Gary Stein, Tea Party Marine Who Criticized Obama, To Launch Radio Program

Gary Stein, the Marine set to be discharged over controversy concerning his anti-Obama, Tea Party-centered Facebook group, will launch his own radio program, he announced Thursday.

"With help of a few people, the first internet radio episode has been scheduled for my new show called 'The Conservative SitRep with Gary Stein,' Stein wrote in a statement, according to the Washington Examiner.

An online blog radio schedule places the program's debut on May 1.

Stein created the "Armed Forces Tea Party" Facebook page earlier this year, posting to it a number of images altered to carry an anti-Obama message. Prosecutors at his military trial claimed he had ignored warnings from his superiors about the page's content, the Associated Press reports.

On Wednesday, the Marine Corps announced that Stein would get an other-than-honorable discharge at an undisclosed date for violating Pentagon policies, a punishment that carries a loss of most benefits. The military has long placed limits on the free speech of active-duty military personnel, including criticism of the commander in chief.

"I love the Marine Corps, I love my job. I wish it wouldn't have gone this way. I'm having a hard time seeing how 15 words on Facebook could have ruined my nine-year career," he told the Associated Press.

In his statement Thursday, Stein said that his forthcoming radio material would be remain restricted until his departure from the armed services.

"Until I am officially out of the Marine Corps I do have two ground rules for the show," Stein said. "I will not talk about the details of my case or about President Obama, himself."

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Comments

[cutiepiekitty]

03:18 PM on 02/27/2013

You are not a Marine if you disobey your Superiors--especially when they are telling you that you are violating military rules. You also may not disobey your Commander in Chief.

Every Military person knows that. He was RIGHTFULLY discharged by the Marines and punished accordingly. All the others play by the rules, listen to their superiors and their Commander in Chief.

Also, why is this man mad at Obama??? Seriously, was he the one who PUT YOU in war? NO, he is the one who is TAKING YOU OUT of war. Furthermore, he didn't send you to War on a LIE, a big LIE.

Save your anger for the person who did THAT to you. Enjoy your punishment, hope you learned your lesson

[Charles Carmichael]

02:47 PM on 05/15/2012

So let me get this straight, he was discharged for his comments yet his Facebook page is still full of offensive Obama remarks. He now wants to sue his commanding Officers...and is having another baby? Guess we will be paying for that since he has no benefits anymore.
Is that the American way?

[klstrat]

02:18 PM on 05/04/2012

It's an Inernet radio show. Not evern a real radio show. So he threw away nine years of service like a idiot and does he really think he can make a living from an Internet radio show? Trash the POTUS, go on the radio. What a plan......Great job Goober

[Bobcatter]

12:39 PM on 05/15/2012

He's simply building up his resume for a job at Fox of course.

[rthom65957]

06:49 PM on 05/03/2012

KTMO7 he will fit in perfect with Fox News or Rush. This fellow is their kind of young thinker. I do not feel sorry for this soon-to-be ex-marine, I feel sorry for his family. He has taken them down with him.

[RattInnaCage]

03:56 PM on 05/01/2012

You are a disgrace to the Marine Corps. The Corps demands three things: honor, courage, and commitment. You have no honor, you lack courage, and the only thing you seem to be committed to is to become a conservative talk show host.

[KTM07]

12:11 PM on 04/29/2012

Once he's officially out, all bets are off. He had to find some sort of job for himself, after such a public debacle no one in their right mind would hire this guy.

I see a bright future with Fox News for this guy.

[Stop Lying]

06:30 PM on 04/28/2012

So after ignoring warnings from his superiors about the content of the postings,Stein
claims he's having a hard time seeing how "15 words" from his Facebook page ruined
his 9 year career???

Duhhhhh!

Hey Gary,here's 2 more words you obviously don't understand.

1.Defiance
2.Insubordination

[tissa]

03:50 PM on 04/28/2012

You are not a Marine if you disobey your Superiors--especially when they are telling you that you are violating military rules. You also may not disobey your Commander in Chief.

Every Military person knows that. He was RIGHTFULLY discharged by the Marines and punished accordingly.   All the others play by the rules, listen to their superiors and their Commander in Chief.

Also, why is this man mad at Obama??? Seriously, was he the one who PUT YOU in war? NO, he is the one who is TAKING YOU OUT of war.  Furthermore, he didn't send you to War on a LIE, a big LIE.

Save your anger for the person who did THAT to you.  Enjoy your punishment, hope you learned your lesson.

[cutiepiekitty]

11:21 AM on 01/27/2013

Yup! Correct! Yay! And the crowd goes wild! Please Fave this!

[Sue-in-Jersey]

11:36 AM on 04/28/2012

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Did we call it, or did we call it? He sees rw media still repeating the dippy things the Palins or JoePlumber say and he thought he saw an opportunity. Poor deluded disloyal exmarine...

[Rogell]

11:15 AM on 04/28/2012

This young man was misguided somewhere along the way. Securing a radio talk show will never change the meaning or definition of the type discharge he's about to receive. His chosen path is unfortunate - unfortunate for someone of his age. In a manner of speaking, his choice is quite similar to that of former LtCol Terry Lakin, who spent time at Leavenworth, Kansas before being discharged. In the LtCol's case, he lost entitlements which is also unfortunate. However, it's not clear what he received in the way of a discharge, but I suspect it was less than honorable.

[dansurf]

10:56 AM on 04/28/2012

What a clown, maybe he should run for office while he's at it, did I already call him a clown?

[Azure Infinity]

04:35 AM on 04/28/2012

Too funny! And when his "radio show" fails after two weeks, not even McDonald's will hire him. After a 'less than honorable' discharge, he might as well be a war criminal.

Poor stupid, stupid boy.

[Rogell]

11:18 AM on 04/28/2012

No, it's not funny, but sad and unfortunate instead. Someone failed this young man, and that's the unfortunate part.

[tissa]

03:54 PM on 04/28/2012

I think his superiors made it clear MULTIPLE times to STOP what he was doing or else.

Nobody  failed him, he failed himself with Tea Party FOOLISHNESS.

[Pappa]

12:35 AM on 05/04/2012

You got it wrong. Although I was in the Army serving near Marines, the one thing about Marines is they do not fail each other - Period! The second thing is that once a Marine, alway a Marine; but not in Gary's case. He lost a lot more than most people know.

[SigonellaPC3]

10:42 PM on 04/27/2012

Right-wing radio host: Because, you know, there aren't enough of them around these days...

Talk-radio is slanted 90+ % to the right. Hmmm, about that liberal media bias we always hear about...

[HST]

10:16 PM on 04/27/2012

It's a shame this genius didn't follow his own rules after he was warned before he was bounced from the marines.

[AndrewFrisbie05]

08:38 PM on 04/27/2012

I don't like that he said that he doesn't understand why his words ruined his career because it's obvious. However(comma) he also said that he does not plan on talking about Obama himself or the case on his show until he is officially discharged, which shows that he has clearly learned at least SOMETHING from the situation. I am impressed...I was worried for a second that he understood nothing from it.

[Rogell]

11:24 AM on 04/28/2012

I see nothing impressive about this one bit. Someone in his Judge Advocate's Office made it clear to him what he can and cannot do. We can only hope that he listens this time around, and move on. Perhaps in years to come, he may revisit his discharge in hopes of having it over-turned in favor of a less severe discharge suchas a "General," discharge.

[AndrewFrisbie05]

03:40 AM on 04/29/2012

I can only hope that he'll NEVER have it overturned. It kinda defeats the purpose of having the rules there in the first place, doesn't it?

[Charles Carmichael]

03:11 PM on 05/15/2012

Have to see all his hateful posts on Facebook along with all the haters he has attracted?