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Arwa Gunja here on the evening shift.
This week we learned that General Stanley McChrystal is the kind of man who gives his chief-of-staff the middle finger and insults his bosses without hesitation. But how much of the four-star general's behavior is just a part of a military culture and how much crosses the line? Tomorrow, we’re asking this question to two men familiar with combat culture. First Lieutenant Mike Scotti, who documented his time in Iraq in the film, “Severe Clear,” and former Army Capt. Matt Gallagher join the program to give us an insider's take on McChrystal's actions. What do you think? Did Obama do the right thing by accepting his resignation or should McChrystal have kept his job? Send your comments by calling us at 877-8-MYTAKE or leaving us a message here on our website.
With all the news today about the replacement of McChrystal, some developments in the Gulf of Mexico have been overshadowed. BP suffered another setback today when the company was forced to remove the containment cap due to a discharge of liquid and gases. The cap had been partially successful in containing the flow of oil. Then, in a separate incident, there are reports on the deaths of two cleanup workers. Tomorrow we have on Darryl Willis, vice president of resources for BP, to clarify how BP will go about fixing its negative image.
Anna Sale here on the day shift.
General Stanley McChrystal is out and General David Petraeus is in. We are following the breaking news out of Washington today about the new commander of American forces. We are reaching out to voices in Washington, in Afghanistan, and in military communities across the country to get reaction to the change in leadership. We are also asking you: Should General McChrystal have kept his job? We got a wide variety of responses from you this morning, and we're looking at more. Where do you draw the line between outspoken leadership and insubordination?
We are also looking at the budgets of small towns after news of the desperate measures of Maywood, California caught our attention today. That town is laying off all its employees and contracting out services to another town. It got us wondering about how small towns and cities across the country are grappling with issues of identity and local control in the face of historically challenging budgets. We want to listen in on the conversations dominating town halls and hear how local officials are responding.
Finally, we'll get to eavesdrop on real world medical dramas with the creator ABC's new reality TV show Boston Med. The new docudrama, which premieres tomorrow night, follows doctors and patients at three hospitals in the Boston area. We'll ask Executive Producer Terry Wrong how he got ER nurses, medical interns, residents and their patients to agree to be filmed – and how many medical privacy waivers he's got stashed away in a filing cabinet. And we'll also hear from Dr. William Curry about what it was like to have a TV crew behind him while he performed brain surgery on a cancer patient.
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