Did I hear that right?
Posted on 05/16/2005 2:44:56 PM PDT by Cornpone
That's the big problem we have. Not what we do, what they can do. They're irrational, and armed. We can't keep skating on this thin ice for long.
Did I hear that right?
It is doubtful that President Bush, or the Justice Dept. can legally do anything about this story. But what if they selected to deny access to Newsweek to all Presidential press conferences, news briefings etc.?
The outrage from the rest of the press would be horrendous, but who would deny (other than extreme leftists) that the denial of access was not justified?
Admittance to such briefings is after all a privilege, not a right and actions have consequences. If Newsweek abuses their privilege and people die as a result, is it not reasonable to deny them the privilege of covering the President?
Michael Isikoff? Isn't he the "journalist" that had the BillyJeff & Monica story and spiked it? Naa, no way a credible journalist would pull something so blatant. Would he? That's what I thought, he sure did! Balanced journalism. Yep that's what it is.
Is Falkoff in any way related to Jack Mehoff? How would like to have gone through junior high school with a name which is homophonic with f*** off?
Anyone who supports our troops should care. False information, such as this, when disseminated will have negative repercussions for our troops, those bastards over there will use this as further reasons to fight us and recruit other animalistic barbarians.
"...in the meantime, a woman is dead. Who do I see about that?"
Yeah, but they hate us as maximum density already as being infidels.
Nothing, nothing we can do.. Destroy korans, nuke mecca, anything can make the islamic world hate us any more. Or less for that matter.
We have a weatherman out here in ABQ whose surname is Stiff. Imagine what he endured!
I suggest congressional hearings on dangerously false reporting in wartime, as well as the Pentagon review process.
What makes you think they're naive? Personlly, I think they work rather diligently in trying to rouse the rabble against American foreign policy and sully our good name.
Somehow, coverage of the Newsweek story has taken as fact that Newsweek is responsible for muslim rioting and muslim violence and muslim deaths. No. Newsweek may have reported in error (big surprise), but muslims are the only ones responsible for their behavior. Such out of control antics seem a clear indication of a sad place on the ladder of brain evolution. Pitiful, just pitiful. It may be time for the news media to shine a bright light on that desperate muslim mentality and to identify it for what it is: a blind, hate-filled effort to preserve its last excuse for failure. Or do the 24/7 news stations prefer to advance the notion that the Koran, above and beyond all other books ever written on the planet, Earth, must be protected and safeguarded against even a hint of abuse or disregard? If that be their position, it may be time for some serious full speed wake-up slaps!
As someone pointed out, why are we givin them frickin korans in the first place? They get their energy from it. We should be giving them bibles and making them read it so they can learn another way.
Given the press's penchant for reporting the latest war death toll (all Bush's fault of course), it is time to turn the tables and begin:
The Newsweek Death Toll: 16 dead, 100 injured. Updates surely to come.
I completely understand your position and personally I don't care what Muslims do to each other as a result of their inability to act rationally and with some sense of human respect for themselves and others. I also agree that to apologize, whether the story is true or not, elevates Islam and the Koran to a false superiority. However, I do think Newsweek should be held accountable for the danger it needlessly placed our troops and national interests in.
Regards
Yeah, I'm watching Brit Hume now...there was even a suggestion the Pentagon was responsible because it failed to show the story wasn't true before it was published...over course the person making the comment was caught in the logical problem of how do you prove a negative? You can't.
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