunday!