Posted on 03/27/2003 5:05:37 PM PST by Libloather
You mean General Wesley Clark, the former NATO commander that I refer to a KLArk for his support of theKLA terrorist.
I believe Ramsey Clark was Attorney General under Carter. He's a schmuck too!
Brave men who have fought, will fight to their last dying breath to protect and defend their Freedom.
Instead, the majority of these pampered sneering reporters spew utterly stupid meaningless questions purely for some perverted satisfaction that only they can appreciate.
And, how the left claims bragging rights to how much more sensitive and accepting they are to minorities.
How I'd love to see one of these clymers get clymed with a five-star boot!
I don't think it was particularly a racist comment (although if it had been a conservative asking the question it would be portrayed that way) but rather a gripe that General Brooks wasn't IMPORTANT enough.
Wolff was rude, smarmy, and very offensive, with an ax to grind (as we can see from the article linked above).
What really steamed me was the applause that he got from other press people.
Interestingly, on Brit's show tonight I learned that this guy is not a war correspondent. He covers THE MEDIA! So his complaints were simply irrelevant, since he had plenty of material to write about.
And that fact confirms what I think...networks are getting heat for their reporters' attitude at these press briefings, so the press pool has delegated the attitude questions to the fringe media.
I saw your exchange today. You think a Brigadier General is too inconsequential to answer your self-important questions? Actually, it was a gross waste of HIS time to deal with you.
Grow up, or get out of the Gulf. Right now you're just the equivalent of an intellectual speedbump for the war effort.
J. Armor, Esq.
Congressman Billybob
Latest column, not yet up on UPI, and FR, "The A-MAA-zing War Wizard"
It is obvious to any who will look, that the reporter in this instance is an absolute idiot, on every level,and should not have been allowed to show his ass at a formal DOD press conference.
And even Mara Liasson--who brought that fact to light--was angry about that.
TRANSCRIPT OF 3/27 CENTCOM BRIEFING - BROOKS
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Q I'm Michael Wolf (sp) from New York Magazine. I mean no disrespect by this question, but I want to ask about the valued proposition of these briefings. We're no longer being briefed by senior-most officers. To the extent that we get information, it's largely information already released by the Pentagon. You may know that ABC has sent its senior correspondent home.
So I guess my question is, why should we stay? What's the value to us for what we learn at this million-dollar press center? (Applause.) (Ed.: Michaels' fellow jouralists are clapping his seemingly witty anti-military comment)
GEN. BROOKS: I've gotten applause already. That's wonderful. I appreciate that.
First, I would say it's your choice. We want to provide information that's truthful from the operational headquarters that is running this war. There are a number of places where information is available, not the least of which would be the embedded media. And they tell a very important story. The Pentagon has a set of information they provide as well. If you're looking for the entire mosaic, then you should be here.
I think some of you may have been, based on the questions yesterday, looking for very, very precise information about the operations. And we'll give you that as we can. But we should never forget, the more we tell you, if we're precise about the frontline trace and where units are operating, exactly what our strength is, you're not the only one being informed. And that's the most important (business ?)
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Anybody who listened should know Rush's "charge" was mostly a play on his impression of the exchange.
And I'm sure many others got the same impression.
I don't see how anyone who listened to the comments can deny that the reporter's questions were insulting and demeaning to the General.
That would be a great way to start the day.
Anyone else notice that these mental midgets can't even follow simple instructions?
url: http://www.mediachannel.org/images/wolff.jpg
That would be a great way to start the day. Anyone else notice that these mental midgets can't even follow simple instructions?
You have a great idea for the "dumbest briefing question of the day" contest.
You are right about not following directions. Most of the reporters cannot phrase their anti-Western diatribes in the form of a question.
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