Look, this is not just hit-whoring (though you know I\u2019m not above it), I think it\u2019s solid career advice.<\/p>\n
Is there something going on with Obama\u2019s birth certificate? Maybe. I mean who on God\u2019s green earth would spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to hide a document that you need to produce to get into Little League?<\/p>\n
But here\u2019s the thing. If you are a military officer, it does not matter. Stay in your lane and shut up before you ruin your career and cause great pain for yourself and your families. This 15 minutes ain\u2019t worth it and frankly as officers you should be above this kind of self-serving crap.<\/p>\n
Aside from all of that, there\u2019s this little matter of Article 88 of the UCMJ:<\/p>\n
\u201cAny commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.\u201d <\/p>\n
Elements. <\/p>\n
(1)That the accused was a commissioned officer of the United States armed forces; <\/p>\n
(2) That the accused used certain words against an official or legislature named in the article; <\/p>\n
(3) That by an act of the accused these words came to the knowledge of a person other than the accused; and <\/p>\n
(4) That the words used were contemptuous, either in themselves or by virtue of the circumstances under which they were used. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now the issue is whether the statements by these officers were \u201ccontemptuous\u201d.
\nHere\u2019s a couple of samples beyond the Major who volunteered for combat service for the sole purpose of attacking his Commander in Chief with ZERO evidence.<\/p>\nFirst we have a seasoned Lieutenant<\/a>: <\/p>\n
“Until Mr. Obama releases a ‘vault copy’ of his original birth certificate for public review, I will consider him neither my Commander in Chief nor my President, but rather, a usurper to the Office — an impostor,” 1st Lt. Scott R. Easterling states in his letter published at Defendourfreedoms.com.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n