Er...ah...General, there are bodies floating in front of your hotel

[NNN0LHI]

I am paraphrasing but the old general was trying to put a happy face on New Orleans when the 60 Minutes guy interrupted him with the above comment. You could here a pin drop for what seemed like a minute.

Don

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. That general looked insane to me....scary stuff.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

7. Ladies and Gentlemen you are seeing the ultimate

between a rock and hard place inhabitant.

He knows what he's seeing and recognizes the vast negligence and incompetence that the WH displayed..

But, he can't really say anything, because said WH could distroy his distinguished military career in a nanosecond.

In the military, you respect the rank, even if you don't respect the man.

gwb as CIC represents that advice perfectly. MKJ

[MsTryska]

12. Word....

i was saying this exact thing earlier.


if he's smart once all this blows over that Cajun will resign, get his bennies and start telling it like it is.

[charlie]

13. Not this one

I think he was picked because he's a charismatic character and a pliant stooge. They're hoping to reinvent some of that Colin Powell magic. Did you see that press conference today? Apropo of nothing, he suddenly walked everyone through Katrina's timeline, exculpating federal culpability each step of the way.

[Field Of Dreams]

2. Reminds me of the General in "Dr. Strangelove" --

the one who is paranoid and thinks the water is being poisoned.

[oldtime dfl_er]

4. omigosh that's what I thought too

THIS is the guy everyone is saying is so great? He seemed kinda insane to me.

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/801334

[xray s]

5. More a Col. Kilgore type

I did like him telling troops to put their guns down yesterday.

The only question in my mind was, did he do that out of respect for the citizens the guns were pointed at, or the benefit of the CNN viewers watching the scene unfold?

[cloud75]

10. i think he did it because he didn't want to look to combative...

if that is possible in all that battle gear.

[Window]

11. I believe he was truly concerned about the citizens.

Also, I'm sure he wants to become a 5-Star General. He only has three now. Has to tow the line ya know.

[Lars39]

3. Was this Honore? He's very charismatic in a scary way.

[NNN0LHI]

6. So was Jim Jones. Yes it was Honore n/t

[Wizard777]

8. You had better smile when you say that partner.

:)I wouldn't mess with the John Wayne dude. I'm damned sure he's one of the Good Guys.

Now I'll say what General Onry obviously had too much heart and class to say.


No more harm can come to them. They aren't going to get anymore dead then what they currently are. The truth can hurt and obviously people are Hurting enough. Instead of lobing that grenade at them. He ducked the comment and took the fire for the peoples sake. That is what Honorable Leadership is all about. Shouldering Responsibility.

I know it's been a while since America has seen a truely Honorable Leader. That is just all the more reason for America to learn how to act around them. We need them desperately and don't want to risk running them off. Even if Wild Horses couldn't drag General Honree away from his responisbilities. :)

[NNN0LHI]

9. Did he have too much heart and class to say...

...you know something Mr. 60 Minutes guy? If we would have had a full compliment of National Guard on standby here in Louisiana instead of having a third of them stationed in Iraq there might not be any bodies at all floating out in the street.

Good Guy?

Don