Originally Posted by
Mike
And Modly remains an idiot who should have been forced to walk the plank rather than resign. I suggest that he be turned over to the crew of the Big Stick where he will serve as steward to the entire crew. 24/7.
Modly is an inept political hack.
From wikiwand:
On April 6, Modly flew to Guam and made a speech[22] to the Theodore Roosevelt′s crew over the ship's PA system. In it he criticized and ridiculed Crozier,[23][24] saying "if he didn't think that information was going to get out into the public...then he was [either] too naive or too stupid to be a commanding officer of a ship like this [or] he did this on purpose."[25] Ironically, Modly's comments were quickly leaked to the media first as a transcript and then as an audio recording.[26] In other parts of Modly's speech, he told the sailors: "you're not required to love" Crozier, and that the only thing they should expect from their leaders is to "treat you fairly and put the mission of the ship first".[27] Modly also used his speech to criticize the media, Joe Biden, and China.[28][29] While giving the speech, which The New York Times described as a "tirade",[30] Modly was heckled by some of the sailors.[31] Modly spent 30 minutes on the ship; the round trip taken by Modly took 50 hours[32] and was estimated to have cost taxpayers more than $243,000.[30][33] Due to his trip to the Theodore Roosevelt, Modly was quarantined.[34]
When questioned about his comments to the crew, Modly said he stood "by every word", including the profanity that he said he used for emphasis.[35][36] He later apologized for his comments, saying "I believe, precisely because [Crozier] is not naive or stupid, that he sent his alarming email with the intention of getting it into the public domain in an effort to draw public attention to the situation on his ship."[31]
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