Once again, however, the media proves it is incompetent in checking simple facts...And if CBS had taken the same position a few weeks ago they might not be in the meltdown they're in.
Once again, however, the media proves it is incompetent in checking simple facts..."While we accept his apology, it is the last writing of his that will be published by the paper for the foreseeable future."
No more "letters to the editor" from Roger!
More Democratic dirty tricks.
Typical democrat. (Just my opinion, of course.)
Too little, too late. The damage is already done, because The Sheep believe the draft's coming back - The Media said so.
Come on, guys, this is great. A major local newspaper has been burned and won't let it happen again. Editors rarely fact-check letters to the editor. This also shows that our efforts have been effective in getting the newspapers to do better. This paper would never have issued this statement if it had not been for conservaives pounding them. We have to keep it up!
Who instituted the draft in 1940? DEMOCRATS.
Who ended it in 1970? REPUBLICANS.
Today the House will vote on a Democratic bill to reinstate the draft. President Bush and Republicans oppose a draft and seek defeat of this bill. Sen. Kerry and Sen. Edwards wrongly claim it is Republicans who support this, yet it is John Kerry who said he may be open to a draft. Below is more information about this bill, who sponsored it, what Sen. Kerry and Sen. Edwards are saying as well as the truth about President Bush's position regarding it. We need you to call talk radio shows and write letters to the editor. Let people know that it is not Republicans who support this bill, it is the Democrats.
Democrats Push Draft in Congress
President Bush Opposes Draft And Republicans Seek Certain Defeat Of Bill
Just Who is Proposing a Draft?
Democrat Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) Introduced The "Universal National Service Act Of 2003" To Reinstate Military Draft. "A BILL To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes." (H.R. 163, Introduced 1/7/03 By Rep. Charles Rangel)
Today, House Of Representatives Will Vote On Rangel's Proposal, Which House Armed Services Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) Vows Will Receive "Very Little Congressional Support." "Later today, the House of Representatives will debate and vote on H.R. 163, the Universal National Service Act - commonly known as the Reinstate the Draft Bill. There is very little Congressional support for reinstating the draft." (House Armed Services Committee, "House To Vote On And Reject Military Draft Bill," Press Release, 10/5/04)
Democrat Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC) Has Introduced Identical Military Draft Legislation. "A BILL To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes." (S. 89, Introduced 1/7/03 By Sen. Ernest Hollings)
Kerry and Edwards Claim It's Republicans Who Want Draft, But Kerry Is Open to Draft
Kerry Raised Possibility Draft Is Returning Under Bush. "Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, citing the war in Iraq and other trouble spots in the world, raised the possibility Wednesday that a military draft could be reinstated if voters re-elect President Bush. ... Answering a question about the draft that had been posed at a forum with voters, Kerry said: 'If George Bush were to be re-elected, given the way he has gone about this war and given his avoidance of responsibility in North Korea and Iran and other places, is it possible? I can't tell you.'" (Mary Dalrymple, "Kerry Raises Possibility That Military Draft Could Return If Bush Is Re-Elected," The Associated Press, 9/22/04)
Edwards Hinted Draft Would Return Under President Bush. "Edwards drew his biggest applause from the audience, which was heavy on union members and laid-off workers, when he responded to a question from a woman who said that her 23-year-old son recently graduated from college, and that she is worried about a draft being instituted for the war in Iraq. 'There will be no draft when John Kerry is president,' Edwards said, to applause and a standing ovation." (Jim VandeHei, "Kerry Accuses Bush Of Dishonesty On Iraq," The Washington Post, 9/16/04)
Yet Kerry Told Reporter That If Large Mobilization Is Needed, Draft Is "Only Fair Way To Do It." REPORTER: "Senator, some in your party have called for reinstating the draft. Do you think that is a good idea?" KERRY: "Not at this moment. I don't. If we had a need for a general mobilization at some time in the future, then I think that's the only fair way to do it." (WLVI's "Keller At Large," Interview Taped 12/2/03, Aired 9/26/04)
Administration Has Been Clear: President Bush Opposes Draft
Secretary Rumsfeld Called Allegations "Absolute Nonsense." "Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld heatedly denied yesterday that the military plans to bring back the draft and boost reserves and National Guard callups after the November election. 'That is absolute nonsense,' Rumsfeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee. 'It's absolutely false that anyone in this administration is considering reinstituting the draft.'" (Richard Sisk, "No Draft, No Extra Troops - Rummy," [New York] Daily News, 9/24/04)
Vice President Cheney Said Rumors Were "Hogwash." "And the notion that somebody's peddling out there that there is a secret plan to reinstitute the draft, hogwash, not true." (NBC's "Nightly News," 9/29/04)
President Bush: "We Don't Need The Draft." "No, we're not going - we don't need the draft. Look, the all-volunteer Army is working. ... I know Senator McCain and I agree on this issue for certain, the all-volunteer Army works." (President George W. Bush, Remarks At Okaloosa-Walton College, Niceville, FL, 8/10/04)
Blog about it here.
I am the Mainstream Press, I see no reason to appologize for pushing fake documents.
/sarcasm off
A willing media now makes it possible for one party to take overt, deliberate action and blame it on the other party. Not only is the media willing to stand idly by while this happens, but it will affirmatively conceal the truth. Repudiations such as the one above are, unfortunately, the exception rather than the rule.
Would every Freeper please make sure that a copy of this article makes it into the hands of their local editors and talk radio hosts?
At the bottom of the Duluth News Tribune article there is an option to "email this". Please use that link to get the retraction to your local media outlets (also posted here).
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/news/opinion/9847845.htm?template=contentModules/emailstory.jsp
Truth doesn't matter to Dems. The purpose has been served already by the lie. They most likely have succeeded in convincing a large percentage of the idiots out there that it's the evil Republicans.......... so, more likely college aged, shallow thinking kids will vote for Kerry.
Big/liberal/commie/Dem media will never tell the truth, and because of it there is great trouble ahead.
Look how the huge majority of the media avoids telling the story of growing signs of Dem. voter fraud in registering voters. There is great trouble ahead! Bush will have to have about an actual 10 point lead to win this election.
Man the polls!
The 2003 Dem Draft bill was sponsored by none other than Gentleman Jim McDermott. This is the same Jim McDermott who illegally had Republican John Boehner's cellphone call intercepted by a Dem activist. He is the same one who lists himself on a Socialist website. The same one who went to Iraq to kiss Saddam's ass on the very eve of the War. What do you expect from a pig but an oink. Leftist America hater at all times.
See how easy it is, Dan? It won't make your tongue burn with fire, or make your head explode, or anything like that. In fact, you'll probably feel a whole lot better knowing that you've put it all behind you....
The apology letter:
Letters to the Editor
Bush isn't trying to reinstate draft
Sometimes in these impassioned times, it is easy to grab hold of some piece of news and believe it to be true without checking the facts first. Such is what I did when I wrote a letter to the editor about the Bush administration quietly trying to reinstate the draft.
I should have checked the information I wrote first.
The Bush Administration is NOT pushing the bills I cited. In fact, Democrats introduced the legislation in January of 2003 in an effort to discourage people from supporting the pending war with Iraq. Their actions were politically motivated, but the Bush administration had no direct involvement in the legislation.
Furthermore, what I wrote and what the News Tribune published was mostly information that is available elsewhere on the Internet. I borrowed quite liberally from this (though it was my belief that I was paraphrasing the words of a political science professor at my daughter's college). So the words were not really my own and I should have quoted what I had read rather than misrepresenting it.
For both of these actions I am truly sorry and sincerely apologize, and I apologize as well to the newspaper for any embarrassment I may have caused them.
ROGER PARSONS
DULUTH
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