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A Haditha Marine Father Has a Question for Alan Colmes [Update at post 216: Colmes Apologizes!]
Defend Our Marines ^ | February 11, 2007 | David Allender

Posted on 02/11/2007 3:56:49 PM PST by RedRover

On the February 9th broadcast of Hannity & Colmes, Alan Colmes made an outrageous and poisonous statement that was not corrected on air.

Speaking to Oliver North, Colmes supported Congressman John Murtha's ugly and destructive lie that, "no question about it", Marines in Haditha had "killed innocent civilians in cold blood".

Defending the indefensible, Colmes told the viewers that there have been "confessions and convictions" in the Haditha Marine case.

Now Darryl Sharratt, the father of a Haditha Marine has a question:

"I would like to ask Alan Colmes where he got his information. There have been no convictions. There have been no confessions."

On the February 10th broadcast of Kit Jarrell's The Front Line, Mr. Sharratt stated, "Evidently, he is not doing the research to be on national television. He comes out in front of millions of people and makes this statement and it is 100% wrong."

So what now, Fox News?

If Mr. Colmes' false assertion continues to be left uncorrected, Fox News will contribute to a tainted jury pool, cause additional pain to the families, and mislead supporters and potential donors to the Haditha Marine defense funds. Through his statement, Mr. Colmes reached millions of people with the message that guilt has already been established.

Fox News and Alan Colmes must make amends...

1. Fox News owes its viewers the opportunity to hear from Darryl Sharratt or other Haditha Marine family members to set the record straight. None of the Haditha Marines have yet faced a hearing. Anything that is known about the case or the investigation has been leaked by prosecutors and politicians. The media has been complicit in this and it must stop now.

2. Alan Colmes owes the Marines and their families an apology. I suggest he make it in the form of a donation to any of the Haditha Marine Defense Funds. (For Mr. Colmes' convenience, all the information he needs about fund donations is here).

These are fair requests to make of a news channel long supported by patriots. Now it's up to Alan Colmes and Fox News.

David Allender
Defend Our Marines

PS. If you have a blog or post online at military websites, please help spread the word. We will keep you posted.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: colmes; defendourmarines; haditha; hannity; iraq; murtha
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To: RedRover; TigersEye

ewwwww & I was going to eat dinner. Red you are bad & Tiger you gotta stop watching the view....Hugs ~~P~~


121 posted on 02/12/2007 3:43:46 PM PST by pandoraou812 ( zero tolerance to the will of Allah ...... dilligaf? with an efg.....)
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To: RedRover

God bless theis dear dad that is going through so much with his son.


122 posted on 02/12/2007 4:04:43 PM PST by Marine_Uncle
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To: RedRover

123 posted on 02/12/2007 4:09:10 PM PST by freema (Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: freema
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124 posted on 02/12/2007 4:38:27 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

125 posted on 02/12/2007 4:53:32 PM PST by freema (Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: RedRover

What a great day!


126 posted on 02/12/2007 6:22:47 PM PST by lilycicero (SSgt Frank Wuterich did his job well.)
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To: lilycicero; freema; smoothsailing; jazusamo; pandoraou812
Don't know if anybody is watching H&C. I watched for awhile and it was all about WhatsHerName, the blonde who looked like she got hit in the back with a couple of missiles.

Seems we have to gear up for Round Two. I live an hour from the Fox News studio. I'll stand outside and bang on the windows if I have to.

127 posted on 02/12/2007 6:41:57 PM PST by RedRover (Defend Our Marines.)
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To: RedRover

I've been listening and not one word about it so far. If no apology comes, I'm notifying all of them that I'm thru with H&C.


128 posted on 02/12/2007 6:45:19 PM PST by jazusamo (http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
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To: RedRover
Red... Are you in NJ or NY? I am down in central Jersey. By the boardwalks between Pt Pleasant & Seaside. ~~P~~
129 posted on 02/12/2007 6:47:28 PM PST by pandoraou812 ( zero tolerance to the will of Allah ...... dilligaf? with an efg.....)
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To: pandoraou812

I'm in Westchester County--just a stone's throw away from the Clintons. I know because I've thrown stones their way frequently (nyuck, nyuck, nyuck!).


130 posted on 02/12/2007 6:50:50 PM PST by RedRover (Defend Our Marines.)
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To: angelsonmyside
"I asked alan, didn`t give me a good answer:

http://www.glennbeck.com/colmes/index.shtml

I had too have some fun too:

Alan, do you sleep with sheep?

Alan: NO

Alan, do you WISH you could sleep with sheep?

Alan: YES!

131 posted on 02/12/2007 6:50:53 PM PST by JaguarXKE
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To: RedRover

lmao I bet you have.....I have not been watching too much news as its all ANS bs and I just am tired of it. Let me know when you hear anything...~~P~~


132 posted on 02/12/2007 6:54:42 PM PST by pandoraou812 ( zero tolerance to the will of Allah ...... dilligaf? with an efg.....)
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To: RedRover

Alan corrected the record just now on FoxNews for this error.


133 posted on 02/12/2007 7:00:21 PM PST by pinkpanther111 (They were doing their jobs!!! Defend our Marines)
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To: freema
ASK THE ALAN COLMES MAGIC EYEBALL A QUESTION

ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED-CLICK THE PIC

134 posted on 02/12/2007 7:00:28 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: RedRover

He made a mention of it....Sean wimped out.


135 posted on 02/12/2007 7:00:45 PM PST by lilycicero (SSgt Frank Wuterich did his job well.)
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To: lilycicero

Yes he did... But at least he corrected it. It was MORE than I expected.


136 posted on 02/12/2007 7:01:19 PM PST by pinkpanther111 (They were doing their jobs!!! Defend our Marines)
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To: RedRover; jazusamo

Alan Colmes just apologized!!!!!!!
Said he misspoke regarding the Haditha Marines!


137 posted on 02/12/2007 7:01:49 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: RedRover
Colmes just apologized, sorta. Not bad, I'm glad he did it, it's a start.
138 posted on 02/12/2007 7:01:50 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: pinkpanther111

WE WIN!!!!


139 posted on 02/12/2007 7:02:06 PM PST by lilycicero (SSgt Frank Wuterich did his job well.)
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To: smoothsailing

Sorry, I missed it. You're right. Whatever Colmes said is a start. The main objective is to get Darryl or another Haditha Marine family member on Fox.


140 posted on 02/12/2007 7:04:56 PM PST by RedRover (Defend Our Marines.)
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