Fallen King Wallows in Ignorance

Stephen King tells Newsbusters’ Noel Sheppard to shut up about the former's insult to the troops--while reiterating the same exact insult.

From King's site:

That a right-wing-blog would impugn my patriotism because I said children should learn to read, and could get better jobs by doing so, is beneath contempt. Noel Sheppard says, “Nice sentiment when the nation is at war, Stephen.” I guess he feels ignorance and illiteracy are OK when the country needs cannon-fodder. I guess he also feels that the war in Iraq has nationwide approval. Well, it doesn’t have mine. It is a waste of national resources. . . and that includes the youth and blood of the 4,000 American troops who have lost their lives there and for the tens of thousands who have been wounded. I live in a national guard town, and I support our troops, but I don’t support either the war or educational policies that limit the options of young men and women to any one career—military or otherwise. If you agree, find Sheppard on the internet, and send him an email:

“Hi, Noel—Stephen King says to shut up and I agree.”

Steve

(Emphasis mine.)

King's upshot is that these phantom "educational policies" cause illiteracy in young men and women and that these illiterate young men and women are limited to a singular career--the military.

Keep talking, Steve. You've lost this "illiterate" veteran for good and I'm sure that I'm not alone.

BACKGROUND: King Falls From Throne

UPDATE: I was going to leave a comment on the message boards at King's site, but they're shut down for some reason. Heh.

Comments

[doubleplusundead]

What a bastard. I'm really annoyed by the fact that I know I've bought his books and put money in his pocket...

[Julie]

Bought his books, watched his movies, etc. ad nauseum, and I do mean nauseum.

I am amazed that the same guy who wrote The Gunslinger series, which I loved (well, the last two books got a bit wobbly, but still), can actually see our current military as a bunch of uneducated rubes with no other options in life.

[Azygos]

Wow, such ignorance. Why is it liberals so often think they are complimenting the troops and in the same sentence put them down?

Just one more to add to the list of authors I won't buy and movies I won't pay to see.

[Donna B.]

ugh. Just wait til I tell my daughter, son-in-law, stepson, and my husband just how stupid they were to join up.