Friday, October 14, 2005
A Word To The Worthless
Everyone knows by now that the MSM and its angry idiot sychophants have accused the Bush White House of "staging" the videoconference with soldiers in Iraq. The factually-challenged AP, for example, in the interests of proliferating this latest attack on Bush and the troops, lists the same article by one of its stringers under three different headlines. The first title, "Bush Teleconference With Soldiers Staged", was apparently toned down some four hours later with the less accusatory "Bush Talk With Soldiers Well-Rehearsed", and finally came to rest with this: "Bush Thanks Soldiers in Rehearsed Talk". In every case, the intent is for the reader to infer that the same old conniving and eeeevil lies continue to flow from the White House, this time with the aid of complicit U.S. troops and a single Iraqi: '"Thank you very much for everything," he gushed. "I like you."'
As usual, the accusations are not supported by any evidence. Pentagon official Allison Barber wanted two water bottles moved to clean up the picture, and to make sure that all involved were straight on who would handle the specific questions the President might ask. BFD. Nothing more complicated or contrived than preparing for a USO show, with the obvious and exhilarating caveat that these folks were going to be speaking with their Commander-In-Chief (a concept alien to the mealy-mouthed left). But in the minds of the MSM and the tinfoil brigade, it's all part of the eeevil campaign to Sell The War.
At least one of the participants is pushing back against this all-too-typical trash. SGT. Ron Long, an Army combat medic who took part in the video confab, has posted a response to the Bush-bashing, and he has a word for the idiots lining up to join that parade: "Worthless!". Amen to that.
An excerpt:
First of all, we were told that we would be speaking with the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief, President Bush, so I believe that it would have been totally irresponsible for us NOT to prepare some ideas, facts or comments that we wanted to share with the President.
We were given an idea as to what topics he may discuss with us, but it's the President of the United States; He will choose which way his conversation with us may go.
We practiced passing the microphone around to one another, so we wouldn't choke someone on live TV. We had an idea as to who we thought should answer what types of questions, unless President Bush called on one of us specifically.
President Bush told us, during his closing, that the American people were behind us. I know that we are fighting here, not only to preserve our own freedoms, but to establish those same freedoms for the people of Iraq. It makes my stomach ache to think that we are helping to preserve free speech in the US, while the media uses that freedom to try to RIP DOWN the President and our morale, as US Soldiers. They seem to be enjoying the fact that they are tearing the country apart. Worthless!
Speaking of staged...
HT: Michelle Malkin
As usual, the accusations are not supported by any evidence. Pentagon official Allison Barber wanted two water bottles moved to clean up the picture, and to make sure that all involved were straight on who would handle the specific questions the President might ask. BFD. Nothing more complicated or contrived than preparing for a USO show, with the obvious and exhilarating caveat that these folks were going to be speaking with their Commander-In-Chief (a concept alien to the mealy-mouthed left). But in the minds of the MSM and the tinfoil brigade, it's all part of the eeevil campaign to Sell The War.
At least one of the participants is pushing back against this all-too-typical trash. SGT. Ron Long, an Army combat medic who took part in the video confab, has posted a response to the Bush-bashing, and he has a word for the idiots lining up to join that parade: "Worthless!". Amen to that.
An excerpt:
First of all, we were told that we would be speaking with the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief, President Bush, so I believe that it would have been totally irresponsible for us NOT to prepare some ideas, facts or comments that we wanted to share with the President.
We were given an idea as to what topics he may discuss with us, but it's the President of the United States; He will choose which way his conversation with us may go.
We practiced passing the microphone around to one another, so we wouldn't choke someone on live TV. We had an idea as to who we thought should answer what types of questions, unless President Bush called on one of us specifically.
President Bush told us, during his closing, that the American people were behind us. I know that we are fighting here, not only to preserve our own freedoms, but to establish those same freedoms for the people of Iraq. It makes my stomach ache to think that we are helping to preserve free speech in the US, while the media uses that freedom to try to RIP DOWN the President and our morale, as US Soldiers. They seem to be enjoying the fact that they are tearing the country apart. Worthless!
Speaking of staged...
HT: Michelle Malkin
