CALL ME SNOTTY ... ER, SENATOR

California Democrat US Senator Boxer scolds Army Brigadier General Michael Walsh for calling her ma’am:

Do me a favor ... Could say senator instead of Ma'am. It's just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it, thank you.

The video clip is here.

I've had the same thing happen to me when I worked for a defense contractor.

"A point of personal perogative, Mr. Hankamer, but my title is Dr. A__."

This from a Government lab manager during a briefing (and never mind the fact that he knew from my business card that I also have an earned PhD).

In Sen. Boxer's case, it's not just the generic snottiness of (many of) our government employees - it's the abysmal ignorance of standard military protocol (from a United States Senator, for God's sake) and the complete lack of common courtesy.

The hostility of the Left to the military is palpable.

FROM J-SCHOOL TO G-SCHOOL

Gerbilism: (n) - national media coverage of the Obama administration.

"[G]erbilism" is a pretty good word for what's been going on in the news media these days. Gerbilism is an apt term for something that's soft and warm and cuddly, safe and timid, with no sharp teeth and no bite whatsoever.

The term was apparently coined by Doug Bates, associate editor of The Oregonian, in a commencement address to future "gerbilists" at the University of Oregon.

Thanks to Instapundit for the reference.