the national news media continues to show its stupidity with the coverage of the shooting at ft. hood texas. the media reported the gunman's ''motive'' was unknown. well, it was obvious what the gunman's motive was--to kill as many people as possible. and the news media has brought up their usual ''hero'' narrative. the heroine in this particular storyline is the petite pretty blonde policewoman ''who took down the crazed gunman.'' there was also the stupid metaphors of how the soldiers were facing ''a warzone on american soil.'' this was just a regular shooting as unfortunately occurs regularly in this country. president obama went into the tired rhetoric that these soldiers protect us and the country. well obviously these soldiers couldn't even protect themselves. the u.s. military does not protect us or the american nation ; the attacks on 9-11 and the fact that americans are murdered, raped, abducted, robbed and assualted every day attests to that. and now comes all the phony, faux tributes and thanks for ''our troops.'' this was just another workplace shooting that unfortuntely happens periodically in this country. a nation that truly cared for its soldiers wouldn't treat them as our country does. there was a guy at fort knox who died from a brain injury suffered in iraq and it was three days before anyone noticed he was dead. troops get screwed all the time. the stupid news media needs to stop all its war metaphors and narratives. and of cours no one should point out the gunman was a crazed muslim fanatic who shouted ''allah akhbar'' before he went on his shooting spree.