Posted on 11/10/2009 6:43:09 AM PST by IrishMike
Journalists across the nation, moved by the plight of a troubled Muslim psychiatrist whose "understandable emotional turmoil" broke out in gunfire last week at Fort Hood, Texas, will hold a major fundraising event in the coming weeks in honor of the accused shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
News coverage of the tragedy sparked reporters and anchors in the mainstream media to "reach out to Hasan in love and brotherhood because his righteous indignation at the illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan led him to express his outrage in the only avenue open to a non-journalist," according to an unnamed organizer of the upcoming charity event.
"We in the free press naturally see Hasan's actions as a First Amendment issue," the source said. "As a disadvantaged Muslim American, and captive of the U.S. military, Hasan's options for speaking truth to power were quite limited. He did what he could within his means, and now he's being punished for this expression of free speech."
The event will include a bevy of "A-List" news media figures manning the phones to receive contributions toward establishment of a graduate school that will train disenchanted members of the military to solve their problems with a computer keyboard, rather than with a semi-automatic handgun.
In a news release announcing plans for the fundraiser, the Society of Professional Journalist-Celebrities said, "As Major Hasan lies grievously wounded, cut down in the prime of his life by a police officer whose sworn duty is to protect and serve him, we journalists will do what we can to guard future Hasans from the brutality of an oppressive regime."
"We can't help but think how things would have been different if, instead of a handgun, Hasan would have had a press pass and a laptop computer," the group said. "He still could have accomplished his purposes, and he wouldn't be strapped to a gurney, fighting for his life right now. Rather, he could walk right into the White House or Pentagon press rooms and take the fight to the enemy like the rest of us do every day."
I’m sure journalists would love to raise funds to place a memorial in Germany for Hitler and another one for Saddam Hussein, their hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7j64VgM8-4&feature=PlayList&p=6A5330C15D20DB37&index=0
Reality for We The People
God Bless our Troops
The ‘other’ stuff isn’t fit to carry the trash generated by the Onion or Scrappleface authors.
The other stuff just shows how talented the Onion and Scrappleface writers really are.
Some people are satisfied with imitations. Some aren’t.
If the other fellow's, AZConservative, stuff is so bad, why are so many Freepers fooled by them?
wow, do I feel like a teenie weenie moron! I will go back to my hole and hide now. LOL
(and no, I had no idea what scappleface is or was. I do now...) *slaps self on forehead* What a dolt, an ultra maroon I am.
That is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. (Yes, the tears are flowing.)
I've witnessed the Patriot Guard and it was a sight to behold. But I've never heard of The Liberty Bell man. God bless him.
How appropriate for today.
The scariest thing about this is that it could be true with the way the MSM is sold out to the P.C. agenda. Don't feel too bad Humble.
Ahhh....there it is....some people think satire is supposed to be a good counterfeit of the real thing and that isn’t it at all.
The point of good satire isn’t simply to fool the audience. Otherwise Dan Rather would have been satire.
Satire has to make a point by poking fun at the target by parody, silliness, humor, irony, etc.
Counterfieting a news story doesn’t neccessarily accomplish that.
I like this...it’s perfect.
I just about hurled my greek salad! By the time I got to the end I was just sure it was parody. It is, right? :-p~
I’ve seen the patriot guard in action too! Am looking forward to seeing the video..thnx for the heads up.
What does scrappleface mean?
Don’t feel alone, I fell for it,and at the same time wondered what scrappleface meant. I just knew it had to be satire, but after some research we were doing about reporters at the pentagon, and I got pinged to the thread...I thought it was legit and an ongoing research thingy.
(Ya got me 444 and pen)
That video is BEAUTIFUL, and brought tears to my eyes. Thank you..
I have no idea, just that scrappleface = good satire.
In fact, on their page now is satire of parody with their Real Mr. Congressman stuff.
(yes, it is satire on the Budwieser “Real Men of Genious” ads)
Thank you for the ping 444. What a wonderful man honoring our soldiers like that. And to see his heart is really beautiful. Blessings to him.
That is one of the most thoughtful things I’ve ever seen done for our KIA and their families. I’m tearing up again...
If you don’t like AZConservative’s satires, don’t read them. I like his more than Ott’s.... whose satires are pretty good too.
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