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Swede

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Thu Mar 22, 2012, 11:09 AM Mar 2012

Gary Stein, Marine Sergeant, Faces Possible Dismissal For Anti-Obama Facebook Posts

A Marine sergeant who started a Facebook group that is openly critical of President Barack Obama and posted comments saying he will not follow the unlawful orders of the commander in chief is facing possible dismissal from the Corps.

The Marines on Wednesday told Sgt. Gary Stein – a Camp Pendleton Marine who started the Facebook page called Armed Forces Tea Party – that he is in violation of Pentagon policy barring troops from political activities.

Stein, a nine-year member of the Corps, said he started the page to encourage fellow service members to exercise their free speech rights. He has also criticized Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for his comments on Syria.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/gary-stein-faces-possible-dismissal_n_1371866.html

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Gary Stein, Marine Sergeant, Faces Possible Dismissal For Anti-Obama Facebook Posts (Original Post) Swede Mar 2012 OP
hey sarge, that's your fucking commander-in-chief, asshole. spanone Mar 2012 #1
Fuck this guy. Bust him. Robb Mar 2012 #2
Maybe he can get a job at Fux News... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #3
one more reason facebooking is nuts nt bart95 Mar 2012 #4
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