[Prince Charles]

Shep Smith just decided to lecture his viewers the constitution and freedom of the press, and how the poor slobs at the Palestine hotel are being gagged (in effect) by Iraqi minders. And that we all show bow down and thank them for being there for us. He even equated their service with that of the actual guys doing the fighting.

Excuse me, Shemp, but the journalists in Baghdad were warned on multiple and continuing occasions that the city is a war zone.

Your argument does not hold up.

[pitinkie]

More people in the roundabout.

[GOPyouth]

This is what Shep said, almost word for word.

Shep on journalists shot at hotel: Founding fathers felt we needed freedom of the press so that regular citizens could check up on the government. Those people who are over there have Iraqi minders with them. How different are these minders from the military? These reporters went over there and aer scared for their lives, and who wouldn't be? They are there for you, just like those soldiers, and I pray that they come home safe.

He made the point that they are in a war-zone. He's responding to emails saying, "they deserve getting killed."

[umbagi]

Hey, SHEP!

We didn't say "Screw those journalists"...

We said "They're not THE STORY! Tell us about it, and MOVE ON!"

These people need to get a grip and get back to the News...

[Sorry, I'm just sick of it...]

[Howlin]

He even equated their service with that of the actual guys doing the fighting.

The reporters tried to do that at the DOD press conference today, too.

Disgusting.

[Timesink]

Shep Smith just decided to lecture his viewers the constitution and freedom of the press, and how the poor slobs at the Palestine hotel are being gagged (in effect) by Iraqi minders.

The Constitution argument doesn't hold up either, since none of the dead or injured are Americans (AFAIK). Nobody from Reuters is over there covering the war in order to uphold American ideological ideals.