Memoirs written in prose of Sergeant Robertson, Damon M. USMC while in Iraq | ...with frequent appearances of King Hammurabi.
If you are new to this journal, make sure to start reading in chronological order by scrolling down to the bottom of the oldest post in October 2004. Damon's letters from August 20th, 2004 - October 23rd, 2004 were all added to this blog on Oct. 23rd, 2004. All subsequent letters are posted in real time.
Friday, November 05, 2004
Hammurabi, USMC
Dear Family and Friends: I have finally compiled a more complete list of recipients for my mass emails. If any of you have been included on this list and do not wish to be, please inform me and I will remove your address on my own sweet time :] ... The Marines of Al Asad air station DID get to vote. The commanders of the base managed to "poof" some mail-in voter's forms on the day of the elections. The post office stayed open late to make sure we all got our stuff post-marked in time. The election is already decided, and we know our votes won't be needed to break a tie anywhere, but we were all pretty dang happy to go through the motions. Noam Chomsky would probably say we're just happy to get our 'opiate of participation' and go on with our feeble, controlled lives, but Noam Chomsky is an idiot. (now that i've said that ... is now a good time to wonder if I spelled his name correctly? heh...) And in so defying the Great Sith Lord of Socialism, I realize I stand in jeopardy! Yet, Darth Chomsky should realize that one even greater than he stands with me! (oh yeah. you guessed it) Hammurabi. The one and only. Step back. (it took a while to explain the concept of "voting" to Hammurabi, but it was worth it. You'll get that conversation later. I'm out of time today.) Peace and Bullets. The Conservative Way to Fly. :D
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