As readers of this site know, I have a lot of concerns about mainstream media reporters who wear their biases . . . and stupidity on their sleeves, or who make things up or otherwise engage in journalistic anti-ethics.
But the winner of the DebbieSchlussel.com Janet Cook/Jayson Blair/Gregg Krupa/Jack Lessenberry "Journalist" of the Year Award goes to The Boston Globe's Sacha Pfeiffer (photo at right), who described how thrilling it was for her--"I was almost giddy about the whole encounter"--to pay $5 to a group of Maoist terrorists for a souvenir and access to certain areas while in Nepal.
In fact, not only was Ms. Pfeiffer "almost giddy" about donating money she knew would go toward weapons to kill other people in the name of Communism, she says that American tourists shouldn't really be concerned about where their money goes because, hey, it's a forbidden pleasure to give to terrorists and get a cool new anecdote to tell your friends when you return home. Nauseating.
While I try to advise people how NOT to support terrorists, Ms. Pfeiffer thinks it's cool to give them cold, hard American cash. These were Maoist terrorists in Nepal, but they could easily have been Hezbollah or HAMAS or Al-Qaeda terrorists elsewhere--if they have the right beach/souvenir for Sacha Pfeiffer, the price is right. They're so nice and "amiable" and they even write you a receipt.
Pfeiffer even has the chutzpah to compare herself to World War II soldiers who brought Nazi memorabilia home. Um, how many wars did you fight, Ms. Pfeiffer? How many camps did you liberate? And how many terrorist groups did our World War II heroes pay money to in order to get Nazi memorabilia? PUH-LEEZE.
And, BTW, even though it's a designated terrorist group, Homeland Security told her not to worry about her donation. Good to know they're taking terrorism-funding so seriously...
For more, read Debbie's whole article here.
