This is a portion of an ABC interview between a female journalist Leigh Sales and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military Headquarters.
Leigh Sales: So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
General Cosgrove: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.
Leigh Sales: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?
General Cosgrove: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.
Leigh Sales: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
General Cosgrove: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
Leigh Sales: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.
General Cosgrove: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
The broadcast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned the interview was over.
(This conversation / prostitute quip has been around awhile and has been attributed to a number of different people over the years. And with Snopes denying it happened made it seem even more authentic … but it’s not. Regardless, Sir Peter Cosgrove is a legend in my book. One of the rare times you will see me use a snopes link, but you have to take into consideration … if snopes says it’s false the chances of it true go up drastically.)
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/equipped-quip/
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