The first thing this made of think of is Celtic Rebel, because of the star symbol...if you are familiar with his research you will see what I mean. A little research and I found this blog post about it:
http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=29898
From the blog post linked above:
And, by the way, I smell the Paul Rieckhoff ass-stench all over this thing. Scroll down the page at the “Got Your 6″ website and sure as shit, there’s IAVA – the Rieckhoff Publicity Agency.
From Wickedpedia:
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
After returning home from Iraq in 2004, Rieckhoff founded Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a nonpartisan organization for new veterans.
Rieckhoff is a nationally-recognized and known authority on the new veteran community and policy. He regularly testifies before Congress on issues facing the veterans' community and writes regularly for national websites and publications. In August 2011, Rieckhoff and four other IAVA Member Veterans appeared on the cover of TIME magazine for a feature about Iraq and Afghanistan veterans being leaders of the New Greatest Generation.[9]
Rieckhoff has appeared on many television and radio programs including “Meet the Press”, The Charlie Rose Show, NBC Nightly News, World News With Charles Gibson, The Early Show, Tavis Smiley, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Anderson Cooper 360°, The Rachel Maddow Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Colbert Report and The Henry Rollins Show. He has also written articles and opinion columns for The New York Times, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, Military.com and many more publications.
One comment below the blog post I linked said what I was thinking:
Scubasteve Says:
May 10th, 2012 at 8:48 am
You lost me at “Inspired by Michelle…..”
Is it just me or does that six look like a not-so-puckered browneye?
Edit: I just noticed also that the blog I found (This Ain't Hell) is mentioned in the same Wickedpedia article I just referenced:
Bronze Star and Special Forces patch controversy
"On July 13, 2012, three days after Rieckhoff publicly advocated for a revised Stolen Valor Act,[5] the military blog This Ain't Hell uncovered a 2004 Amherst Magazine interview of Rieckhoff which included a photograph of him in uniform wearing a Bronze Star Medal and a United States Army Special Forces unit patch.[6]
According to Stars and Stripes, in response to the allegation that he wore a medal he had not been awarded, Rieckhoff "defended the medal as a paperwork mistake" and explained that he "bought his Bronze Star after being told he had earned the medal, but hasn't worn it since that interview."
An earlier article in the Army Times states that "In 2004, his command told him he would be awarded the medal for meritorious service. When he left the Army that year, the medal was clearly listed on his DD 214 discharge form." In the same article, Rieckhoff noted "that he no longer wears the award or claims publicly to have earned it."[7]
Concerning the allegation that Rieckhoff had worn a Special Forces unit patch without ever having served in a Special Forces unit, Stars and Stripes noted that Rieckhoff "blames the Special Forces patch on bad timing and enthusiasm."[8] The article states that "[h]e sewed on the patch days after receiving an assignment to the unit, but pulled it off a few weeks later when that assignment changed."
And none of the main forums or threads are being hijacked by these topics. I think a more helpful action would be to more clearly define what the Living Room is for. Currently the broad description doesn't seem to exclude the topics Dcopymope has brought up.
