Posted on 06/18/2006 9:27:28 PM PDT by infoguy
Liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas ("Daily Kos") appeared on CNN's Reliable Sources this morning (Sunday, June 18, 2006). Host Howard Kurtz asked Kos about a comment he made on his blog a couple of years back. In April 2004, in a thread about the coverage of the brutal murders of four Americans in Fallujah, Kos posted a comment in which he wrote (bold mine), "I feel nothing over the death of merceneries. They aren't in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them."
In part, here's how Kos responded to Kurtz. Video is at Expose the Left.
KOS: ... [I]n a way it’s funny that they have not updated their talking points in two years. And so they want to keep resurrecting an old quote. There’s nothing I can do about it. What I can do is I can say the fact is the reason, the context for that quote, was solidarity with my brothers and sisters in arms, Marines and soldiers. I wore combat boots. I served during the first Gulf war. And people are making a choice between private armies and mercenaries. I make my choice. I stand behind our men and women in uniform, and I’m not going to apologize for that. But they’re going to keep resurrecting that, and that’s fine. That’s what they do ...
Kos' remarks that "I wore combat boots" and "I served during the first Gulf war" may have led some viewers to believe that he was sent to the Middle East during the conflict. He was not. His period of service occurred during the same time as the first Gulf war, but Kos himself stated in an article earlier this year that he "missed deploying to the Gulf War by a hair." Moulitsas proudly served in the Army from 1989 to 1992, and his service and sacrifice should be commended.
Hopefully this post will be helpful to those CNN viewers who may have misinterpreted Kos' words.
Wow! Glad someone got that! I actually had a modicum of respect for the guy after I read that he said "served during the Gulf War", leaving the impression he was a participant. Now I REALLY feel that he is a POS.
Heck, I served during the Gulf War - in Berlin.
I love his attempt to backpedal and dissemble: "What I can do is I can say the fact is the reason, the context for that quote, was solidarity with my brothers and sisters in arms, Marines and soldiers."
That first part is pure BS.
"The fact is the reason"?
C'mon, he should know better than to say something like that as that just screams BS.
Big deal. All those lefties wore Doc Martens back then.
ahhh, I just got done watching that clip from expose the left and was wondering about this... thanks.
ping
Mr. Daily Kos is el salvadoran. Though born in the USA he grew up in that south american country.
He is trying to conceal his laaaaateeeeno extraction for some reason.
Timothy McVeigh served "during the Gulf War" as well, and he was a POS too.
Ahhhh....OK. So the fact that he served during a time of war counts even though he did not get deployed, but could have or almost did.
Gee....this is a bit troubling for them. Based on that logic, they'll have to reconsider Bush's service in the TANG during Vietnam.
>>>Timothy McVeigh served "during the Gulf War" as well, and he was a POS too.<<<
Actually, McVeigh served in the Gulf War and was awarded the Bronze Star. Personally, I served during the Vietnam War, but never served in the war zone.
For that matter, so did I! Of course, I was in ROTC in college, but the principle is the same!
Markos Moulitsas is just a few steps beneath contemptible. A few more idiotic statements like that, and he will sink below Murtha and Kerry into the despicable category.
That about sums it up. Looks like we have a new potential colloquialism. Whenever you see someone do or say something stupid, an appropriate reply would be:
"What a Kos Blogger...."
Then there are the fake soldiers "confessing" to war crimes in Iraq. Now this.
"What a Kos Blogger...."
Dang, it almost sounds dirty.
Screw Moulitsas and his service.
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