Posted on 11/21/2004 6:25:07 PM PST by cfhBAMA
Lie.
I think he means well. It's just hard for the elite to shake off their sense of eliteness.
If he had a chance to spend some time with the marines he'd probably be willing to learn, unlike many reporters.
I've met quite a few Marines in my life (never served in any branch myself, so no dog in this fight), and I don't know that I've met one that I thought had an IQ less than 100. Most of them seem actually to be smarter than average, IMHO. And again, I'm not a former Marine (note that I don't say ex, they HATE that).
If the guy is truly being insulting to Marines, I'm in no way defending him; however, I am left wondering if he is trying to be satirically sarcastic, by writing as the left view the military, and he is just not very good at it.
"The average IQ of an enlisted man in the United States Marine Corps is under 90."
BS, and then double BS.
under 90? Well, I was an enlisted guy and am knee deep in my graduate thesis. The Marines I serve with are by far more intelligent than the average knucklehead dragging their feet to and from the mall.
amen to that.
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