Hollywood Kills GI Joe

I do have to task you about this for conservatives double any liberal word changing.

Take the word "elite." It has always meant people with money, big houses, jet setting, CEO'S of companies, old money, etc.

Conservatives have tried to change it to college professors and journalists. College professors are making more money these days, but forever they were very poorly paid; journalists for the biggest newspapers no doubt have good incomes, but they are by no means jet setters.

There are many more words such as "compassion" and "liberal" that conservatives have been successful in putting their own spin on, and I say "shame on you."

Well, I know of at least one movie I won't be watching or paying my good hard earned U.S dollar to see. I also no of one toy that I will not be buying for my sons. I actually lost interest in G.I Joe's (for my sons) when they began to remake them a long time ago.
As far as Proud Liberal's response goes...well what can we expect? The issue of the Fox article and of your post is being ignored and a liberal talking point is being made instead. Oh well keep straining at gnats Proud Liberal and ignore the real discussion if that's what makes you happy.

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We need a bit of help on the various movie channels.

In 1945, a film called *The Story of G.I. Joe* was released, based upon the writings of war correspondent Earnie Pyle, and based upon his experiences with soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division in North Africa and Italy.

Some of the extras in the film were soldiers back in the USA being transferred from the ETO to the Pacific, and many of these men were killed in action on Okinawa (not far from Ie Shima, where Pyle himself was killed by a Japanese sniper) without having ever seen movie they helped to make.

Except to my sons' generation (my oldest is turning 40 this month!), the character of G.I. Joe has *NEVER* been "an elite American Soldier."

His image (as portrayed by Pyle and Mauldin and the other who knew him and lived with him - and died with him) was that of an average guy, an average soldier, sick and tired and abused and enduring, faithful to his duty and his orders - and to his buddies.

No great heroic figure. Just a guy who did his job in spite of the stupidity of his officers, the viciousness of his enemies, and the horrors of the battlefield.

We need to see *The Story of G.I. Joe* broadcast and re-broadcast on the cable channels. We need to hear the critics re-examining it, speaking the truth about it, and making it plain for my sons' generation (and for my grandchildren) just what these men went through, why they did what they did, and how the term "G.I. Joe" is far more worthy of respect than the present crop of Hollywood panderers will ever show.
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Thanks to SJ Doc. Not only will I look into seeing if I can rent the 1945 movie, but I will also see if I can find any decent biographies of Ernie Pyle as well as get a hold of his books; "Brave Men", "Here Is Your War" and "Ernie Pyle Goes to England". Hopefully that will help put some perspective on "Government Issue Joe" more commonly known as "G.I. Joe". I remember playing with G.I. Joes (the original ones) when I was small and that is exactly what they were, a common soldier. I can tell you from my experience that I always thought they were special as a little boy and that carried over to when I would see someone in uniform. As a child I always admired and respected those in uniform (I still do) and I believe those G. I. Joe toys helped.