Compare and contrast
Published:
June 30, 2013 at 4:44pm
During Operation Desert Storm, US General Norman Schwarzkopf was refused entry to his own command centre by a junior rank, because he wasn’t wearing his ID tag as required by military regulations.
Schwarzkopf’s response? He didn’t tell the soldier to get out of his way, or command that soldier to let him through without his tag, on the grounds that he “knew who he was”.
He certainly didn’t shout for him to be hauled away and court-martialled.
No, General Schwarzkopf commended the soldier for doing a sterling job in following his instructions through to the letter, come what may, which is exactly what was expected of him.
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The unfed mind devours itself
Gore Vidal
That is what I call professional attitude and not amateur or tad-delittant. Respect in leadership is earned not imposed. That is why in Malta we suffer and never learn since we think we are divine Gods when we are given power. Unfortunately there are too many delittanti.
I remember a similar story, this time in England. A member of the royal family was given a ticket for a traffic infringement. The policeman who gave the ticket was praised for doing his duty.
Perhaps we can make a collection of such anecdotes and send them to Joseph to pass on to his ministers and their staff as example of how great people behave in respect of the law.
Hawn Malta bil-kontra, jekk taghmel xogholok kif suppost tigi ppenalizzat (taht gvern Laburista).
Another example of how people in power should behave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIQWaBbURlY
Are you really trying to compare the standards of behaviour of this imbecile regime with one of the US’s foremost decorated generals? Really? Is it news they don’t match up?