rssWho’s Got the Knives Out for Ray Mabus?
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 10:24 am
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Don’t know who Ray Mabus is? I don’t blame you. He’s a former Mississippi governor whom President Obama nominated last week to become secretary of the Navy. If you can name the last four secretaries of the Navy, you … probably work for or serve in the Navy. Point being — respectfully! — not a lot of people pay much attention to the civilian secretaries of the armed services.
So naturally it attracts the attention of the U.S. Naval Institute’s awesomeblog when The New York Times runs a piece about an embarrassing and messy divorce that Mabus and his ex-wife endured. The White House, rightly, tells the paper’s Jim Rutenberg that Mabus’ divorce is irrelevant to his potential service in the administration. But the Naval Institute’s contrib-blogger Springboared wonders:
Airing dirty laundry is, sadly, a tradition for high-level appointees. But given how orchestrated anti-nominee media campaigns can be, is this New York Times piece a first salvo in a messy nomination drama?
Springboared also finds a 1971 picture of Mabus as a young Naval officer wearing a seriously righteous beard. If the man’s divorce will be an issue in his hearing, why not get on his case about his facial hair? (Not that Springboared is saying that, but still. Honestly. Let’s grow up as a country, shall we?)
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9 Comments
Comment posted March 30, 2009 @ 11:19 am
There's all sort of weird stuff on the Internet about Ray Mabus.
Comment posted March 31, 2009 @ 1:45 am
Sorry, it's clear I'm the only librul who's off-put enough by Mabus' icky behavior to note it on her website. But try to put yourself in Mrs. M's shoes. People have confessed murders to their priests & been protected. Mrs. Mabus was in a counsellng situation in which she was certainly encouraged to let it all hang out — the first step toward reconciliation. Whatever Mabus' attorney supposedly advised, his behavior was bad & the priest's was inexcusable. And BTW, whaddaya bet the Gov “confessed” worse sins to his wife when the recorded was turned off — that's what happens in divorces.
Take off your liberal glasses, Ackerman. Bad behavior is bad behavior whether the letter following the name is D or R. Mabus is one creepy guy.
Wonder if he'll be ferreting out gay seamen with his little recording devices.
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Comment posted March 31, 2009 @ 5:13 am
Do a search for “Mabus” on Google. Some interesting things pop-up. F'rinstance: Is he the anti-Christ or will his death bring on the anti-Christ?
Comment posted March 31, 2009 @ 10:39 am
I find Mabu's behavior unethical and disgusting. I don't want a person who has no morals or ethics to become the Secretary of the Navy. The Navy in the past has had issues with women in service, why would we want Mabus as their chief when it's clear that he's a dirty, immoral player? It's the goal that matters to this man, not how he gets there. He makes my skin crawl.
Comment posted May 11, 2009 @ 8:14 am
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I am a Mississippi tax payer, and a native of Ackerman. I did not approve of Ray Mabus when he was govenor due to the fact that he had no respect for the armed forces. We are a military family and I am very much concerned that someone so lax in his support for the military forces should be even considered for the post of Sec. of the Navy. Then there is the moral issue – That says something for the judgment of the powers that be.
Comment posted May 11, 2009 @ 3:14 pm
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I am a Mississippi tax payer, and a native of Ackerman. I did not approve of Ray Mabus when he was govenor due to the fact that he had no respect for the armed forces. We are a military family and I am very much concerned that someone so lax in his support for the military forces should be even considered for the post of Sec. of the Navy. Then there is the moral issue – That says something for the judgment of the powers that be.
Comment posted September 30, 2009 @ 10:38 pm
Odd that no one seems to mention he is named by seers as the Antichrist.
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