In another stunning display of ineptitude, and of the media creating a story where none exists, an FBI official spoke out today against the movie Wedding Crashers because the film's official site includes a "crasher kit" that features a Purple Heart medal to print out and wear on your jacket. The medal "guarantees you attention, admiration and plenty of free booze," the site jokes.
But the FBI's Thomas Cottone doesn't find this funny. "I challenge the producer of that movie to go to Walter Reed Hospital and walk through the ward and see if he still wants to print out a fake Purple Heart," Cottone said in this morning's Chicago Tribune.
Two quick points, and the lesson is yours:
1. It's a joke, Tommy. The movie is a comedy, and the site is tongue-in-cheek. Do you think the producers actually expect anyone to cut out the paper medal and wear it to a wedding? Get real. The site even says that the medal is awarded to those who "prove their physical, mental and spiritual strength with great feats of bravery on the battlefield."
2. I will admit, though, that despite your misguided protests, you do have a point, Tom. Only total jackasses would wear fake Purple Hearts.