Monday, May 28, 2012

Pitiful.

This limp-wristed host over at MSNBC has a hard time calling soldiers "heroes":




Probably gets botox and facials.

16 comments:

Anderson said...

No time to watch the clip, but I'll bite:

If EVERY cop, firefighter, soldier and sailor is a hero, then shouldn't we just give everyone the Medal of Honor (or its civilian equivalent)?

The "Greatest Generation" in WW2 didn't go around claiming they were all heroes. They knew better.

It's never good to devalue a word so that it becomes meaningless. Some people are heroes, but it's because of what they do, not because of their uniform.

meople said...

He is problematic alright... Anyone who signs up to fight for your country is a hero in my book, and if you die fighting you ought to become a god. Screw anyone who attacks this post.

Lain said...

I take your point, but, you know, when your go-to putdown to discredit someone is "limp-wristed," you kind of undermine yourself unnecessarily and muddy the waters.

Just a thought.

Anonymous said...

If in a fight, I would much rather have Rachel Maddow on my side than Chris Hayes. He's such a whuss.

Anonymous said...

"limp-wristed " is a perfect description of this little sissy boy.

Anonymous said...

Chris claims during this 1m 4s video that the word heroes is justification for more wars. I can imagine him fleeing across the border into Canada when it was his turn to serve this country.

Anonymous said...

His mother should have spit.

Anonymous said...

Drop him off with the taliban. Would be nice if the soldiers could say they would love to help... but don't want to look uncivilized to the rest of the world ... oh, and good luck to you. But they would do what they always do and lay their life on the line for this "man's" freedom.

I suppose it is hard to recognize courage, honor, sacrifice, and a hero.... if you don't have a single shred of it yourself.

Anonymous said...

The status of hero must be earned...it is not a title given just because of an occupation. For example, if you are in the armed forces and all you do is sit in an executive office in Washington DC and never see a battlefield, you are not a hero in my book. Use of the word "hero" too freely, takes away from the true meaning.

Shadowfax said...

We don't earn the title 'hero' by taking a certain oath or wearing a certain type of headgear and especially not simply because of occupational similarity with others who earned the status. Barney Fife was a hero too, but, it's because he taught our children most of what they need to know about life, not because he was a cop.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if Shelia would have as much trouble covering a rainbow parade in San fransico?

leigh said...

Who said anything about uniforms. He was having trouble calling soldiers who died defending our country heroes. I have trouble myself calling Mr. Hayes anything but disgusting.

Anonymous said...

This fop was a theater student at Brown ("The Ivy League Safety School" TM) and has done literally nothing in his 32 years but write liberal opinion pieces. He actually said the words "rhetocially proximate" instead of something like "implies."

So really, what do you expect him to think about soldiers?

Shadowfax said...

I said something about uniforms. Many people seem to think that what a man (or woman) puts on in the morning determines hero status. For example "anyone who signs up (and wears the uniform) is a hero"......

Are you beginning to catch on?

Anonymous said...

Rachel is the only one worse!

leigh said...

Every single service member has signed up with the understanding that any time during their service they can be thrown into combat... They willingly risk the possibility they may sacrifice their health, their families, or their life.

I have never heard them refer to themselves as heroes.

They are my heroes... but I can see how Barney Fife would be yours.



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