Thanks for posting. I didn't know what I didn't know. ;)
I totally agree with the troops. Couldn't careless about a pretty boy reporter. Sorry, if I sound heartless but that is how I feel about MSM and their ridiculous reporting. I do feel sorry for the families though. Their waiting and hoping that all will be well. It is a very difficult time for them. Prayers for all our Troops. Message to reporters, if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Thanks for posting the whole thing. Disregard the posting police.
There is nothing so precious to the American Press as the American Press.
The media finally takes note that this is really a war on terror that we're fighting. Until one of their beloved own gets injured, it is nothing to them but a "story". They could care less about the actual men and women who sacrifice for their well-being every day. God bless and protect our troops!
During Good Morning America on Monday, I believe it was Diane Sawyer who made the observation that perhaps Woodruff's being so badly injured would be the "tipping point" in the war, that he was someone so well-known that it would be "one person too many". With comments like this from the arrogant 'It's All About Us' media, no wonder the troops are upset ......
Only to the MSM.
WOW. Spot on. These media types are self absorbed.
I agree 100% with this article...and the soldiers and Marines who are calling this IED bombing exactly what it is..."media hype for their own".
Maybe a perquisite for being an American journalist should be time spent serving one's country in the military.
I'm not entirely unserious.
For once, kudos for UPI!
"That leaves the uncomfortable question about how much the media, or the American public, cares about the injured who are less well known, but in just as dire straits."
Certainly there's a double standard. Worse -- slanted Liberal, anti-US reporting costs lives.
In the past I've posted threads that have had local stories of individuals killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Many times those threads only have had a handful of responses. Before we start blaming "the MSM" - whatever that is - let's take a look at how WE view and respond to the stories of the fallen heroes who come from Anywhere, USA.
EXACTLY!!!!...It's a huge deal when a newsman nearly meets his maker...our guys do it daily...where's the news on that?
I've seen several good news stories on Balad Hospital that I know I wouldn't have seen had it not been for this incident.
"It's a bit stunning to us over here how absolutely dominant the story is on every network and front page. I mean, you'd think we lost the entire 1st Marine Division or something.
Because "it's all about meeeeeeeeeeeee..."
GREAT Post joyce11111 !!! Keep it up!!! Keep em coming!!!
Re. the article, my sentiments exactly.
Gee, what a shame.... ahhh, that a left-wing journalist was attacked that is. And from those nice extremist "insurgent freedom fighters" no less. Gee, the left-wing media has given them every bit of help they possibly can! How could those "insurgent freedom fighters" possibly do this?
And I read that NBC anchor Brian Williams is praying for him??? "Brian Williams said he had been in touch with Woodruff's family and is praying for the families of both men". Really. How does a liberal, left-winger pray, just out of curiousity? In the name of Jesus? Naw, that would be too inflamatory and offensive to other religions. Maybe he prays in Allah's name or in the name of the Great Divine One if He Really Exists!!!
I personally feel that about 5000 other liberal/left-wing MSM should flood the country right now and search diligently for the "insurgent freedom fighters" in order to understand them better. sarc>
Seriously, I care far more about our troops and the GREAT job they are doing in Iraq & Afghanistan, far more than I do about Woodruff & Vogt, or the rest of liberal/left-wing lunatic media!