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OnDaFence 36M/44M
44267 posts
3/2/2015 5:27 pm

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3/4/2015 7:37 am

NPR Radio Interview



Marine Corps General Reinwald was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.This is a portion of a National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these when they visit your base?

GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching ?

GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.

GENERAL REINWALD: Well, you're equipped to be a , but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent and the interview ended.

Hungr4Yungr 75M
5766 posts
3/2/2015 5:43 pm

Only the US military could get away with such flagrant use of abusive language against a civilian reporter trying to do her job, and get a straight answer on a very important issue.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/2/2015 5:49 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    Only the US military could get away with such flagrant use of abusive language against a civilian reporter trying to do her job, and get a straight answer on a very important issue.
I bet he didn't even remove the cigar from his mouth while he was talking to her.


k69man 59M
33 posts
3/2/2015 7:22 pm

gun safety should be taught in high school to everyone


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/2/2015 8:31 pm

    Quoting  :

I like the subtle approach......


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/2/2015 8:32 pm

    Quoting k69man:
    gun safety should be taught in high school to everyone
I agree . Everyone should have a basic knowledge about weapons.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/2/2015 8:35 pm

    Quoting  :

I would say the reporter allowed her personal opinions to interfere with the reason she was there.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/2/2015 8:38 pm

    Quoting  :

She was sent to report on Scouts at a weekend retreat not espouse personal views and she got what was coming to her.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/2/2015 8:39 pm

    Quoting oldcooter:
    She sounds like a die hard Liberal who got put in her place.
Another case of our lame stream media over stepping news coverage turning an event into an OP/ED situation.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/2/2015 9:09 pm

    Quoting  :

Many reporters have forgotten the reason and purpose of their jobs ie: reporting the facts. They allow personal opinions to interfere with the fact finding and what offends me the most is they try to sway my thoughts to align to their reasoning.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/3/2015 1:18 am

    Quoting  :

A well rounded education from both sides of the fence would probably serve them best as they mature into adults.


bychance4709 61M

3/3/2015 6:39 am

ah the poor lib couldn't handle the truth.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/3/2015 6:48 am

    Quoting bychance4709:
    ah the poor lib couldn't handle the truth.
A good dose of the truth along with Reality 101 comes in very handy sometimes


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/3/2015 10:01 am

    Quoting sunucontentu:
    If indeed such interview took place, then this you just posted wouldn't surprise me one bit! It's the arrogance of the military personnel which has bothered me most of my life. ALTHOUGH, I do know some incredible nice and delightful military people, some now retired and some still in active duty........... i.e. one of my nephews who is now in Afghanistan
My cousin is now out of that crap it was his unit that found Saddam...


Julie_Tgirl 74T
3021 posts
3/3/2015 4:03 pm

Well if gong to a Marine for training, what would one expect. The job of a Marine DI is to train people from getting themselves killed. I think that gun safety at an early age is actually a good thing and who would be a better instructor than a Marine. At least a young person can be taught at an early age that if a mistake happens and someone dies that it can not be done over again, it's too late, someone is dead!. My dad bought me my first .22 single shot bolt action rifle when I was young and taught me how to use it. Buy the time I was ready to take the hunter's safety course to get a hunting license when I was 16 I already knew as much as the instructors did. Gun safety is important for someone handling a firearm. It seems to be common now to read in the news a child accidentally shot and killed someone because of carelessness.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

3/4/2015 7:37 am

    Quoting Julie_Tgirl:
    Well if gong to a Marine for training, what would one expect. The job of a Marine DI is to train people from getting themselves killed. I think that gun safety at an early age is actually a good thing and who would be a better instructor than a Marine. At least a young person can be taught at an early age that if a mistake happens and someone dies that it can not be done over again, it's too late, someone is dead!. My dad bought me my first .22 single shot bolt action rifle when I was young and taught me how to use it. Buy the time I was ready to take the hunter's safety course to get a hunting license when I was 16 I already knew as much as the instructors did. Gun safety is important for someone handling a firearm. It seems to be common now to read in the news a child accidentally shot and killed someone because of carelessness.
Gun safety should be at an early age and as mandatory in our schools as birth control and responsible sex. Both can kill and dead is dead.