Posted on 09/13/2004 1:43:11 PM PDT by ambrose
No wonder.
I really don't care how "upstanding" and "nice" this guy is----if he went on the record with a major news organization (AP) and made a statement, he made himself a part of the campaign story.
There were and are outstanding African-American Navy UDT frogmen and SEALs going way back. Outstanding.
Seems like it would narrow down the field quite a bit. Blacks are around 10% of the population and that would cut the 260 possible SEALs down to 26 or less. That's a pretty elite group. Add to that the ship he was on and you have an even smaller group.
And his real name is ?? If he refuses to say it, refuse to believe the source.
How many guys by that name who served in the navy can their be in Albany, GA?
If I were to put forth into print, claims against others by an alleged Navy Seal, you can bet I'd PRESS THE ISSUE by asking for the name under which he was Navy Seal.
Even a bank won't take your word for it whomever you "claim to be" when you want to open an account....much less withdraw funds.
I'd think a JOURNALIST, especially writing a defamatory piece and whose reputation, therefore, is at stake (if that's of any concern, of course), would DEMAND PROOF & CREDENTIALS, etc., JUST LIKE A BANK.
Ping!
Have fun following this one, Cuz!
I guess I'd be more interested in hearing how this reporter and the sidewalk commando hooked up in the first place.
Makes a fellow curious about what kind of chum is being spread to attract the wannabees to hit the surface lures.
OK, its on the way.
Anyone else wishing to contact AP: info@ap.org
You know it is amazing. . .you would think after Jayson Blair. . .that ANYone so inclined. . .but no. . .they keep doing the same. Think perhaps their greatest mental block is caused by their 'college learned'- in many cases - Leftist education.
This orientation creates it's own, built in; albeit, false - intellectual and moral superiority; with a compensating arrogance that just protects these 'victims', from the realities and values that shape and inhibit their peers.
A truth that motivates others - be it politicians or. . .journalists, is by the very root of 'Leftist idiology'; absent.
'Leftism' does not encourage an appreciation of Truth; but rather the appreciation of the 'utilitarian' - whatever means to an end modus operandi - it takes; to serve the collective cause is what has value. The 'value' served; is the superior 'many' over the 'one'. The moral superiority of the group over the lesser individual. That's it!
These people are hopelessly hooked; and so, they cannot learn from their mistakes; and will not; until they are ready to appreciate the fallacy of their belief system and embrace a genuine Truth.
Old Ahmad Majied is probably a lot closer to being an Iman Black Muslim al Fuqar instigator than being a former Navy Seal.
"I really trust this guy," he said. "I believe he's a real straight shooter."
Straight from the Dan Rather School of Journalism.
Any chance that a freeper in Albany can check this out?
Gosh, with that great documentation and investigative work, it's a wonder they ever get in trouble. < /sarcasm >
Don't be so jaded. Didn't you see that the reporter said he had a "peace" about him?
I wonder if this intrepid urinalist could tell us the number of the SEAL team that this man was supposedly in.
Your child's Weekly Reader. Harmless little newspaper for young minds, right? Begin reading it for real. I did last year and while most of it is innocent enough - I began seeing a slant that I really didn't want to see. Take a look at this http://weeklyreader.com/election/issues.asp
Talking points right out of DNC in comparing the two candidates
JMHO
I have even money right now that this guy was not only NOT a SEAL, but was never even in Vietnam.
BTW. He home-schools 7 kids? His own kids? Seven of them still in school even though the guy would have to be in his mid 50s at the minimum to have spent as much time in Nam as he claims. Maybe a Tom Cat, instead of a Seal. If the AP hack won't ask the guy for his name on his service records, I guess he doesn't have the guts to ask him how the hell old he is either.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.