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Bush Tries to Boost Troop Morale in La.
AP ^ | 2-17-04 | TERENCE HUNT

Posted on 02/17/2004 4:07:03 PM PST by Indy Pendance

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1 posted on 02/17/2004 4:07:03 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Indy Pendance
Bush "tries" to boost troop morale in LA? Gimme a break!

2 posted on 02/17/2004 4:11:10 PM PST by wimpycat ("Black holes are where God divided by zero.")
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To: Indy Pendance
Sounds like he did it to me.
3 posted on 02/17/2004 4:11:26 PM PST by FreedomForce
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To: Indy Pendance
First of all the headline is a big piece of crap. "tries to boost morale"? Show me some evidence that morale is low. I saw no quote from a soldier. I see no polling data.

Staff Sgt. Jim Lee, an Arkansas National Guardsman, said, "I think he did his duty. We're certainly supportive of the president. We're all Guardsmen, so we know what happens when you transfer from one state to another. The records get convoluted."

What's missing from this? The president should be the President. Am I just hypersensitive or is all the "Mr. Bush" and "president" stuff getting widespread? The press, especially the AP and Reuters and CNN are terrible with this stuff. It's like an inside joke to them: refusing to call him President Bush and even refusing to capitalize President.

4 posted on 02/17/2004 4:17:08 PM PST by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig ( I went to the gun show today and saw an Sharpton for President sticker on a truck. Seriously dude.)
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To: Indy Pendance
Typical AP crap. Misleading headline. "tries"? You know the troops were pumped when the media won't show clips of his enthusiastic reception. They don't want the country to see how much he is loved and respected by the men and women in uniform.
5 posted on 02/17/2004 4:17:32 PM PST by Ron in Acreage
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To: big ern
Let Kerry keep dragging out his Vietnam protesting, Hanoi Jane loving veterens of the past and i'll take Bushs' current America loving, flag waving service members of today.
6 posted on 02/17/2004 4:21:24 PM PST by Ron in Acreage
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To: wimpycat
Bush "tries" to boost troop morale in LA? Gimme a break!

I was thinking the exact same thing.
Can't expect the AP to hide their anti-Bush bias, can we?

7 posted on 02/17/2004 4:22:20 PM PST by Jorge
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To: Indy Pendance
Whoever wrote that headline is really on a jihad against the president.
8 posted on 02/17/2004 4:25:56 PM PST by 68skylark
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To: Indy Pendance
These folks look proud of the President:
9 posted on 02/17/2004 4:32:13 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: 68skylark
Does we expect any more than this "attack" on GW? HMMMMMM?

AP (Anti-Patriot)

Anti American actually anti Conservative American.

All the troops even the ones who are Next to goto Iraq are supportive of the C.I.C.

The AP and all the libs cannot stand Patriotism.
10 posted on 02/17/2004 4:32:22 PM PST by Michael121 (An old soldier knows truth. Only a Dead Soldier knows peace.)
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As do these G.I.s:
11 posted on 02/17/2004 4:33:53 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: wimpycat
No morale problem here:
12 posted on 02/17/2004 4:34:57 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: big ern
"Am I just hypersensitive... "

I don't think you are, but if so, add me to the hypersensitive list. It's not hard to see what slant these AP pieces are going to take - just a glance at the headline is enough on this one.

13 posted on 02/17/2004 4:38:07 PM PST by SelmaLee (Bush/Cheney-04)
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To: big ern
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14 posted on 02/17/2004 4:43:45 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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15 posted on 02/17/2004 4:45:01 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: big ern
Well there was an article posted here a few days ago which said that troop morale overseas is low. Dunno if it's true though.
16 posted on 02/17/2004 4:48:02 PM PST by Schattie (-censored-)
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To: Indy Pendance; mystery-ak; mike1sg; ODC-GIRL
TRIES??? LOL!

Did you hear those soldiers scream??

The press is HOPELESS!

HOOAH!!

17 posted on 02/17/2004 5:28:06 PM PST by ohioWfan (BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
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To: Schattie
Welcome, newbie.

Don't believe everything you read......

18 posted on 02/17/2004 5:29:12 PM PST by ohioWfan (BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
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To: Ron in Acreage
I saw it live and they were hoo-ahing and interrupting even in the middles of sentences with cheers. It was a joy to see.
19 posted on 02/17/2004 5:30:18 PM PST by Chris Talk (What Earth now is, Mars once was. What Mars now is, Earth will become.)
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To: Schattie
Socialism cannot exist without a willing and complicit press.

The AP is leftist, the propaganda wing of the DNC, and becomes less influential and more irrelevant with each passing day.

20 posted on 02/17/2004 5:38:45 PM PST by Rome2000 (JIHADISTS FOR KERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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