sic: thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally. - Answers.com definitionPosted on 01/01/2007 5:01:31 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Adding religious insult to mortal injury, ABC's coverage of the death of the 3000th US service-person in Iraq seemed to suggest that there was something odd or erroneous in the expression of a traditional belief in the afterlife.
There can be no doubt that the friend was expressing his expectation to see Dustin again in the world to come. That the reference to seeing Dustin again was prefaced by a mention of the family being in the friend's prayers emphasizes that religious faith was being expressed."You were one of my best friends and I'll never forget you. All my prayers go to your family and I'll see you again." (sic)
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Governs never ever claimed to be objective in my years of reading his posts. Why establish a straw man argument if you feel strong about your own position?
It's my best guess. Pointing this out in a quote of a mourner is tactless and pedantic, to say the least.
ABC News: they really are SICK!
And we all know that the ranks of the MSM are filled with highly religious people who are sticklers for getting every religious reference right ;-)
Happy New Year! ECUSA probably agrees with ABC on this one.
You can't claim, with any validity, the bias of another if you aren't objective in your reporting.
To say that ABC is anti-God is meaningless if the person making the claim is understood to be biased against ABC.
None of the aforementioned is valid when dealing with politicians. With rare exception they are all a pack of liars no better than street pimps, dope deals and sex slavers. This is the truth. Believe me. I'm not biased because I say I'm not.
What?
The reporter he has spoken to ,had nothing to do with the story. He only put that comment in there to relate how things are written.
My question was about contacting the editor who was responsible for using (sic).It seems unlikely that anyone would be available to respond to an editing inquiry during the New Year's holiday. In fact, to simply state that ABC hadn't responded, without the context as to how the contact was made, seems to be the kind of thing we accuse the NYT, CBS and the rest of the gang of doing in their reporting. After finding the full meaning of (sic) I think the charge against ABC to be something I would expect from moveon.org but not from FR.
Dog (you) chasing its tail! You say he was in contact, then complain about the contact, then complain about the whole thing!
Put the coffee cup down!
I never looked up (sic), but have to admit I ASSuMEd it to mean "Straight In Copy", which infers that they did a direct quote, or copy, of the original and there were no changes made to the text preceding the (sic).
I took no offense to this, as it tells me that ABC just copied exactly what was on the myspace page.
MSM is now referring to our Iraq War casualties as "IRAQ VICTIMS."
ABC News
3,000th Iraq Victim's Friends Bid Farewell Online
Dustin Ross Donica of Spring, Texas, Blogged That He Loved Vocal Trance and Rock Music, Dr. Pepper
By BLAIR SODEN
Dec. 31, 2006 — - The war in Iraq reached a tragic milestone as a 22-year-old soldier from Texas who valued his friends, soccer and ham-and-pineapple pizza became the 3,000th U.S. military death since the start of the war in 2003.
The Department of Defense today announced the death of the soldier, Spc. Dustin Ross Donica, of Spring, Texas.
"Dustin had a tremendous sense of duty, both to his family, and his country," said a statement by Dustin's father, David Donica, and the rest of his family. "He will be missed by his family, and all those that knew him."
Like so many others who have given their lives in this war, Donica had a life at home in America, friends and family, and a story to tell. He reflected on memories from home on a blog he maintained online (LINK), and his friends weighed in, too.
Friends continue to write messages on Donica's Web site. The most recent posts, in the days shortly after Donica's death, resembled earlier posts, reaching out to a friend a world away.
"Hey bro, we're gonna miss you but never forget you," said one.
"Always in my prayers brother, see you at the gates," said another.
"Hey my friend," said another post. "Just wanted to say there is no one else in the world like you and ill never find another friend like you. You were one of my best friends and I will never forget you. All my love and prayers go to your family and I'll see you again."
Donica was born on July 11, 1984 in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Klein High School in 2002 and was attending the University of Texas in Austin when he was recruited into the Army in December 2003.
Donica was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat team, 25th Infantry Division in Fort Richardson, Alaska.
His last login to his page was the day after Christmas, just two days before his death.
He described himself as a sports fanatic. Soccer was his childhood pastime. His most missed memory? "Soccer glory days," he wrote.
He loved ham-and-pineapple pizza and Dr. Pepper. Sushi, he wrote, scared him.
He dreamed of meeting Peter Griffin, Ed Norton, Brad Pitt and Rusty Shackleford.
He treasured music. Rock and vocal trance were his favorites. He would sometimes sing along to the radio.
Donica said his friends "are the most important thing in my life." They called him "dd" and frequently posted messages of love and well-wishes on his blog while he was away.
"Hey, what's up DD!? How's Iraq working out for you so far? Just stopping in to say hi real quick -- You take care!" wrote one friend.
But those well wishes turned to notes of sorrow tonight as friends and family learned of Donica's death.
ABC News' Gina Sunseri contributed to this report.
ABC is 'sic' & 'sux'.
Sorry, but that's not what sic means or how it's used. It's only used to indicate that an apparent error is that of the original author not of the transcriber.
That's exactly how I understood what ABC meant to convey.
You need to re-read what I posted.
Please allow me to ask--the quote that ABC used was taken from the young man's myspace page?
Do you have the site address for his page?
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