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.
Sleep well!
G'Night, Freema, you're the best!
It would sure be nice to get a national apology from them. But, sadly, Alan Colmes has more class than the Ditzes ever will. I think he's from a nicer planet than Algore. The Chicks are probably from some low rent asteroid.
G'nite, freema. Good FReep everybody.
Welcome and may God bless you and give your family strength during this difficult time.
Welcome to FR - you are among FRiends.
Thank goodness.
Now that nobody is looking, did you see posts 140 and 141? R.O. strikes again :)
God bless you and your family.
Thank Justin for me.
Tell we are praying for him.
Pleasure to meet yu, miss!!
Jaz, it goes without saying that you are always looking because why? Yep...stealth.
Click on the source link for this thread and you'll see this announcement:
Activism works! Thank you everyone who participated in calling Fox and Alan Colmes to account.
I have written a thank you message to Alan Colmes for doing the decent thing. Others have done likewise.
We did not get everything I hoped for. I wanted to see one of the Haditha Marine family members get airtime.
Our major accomplishment, however, is to let Fox News know that people care about the Haditha Marines. We expect no less than fair treatment.
And I believe family members will get their time on the air as we move closer to the hearing dates.
As mentioned, the source webpage has been updated.
Very good. Thanks for the update, and thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention. And please ping me again if a family member does get a chance to go on the show.
This was my letter yesterday to Mr. Colmes:
SUBJECT: Anna Nicole Smith and the Marines Story
Dear Mr Colmes,
The Haditha Marines have not been convicted, nor have they confessed.
You need to retract that statement. There hasn't been a trial yet.
Innocent until proven guilty.
Although you and I are generally on opposite sides of issues, I have for some time appreciated your ability to strongly represent the opposite side. Drives me nuts at times, but your points are presented seriously and, therefore, require serious reflection.
Please balance the record on the Marines.
(I put in Anna Nicole just to get attention. Thought maybe it would cause it to get read. It had nothing to do with the story..... except in the back of my mind: What did Anna Nicole and these Marines have in common? Both were getting scre_ed.)
Count on it, Bigg!
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