BOY SCOUTS FIRE TWO AFTER THEY HELPED AN INJURED BALD EAGLE

Two Boy Scout camp employees said they were fired last month after trying to rescue an injured bald eagle in Virginia. Jeremy and Eliana Bookbinder, a brother and sister, were fired from Camp Marriott in the Goshen Scout Reservation, nearly 20 miles outside Lexington. Eliana Bookbinder said they took the injured bird to a wildlife rehabilitation center, despite being told by her boss not to. Eliana said that she and her brother picked up the bird fairly easily and they both drove it to the wildlife center. The wildlife center said that the eagle eventually had to be euthanized. Later that night her boss berated them and said they had “endangered the reputation of the Boy Scouts.” Eliana pointed out that part of the Scout law is to be thoughtful and to be kind. The two were fired for disobeying orders, and that they had broken an unspecified federal law. It was unclear what that law the boss thought they were breaking. Bald eagles were removed from Virginia’s endangered species list in 2013.
* There must be something about brown shirts that makes people go power-mad.
* Who does this boss think he is? Steve Jobs?
* Was the guy who fired them wearing the Boy Scout shorts and the hat? And the sash with all the badges? I’d love to know.
* He needs to change from the Boy Scout hat to an Asshat.
* If you camp at the Goshen Scout Reservation, watch out for two thing – poison ivy and dickweed.
* Maybe the Scout motto should be “Be Prepared … to Scout for Another Job.”
* “You have endangered the reputation of the Boy Scouts”? Sounds like someone’s working on their Drama Merit Badge.
* “Besides, as the boss around here, endangering the reputation of the Boy Scouts is my job.”
* Camp Marriott? Sounds kind of soft, doesn’t it?
* Do they have tent service for the meals?
* Meanwhile the eagle was thinking, “I’ve been rescued and they’re taking me to a wildlife center. Great! Things are really looking up!”
* PHONE TOPIC: Do you have a power-mad boss?