Prosecutors: Marine superimposed Obama’s face on donkey image

[cali]

By Jeremy Herb - 04/05/12 05:07 PM ET

A Marine facing dismissal for making statements critical of President Obama superimposed the president’s face on the picture of a jackass and sold “Nobama” stickers, according to Marine prosecutors.

An administrative separation hearing began Thursday for Sgt. Gary Stein, who could receive an “other than honorable” discharge for saying he would not follow orders and calling Obama a “domestic enemy” on his “Armed Forces Tea Party” Facebook page.

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“My heart is heavy this morning as I tie up my boots and start my hour drive to Camp Pendleton,” Stein wrote on his Facebook page early Thursday morning. “It hurts me to know that I could be punished for the one of the constitutional rights I have given the last 9 years of my life to protect.

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Stein’s case has garnered the support of Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), a Marine reservist who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hunter wrote to the Marines this week urging them to drop their discharge proceedings against Stein.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/marine-corps/220233-prosecutors-allege-marine-put-obamas-face-on-donkey-sold-nobama-stickers

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Colonel Hunter...bad, bad form

Or you only remember the UCMJ when you strap those boots?

[demosincebirth]

2. Yea, cry me a river Sgt. You should have known you can't do and say certain things when

you're in the military...especially disparage your Commander in Chief.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. I know that, same regulation

Different country.

It is amazing at times.

[Art_from_Ark]

5. Well, gee, Rush Limbaugh was disparaging the Commander-in-Chief every single day

during the Clinton administration, through the airwaves of the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

[demosincebirth]

20. I think the Armed Forces Radio is indpendent and Limpnuts was not military...never was. I gues he

couldn't pass the physical...his ass was too big.

[ZombieHorde]

4. I understand the discharge for saying he won't follow orders,

but I don't for the pictures and disparaging remarks. I think soldiers should be allowed to mock the President.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Good order and discipline

You are allowed to shut up...and say yes sir three bags full, except for clearly Ilegal orders.

Shit like this can create resentment and hurt unit cohesion.

No, it does make no sense unless you have served. Oh they used to give people brig time for shit like this.

[pennylane100]

9. The President is the Commander in Chief.

that means he is the leader of all the armed forces. I think that it there are rules in the military about insulting the boss.

[MADem]

14. That man this idiot is disparaging is his top boss in the military chain of command.

If you work at Home Depot, you can't mock your shift supervisor, never mind the clown that owns the company.

I've worked for a lot of Commanders in Chief that I didn't particularly care for, and I kept my damn mouth shut. That's why I get a check on the first of the month, every month, that allows me to live in comfort--because I wasn't stupid. I understood my duty. This guy didn't understand his.

[fascisthunter]

7. sounds like he went to a creationist school

[arthritisR_US]

8. If I start a smear campaign against my

boss and send around degrading photoshopped images of him, I WOULD BE FIRED!! The Commander and Chief is your boss, idiot. Sheesh

[Meiko]

10. The UCMJ is clear regarding this matter

he is toast.

[madrchsod]

11. dumb ass..you just lost all your benefits for the rest of your life

maybe some dumb ass like you will give you a job when you are busted out of the marines.

[geek tragedy]

12. Unfit to serve, or to use a gun.

Drum his ass out.

[MADem]

15. He's a meteorologist, apparently--couldn't see which way the wind was blowing, the nitwit. nt

[MADem]

13. I think they oughta prosecute Hunter's ass too--toute suite, ma petite, can't be beat!

What a fucking nitwit--talk about shit-stirring! Prejudicial to good order and discipline! He needs to shut the foxtrot up, and do it now.

This whiner should have spent less time running his weaselly little mouth on Facebook, and more time familiarizing himself with the terms of his enlistment contract. He's a putz.

[2ndAmForComputers]

16. The fuckwaddery in the comments there makes my eyes bleed.

[rufus dog]

17. I actually support Stein's right

to be a completely fucking moronic teabagger causing him to blow up his career. Nice work you idiot mother fucking douchebag rush limbaugh listening asshat!


Wow, that felt good.

I promise to be PG-13 on my next post.

[frylock]

18. take it like a marine you whiny punk ass..

what a fucking crybaby.

[lonestarnot]

19. Guess fucknsimmer didn't get the message re not red, not blue, and Jan 20, 2008.

Stupid.