This is the letter sent to the idiots at Foxnews- this is the kind of response and leadership that will restore dignity and respect - maybe they could write a similar one to Congress! Dear Mr. Bolling and Mr. Gutfeld, We are veterans of the United States armed forces, and we are writing to inform you that your remarks about United Arab Emirates Air Force Major Mariam Al Mansouri were unwarranted, offensive, and fundamentally opposed to what the military taught us to stand for. First, foremost, and most obvious to everyone other than yourselves, your remarks were immensely inappropriate. Your co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle was so right to call attention to an inspiring story of a woman shattering glass ceilings in a society where doing so is immeasurably difficult. We never heard an answer to her question: why did you feel so compelled to “ruin her thing?” As it turns out, women have been flying combat aircraft since before either of you were born. Over 1,000 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) flew during World War II. Seeing as U.S. Army Air Forces Commander “Hap” Arnold said “Now in 1944, it is on the record that women can fly as well as men,” we can probably guess he thought their parking was adequate. The WASP legacy reaches into the present day; on 9/11, then Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney scrambled her F-16. Completely unarmed, she was ready to lay down her own life to prevent further devastating attacks on American soil. Thus the skill of women as fighter pilots is well established. And before you jump to the standby excuse that you were “just making a joke” or “having a laugh,” let the men amongst our number preemptively respond: You are not funny. You are not clever. And you are not excused. Perhaps the phrase “boys will be boys”—inevitably uttered wherever misogyny is present—is relevant. Men would never insult and demean a fellow servicemember; boys think saying the word ‘boobs’ is funny. The less obvious implication of your remarks, however, is that by offending an ally and cheapening her contribution, you are actively hurting the mission. We need to send a clear message that anyone, male or female, who will stand up to ISIS and get the job done is worthy of our respect and gratitude. We issue an apology on your behalf to Major Al Mansouri knowing that anything your producers force you to say will be contrived and insincere. Major, we’re sincerely sorry for the rudeness; clearly, these boys don’t take your service seriously, but we and the rest of the American public do. Very Respectfully, Michael Breen, U.S. Army Shawn VanDiver, U.S. Navy Kristen Rouse, U.S. National Guard Andrea Marr, U.S. Navy Kristen Kavanaugh, U.S. Navy Richard Wheeler, U.S. Army Leo Cruz, U.S. Navy Aryanna Hunter, U.S. Army Geoff Orazem U.S. Marine Corps Scott Cheney-Peters, U.S. Navy Jonathan Murray, U.S. Marine Corps Timothy Kudo, U.S. Marine Corps Welton Chang, U.S. Army Michael Smith, U.S. Army Gordon Griffin, U.S. Marine Corps Kelsey Campbell, U.S. Air Force Matt Runyon, U.S. Army Richard Weir, U.S. Marine Corps Scott Holcomb, U.S. Army Jon Gensler, U.S. Army Erik Brine, U.S. Air Froce Rob Miller, U.S. Marine Corps Josh Weinberg, U.S. Army John Wagner, U.S. Air Force Terron Sims II, U.S. Army Sonia Fernandez, U.S. Marine Corps Dan Hartnett, U.S. Army Dan Futrell, U.S. Army John Margolick, U.S. Marine Corps Daniel Savage, U.S. Army Matt Pelak, U.S. Army, LaRue Robinson, U.S. Army Anthony Woods, U.S Army Margot Beausey, U.S. Navy Dustin Cathcart, U.S. Army Kayla Williams, U.S. Army Dan Espinal, U.S. Army Jonathan Hopkins, U.S. Army Tony Johnson, U.S. Navy Andy Moore, U.S. Army Kevin Johnson, U.S. Army Brett Hunt, U.S. Army Russell Galeti, U.S. Army Gail Harris, U.S. Navy Katelyn Geary van Dam, U.S. Marine Corps Mick Crnkovich, U.S. Army Jonathan Freeman, U.S. Army Chris Finan, U.S. Air Force Robert Mishev, U.S. Air Force Matt Zeller, U.S. Army William Allen, U.S. Marine Corps Sharmistha Mohpatra, U.S. Army Adam Tiffen, U.S. Army Alex Cornell du Houx, U.S. Navy Jason Cain, U.S. Army Rob Bracknell, U.S. Marine Corps Karen Courington, U.S. Air Force Justin Graf, U.S. Army Lach Litwer, U.S. Army Andrew Borene, U.S. Marine Corps
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:53:59 +0000
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