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"Duke" Cunningham is doing time.
He was just sentenced to 100 months. Most for ANY Member of Congress! EVER. Took at least $2.4 million worth of bribes. Yacht, Home, Rolls-Royce, trips, jewelry. Navy's only Ace from VietNam, with Driscoll as RIO. 64 years old. Horses dick. He pleaded for leniency. What happens to these guys? I mean, he's not a "bad" guy??? ********************ReeferGuy™ *** |
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"Duke" Cunningham is doing time.
On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:37:42 -0700, (ReeferGuy)
postulated : What happens to these guys? Power corrupts. I mean, he's not a "bad" guy??? He's the worst of the worst. |
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"Duke" Cunningham is doing time.
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In article , "John A. Weeks III" wrote: Taking $2.4-million and getting 8 years in prison are not things that you think of when you think of "good guys". He may have had a brilliant Navy career, but when the metal met the road, he turned evil. Now he is paying the price, and showing other people why they should not follow in his footsteps. Dunno about "brilliant" career. I've seen some things indicating that he almost got himself kicked out. There have been some fascinating articles in the Washington Post about him. He comes across as slightly unbalanced. He had a habit of shooting off his mouth and saying things that got him into trouble on the Hill, and then breaking down into tears when confronted about them. It's a weird reaction. Makes me wonder if he's bipolar. Also interesting is what the psychiatrist hired by his defense team said about him. She said that he developed megalomania after he was shot down in Vietnam and then praised as a hero. She claims that this led him to believe that he could do no wrong and that anything he did was justified. Uh huh. Megalomania, huh? Perfect for Congress. D |
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"Duke" Cunningham is doing time.
"DDAY" wrote in message ink.net... ---------- In article , "John A. Weeks III" wrote: Taking $2.4-million and getting 8 years in prison are not things that you think of when you think of "good guys". He may have had a brilliant Navy career, but when the metal met the road, he turned evil. Now he is paying the price, and showing other people why they should not follow in his footsteps. Dunno about "brilliant" career. I've seen some things indicating that he almost got himself kicked out. There have been some fascinating articles in the Washington Post about him. He comes across as slightly unbalanced. He had a habit of shooting off his mouth and saying things that got him into trouble on the Hill, and then breaking down into tears when confronted about them. It's a weird reaction. Makes me wonder if he's bipolar. Also interesting is what the psychiatrist hired by his defense team said about him. She said that he developed megalomania after he was shot down in Vietnam and then praised as a hero. She claims that this led him to believe that he could do no wrong and that anything he did was justified. Uh huh. Megalomania, huh? Perfect for Congress. I have know the guy for over 36 years. I won't say we are good friends, but whenever we saw each other we said hello. His Naval career was just so-so, not brilliant but not a disaster either. He probably wouldn't have stayed around the Navy if he hadn't been an ace. And that was part of the problem, and has always been. He went through all the training learning to fly, learning his profession as a fighter pilot, with everybody telling him how good he was. Telling how special he was to succeed when so many failed to make the grade. Then he reached the panicle of success and became an ace, which proved it to him. Somewhere along the line he began to believe his own legend. Then he is elected to congress, everything just fell into place for him with little failure. (I guess his only real setback was the failure of his first marriage). How can you blame him for believing the BS that everybody fed him. It would take a special person to maintain a balance with a life like this. I rejoiced in his success, and I am saddened by his failure. He just proved that like many of us he has feet of clay. |
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"Duke" Cunningham is doing time.
"Red Rider" wrote in message ... I have know the guy for over 36 years. I won't say we are good friends, but whenever we saw each other we said hello. His Naval career was just so-so, not brilliant but not a disaster either. He probably wouldn't have stayed around the Navy if he hadn't been an ace. And that was part of the problem, and has always been. He went through all the training learning to fly, learning his profession as a fighter pilot, with everybody telling him how good he was. Telling how special he was to succeed when so many failed to make the grade. Then he reached the panicle of success and became an ace, which proved it to him. Somewhere along the line he began to believe his own legend. Then he is elected to congress, everything just fell into place for him with little failure. (I guess his only real setback was the failure of his first marriage). How can you blame him for believing the BS that everybody fed him. It would take a special person to maintain a balance with a life like this. I rejoiced in his success, and I am saddened by his failure. He just proved that like many of us he has feet of clay. Good post! Duke was a solid pilot, the most PREPARED pilot in theater, and he was presented with opportunities which he capitalized on. Officerlike qualities? Well, he wasn't the dullest tool in the shed. The power corrupts comments earlier hit it right on. We throw 535 human beings into the candy store, tell 'em the owner is blind, and watch. His corruption is on the grandest scale yet discovered, but how many of them have been influenced by lesser things? The whole K-street Congress axis is a detriment to our well-being, and we've got the budget to prove it. The SOB's have discovered they can bribe us with our own money. R / John |
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"Duke" Cunningham is doing time.
What outfit (squadron) was he in ?
Don, VF-154,65-67 |
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"Duke" Cunningham is doing time.
John (and Red Rider)
I knew Cunningham since the mid 70's. Fact, Cunningham was on the RIF list until he became an ace. Had he not become an ace that day, he would have been passed over and released from the Navy. I never saw him once that he was not sitting in a bar (O Club) letting everyone one within hearing distance know that he was the greatest pilot the Navy had in his time. I flew against him 4 times at Top Gun and had 4 kills. I have to disagree with in part (John) about him being the most prepared. I would say he WAS prepared having gone through TopGun but there were more than several handfuls of Navy drivers who would have come out of the fray Cunningham was in as Aces. Luck of the draw. Most of them would not have made it their life's mission to live off that reputation. Willie (Driscoll) was quoted as saying on more than one occasion that they were in the right place at the right time. As far Col Toon, it has been proven that Toon was not involved in Cunningham's shoot downs. Later in his Navy career, Cunningham became an egotistical drunk who would berate anyone who disagreed with him. I can not honestly say I would have accomplished what he did that day, but given the same situation and being well trained for it, I would like to think I would. Much of the above is my personal assessment but there are also facts presented. VR Jake "John Carrier" wrote in message ... "Red Rider" wrote in message ... I have know the guy for over 36 years. I won't say we are good friends, but whenever we saw each other we said hello. His Naval career was just so-so, not brilliant but not a disaster either. He probably wouldn't have stayed around the Navy if he hadn't been an ace. And that was part of the problem, and has always been. He went through all the training learning to fly, learning his profession as a fighter pilot, with everybody telling him how good he was. Telling how special he was to succeed when so many failed to make the grade. Then he reached the panicle of success and became an ace, which proved it to him. Somewhere along the line he began to believe his own legend. Then he is elected to congress, everything just fell into place for him with little failure. (I guess his only real setback was the failure of his first marriage). How can you blame him for believing the BS that everybody fed him. It would take a special person to maintain a balance with a life like this. I rejoiced in his success, and I am saddened by his failure. He just proved that like many of us he has feet of clay. Good post! Duke was a solid pilot, the most PREPARED pilot in theater, and he was presented with opportunities which he capitalized on. Officerlike qualities? Well, he wasn't the dullest tool in the shed. The power corrupts comments earlier hit it right on. We throw 535 human beings into the candy store, tell 'em the owner is blind, and watch. His corruption is on the grandest scale yet discovered, but how many of them have been influenced by lesser things? The whole K-street Congress axis is a detriment to our well-being, and we've got the budget to prove it. The SOB's have discovered they can bribe us with our own money. R / John |
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