If you have ever been the subject of a news event, you probably saw the story later and protested to your friends that “I said nothing of the kind.” You might have witnessed an event, only later to read the story and exclaim, “that’s not what I saw.” Indeed, perspective is everything. And then you understand that the rendition of the story is more important than the truth behind the event. You might with a bit of discrimination even detect on occasion that both the story and truth are irrelevant. The stage was set merely to convey to the public how very important is the press and even more so the brave man in his Kevlar reporting from the front.
Joe is in no way either qualified or credentialed for his gig in Gaza. But neither does he cloak himself in the professional guile that goes with the business. He is clumsy but earnest, inarticulate yet honest. The MSM give me only polished lies. PJM’s diamond in the rough needs to grind off a few sharp edges and hone the surface in a hurry. Sorry, Bill, but I call them like I see them. Joe could be a real asset, but the window of opportunity is narrow, and also short.
Take his honest perspective and groom his prose into something learned and sophisticated. Put him in front of a camera and make him practice his delivery. Honest perspective no matter how utterly guileless won’t do the job. See you to it.
