US Soldier Gives Matt Lauer the Smackdown

[Garand6644]

The full context: Lauer asked about how bad morale in this captain's company twice (before this video began), and after both times being told that it was good, he responded with this "I believe you but..." (i.e, telling that company commander he didn't believe him.)

The Company CO, Capt. Sherman Powell, responded by slamming the US media for its biased reporting on US military progress in Iraq. You ask a Soldier the same obnoxious question three times and your gonna get some attitude.

[Jitpring]

I was waiting for the "smackdown." It didn't happen.

[alahatim]

maybe he did give him the smackdown, maybe not. stupid clip was cut off so we can't really tell

[sbrogden8081]

smackdown?

[sandythebear]

Yes roasting of civilian, Good Job

[AllFractUp]

no audio? No subtext?  What is the point here?

[callsemhowiseesem]

AMEN!

[Trey73]

This video is pointless in this context. By the way a Grunt is an ENLISTED Infantryman.

[WomanOFaith]

No, he's a captain if he's Army

[MegaHungrybear]

@Trey73 how is it pointless? id say its pretty clear. sure, bad shit happens over there but if you a liberal news station, theres NEVER any good news. its whine and complain. these soldiers enlisted to protect freedom. many enlisted after the war started. they knew what they were getting into. so? whats the problem? money? thats fucking selfish if so. money is paper. paper for freedom is a pretty damn good trade off if you ask me. go usa!

[Trey73]

@MegaHungrybear . It's pointless because it is entitled "US Soldier Gives Matt Lauer the Smackdown", which he doesn't. If you think we are there protecting "Freedom", I ask "Freedom for who?". Independant polls of Iraqi's of various ethnic and religious backgrounds showed overwhelmingly that they preferred Saddam to Uncle Sam. And I am the opposite of a liberal. Google I N F O W A R S and get some news that isn't controlled for once.

[cokefueledrage]

@Trey73

infowars ?

You are now officially a card carrying loon

Lauer called the troops liars and that capt called him an as shole, but nicely.

Smoke another joint trey

[talon115]

I heard matt laur is a mossad operative. Does anyone know?

[Trey73]

Not to my knowledge. His father was Jewish but he does not profess to be. But several popular news anchors and political news commentators are former CIA including homosexual heir to the Astor fortune Anderson Cooper, and uber-smug dickhead Bill O'Reilly. Search for the CIA operation "Project Mockingbird" to understand the significance of this. If you really want to know what is happening, watch the documentaries, The Obama Deception and Endgame.

[7beers]

I heard talon115 great-great-grandmother is a KGB. Does anyone know?

[touchestoomuch]

to be honest i dont know what you're talking about. but saying most people on the internet are left wing is completely false. you're forgetting about the rest of the world as usual, right wing america. theres billions who arent left or right, and just think george bush is a dick.

[touches2much]

lol "the internet is dominated by the left wing"

sounds like something a cornered and frightened bill o'reilly would say

[zoticus1]

Oh dont ya know if you like truth and reality then your a liberal, and if you like the propaganda and puff piece known as fox news then your into the "real" news.

The truth is that most news is already slanted to the right as has been from 2001 and I dont recall the reporters doing any investigative journalism during the months to IRaq mistake where around 500,000 people have died! So quick to forget how the media helped sell that disaster!!!!

[55hawkins]

b/c cnn and msnbc dont do the same thing except to the left, twat.

[otraxo]

msherls - You are definitely a jackass. This video is only 16 seconds and is not on the top of many lists. I actually found this video by accident when looking for clips of General Honore.

Stop trying to be political with a 16 second clip that seems to cut the interview off in the middle of the soldiers statement.

[touches2much]

what does this have to do with left wing politics? it's a fucking interview with a grunt soldier who doesn't like reporters. i would do the same, except i'm not really left wing at all

[sdrocky1]

Grunt soldier? That guy was a captain.

[Blacklung27]

Heres a little secret their are officers in the infantry. Infantry= grunt

[MondoBeno]

Matt Lauer thinks he's an expert on everything but winds up making an ass of himself. He may be smart, but he's not street smart.

A smart reporter would know how to elicit candid interviews from people.