I was a HUGE King fan, but his work the last 10-15 years has absolutely sucked (compared to his older stuff).
Hoss - 01:05pm on 05/05/2008
I don’t understand what’s wrong with what he said. He didn’t say that everyone in the army is an illiterate, he said that if you don’t get an education, the army is going to be one of your few remaining employment options… which it is. We don’t all live in sprawling wheat-land where we can set up a farm. In the inner cities, if you don’t have an education, you’re either selling drugs or joining the army.
Hairy Polemic - 01:05pm on 05/05/2008
I think that his comments were disrespectful of our service members.
However, I do agree that the Army provides excellent opportunities to those who are less fortunate:
discipline, healthcare, education, job training, housing, etc. Most people leaving the military are well prepared to lead successful, productive lives.
electnixon - 01:05pm on 05/05/2008
And yet, he looks so much like Janet Reno!
Proof - 01:05pm on 05/05/2008
I think that his comments were disrespectful of our service members.
However, I do agree that the Army provides excellent opportunities to those who are less fortunate…
Huh? In other words, you agree that the army is where illiterates can get a job, but King was somehow insensitive to utter this truth? Woah, between this and the NY search initiative, my fellow Republicans are very touchy today.
Hairy Polemic - 02:05pm on 05/05/2008
He didn’t say that everyone in the army is an illiterate, he said that if you don’t get an education, the army is going to be one of your few remaining employment options… which it is.
Yes, but it’s easy to pretend you’re offended.
todd - 02:05pm on 05/05/2008
What King is seems to be implying is that we should do our homework, because we don’t want to end up joining the military--and serving our war.
dirl126 - 02:05pm on 05/05/2008
What King is seems to be implying…
...or perhaps that’s what you’re reading into it.
This is just silly.
Hairy Polemic - 02:05pm on 05/05/2008
The military has always been accepting of the disadvantaged and less-educated. Stephen King saying so (for whatever reason) doesn’t make it less true. The percentage of the total force who suffers thusly is smaller now than it has ever been.
LoadTheMule - 02:05pm on 05/05/2008
I don’t believe you can join the military if you are illiterate.
I was a HUGE King fan, but his work the last 10-15 years has absolutely sucked (compared to his older stuff).
I don’t understand what’s wrong with what he said. He didn’t say that everyone in the army is an illiterate, he said that if you don’t get an education, the army is going to be one of your few remaining employment options… which it is. We don’t all live in sprawling wheat-land where we can set up a farm. In the inner cities, if you don’t have an education, you’re either selling drugs or joining the army.
I think that his comments were disrespectful of our service members.
However, I do agree that the Army provides excellent opportunities to those who are less fortunate:
discipline, healthcare, education, job training, housing, etc. Most people leaving the military are well prepared to lead successful, productive lives.
And yet, he looks so much like Janet Reno!
Huh? In other words, you agree that the army is where illiterates can get a job, but King was somehow insensitive to utter this truth? Woah, between this and the NY search initiative, my fellow Republicans are very touchy today.
What King is seems to be implying is that we should do our homework, because we don’t want to end up joining the military--and serving our war.
...or perhaps that’s what you’re reading into it.
This is just silly.
The military has always been accepting of the disadvantaged and less-educated. Stephen King saying so (for whatever reason) doesn’t make it less true. The percentage of the total force who suffers thusly is smaller now than it has ever been.
I don’t believe you can join the military if you are illiterate.