Today Show Portrays Wiki Leaker as a 'Teased' and 'Harassed' Victim of the Military

Media Research Center ^ | 11.30.10 | Geoffrey Dickens

[Citizen X_Area 51]

Instead of leading with how Army Private First Class Bradley Manning may have jeopardized national security with his document dump to WikiLeaks, NBC's chief Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski, in his profile of Manning on Tuesday's Today show, told viewers he was the "most unlikely suspect, with a youthful smile" and portrayed him as an abused victim of the military. Miklaszewski used the New York Times' Ginger Thompson in his report to tell the tale of young man who apparently decided to avenge the abuse he had taken over the years, dating back to high school, by selling out his country.

[Citizen X_Area 51]

Mantra of the Left: Victimhood.

[Sherman Logan]

In this case Payback was a Bitch.

[mojito]

Awwwwwwww....what a cute lil traitor.

[johnandrhonda]

Nice excuse. Put a bullet in his ear.

[a fool in paradise]

And John Kerry was just dreamy when he lied to congress about witnessing and participating in war crimes in Vietnam...

[saganite]

The media message: If you can obtain victimhood status, anything goes.

[Paladin2]

Maybe the US is a victim of gays in the military?

[a fool in paradise]

Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans

Instead of leading with how Army Private First Class Bradley Manning may have jeopardized national security with his document dump to WikiLeaks, NBC's chief Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski, in his profile of Manning on Tuesday's Today show, told viewers he was the "most unlikely suspect, with a youthful smile" and portrayed him as an abused victim of the military.

[a fool in paradise]

The media message, homosexuals in the military and America’s news rooms want an end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the military. Not so much in America’s newsrooms. Gay anchors and editors are to remain in the closet while the voting public is left to ponder WHY this issue matters so much to journalists when it is 2% of the general population who have this desire.

[Cicero]

Actually, this could backfire on them. I thought that the agreed propaganda ploy was to avoid mentioning that he is a gay activist with a grudge against the world.

[BCW]

AMERICAN TRAITOR

[madprof98]

This was WITH “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Wait til Obama abolishes it.

[Candor7]

Yes, his security espionage was NOT a crime, he was forced t do it my "don;t ask, don;t tell' and so..............HE TOLD!

Poor thing!/s

Put him against the wall with a firing squad. Espionage 1 .

[Spok]

The MSM is desperate to put a spin on this that won’t make an impact on the repeal of DADT. As always, it’s about shaping the leftist agenda rather than just reporting the news.

[FS11]

I’m not buying any of this BO BS that Manning participated in BO’s WikiLeaks because he had a gay grudge against DADT. The intent of BO’s WikiLeaks was clearly to undermine and put at risk our Military, Diplomats and our Allies.

[Cheerio]

A defininate serious problem inside the intel community with their SECURITY DOCTRINE and it's implementation. This would never stand in the contractor community.

[Cheerio]

Mantra of the Left: Victimhood.

DEM = Party of FOOD STAMPS.

[ColdOne]

Too bad. Give him to the Russians. ;) . /s

[Cheerio]

AMERICAN TRAITOR

This picture should be stored right up there alongside

John A. Walker - Portrait of a Traitor

[mbynack]

How do you go about getting on the firing squad? I’ll bring my own rifle and supply my own ammo.