Let them do their job

This is from The Pirate King's site...I liked it. I think he has a very valid point about journalists who think they can write anything based on little or no real perspective on the matter, and often, harbor a bias against what they are reporting.

I can imagine what this “counseling session” would have been like. In this Yahoo news piece, Marine General Counseled for Comments, Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, an infantry officer who has commanded Marines in both Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Iraq (news - web sites), made the comments Tuesday while speaking to a forum in San Diego about strategies for the war on terror. Mattis is the commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va.
According to an audio recording of Mattis’ remarks, he said, “Actually, it’s a lot of fun to fight. You know, it’s a hell of a hoot. … It’s fun to shoot some people. I’ll be right upfront with you, I like brawling.”
He added, “You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn’t wear a veil,” Mattis continued. “You know, guys like that ain’t got no manhood left anyway. So it’s a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them.”

Lets see, the session should have gone something like this:

Commander: Look, you know there are a bunch of wussy journalists out there who think their idea of manliness is to catch the military doing or saying something, well, military like. These pansies can’t handle it, with their brains all muddled-up by their college professors post traumatic stress syndrome from a bad LSD trip while protesting VietNam.

General Mattis: But sir, we do enjoy shooting the enemy, thats our job.

Commander: I know that it is our job, and we do it better than anyone. And we are going to continue doing it. But if you see a camera, a tape recorder, or even someone with a notepad, you must make the frowny face and talk about regret and all that B.S., got it soldier?

General Mattis: Yes Sir!

Commander: Now go out and kill more people, and make the world safe for democracy, and even make it safe for the wussy Democrats even. Because thats what we do as United States Marines!

And an OOHRAH from me.