Soldiers Should Fire Their Rifles, Not Their Guns

A group of evangelical buttinskies are pushing their particular dislikes on our troops: they don't want grown men fighting in a war to be able to read Playboy. This from the right wing that "supports our troops" and wants them to "fight for freedom." Apparently, freedom does not include cranking one out to hot, naked models. Their arguments are typical of their ilk: we don't like it, so it's immoral and harmful, so it should be banned.

Of course, porn has always been a stranger to the US military...


Does this not sound like the machinations of bitchy, overbearing, super-pious, nosy cunts angry that other people get to have fun looking at nice tits? Best quote of the article:

"Here’s a radical idea: maybe those who wear the uniform and put their lives on the line for their country should be able to read whatever they want."

And I think it's time to bring up my list of things men and women 18-to-20 years of age can and can't do in the military:

Can

• Run billion-dollar ships
• Land multi-million dollar aircraft on billion-dollar ships
• Determine whether someone should be shot
• Shoot those deserving people
• Drive multi-million dollar vehicles capable of leveling small towns
• Fly multi-million dollar aircraft capable of leveling small countries
• Steer multi-million dollar submarines capable of leveling small continents
• Target and fire apocalyptic weaponry
• Repair gravely injured people
• Get killed, usually in a terrible manner

Can't

• Read Playboy or Penthouse
• Drink alcohol
• Bugger the same sex
• Hold atheist meetings