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Vincent Viola; the new Army Secretary

by Jonn Lilyea••53

Vincent Viola

The news today is that President-elect Trump has named Vincent Viola, the current owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team, as the next Army Secretary. According to CBC, Viola is a West Point Graduate and a former member of the 101st Airborne Division;

Trump, in announcing Viola as his pick, said he was “living proof of the American dream.”

Viola’s father served in the Army during World War II. Viola became the first member of his family — Italian immigrants living in Brooklyn — to attend college, served in the 101st Airborne Division, then was part of the U.S. Army Reserve after his active duty.

He’s a graduate of New York Law School, has long been involved with philanthropic projects and is a past winner of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In 2003, he founded and helped fund the creation of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.

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53 thoughts on “Vincent Viola; the new Army Secretary”

  1. It’ll be nice to have someone in the position who has more qualifications than just, “I’m gay.”

    1. He’ll probably feel compelled to throw the LGBTQIA(?) a bone at some point. EEOC is probably a good spot.

    2. AMEN to that E-6 type, you beat me to it. He was nominated because of his background and accomplishments, NOT for being a “poofer”!

      1. Yup, I’m sure he knows exactly what our over deployed NCO Corps is going through.

        Oh…wait…

        nevermind

        1. If you’re talking about me – ain’t got a homophobic bone in my body – but if you wanna make it a primary requirement for a position in an Army at war – then we have a problem.

      1. Yeah. Being HIV Psoititve used to get one a discharge, but for the past few years it’s only made them non-deployable. Sickening, ain’t it?

        1. Think of the (one Disney movie I haven’t seen) movie ‘Frozen’. It’s like that beer commercial where the guy in the bathrobe comes out of the den and says everything was covered with white stuff and he thought it was going to be there forever.

    1. yeah, because nominating a bunch of billionaires is going to bring change for the lower and middle classes. Are you paying attention at all? None of these nominations plan to do anything except help his friends reap huge profits. Try doing some research on these clowns before opening wide and swallowing whole.

      2. Please enlighten me on how the top echelon of either party differs? Are you such a true believer that you think the Democrats give one shit more about anyone than the Republicans?

      3. Hey snowflake Jason, is President-elect Donald j. Trump supposed to get approval from lefty snowflake candyasses like you? IMHO his being a multi-billionaire insulates him from the bribes offered others by Defense Contractors and lobbyists.

  4. Having a former servicemember actually serve as head of the respective service? What sense does THAT make?

  5. $2.2B net worth, probably a good bet Mr.Viola doesn’t take his salary of $185,100 – except for 1 dollar.

    2. I’m sure that many a snotnosed moonbat liberal will make his wealth an issue but I see it as a buffer to being bribed by Defense Contractors and Lobbyists.

  6. This man has been a success at all levels. I read that his father was an Italian immigrant who served in the US Army in WW II. This Brooklyn boy done good, real good. He’s a winner.

  7. But, but the guy’s frickin’ straight for cryin’ out loud! How the hell can he be sensitive to the needs of homosexual and transgendered service members if he’s not personally privy to their special needs? And hockey is not exactly a gay sport you know what I mean?

    This is all just so positively distressing…

    1. Yeah! I think Trump should have appointed Rue Paul as the Army Secretary! I mean, it’s the 21st century for cripe’s sake.

      2. Someplace where I can watch the Village People sing “In the Navy” over and over perhaps…

        That’s just soooo patriotic, you know dear?

  8. Trump Applicant Screener
    “I see you played sports and were in the service. Do you enjoy showering with other men?”

    Applicant
    “Yes. Sure. I mean no, no I do not!”

    Trump Applicant Screener
    “Okay, thanks for coming in. We’ll let you know.”

    1. Trump screener: do you like playing inappropriately with underage girls?

      Applicant: of course.

      Trump screener: Great, you will get along great with president-elect pedophile. You, him and Jeffrey Epstein will have such a blast raping underage girls.

      You all have enabled a pedophile. Are you guys pedophiles too, because where I am from we don’t enable pedophiles, we beat their esses.

      1. “President elect pedophile”? Where did you get that? I guess Donald’s fawning MSM missed a big scoop.

  9. Shit, I thought I had that appointment locked in. Guess the Donald caught me reckless eyeballing his bride and changed his mind. Oh well.

      1. Hardly Poetrooper, I only appreciate a women who would let me be on top. My homeboy knows who I am and Jonn has a photo to post if he wants to impress the shit out of the rest of you. When he was our diner speaker here in Arkansas last year, when the program opened to audience comments, I asked the chairman if (former Arkansas Hogs player and a great guy) Congressman Bruce Westerman could to lead us in calling the hogs for Mr. Trump. Chairman approved, Bruce stepped up and Trump joined in. That nailed Arkansas for him.

        1. Just jerking your chain, CM. hey did I see our LT Guv wearing a 101st lapel pin on TV recently?

  11. What did I just read?

    Trum(p)bone just put a Viola in charge of the Army to fiddle with it? 😉

    Hey, I just came inside from -34 degrees weather with wind chill up here in the Great White Nort.

    Not just “brrrr”, but “Fucking Brrrrrrrr”!.

      1. Thanks, Greybeard.

        Have to have a sense of humor when your “Dickey-Doo” starts retreating to your butt from the cold temps. 😉

  13. I can hear the libs now; West Point grad, Airborne, Lawyer, businessman to the billionaire level, came from legal immigrant stock……is this really the kind of man we want as Secretary of the Army?

    1. I hear the Trump Acceptance resistance Disorder Operatives (TARDOs)screeching already!!!

  14. What is this world coming to? Again with the appointing of a guy with some working knowledge of the area he will supervise. And a proven ability to call in expert advisors. What a concept.

  15. He’s a breath of fresh air compared to Fanning(fannie). I read somewhere that he was an Army Ranger. Is that true?

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