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We are aware of all internet traditions.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

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T R E 4 5 O N

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

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The next time the wall wtreet journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Infrastructure week. at last.

The willow is too close to the house.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

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Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Americans barely caring about Afghanistan is so last month.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

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Bob Hope and Arlington

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Bob Hope will be turning 100 on the 29th of May, and it made me wonder whether it would be possible, if he desired, for him to be buried in Arlington National Cemetary. I don’t believe he ever served officially in the military, but I would be hard pressed to think of someone who has done more for our military over the years than Hope.

Does anyone know what the requirements are? Are there loopholes/exceptions?

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  1. 1.

    Ricky

    There can be exceptions & Presidential waivers, but it is “holy ground” for the military, so a Prez must be careful. However, I think that Hope would be almost universally welcomed in Arlington by vets (IMO, of course).

    Of course, for a Democratic administration, all it takes is a wad of cash & your “word” that you served in the merchant marines & the admin won’t even check, but will fight for your placement – until they’re found out, of course.

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    Andrew Lazarus

    Ricky, I don’t think the resume fraud you refer to is limited to Democrats. I’ve seen several conservatives pretend to be in the military, including one of the leaders of the anti-anti-Iraq movement. (I think he quit.) Hasn’t the military lost a lot of WW2 records to fire?

  5. 5.

    John Yuda

    Ah, yes, of course. You know you’ve won an argument with the left when they have the audacity to present facts.

    Back to topic, though: Bob Hope could get in easily if somebody who’s en route to a plot gave it up, I believe.

    I’m inclined to think that Mr. Hope wouldn’t want to be there, though. He’d probably find it as being presumptuous on his on part.

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    Seth

    I think it’d be a political no-brainer and a good idea. If nothing else, he’s probably the luckiest man alive – what other human being has been in virtually every combat zone in the world since 1940?

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