Posted on 12/31/2007 7:17:48 AM PST by rface
Military career
Rhodes enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1977 and worked stateside as a mechanic in Texas, achieving the rank of Airman First Class. She left the Air Force early and relocated to Ohio, where she participated in a program called Palace Chase to release her to the reserves and honorably discharge her. Although she left active duty before her contract was up, she still received an honorable discharge after completing the program
It sounds like she wasn’t very gung-ho or very good, but she is legal and a veteran. Odd that I have been unable to find the date of her discharge.
During the Carter years, there was a lot of mushy flexibility in the military and she may have a worse record than shows officially, but bottom line is that she appears able to claim full legal recognition as a veteran of the Air Force.
How did Al Franken entertain the troops? Did they use him as a dartboard?
As we say in Texas. I’ll bet you couldn’t pour piss out of a boot with instructions on the heel.
Another Texan on the web offered a simpler opinion for Mr. Newell's plight:
"You need to grab your head by both ears and pull 'til you hear a loud POP and you can breath fresh air again."
:)
When this type of blatant falsehood is so casually stated, it destroys the validity of the piece and brands the author as a liar and/or fool.
(The Senate failed to remove him from office by a very small margin and if they would have, Algore would have been POTUS and would have probably been elected in 2000.)
This Newlin and his ilk have given Ann Coulter some very nice material with which to write best-sellers.
Thanks for the information. What you have described sounds a lot like the Expeditious Discharge Program in the mid-70’s. This was for people that could not adjust to military life or that had real attitude problems. It was also used as a way out for those looking at disciplinary sanctions (caught with relatively small amounts of pot or hash or in some cases, financial problems). Releasing them to the reserves in lieu of EDP sounds like a Carter-era program, although I am not certain when this was started being allowed. Again, thanks for the info and happy new year!
However, he was found liable in a civil trial of several charges related to his impeachment and was sanctioned by the Arkansas state bar. This does not mean he is not scum of the earth, just that the House did not convict him of anything.
Good points. Thanks.
Are they even on Citizen’s Band now?
Randi Rhodes, the popular daytime host, is a veteran of the Air Force...
About a week ago I read something on FR regarding her joining a reserve unit, attending one drill, and then never going back. I do not know if she served any active duty time. Do any freepers have the lowdown on the military service of this seditious little lush?
By veteran of the Air Force, she meant she had spent four years hanging out by the fence of the air base.
Cheap Trick isn’t just the name of a band.
Air America seems to be lending a lot of support to Ron Paul when comparing Republican candidates.
Amazing Ron Paul wont go on with Glenn Beck but will go on the Air America Randi Rhodes Show?
Nope its The Daily Herald and this is one of many reasons I do not subscribe to it.
“is akin to saying “I believe in Christianity but not in Christ”.”
Which would make you a Unitarian.
A search for 'bill clinton impeachment' on Dogpile returned a WIKI article and one from the Eagleton Institute of Politics (at Rutgers) that confirm just what you said.
My apologies to all who read my foolish outburst, especially to Greg Newlin.
Thanks for so gently setting me straight with the kind wording of your post.
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