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.
You're in, RebekahT! Welcome aboard!
I'm calling my attorney now. I'll admit it. And I took no pleasure from it. I closed my eyes and did it for the Haditha Marines.
Welcome!
I'm calling my attorney now. I'll admit it. And I took no pleasure from it. I closed my eyes and did it for the Haditha Marines.
He could have gone further, as you say, but he comes across as somewhat contrite, as he should be.
Hannity does not fair so well, he's dismissive of the whole thing, as if it's just a fly to be swatted away.It makes me wonder just how genuine his concern for the troops is. He makes a lot of money playing the patriot, but to him is it all just a necessary game?
There are way too many ways to answer your response, so I will just say thank you for your honesty.:)
Welcome, RebekahT.
Well said Smooth.
You guys are a hoot!!!
LOL! It's either stuttering or an echo.
Blame it on the snow day!
Ah, I get it now! Hee hee...don't ask me.
My snow day is ON ITS WAY! hopefully we fair ok!!!
Keep up the good work, sir.
We have to remember, too, the Haditha Marine "news cycle" won't begin until the hearings start. Eventually, every news show will be covering the hearings. It seems to me that the main mission between now and then is to build support, challenge the prosecution when we can, and bang the drum for the defense funds.
Thanks for the encouragement, Grimmy. There's much to be done and a long haul ahead of us. We just have to keep at it, and look for a little progress every day.
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