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opinion
Playboy playmates
raise military spirits
It's no secret - trouble
is really heating up overseas in this whole war on terrorism
thing.
President Bush has been and continues sending over wave after
wave of troops and additional military specialists to Afghanistan
and other strategic locations to assist in the strikes.
No one is safe over there.
In fact, The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the bodies
of four international journalists were recovered after being
killed in the line of duty, which is simply newsgathering, by
unknown gunmen in Jalalabad, a city outside of the Afghan capital
Kabul.
Clearly, the condition of that country has transgressed well
beyond unstable and is now extremely dangerous.
However, as the Chef's fourth grade teacher used to always say,
"every dark cloud has a silver lining."
Believe the Chef, this dark cloud has a really, really nice
silver lining. Never mind. Instead, make that a gold or even
platinum lining.
Introducing Operation Playmate Online - Playboy's scheme to
boost the morale of our brave soldiers defending America's honor
across the sea.
According to a KCAL news report Tuesday evening, Playboy playmates
will send e-mails to all, and only, active military members
for free, granted they register to participate in this emotionally
uplifting operation.
In addition, every letter comes with an autographed picture
of the Playmate who personally wrote the particular letter.
After carefully evaluating the situation, there seems to be
a trade-off issue to consider here. The horrors of war lie on
one side, but balancing the scale is the electronic interaction
with Playboy Playmates.
Fair trade off? Of course. No matter how you look at it, that's
a sweet deal.
All of a sudden, the Chef feels a bit more patriotic. The military
sounds rather appealing now, doesn't it?
Actually, the Chef is now contemplating a four-year stint in
military service.
Furthermore, the Chef's cousin is currently serving in the U.S.
Navy and is stationed in the gulf.
It is a tad reassuring to know that he can fight with a more
impassioned desire once the operation can go into effect.
It could take a while for the United States and allied forces
to pinpoint the precise location of Osama bin Laden, but in
the meantime enjoy those e-mails, troops.
Lastly, just as a polite concluding side note, the Chef would
just like to say, "I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving
holiday, with plenty of blessings to be thankful for."
Ben Dimapindan is a print journalism major at Cal State Long
Beach.
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