Posted by
Brian Peters on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 6:36:51 PM
I listened to them all today...and just listened to a delayed broadcast of the so called 3rd most popular talk radio host.....and it looks like it's almost unanimous, I'm going to have a lot more free time now since I won't have to scramble to listen anymore. I won't totally turn them off, but I will have a lot more free time. They (the talking heads) don't get it. It's just like the politicians who have never worn the uniform in combat. They don't have a clue what it's really like for our troops. The talking heads wave the American Flag, wrap themselves in it....both 'left and right' talkers......but that's as far as it goes.
The talking heads have the means, money, connections.....they can go 'over there'...they can go out on patrol with our troops.....but none of them have. The 'embeds', they have, they've been there, but the big talking heads.....so easily dumped on Gen. McCrystal today while at the same time waving the Flag.
What I"ve heard is that the talking heads would prefer that our Military Officers walk in blind lockstep with our 'elected Officials'.....just like the German Army Officers of the 1930's did with their 'elected Officials'. I heard all day today, that there's a 'system' ,there's a process, there's the Constitution and Oath of Office....that our Military Officers must follow and can use.
What I haven't seen is, the talking heads out on patrol, or writing the letters back to families of the fallen in Afghanistan and Iraq. I haven't seen a talking head out on sentry duty, yapping it up with a friend one moment, then pulling his dead friends body back under cover from the sniper shot that just killed him/her. Talking heads talk a great talk, but I doubt in the end, will be willing to walk the talk.
Politicians, talking heads, Hollywood actors......all a bunch of hot air who have done nothing to earn the respect that they are given by the good People and our Military.