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.
Thanks for the many faces of creepy.
Just got an e-mail from Darryl Sharratt who THANKS EVERYONE for what we are doing!
Darryl, father of Lance Corporal Justin Sharratt, has been to this thread and he writes:
I would like to thank you all on behalf of my son, Justin, and Wuterich, Tatum, Dela Cruz, Chessani, McConnell, Stone and Grayson. These men are truly heroes.
I find myself in an ironic situation here in Pa., the 12th Congressional District. The man you would consider calling upon, a US Congressman, to present your case is the man who is trying to hang these Marines. I have written and e-mailed Congressman Murtha's office numerous times and they have failed to respond. I am slowly losing faith in our government.
David, I have read your post in Free Republic, regarding Hannity and Colmes, and you have done a great job presenting our case. I have spoken with Gary Meyers, Justin's attorney, and we have reviewed the statement Alan Colmes made on his talk show. WHAT A BLUNDER. It will be interesting to see how Fox and Alan Colmes responds. We will all have to wait and see. I will prepare my e-mails and send them as soon as I finish talking with you.
Again, I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for caring about our Marines.
Darryl
bttt for later
I have seen commercials for a show on CNN with a guy from the other trial the Hamadian (sp) trial, ..I think his last name is Thomas (?)...
And it has him talking about being guilty.
Have you seen that ad??
Wonderful message!
BUT, the morning of his Article 32, Cpl Thomas shocked everyone (especially the prosecution JAGs) by changing his plea. He is now fighting the charges. It's an enormous risk because, if convicted, he faces life in prison.
In another weekend shocker, contrary to rumor, LCpl Pennington (of the Hamdania Marines) is rejecting a plea deal and will fight. He is charging gross misconduct on the part of the NCIS.
For all the latest threads on Cpl Thomas, et. al., search under keyword "Hamdania".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7przeLpl2s&mode=related&search=
IMHO, Alan Collmes always takes the anti-American view, which is generally the democrat view. Alan is part of what is wrong in this country and Hannity embraces him. That clown is about as 'fair and balanced' as a sidewinder is to a rat......
Thanks for the explanation.
All I know is, I was offended just by the ad...it is just SO like CNN to exploit the man and the trial.
Yes I just saw that! He is the one that withdrew his guilty plea.. Wonder how that interview is going to turn out now.
I have to confess that the ONLY reason I was watching CNN was because they had a special last night about the murder of Daniel Pearl...
It was either that, or another show about Anna Nicole Smith on Fox..ugh
I was avoiding the "girls gone wild" segment on Foxnews! thats the only reason I saw it. :)
Sometimes it seems that Hannity & Colmes is just playing the conservative vs liberal thing as entertainment. I want to throw up when I hear Hannity calling Al Sharpton or Charlie Rangel (and Colmes) my "good friend".
I missed that...lucky me!! LOL
Belated ping, pan. (Have you called Colmes a gitwort lately? He probably misses you.)
Many thanks, 4integirty! Fox News has been slipping and Ailes knows it. Maybe this will help him see that unbalanced liberals do not make for a balanced network.
Thanks for the ping!
That's an excellent piece at Conservative Thoughts.
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