Another picture sent from a reader. I have no idea who thought this up, but it's sheer genius. Exacly right.
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Oh snap!
ReplyDeleteHell to the yeah!
ReplyDeleteVICTORY DANCING!!!
ReplyDeleteThis should be in every newspaper in America!
ReplyDeleteYou got 'em on the run, Mikey!
ReplyDeleteThis will bring McSpiders to his KNEES!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMike, Daphne's idea is a good one - we should get this in as many newspapers as we can.
ReplyDeleteMike, this is exactly what a lot of the troops think. SPREAD THE WORD!!
ReplyDeleteGENIOUS IS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linked it on my blog! (Can I share this picture?)
ReplyDeleteHow can we get this in the newspapers?
ReplyDeleteThis iz U, MCSPIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the sort of thing every American needs to see. A lot of the troops over there have been saying this for a long time - that's why the BRASS fears Mike - he TELLS THE TRUTH.
ReplyDeleteOMG! Michael, I see why my son isn't allowed to email or phone or write letters now.
ReplyDeleteThank you, THANK you, and THANK YOU!
Michael, I look at that and I just cry thinking about what that man did to you. I know you can't tell us the whole story yet, but someday.............
ReplyDeleteFolks, if we can get the money we CAN get this into newspapers everywhere. We might even be able to get discounts. Does anyone here work for a big newspaper? NY Times, maybe? USA Today?
ReplyDeleteWe can get in in ANY newspaper as an advertisement. We need to open a PayPal account we can all donate to and get this in the newspapers. If we get enough we can go FULL PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't read the text.
ReplyDeleteIf everyone just donates a couple bucks we can do it.
ReplyDeleteMcSpiders+Betrayus=VICTORY DANCE!
ReplyDeleteFolks, getting this in the newspapers is a great idea, but before we go collecting money for THAT, don't forget to hit Mikes Tipjar!
ReplyDeleteGavin, STOP ATTACKING! There are a LOT of people here who can't read AT ALL, but you don't see them constantly whining at Mike in the comments!
ReplyDeleteMethinks someone should check the IP on Gavins comment.....
ReplyDeleteI'll hope it says something about MENARD in the text. I'll bet it was his NEGLIGENT DISCHARGE that blew up that BRIDGE during the HOCKEY GAME.
ReplyDeleteTHE MAN IS NOT FIT TO LEAD COMBAT AMERICANS!
You got him over the barrel, Mikey --- now RAM IT HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy isn't this in ALL THE NEWSPAPERS?!?!?!?
ReplyDeleteMichael, I hope it says something in the text about the way those damn Spaniards are treating our boys over there. IT'S A GOTDAM DISGRACE!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant AND original. Mike, your the only one with the courage to speak truth to power! Thank you for your service, in Iraq AND NOW.
ReplyDeleteLet's get this in the newspapers. AMERICA DESERVES THE TRUTH WITH A CAPITOL T!!!
WHY IS THE MSM IGNORING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SPANIARDS?!
ReplyDeleteThe troops in Iraq I get email from are all saying the same thing. I'll bet THEY are the ones who MADE this picture.
ReplyDeleteThey are all REAL combat troops, too - not REMFs. Call youtr local newspapers and ask if they give a military discount.
Michael, is there something in the third paragraph about Burger King? When I squint I think I see something about Burger King.
ReplyDeleteCorrection: It should say "Afghanistan" not "Iraq" in my comment above.
ReplyDeleteAll the people complaining about Michael Yawn should strap on a pair of combat boots and get over there and see how they like it!
ReplyDeleteWe knew what you meant, Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone else noticed I've commented here three time now and Meghan hasn't chimed in once?
Maybe she's on Mountain Time. :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe she's *Mountain* Mike Yawn!
ReplyDeleteThat's not funny.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! Powerful but simple, direct AND to the point. Kudos to you Mike - whether you thought it up or not this is absolutely the sort of original thinking YOU inspire!
ReplyDeleteNow the next step should be to get this in the newspapers.
Gavin --STOP ATTACKING MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIgnore the trolls dear. The more they scream the more WE WIN!
ReplyDeleteYawn4America said...
ReplyDeleteThis is what I see in the text:
"America doesn't get a second chance to win a war. Michael Yawn is the one man with the courage to speak for the troops - that's why McChrystal wants him silent!! Mike Yawn was the only person who said Iraq was in a civil war FIRST! He said it before anyone else, the others just copied off of him. He is a battle-tested veteran who spent years being fearless in the Special Delta Forces or Navy SEALS or both and was forged in the fires where true warrior patriots are formed from molten steel. He was the first one to say the surge was working, and when he was the first person who declared the total victory of the Iraq war over the terrorists it was true. Also he was the first person to say Afghanistan was a total disaster because we were focused on Iraq.
"Now McChrystals gang is doing things he can't even report about because it is OPSEC and endangers the troops. They call him Betrayus now. McChrystal, not Michael Yawn. I mean, the troops call McChrystal Betrayus. Michael Yawn reports that because it is just the facts but he would never violate OPSEC and if he breaks any rules its FOR THE TROOPS because the Generals MUST be watched. The Canadians have a General with a negligent discharge and he still leads American troops! His name is MENARD and he sure likes that Hockey!
"And they are taking away the Burger King while the Spanish are putting AMERICAN BOYS in harms way. Some officers and NCOs have stopped following McChrystal's orders, and some won't go to the Chow Hall because they are afraid of getting bombed. Is this in the MSM? No. Only battle-tested Green Beret combat veteran war reporter (more time in Iraq and Afghanistan than any so-called "milblogger" like Bill Roggio) Michael Yawn has the courage to tell THE TRUTH. Meanwhile, McChrystal is bombing the illiterate enemy forces with leaflets! What is he thinking?
"Where are all the embedded reporters McChrystals monkey PAO gang said were coming while corruptocrat Hamid Karzai counted his blood money? Thay are all BIG FAT LIARS. America doesn't get a second chance to win a war. BETRAYUS must go."
That's what I read.
True!
ReplyDeleteThis should be in the New York Times. Will it?
ReplyDeleteNot.
Looks like plenty of partners for the VICTORY DANCING!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of what Fred Wilmington said in another thread:
"YEEEEEHHHHAAAAAWWW!! STOMP THAT SUCKER!"
Wow - I see lots of comments on this one. I predict it might go virus. I mentioned already that I linked this post on my blog, but I'm also planning a new blog site dedicated just to this post. I'll try to have a paypal link there for donations.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have an image with legible text? Also, I need a volunteer who knows html to figure out the paypal code and how to get a domain name.
Captain, I think a gorilla marketing campaign is a great idea. There was an anonymous commenter here who seemed pretty sharp about the web, if we can find him maybe he can help.
ReplyDeleteWow - most comments evah! Gotta go read and get caught up. BRB.
ReplyDeleteAny news on getting the Major Payne videos to the troops?
ReplyDeleteI was the first one to predict this would have the most comments ever. Updating my blog post about this now.
ReplyDeleteSEMPER FI!
I've heard if a post gets enough comments someone called Godwin will show up and call everyone Nazis. Is this true?
ReplyDeleteBecky, we'll find out: FIFTY COMMENTS! (Victory Dance!)
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ReplyDeleteThat's not true, "anonymous". EVERRY TIME Michael has been disembedded it has been for telling the TRUTH about the GENERALS. You can't name ONE TIME where he only "attacked" AFTER he was disembedded. YOU LIE!!!!
ReplyDeleteLiar!
LIar!!!!
LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/rant.
Gavin, STOP ATTACKING MICHAEL. If Michael says this is sheer genius, it is SHEER GENIUS. Who are YOU to question Michael? He gave us all the evidence he needs. That is the TRUTH.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous (if that really is your name), STOP ATTACKING MICHAEL. How dare you question the TRUTH!
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ReplyDeleteThis is DIFFERENT, "MoveOn". We support the troops AND the war - NOT THE GENERALS.
ReplyDeleteIf you can't see that you're an r-tard.
Michael, please make them stop!
ReplyDeleteLooks like McSpider unleashed his Monkeys...
ReplyDeleteHombre, you'd best BACK OFF. Micheal Yawn is combat tested, combat approved.
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ReplyDeleteWell, "climb", to me you sound like one of those REMF vets, in the rear with the gear making sure everyone wears enough safety belts.
ReplyDeleteSeen any action lately?
Knock knock
ReplyDeleteWho's there?
Betty.
Betty who?
Betty deletes this one, too.
Knock knock
ReplyDeleteWhose there?
"Urine"
Urine who?
Urine idiot, Betty.
The trolls haven't found my blog yet. If you guys want to come over I've already got this picture in a post of it's own.
ReplyDelete"Combat tested, combat approved" - so right!
Michael, please make them go away!
ReplyDeleteEveryone needs to pull together and send positive energy to Michael until these attacks end.
ReplyDeleteWe're with you Michael. We love you! STAY STRONG!
I'm going to leave the "Betty" comment right there so people can see the sort of thing I'm up against.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about me, none of these attacks equals the intensity of mortars, rockets, and IEDs I experience in five minutes of action when I'm embedded with our troops in the thick of it, which I would be now if it wasn't for McChrystal's gang. I can take it.
Stand fast.
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ReplyDeleteOMG!!!!! We're with you Michael.
ReplyDelete+1
ReplyDelete"Anonymous", around here that's what's known as an ad hominid attack.
ReplyDeleteAsshole.
None of that is true. Micheal is NOT a journalist, he is a writer in a combat zone like no other in history, and he is a former Special Delta Forces SEAL. The REAL troops LOVE him. He fought in Iraq. And Michael has said before that he can't tell everything yet because of repercussions to the troops. Their careers would be OVER if they had the courage to speak the truth. Michael has established his reputation over his years as a warrior and a journalist, and I respect and admire him and don't need any "proof" of anything to believe him. I HAVE HIS WORD.
ReplyDeleteMaybe some of these attackers should grab a gun and get over there, see how they like it.
Anyone else here ever had Bruce Willis say they were going to make a movie about them? That's what I thought.
I learned about this site from the troops.
STFU, anonymous.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the McChrystalSpiderMonkeys are flying hot and heavy here.
ReplyDeleteSwat 'em like mosquitoes, Mikey.
We need to get this in the newspapers!
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, trolls, the generals always disembedded our Michael because they knew he was ABOUT to expose them, but that didn't stop him from exposing them. That's why it might LOOK like he was just being "pissy" but the reality is they got the jump on him because they spend all their time at the Burger King spying on him when he was focused on writing a dispatch. But he got the last laugh.
ReplyDeleteBoom - IN YOUR FACE!
BANHAMMER!
ReplyDeleteWow - there might be 100 comments on this thread soon. I can hardly keep up.
ReplyDeleteEarlier someone mentioned getting this into the newspapers. Has anything been done on that? It's been a few years, but I went to school with a guy who (I heard) got a job with the AP... I can try and find him, see what advice he's got.
I posted this at my blog, Peter. If anyone's having trouble with the slow load time from all the comments I'd say come on over to my place. I'm a little quicker to ban the trolls, too. I don't have Mike's tolerance level.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if your AP friend wants he can call me. I can tell him more about the whole story. There's a lot of background only I understand. I've been writing about this for some time now at my blog.
Let me know if you find your friends email.
Michael, I also linked your comment at my blog. It deserved a post of its own.
ReplyDeleteDear "Anonymous,"
ReplyDeleteEPIC FAIL!!!!!!
Lots of us on your side Michael. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteHoly Cow, his name should be Stanley GooberFace!
ReplyDeleteOh noes! Here comes General Stanley CowFaceMcGooberChrystal and his Army of bat-winged PAO SpiderMonkeys. Run, Taliban run!
ReplyDeleteHah! "BETRAYUS" So Awesome!
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