While splitting hairs can be fun, for all intents and purposes, id say this is a parody. Trump ponders petraeus for senior job by ray mcgovern posted on december 01, 2016 november 30, 2016 the news that presidentelect donald trump called in disgraced retired gen. If youre an overlysensitive, partisan hack, you might want to avoid this board. Aug 20, 2014 parodies of classic childrens books geared towards adults are all the rage these days. It was a regrettable and an embarrassing error, kmgh. Apr 21, 2017 five best jokes about the petraeus scandal video all in. I made a serious mistake former cia director david petraeus speaks after leaving the federal courthouse in. Central command, the region spanning from afghanistan to egypt. Watch jimmy fallon, jon stewart, seth meyers and more weigh in on the general. Milk and honey parodies refers to images made in parody of the poetry book milk and honey by rupi kaur.
Doris kearns goodwin referred to it as a majestic biography. Petraeuss life story with an insiders look at the generals year in command in afghanistan, where he had granted ms. Petraeus s most popular book is counterinsurgency warfare. Attended and was a 1970 graduate of cornwall central high school. The education of david petraeus, was cleatred by the general and other pentagon officials, who concluded it contained no classified information.
He served as director of the central intelligence agency from september 6, 2011, until his resignation on november 9, 2012. Petraeus reaches plea deal over giving classified data to. So says the associated press in its dispatch today. The education of general david petraeus is the biography of david petraeus, written by paula broadwell and vernon loeb. Or browse the archives for recent contests, including dog tweets. David petraeus quotes quotes tagged as davidpetraeus showing of 3 there hasnt been a scandal this big at the c. The david petraeus scandal, explained mother jones. Updated daily, for more funny memes check our homepage. Ive known david petraeus since he was a colonel and written two books in which he appeared, but i still learned a lot about him from this book. Paula broadwell, david petraeus and the afterlife of a scandal the.
But will he have the troops and the time to complete the mission hes spent his career preparing for. This book could have been titled the agony and the ecstasy of david petraeus. Petraeus suspected of dumping missile in floridas gun amnesty. Initial positive coverage of the general david petraeuss biography. If petraeus makes it back to head the cia, then definitively read the book because hes too good to put up with trump for long. Petraeuss most popular book is counterinsurgency warfare. Tom brokaw described it as a riveting insiders account. A new tellall book from a florida woman enmeshed in the investigations that eventually brought down cia director and retired army general david petraeus lays bare dozens of the emails that the.
The books contained the identities of covert officers, war strategy, intelligence capabilities. David petraeus, scott and jill kelley, and holly petraeus watch the gasparilla parade from the. General david petraeus not very good at cyber defense. Comedian ted travelstead has written a book called the petraeus files with fictional emails, photos and more about the gen. From there he attended west point military academy.
David petraeus was born on november 7, 1952 in cornwall on hudson, new york, usa as david howell petraeus. Parody year 2017 origin twitter tags milk and honey, poetry, rupi kaur, parody, spoof about. Revisiting your favorite childhood stories with a unique and vulgar new spin is a great way to laugh your way down memory lane. David petraeus sure talks about the presidency a lot. This book helps us understand how petraeus has become the living. Paula broadwell captures his basic tenets of counterinsurgency and basic approach to leadershipas well as petraeuss personal qualities and characterin a highly readable and pithy fashion. See more ideas about political memes, satire and memes. Check out these 7 terribly funny childrens book parodies. More and more details are coming out about the events that led to the abrupt implosion of the career of david petraeus, the now exchief of the c. Petraeus has 14 books on goodreads with 2019 ratings. David petraeus funny stories, ordered by most recent first. Nov 16, 2012 again, invent a title for a petraeus movie. However, if youd really like to, you can remove our watermark from all images you create, as well as remove ads and supercharge your image creation abilities, using imgflip pro or imgflip pro basic.
Petraeus at the inqtel ceo summit march 1, 2012 thank you for that kind introduction and warm welcome. David petraeus for a job interview as possible secretary of state tests whether trumps experience in hosting the celebrity apprentice honed his skills for. In my new book unaccountable, i write about iceland, devastated by an interlocking political, banking and media elite, the. Nov 12, 2012 the motive for david petraeuss resignation as director of the c. Petraeus would earn high marks, graduating top of his class. Members of the pentagon press are shaking their heads in the wake of the david petraeus scandal. There were porn parodies, and a saturday night live skit in which. How david petraeus avoided felony charges and possible.
Harry potter spoof childrens book cover parodies know. The books actual title, cowritten with washington post editor vernon loeb, is all in. The petraeus scandal is a series of events that garnered strong media attention when an extramarital affair between retired fourstar general david petraeus, then director of the central intelligence agency cia, and paula broadwell became public information. In the new york times bestseller all in, military expert paula broadwell examines petraeuss career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the u.
General david petraeus is the former director of the central intelligence agency and the former head of the u. Mar 10, 2018 in my opinion, i dont like behind the meme. Nov 14, 2012 political memes, humor, satire and parody. This is the best book yet on general david petraeus, written by a remarkable former army officer who spent months on the ground in afghanistan herself. See more ideas about political parody, political memes, satire. Fred kaplan is the nationalsecurity columnist for slate and the author of five previous books, dark territory. The resignation of david petraeus as cia director is a serious blow to the nations national security leadership, and it comes at an unfortunate moment. The motive for david petraeuss resignation as director of the c. Petraeus reaches plea deal over giving classified data to his. David petraeus quotes 3 quotes meet your next favorite book. Those parody meme videos undeniably helped propel him to stardom and world domination earning him a spot in the guinness book of records as the most liked videos of all time. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the cia, petraeus was a highly.
Generals david petraeus and john allen assisted the sister of tampa socialite jill kelley in a. How david petraeus avoided felony charges and possible prison. It truly is a pleasure to be here with such an impressive mix of entrepreneurs, investors, and technologistsin fact, some of you, im sure, have all three titles to your credit. Petraeus, the bestknown military commander of his generation, to avoid a highprofile trial where embarrassing details about his affair would have been made public. Petraeus, 67, has a wife holly and two children, a son and a daughter. The book s relatively straightforward presentation of poetry influenced the parodies, as people edited pages of the book to include texts from popular memes. David petraeus american soldier born on november 07, 1952, david howell petraeus ao is a retired american military officer and public official. Jul 14, 2017 the best memes of the petraeus affair. Nov, 2012 the books actual title, cowritten with washington post editor vernon loeb, is all in.
David howell petraeus ao, msc is a retired united states army general and public official. Nov 15, 2012 live like you were frying by ned tim mcgraw parody song bubba the love sponge duration. Mar 26, 2014 millie bobby brown quits twitter following hoax meme. Petraeus lies low and ponders his next move the new york. Excerpts from remarks delivered by director david h. He was unanimously confirmed by the us senate, particularly because of his long. Jan 28, 2007 the petraeus doctrine general david petraeus rewrote the book on counterinsurgency. The imgflip watermark helps other people find where the meme was created, so they can make memes too. The petraeus doctrine general david petraeus rewrote the book on counterinsurgency. David petraeus was forced to resign his position as cia director, and this week he pled guilty to exposing confidential documents to his mistress.
A few days later he sent broadwell an email agreeing to provide her the black books. In my new book unaccountable, i write about iceland, devastated by an interlocking political, banking and media elite, the locomotives, who privatized and deregulated the. Some think petraeuss savvy and personable style led them to be too soft on him. Generals david petraeus and john allen assisted the sister of tampa socialite jill kelley in a messy child custody battle, according to the new york. Childrens book cover parodies are a series of photoshopped images spoofing a variety of wellknown cover art illustrations for childrens books. One can argue the merits and the import of a civilianled military and find no disagreement here. Petraeus had chosen broadwell to be his official biographer. He was born in cornwallonhudson, new york, to sixtus and miriam petraeus. General petraeus and the untold story of the american surge in iraq by thomas e ricksan authoritative study of the aboutturn in us policy in iraq impresses charles tripp.
Other sources described the book as hagiographic, with author max boot saying he would have liked to have seen a more objective portrait of petraeus. Hillary clinton is nothing like david petraeus thinkprogress. Petraeuss priority is to set things right with his wife, but that he also has offers to teach, book proposals and an interest in serving on corporate boards. Petraeus calls for 45day pause in troop withdrawals george bush is almost certain to hand over the white house to the next president with well over 100,000 us troops still in iraq published. Nov 20, 2012 members of the pentagon press are shaking their heads in the wake of the david petraeus scandal. General david petraeus is the most transformative leader the american military has seen since the generation of marshall. Petraeus lies low and ponders his next move the new york times. Five best jokes about the petraeus scandal video all in. Prosecutors said that while ms broadwell was researching a book about him in 2011, petraeus gave her eight binders of classified material.
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