Comments on: The weight of words http://www.stevemullis.net/2007/10/23/the-weight-of-words/ Journalist | Photo Geek | Critic | Web Junkie | Maven Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:19:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: heather http://www.stevemullis.net/2007/10/23/the-weight-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-18 heather Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:45:00 +0000 http://www.stevemullis.net/blog/?p=139#comment-18 i think hitchens dealt with it exactly the way it should have been dealt with, with a sense of grace and decorum. and i think i would have pursued the exact same options.<br/><br/>so far as journalistic ethics are concerned, i don't think they have anything to do with daily's enlistment. he was a grown man, obviously educated, from an educated family. even if he was originally influenced by hitchens, the choice was finally his, and involved no force from anyone else. it's clear that he took pride in his job and his country, and i think hitchens should be more proud than anything that he helped america be represented by such a bright, shining young man in a situation where a lot of negative, disgusting behavior occurs. i think hitchens dealt with it exactly the way it should have been dealt with, with a sense of grace and decorum. and i think i would have pursued the exact same options.

so far as journalistic ethics are concerned, i don’t think they have anything to do with daily’s enlistment. he was a grown man, obviously educated, from an educated family. even if he was originally influenced by hitchens, the choice was finally his, and involved no force from anyone else. it’s clear that he took pride in his job and his country, and i think hitchens should be more proud than anything that he helped america be represented by such a bright, shining young man in a situation where a lot of negative, disgusting behavior occurs.

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