June 20, 2014
Rules of Engagement in the Boxing Ring
Scott is my apolitical boxing student who was in the Marines and is now in the reserves. He has every right to be political, considering he put his life on the line for us. But no, he does not pontificate on politics while our weakling bearded activists petition for peace, marching in little lines where they sing off-key and hand out the confetti of their biased ideas.
Scott’s the only guy I know who has been to Iraq. Well, he’s the only one I have access to during the hour I teach him boxing. It’s a pleasure to see what he thinks and learn what’s out there beyond the liberal hermaphrodites of Brooklyn.
This morning at Gleason's boxing gym, he tells me that he liked being in the Marines because they weren’t restricted by suicidal rules. If he saw a terrorist in a building, he could bring the whole building down to kill him, regardless of if there were civilians there. If he made it look good, it was...(Read Full Post)