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Day One Voting: Monkress v. Giduck

by TSO••138

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TEASE: 75 votes in, and it is…..yeah, 38-37. At 100…. 50/50. Don’t expect any concrete answer on winner until the polls close.

OK, since I am on Mountain Time, and not feeling great, I plan to sleep in, so you get it a bit early.  I strongly ask that you go and read the bios I wrote earlier, if only because it took me a lot of time, and I want to feel needed.  If you are good, I will provide more pictures from Sturgis that may or may not include scantily clad women.  (I kid.  Any random picture from here would have that.)

SO, GO READ THE BIOS, and then vote.

Note: Each IP can vote 3 times per day.  I’d rather you only vote once, but I understand if you vote more, because some have numerous people voting in same house etc.  Either way, don’t make me edit the results too much, as it is a pain in the left testicle to do so.

GiduckMonkress

Giduck (L)              Monkress (R)

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138 thoughts on “Day One Voting: Monkress v. Giduck”

  2. OldSoldier54: what kind of man wants to profit from the death of children? That depends. Does using twenty murdered kids in CT as props for political gain (when the changes they want will do absolutely nothing to increase safety) count as “profit”?

    If so, there are a whole lot of folks out there doing what you – and I – absolutely abhor.

  3. TSO: chicken soup, 7-Up, and Jello. If I can take a little bit of those I know I’m on the road to recovery.

    A very close call – hell, these two bozos even LOOK a bit alike – but I think I’m leaning toward Giduck at this point.

  6. I really enjoyed reading through Dr. Giduck’s most recent CV:

    http://alfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/AFA-2013-Conference-Brochure.pdf

    But it turns out that there is no actual “College of Disaster Medicine and Management of Philadelphia University”, of which he claims to be a member of their Advisory Board. It is instead simply a stand-alone M.S. program as part of the University’s College of Health, Science and Liberal Arts:

    http://www.philau.edu/disastermed/program.html

    So what else is new, right?

  7. Yeah, Giddickless is a doctor alright. He doctored (and continues to doctor) his resume and CV.

  8. Do not forget Phil’s Brevard County Sheriffs Deputy and FBI Special Agent Claims.

  9. Wow, this is a tough one! 2 different types of poser losers:

    1. Blatent valor thief who thinks being a SEAL is cool in his biker garb. Highly doubtful he would get a girl in a bar or any business looking that stupid regardless of the Trident.

    2. Valor thief who through inuendo and not so blatent CBA (Cool By Association) has defrauded hundreds if not thousands of LEO and schools to waste tax payer money.

    Look like I found my answer of who to vote for. Giduck for the win!!

  12. Nicki: you could always post it here. But it would have to be the Roman-alphabet phonetic version; the software here doesn’t support the Cyrillic alphabet.

    Or you could use Polish instead. The great majority of the letters and accents used in Polish ARE supported. (smile)

  14. @ Old Soldier – Yes, it is a quote from Ben “Playboy” Franklin, but I do not remember where I saw it.

    I found it to be excellent advice when dealing with mechanics who wanted to keep my car in the shop after they had changed the oil. 😉

  18. Smitty – Although I’ve had a few run ins with Monkress puppet I believe Giduck has and is doing the most harm. The only reason Monkress is still in our minds is due to Paul Wickre keeping the fight going. So if Monkress wins it’s due to “Stolen Hate” at this point and Giduck is still out there telling his lies and conning more people. At least Monkress has tried to make it look like he’s cleaning up his act (even though he’s yet to say he’s sorry).

    So will you tell me now? If I say pretty please?

  20. Val, clear your browser history and delete your cookies, TAH wont recognize ya when you come back and you can vote again. but no more than 3 times a day or hondo will get mad at me

  21. Nicki: well, I think I got the gist of the “govno” part in the second transliterated term . . . . (smile)

  22. Hondo, that’s a good start. “Est” is to eat. So, govnoyed is one who eats shit. 🙂 The rest, you can glean by discovering the translation of the verb “yebat'”

    Yes, I’m a bad person. 😉

  24. Just so ya know, it really honks me off that people are stuffing the ballot box. Of course, it’s pretty funny as well – the irony of voting fraudulently to determine the greatest fraud. But, that seems to be the current relative morality these days.

    And no, no one here can make me vote for the monkey. It’s not going to happen in this lifetime or any other lifetime. Shovels are just more useful than monkeys.

    We now return to regular programming. 😉

  25. Every time I look at that pic, it makes me wish I could reach through time an space to SLAP that Asswipe into next month!

  26. This is an open source letter that the original individual who Giduck attempted to strong arm into giving him money posted elsewhere. Even though he posted his name in the letter I have redacted it on this site:

    “Most of you have heard my name by now, and are aware of the existence, if not the specifics, of the ongoing conflict I have with Dr. John Giduck, as well as the current Special Operations Association Board of Directors, and certain National Officers who recently left office at the Special Forces Association.

    John Meyer, in response to my “bird strike” story yesterday, sent me a pithy little note wishing me well. For John Meyer to send me a nice little note takes what I will charitably classify as unmitigated gall. I will now break my silence on this subject.

    My name is XXX XXX. I am an Active Duty US Army Special Forces Team Sergeant. I am a Life Member of the Special Operations Association and a Decade Life Member of the Special Forces Association. I have served as a member of US Army Special Forces since 1996.

    In December 2011, it came to my attention that Dr. John Giduck was claiming to be a “Life Member of the Special Operations Association” in promotional advertising materials.

    I knew that the Special Operations Association By-Laws specifically forbade use of the SOA name in commercial advertising, and I also suspected that Dr. Giduck was, in fact, an “Honorary Member,” not a “Life Member,” as he claimed. The SOA By-Laws also specifically address Honorary Members, clearly stipulating that an “Honorary Member” is not a member at all.

    After some minimal research, I also learned that Dr. Giduck has been using advertising for years which promotes him as either a former or retired SF soldier, which I suspected he was not. Various supporters of Dr. Giduck had been getting on the SOCNET online forum to defend Dr. Giduck, and levy accusations against SOCNET, which had stirred some debate on SOCNET about Dr. Giduck’s background, qualifications, and current self-promotion as an anti-terrorism lecturer and trainer.

    On the online forum SOCNET, I announced my intention to inquire as to Dr. Giduck’s membership status with the Special Operations Association.

    I wrote an email to the SOA Membership chairman, who confirmed for me that Dr. Giduck is, in fact, an Honorary Member. The membership chairman further wrote that I should address the issue to the SOA President, John S. Meyer.

    John Meyer responded to me that Dr. John Giduck was a strong supporter of the SOA, and assured me that Mr. Meyer did not believe that Dr. Giduck had ever misrepresented himself. Mr. Meyer personally vouched for Dr. Giduck. My correspondence to John Meyer was in my capacity as a full Life Member of the Special Operations Association, and my inquiry was in keeping with the SOA By-Laws, which clearly state that any member who finds someone using the SOA name in violation of the By-Laws (as Dr. Giduck clearly was), should report that violation to the Board of Directors.

    Out of respect for John Meyer, I publicly (on SOCNET) wrote the following on 14 December 2011:

    “John Meyer, the President of the Special Operations Association, has responded to my concerns about Mr. Giduck.

    Mr. Giduck is an honorary life member of the SOA. Honorary life memberships are given to personnel who do not qualify for regular membership, yet have supported SOF and the SOA in some meaningful fashion.

    Mr. Meyer states that he does not believe that Giduck wrote those things about himself (former SF guy, etc) and believes that others likely wrote that in a promotional effort. Meyer is clear that, in the many years he has known and been associated with Mr. Giduck, Giduck has never represented himself as a former member of any US SOF organization. Mr. Meyer elaborated for me some of the service that Giduck has provided to the SOA and SOF efforts in general.

    As a result, and due to my personal respect for John Meyer, who is a genuine BTDT, and an authority on many historical aspects of SOF, I will personally cease fire on Mr. Giduck, and any weenies who come on this site and defend Mr. Giduck’s honor.”

    (http://www.socnet.com/showpost.php?p…3&postcount=81)

    This was the last time I publicly commented on Dr. Giduck.

    A few days later I received a very wordy threat letter from Dr. Giduck in the mail. Dr. Giduck accused me of numerous crimes and civil violations dating back to 2007, and stated that I had to pay him $200,000.00, and give him the names, phone numbers, and home addresses of a long list of SOCNET members (I had only been aware of and reading SOCNET since January 2011, and had never really heard of Dr. Giduck until December 2011).

    Dr. Giduck further threatened that if I did not pay him the money and meet his demands, he would accuse me of numerous crimes, subjecting me to criminal prosecution.

    Dr. Giduck further wrote that he had obtained photos of my home, and that I faced additional criminal charges if I tried to sell my home or any other item of value I own. In the letter, Dr. Giduck informed me that he had learned my name and address from John Meyer, the President of the Special Operations Association.

    John Meyer confirmed to me, in writing, that he had, in fact, forwarded my inquiry to Dr. Giduck.

    I sent the threat letter to my uncle, who is an attorney. My uncle wrote a letter to the SOA Board, providing the Board a copy of Dr. Giduck’s threat letter, and requesting that the SOA indemnify me in the event that Dr. Giduck filed a lawsuit against me, since John Meyer’s transmission of my identity and address is the only reason Dr. Giduck knew my name. Most lawyers would say my correspondence with John Meyer was privileged communication. I certainly believed that John Meyer would keep my correspondence with him confidential.

    The SOA Board gave the request for indemnification to Dr. Giduck, since, according to his public statements, he is the SOA’s attorney. Since that time, the SOA Board has made no attempt to contact me in any way. Two lawyers have contacted my lawyers on behalf of the SOA, but neither lawyer was willing to answer any questions or provide any information as to the position of the SOA in this affair. Despite my lawyers’ continued attempts at correspondence, the lawyers representing the SOA ceased responding to my lawyers after a short time.

    Since that time, the following has happened:

    -The Police Department in Chester, PA, called me, telling me that they and the FBI were conducting a criminal investigation. The Police Commissioner for the Chester, PA Police Department is Dr. Giduck’s friend and business partner (in the consulting firm Archangel Group), Joseph Bail.

    -Dr. Giduck published my name, rank, duty assignment, and place of duty online. He also publicly accused me of numerous felonies, as well as publicly accusing me of misuse of government computers and spending my duty hours masterminding plots targeting Dr. Giduck.

    Dr. Giduck published online threats to my personal safety, alleging that I should be afraid that Russian Spetznaz would likely target me out of loyalty to Dr. Giduck. He also made additional claims questioning my integrity and honor, and accusing me of publicly boasting (online) that I had a “million-dollar home” (which is laughable, not very many NCOs live in fancy homes).

    -Dr. Giduck made an official complaint to the Department of the Army, alleging the same, attempting to get the Army to take action against me and attempting to negatively impact my career. The Army conducted a full investigation, completely clearing me of any and all wrongdoing alleged by Dr. Giduck.

    Now Dr. Giduck has apparently filed an actual lawsuit, naming me as a part of a vast criminal conspiracy, further alleging felony criminal conduct on my part. Dr, Giduck’s assertions are beyond laughable; his claims are downright ridiculous. Regardless, Dr. Giduck’s actions have become a significant distraction on my life, requiring significant time, energy, and money on my part.

    SOA President John Meyer, former Special Forces Association President Ron “Beaver” McCan, and former SOA President James Hetrick have all assisted Dr. John Giduck in this campaign against me. Dr. Giduck publicly cites these men and their status within the SOA and SFA as proof that he is on the right side of this conflict. Ron McCan went so far as to go through Special Warfare Center student records, in an effort to find derogatory information to discredit a Special Forces Association member who publicly defended me.

    I have remained publicly silent about Dr. Giduck, and his friends John Meyer, Ron McCan, and James Hetrick until now. Each of you can decide if the actions of John Meyer, Ron McCan, and James Hetrick are consistent with the principles and values of the Special Forces Association and the Special Operations Association.

    I once believed in a brotherhood of the Green Beret. I believed that SF guys would all stand together if one of their own was attacked. Unfortunately, some in both the SOA and SFA have shown that the brotherhood of the Green Beret can be trumped by other concerns, and they have chosen to back Dr. Giduck against me. I still believe in the brotherhood, but I also believe that the actions of a few have tarnished the SOA, the SFA, and the SF Regiment.

    It is up to each of you to decide who has failed to live up to the principles and ideals embodied by the Green Beret. Have my actions been dishonorable, as Dr. Giduck and his supporters have clearly and publicly stated?

    To those of you who have supported me, I truly thank you. For the rest of the Special Forces Association and the Special Operations Association, you can determine for yourself if the actions by the Presidents of those two organizations reflect you, as John Meyer, Ron McCan, James Hetrick, and John Giduck are acting in your name.

    XXX XXX “

  27. Read more about Dr. Gidduck packing the house at AFA (look at the photos).

    http://alfire.com/

    BTW … FEMA owns the program he spoke on … and know one at FEMA knows who he is?

    Go figure!

  28. Nicki: not a Slavic speaker, so I don’t know the normal verb tense endings and forms – but “yebat” wouldn’t be the infinitive of the verb having a form (transliterated) “yob”, would it? (smile)

  29. @77 FEMA magically believed that Giduck was former Special Forces…

    http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/john-giduck-did-not-tell-fema-that-he-was-former-special-forces/

    None of these mischaracterizations were ever “off script”…they all involved former or retired US Army Special Forces and almost always 10th Special Forces Group. I’m sure that Giduck had nothing to do with or benefited from this amazing series of coincidences that spans years in which organizations believed John Giduck to be Special Forces.

  31. So I sent a very polite e-mail to the Director of Philadelphia University’s Disaster Medicine and Management M.S. Program, Dr. Jean Bail:

    http://www.philau.edu/disastermed/faculty%20.html

    Just a friendly note inquiring about Dr. Giduck’s assertion that not only is he a member of her program’s Advisory Board (whatever that is, since it doesn’t show on the University’s webpages), but also an instructor for her program. But now, reading through AbnMikes post above, and then going through the SOCNet pages, I realized what the connection is. Why, it’s Major Bail:

    http://www.chestercity.com/index.php/city-departments/public-affairs/police-department?id=117

    http://socnet.com/showpost.php?p=1058086271&postcount=464

    So it looks as if it’s just one big goat-rope going on there in Philly and Chester PA.

    Think I’ll get a response?

  32. Well, if “pere” is similar in Russian and French, I think I’ve got the gist of it now.

    Doesn’t make you a bad person, though. In this case, such epithets appear fully justified – for both.

    Still, as GI_Duck says: “Vote for the Shovel. It’s important.”

  33. Smitty – Thank you!

    Air Cav – No I use Google Chrome.

    Not sure how to clear my cookies on Chrome. Never done it before. Might be why I freeze up and lag so much.

  35. Hondo – pere in French is father. That’s “otetz” in Russian. “Pere” is a Russian prefix that in this case loosely means “over.”

  39. While Monkeyass provided countless hours of entertainment I think the sum total of Giduck’s asshattery makes him the hands down winner.

    I cast my vote for the next Champion of the Ballduster McSoulpatch SVT for the Shovel Master, John Giduck.

  40. @76 AbnMike – That makes me so mad I could kick someone’s balls up around their ears! Grr.. I am pissed! Give me a damn shovel and I’ll show you how to use it right now!

  41. #76 is a game changer for me; I feel 5000% just fine and dandy for my Guiduck vote.

    Mokeyass, while certainly a valid ranking contestant here, is weaksauce without Wickre relatively speaking IMO.

  43. Just FYI, @ 76 that Mike posted was from last summer and I believe that some of the SF community has come to the individual in this post’s aid, as was confirmed on the Stolen valor FB page …a brief note….

    “Gentlemen:

    The Special Forces Association has a long established, fraternally inspired, policy of helping distressed members. This policy frequently takes the form of monetary support for specific, identified and confirmed need.

    In furtherance of this policy the NBO has considered and voted to recognize Decade and Life Member MSG Jonathan Clouse, a serving member of the Regiment, as a Distressed Member. The NBO has verified that MSG Clouse has suffered and continues to suffer acute financial hardship as a direct result of his efforts in questioning the claims of a non-member who, among other statements and actions, inferred a relationship with our Association.

    In this regard, the Board further finds that one John Giduck has had no relationship with the Special Forces Association; furthermore, he has neither any membership status, nor has he ever been extended any other rights or privileges by the Association.

    In implementing our decision the Board has agreed to the following initial steps, as conditions warrant, the NBO may consider such other actions as it deems necessary and appropriate:

    1. The immediate issuance of a check from our General Account in the amount of $2,000 to MSG Clouse for his legal defense.

    2. Encouragement to each Association Chapter to assist in this effort, forwarding any monies directly to MSG Clouse.

    3. The immediate outreach to both the Green Beret Foundation and the Special Forces Charitable Trust that they each match, on a dollar for dollar basis, the collective donations of our membership.”

    For the Regiment
    Anything, Anytime, Anywhere

    VR
    Jack Tobin
    President
    Special Forces Association”

    and my favorite from the legal brief where “Geoduck” gets reamed by the judge…..(already been covered but I like to read it.

    “Defendant XXXXXxx’s statement that Plaintiff Giduck is a “piece of shit” or, a “fool,” a “fraud,” a
    “poser civilian,” and a “clown” are patently XXXxxxx’s opinion and are not actionable. If every
    statement along these lines formed the basis for a libel or slander case, the courts of this country
    would be entirely devoted to the litigation of defamation claims. These are statements of opinion
    and are protected under the rules enunciated in Milkovich and Burns.”

    /”Sick BURN!!” Judge – Stephen Groome

  44. @76, It looks like $$$ did a lot of talking.Crap like that is why I never put much stock in “organizations”. That house needs cleaning, or just plain torn down.

  47. Key distinction – Giduck released the PII of an AD SF NCO, potentially putting someone actively serving in danger.

    Then attempting to *extort* money from him.

    That puts him well above garden variety poser profiteering in my book. As do other things, but that’s the one that makes me blow my lid. That crosses the line from slimy and gutless into outright dangerous. Rot in hell, dirtbag.

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