Hard Times Befall the New Confederate Army’s El Supremo

May 21, 2013 · by · in Videos · 47 Comments

Some levity for the beginning of your week.  Enjoy.

 

Hat tip to Rob Baker.

47 comments

  1. Brooks D. Simpson · · Reply→

    There’s this college in the Shenandoah Valley … never mind … someone took that job in 1865.

  2. Michael Confoy · · Reply→

    Pitiful. Both the video and this guy as a leader of anything. Welcome to the former Confederate States of America where employment at will means just that — they can fire you because they don’t your shirt color or the hat you wear.

    1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

      He’s the “leader” of his own imaginary army. I don’t normally let political comments through, but I wanted to make one comment on at-will employment. I’m an HR manager in an at-will state, and while theoretically you can terminate employment for any reason other than unlawful discrimination, the employer still has a burden of proof for unemployment compensation, and the terminated employee still has a recourse to file a complaint with the state and even bring a lawsuit for wrongful termination. I highly doubt he was fired solely because of his hat. While there are some managers out there who act more irresponsibly, most companies I’m familiar with require HR to be involved in termination decisions, and any HR manager worth their salt will make sure the employee isn’t being fired for a frivolous reason.

      1. Andy Hall · · Reply→

        Having watched a number of General Goodson’s videos over the last couple of years, I imagine that the customer complaint had less to do with the hat per se than Goodson’s haranguing defense of it when asked about it, which no doubt was accompanied by a detailed explanation of his title as Commanding General of the New Confederate Army.

        1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

          That would be my guess as well, Andy.

      2. Charles Goodson · · Reply→

        “He’s the “leader” of his own imaginary army.”
        Well Mr. Mackey, Don’t tell that to the 582 members of this imaginary army, they won’t like it.

        1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

          Thank you for your contribution. Personally, it doesn’t really matter to me what they like or don’t like, but, even if that is true, 582 people does not make an army except in one’s imagination. I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July.

          By the way, Mr. Goodson, how are the contributions to the cause going?

  3. Pat Young · · Reply→

    They are all generals in the New Confederate Army.

    1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

      Who imagines themself as a lowly private? 🙂

      1. Andy Hall · · Reply→

        All the members of the present-day Texas Navy are Admirals, an officer’s rank that did not exist in the actual naval force of the Republic of Texas.

        1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

          When you’re in an imaginary organization, why not be an imaginary boss? 🙂

  4. Michael Confoy · · Reply→

    That would be like your shirt color or the hat you wear.

  5. Bob Nelson · · Reply→

    Absolutely hilarious. Maybe we should all take up a collection.

    1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

      His whole video series is a massive collection solicitation.

  6. Corey Meyer · · Reply→

    More time to drill the troops and prepare for the next Yankee invasion…

  7. Charles Lovejoy · · Reply→

    He is wearing a blue shirt? 🙂 He also doesn’t have a southern accent. And the BNSF & UP are western railroads. Sound like he was working for a RR subcontractor, and yes under FRA ( Federal Railroad Administration) there are rules and guide lines as the what type hats and
    hardhats are to be worn and where they are to be worn.He possibly was fired for a safety violation.

    1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

      I’m sure he wore the appropriate safety equipment where it was required. The company he actually worked for, Renzenberger, provides transportation support for BNSF and other railroads. They drive vans that transport the crews to and from the trains.

      1. Charles Lovejoy · · Reply→

        Maybe we should all send him some money. You know Confederate money, the kind they sell in Civil War site gift shops. 🙂

        1. Bob Nelson · · Reply→

          I’ll check and see what we have open at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. But to be honest, there’s not much demand for generals.

      2. Dan · · Reply→

        Yeah… I work for a RR and I wouldn’t be surprised if a RR employee complained. I know RR employees who’ve been told not to wear items with ‘confederate flags’ displayed on them, as they were offensive and creating a hostile work environment. If the dude refused to not wear it, they’ve got no choice but to fire him.

        Hilarious.

  8. Charles Lovejoy · · Reply→

    Or he could have been fired for rule ‘G’ violation, drugs and alcohol 🙂

  9. Jimmy Dick · · Reply→

    I would love to have a professional psychologist go through his videos and give us an assessment of his mental state. This individual is seriously disturbed. We already understand there is a form of mass psychosis when people refuse to believe factual based evidence in favor of disproven beliefs. It is a normal part of everyday life and often a coping mechanism of some sorts for many people when the facts seriously challenge their conceptions of events or things. This establishes a sort of median line for the general public.
    When people go further into the realm of fantasy to the point where they construct imaginary organizations which deviate from the norm such as the New Confederate Army and do not appear to be under the influence of any substance that we can tell, and then take this fantasy and try to make it reality those are warning signs.
    Factor in events which threaten his stability such as losing his job and if I’m not mistaken didn’t he get divorced a while back? These factors can easily push him farther away from the norm and alter his already bizarre behavior and mental state to a condition which is dangerous to people.
    While my first inclination is to laugh at him, his mental state is worrying. This guy has the potential to be very dangerous to other people due to what I think is his eroding grip on reality.

  10. Rob Baker · · Reply→

    2 things.

    1.) Do we know for certain he lost his job?

    2.) let’s not kick a man when he’s down.

    1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

      1) All we know is what’s on the video.
      2) If someone is begging to be kicked is that the same as someone else who is down?

      1. Rob Baker · · Reply→

        1.) Correct, but I’m skeptical nonetheless.

        2.) Point taken.

  11. jd wilson · · Reply→

    general goodson is a good man he is still a son of the south born in arizona both new mexico and arizona were considered territories of the confederacy. so dont put him down till you do your reasearch. and i have one question for yall what have you done for your occupied country’s liberation except run your mouths? at least general goodson is doin something instead of being a computer commentator, like myself when he talks the talk he walks the walk. so just sit there when the csa is to liberated, yall will be crying in your soup. nuff said Lt General JD Wilson Commander of The Great Confederate State of Mississippi, proudly serving in The New Confederate Army

    1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

      Real lieutenant generals know how to use punctuation. Semiliterate losers who flunked out of school in the third grade have to pretend to be something they could never be in the real world. Just saying.

      1. Charles Goodson · · Reply→

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        Semi-literate? I have a Masters and Bachelors degree in History and Military tactics, what do you have. Just asking…

        1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

          Hello again Mr. Goodson. The term “semiliterate” was applied to the person who was unable to understand the use of punctuation and capitalization. I have a BA in Political Science with a minor in History and a Master’s in Public Administration. In addition I’m a graduate of the USAF Squadron Officers School, Air Command and Staff College, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the Air War College. So are we done comparing résumés?

    2. Michael Confoy · · Reply→

      Well Mississippi might be a “Great Confederate State” but as a state in the United States of America, it’s pretty much at the bottom of education, health, pay and takes in way more tax dollars that it generates. Except for the blues which came from its African-American population, has anything else good came from the state?

      1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

        Morgan Freeman. Elvis. There are a lot of terrific folks who came from Mississippi. It’s a fine state that unfortunately has been under the control of some folks who don’t believe in paying to educate their state’s children. The fact that they have military bases skews the figures on tax dollars, so I don’t really put any stock into the claims that certain states take more federal dollars than they pay in taxes. It’s said to make it seem as though those states are on some sort of welfare program, but military personnel aren’t a welfare program. I don’t think we ought to engage in any denigration of any of our states.

  12. Jimmy Dick · · Reply→

    Did you looney tunes in some make believe army of traitors ever join and serve in a real army? There’s a hell of a difference between playing soldier and being one. I don’t think you have any idea of what war is really like or what it means to serve your country. You sure don’t have any common sense. I wouldn’t follow an illiterate wannabe into battle or to the bathroom. I didn’t serve with them either because they were the types who got people killed around them from their stupidity.

    1. Charles Goodson · · Reply→

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      Actually yes I did, I served in the Air force.

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      I also served in the first go around in Desert Storm in 1990, so yes I do know what war is really like.

      <<>>

      Again, I served in the U.S. Air Force.

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      Illiterate? I have both a Masters and Bachelors degree in History and Military tactics, what do you have?

      Who am I being a traitor to?

      1. Jimmy Dick · · Reply→

        If you served in the Air Force you need to learn how to be a soldier [edit]

        I earned a Bachelor of Arts in History degree at Columbia College and a Master of Arts in History (American History) at American Military University. I also teach American History at the college level and write about it. When I run across someone who butchers history by refusing to look at the facts and then makes up a make believe army and calls himself a general I see someone who needs serious psychiatric help. [edit]

      2. Jefferson Airplane · · Reply→

        the confederacy was an army of traitors who only pretend to love the constitution, who had no real concept of freedom, and fought for “their right” to enslave people and to not pay taxes they don’t like, even when constitutionally sound and enacted with due representation.

        [edit]

  13. Little Bright Feather · · Reply→

    It seems to be that most of these commnets are from folks who have no idea what the NCA is. It is not an armed military – it’s more like the Salvation Army as do-gooders and standing up for our Confederate heritage and defending our National flag and Battle Flag..You could also say they are educators. They make a presence in places where our Confederate flags and heritage is being mocked or torn apart. They are not an armed military. So many of the comments are mis-placed. Gen Goodson is an active Confederate and by the sounds of it those who critize him are not. He puts his actions where his heart and mouth is. That is more then I can say for some others I know who just pound a keyboard.

    1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

      Thank you for your comment. I would call them diseducators, and I will point out that we rarely know what others do when they’re not at their keyboards.

    2. Andy Hall · · Reply→

      The Salvation Army analogy doesn’t work for me, maybe because that organization has had a prominent presence in my city for a long time, running a homeless center, doing missionary work, raising funds, and doing all sorts of community-based projects. The Salvation Army is not without its critics, but no one can be in any doubt that they “do” quite a bit.

      For all your disdain of people who “just pound a keyboard,” I have no idea what the “New Confederate Army” actually does besides put up online posts and YouTube videos, excoriating its members for not doing enough and asking for donations. If “General” Goodson and his “army” actually do something more substantive than that, prove me wrong and show us.

    3. Andy Hall · · Reply→

      Oh, and speaking of the “New Confederate Army,” what is this guy’s little military dress-up fetish? Last time I saw a chest-full of medals like that it was on that Nazi reenactor dude running for Congress in Ohio.

      1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

        I think he may have broken a law against wearing military decorations which one is not entitled to wear.

  14. Ryan Payne · · Reply→

    [edit] Gentlemen, dear old Gen Charlie Goodson has never been in the military in any form, nor has he ever been in any war. He does not have a degree in anything except for a GED. He is not even a southerner nor is he a descendant of anyone from the confederacy.[edit]

    1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

      The rest of your comment didn’t meet the requirements in the Rules for Comments section.

  15. Lev D. Zilbermints · · Reply→

    Well, about being a descendant, how are you going to prove Charles Goodson has no Confederate ancestors? Are you going to use various databases? My point is that his ancestor’s last name might have been other than Goodson. Not everyone had straight male descent. Some soldiers had daughters. So for example, if in 1870, a Civil War Confederate veteran had a daughter whose maiden name was Goldschmidt, and she married man named Jameson, the descendants would be Jamesons. Also, between 1865 and 2013, people moved around quite a lot. It would not be surprising if the ancestor lived in South Carolina and the descendant ended up in say, New York!
    Let’s use myself as an example. My ancestors lived in Poland, circa 1715 and earlier. My family came to the United States from Russia in 1975.

    Just saying, before you attack someone’s heritage, check the genealogy. Maybe Goodson is not the best chap, but attacks that I have been reading are uncalled for. Can’t we all just get along?

    1. Andy Hall · · Reply→

      What difference does having (or not having) Confederate ancestors make? Goodson should be viewed on his own terms, not on the basis of long-dead people he never knew.

      1. Al Mackey · · Reply→

        Agreed. For some reason it’s important to some folks.

  16. Lev · · Reply→

    I agree, Andy and Al. But some posters here, they attacked Goodson’s heritage. I felt it was important to point out to them their mistake.

  17. Jim · · Reply→

    Guys, 528 troopers is two companies, not an army…An army is 100,000 to 200,000 men…Just sayin’…

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