CNN going after the soldier who supported Ron Paul

So why did CNN approach him in the first place? I mean he was already in trouble before he went up on stage with Paul right? Because CNN had already stopped him and let him speak on camera in his uniform. Paul probably helped him out by putting a spotlight on it rather than him getting in trouble in secret for talking to CNN.

reply to post by Irish614


If he is active service than he is an idiot and deserves whatever he gets. It also makes Ron Paul look bad for having him talk at his rally...he eihter doesn't know the law or he does and didn't care because he thought it would make him look good.

Rules apply to everyone...yes...even Ron Paul supporters.

So a war veteran who is dressed in uniform goes to vote, CNN asks his opinion on the election, he states his opinion, gets cut off, RP asks him to continue later...and the point is? He's wearing a uniform, wow, just wow... american politics are confusing...

Maybe people should think about who they pick as a hero or a victim.

www.gq.com...

Florida's Lee County court records show Thorsen was arrested in December 2004 for burglary, grand theft of a firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon. He was sentenced in July 2005 to 30 months probation and 120 hours of community service. He broke his probation twice and was held in custody both times. But according to his lawyer, Jean-Paul Galasso, the fact that he received probation for serious-sounding felony charges suggests a less severe set of events. "Generally if someone's not going to prison for burglary of a dwelling there's real extenuating circumstances, like it's probably just a trespass or whatever." The court granted an early termination of his probation in March 2007 because, according to Galasso, Thorsen promised to reenlist. "That's what he had said to the judge, yes," Galasso says.

Thorsen kept his word, reenlisting two years later. In October 2011, he transferred from Arkansas to Army Reserve duty in Des Moines. Three months later, expecting to shortly ship out for a tour in Afghanistan, he met his presidential candidate on national television, and told us all to stop "nitpicking wars with other countries."

florida.arrests.org...

Charge 1
CHARGE: Prob Violation/burg Of A Dwell/ct Ii Grand Theft Of A Fire/ct.Iii Posses Of Bugl Iss 080906 Jd

florida.arrests.org...

Charge 1
STATUTE: BURG3000
CHARGE: BURGLARY OF A DWELLING
NOTES: HLD/36 VOP LEE CO
Charge 2
STATUTE: THEF2101
CHARGE: GRAND THEFT FIREARM
NOTES: HLD/36 VOP
Charge 3
STATUTE: BURG9000
CHARGE: POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
NOTES: HLD/36 VOP

Originally posted by filosophia
Support the troops, they give us the freedom they themselves are not allowed to enjoy! Anyone else see something really wrong with this, they are telling a soldier they are not allowed to wear their uniform in public? Terrorists hate us for our freedoms.

the soldier wearing his uniform in public isn't the issue. (soldiers should wear their uniform with pride in public) it's the speaking his personal "opinion" which differs from the "military's" while representing the military (which includes it's policies that the soldier is enforcing) What if a soldier was spotted at a gay/lesbian rights parade/gathering and it got publicity. Would it be any worse? The military has policies on homosexuality and wearing a uniform representing his employer, and going against "policy" is where the real issue is. It's the uniform that let's you know that a person is present who is there to "enforce" the governments policy. Uniform just reinforces the employers policy to the public.

Reading the GQ article the guy only reenlisted to avoid prison. So if he does not want to go back to Afghanistan why not just break the rules and get kicked out before he ships? What a hero? He is a jackass if you ask me.

Originally posted by JBA2848
Maybe people should think about who they pick as a hero or a victim.

www.gq.com...

Florida's Lee County court records show Thorsen was arrested in December 2004 for burglary, grand theft of a firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon. He was sentenced in July 2005 to 30 months probation and 120 hours of community service. He broke his probation twice and was held in custody both times. But according to his lawyer, Jean-Paul Galasso, the fact that he received probation for serious-sounding felony charges suggests a less severe set of events. "Generally if someone's not going to prison for burglary of a dwelling there's real extenuating circumstances, like it's probably just a trespass or whatever." The court granted an early termination of his probation in March 2007 because, according to Galasso, Thorsen promised to reenlist. "That's what he had said to the judge, yes," Galasso says.

Thorsen kept his word, reenlisting two years later. In October 2011, he transferred from Arkansas to Army Reserve duty in Des Moines. Three months later, expecting to shortly ship out for a tour in Afghanistan, he met his presidential candidate on national television, and told us all to stop "nitpicking wars with other countries."

florida.arrests.org...

Charge 1
CHARGE: Prob Violation/burg Of A Dwell/ct Ii Grand Theft Of A Fire/ct.Iii Posses Of Bugl Iss 080906 Jd

florida.arrests.org...

Charge 1
STATUTE: BURG3000
CHARGE: BURGLARY OF A DWELLING
NOTES: HLD/36 VOP LEE CO
Charge 2
STATUTE: THEF2101
CHARGE: GRAND THEFT FIREARM
NOTES: HLD/36 VOP
Charge 3
STATUTE: BURG9000
CHARGE: POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
NOTES: HLD/36 VOP

edit on 4-1-2012 by JBA2848 because: (no reason given)

Jesus Christ,.... so now we're going to check the backgrounds of every person who's ever made a speech in favor of a political candidate, and judge the candidate based on the people who support him? I wonder who Manson or the BTK killer supported for president.

If wearing a military uniform while making a speech in favor of a candidate is against the law, the military will deal with him. Sounds like they're doing that as we speak. CNN decided to interview a uniformed soldier and asked him who he was supporting. He answered their question. He got cut off, didn't get to finish. Paul let him finish. The end.