http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/12/04/general-martin-e-dempsey-wants-your-questions-today/
Now, why would the head of the US military do an open interview with the public? Thereby interfacing with the common people directly? As if some emerging need was perceived? Seems very odd and unprecedented.
Hmmmm...... I have an idea why. Perhaps you do , too.
We live our lives with the future in view, don't we?
copied the whole thing for the lazy asses on here :P
i think the vid is very telling..he looks very nervous and uncomfortable
and i was curious if his announcement was in any public place..not everybody reads the military stuff...only place i found it was facebook and military ..so i don't think he actually wanted civilian questions..but who knows
the blurp under the youie means we go back and watch later today..right?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTy0hev1QOg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTy0hev1QOg
Published on Dec 2, 2013
18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army General Martin E. Dempsey is hosting his first Facebook Town Hall on
Thurs. Dec. 5, 1:45-2:15 PM EST.
Ask your best question on his page: www.facebook.com/gendempsey
"Make it Good Ones"
By Stew Webb and Remmic Lewis
On December 2, 2013, General Martin E. Dempsey announced his first ever "Facebook Town Hall" in which he invited the public to submit questions that he will address from his office at the Pentagon on Thursday December 5, 2013.
Dempsey is the highest ranking military officer in the United States, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the principal military adviser to the President, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council.
As we write this on the night of Dec. 4th, General Dempsey posts on Facebook has just over 675 Likes and it has been shared 213 times. An internet search yielded one page of specific results.
Remmic: If my heart rate wasn't already accelerated, I would take a peek at recent Facebook posts from any of the major news networks or maybe Breitbart, Alex Jones or (insert your "news" source here, they ALL stink to me) to see what they are complaining about and how many of their followers have passed it on. I don't need to look, I know the numbers are much, much higher and this saddens me that disinformation is passed around with such numbers.
Last month General Dempsey spoke at The 2013 Wall Street Journal CEO Council annual meeting.
Less than two minutes into the dialogue, when asked about the qualities of leadership, he asked the audience how many in the audience knew the name of the person who served them at their table. This was his example to highlight the importance of getting to know people and humility in addition to the most common attributes of leadership. There was a humorous jab at Capitol Hill; acknowledgment of "Ethos", common defense was described as "keeping the country immune from coercion" and the importance of earning a relationship with the American people. He related to the listeners with the "usefulness" of seeing where we have common ground, specifically with caring about the future of our country. "...what are we gonna' do? Cuz you know the title here, 'Leadership in a Dangerous World', that's really true."
GEN Dempsey Speaks at the Wall Street Journal Annual Event
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/Video.aspx?videoid=308652&videotag=Briefings
He opined that the antidote to political gridlock in Washington is finding common ground and building relationships. "But I do think that the key will be, at some point, when things reach such a state that I think the nation will demand it and I don't know when that occurs." This was followed by mentioning living in times of "perpetual uncertainty" with concern.
He spoke of accountability and mentioned efforts to overcome missteps attributed to 10 years of "frenetic activity". Failure of leadership "at a certain level" was acknowledged regarding Iraq and Afghanistan. Present day concerns with Middle Eastern and North African conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims and extremists were discussed as was China and North Korea.
General Dempsey described his role as one who articulates options and risks while noting that the options are not getting better.
I appreciate that General Dempsey a Patriotic American is giving an ear to the public on a social network and I hope to see more people respond, I want it to be a success. Do you? Speak up.
Amen as to the man's character. We are fortunate to have such a man in charge.
Perhaps he is destined for greater things. "when things reach such a state that I think the nation will demand it"
I suspect he is Getting On in the social media revolution and about to start a Retro Planking Revolution. ;)
Seriously though, lets check his wiki page for a start...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Dempsey
QuoteMartin E. Dempsey (born March 14, 1952) is a United States Army general and the 18th and current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He previously served as the 37th Chief of Staff of the Army from April 11, 2011, to September 7, 2011. Prior to that, he served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, U.S. Central Command, from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 23, 2008, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq (MNSTC-I), from August 2005 to August 2007. As the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dempsey is currently the highest-ranking military officer in all of the United States Armed Forces. Dempsey assumed his current assignment on October 1, 2011.[2]
Short Stint huh ?
Here is the Video refrenced in the vetrans today article on the Pentagon youtube channel (must subscribe to that)
GEN Dempsey Speaks at the Wall Street Journal Annual Event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_MH4u0Oz4
Gotta like the Black-Op's look in the video Otter posted :D
I do wonder why that second computer monitor is turned off though ;D
(http://img.acianetmedia.com/i/6lQAd.png)
He will be running for the presidents job when Obummer moves over, they are testing the waters of the public. Many generals become leaders in time of dispair.
I wasn't thinking about him "running" for high office.......