Fox News Sunday Plans Response to Nightline 'Stunt'

NewsMax.com ^ | 5/01/04 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

"Fox News Sunday's" Chris Wallace announced Friday that he's planning to respond to ABC "Nightline" host Ted Koppel's decision to air photos and names of GI's Killed in Iraq, calling Koppel's broadcast "a stunt."

"I think it is such a stunt," Wallace told WRKO-Boston radio host Howie Carr.

"I will just say one thing to all of your listeners," he added. "Watch 'Fox News Sunday' this Sunday because we are going to have our response to Koppel and 'Nightline.'"

Wallace refused to be more specific about his plans for Sunday's show, but told Carr his response would be "a corrective."

"It's not a stunt, it's a corrective. It's what Fox News was invented to be, which is, we're different than the other guys and we're going to give you the other side of the story."

Pressed by Carr, Wallace elaborated just a bit. "We have an announcement we're going to make about Mr. Koppel and 'Nightline' and their show - and our response to it."

Asked if he was "declaring war on Ted Koppel on Sunday morning," Wallace told Carr, "You'll see. Some people may think it's that. . . It's going to make some news."

[KQQL]

If Ted Koppel wanted to fair, he should have included soliders who died in Afganistan too.

[EDINVA]

Could Wallace finally be earning his FoxNews spurs?

Has anyone see the numbers for the Koppel stunt?

[admiralsn]

My condolences to you upon the loss of your "silent" hero.

As I searched for the remote to change the channel last night when Nightline came on, I was struck by this thought: I had attended our community's annual Relay for Life walk against cancer a few hours before. No one read any cancer victims names, but you could feel their presence. No one made a grand production of showing cancer victims names with their photos on a screen, but we still knew about them. Sure, there were individul photos and names on luminarias that lined the track. But no one had to read off every name for the point to be made- we knew these people had suffered and died at the cruel hands of cancer. We didn't need to be reminded of that in any way. They are silent heroes, in my book. They never craved the spotlight, and certainly wouldn't have wanted it that way. They were just living their lives when tragedy struck. Silent heroes don't need some media whore to publicize their plight for ratings sake to make their stories known. Your friend, in my book, is one of those silent heroes, and I will never forget him, even though I never knew him.

[independentgrrl]

Why is it whenever Tom Daschle sees a consrvative the words "DUMB SUCKER" comes to his mind?

Maybe because, given the Repubs track record, it's true?

[maxter]

Chris Wallace was on Fox and Friends on Thurs or Friday and they were asking him what guests he was going to have on his Sunday show. He seemed a little evasive then, said he didn't have anybody lined up yet but to stay tuned.

[nsmart]

Well at least someone in our top eschalons picked up on what was happening in Fallujah and pulled our marines out. How would you feel if your kid had died in Fallujah? "Remember Fallujah".. will become a watch word but it will not bode well for us.

To liberate those damn iraqi, we must kill them. Send in marines and let them kill people from the rooftop of the hospitals.. bomb their city back into the stone age. Many hundreds of Iraqi dead laying in the stadium as a make shift morgue. And now those pictures are all over the middle east. Bombing for peace.. Rescuing these folks.

We did the absolute right thing. Some one figured it out, thank god and send in an Iraqi general. Who is running this show? We oust Saddam and his henchmen from his palaces and ... WE MOVE IN? what does that say to the Iraqi?

[demlosers]

Is he really the son of Mike Wallace of 60 minutes?

I got off the phone with my dad and he sounds like he believes all the DNC talking points.

[nsmart]

We are so polarized now.. its amazing. I was reading Drudge when Monica's name appeared. I found freerepublic soon after. It seems a long time ago now. We loved to hate Clinton and loved to feel for the trap Linda tripp found herself in. But just as we hated the bombing of Serbia and the TV stations there.. I now hate the bombing of Iraq. I did not want us to go in there.. but we did.

Fallujah was one example of what killing for liberty gets us... bombing for peace.. etc. Charlie Reese says we need a strong defense to protect us from invasion, period. I agree. I'm a libertarian.

[gemoftheocean]

after Jimmy helped the Shaw leave Iran,

Bernard Shaw was in Iran? [See what happens when you type too fast? ;-D]

[arasina]

Thank you for your very kind and thoughtful words. Actually, I think of him every time I see this:

My friend Don DiFranco worked in the broadcast transmitter room directly under the antenna that was fashioned into an American flag. I will be able to better remember him as I knew him when we one day get confirmation of OBL's demise.

[arasina]

Oh, how embarrassing to have that gigantic graphic of IMAGE HOSTED BY TRIPOD appear. I guess that's what I get for borrowing an image in cyberspace. Here's what I intended to show you:

[speekinout]

According to the Sat. Wash. comPost, FNS will have former Sen. Dole to discuss the military service of Pres. Bush and Sen. Kerry, and Sens. Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell to assess the turmoil in Iraq.

Sounds awful. Who cares about service in the Viet Nam War anymore? And I can't take Biden. He's creepy and snarky. The fact that they're describng Iraq as "turmoil" gives me a clue as to the side Chis is taking.

[Las Vegas Dave]

I didn't know she was a freeper.

I freepmailed her two of three times when she posted something about the DC area, asked here where she lived in the DC area, mentioned to her my nephew lived in Dale City Va., she knew where it was, just small talk.

[St.Chuck]

The fact that they're describng Iraq as "turmoil" gives me a clue as to the side Chis is taking.

What should Mr. Wallace describe it as?

[speekinout]

"Turmoil" means confusion. It implies that the US doesn't have a plan. I think that's wrong.
I think there *is* a plan. Yes, there are unexpected situations, but I don't think it's correct to imply that the US doesn't have a plan to deal with them.

[neefer]

Thanks for the ping. We rarely miss FoxNews Sunday and certainly won't this week.

[Indie]

Ever notice how the leftist fascist new media live in cities surrounded by other leftists? Because if they lived in Texas, they wouldn't make it to their limo before one of us walked up to them and kicked their a$$.

[CyberAnt]

ABC executive said, "we weren't aware it was sweeps week".

I don't know about Mike Wallace's gripe, but the above statement sent me into orbit.

[BurbankKarl]

I received an email from from a Freeper indicating my Pentagon list stopped midway, and did not include shipmates he had served with, so to correct and continue my post:

Cmdr. Robert Allan Schlegel, 38, Alexandria, Va.

U.S. Navy Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Randolph Elseth, 37, Vestal, N.Y.

U.S. Navy Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Pentagon attack

The Department of Defense reports a total of 125 service members, employees and contract workers died in the September 11 attack on the Pentagon building.

Spc. Craig Amundson, 28, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
multimedia illustrator for deputy chief of staff of personnel, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Melissa Rose Barnes, 27, Redlands, California
yeoman second class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

(Retired) Master Sgt. Max Beilke, 69, Laurel, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Kris Romeo Bishundat, 23, Waldorf, Maryland
information systems technician second class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Carrie Blagburn, 48, Temple Hills, Maryland
civilian budget analyst, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Col. Canfield D. Boone, 54, Clifton, Virginia
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Donna Bowen, 42
Pentagon communications representative, Verizon Communications
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Allen Boyle, 30, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Christopher Lee Burford, 23, Hubert, N.C.
electronics technician third class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Daniel Martin Caballero, 21, Houston, Texas
electronics technician third class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Sgt. First Class Jose Calderon, 44, Puerto Rico
U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Angelene C. Carter, 51, Forrestville, Maryland
accountant, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Sharon Carver, 38, Waldorf, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

John J. Chada, 55, Manassas, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Rosa Maria (Rosemary) Chapa, 64, Springfield, Virginia
civilian employee, Defense Intelligence Agency
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Julian Cooper, 39, Springdale, Maryland
Navy contractor
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Cmdr. Eric Allen Cranford, 32, Drexel, North Carolina
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Ada Davis, 57, Camp Springs, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Capt. Gerald Francis Deconto, 44, Sandwich, Massachusetts
director of current operations and plans, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Col. Jerry Don Dickerson, 41, Durant, Mississippi
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Johnnie Doctor, 32, Jacksonville, Florida
information systems technician first class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Capt. Robert Edward Dolan, 43, Florham Park, New Jersey
head of strategy and concepts branch, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Cmdr. William Howard Donovan, 37, Nunda, New York
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Cmdr. Patrick S. Dunn, 39, Fords, New Jersey
surface warfare officer, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Edward Thomas Earhart, 26, Salt Lick, Kentucky
aerographer's mate first class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Jamie Lynn Fallon, 23, Woodbridge, Virginia
storekeeper third class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Amelia V. Fields, 36, Dumfries, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Gerald P. Fisher, 57, Potomac, Maryland
Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Matthew Michael Flocco, 21, Newark, Delaware
aerographer's mate second class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Sandra N. Foster, 41, Clinton, Maryland
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Capt. Lawrence Daniel Getzfred, 57, Elgin, Nebraska
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Cortz Ghee, 54, Reisterstown, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Brenda C. Gibson, 59, Falls Church, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Ron Golinski, 60, Columbia, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Diane M. Hale-McKinzy, 38, Alexandria, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Carolyn B. Halmon, 49, Washington, D.C.
budget analyst, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Sheila Hein, 51, University Park, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Ronald John Hemenway, 37, Shawnee, Kansas
electronics technician first class, U.S. Navy
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Maj. Wallace Cole Hogan, 40, Florida
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Jimmie Ira Holley, 54, Lanham, Maryland
accountant
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Angela Houtz, 27, La Plata, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Brady K. Howell, 26, Arlington, Virginia
management intern for chief of intelligence, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Peggie Hurt, 36, Crewe, Virginia
accountant, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Col. Stephen Neil Hyland, 45, Burke, Virginia
personnel issues, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Robert J. Hymel, Woodbridge, Virginia
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Sgt. Maj. Lacey B. Ivory, 43, Woodbridge, Virginia
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Col. Dennis M. Johnson, 48, Port Edwards, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Judith Jones, 53, Woodbridge, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Brenda Kegler, 49, Washington, D.C.
budget analyst, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Michael Scott Lamana, 31, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

David W. Laychak, 40, Manassas, Virginia
civilian budget analyst, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Samantha Lightbourn-Allen, 36, Hillside, Maryland
budget analyst, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Maj. Steve Long, 39, Georgia
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

James Lynch, 55, Manassas, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Navy
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Terrance M. Lynch, 49, Alexandria, Virginia
consultant, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Nehamon Lyons, 30, Mobile, Alabama
operations specialist second class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Shelley A. Marshall, 37, Marbury, Maryland
budget analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Teresa Martin, 45, Stafford, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Ada L. Mason, 50, Springfield, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Col. Dean E. Mattson, 57, California
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, 53, Fort Myer, Virginia
deputy chief of staff for personnel, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Robert J. Maxwell, 53, Manassas, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Molly McKenzie, 38, Dale City, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Patricia E. (Patti) Mickley, 41, Springfield, Virginia
financial manager, Defense Department
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Maj. Ronald D. Milam, 33, Washington, D.C.
assistant to the Secretary, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Gerard (Jerry) P. Moran, 39, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
engineering contractor, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Odessa V. Morris, 54, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
budget analyst, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Brian Anthony Moss, 34, Sperry, Oklahoma
electronics technician second class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Ted Moy, 48, Silver Spring, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Jude Murphy, 38, Flossmoor, Illinois
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Khang Nguyen, 41, Fairfax, Virginia
Navy contractor
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Michael Allen Noeth, 30, New York, New York
illustrator/draftsman second class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Diana B. Padro, 55, Woodbridge, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Spc. Chin Sun Pak, 25, Oklahoma
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Jonas Martin Panik, 26, Mingoville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Maj. Clifford L. Patterson, 33, Alexandria, Virginia
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. J.G. Darin Howard Pontell, 26, Columbia, Maryland
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Scott Powell, 35, Silver Spring, Maryland
BTG Inc.
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

(Retired) Capt. Jack Punches, 51, Clifton, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Joseph John Pycior, 39, Carlstadt, New Jersey
aviation warfare systems operator first class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Deborah Ramsaur, 45, Annandale, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Rhonda Rasmussen, 44, Woodbridge, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Marsha Dianah Ratchford, 34, Prichard, Alabama
information systems technician first class, U.S. Navy
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Martha Reszke, 36, Stafford, Virginia
budget analyst, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Cecelia E. Richard, 41, Fort Washington, Maryland
accounting technician, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Edward V. Rowenhorst, 32, Lake Ridge, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Judy Rowlett, 44, Woodbridge, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Robert E. Russell, 52, Oxon Hill, Maryland
civilian budgetary supervisor, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

William R. Ruth, 57, Maryland
Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Charles E. Sabin, 54, Burke, Virginia
civilian employee, Defense Department
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Marjorie C. Salamone, 53, Springfield, Virginia
budget program analyst, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Col. David M. Scales, 45, Cleveland, Ohio
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Janice Scott, 46, Springfield, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Michael L. Selves, 53, Fairfax, Virginia
information management support center director, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Marian Serva, 47, Stafford, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Cmdr. Dan Frederic Shanower, 40, Naperville, Illinois
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Antoinette Sherman, 35, Forest Heights, Maryland
budget analyst, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Don Simmons, 58, Dumfries, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Cheryle D. Sincock, 53, Dale City, Virginia
administrative assistant, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Gregg Harold Smallwood, 44, Overland Park, Kansas
chief information systems technician, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

(Retired) Lt. Col. Gary F. Smith, 55, Alexandria, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Patricia J. Statz, 41, Takoma Park, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Edna L. Stephens, 53, Washington, D.C.
budget analyst, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Sgt. Maj. Larry Strickland, 52, Woodbridge, Virginia
senior adviser on personnel issues to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Maj. Kip P. Taylor, 38, McLean, Virginia
adjutant general's corps, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Sandra Taylor, 50, Alexandria, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Karl W. Teepe, Centreville, Virginia
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Sgt. Tamara Thurman, 25, Brewton, Alabama
classified employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Cmdr. Otis Vincent Tolbert, 38, Lemoore, California
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Willie Q. Troy, 51, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Cmdr. Ronald James Vauk, 37, Nampa, Idaho
watch commander, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Col. Karen Wagner, 40, Texas
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Meta Waller, 60, Alexandria, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Staff Sgt. Maudlyn A. White, 38, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Sandra L. White, 44, Dumfries, Virginia
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Ernest M. Willcher, 62, North Potomac, Maryland
Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.
Reported dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lt. Cmdr. David Lucian Williams, 32, Newport, Oregon
U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Maj. Dwayne Williams, 40, Jacksonville, Alabama
U.S. Army
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Marvin Woods, 58, Great Mills, Maryland
Navy contractor,
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

Kevin Wayne Yokum, 27, Lake Charles, Louisiana
information systems technician second class, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Donald McArthur Young, 41, Roanoke, Virginia
chief information systems technician, U.S. Navy
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Edmond Young, 22, Owings, Maryland
BTG Inc.
Confirmed dead, Pentagon, at/in building

Lisa Young, 36, Germantown, Maryland
civilian employee, U.S. Army
Reported missing, Pentagon, at/in building

The majority of Americans will not need Ted Koppel to remember...We Will Never Forget.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Sunday morning reminder PINGS!