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And Powell is history...

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 09:40
by DMC
shock!!!
NOT!!!
The dudes been politcally emasculated....

Re: And Powell is history...

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 10:27
by BigKahuna13
DMC wrote:shock!!!
NOT!!!
The dudes been politcally emasculated....
Sad way to (probably) end an otherwise fine career.

Re: And Powell is history...

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 10:44
by DMC
BigKahuna13 wrote:
DMC wrote:shock!!!
NOT!!!
The dudes been politcally emasculated....
Sad way to (probably) end an otherwise fine career.
I doubt that... The dude is really smart... He can find a private sector job where people actually value his opinion in a NY second..

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 10:56
by rpuck
many of the cabinent members will leave after one term because the job pays very little and is very stressfull. Also they can make much more money in the private sector. Thus a large turnover before a second term is not unusual. Also a president asks for everyones resignment letter and then re-highers them

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 11:56
by Pedro
He will be just fine.

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 13:08
by DMC
Pedro wrote:He will be just fine.
I read an interview with him once... Was pretty impressed...
In his spare time he restores Volvos...

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 13:24
by BigKahuna13
Should have said the end of his public service career. His autobiography's a good read btw.....

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 13:36
by DMC
My Brother was his Doctor during the first Gulf War.. Powel pinned him for his Lt Colonel.. My Mom and Dad have the picture of my bro and Powel on the mantel.... Right next to the picture of me pulling a backscratcher off of a mogul... In my favorite tiedie on a sunny spring day...
From what I hear - Powels wife is against him being in high public service...

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 13:46
by Pedro
DMC wrote:My Brother was his Doctor during the first Gulf War.. Powel pinned him for his Lt Colonel.. My Mom and Dad have the picture of my bro and Powel on the mantel.... Right next to the picture of me pulling a backscratcher off of a mogul... In my favorite tiedie on a sunny spring day...
From what I hear - Powels wife is against him being in high public service...
cool

Not that this compares but my buddy, a blackhawk pilot has a picture of him in Iraq in his chopper with Selma Hyack. They are both wearing the flight helmets, looks real cool.

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 13:49
by DMC
Pedro wrote:
DMC wrote:My Brother was his Doctor during the first Gulf War.. Powel pinned him for his Lt Colonel.. My Mom and Dad have the picture of my bro and Powel on the mantel.... Right next to the picture of me pulling a backscratcher off of a mogul... In my favorite tiedie on a sunny spring day...
From what I hear - Powels wife is against him being in high public service...
cool

Not that this compares but my buddy, a blackhawk pilot has a picture of him in Iraq in his chopper with Selma Hyack. They are both wearing the flight helmets, looks real cool.
I'd take Selma in a blackhawk over Collin in an airforce hanger any day of the week... :lol:
Also had a chance to meet Chaney - pre Vice Pres days... But I couldnt make it... Chaney pinned him for the "full bird"

Posted: Nov 15th, '04, 17:10
by Pedro
DMC wrote:
Pedro wrote:
DMC wrote:My Brother was his Doctor during the first Gulf War.. Powel pinned him for his Lt Colonel.. My Mom and Dad have the picture of my bro and Powel on the mantel.... Right next to the picture of me pulling a backscratcher off of a mogul... In my favorite tiedie on a sunny spring day...
From what I hear - Powels wife is against him being in high public service...
cool

Not that this compares but my buddy, a blackhawk pilot has a picture of him in Iraq in his chopper with Selma Hyack. They are both wearing the flight helmets, looks real cool.
I'd take Selma in a blackhawk over Collin in an airforce hanger any day of the week... :lol:
Also had a chance to meet Chaney - pre Vice Pres days... But I couldnt make it... Chaney pinned him for the "full bird"
That must have been a great experience, I left the Army as a Captain in 2003.

Posted: Nov 16th, '04, 08:09
by DMC
Pedro wrote:
DMC wrote:
Pedro wrote:
DMC wrote:My Brother was his Doctor during the first Gulf War.. Powel pinned him for his Lt Colonel.. My Mom and Dad have the picture of my bro and Powel on the mantel.... Right next to the picture of me pulling a backscratcher off of a mogul... In my favorite tiedie on a sunny spring day...
From what I hear - Powels wife is against him being in high public service...
cool

Not that this compares but my buddy, a blackhawk pilot has a picture of him in Iraq in his chopper with Selma Hyack. They are both wearing the flight helmets, looks real cool.
I'd take Selma in a blackhawk over Collin in an airforce hanger any day of the week... :lol:
Also had a chance to meet Chaney - pre Vice Pres days... But I couldnt make it... Chaney pinned him for the "full bird"
That must have been a great experience, I left the Army as a Captain in 2003.
My Brother is a "Full bird" in the AF and his wife is a "Full Bird" in the Army.. :)

They retire in a couple of years...

Posted: Nov 16th, '04, 09:56
by BigKahuna13
DMC wrote:
Pedro wrote:
DMC wrote:
Pedro wrote:
DMC wrote:My Brother was his Doctor during the first Gulf War.. Powel pinned him for his Lt Colonel.. My Mom and Dad have the picture of my bro and Powel on the mantel.... Right next to the picture of me pulling a backscratcher off of a mogul... In my favorite tiedie on a sunny spring day...
From what I hear - Powels wife is against him being in high public service...
cool

Not that this compares but my buddy, a blackhawk pilot has a picture of him in Iraq in his chopper with Selma Hyack. They are both wearing the flight helmets, looks real cool.
I'd take Selma in a blackhawk over Collin in an airforce hanger any day of the week... :lol:
Also had a chance to meet Chaney - pre Vice Pres days... But I couldnt make it... Chaney pinned him for the "full bird"
That must have been a great experience, I left the Army as a Captain in 2003.
My Brother is a "Full bird" in the AF and his wife is a "Full Bird" in the Army.. :)

They retire in a couple of years...
Your family's for the birds :D

Just wondering, is it normal for the Chairman of JCOS to pin a light colonel and the Veep to pin a bird colonel?

Posted: Nov 16th, '04, 09:58
by DMC
If the person was their personal Doc - it's probably more of a personal favor.. Not the rule...

Also Chaney want VP then...

Posted: Nov 16th, '04, 10:30
by Pedro
DMC wrote:If the person was their personal Doc - it's probably more of a personal favor.. Not the rule...

Also Chaney want VP then...
Yeah, you can have whoever you want do it, my parents pinned my lieutenant bars on and my uncle bob pinned my captains bars on. If you want the the joint cheifs or the VP to promote you, i think you have to know some people :D