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The Commanders on the Ground - Edited


I am not sure how relevant it will be, but one quote leaped out at me from last night's "debate" show.  It came near the end as each outlined their plans for Iraq and how they would differ from the Bush administration.  Forget that she didn't really answer, again, since blaming the commanders is exactly what Bush has done since the war started. 

This is how Palin capped her remarks:  "A McCain-Palin administration will take the war out of the hands of politicians and put it in the hands of the commanders on the ground where it belongs."

That may not be an exact quote, but the context is correct.    I am sure the "Commanders on the Ground" are happy to know that no adult supervision will be forthcoming from the McCain-Palin administration.  They will be further pleased to know that President McCain intends on using them as media fodder to pursue idiodic, neoconservative strategies for another four years.  No more hoping that a new president might bring a renewed enthusiasm to excerting civilian control over our military forces.  Nope.  The Commanders on the Ground are on the job and Sarah trusts them win this war, gosh darn it!

Explaining why military members are supporting Obama six to one over McCain.


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I started my professional life as a union carpenter in Reno before joining the United States Navy in 1991 as an assistant ship's journalist and a deck seaman. I covered high-profile events around the globe, from Hurricane Andrew disaster in 1992 to the discovery of USS Yorktown off of Midway Island with Bob Ballard in 1998. My final tour of duty at Combat Camera Group Pacific was as a field producer in support of a worldwide mission of military documentary production.

I left the Navy in 2001 and moved across the country to start my first business with my long-time best friend Mikah Sellers.  We started a specialized communications firm in Washington DC called Hancuff Miller. After a short but successful partnership, we both decided to pursue other opportunities following the Dot.com Bomb. I spent the next several years as a freelance multimedia designer, web developer and screenwriter. I also wrote five feature-length scripts during this time, earning a bachelors degree in graphics and multimedia design from Capella University and a Masters in Producing for Film & Video at American University.

In 2006, I gathered together my educational background, technical tools and business acumen to start my second company, Metamorphosis Media, with Marcus Scott. The company completed a number of projects for non-profit clients such as Academy of Hope, Mosaica and the Conservation Fund. It was at Metamorphosis that I discovered the enormous benefit that technology and story-telling could provide to the non-profit, charity and NGO communities. I maintain a relationship with Metamorphosis as a senior consultant with the firm, but no longer support their day-to-day operations.

I live with my wife and two dogs in Washington DC.  My extracurricular activities include filmmaking, screenwriting and blogging.

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