For all you Baby Killers out there

[Scratch 0]

I don't know how true this is but funny non the less.
Marine Corps General Reinwald was interviewed on the radio and you have to read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you got to love this!!!!

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

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys 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 children?

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 prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent and the interview ended.
I wish the real world
would just stop hassling me~~~matchbox20

[kmcguffee 0]

LMAO, that was a great comeback! Who said Marines were dumb...........................oh, that was me. There must be a few exceptions.
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."

[E150 0]

agree

[rhino 0]

That is a kick ass General.. LOL
Blue Skies .....

[jtval 0]

hahaha! I love it when pure shock value can shut stupid ppl up!
getting high is fun, but coming down is the best part
JT

[AndyMan 7]

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

Funny, but I don't buy it. If you could point me to a transcript, I'd really appreciate it. I know NPR is left of center, but I've never heard them be anywhere near this didactic.
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[jfields 0]

Andy,
At the top of his post, Scratch did say "...don't know how true..." so clearly he had his own doubts about the accuracy.
Just pointing it out. I think he put it up for humor value, regardless of truthfulness. Justin

[AndyMan 7]

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At the top of his post, Scratch did say "...don't know how true..." so clearly he had his own doubts about the accuracy.

Oops! Missed that part....
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[rhino 0]

Get some Andy!! Grrrrrrr!!! lol
Blue Skies .....

[jtval 0]

but I thought "if I read it , IT MUST be true?"
ahh it was worth the chuckle even if it was made up!
getting high is fun, but coming down is the best part
JT

[AndyMan 7]

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Get some Andy!! Grrrrrrr!!!

Tell me about it!
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[steve1 5]

Scratch.
"good one!"
A friend of mine was dressed in his uniform back in the 70's at an airport. He was still in training and had never seen combat. He was approached by a group of anti-war protesters. They asked him, "How many babies have you killed?" In all seriousness he replied, "Well we never used to kill any more than we could eat." (I always got a kick out of that one.)

[jtval 0]

I would pay to see the expression on the hare christna's face...hahah!
getting high is fun, but coming down is the best part
JT

[flyhi 24]

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They asked him, "How many babies have you killed?"

Another favorite, "How can you shoot little babies?"
Answer, "Aim a little lower and lead them a little less."
flyhi

[kmcguffee 0]

Reporter "How can you tell the Viet Cong from the local populace?"
Huey Door Gunner "Well, if they run their a Gook. If they don't run their a well disciplined Gook."
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."

[kmcguffee 0]

Looks like NPR says it is fiction. http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/npr-reinwald.htm
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."

[prost 0]

No matter if it is true or not, that was an awesome quote. I think I am going to e-mail that to my friends.
William

[SkyDolphin 0]

Just thought I'd mention this for anyone who is interested. There is a really cool website called The Urban Legend Reference Pages. They research a lot of the jokes, spam and urban legends circulating around the internet. You know the "BEWARE You've got to read this and pass it on to everyone you know!" kind of stuff. It's a fascinating site and I go to it often just to see what people are saying now. They have a full database search and you can find almost anything on there and they usually have logical explanations as to why most of the untrue stuff is in fact untrue. You should check it out if you haven't seen it yet.
The address is The Urban Legends Reference Page

[freeflir29 0]

There ya go.....good story anyway....I'm sure there have been plenty of situations just like this. In fact I was standing in a police station with my friends Dad after he had been arrested for supposedly "Shining Deer" (Hunting at night with a light for you non redneck types) Seems this guy was driving down the road at 55 MPH and momentarily shined a spotlight across a field. A Sherriff's deputy saw him and pulled him over. Found a Q Beam spotlight and a rifle in the truck. Big suprise in Upson County Georgia there Kojack....Link was in frames. Here it is...
Origins: As great a tale as this is, it's pure fabrication. The U.S. Army denies that there is a Lieutenant General Reinwald and chalks the whole thing up as a hoax. (Which is as logic dictated all along; if an Army spokesperson ever gave voice to a sexist remark likening a female interviewer to a prostitute, that officer would soon be called upon to make a very public apology as well as face charges within ranks for conduct unbecoming.)
National Public Radio had this to say about the matter:
We are aware of an erroneous story posted on the Free Republic Website, and possibly elsewhere, which mentions a supposed interview between an unnamed NPR reporter and a U.S Army Lieutenant General Reinwald. The story is false -- the dialogue mentioned was not an NPR interview, and it never aired on any NPR program.

Those who like their guns and who believe responsible gun ownership begins with teaching young people the right way to handle firearms at an early age have a great fondness for this story. As well they should, because this anecdote illustrates in a humorous way the difference between having the ability to do something and that ability dictating life choices.
The "Reinwald" story existed as a joke as far back as October 1997 when it appeared on a number of web pages in the following form:
Excerpt from a recent live radio interview on one of the regional Welsh stations:
A female newscaster is interviewing the leader of a Youth club:
Interviewer: So, Mr. Jones, what are you going to do with these children on this adventure holiday?
Mr Jones: We're going to teach them climbing, abseiling, canoeing, archery, shooting...
Interviewer: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible isn't it?
Jones: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the range.
Interviewer: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
Jones: I don't see how, we will be teaching them proper range discipline before they even touch a firearm.
Interviewer: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.
Jones: Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute but you're not one are you?
Needless to say, the interview was terminated almost immediately.

Notice the differences that have taken place between the two tellings:
"Abseiling" has been taken out of the Americanized version (probably because whoever altered the text didn't know it was a rock climbing term meaning rappelling down rock faces).
A Welsh youth club leader called Mr. Jones has been transformed in a named Lieutenant General in the American army.
Welsh children (presumably boys and girls) have become American Boy Scouts.
A regional Welsh radio station has become the National Public Radio in the United States.
If there's still any doubt someone took a joke set in Wales and changed details to Americanize it, look to the Reinwald version given in the example. Although the term "adventure holiday" is common in Britain, one would never hear it used in North America.
Looks like whoever altered the text missed that one.
No anecdote is so good that it cannot be improved upon, and that appears to be what happened here. To give the story its proper "oomph," having the telling remark issue from a mere youth club leader wouldn't do. But make the man with the snappy comeback a Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army, and the story becomes ever so much more tellable.
The key element of the Reinwald legend has appeared in other tales. Observe the form it took in this story, which was told as a joke, not as an event that actually happened.
[Collected on the Internet, 2000]
A couple went on vacation to a fishing resort up north. The husband liked to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife liked to read.
One morning the husband returned after several hours of fishing and decided to take a short nap. Although she wasn't familiar with the lake, the wife decided to take the boat out.
She rowed out a short distance, anchored, and returned to reading her book. Along came the sheriff in his boat. He pulled up alongside her and said, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading my book" she replies as she thinks to herself, "Isn't it obvious?"
"You're in a restricted fishing area," he informed her.
"But officer, I'm not fishing. Can't you see that?"
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with rape," snapped the irate woman.
"But, I haven't even touched you," groused the sheriff.
"Yes, that's true," she replied, "but you do have all the equipment."
MORAL: Never argue with a woman who knows how to read.

"Here I come to save the BOOBIES!"

[hobbes4star 0]

that shut her up....
why jump when you can fly