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To: TheCrusader; #3Fan
Of the many hundreds of dead and wounded American heros who shed their blood for us in Iraq while fighting the enemy, why do we only know the name of Jessica Lynch?......TheCrusader

Because she was the first rescuee in a successful rescue mission since WW2. Them's the breaks......#3Fan

Sure. As if the People Magazine crowd or Diane Sawyer or #3 Fan give a rat's @ss about military history.

Have you ever seen a post by #3 Fan on this Forum about any serious military topic that does not involve Jessica Lynch? Why is it that he does not obssess about the commander who planned the first POW rescue since W.W. II or the servicemembers that actually carried out the mission?

Jessica Lynch gets the attention from the People Magazine crowd and from #3 Fan because she is blonde and cute. That's what sells fluff magazines. That's what "fans" obssess over.

That's why Anna Kournikova is one of the world's most famous tennis players although she never wins.

"Fans" don't have much interest in people that don't pass the "cute test".

Them's the breaks.

162 posted on 10/29/2003 8:28:59 AM PST by Polybius
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To: Polybius
Sure. As if the People Magazine crowd or Diane Sawyer or #3 Fan give a rat's @ss about military history.

First POW rescue mission.

Have you ever seen a post by #3 Fan on this Forum about any serious military topic that does not involve Jessica Lynch? Why is it that he does not obssess about the commander who planned the first POW rescue since W.W. II or the servicemembers that actually carried out the mission?

Because it's not necessary. The reason that this is the only military subject I post on is because Lynch is the only military person viciously attacked here. All other military personal are celebrated. Well, I did post on a thread that condemned those that took Iraqi wives, and a thread that condemned those that saw prostitutes in Australia, both times supporting our troops. So they took an Iraqi wife, so they saw a prostitute, what's the big deal, their fighting for our butts. And Lynch was in-theatre for us too.

Jessica Lynch gets the attention from the People Magazine crowd and from #3 Fan because she is blonde and cute. That's what sells fluff magazines. That's what "fans" obssess over.

No, because she is attacked here and nit-picked here.

That's why Anna Kournikova is one of the world's most famous tennis players although she never wins.

I've never posted a word about her, nor have I seen her play.

"Fans" don't have much interest in people that don't pass the "cute test". Them's the breaks.

No, I go where there is injustice.

171 posted on 10/29/2003 6:26:25 PM PST by #3Fan
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To: Polybius
Bump.
187 posted on 10/31/2003 12:43:35 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (It's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. (Then, it's hilarious!))
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