BS: Prince Harry - What a star!

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 09:39 AM

I wouldn't wish life in that fishbowl on my worst enemy. Well, maybe I would. . . ;-D

Perhaps from his perspective he was hit by civilian press flak instead of Taliban flak.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: Grab
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 09:28 AM

What choice, Guest? He was *posted* there. And he *requested* a posting to Iraq (as any soldier is entitled to request a posting) and was turned down. Yes, he was coordinating air support. That's one thing you'll find a trained Army officer doing. You won't find proper Army officers who take pride in spending their whole career polishing a chair with their arse. And that's the point - Harry either wanted to do this properly with no special privileges, or not at all.

The fuss is about two things really. Firstly that some shitbag reporter leaked this, endangering Harry and his unit. And secondly that people like Guest insist on their preconception that he's wrapped in cotton wool and goes everywhere with some servant strewing his way with rose petals, which this plainly shows is complete fiction.

Graham.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: alanabit
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 09:23 AM

No Guest, McGrath is completely right. I dislike the institution of royalty intensely, but I would not swap places with one of the poor bastards for all the Martins in Music Store. It's a crap job.
Now that some shithead in the press has blown his cover, Harry Windsor has to suffer the ignomony of being airlifted away from his mates, with whom he has trained and worked for months. He may be a yob in uniform, but he has a sense of loyalty to his mates and he is not chicken. (A remarkable contrast to Republican hawks, who send other peoples' kids into danger).
As it happens, I don't think there should be any British (or US) troops in Afghanistan. However, I don't see why a career soldier should not be allowed to follow his chosen career.
In principle, taking cheap shots at the royals for being born royals is no better than attacking someone for being born poor, gay, Black or Thalidomide. Tell me, what influence did you have in the circumstances of your own birth?

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: Jeri
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 09:10 AM

Last night when I heard the story, they named Matt Drudge. Today, the news channels I've watched are saying 'a reporter'. The British sources don't seem to be afraid to name Drudge.

A lawsuit or other legal action based on putting lives in danger wouldn't be unreasonable.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: bobad
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 09:08 AM

Well, I suppose he could be doing something more meaningful with his life like pissing and moaning about other's career choices on an internet discussion forum.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 09:02 AM

You are really appalling with that comparison to slavery McGrath. Really god damned appalling.

Here is the thing. Any member of the royal family can walk away from it all at any time. Thing is, they are only in it for the money. And it is quite the friggin' paycheck.

So don't try and pull the 'poor, pitiful royal' crap here. He isn't a hero, just because he serves, anymore than any other daft idiot is.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: bankley
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 09:00 AM

Harry for President.... well, Harry the 2nd.... Truman was the first,,,, but they both liked to blow things up....

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: Greg F.
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:52 AM

Hmmm. Well, you don't see Dumbya or any of the chickenhawk BuShites putting their children in harm's way, do you?

Good on him.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:51 AM

How nice he gets a choice in the matter. He doesn't really, does he? As this fuss shows - no sooner does it get leaked that he's there than he gets yanked away, with no say in the matter.

Essentially the royals are a family of publicly-owned slaves, provided with very luxurious facilities, but there to do whatever their masters wish, including serving as a butt for our jokes, and with very little choice about most things, when push comes to shove.

I can't see where the rancour comes in - they are only there because the public wants them, it's not their doing.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:49 AM

Yes, but he does have that one thing going for him that will make it hard for the insurgents to pick him out of the crowd--all royals look alike to them.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:39 AM

Maybe he has found his niche in life? Go and have a punch-up with some foreigners, eh, lad? Can't do that on a Saturday night in Windsor, eh?

But it does seem pretty irresponsible of any pressman to reveal his whereabouts, as a strike that got him would be a big propaganda coup for the Afghan insurgents.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:30 AM

How nice he gets a choice in the matter. Just like all the other soldiers get to pick their assignments, I'm sure.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:25 AM

Good on him for going out there. He may be a soldier but he is also 3rd in line to the throne and reports last year were saying that they didn't want him to be out there. He didn't have to go to the front line he could have had some cushy desk job back in the UK.

All the men and women out there do a grand job. My brother is due to go out to Afgahnistan in the next couple of months.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:21 AM

Just one of the lads, is he? The report I saw here said he got to order bombings and air strikes, and he whined about no beer.

What a transformation.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: theleveller
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:20 AM

Can't see what all the fuss is about. He's a career soldier. He goes where career soldiers go. Big deal!

Sooner we get rid of these disfunctional wasters who consider themselves our 'betters' the better for all of us.

Subject: RE: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:10 AM

I agree with you.He is third in line let him have a career which he wants to do.

Well done Harry.


Scooby.

Subject: BS: Prince Harry - What a star!
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:06 AM

Well, he finally managed it, until a Yank blew his cover. 10weeks on active service in Afghanistan. God bless her Majesty and Prince Harry. Hip hip.

                         The true path.