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To: #3Fan
He was there for a book promotion, she wasn't going to his book promotion to thank him. Open your ears and don't let CNN fool you like this. I think you want to be fooled though

Look there is something called being gracious. We know he helped save her life, he was in her hometown. Could she have given 1 hour of her time to make a public thank you and take a picture?

She would look gracious and thankful for the Iraqi lawyer's help in directing her rescuers to her. End of story, no contoversy, but no she snubs him, controversy and she looks ungreatful, IMO.

Also saying that she didn't like her rescue being filmed shows a bit of self centerness. One the film will be used for future training for future rescues, second like it or not people had a vested interest in her, due to the press coverage. People were happy to see her alive and she seems ungreatful that people cared about her and wanted to see a picture of her alive and rescued.

I don't know if she being coached or if those are here true feelings, but she seems to be ungracious. I know that she went through more pain than I probably ever will in my life and appreciate her sacrifice, but there is something about having grace in a situation and it may be she is lacking because she is very young, but JMO, she could have said thank you for all the prayers people sent to her and not make people feel guilty because they watched her rescue on TV.

356 posted on 11/09/2003 1:34:43 AM PST by Dane
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To: Dane
Look there is something called being gracious.

She was gracious, she said she would meet him.

We know he helped save her life, he was in her hometown. Could she have given 1 hour of her time to make a public thank you and take a picture?

She's not just sitting around eating Bon Bons and watching Oprah all day. She's probably on a heavy rehab schedule, maybe even on heavy medication a lot.

She would look gracious and thankful for the Iraqi lawyer's help in directing her rescuers to her. End of story, no contoversy, but no she snubs him, controversy and she looks ungreatful, IMO.

She didn't snub him, she said she will meet him in private. Maybe she doesn't want to be around any Arabs right now. Many men couldn't be around any Japanese after being tortured by them and after coming home.

Also saying that she didn't like her rescue being filmed shows a bit of self centerness.

I think she said it to make the bashers happy because the bashers are all mad that she's getting more attention. So she says something to placate them and then they attack her for saying the same thing they've been saying for 7 months. She needs to just not worry about the bashers because the bashers bash just to bash.

One the film will be used for future training for future rescues, second like it or not people had a vested interest in her, due to the press coverage. People were happy to see her alive and she seems ungreatful that people cared about her and wanted to see a picture of her alive and rescued.

She's been criticized for 7 months for being on TV. So she comes out and humbly says it wasn't necessary for her to be on TV. Then the ones who were saying the same thing just a few months ago are now bashing her for saying that! I hope she quits trying to make these people happy and just pays attention to those that have been on her side from the beginning.

I don't know if she being coached or if those are here true feelings, but she seems to be ungracious.

No, she's trying to diffuse the criticism but it's just getting worse because those who are criticizing her will always find something wrong in what she says.

I know that she went through more pain than I probably ever will in my life and appreciate her sacrifice, but there is something about having grace in a situation and it may be she is lacking because she is very young, but JMO, she could have said thank you for all the prayers people sent to her and not make people feel guilty because they watched her rescue on TV.

She has said thanks. I've got an idea. When these 20 year old soldiers are put through hell, how about we quit trying so hard to cut them down when they get home. I'm appreciative of her sacrifice and I think it's petty to worry about things like movies, attention, or who she thanked and who she didn't, or whether she gets grumpy now and then. She sacrificed for her country fercryinoutloud!

369 posted on 11/09/2003 9:57:05 AM PST by #3Fan
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