Comments on: An update on Nathan Phillips and the Catholics https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/ A blog about political change, among other things Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Richard Saunders https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420504 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:01:26 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420504 Snow on Pine said:

“The Stolen Valor issue is a major issue, one that has been given far too little attention.
“There are hundreds, probably thousands (or many thousands, no one knows) of individuals running around the country, appearing in uniform in public, claiming to have been in the military when they weren’t, or they were in the military, but they are claiming to have served in famed combat units when they didn’t. . .”

Including a United States Senator (although he did eventually admit he had made up his service record).

Striking down the Stolen Valor Act was yet another decision of the Supreme Court with which I disagree, vehemently. Since Congress has plenary power “To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces,” the power to prescribe whether one may make up stories about his service is well within constitutional limits.

]]> By: Roy in Nipomo https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420405 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 01:36:10 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420405 Lynn Hargrove, I know your feeling. I actually did one WestPac cruise (on a destroyer), but I still have a twinge when around those who were “ass in the grass” there and my time was spent a few miles off the coast; just shooting up jungle. OTOH, we answered the call and didn’t head for Canada, so that counts for something.

]]> By: Steve57 https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420385 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:45:18 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420385 http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/06/14/karachi.blast/

Yes, that was a good time to stay away from Karachi.

]]> By: Steve57 https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420384 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:39:49 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420384 Mike, that’s an awesome letter. Awesome in every respect of the word.

Kate, you are correct. I didn’t get to choose. I wanted to go to the Philippines shortly after the Moros blew up some US Army troops. Not like I could have made a difference.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/412405/mnlf-milf-clashes-in-cotabato-city-stop-as-police-army-referee

This story is from five years after I retired. I would have gone, though. But I didn’t get to decide. Big Navy decided. So I had to stay in Japan and go to the World Cup and facilitate liberty for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force which was passing our Navy gas in the Indian Ocean.

My contribution to national defense. “No, now’s not a good time to go to Pakistan. How about Australia? Australia’s nice.”.

]]> By: CV https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420364 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:51:55 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420364 Ann,
In the commentary after the Today interview with Sandmann, Guthrie said that they had already interviewed Phillips “several times” and they planned to interview him again tomorrow (Thursday). I guess she didn’t say they interviewed him a specific number (3) of times. My mistake. I know I saw him in NBC on Jan. 19.

]]> By: Ann https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420330 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:41:10 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420330 Has Phillips been on the Today Show? The only video interview I’ve been able to find is one he did yesterday with Democracy Now — see here. Needless to say, it was very “softball”; I don’t think he’d be able to stand up to even mild questioning about what happened that runs counter to his version.

]]> By: CV https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420320 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:33:04 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420320 I saw the NBC Today Show interview that Savannah Guthrie did with the 16-year-old Covington junior Nick Sandmann this morning. I thought her questions were delicate (albeit rather one-sided), and that the student did extremely well under the circumstances. He answered all of the questions well IMO and was composed and articulate (although he looked pretty nervous, understandably so). Guthrie was quick to point out that they had already run 3! interviews with Phillips and that they were planning to run a 4th interview with Phillips tomorrow. Seriously! I guess Phillips has even more to say. Guthrie was immediately and predictably slammed all over Twitter for “normalizing” Sandmann by giving him an opportunity to speak for himself:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/01/23/nick-nicholas-sandmann-today-show-interview-savannah-guthrie-twitter/2655420002/

]]> By: Mike K https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420316 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:10:26 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420316 Mike, if I were you I’d have those letters hanging on my wall.

Here’s the last one.

Floating Hospl Nashville
Near Vicksburg
May 17th 1863

Dear Wife,
I take this opportunity of writing you a few lines to inform you of my health. I received a wound in my left arm but it is doing well and I expect to go home as soon as the rush is over, they are not taking any up the river now but the worst cases, you need not worry about me for I am in a good place and when I go up the river I may have to stay at week or two before getting a chance to go on home. I received two letters from you while on the Black River on Sunday night and on Monday we established our lines around Vicksburg, we had them completely surrounded before there was a gun fired. The action commenced on Tuesday and had been kept up ever since. Sometimes very hard fighting and sometimes light. I was wounded on the 22nd while getting supplies to the Regiment. I was sent to this Hospital by way of the Yazoo and arrived here the night of the 23rd with about 350 others, the rest of the Lasalle boys were all safe the last I heard from them hoping these lines may find you in good health I bring this to a close from your absent
W.J. Kennedy
P.S. do not worry or fret about me for I am doing well and will go up the river in a few days

The date was probably the 27th.

]]> By: Steve57 https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420312 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:58:18 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420312 Mike, if I were you I’d have those letters hanging on my wall. Because my forefathers didn’t get here in time to end slavery. But if they had the chance, they would have, You know what the Northern Italians called us Southern Italians?

Africani,

]]> By: Steve57 https://thenewneo.com/2019/01/22/an-update-on-nathan-phillips-and-the-catholics/#comment-2420303 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:09:20 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=84130#comment-2420303 No. “There’s nothing wrong with having served as a refrigerator mechanic. There isn’t. Because what Navy, or what Army, can deploy without people who can deploy capable of repairing refrigerators.

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