Walter Reed on BRAC list; Idiotarians Are Clueless
- Posted by Beth on August 25th, 2005 filed in General, Politics, Stupid, Support the Troops
Stupidity runs rampant in the blogosphere
I guess I’m going to have to put more than the basic minimum in the quote, because if I don’t, some braying jackass is going to think it’s “dubya” disrespecting the troops.
Via Unpartisan.com, AP reports:
A federal commission voted Thursday to close Walter Reed Army Medical Center — the crown jewel of U.S. military hospitals — as part of the
Pentagon’s sweeping proposal to restructure bases across the country.
That’s all some people read, though. There’s more, idiotarians!
Most of its work would be relocated to a more modern, expanded hospital in Bethesda, Md., to be renamed Walter Reed in a nod to the old facility’s heritage.
“More modern” being the understatement of the year. I’ve been a patient at both hospitals, and it’s like the difference between Rodeo Drive and a favela in Rio.
Under the Walter Reed plan, most of the staff and services would move from the old hospital’s main post to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, to create the expanded facility. The remaining personnel and operations would move to a community hospital at Fort Belvoir in Virginia.
Walter Reed’s care is considered first-rate but the facility is showing its age, the commission found.
The care IS first-rate, but the building? Favela.
“Kids coming back from Iraq and
Afghanistan, all of them in harm’s way, deserve to come back to 21st century medical care,” Commission Chairman Anthony Principi said Thursday, adding that the hospital is old. “It needs to be modernized.”
And the morons on the left think this is “disrespectful.” (No, I’m not linking to the idiots; you can find them here.) As I said in comments at one of the moonbat sites, I guess it’s easier to read the soundbite and assume it confirms their false opinions, than actually READ and understand what the story is about. F–kin’ idiots.
Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator says:
Commission votes to close Walter Reed Medical Center
A federal commission voted to close the crown jewel of Army hospitals as it began its second day of
Greta Perry says:
Yes, I agree, the headlines today have been reporting half the story - big surprise. Our soldiers need modern care (and their families). Thanks for not mentioning and giving credit to the idiots on the left!
Jo says:
Beth, thanks for this. Even Shep on Fox didn’t give the whole story tonight and between working out and catching up on 2 days of news from the CSM, I never get it looked into further. :razz:
NIF says:
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