About two weeks ago, a group of 124 retired admirals and generals, calling themselves "Flag Officers 4 America", released an open letter questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.
In the letter, they whined about (non-existent) "election irregularities" and repeated various Trumpian lies. As the Washington Post reported: "The parts that are not flat-out false reveal a knowledge base that would flunk a high school civics class."
The letter's list of signatories consists mostly of low-level officers who retired more than 20 years ago, including Rear Adm. Jack Meehoff.
In the letter, they whined about (non-existent) "election irregularities" and repeated various Trumpian lies. As the Washington Post reported: "The parts that are not flat-out false reveal a knowledge base that would flunk a high school civics class."
The letter's list of signatories consists mostly of low-level officers who retired more than 20 years ago, including Rear Adm. Jack Meehoff.
Task and Purpose:
After Christopher Mathias of the Huffington Post wrote a May 12 story about the letter, he received an email the following day from someone showing how he had managed to get the apocryphal "Rear Adm. Jack Meehoff" added to the list of signatories.Stephen Colbert rose to the occasion:
Mathias later tweeted emails from the man, whose name he redacted, showing how he had provided the false name to retired Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Arbuckle, who left active duty in 2000. . . .
As it turns out, there is no flag officer named "Jack Meehoff" in the Navy's records, said Cmdr. David Hecht, a spokesman for the Chief of Naval Personnel, who confirmed the name is a fake. . . .
On Monday, Task & Purpose spoke to "Jack Meehoff" – not his real name – who said he was prompted to prank the cabal of McCarthyites because he felt their open letter was "f—ing absurd", especially in the context of the Jan. 6 riots.
The man – who declined to provide his real name or a copy of his DD-214 – claimed to be a former enlisted submariner. . . .
He also said he didn't put much thought into coming up with the name "Jack Meehoff" as opposed to other joke names – such as "Ben Dover" – and he only realized afterward that the rank "rear admiral" added a double entendre to his fictional pseudonym.
Jack Meehoff is a true American hero who served bravely in several solo missions, where he beat off the enemy single-handedly. We all remember his heroics at the Battle of Strokenowa. Lost a lot of good seamen that day. He was awarded the Purple Heart-on, at which point he wasn't honorably discharged – he was fully released. . . .And now, some music:
Jack Meehoff is – I am just now realizing – a made-up name submitted by someone trying to prank these stupid retired fascists. But they didn't catch on and instead they published the name, after responding "Thank you for your support . . . Your name will be added to the letter today. Thank you for standing tall."
Yes! Rear Admiral Jack Meehoff stands tall, especially if he takes a certain medication three-to-five hours before he thinks he might need to salute. And this hero is following in the footsteps of great American pranksters. The Declaration of Independence is full of signatures like "Beecher Meet", "Finn Gerblaster", and, of course, "John Hancock".
And I want to take this moment to call on all members of the military, whether you're currently in action or having some orange juice before your next call of duty, to sign this letter using your definitely real name. I'm talking to you, Major Harden, Captain Luke Atdeseballs, Sergeant Ruben Juan Outt, Colonel Anne L Beads, Private Willy Tugger, and, of course, Field Marshal Buttstuff. Thank you for your self-service.
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