Stupid is as stupid does

Here’s some handfuls of stupid for you:

Stupid issue No. 1
The White House says the photograph of a dead Osama bin Laden is "gruesome" and that "it could be inflammatory" if released.

"Inflammatory?" Nothing we do or don't do is going to make the fanatical Muslims less or more fanatical. Who cares if they are "inflamed?" What are they gonna do? Blow themselves up twice?

You can't appease people who think suicide is some sort of religious ceremony and think that a bevy of virgins are going to be waiting for them on the other side.

Stupid issue No. 2
From a Facebook posting: Why give Obama credit for getting bin Laden? Didn’t the military do that?

It’s called military protocol. President Obama ordered bin Laden to be a high priority target and ordered the assault.

Stupid issue No. 3
From a Facebook posting: George Bush would’ve made sure the military got all the credit for getting bin Laden.

Bush sent Obama a congratulatory note praising the efforts of him and the military. Classy act. Bush, at least, understand the role of the commander in chief in such secret undertakings.

Stupid issue No. 4
Donald Trump said he still believes there is a good chance Obama was not born in Hawaii.

To quote you, The Donald, you’re fired!

Stupid issue No. 5
Some Native Americans are blasting the U.S. military for using a specific code name for the bin Laden mission: Geronimo.

Taken from a different perspective, it’s a complement. “Geronimo was a warrior chief who used a small band of Indians to fight a hated enemy and was successful time after time. What would they rather the mission be named? Custer?

Stupid issue No. 6
Some news organizations question whether or not newspapers should publish photos of a dead bin Laden.

While this is always a personal policy call by news organizations, it’s a slippery slope, for sure. The mainstream news media entered an era of decorum in 1967 when newspapers all over the world ran a photo of the car accident in which actress Jayne Mansfield was killed. Not only was Mansfield’s decapitated head sitting where the windshield had been, but some newspapers pointed it out by cutline information and an arrow just in case the casual viewer might miss it.

Today, thank goodness, pictures that are published for shock value only are relegated to the supermarket tabloids.