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Journalist Embedded with the 172nd Stryker Brigade "Everything I thought I knew was wrong."
Daily News Miner ^ | December 14th, 2005 | Margaret Friedenauer

Posted on 12/14/2005 9:10:09 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares

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Sounds like this journalist is opening her eyes.
1 posted on 12/14/2005 9:10:09 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares
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Good for this lady. This should be front page on the NY Times, but it won't be....ever.


2 posted on 12/14/2005 9:14:37 PM PST by pissant
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To: Names Ash Housewares

That's right. After the successful Iraqi election we will begin to see the real news out of Iraq filter into our biased MSM, much to the chagrin of the White Flag Democrats/Liberals in the USA. I hope that this is the beginning of the end for the lies, non-truths, and misinformation of this war. I hope that finally President Bush begins to get the deserved respect and admiration of the American people.


3 posted on 12/14/2005 9:16:55 PM PST by HonduGOP
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To: Names Ash Housewares

Great story.


4 posted on 12/14/2005 9:17:02 PM PST by doug from upland (Hasta la vista, Tookie)
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To: Names Ash Housewares
But I have a slight hesitation; I need to keep balanced. I can’t be a cheerleader, even if I have a soft spot for the hometown troops...

Crap. Call it like you see it. The hometown troops happen to be a pretty impressive bunch, and the truth is not served by attempting to find as much evil to portray as the obvious good. That isn't balance, but it is, sadly, modern journalism.

5 posted on 12/14/2005 9:17:34 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Names Ash Housewares

How about a movie about a journalist like this who goes to Iraq and sees reality and tries to report it and gets ostracized by her fellow journalists and persecuted by liberals who can't bear to hear the truth. Ahhhhhhhhhhh, that would be sweet. I'd go twelve times and buy the poster.


6 posted on 12/14/2005 9:17:44 PM PST by Rippin
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It sounds like she'll be looking for a new job. That or she now has the ol "look i'm really unbiased" story she can use when accused of being a liberal.
7 posted on 12/14/2005 9:18:04 PM PST by tfecw (It's for the children)
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Liberal myopia is curable. What the troops have been trying to tell America is finally taking hold. I think we will see more people like her in the months to come.


8 posted on 12/14/2005 9:18:44 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares
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To: Names Ash Housewares

If she thought about it a little bit more, she'd realize that the news is actually that there IS good news.


9 posted on 12/14/2005 9:25:18 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (What? Me worry?)
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To: Names Ash Housewares
Bookmarking to read to a friend who says she doesn't hear any good news coming from Iraq.
10 posted on 12/14/2005 9:26:10 PM PST by jellybean (George Allen 2008)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

Her peers will slap her around, shun her, and force her back into line.


11 posted on 12/14/2005 9:28:27 PM PST by Travis McGee
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To: Names Ash Housewares

News-Miner's first embedded reporter leaves for Iraq on Tuesday
http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7252~3154448,00.html



December 14, 2005

Troops coordinate security forces for elections

By Margaret Friedenauer

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1411777.php


12 posted on 12/14/2005 9:30:48 PM PST by endthematrix (Those who despise freedom and progress have condemned themselves to isolation, decline, and collapse)
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Good news from Iraq!


13 posted on 12/14/2005 9:31:08 PM PST by DTogo (Merry CHRISTmas, and a healthy & happy New Year!)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

> What the troops have been trying to tell America is
> finally taking hold.

The troops didn't need to tell many of us. Indeed,
what we need to tell them is that the legacy media
is the enemy. There is no "misunderstanding" - the
legacy media has a solidly pro-DNC, which means
anti-American, anti-victory, anti-Iraqi agenda.

> I think we will see more people like her in the
> months to come.

Sending out her resume. She works for the enemy,
and does not realize it. When she does, she'll
get fired, quit, or allow herself to be "re-educated".


14 posted on 12/14/2005 9:32:14 PM PST by Boundless ("Fair and balanced" still means they lie to us half the time.)
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That is due to an influence from the 'fame' given to Jennings,Rather,Kronkite.

A case of where the reporter is the news.

Dirty Laundry.

Problem is that the MSM pursued those with clean clothes, and ignored the smell coming from those who would bribe them.


15 posted on 12/14/2005 9:32:25 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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My selfish, journalistic drive immediately thinks “Perfect. A story that hasn’t been told. Let me at it.”

What a load, how can you be alive and not see that that story isn't being told. Especially if you think your a pro.

16 posted on 12/14/2005 9:32:47 PM PST by lawnguy (Give me some of your tots!!!)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

Little by little the truth is getting out finally. Sometimes 1 story a day and other days 2 or 3. Before long they'll start to make an impact and the general public will hopefully realize all the lies the MSM have been telling.
I think perhaps the reason those in DC on the left of the aisle are acting like a bunch of stark raving loonies is because they realize this and they know their losing ground.


17 posted on 12/14/2005 9:33:38 PM PST by AmeriBrit (HILLARY's1974 Watergate Crimes: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925684/posts)
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To: Boundless

Interesting prediction.

I also see that Democrats will start taking credit for what happens after the election, and will somehow try to take credit for the fact that the IRAQI'S are providing the police force , and the coalition forces that trained them will be on the side cheering.

This is evidence of the carefully planned withdrawal from Iraq that the Dems complain is not happening.


18 posted on 12/14/2005 9:37:14 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: Names Ash Housewares
I’m a journalist. I read the news everyday, from several sources. I have the luxury of reading stuff newspapers don’t always have room to print. I read every tidbit I could on Iraq and the war before coming.

......

“Perfect. A story that hasn’t been told. Let me at it.”

I find it amazing the upper paragraph made it through and her followup ultimatly calls the msm, useless. But in a nice way. :-)

19 posted on 12/14/2005 9:38:03 PM PST by JoeSixPack1
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To: Names Ash Housewares

I'd be surprised if we see many whom will of a sudden see the light.

More than likely the Dems will train their MSM attack journalists more heavily on creative, and not so creative lies and contrived scandals. If you think it's ugly now, wait until after the successful Iraqi elections this week.


20 posted on 12/14/2005 9:39:48 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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