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Former Vikings coach Grant visits Iraq troops [who blast Dan Rather, presstitutes]
Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | 3/21/04 | Sid Hartman

Posted on 03/22/2004 1:15:55 PM PST by Caleb1411

Former Vikings coach Bud Grant, back from a week of visiting the troops in Iraq with a group of NFL alumni, said the soldiers have a different view about the situation there than what is being told here. Ex-Vikings linebacker Matt Blair also was a member of the group.

"They called it 'Meet and Greet' the troops," Grant said. "We weren't like politicians. We weren't with the generals."

Grant said the one thing the troops wanted to convey was the situation there is not like it is portrayed by the media in this country.

"They've got a job to do," Grant said. "They hate [CBS news anchor] Dan Rather because he only wants to talk about who got killed. And they're doing so much more than killing people or getting killed. They are supporting the countryside, they're helping them keep everything as peaceful as they can. They're opening schools and waterways and electrical outlets. They're doing things to help the country.". . .

"There's so much good that's going on, so many good things that they're out there every night patrolling, keeping the peace as much as they can, helping people get on their feet, establishing roads and communication," Grant said. "So much is good, and nobody wants to report that."

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: budgrant; cbs; danrather; goodnews; iraq; mediabias; seebs; supportourtroops
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1 posted on 03/22/2004 1:15:56 PM PST by Caleb1411
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Blather is not gonna like that.
2 posted on 03/22/2004 1:17:13 PM PST by cynicom
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While I hate the Vikings with a furious hatred, I could never dislike ole Bud. One of my favorite days was the day he retired from coaching them. He must think they are just another bunch of pansies now playing indoors and all.
3 posted on 03/22/2004 1:19:02 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (America's Enemies foreign and domestic agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
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To: Caleb1411
Bud Grant is old school; I can see why he dislikes panty waste Dan Rather.
4 posted on 03/22/2004 1:19:50 PM PST by demlosers
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To: Caleb1411; Old Sarge; Diva Betsy Ross; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; LindaSOG; Kathy in Alaska; ...
Hooah!! You gotta read this one!!
5 posted on 03/22/2004 1:19:53 PM PST by StarCMC (God bless the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God bless them all!)
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To: Caleb1411
Hey Dan, this Bud's for you!
6 posted on 03/22/2004 1:20:44 PM PST by tractorman
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Excellent!! WooHoo!!
7 posted on 03/22/2004 1:22:04 PM PST by MoJo2001 (!edis gnorw eht morf siht ta gnikool era uoY)
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To: Caleb1411
A real man speaks....not the Massachusetts metrosexual.
9 posted on 03/22/2004 1:23:13 PM PST by BushisTheMan
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Another Viking hater how was none the less glad to see this. Poor Danny boy, the troops don't like him. Oh well. I'm suprised the old Red Star-Tribune let this one slip by unless the paper has changed since I left that leftist hellhole eight years ago.
10 posted on 03/22/2004 1:23:40 PM PST by Dr Snide
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This was in the Red Star Tribune?!
11 posted on 03/22/2004 1:24:20 PM PST by anonymous_user (Politics is show business for ugly people.)
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12 posted on 03/22/2004 1:25:40 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
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To: Dr Snide
D'oh. Beat me to my favorite nickname for the Trib.
13 posted on 03/22/2004 1:25:43 PM PST by anonymous_user (Politics is show business for ugly people.)
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To: Caleb1411
I have fantasies of a blitz of campaign ads in the last 60 days that don't mention any candidate's names but show the mass graves and what is really happening in Iraq.
14 posted on 03/22/2004 1:26:48 PM PST by js1138
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Bud Grant is a great conservative! I'm glad to see him make the news with a story like this.
15 posted on 03/22/2004 1:27:01 PM PST by Solson (Our work is the presentation of our capabilities. - Von Goethe)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
He must think they are just another bunch of pansies now playing indoors and all.

Bud is a tough guy. All of his teams were tough. I was never a Vikings fan, but I have always respected Bud to the core. Now, I like him even more.

16 posted on 03/22/2004 1:27:28 PM PST by Skooz (My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
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To: cynicom
Blather is not gonna like that.

He's certainly not going to report it either.

17 posted on 03/22/2004 1:27:34 PM PST by theDentist (JOHN KERRY never saw a TAX he would not HIKE !)
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"They've got a job to do," Grant said. "They hate [CBS news anchor] Dan Rather because he only wants to talk about who got killed. And they're doing so much more than killing people or getting killed. They are supporting the countryside, they're helping them keep everything as peaceful as they can. They're opening schools and waterways and electrical outlets. They're doing things to help the country.". . .

Despite what the liberals say about diversity and multiculturism, and that we are a multifaceted society, there are really only two types of people in America; those who get it, Like Grant, and those who dont, like Rather..

18 posted on 03/22/2004 1:27:48 PM PST by cardinal4 (Terrence Maculiffe-Ariolimax columbianus (hint- its a gastropod.....)
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To: Dr Snide
You'll note that the article appeared in the sports section, not the news section. I had the same thought when I saw it came from the "Red Star-Tribune." Obviously, the folks on the sports copy desk are getting lax; I'll bet someone gets reprimanded over this one. Positive news from Iraq--not in the Star-Tribune.
19 posted on 03/22/2004 1:28:06 PM PST by Spook86
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To: Caleb1411

CBS: COMMUNISTS, BASTARDS & SOCIALISTS


20 posted on 03/22/2004 1:29:59 PM PST by Enduring Freedom (Guess How We Ended Japanese Kamikaze Attacks?)
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