Robert E. Lee

[ryukyuboi]

Considering the goings on with Congress, and some segments of the press essentially calling General Petraeus a liar, the excerpt below seems appropriate.


"It appears we have appointed our worst generals to command forces, and our most gifted and brilliant to edit newspapers. In fact, I discovered by reading newspapers that these editor/geniuses plainly saw all my strategic defects from the start, yet failed to inform me until it was too late. Accordingly, I am readily willing to yield my command to these obviously superior intellects, and I will, in turn, do my best for the Cause by writing editorials - after the fact."

- Robert E. Lee, 1863
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[socalheart]

LMAO :thumbup: As someone with a journalism background, touché.

[DougP]

Did he write that with sincerity or was he being sarcastic and possibly wrote that as a retort to editor/geniuses?

[dk]

Did he write that with sincerity or was he being sarcastic and possibly wrote that as a retort to editor/geniuses?
He may not have written it at all. It's really still up in the air.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/robertelee.asp

Anytime I see a quote, I google it. Just a habit. You'd be surprised how often people dish out flat out lies in their email forwarding without even realizing it. :p

But in this case, evidence leans towards Robert E. Lee.

[DougP]

He may not have written it at all. It's really still up in the air.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/robertelee.asp

Anytime I see a quote, I google it. Just a habit. You'd be surprised how often people dish out flat out lies in their email forwarding without even realizing it. :p

But in this case, evidence leans towards Robert E. Lee.

It also leans toward the fact that said statement might have been made in gest... er that is if I read that right:)