Peter_Puget Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 "If all those yuppies can climb Mount Everest, at 29,000 feet, can't we pay some locals to nab Osama at 14,000 feet?" - Dowd in the NYT It's her critique of the armed forces' failure so far to capture Osama bin Laden. Wouldn't you love to see her in a room with special forces troops, risking their lives right now to protect us? Wouldn't you love to see her tell them that a yuppie could do a better job? Quote
bunglehead Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 Peter_Puget said: "If all those yuppies can climb Mount Everest, at 29,000 feet, can't we pay some locals to nab Osama at 14,000 feet?" - Dowd in the NYT It's her critique of the armed forces' failure so far to capture Osama bin Laden. Wouldn't you love to see her in a room with special forces troops, risking their lives right now to protect us? Wouldn't you love to see her tell them that a yuppie could do a better job? Damn, that's a fucked up thing to say. That disses climbers and special forces. Ouch. Quote
Kiwi Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 Wow, that's a BAD analogy. That's like comparing solving a rubiks cube with running a marathon. Quote
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