A militant atheist, insecure, 4'11" egomaniac with an IQ of about 85 is a recipe for disaster in a "leader."
Posted on 06/24/2009 3:21:35 AM PDT by IbJensen
An Iowa congressman says an Army general was not out of line when he addressed Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) as "ma'am" during a recent Senate hearing.
Brigadier General Michael Walsh, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was testifying last week before Boxer's Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works about the progress of the Louisiana restoration process in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Boxer: "Well, why has it been delayed?
Walsh: "Ma'am, at the L-A-C-P-R is..."
Boxer: "You know, do me a favor. Could say 'Senator' instead of 'ma'am?'"
Walsh: "Yes."
Boxer: "It's just a thing; I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it. Yes, thank you."
Walsh: "Yes, Senator."
Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) knows Walsh personally and says addressing Boxer as "ma'am" was completely appropriate.
Steve King"He'd been out there toiling in 104-degree heat, serving America. And responding to people who address you with a respectful 'yes, sir' or 'yes, ma'am' is exactly what you're taught to do in military protocol," he notes. "When confronted with Senator Boxer admonishing him for addressing her as 'yes, ma'am' and directing him to address her as 'Senator,' the proper response would have been 'yes, ma'am!'"
Ironically, Fox News reported that the same day at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, two Navy officials repeatedly addressed Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) with the title "sir." Wicker had no objections.
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Boxer: "It's just a thing; I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it. Yes, thank you."
You know, you know, you know. Boxer worked so hard to get where? Does this two-bit dunce of a socialist think she's more important than a general? If so, she's as nutty as Nutsy Pelousi.
Calyfornicate is so blessed. It has two whack-jobs as 'senators' and a stupid B movie strong man Republicrat as goobernator.
A militant atheist, insecure, 4'11" egomaniac with an IQ of about 85 is a recipe for disaster in a "leader."
Isn’t it typical for military officers to refer to juniors by their rank and superiors by “sir” or “ma’am”?
How do these people get elected?
Ignorant, clueless, just plain stupid.
You know, I very rarely meet a cheerful atheist.
It’s hard to determine who’s more arrogant-NY or Ca liberals!
Boxer, Fineswine, Stabenow and Napolitano, for examples always look like they're masked for Halloween. Additionally, everything they say, like most other Democrats including the usurper in the White House make absolutely no sense when they speak.
Boxer: "It's just a thing; I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it. Yes, thank you."
Walsh: "Yes Senator; I can see your not working hard to earn the title ma'am."
Have had service members address me as ma’am before and loved it. Sounded very respectful while they were answering my questions.
Here we go. The general's proper response could have been ..... "regarding your wish, I would rather just wait a few years till you get defeated in an election and then call you ma'am."
I would rather just wait a few years till you get defeated in an election and then call you stupid.”
I don’t know about the other services, but in the Navy, enlisted personnel address junior officers (Lieutenant Commander 0-4 and below) as “sir” and “ma’am” and senior officers (0-5 and above) by their rank, i.e. Commander, Captain, Admiral. One exception is that the Commanding Officer of any ship is addressed as “Captain”, regardless of his rank.
I personally feel that Ms. Boxer should be addressed as “you worthless paper container of execrement.”
"young lady (term used loosely) I have more time taking a dump then you have sucking oxygen, perhaps when you remember that you work for the American people we can get beyond your petty insecure tripe, and you can call me General."
this is how it is done in the real world, not your O2 free, methane enriched DC.
B!tch
She's not young and she's not a lady.
"Old Bitch" would be more appropriate.
Yes he did. It is obvious that a more fitting address be tossed in the creased, jaundiced face of this repulsive female.
I would have replied
Well, Senator, in the military, the term “Ma’am” is a term of respect to a superior officer. Much like the use of the term “sir”. However, if you permitting me to refer to you by the less respectful term “Senator”, I will.
By Ignorant, clueless, just plain stupid voters. It has been my contention for years that not only do you present a picture ID before casting a vote, but forced to take an IQ test. Anyone under 100 is forbidden to vote. This would eliminate most Democrats from voting rolls.
Senator Boxer looks much shorter in real life than she does in her pictures on television. God blesses some fools with a fool’s face and other fools with a fool’s mouth; in Senator Boxer’s case, she seems to have both. The title politician with all the respect that goes along with it is well deserved by Boxer.
The lowest ranking private in our military serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, or anywhere in American uniform does more a one day for this Nation then Barbara Boxer will probably ever do in her lifetime.
The term REMF comes to mind.
Katherine
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