From Greyhawk we learn about Bobby The Gallivant, a reporter for McClatchy Newspapers and NOT to be confused with Michael (or Kit for that matter) from the famed Knight Rider. Bobby the reporter reports from the Green Zone in Iraq.
I encourage you to take a minute to read Bobby’s latest dispatch from the Green Zone and form your own opinion. Personally, I think Bobby comes off as an arrogant prick, but I could be seeing things from a warped perspective laced with an understanding of just how difficult a task it is to provide security in a place where a very determined and clever enemy constantly attempts to breach said security and kill us.
I’m sure it was a tremendous inconvenience to Bobby to have to endure the meticulous checking of his credentials by the Soldier as he fulfilled his duties to protect and defend (part of an oath he swore to by the way). I also imagine that life as a reporter for the McClatchy (aka Knight Ridder) Company can be stressful, but for the life of me I cannot understand why Bobby isn’t just a wee bit thankful his ass is alive because of the inconvenient security measures implaced and enforced throughout the Green Zone?!
I also find myself wondering if the good folks at McClatchy condone such arrogant behavior from their reporters and if they think they are getting their money’s worth from the security officers they’ve hired?
“When you’ve got nothing to lose,” I told my security officer, “you do what it takes.” He nodded in agreement.
For what it’s worth, Bobby you arrogant prick, I’ve stopped reading the Kansas City Star.
Sgt Hook out.
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