{"id":26117,"date":"2011-08-08T10:12:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T14:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=26117"},"modified":"2011-08-08T10:15:07","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T14:15:07","slug":"dan-choi-still-in-uniform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=26117","title":{"rendered":"Dan Choi still in uniform"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yeah, I guess Dan Choi gets all of his moral authority from his uniform because it’s hard to find a picture of him in other clothes these days. Here he is in uniform a year after he was booted from the Army<\/a>, in Kansas, protesting that the Kansas governor attended a prayer meeting in Texas;<\/p>\n

The protesters complied with Hatcher’s request and proceeded with the rally, highlighted by a speech from West Point graduate and former Army Lt. Dan Choi, who was discharged in 2010 under the military’s Don’t Ask,Don’t Tell policy. Witt, Topeka City Councilman Chad Manspeaker and Topeka lawyer Pedro Irigonegaray also addressed the spirited crowd.<\/p>\n

Choi said he was willing to give his life in defense of country throughout his time in the military but now is fighting some something inevitable and unconditional, freedom and equality for all people.<\/p>\n

Choi, who wore his Army uniform to the rally, said the uniform was for all Americans, not just straight men and women.<\/p>\n

Anyone who won’t fight for freedom, justice and equality for everyone doesn’t deserve to wear the uniform, he said, adding that Brownback isn’t fight for freedom and justice for all Kansans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I like (well, that’s not true, I don’t like it very much at all) how Dan Choi, the guy who punches his subordinates, pals around with PFCs and chains himself to the White House fence in uniform while serving as an officer in the military pretends that he’s the sole arbiter of who can and who can’t wear the uniform.<\/p>\n

And I don’t get the whole thing about attending a prayer meeting – it seems to me that governor can attend a prayer meeting if he wants to attend a prayer meeting without some drama queen dick protesting it. Now, I haven’t been to church in decades, but I’m not going to stand in someone else’s way to prevent them from attending.<\/p>\n

And, of course, Choi misrepresents the disagreement between the capitol police and the protesters. According to the left, the police wouldn’t let Choi carry an American flag and tried to take them from him, but the law says that their flags couldn’t be on poles or sticks that could be used as weapons and the police were enforcing that law. But the Left reports it thusly<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The police threatened to arrest those who would not turn in their American flags. Choi dared the police officers to take his flag.<\/p>\n

Police backed down when challenged by Choi and other protesters who claimed their First Amendment rights to express themselves through the American flag.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, they backed down because Choi is so tough and brawny. maybe the police heard how he punched a platoon sergeant in the chest at Fort Drum.<\/p>\n

And where is Choi getting his money to fly around the world to become an international pain-in-the-ass, anyway?<\/p>\n

Thanks to Kris for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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