Archive for May, 2009

Soldier Kicked Out Of Military For "Liking Dudes"

In another damning blow to gay rights today, Captain Maximus T. Killmaster, a twenty-year veteran who has served five tours of active military duty in the Marines, the Green Berets, Delta Force and the until-now top secret Stone Dragons, has been discharged for being gay. Or, as US Army Strategist Bob Maginnis put it: “one of them.” Maginnis then shuddered compulsively.

Artist’s depiction of Killmaster

“This is ridiculous,” said Killmaster when reached for comment. “I’ve served my country for two decades. I have never done anything that was unprofessional or damaging to the military’s progress. I have killed for this country, taken bullets for this country, assassinated world leaders for this count-… actually; don’t put in that last part. Anyway, this is just unacceptable!”

In Killmaster’s impressive military history, he has 407 confirmed kills, 295 so-called “don’t tell anyone about this” kills, and has lead top-secret combat teams into hostile territories including Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Canada, Vietnam, Afghanistan and The Moon.

“Look, I know he’s an American hero and all, but come on. The guy likes other dudes. DUDES!” said Maginnis at a press conference. “I mean, that just doesn’t make sense!”

Supporters of Killmaster have rallied around him, protesting his firing. They have held vigils and protests across the nation and are quick to point out Killmaster’s numerous other talents that make him an invaluable asset to America’s safety.

Artist’s depiction of Killmaster

“Not only does he have bio-enhanced robotic combat arms, but he is also fluent in 25 languages!” said Mary Worthing, a long time friend of Killmaster. “Including four Arabic dialects, Esperanto, and Moon-ese.” Moon-ese of course being the language spoken by the secret terrorists on the Moon.

“Yes, Okay, I understand,” responded Maginnis. 

“He is a perfect soldier, he can speak any language we need him to, he is invaluable as both a warrior and intelligence gatherer and he is highly trained in diplomacy and negotiations. Also, he has served on every single top-secret branch of the military we have. But come on! He likes DUDES!”

Artist’s depiction of Killmaster

The military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which was, in part, crafted by Maginnis, has come under fire recently when National Guard soldier Dan Choi, another soldier fluent in Arabic, was also discharged for being gay. Recently, Choi wrote a letter to the president, pleading for the decision to be overturned.

Killmaster has chosen to go a similar route as Choi, and has written a heart-felt letter to President Obama, demanding to be let back into the army and threatening, “I know where you live.”

President Obama has responded by throwing his hands up in the air, spinning around like a whirlwind throwing money at everyone. He then began sobbing while crying, “this isn’t what I wanted” and then buried his head in a whole he had dug in the White House lawn.

“He’s damned if he does, and he’s damned if he doesn’t,” said Vice President Biden, explaining Obama’s behavior. “

So he’s just going to pretend none of it is happening.”

Killmaster, having explored all options, has decided to take his years of military experience terrifying training, and emotional scarring and go up to a small wood cottage he owns in the mountains. He will then amass a ridiculous number of guns, gallons of gasoline and raw fertilizer. After this, it is presumed nothing bad will ever happen.

Artist’s depiction of Killmaster

On an adrenaline rush from firing two gay soldiers in the same month, officials in the army have decided to expand the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

“From now on, we will have a much wider definition of ‘telling’,” said Maginnis. “Soldiers will be fired for having any Amy Man or Celine Dion records, if they have ever watched more then three Episodes of Sex and The City, or if they have exceptionally striking features.”

Maginnis continued, “We can’t let gays into the military. Soon they will be all up on the other soldiers. And who can blame them? All muscular and sweaty. Haven’t seen a woman in months. Young, nubile…”

Maginnis then just sort of trailed off silently staring in the back on the room while slowly rubbing his pecks. Finally, a reporter coughed awkwardly and Maginnis ran from the podium crying.

*This article was originally published in my Drinking The Kool-Aid column in the University Times newspaper. Visit us at www.coolstatela.com.

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WHO I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

By Milton Q. Wassleman,

3rd Grader

I think my daddy would make a great Supreme Court justice, and heres why:

My dad is the smartest man in the world.

- My dad is big and tall and strong, like a mountain.

- One time my daddy saved this baby bird and he took care of it and that makes him a good person.

- He always tells the truth, and that’s the best thing to do.

- I love him the mostest of anyone in the whole wide world!

- He staunchly defends the separation of church and state through both monetary prerogatives offered to public institutions and through mandates enacted and adjudicated upon by the federal government unto the respective state legislatures while upholding  and respecting the limited sovereignty of individual state governments as long as they refrain from acting in interests that would counter those proposed in the United States constitution.

-Also, he knows totally everything about fixing stuff in our house. 

Oh, and another person who would totally rock, if my dad doesn’t pass the vetting process due to his penchant for hiring what mom calls his “special lady friends from the street”, would be Batman! Batman would be totally awesome! Here’s why:

- He fights crime and makes bad guys pay!

- He’s got a super-cool costume!

- He stands strongly in support of Roe V. Wade and a woman’s right to choose. He believes that a woman’s body is her own and should therefore have ultimate control over what happens to her and the government should keep the“ir hyper-religious meddling fingers out of their business. The Joker disagrees which is why they fight all the time.

- Bats are my favorite animal!



 

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Historic ‘First 100 Days’ From Previous Administrations

Obama’s first 100 days in office are up, and according to CNN, FOX, MSNBC, ABC, CSPAN, and every other news network, this is apparently a historic landmark and not just an attempt to fill their copious amounts of empty air time. In this time, Obama has decided to close Guantanamo, reverse the ban on stem cell research and has basically spent this whole time undoing the last 8 years, which is nice.

On the whole, it seems like it’s been a pretty successful first 100 days. Now that this milestone is reached, Obama can just coast for the next 3 and a half years. Many presidents strived to make their first 100 days something memorable and not all have made it so. Here is a list of interesting events that have taken place in our previous presidents’ first 100 days.

George Washington – Day 34 - Killed a swarm of bears with his own two hands, and a hand he borrowed from his neighbor that he has sewn onto his chest. That third hand wielded a hatchet and did most of the work. Bears swarm right?

Thomas Jefferson – Day 66 – Proposed the ill-fated “You-can’t-marry-your-slave girls-unless-they-are-just-crazy-hot” law.

Andrew Jackson – Day 14 – Challenged three political enemies, eight random passersby and a statue of John Adams to a duel. He shot and killed all of them. Including the statue.

William Henry Harrison – Day 31 – Died. Because of this, the rest of his 100 days were taken over by John Tyler, who turned out to actually just be a sack of potatoes with googley eyes glued on the front.

James K. Polk – Day 1 – No one is sure if Polk was ever actually president.


James Buchanan – Day 45 – Known as the ‘bachelor’ president, Buchanan moved in with his totally platonic man friend, and nothing controversial happened. Don’t ask, don’t tell.

Abraham Lincoln – Day 40 – I don’t know. Something to do with the start of some war or something.

Theodore Roosevelt – Day 82 – Got into a laser gun fight with a thirty foot robot. Why didn’t you hear about it? It happened in the future!


William Howard Taft – Day 3 – Ate an entire cow. One whole cow. He was a big fella, is my point.

Woodrow Wilson – Day 60 – Set the world record for most racial slurs ever yelled aloud during an international summit.


John F. Kennedy – Day 1 – Had sweaty, passionate sex with at least three different women, one of whom was Marilyn Monroe.

John F. Kennedy – Day 2 – 100 – See: Day 1.

Richard Nixon – Day 12 – Just said “screw it, who cares?” and then ate a puppy.


George Bush – Day 1 – 100 – Spent most of his time ignoring very specific threats to America’s safety and security. This one isn’t a joke.

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