Alaskan Senate hopeful and semi-bearded teabagger Joe Miller literally ran away from a question about his disabled-veteran status during last night's "Meet and Greet" session in Anchorage. In a roomful of 50 people -- most supporters and well wishers -- Miller was asked to identify his service-connected disability and his official "percentage disabled." Panic swept over Miller's sweaty face.
A Personality Disorder generally invalidates other psychiatric disabilities in the DOD system, I believe. It's probably the most apt diagnosis, but the least likely.
My guess is that he's either "disabled" for some humiliating condition -- like something else psychiatric that would make him look like a pussy instead of a rugged Mr. Brawny lumberjack veteran -- or it's just a high percentage of disability (100% disabled and unemployable!) that illustrates what a sham military pensions can be, especially for officers.
A Personality Disorder generally invalidates other psychiatric disabilities in the DOD system, I believe. It's probably the most apt diagnosis, but the least likely.
My guess is that he's either "disabled" for some humiliating condition -- like something else psychiatric that would make him look like a pussy instead of a rugged Mr. Brawny lumberjack veteran -- or it's just a high percentage of disability (100% disabled and unemployable!) that illustrates what a sham military pensions can be, especially for officers.
Stay away from the Alaska Highway Patrol.
One "TrooperGate" in our lifetime is already one too many!
Purple Heart or GTFO!
did anyone hear the bbc piece w/guardian editor (?) and CA rabbi bagger who was trying to hook up with english defense league?
as ever, bagger opens mouth = bagger fail.
He'll admit to anything but PTSD. So silence will tell us the story.
But when you think about it, doesn't everyone in America have PTSD from the Bush Eons?
bill scannell is wonkette's war correspondent.