They reported on the news tonight that the 'imposter' was also arrested for impersonating a police officer in (I think) 2003. He may be prosecuted for this impersonation, according to the news.
I wish they could change the law to force those convicted of impersonating a veteran for gain to become one (as in draft them) instead of jail.

ChaosE - This may be a matter of semantics and definitions. Depending on how you define the terms, I agree with your point.

And, in moral philosophy, if it is not your _choice_, it is not an ethical choice. Sorry if this is philosophical bullshit, but think about it: your "not killing someone" because you don't have the motivation or means is not a virtuous choice, it is simply not NOT an unethical one. It is the lack of a negative, not the presence of a positive. Virtue is about our choices, not our defaults.

Virtue is like building a muscle. The virtue is demonstrated/evidenced in building my strength (taking the time and focus to work out and be disciplined), not in the fact that I am strong. If I stop working out, my muscle will decay.

This is like virtue. In a strange way, once we have habituated a virtuous choice to routine/automatic mode, it is no longer a virtuous choice. It was virtuous to build the habit, but it is not virtuous when it is automatic.

Again, it is philosophical quibbling/definitions, but it points to a real distinction that matters in our moment by moment experience. As moral philosophers put it, morality is about what you do in the face of difficulty and temptation, not when things are automatic. It is easy to be nice to people when life is going great for you. It is hard to be nice to others when things are stressful and falling apart. THAT is where the rubber of morality meets the road of reality/daily life. That is where virtue shows up (or doesn't).

I am married and monogamy is part of my commitment. If no other woman would deign to sleep with me, my not sleeping with them is no indication of my virtue. It is only in the face of propositions to which I say "no" that I am exercising the virtue of fidelity.

In this sense, the more we are responsible for our own choices, the more those choice CAN be virtuous and BUILD our virtuous character. In contrast, when other people make our choices for us, we neither act virtuously nor build virtuous character.

I am sure this is true in your own life. If you donate time/money/effort to a charitable cause, it impacts you personally and powerfully. When the government takes taxes from your paycheck to pay for social programs, it is impersonal and has virtually zero impact on your character.

Or, that is one way of looking at it - which the video is all about.

How is this any different than a lip-syncing impersonator or hell, for that matter, a Jumbotron video?

Is it just me, or is Hat Guy just impersonating Michael Swaim http://www.cracked.com/members/MichaelSwaim/ instead of having his own personality?

Creepy! Best spider impersonation I've seen.

I swear I head the term "government contractor" used when referring to these "officers" that are pulling people over. Are the contractors actual, former or off-duty law enforcement officers? If that's not the case then how can this be a legal stop since the persons involved are impersonating police officers?

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Maybe its really an impersonation

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That is an amazing array of impersonations and talent. Whew.

Some impersonations were better than others, all in all very well done but....
never, ever, ever again interuppt my headbanging like that again. Ever!

As a german, without any patriotism in me, I have to say that i'm getting sick of hearing these language comparison jokes, which are only imitating the "Hitler" style of speaking. I get these impersonations nearly everytime my being german comes up. Let me assure you that no normal german talks like that (Except when we do Hitler impersonations, which is like all the time, but only behind your backs.)

Sorry if I'm being a grump, needed to vent a little.

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I'm a big fan of Kevin Spacey but I never found this clip of his impersonations very impressive.