The editor’s note accompanying the piece is even more outlandish.

I started to notice other Obama-esque characteristics cropping up in my life. Was I being more direct with people? Calmer? Cooler? Was I being – wait for it – transparent?

The article itself is even more nauseating, detailing the O-effect on men.

It’s rough being a man who leans right and wants to stay up to speed on the latest fashion, style, etc. I’ve tried to read Esquire and GQ but found their liberal bias suffocating. Hey, just tell me which suit to buy and which male actor to emulate. I’ll groove on politics elsewhere.

I even had to say “so long” to “Men’s Health” magazine, and that hurt. It’s the best place to find healthy recipes, articles about things that matter to men over the age of 21 and photos of ripped dudes to shame me back into the gym. The latter also made my wife into a devoted reader. But last October the mag all but voted for Obama with a lovey dovey cover story, and that’s when I said goodbye. The mag’s editors looked down at anyone who disagreed.

It’s easy to say, ‘Hey, lighten up, it’s only a magazine.’ And that’s true, to an extent. And I have no problem with “The Nation” or other lefty publications. Have at it. I read my conservative blogs and always make time to sample CNN.com, The Washington Post and other publications which occasionally veer left. But I don’t want to contribute to a popular culture that walks in virtual lockstep with President Obama.

TV. Movies, Academia. Most major news outlets. If right leaners hope to win back a share of said culture we have to take a stand, even if it’s as minor as canceling a magazine subscription.

It’s why Big Hollywood matters. Because if every media outlet is telling us the new president is cool/honest/hip/Spock-like/etc., after a while people believe it. Who cares if he tramples on every other campaign promise with alacrity?

The narrative will soon be set in stone. And that’s not healthy for politics, or the country no matter who you voted for last November.

So, goodbye, “Details.” I hope I can find another men’s magazine savvy enough to gain my readership – and wise enough not to rub its partisan politics in my face.

Christian Toto is a contributing reporter for The Washington Times, MovieMaker Magazine and boxoffice.com. He blogs about film at whatwouldtotowatch.com and at The Denver Examiner.

Their valor is second to none. But are drugs helping them get the job done? According to Men’s Health, American troops are taking piles of prescription meds – citing a U-S army survey that found 12 percent of soldiers in Iraq and 15 percent in Afghanistan reported taking antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, or sleeping pills.

But– not mentioned in this strange article: Their prescription med use is actually lower than the national average.

Funny, that. We actually did some digging and found that 10 percent of Americans take drugs to combat depression and 25 percent take sleep medications. That’s a total of 35 percent – double that of those brave folks in the military.

In short, Men’s Health should stick to flat abs.

See, I was once the editor of Men`s Health, and I can attest that health editors are, for the most part, the unhealthiest people I know. They`re a mix of hypochondriacs and boozers, shoveling pills and pilfering smokes at night – then hectoring the masses about vitamins in the day. They take loads of meds, but unlike our military, they don`t have the excuse of being shot at by terrorists, or watching their friends die. Their biggest concern? Whether there are high fiber muffins in the cafeteria. You have to stay regular, people.

To say it`s disingenuous to do a story about soldiers’ drug use and not mention it’s far less than the country as a whole is an understatement. It`s actually great news that our brave soldiers – who face death daily – aren’t as hooked on pills as we are. (And I`m sure if the writer discovered that the soldiers weren`t getting proper medication, they would have done an even more damning portrayal of the military.)

So why did this story run? Well, because the media doesn`t understand the military or why soldiers would actually like their jobs. Soldiers don`t join because they were out of options, and they aren`t crazy for wanting to defend our country. The sad fact is, this article is just one of many that enjoys painting the military as dangerous dudes with guns. If you remember the recently pulled DHS report on right wing extremism, you know Janet Napolitano felt the same way.

It`s no wonder our guys need pills.

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