The Few, The Proud, The Marines... I've never been so proud as I was the day I graduated boot camp from Parris Island, South Carolina. To this day anytime I get to talk about the Corps or see even a commercial for the Marines, I swell up with pride. The life of being a Marine cannot be described. The Corps is a different world. I originally started this post to get on my soap box and tell you my feelings about the war and the involvement of the media and the everyday American in it. Instead I'll let this clip sum it up...
"You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall"
Basically, my feelings are if you're not a soldier or haven't been one, keep your fucking opinion to yourself. You don't understand what's going on over there and you never will. Get the news cameras out of Iraq and let the soldiers do their job. There is a mission over there that can not be completed in a politically correct manner. It's not pretty, because war is an ugly thing. So either pick up a gun and fight, or shut the fuck up.
Now back to my beloved Marines. After watching that clip, I got all nostalgic. When I watch military movies, particularly ones that involve Marines, I get all pissy. You see, I love a good war movie, but I can't stand the liberties that Hollywood takes because they make the movie fake to me. I see the little things that I know aren't true to life. So when I see truly good flicks about Marines, that really gets it right, I fall in love. They bring back all the right memories, and sometimes nightmares, of the things I miss about being a Marine. The clip from A Few Good Men above is just one of those. Here are couple more of my favorites; this is a close to real life as it gets.
"you will be a minister of death, praying for war"
"Thall shall not kill...FUCK THAT SHIT!" (I apologize for the video quality, my original was removed and this is the best replacement I could find)
And now for real life...
"get away before you get murdered!"
And now a quick poke at the Army, seeing as how I also was in the Army, I can do that...
Even though I'm a big boy now... that shit is funny. Because atleast when I was active duty, I looked like this...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – A Canadian judge ruled Thursday that a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow Greyhound bus passenger is not criminally responsible due to mental illness.
The decision means Chinese immigrant Vince Li will be treated in a mental institution instead of going to prison. The family of victim Tim McLean dismissed the trial as a "rubber stamp" that allows Li to get away with murder.
"A crime was still committed here, a murder still occurred," said Carol DeDelley, McLean's mother. "There was nobody else on that bus holding a knife, slicing up my child."
The judge said Li should not be held criminally accountable for stabbing McLean dozens of times last July and dismembering his body while horrified passengers fled.
Justice John Scurfield said Li's attack was "grotesque" and "barbaric" but "strongly suggestive of a mental disorder."
"He did not appreciate the actions he committed were morally wrong. He believed he was acting in self-defense," Scurfield said.
Both the prosecution and the defense argued Li can't be held responsible because Li was suffering from schizophrenia and believed God wanted him to kill McLean because the young man was a force of evil.
He will be institutionalized without a criminal record and will be reassessed every year by a mental health review board to determine if he is fit for release into the community.
DeDelley said a yearly hearing is ridiculous, and that Li should be locked up for the rest of his life.
Li's trial barely lasted two days and only heard from two witnesses, both psychiatrists, who testified he is mentally ill.
That Li killed the 22-year-old carnival worker was never in question at the trial. Li has admitted he killed McLean but pleaded not guilty.
Witnesses said Li attacked McLean unprovoked as their bus traveled at night along a desolate stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway.
An agreed statement of facts between the prosecution and defense detailed how passengers stood outside the bus as Li stabbed McLean dozens of times and beheaded and mutilated his body. Finding himself locked inside the bus, Li finally escaped through a window and was arrested.
Li then apologized and pleaded with police to kill him.
Police said McLean's body parts were found throughout the bus in plastic bags, and the victim's ear, nose and tongue were found in Li's pocket.
A psychiatrist called by the prosecution Wednesday testified that Li cut up McLean's body because he believed that he would come back to life and take revenge.
McLean's family is vowing to turn their attention to fighting the law that allows people who are found not criminally responsible to be released into the community once they are deemed well, without serving a minimum sentence in jail.
DeDelley said her son didn't die in vain. His death highlights concerns about the justice system, she said.
"Now people are aware that there is a problem," she said.
As if you didn't already know, this further proves that the judicial system is totally screwed up. I'm just glad this psycho is in Canada and not here. Seriously, What The Fuck is wrong with society? Mentally ill? No shit Sherlock. I remember when this brutal act happened and I was in disbelief as I read it. I just knew this guy would get the chair... but no. This guy gets to sit in a mental hospital until he convinces some shrink he's not crazy anymore, then he'll get out and do it again. I hate when someone does some psycho shit like this and gets off on mental illness. OF COURSE THEY'RE CRAZY!! Normal people do not cut people's heads off. Normal people do not eat people. That doesn't mean he should get off without punishment. Kill his crazy ass. We all have thoughts of killing somebody from time to time.... the difference is we don't do it! We let that shit slide. If only they handled things like this....
"And soldiers we shall be, for thee my lord for thee"
The Boondock Saints had it right. Kill the truly corrupt and let God sort em' out!
Dude...I wish rap music was still this simple and fun. Hammer was entirely too awesome. There are very few people my age who can say they didn't love that damn song. And if anyone does say that, they are a damn liar. How about them pants? Could anyone other than Hammer pull those off? That's why he was 2 legit... 2 legit 2 quit!!!
Two pissed off camels...in a car. I guess they got tired of walking.
"Turn Left!!! Turn Left!!! I SAID LEFT DAMMIT!!!"
This is all very explainable, as wild as it may seem. I have a good feeling that Dumb and Dumber is their favorite movie and they were simply reenacting their favorite scene.
I'm a huge fan of stand-up comedy. Ever since I was a little kid, comedians have captured my attention. I love to make people laugh and so I always wanted to be a comedian. I soon found out that most comedians never make it big or make very much money, so that pretty much killed that idea, but I still would love to do an amateur night someday. Aries Spears is a comedian I really enjoy. He's very funny and a great impersonator. Watch as he freestyles and does impersonations at the same time, it's pretty damn cool.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, does it like we do it in the Dirty South! Everything is different and better down here and that's what I love. One of our southern traditions that is unique to us is Noodlin'. For those of you not familiar with it, Noodlin' is the act of fishing with your bare hands, particularly for catfish. Noodlers find a catfish hole and stick their arms inside, hoping for the catfish to become defensive and bite down on their arms. It doesn't get much more country than that. Why I must admit I've never been, I do plan on going soon. This is a redneck extreme sport and a rite of passage I must experience for myself. Why it doesn't sound that difficult of a sport, noodlers often get minor injuries such as cuts, but they face a much greater danger from snakes, gators, and possibly even death by drowning. Not to mention that these catfish can weigh close to 100 lbs. This is redneck entertainment at its best. Enjoy watching one of the many games rednecks play.
Im a small town southern man, but i have a little bit of the big city in me from my life in the Marines. I hope to provoke some thought and laughter from you at the same time. Enjoy my blog and tell your friends.
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