Hipployta's Comments (60)

“Please refrain from using we. I am currently serving and recently returned from a year in Afghanistan. There were opinions on both sides but I, like many, voted for him and ALL currently serving follow our Commander in Chief. Please refrain from generalized statements on the military when speaking on your personal opinion. We all have personal opinions but as a professional military force we are non-partisan and apolitical.”

“Hmm, I stand corrected. Meh...$100 to me....$1000 to a millionaire...same diff”

“He saw an opportunity and took it. Extremely brave considering the activity of the Iranian government over the last few months. His comments seem polite though to the point...I hope the response remains "fatherly" and doesn't end with this kid missing.”

“The jacket is from White House Black Market and retails for $67 to $98 depending on the day because they love random discount events.

I have it. It's not expensive. I also have another jacket of similar design from there for the same price.

Please, refrain from comparing the shopping spree for a candidate whose campaign lasted two months to the daily wardrobe of the spouse of a head of state.”

“The jacket is from White House Black Market and retails for $67 to $98 depending on the day because they love random discount events.

I have it. It's not expensive. I also have another jacket of similar design from there.

Please, refrain from comparing the shopping spree for a campaign that lasted two months to the daily wardrobe of the spouse of a head of state.”

“What a wonderful little girl...I can only imagine how hard it must have been when they first started finding notes...dreading them but wanting them at the same time. I was crying and couldn't even watch the entire video.”

“Adorable!”

“Ouch...though I am from SC I can't really dispute that possibility...Texas seems more likely though”

“Well, Rachel set the record straight by shooting down Buchanon's each comment in a brutal and disinterested fashion.

Ah Colbert...mock their idiocy and in doing so HIGHLIGHT it.”

“1) Medicare and Medicade are borrowed from by the legislative branch to cover deficts in other areas

2) The USPS is an INDEPENDENT organization within the government and the third largest employer in the country. Basically at some point that chopped it up into private pieces and left the nominal regulation (the appoinment of the post master and trustees) to the government.

3) So...a couple of months is enough to determine how the stimulus is working regardless of the fact that MOST projects haven't started or in bidding phase?

4) Sure take FedEx...$50 bucks to deliver the same package for $20 with USPS. You allowed to purchase service from other companies. You have the option for special packages... but who handles your day to day mail? It's not FedEx so why are you complaining?

5) My healthcare, as a military member, works out pretty well and I don't see Congress complaining about theirs (which is what the public option will be modeled off of).

6) My final, and most important, point...if you don't like the public option and don't want the gov't to run your health care do like Bob says AND BUY YOUR OWN! No one is removing those private options from you.

Siobhan”

“Hmm, though your post was odd (and idiotic) my annoyance is not with you but more the suggestion that the military is some conservative enclave that chooses to be brainwashed by the right wing.

There are alot of conservative servicemembers but that is, in my opinion, more to do with how they grew up and not bothering to reevaluate their political opinions once they were adults (like most Americans).

Servicemembers on the ground have no practical input over what's broadcast here. If it's free AFN will play it.

Interestingly Milo Ventimiglia, Peter on Heroes, came here last summer on a USO Tour and upon finding out Heroes was not played here via AFN because the NBC wouldn't give it to us for free (or for a small fee) he called around and got it on AFN.”

“Why are Hannity and Limbaugh piped overseas via Armed Forces Radio? Is this a question or a statement ?

Interestingly enough I have yet to hear either of their radio shows being played on Freedom Radio here in Afghanistan...nor have I heard any Air America shows. The point of the military radio here is to play american music.

More importantly, have you ever even been deployed to hear Armed Forces Radio?

However, their shows are played on AFN (Armed Forces Network) for the same reason ANY show is played on AFN...they gave them to AFN for free.

AFN is not allowed to play commericials or profit from the use of the shows so only shows that the networks give us for free are allowed to play.

So from the network "news" side we have Hannity and O'Reilly as well as Olbermann and Maddow. We have Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN.

We get The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

We get most shows a few seasons after they've been out and we get alot of the cancelled shows.

The point I'm making is your post is idiotic. There are plenty of servicemembers on HuffPo who will correct you so don't make statements unless you know them to be fact.

From Hipployta...28 days left on a year tour in Afghanistan...kisses darling”

“Way to go Vermont. Iowa and Vermont within a week of each other? Simply wonderful. It's a great time to push forward equality for all in America. NJ, NY, NH, MA get to step up next. Pardon me while I go call my NJ State Senator and Congressmen and tell them to vote for Equal Marriage for All or get a new job next election.”

“Bob, it's just their blathering to distract that they have nothing to offer. I just came back from the Arena over on Politico and these guys are just out of it...utterly useless.

Prepared remarks (via printed page or teleprompter) are generally a better idea then trying to go "off the cuff" like 43 used to.

Of note, I no longer cringe and change the channel when I hear the American President speak...you have to adore 44 for that.

Excellent post.”

“This article is extremely misleading. We were always aware that the remaining 35,000 to 50,000 (from 160,000) troops would be "transitioned" into a sustainment/training force. Did they think the soldiers making up these units were going to appear out of mid-air?

I really dislike this "gotcha" jounalism that pervades our media and is simply untrue. It's annoying and distracts from the real issues.

Aside from all that they just phoned it in on this article.”

“Alot of folks out here are happy about the end of stop loss and since they're already on stop-loss they're happy about the pay.

Great job and makes me even more proud to be an IAVA member.

I'm recruiting out here in Afghanistan and before the new GI Bill was signed the IAVA site GIBILL2008 was a great source to explain the bill to troops out here.”

“Hello...Military in Afghanistan here. I love seeing our First Lady taking her pledge to support military families (Blue Star Families for Obama!) seriously.

There are serious issues in support for military families. They noted that many families receive EBT benefits but it is so bad that WIC comes to most bases and posts at least once a month.

Hipployta in Afghanistan”

“NEXT UP: Andrew Sullivan for Maureen Dowd's NYT column?”

“Okay...I guess self-awareness and irony is lost on the putz.

"I'm surprised by nothing when I'm dealing with people in the media who think they're in politics.... "

Maybe I'm out the loop but when did the putz get elected? Oh wait he's still a radio "personality" and not elected.

Hello Pot, meet Kettle. You're black.

I don't like Gingrich or Graham but they seem to be the only one telling Limbaugh to get back in his lane.”

“I'm in Kabul. President Karzai was well aware that not delaying the election was never an option. He gave the appearance that he did the best he could annoucing that he wanted the elections to take place on time. However the secuirty concerns that existed in January, when the Independant Election Commission chose the 20 August date, still remain so it was all simply posturing for a better position than the opposition.

So over it.”

“Awesome day. The previous headlines were all negative only highlighting John McCain's remarks but I'm glad this one is more in depth.”

“It's a reality television show. They are SUPPOSED to ham it up. It probably had a script. In any case it's supposed to be amusing so who cares.”

“Awesome post Mr. Cesca. It summarizes so many of my arguements so wonderfully that I have to post it over a Open Salon so everyone else can enjoy the wonderful. I'm also going to email it to everyone in my office that I've had the "Do you even know what socialism OR welfare is?" conversation with. Keep in mind I'm active duty military...socialized healthcare and things like WIC are a fact of miltary life.

Hipployta
A service member in Afghanistan”

“I was thinking the exact same thing. Richardson was appointed to appease latinos and pay him back for backstabbing the Clinton during the campaign BUT after reading the Obama team's questionaire for positions they probably knew he would never make it to confirmation. They already had a story ready to cover their end about Richardson not being entirely forthcoming. Bonus points for making Hil happy by choosing her over Richardson for Secretary of State. I never liked the guy's politics and it does not pain me to see him go.”

“I am in agreement with your assessment. Everyone wanted Obama to do what they thought was best during the election and he listened...but used he own council and discretion in the end. That will be key to his decision making and progress.”