Agree with Oscar Combs and CALLING OUT Matt Jones for Disrespectful Anti-Veteran Indifference!
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That's because Matt told the truth about the horrible, ****** job Cal was doing
Dumb take! My wife is a proud Veteran and I know how I would feel even if I did not serve.
Didn’t realize that. So, I’m fine giving Matt the benefit of the doubt assuming he doesn’t know it offends SOME Marine Corps vets — especially those who have been wounded or had buddies wounded or killed during battle.
The expression is not only used as a greeting for fellow Marines. It’s almost always used as a rally cry before/during battle engaging the enemy.
And so. a lot of marines do treat it as a special phrase that should only be used by and with fellow marines (active or vet).
So I realize Matt most likely has no idea and hopefully the same with whoever uses it on the other radio station too since he got it from them.
Unless a veteran ever called in and explained this to him then, I agree, it shouldn’t be held it against him.
Of the majority of Corps vets that I know, most aren’t going to say it is offensive.
But the ones most likely to be pissed enough to speak up about it are the guys who experienced enemy engagement and had buddies wounded or killed. From some it would’ve been the last thing they heard from a brother that got killed.
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Kentucky needs new media. Matt Jones and his crew are a terrible look for UK. Always have been. They would be better at representing golf or something. They just are strange imo. Running around with your tits out and stuff. Everything UK is opposite of what young adults like. Completely opposite.
I'm guessing this is not high on the list of issues facing veterans.
To each their own, but as a disabled veteran myself, I simply could not care less.
Disagree. I know it's tradition to say this and who knows, maybe when I'm 65 I'll be bitter about 25 year olds but if you're upset at the current world around you, it's not the younger generations who are in charge. Maybe look at those in leadership who are closer to your age and ask them why they're screwing things up. Even in college sports, it was the SCOTUS who decided the NCAA, ie older individuals, were the ones taking advantage of athletes and were in the wrong.
This is something I'll say over and over - you can't blame or shame entire generations of young people when it's the folks near your age who are the ones making the decisions. Younger generations will have the task of somehow fixing the mess our elders have made.
For me I would hate it and I agree with Oscar on everything but it wouldn’t make me be done with UK——it would just mean it was absolutely code red priority number one we have to get Capilouto fired instantly at all costs and undo everything that bozo ever did to our beloved university.
Vet here. Dgaf. Burning flags don’t bother me either. That’s why we served. Freedom of expression.
Like I said he's a turdThis dummy is trying sooo hard to sound smart.
I’m a veteran and this pisses me off, so my anecdotal evidence cancels out yours.
Regardless, this university and their obsession with land lording and selling out everything including their souls is very tiresome and turning off a lot of people. It’s said constantly in Lexington. The university has less respect than it’s ever had, and it’s getting worse. Then the bloated salaries for each other as they sell out and sell out, but students get hosed down, and they do nothing. This is the same university that has to be dragged kicking and screaming to paying players and beginning any sort of collectives or incentives.
We have some of the most corrupt do gooders of any university you will ever see. Absolutely will never leave well enough alone until they ruin their goose that laid the golden egg. It’s happening right in front of our eyes.
The University of Kentucky couldn’t care less about a Vet, a student, an athlete, or an alumni. They care about greed while pretending they’re above the rest of the crowd. It’s a university with a high tower cesspool. They are cockroaches and the lowest forms of humanity. Mitch Barnhart is the perfect example of these scumbags controlling UK, their front man to absorb the blowback.
We have some of the most corrupt do gooders of any university you will ever see. Absolutely will never leave well enough alone until they ruin their goose that laid the golden egg. It’s happening right in front of our eyes.
The University of Kentucky couldn’t care less about a Vet, a student, an athlete, or an alumni. They care about greed while pretending they’re above the rest of the crowd. It’s a university with a high tower cesspool. They are cockroaches and the lowest forms of humanity. Mitch Barnhart is the perfect example of these scumbags controlling UK, their front man to absorb the blowback.
Of course Oscar is right. Look if this was going to be THE financial move to turn everything around, then I could understand. Instead its just a bandaid on a bullet hole.
Fix all the other financial disasters, cut nil for non rev sports, cut their rev share like every other school, get rid of do nothing highly paid employees (the entire athletics department is outsourced), stop letting a zombie coach fly to Israel to whiff on a scrub who couldn't score a point.
Once you fix all those sources of money leaking, then let's talk.
Fix all the other financial disasters, cut nil for non rev sports, cut their rev share like every other school, get rid of do nothing highly paid employees (the entire athletics department is outsourced), stop letting a zombie coach fly to Israel to whiff on a scrub who couldn't score a point.
Once you fix all those sources of money leaking, then let's talk.
Oops. Stumbled into Nighwish’s boyfriend.This dummy is trying sooo hard to sound smart.
Guess what?! Veterans have our own voice. If you didn’t serve, you really don’t get to have an opinion on the matter. Now, if “memorial” stays in the name, I’ll not only be okay with it, but I’ll also support the company who buys the naming rights.
No— Assuming all the tributes, pictures and placards honoring the people named in so many difgerent places all throughout the building are removed first, and then given space somewhere else in a prominent place (vs tucked away in a corner of some building visitors won’t ever see) elsewhere on campus or even in a state museum somewhere else that is frequently trafficked by the public; so that their sacrifices can continue to be displayed respectfully.
False. It’s a UK building and non-veterans were involved with its purpose and name, and people who have loved ones the building honors also have a say. Veterans? Sure. But everyone else too.
Me? I don’t care one way or the other. But, that is my opinion. It does not matter.
I meet lots of vets who talk like you.
After getting to know most of them better, normally (but it’d be dishonest to say almost always), I end up at some point either hearing about a trauma (and often several) they had to deal with — or on the opposite extreme, that they were assigned a desk job state side (or in some other way it was made sure they wouldn’t ever be near another soldier in combat) based on a very strong recommendation from their Boot Camp Drill Sargent.
And if neither apply to you, please accept my sincere apologies for both of those two comparisons neither of which apply. And if makes your perspective very much a minority one (which isn’t a negative comment, just truthful) for each and every vet (several thousand) I’ve dealt with one the last 15 years.
Thank them both for their service. Please.
And glad they have a good friend who spends time with them.
Couldn’t agree more with you that both are heroes and deserve everyone’s ultimate respect
You’re overthinking it. When I say I don’t care, there’s not a whole lot of psycho babble to it. It simply means it doesn’t bother me.
Maybe I’m being too hard on Matt Jones about the “oorah” thing. And possibly have misjudged something about it. If so, I’ll admit fault.
Because actually, he might not be mispronouncing it. I assumed it was the marines battle cry he says to “first time long time” callers.
But it might be the army’s (hooah) battle cry he says—which if so, it wouldn’t be a mispronunciation. So I’m wrong if that’s what he’s doing.
BUT whichever one he says (or even if it’s a navy “hooyah”), it’s still something guys (regardless of which branch they served in) yell out when going into battle. And the fact some don’t survive means for them a lot of times ends up it was the last thing they said. And their buddies/brothers who can only remember them, heard it.
So I’m not condemning anybody which definitely includes Matt for making something that a lot of soldiers feel like is a sacred thing, into a common civilian greeting— for not having realized this.
And like a lot of vets who already posted here made clear, some veterans seem to not care anyway. And I thank ALL of them for their service. They’ve earned the right not to care.
But there are a lot of other vets who posted here (and a ton more that don’t know what Rupp Rafters is) who do care. So even if you’re someone that doesn’t care, I’m just requesting that you might give respect to those who do.
I’ve had more than a couple of conversations with vets that have difficult memories associated with these battle cries and do think using the same as a civilian greeting is (even if it was unintentional) a type of disrespect.
But again. my apologies if I’ve come across as condemning anybody.
This is my world: After you deal with a lot of vets applying for service connection or A&A (or survivor DIC OR) Pension, and hear their stories, it’s understandable that any attempts to commercialize their service WOULD need to be called out.
Even if it does bring in a lot of money… Even if things have changed and people don’t care as much anymore… Is it the right thing to do?
There’s a ton of other ways to come up with more cash.
I think it’s best to err on the side of caution when it comes to dining something which people (or their relatives and loved ones) could perceive as not honoring what they sacrificed.
Because actually, he might not be mispronouncing it. I assumed it was the marines battle cry he says to “first time long time” callers.
But it might be the army’s (hooah) battle cry he says—which if so, it wouldn’t be a mispronunciation. So I’m wrong if that’s what he’s doing.
BUT whichever one he says (or even if it’s a navy “hooyah”), it’s still something guys (regardless of which branch they served in) yell out when going into battle. And the fact some don’t survive means for them a lot of times ends up it was the last thing they said. And their buddies/brothers who can only remember them, heard it.
So I’m not condemning anybody which definitely includes Matt for making something that a lot of soldiers feel like is a sacred thing, into a common civilian greeting— for not having realized this.
And like a lot of vets who already posted here made clear, some veterans seem to not care anyway. And I thank ALL of them for their service. They’ve earned the right not to care.
But there are a lot of other vets who posted here (and a ton more that don’t know what Rupp Rafters is) who do care. So even if you’re someone that doesn’t care, I’m just requesting that you might give respect to those who do.
I’ve had more than a couple of conversations with vets that have difficult memories associated with these battle cries and do think using the same as a civilian greeting is (even if it was unintentional) a type of disrespect.
But again. my apologies if I’ve come across as condemning anybody.
This is my world: After you deal with a lot of vets applying for service connection or A&A (or survivor DIC OR) Pension, and hear their stories, it’s understandable that any attempts to commercialize their service WOULD need to be called out.
Even if it does bring in a lot of money… Even if things have changed and people don’t care as much anymore… Is it the right thing to do?
There’s a ton of other ways to come up with more cash.
I think it’s best to err on the side of caution when it comes to dining something which people (or their relatives and loved ones) could perceive as not honoring what they sacrificed.
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The vast, vast majority of fans don’t give a flying **** about the name of Memorial or even knows it’s a war memorial stadium. I’m zero ways is it a “**** you!” to the fans.
Be smarter.
I realize I said I’d made my last post here. So, I guess I lied.
But something needs clarified:
Only my wife knows how dumb I am.
But when it comes to you?
You’re clueless.
Probably to the extent that you can only imagine my last sentence just had one purpose: As a put down. Of you.
But since your limited IQ allows you to read (assuming someone isn’t reading to you because I’ve given your IQ greater significance than it merits), then read (or have someone read to you) the attached.
You can rant all you want to about how it doesn’t matter anymore. Or call people dumb who have the ability and desire to be historically accurate.
But my guess is that your knowledge of history goes back to whatever your first memory was. You do realize stuff happened before you were born don’t you?
I mean, my goodness, you (or whoever is reading this to you) could’ve queried what I attached here all on your own.
But instead you’re so obsessed with me and how dumb I am to have not figured that out yourself.
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Yeah, that’s not shy you’re dumb. No one is disputing the literal facts of the background and construction.
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