Morford: The Big Lie Of Jessica Lynch (the worst book you'll read this year)

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Friday, September 5, 2003 | Mark Morford (On the side of the Iraqis)

[presidio9]

Hey, remember that dramatic CNN footage of that big statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled by U.S. forces in that Baghdad square a few months back, during the "war"? Remember how powerfully symbolic it was supposed to be?

Remember, later, seeing the wide-angle shot on the Internet, the one of all the U.S. tanks surrounding the square and the whole bogus setup of how they staged the event, complete with a big crane and some strong cable and strategically positioned "citizens" cheering their "liberation" as the statue fell, as just off camera, a handful of genuine Iraqis loitered nearby, looking confused and bored?

[rabidralph]

Morford probably wrote this article after reading all the Lynch threads on FR.

[NavyCaptain]

You present the risk of having such a freak within the ranks! I'd be counting on the service having a positive impact on him. But as you suggest, it would be a significant risk! Not sure I'd want him either.

[RichInOC]

Markie...Jessica Lynch voluntarily went into a dangerous occupation and when her superiors ordered her into a war zone, she went. The most dangerous thing you do on any given day is bend over and grab your ankles.

Jessica Lynch is more of a man than you'll ever be. In fact, she's more of a woman than you'll ever be.

[over3Owithabrain]

Markie... Jessica Lynch is more of a man than you'll ever be. In fact, she's more of a woman than you'll ever be.

No doubt parking-lot-ass would find the latter more insulting.

[sandydipper]

Me Thinks Truer Words Have Never Been Spoken!

Sadly Sweet Jessie should just fade away - but it ain't gonna happen.

[presidio9]

After all the "woman in cobat" threads that Pfc. Lynch has spawned on FR, I think it is important to point out that she would definitely kick the crap out of Morford.

[ArrogantBustard]

I'd be counting on the service having a positive impact on him.

Possible, I suppose. The horse might learn to sing. But can you honestly tell me you'd be thrilled to have Pillow-Biter First Class (PB1) Morford, Mark A. assigned to your ship? I can see it now: he'd want to be a gunner's mate, and a machinist's mate, and a bosun's mate ...

And then there's the penguins to consider. Mustn't forget the penguins.

[RichInOC]

I'd pay to see that.

[NavyCaptain]

Still laughing! No, it is confirmed, I don't want him!

[Constitution Day]

He'd run away crying like a baby!

[gatorbait]

Who is this Morford jackass, anyway?

[MattAMiller]

This is just too much of a lie to let it go without a response. I wrote a letter to the editor, and I'd urge everyone to do the same.

[presidio9]

Who is this Morford jackass, anyway?

Mark Morford is a columnist and editor for sfgate.com. He is also a yoga teacher and fiction writer and an outstanding parallel parker and fervent wine devotee and former smoker and former LA rock-god wannabe and careful insinuator and occasional unfair mudslinger and frequent skeptic and sporadic true believer and paradoxical contrarian and tattooed love-monkey and vehement non-conservative and casual coffee drinker and ardent dog lover and medium sleeper and comparison shopper and funky subtle prurient neo-pagan gleaner of screaming delicious naked nuances. Contact him here. Or maybe here.

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