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Paladin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 10:36 AM
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"...an agile and resourceful snake eater."

Drooling, talent-free hack and full-time war whore Peggy Noonan's description of General Stanley McChrystal, in her weekly "Wall Street Journal" column (Saturday, 6/26/2010).
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 10:42 AM
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1. What does that even mean?
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Paladin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 10:57 AM
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3. I Think It Refers To McChrystal's Supposed "Black Ops" Expertise.

Whatever the hell THAT means. Peggy Noonan's excited about it, which ought to tell us all something.....
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bluedigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 11:14 AM
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4. "snake eater" is a term referring to Special Forces troops.
One of their sometimes training exercises is eating snakes, and they are sometimes referred to by conventional forces as snake eaters. Noonan is just trying to be complimentary to McC. and show her military savvy.:eyes:
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Paladin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 12:33 PM
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7. She Failed Miserably, As Usual. (n/t)
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soupkitchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 10:51 AM
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2. from the pen of
an agile and resourceful shit eater.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 12:20 PM
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6. and shit blower
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FirstLight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 12:06 PM
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5. makes me think of the evil wizards in Harry Potter
Death-eater...snake eater....same thing

fucking warmongers
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