That Guam question was truly one of the stupidest questions ever posed by anyone over the age of 5. That it came from a Congressman is just staggering.
“That Guam question was truly one of the stupidest questions ever posed by anyone over the age of 5. That it came from a Congressman is just staggering.”
I watched that video again last night, which is why it came to mind on the thread.
The best part of the video is the great personal restraint of the Admiral when that truly idiotic question was posed: he did not flinch, he did not smile, he did not laugh.
His steely self-control is a case in point of why midshipmen at USNA go through the rigorous training that they do. (My son is USNA ‘07)
Because I am a firm believer in the great educational value of public ridicule, I would have been compelled to say something like, “Well, Sir, from the days of the wooden sailing ships, through the eras of ironclads, steam, and now the nuclear Navy, we in the Naval Service have centuries of experience balancing personnel and materiel on our ships to keep them from tipping over. I am sure we can do the same with Guam with a few Marines.”