Why the hell are we fighting then?

For anyone who knows me, freedom of speech is a huge sticking point with me. In a nutshell, here's my philosophy: "We're lucky enough to live in a land of freedom. Freedom of speech is guarded by our respective legislative bodies, and it's something that cannot be ignored or compromised." I don't like what some people say, but those people are guaranteed the right to say it, and I respect that.
And who is the first line of defense for our freedom? The military. At least that's what they've been telling us forever. Our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been launched under the guise of freedom. SO WHO IS THE CANADIAN MILITARY TO TRY AND LIMIT THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH BY SOME UNFUNNY PUNDITS AND COMEDIANS ON THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL?

Here's a little backstory. In case you haven't heard, Greg Gutfeld and Doug Benson have gotten themselves in hot water for some innocuous comments made about the Canadian military, basically saying that they didn't know that Canada even had an army. It has gotten to the point where Benson has lost bookings in Edmonton Alberta, and Gutfeld has been disciplined and forced to apologize. Canadian Defense Minister Peter Mackay is pretty much looking for these guys' heads and wants them fired.
Now, let me interject a little bit with my personal perspective:

• I am not a fan of Doug Benson, I find him unfunny. However, i do respect a) the fact that many people do find him funny and, thus, has made a good career for himself, and b) he should be allowed to say whatever he wants, whether i find him funny or not. I'm not the judge of Doug Benson, he can do whatever he wants, and I'm free to have my opinion of it.
• Other than Glenn Beck, I don't have much use for Fox News. However, as a broadcasting source in a country that claims it is blessed with freedom of speech, they should be able to give whatever opinion they want an an OPINION-BASED SHOW!
• Whether dip wad Peter MacKay likes it or not, Canada's military reputation around the world is one of an innocuous nature. As Canadians, we know that we have a phenomenal military, but as Canadians, we also don't look for the spotlight. And in this bling-bling world, a lack of attention = a lack of reputation. So the Canadian Military has none.
• The jokes that Benson and Gutfeld delivered were just that: jokes. There was nothing truly defamatory, they just recycled old jokes about the peaceful reputation of the Canadian Army.

Basically, the jokes weren't that funny, but they certainly weren't offensive. And from a purely philosophical standpoint, those who are put in a position to fight for freedom are students of hypocrisy the moment that they try and limit somebody Else's. Anyone has the right to argue with what someone says, but in a land of freedom you cannot call for financial loss or loss of professional position for simply exercising his rights as a citizen.

In other words: "To the Canadian Military: I love ya, I know how great you are and what you have done for our protection and our freedom.....don't back step now by limiting the freedom of those on our own soil."

It starts with standards!

Welcome to the petecorneil.com blog. Let’s get right into it. I am a man who believes in honesty, and honesty about yourself is the first step to building credibility. So here goes; This is me, a five foot, overweight, physically repugnant individual. Having said that, my standards are irreversibly high. I would rather not go home with a girl if I’m not seriously overshooting the mark. To that end, I saw someone today. A grotesque individual; physically, emotionally and verbally. This woman did not have one redeeming quality about her. The irony of that is this: This pig had 8 children running around her wherever she went, and I can only assume they were her children. And the children all had a similar look about them, which draws me to one conclusion: Some idiot fucked this girl at least 8 times, and judging by the look of these kids who were just as unattractive as she: it was the same father each time around. These kids circling around her made me draw a parallel of our solar system (and trust me, this failure of anything aesthetically pleasing could be compared to the sun, not only by atomic weight but also by the metric system.) so my question is this? Who could have hated himself to bone this thing repeatedly? And the short answer is this: I don’t know, and I don’t want to know. But it makes me happy, because if losers than this will settle for screwing these kind of pigs, it gives me the opportunity to shoot higher and not feel bad for the cave things. After all, someone else will fuck them. So I can comfortably settle for the hot ones. And I do, and will continue to!!!!!

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