Monday, November 29, 2004 |
21:33 - The horror
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There was just an ad for NBC's 11:00 news, which would be headlined by a report on the U.S. Marines, who are recruiting... (pregnant pause) ...in high schools!
The narrator then recites a series of breathless lines, in that tone that makes you think they're scandalous: The Marines are recruiting at a high school in your neighborhood! These kids are ... eager to fight on the front lines! Why are these recruiters welcome at Bay Area schools? And why is it working? —Interspersed with shots of kids shaking hands with recruiters and emitting cries of enthusiasm, against nervous twitchy music.
Oh my. I had no idea. Someone do something about those awful men!
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