Don't Send Michael Bolton CDs to Iraq

Don't Send Michael Bolton CDs to Iraq
by Kris Alexander

Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 10:39:51 PM PDT

When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best to Iraq and Afghanistan...

...don’t send Michael Bolton.

Hello from sunny Baghdad, the cradle of civilization. The other day I noticed a diary from "Meteor Blades" talking about Netroots for the Troops putting together care packages to Iraq and Afghanistan—good on him for doing it, but I found some flaws in the approach. I shot him a note, but haven’t heard anything back so I thought I’d put up a quick post on care packages.

I work in the International Zone (the formerly the Green Zone) in Baghdad. And while it sucks being away from home (My daughter turned one and took her first steps last month while I was here.), we live a life of relative comfort. We really don’t want for anything, and are light years away from what our brothers in the mountains of Afghanistan are doing.

The other day we got a care package from home which consisted mostly of melted hard "grandma" candy, some spam, some plastic combs (have you seen our haircuts?), and...wait for it...a Michael Bolton CD. Yes, that no-talent ass clown made it all the way here. Oh and there were drink mix packets, lots of drink mix packets.

much more (plus what to send):
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/3/772024/-Dont-Send-Michael-Bolton-CDs-to-Iraq

makes me crazy knowing we STILL have troops there, kp

Chills down my spine every time.

Michael Bolton COULD fit under the "depressing" category :P

Haven't our troops suffered enough?

On second thought, I guess it is.

them from this further assault.

I hear him.

Snot-nosed, ungrateful little punk.

Besides, I'm sure SOMEONE in the unit like Michael Bolton. All he had to do was say, "Okay, I'm going to leave the Michael Bolton CD in this unlocked room tonight, and if anyone wants it..." 10 to 1 it would be gone by morning.