Valin Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 NRO: The Corner:Andy McCarthy6/24/10Why would General Stanley McChrystal give that kind of access to a lefty rock-n-roll magazine? Maybe because he's a kindred spirit who felt the need to assure Rolling Stone's Michael Hastings that he voted for Obama — even against McCain, a military legend who shares McChrystal's transnational progressive outlook."Now it can be told," elaborates Marc Ambinder at the Atlantic "The story about [McChrystal] voting for Obama is not contrived. He is a political liberal. He is a social liberal. He banned Fox News from the television sets in his headquarters. Yes, really."Yes, really. The revealing Rolling Stone profile also tells us that the general "banned alcohol on base [and] kicked out Burger King and other symbols of American excess." (Recall the very similar Obama edict that American forces not fly the Stars and Stripes at their base during their humanitarian mission in Haiti — a self-loathing trend that has also taken hold on college campuses.) Even McChrystal's undoing here — ironically, by Rolling Stone, not Fox News — is, as VDH suggested yesterday, attributable to a disturbing contempt for authority and decorum that McChrystal and his top aides made little effort to conceal from Hastings. (Byron has more on that, here.)(Snip)Ouch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 If true...it explains a lot. Wow. Ironically, this makes both McChrystal and Obama look like dolts. And they had to call in the conservative (I think) to save them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 VDH nails it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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