[JohnHuang2]

Thursday, March 27, 2003

Quote of the Day by jwalsh07

[Enterprise]

Such a dangerous concept. Having reporters travel with the troops who are doing the fighting and dying and reporting the truth. This cannot be allowed!

[ladtx]

I've thought this was an excellent idea from the "git-go". They took journalists, many of whom had no particular liking for the military or what they represent and stuck them amongst the most patriotic of Americans. Methinks some minds have been changed in this "coming to Jesus" of the media. The reporters in the front lines will become the top dogs of the media elites a few years from now. From these will come the future anchors and news producers. And in their formative years, for some of the youngers ones, they will have the imprint of patriotic Americans doing their duty, and doing it with honor.

[EternalVigilance]

The Left just can't catch a break, can it...

...proving there is a God of Justice in Heaven.

[Mike Darancette]

The "embedded" reporters are "patsies," says Neal Gabler of Salon.

How much easier it is for "journalists" to label U.S. troops as monsters and criminals when you are sipping Starbucks with your leftie friends 10,000 miles from the action.

[zeugma]

I heard a report on the BBC bemoaning the same thing. From a propaganda perspective, this 'embedded media' thing was a stroke of genious IMO. Journalists are a lot less likely to be nasty to fellows who just saved the journalist's ass.

[KarlInOhio]

Embedding also eliminates the problem of the reporter stating "... the battalion is vulnerable to X, and will certainly be destroyed if the Iraqis attack that way." because the reporter will likely be killed or wounded too.

[mombonn]

Neal Gabler has a better smile than Jeff Cohen, and is slightly easier to listen to on Fox Newswatch. I'll bet neither of these creeps has what it takes to be an embedded reporter.

I would LOVE to embed a good swift kick where it hurts to all of these liberal whiners.

[Conspiracy Guy]

What can you put on an embedded journalist to prevent infection until it can be safely removed? Preparation H comes to mind but we need to be sure.

[Constitution Day]

The crisis of journalists being too close to the facts has the L.A. Times deeply concerned.

Daschle-speak!
I propose a moratorium on the words "concerned", "disappointed" and especially on "QUAGMIRE".

Buy a thesaurus, nattering nabobs!

[Only1choice____Freedom]

Who is it that will still be with the military when the chemical weapons start falling.

Who will have the "exclusive" and get the pulitzer and the byline when we finally find WMD's enmasse?

Who will walk with the soldiers documenting the torture chambers?

Who will be the witness for the world if not the press?

Should it be completely up to the military photojournalists to show the end?

If these people aren't there for the middle after leaving at the beginning, they cannot be there at the end.

Just like the first night, many had left Washington and gone home when the real story broke. It was a surprise.
It really shouldn't be a surprise when we find WMD's. At least to the smart ones.

Somebody's name will be made when this is all over and they will be the one's there when these things are discovered.

I hope it's a FOX reporter.

[meowmeow]

I love the idea of the embedded reports - maybe there is a chance that the seeds of reason and truth will be planted in these "objective" reporters. Apparently some of the media is concerned over the same idea.

[texasbluebell]

I guess Georgie Steponallofus got tired of being a patsie, or just got tired of the hardships there...

On the Don and Roma radio program (WLS Chicago) this am, they were talking about some of the reporters who apparently just can't take it in Iraq and have quietly slipped out of there.

George was mentioned as one who hasn't been seen in the past couple of days -- this was disclosed by Tim Schell [sp?] of ABC.

Maybe he just ran out of hair spray though.

[Faraday]

The leftist stranglehold over the electronic and print media is beginning to be broken. The embedded reporters are our Special Forces operating behind the socialist media lines.

[Snake65]

Everyone knows that the most trenchant, perceptive, unbiased analysis and reporting is done in and around Georgetown watering holes, thousands of miles from the dust and blood.

[drq]

bump

[skeeter]

This left wing whining is sweet music to my ears. I hate the bastards.

[kevao]

Does anyone know the number of "embedded" journalists in Iraq?

[proud American in Canada]

bump for later reading.

thanks for posting.

[js1138]

the really great thing is that eventually these reporters will eventually come home and infect the rest of the industry. A few of them are likely to carry their name and face recognition into major careers.

[CrimeOf73]

The Guardian, for example, is available at www.guardian.co.uk.," says Los Angeles Times media columnist Tim Rutten.

LOL. The Left has become its own caricature.