April 2017.

     Another whiff.  It is sometimes possible to say something nice.  Stanley McChrystal is one of the more interesting soldiers to have become a general officer.  He’s what passes for unconventional in that rarefied demographic.  He supports public broadcasting and makes a good case for it, so I sent a note.

Here’s Stanley McChrystal’s op-ed:

Stanley McChrystal, “Save PBS.  It Makes Us Safer,” The New York Times, 5 April 2017, A23 (www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/opinion/stanley-mcchrystal-save-pbs-it-makes-us-safer.html).

Here’s the unpublished letter:

     Kudos to Gen. Stanley McChrystal for his thoughtful defense of public broadcasting and its crucial role in childhood education.  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting remains a great value per dollar spent and public radio and television not only inform but uplift and strengthen the bonds of our common humanity.  I suspect that General McChrystal has had the experience common to public radio listeners of sitting in the driveway with the car idling while waiting for a compelling report or story to conclude.