NY Magazine: Top Black General Worthless

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[Libloather]

NY Magazine: Top Black General Worthless
March 27, 2003

Brigadier General Vincent Brooks faces some outrageous and stupid questions at his daily Central Command briefings. Some of them deserve to be answered dead on, but because of political correctness and diplomacy and all that, CENTCOM can't always do that. I can, which is why I sometimes answer these questions in a mock briefing. On Thursday, I focused on a question by New York magazine's Michael Wolff.

Wolff said: "I mean no disrespect by this question, but I want to ask about the value proposition of these briefings. We're no longer being briefed by senior-most officers." The press pool applauded the question, which drew a rapier-quick response from Brooks who said, "I've gotten applause already. That's wonderful. I appreciate that."

Can you believe the audacity of complaining that Brigadier General Brooks isn't good enough for the press? If this had been a reporter from a conservative news source, the press would point out the fact that Brooks just happens to be the only African-American general on the scene. Charges of racism would be made, because this question's underlying meaning is clearly that Brooks can't possibly know anything.

This war is not about Michael Wolff's stupid stories in New York magazine. It's about saving lives, including his. This is not a criticism of General Schwarzkopf, but the leader of this Gulf War, General Tommy Franks, isn't going to be out there talking to these people every day. He's busy picking out targets and protecting our soldiers. By the way, Donald Rumsfeld nominated Brooks for appointment to the rank of brigadier general in June 2002. Just another example - like Colin Powell, Clarence Thomas and Condoleezza Rice - of African-Americans advancing more under GOP administrations than Democratic ones.

[ruready4eternity]

Wolf and Aaron Brown Noser and How about that damn Clinton General Ramsey Clarke Nato Commnader He is so high on himself and his knowledge and commentary he makes me sick send them all in and se if they can use their pointers and tell us where the troops are. INFIDELS all of them bastards

[JOE6PAK]

"I mean no disrespect by this question...,.." You are right. It is like when someone says: "It's not about the MONEY"!

[mickie]

And Col. Hunt also said flat out that Westley Clark should keep his mouth shut!

So glad to hear Bill O'Reilly take this press issue on.

[nutmeg]

Is this the same Michael Wolff who ran an Internet company that got a ton of venture capital, which he used to run it into the ground and escape the scathing results?

He's now a field reporter????

Yup, same guy. He's a contributing editor for New York Magazine, which is a weekly, BTW.

[Pagey]

Sounds good to me...wish he'd just jump off the podium a bitch slap a few of them.

He should be given permission to do just that, should he ever be asked a question like that again.

[conservativeammom]

General Brooks gave those ungrateful idiots 45 minutes of his valuable time this morning and this is how he is repaid for his effort to keep them informed...he is very gracious with his replies to them, answers some pretty stupid questions at times with much patience. I have great admiration for this man. Keep up the good work General Brooks.

[T Lady]

"But we knew liberals were all racists didn't we?"

...Only they are unable or unwilling to admit as much. Even when confronted with their dubious history (Segregation, the Ku Klux Klan, Jim Crow) they'll swear up and down that it was Conservative Republicans wearing those hoods and sheets, and keeping Black students from entering a high school or college.

-Regards, T.

[JOE6PAK]

Please note: I think this guy is with NEWYORK magazine...not THE NEW YORKER.

[Doctor Raoul]

The worst racism you will ever heard in your life will come from a limousine liberal speaking about a conservative black person.

[Bookem]

But you gotta admit, he's a handsome looking dude, for a weasel. How about them teeth.

[yooper]

I'm finding it difficult to travel from the body of this story to the title of the post. In particular, I have come to the conclusion that the word "worthless" was inserted into the title by the poster, not the press.

Don't mean to jump on you here, but we have to be very careful about how we present our views; absolute accuracy is a must.

[Crusader21stCentury]

That's easy, if they're not from FOX they're Clymers.
LOL

[ChadGore]

God forbid a proud black man should show some pride without the race-card left wing calling him out.

sad.

[Lauratealeaf]

And Col. Hunt also said flat out that Westley Clark should keep his mouth shut! So glad to hear Bill O'Reilly take this press issue on.

I am too. What I love about Colonel Hunt is that he provides interesting analysis without revealing too much that could harm our soldiers plus he doesn't have an axe to grind like so many of the McCaffreys, Hackworths, Clarks. All of them have a hidden agenda and it is more important to them than supporting our President and our troops. If they don't have anything good to say (especially now) they should say nothing at all!

[SirAllen]

"I mean no disrespect..."

Yes you do.

[ruready4eternity]

Handsome? He looks like a little RAT

[Black Agnes]

News This Media Life Live From Doha . . . . . . it’s a TV-ready war update spoonfed to hundreds of journalists by the U.S. military! A report from the surreal, over-air-conditioned million-dollar briefing center in the middle of nowhere by Michael Wolff

But the sense here—and no small reason why hundreds of reporters are hanging around—is that it’s too controlled, too planned, too full of confidence for something not to give.

[Budge]

I also saw that. Wasn't Wolfe also bitching about the "million dollar tent" where the briefings were held?

[JOE6PAK]

Re: photo...hey...you tawking to me.