Well-regulated Jackass

As the saying goes, it's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt. Someone should really pass that advice words on to the junior senator from Massachusetts.

Let's play "How Full of Crap am I?".

I'm honored to be here today at your 126th Convention. I can't tell you how proud I am to stand before you -- and how grateful I am to have the opportunity to talk with you today.

I came out here because I wanted to look you in the eye and say thank you. Thank you for your service; thank you for caring; thank you for the sacrifices you and your families make for our country.

Except, for your boss, the Commander-in-Chief. He's a disgrace to the Guard and the uniform. Shit, did I just say that out loud? [Note: This paragraph is not in the transcript I linked to, but I have an authentic re-creation of the actual transcript, from an unimpeachable source, which, although it might be forged, is accurate.]

I come from a state with a great tradition of service and a great understanding of who you are. You can't live in the shadow of Bunker Hill, Lexington Green, the Bridge at Concord, and not know the meaning of Minutemen and citizen service to country.

Why not? You can, apparently.

For more than three centuries...

Huh???

...as you know better than anyone, our National Guard has stood on the frontlines of freedom. The Guard fought in that first great revolution, and has defended our country ever since, here in America and around the world.

So, by his own words from just two days ago, you have to enlist in the National Guard to be considered a member of a "well-regulated militia". Where have we heard that one before?

Memo to The Great White Hunter: Eat me.