A FINAL FAREWELL LETTER FROM THE GUNNY TO HIS AUDIENCE(Freeper GunnyBob)

Newsradio 850 KOA ^ | 3 August 2009 | Bob Newman

[A.A. Cunningham]

A FINAL FAREWELL LETTER FROM THE GUNNY TO HIS AUDIENCE

Gang:

Yes, this is the end of an era. But it also the beginning of a new one.

It is hard to know where to start, but I figure I had first better thank you for making the Gunny Bob Show the top-rated evening news-talk program in the Denver Metro region. Without you, my show's ratings would never have been strong enough over all these years to always be the #1 show in that slot, even handily beating the fat cat syndicated hosts with ease. I owe all that to you. Your loyalty means more to me than I can describe.

I must also thank Clear Channel's Lee Larsen, Robin Bertolucci and Kris Olinger for all of their support, as well as Dominic Bond and Matt Larsen, my producers, for their excellent work.

So why am I doing this? Why am I marching back into the mouth of the tiger?

There's no single reason, but rather a combination. However, one outweighs the others.

The Marine Corps spent a lot of money, time and effort training me over 20 years to understand and defeat terrorists. After I retired, I became a counterterrorism consultant for the media (FOX News, the BBC, CBS, etc.) and eventually founded my own counterterrorism company, after working for two other companies in the role of counterterrorism instructor, analyst and advisor. From October 2001 to last week, I issued nearly 200 accurate predictions, warnings and assessments (as well as stories broken) in the war on terror, all documented. I have made several predictions so accurate that I even named the exact facilities to be attacked, how they would be attacked, and by what terrorist group in what timeframe, and when you can do that, you get people's attention. I traveled to many countries in the performance of my counterterrorism duties (UAE, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, UK, Brazil, India and so on) and my reputation grew in this time to the point that people started asking me to help them in more and more ways.

About a month ago, an organization (don't make any assumptions) approached me and asked that I relocate to their location and be their counterterrorism and security advisor. This organization has people and assets in a country that is infested with terrorists in a huge region of the planet that is infested with terrorists. They need me to keep their people alive and their assets intact, and that is what I intend to do. If things collapse in this country and region, we here in America will absolutely, beyond any doubt, be targeted far more often. I can't allow that to happen, so I resigned from Clear Channel (my bosses were a bit surprised and none too pleased), accepted the new position and do the seabag drag to my new gig this Saturday.

Gang, if what I will do in my new position will help keep Americans alive back home and abroad, how can I say no when it is my duty to say yes?

So, adios gang. I will think of you often, as I hope you do me.

Semper Fidelis,

Gunny, out

[WestCoastGal]

Best of luck to you, thank you so much for your service to our country.

Safe travels - get a few of them for us!!

[knittnmom]

Thanks for the ping, Starwise.

God bless and protect you, GunnyBob

[GunnyBob]

You are killing me, Frantzie!

[GunnyBob]

FReepers:

I want to thank you from the bottom of my cold, cold heart for the very kind and motivating words here.

Yes, I will watch my six. Some liberals have blogged that want me to be killed over there; I will do my best to disappoint them. And yes, I will keep you all posted.

This mission is going to take a while, but when it is complete, perhaps I will return to the airwaves and FOX News Channel.

Well, I have to pack my seabag and learn three foreign languages in the next 24 hours or so, so I better get my butt in gear.

Semper Fidelis,

Guns, out

[reagan_fanatic]

Godspeed and stay safe, Gunny. You’re one of the Good Ones.

[silent_jonny]

is this an opus?

If it is, it's the best one I've read.

Thanks for the ping, Star.

[McGruff]

About a month ago, an organization (don't make any assumptions) approached me and asked that I relocate to their location and be their counterterrorism and security advisor...

Well then I salute you sir. We all down what we can. Be safe.

[oh8eleven]

CSMO. Semper Fi and Godspeed ...

[jurroppi1]

My son will deploy next year - just found out yesterday from him. I can’t express my gratitude for people like you and him enough!

True American heroes. I’m honored to know people like you are out there covering our collective butts here at home. Godspeed FRiend!

[AZ .44 MAG]

Kick ass, take names, and stay alive.

Semper Fi

[Frantzie]

:-) I thought you might get a little chuckle out of that. Good luck and be safe.

[Judith Anne]

God bless you! And keep you! And bring you home safe!

[Allegra]

Godspeed, Marine.

May the good Lord hold you in His protective hands.

[dynachrome]

Good luck, sir, and give us a sitrep once in awhile if you are able.

You will be hard to replace on the radio front.

[Mad Dawgg]

“Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.” --- President Ronald Reagan

[DollyCali]

God bless your work & keep you safe Gunny

[dcwusmc]

Hey, Gunny... I used to be able to pick up your show in the car out here on the left coast when conditions were ripe. How I have no reason to keep that setting on my dial... but if you need someone to watch your six, let me know!

DC Wright
SSgt Ret.

[Repeal The 17th]

God bless you and keep you.

[Two Thirds Vote Aye]

Hi. Just getting back to you. I totally agree with you about Bennett being a RINO.

I don't know if Gunny Bob was a FReeper.

[Two Thirds Vote Aye]

Oops. I just looked at the thread and I guess he is FReeper GunnyBob. Doh! :-)