Greg Gutfeld is a Douchebag.

Today on the way to work I heard an interesting story on the radio that made me absolutely livid.

The news story can be read HERE.

In a nutshell though it revolves around Greg Gutfeld who hosts a Fox News (go figure) late night show called "Red Eye". This past weekend on his show, he and his panelists ridiculed the Canadian Army after news that Canada would need a one year break from Afghanistan operations.
Comments such as "the Canadian military wants to take a breather to do some yoga, paint landscapes, run on the beach in gorgeous white capri pants" were thrown around as well as suggestions that soldiers needed the time off for "manicures and pedicures."

Very classy Gutfeld, very classy indeed.

Although these comments are bad, the worst for me was the one that came from one panelist Doug Benson who said "I didn't even know they were in the war. I thought that's where you go if you don't want to fight -- you go chill in Canada."

Absolute ignorance! It honestly makes me sick that these people are even thinking things like this, let alone discussing it on television.

Well Mr. Benson, here's the thing, Canada has a population of 33.5 million. To put that into perspective for you the state of New York has a population of almost 20 million. This population scale carries over to our military sizes. When your military has those types of numbers, and a soldier dies while in combat, it isn't just a number that gets reported back to Canadians. It's usually a front page headline with some young man/woman's picture front and center. As for Canada's involvement in Afghanistan, I direct you to this story.

I'd like the entire panel of "Red Eye" to go to the homes of the family's of the soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan and tell them that they didn't even know Canada was in the war. I am sure those families would love to tell you (hopefully show you) exactly how they feel about the comments made on the Fox News program this past weekend. In fact this past week four more Canadian soldiers lost their lives while in combat, I am sure that they would really appreciate knowing exactly how you are honouring their service.

Let's not forget, that while the US was heavily saturated in Iraq, it was other countries in Canada who stepped up and spearheaded things in Afghanistan. Let's not forget, that when the USA was attacked in 2001, Canada stepped up and said that it would fight terror in Afghanistan with the Americans.

I'd really like it if Fox News stepped up and cancelled this show immediately. I've never been a fan of how biased Fox News is with respect to politics, but that's something I expect from any news outlet and so I take it with a grain of salt. However, to continue to promote "Red Eye" in my eyes, is essentially the same as saying that they support the comments that were made by the shows panel this past weekend.

Back in 2001, when I was in the Canadian Army reserve, and the 9/11 attacks happened, I remember reporting in to my regiment and voluntarily placing my name on a list to go over if needed, it never came to that--but what if it had? It's nice to know that this is how my service would have been honoured. I really hope that the sentiments expressed on this program are not shared amongst the entire American population, I really don't.

Shame on you Greg Gutfeld. You are are the epitome of the term "douche bag". But please come to Canada, perhaps we can show you just how much we support your show.