Virginia Beach Mayor correct on SEALs
By Brian Kirwin | Thursday, May 5th, 2011 |Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms should be applauded for his decision to deny media requests about the SEAL Team 6, the team that was involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. (Read the story in the Virginian-Pilot)
Turned down Fox. Turned down the BBC.
“I think this entire community, the entire country, is so proud of the crowd,” Sessoms said. “This is a wow factor. But you’ve got to hold back.”
Normally, politicians avoid the media for bad news. In fact, Sessoms hasn’t shied away from some of the tougher stories in local politics. Light Rail, public private partnerships, taxes – he’s made statements on all of them.
A Virginia Beach-based unit killing the most hated terrorist in world history would usually encourage a politician to grab every bit of TV he could.
Mayor Sessoms showed remarkable restraint and maturity in expressing the pride we all feel in our highly-trained military professionals, but not turning it into a political re-election ploy.
My highest kudos!
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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2 Responses to "Virginia Beach Mayor correct on SEALs"
We all need to be careful to protect our guys and their families. They give their best for us and it’s the least we can do. OPSEC needs to be practiced by all of us, it’s a dangerous world.
Not sure why we even had to know that it was the SEALS in the first place.
They deserve credit, but they probably would prefer concealment. For the saked of themselves, their families and the city they live in, to be honest.
I rarely have anything good to say about Mayor Sessom’s, but I have to agree with you, Brian. Mayor Sessoms deserves a good deal of praise for the way he’s handling this.
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