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My name is Micah Wright and I've been lying to you. I've kept the secret for years now, but all lies grow and eventually get out of control. This is me coming clean about my Big Lie. What did I lie about? Oh, nothing much...
Except that I was never an Army Ranger. I never served a day in a Ranger Regiment. I never went to Ranger School. The closest I ever got was Army ROTC.
This entire Army Ranger thing is a stupid lie which has its roots back in college. When I was in the Army ROTC (and I really was, trust me), I met a lot of Rangers, and got to know some of these amazing men. They always impressed me with their inspired competence and their commitment to one another. Though I enjoyed my time in Army ROTC, I decided that eight years of military service was not for me and I left the program. That ended my involvement with the military.
So why come clean now, you ask? Well, frankly, I'm sick of it. I'm sick of lying to my friends, to employers, to my fans, to myself. I'm not a Ranger. I've lied to so many people about this that it's made me physically ill. I haven’t been able to sleep and I’ve just about given myself an ulcer. It's all become too much. I'm stopping the lies.
The cat’s out of the bag now... I've finally told the truth. I wish I had a long time ago. In the last year dozens of real Rangers have been killed or wounded overseas--how can I keep lying in the face of that kind of dedication? When I read about the death of Pat Tillman, who sacrificed a high-paying football career in order to join the Rangers, I felt like even more of a fake and a heel. It's time it all ended: I'm not a Ranger, I was never a Ranger and I'm sorry for ever saying that I was. I apologize to every Ranger and to the families of every Ranger.
I lied, and I apologize for that from the bottom of my heart... it was a lousy thing to do and I'm sorry about it. A special apology is owed to the people who I hurt by putting them in the position of spreading my lie, people taken in by the Hoax, and people whose credibility I've helped corrode.
There was one thing that I didn't imagine, that I couldn't imagine: that a lie like this would grow and grow and eventually consume every facet of my entire life. It has weighed on my heart and on my mind for two full years now, slowly crushing my spirits, contaminating my friendships, and threatening to destroy everything about me. I'm well shed of it now. I just hope that others can find it in their hearts to forgive me.
And please... no more death threats.
yours,
Micah
April 25, 2004
Amid Amidi wrote:
Anybody who thinks their life is pathetic will feel a lot better after reading this. Micah Ian Wright, a former writer for Nickelodeon's ANGRY BEAVERS among other things, has been claiming for years that he was an Army Ranger-turned-peacenik, and has been writing politically-charged books and comics under this guise. On April 25, after years of masquerading as a military veteran, he revealed that he never served in the Army... and he only made this revelation because the WASHINGTON POST was planning to run an article exposing him as a fake and liar. I once met with him to talk about his Nickelodeon pilot, CONSTANT PAYNE, but we never discussed his miltary career so I can't say I've ever been duped in person by this despicable character. But I do remember hearing him on local radio a while back discussing the Iraq war as if he were an Army veteran and it never occured to me that he might be making the whole thing up. The very thought of this whole situation sickens me. Here are some links to catch up on the story: the Comic Book Resources article, the WASHINGTON POST story, Micah's personal "apology", and comments from other folks HERE, HERE and HERE. If this turns out anything like the NEW YORK TIMES/Jayson Blair scandal, Micah will probably score a generous book deal to write about how he managed to keep up this charade for so many years.
So how does this make you feel? What's your reaction?
Wed May 05, 2004 9:48 pm
John_Bono_Smithy_Satchmo
Joined: Nov 13, 2002
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Meh. I think it's kind of funny, actually. _________________ This space left intentionally blank.
Wed May 05, 2004 10:13 pm
Nobuyuki
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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What's up with this Amidi character, anyway?
First the Lazzo thing, now this...
If Mr. Wright truly feels remorseful, all he can do is apologize. I don't know what kind of amends he could make to get the critics like Mr. Amidi off his back.
:add: I think Kurt Busiek said it best-
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"The only way to recover, to whatever extent you're [Wright] going to, is to move forward -- not make more unverifiable claims, but buckle down and do good work. Whatever hole you're in, deal with it -- you dug it, it's your hole. Do enough good work, and people will start to judge you on that. Do it long enough, and it'll outweigh this.
"But don't get huffy about the criticism and bitch about how people are being unfair to you. You lied to them. You admitted it. Stand up, take the reaction your statements have brought on you, and move forward.
_________________ "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP
Wed May 05, 2004 10:24 pm
Daikun
Joined: Nov 02, 2002
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Ooh, look! A butterfly!
Wed May 05, 2004 11:29 pm
Goldfinger2K
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Haha, just more proof that people are stupid and will believe anything said eloquently and detailed. People should apologize to HIM for being stupid enough to be "duped by this despicable character."
I bear no hate to Micah, cause Angry Beavers was a hilarious show. Another stupid mistake Nickelodeon made by cancelling it.
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Thu May 06, 2004 1:33 am
ToonamiL
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Goldfinger2K wrote:
Haha, just more proof that people are stupid and will believe anything said eloquently and detailed. People should apologize to HIM for being stupid enough to be "duped by this despicable character."
I bear no hate to Micah, cause Angry Beavers was a hilarious show. Another stupid mistake Nickelodeon made by cancelling it.
peace
True, True. They didn't even air the final episode.
Tue Jun 15, 2004 6:46 pm
Ixidor
Joined: Jul 07, 2003
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Feinds... I remember the golden years of me Building forts out of couch chusions while watch the Angry Beavers... Now those days are gone... *cries* Just one mroe fort... Thats all I wanted. _________________ -Ixidor
Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:10 am
ToonamiL
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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I just hope that one guy from Family Guy who called Peter a "Phony" doesn't show up.
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