I was listening to your show yesterday like I do
when I get in my truck to go into town. I was listening to you
and this lady who was saying that the media wants America to fail
in our present war on terrorism. Personally I don't think they
want us to fail, but I do think they will do almost anything to
sell news. They are a competitive bunch, and they want to be first
to have the word out. They try to push our government for quick
results to this campaign. They say the people want to know.
Personally in my own opinion I think they are lying,
and say that so they can try to push the government to let the
politician in them to come out and divulge more than what they
are suppose to. They are willing to risk National security, and
the lives of Americas sons, and daughters to be first. I have
a couple of young sons that are almost at the age to serve their
Country. Maybe they (media) think it's their right to risk anything
for news. I know if they! were to risk any of my boy's lives just
so they could say you heard it first here. I would personally
put a whooping on them to within an inch of there lives. Then
I'd tell them to behave, and thank God they live in America.
I am not talking about all the media. Just a few
who don't think. Don't give those bastards (the terrorists) a
break.
The FBI defines terrorists as a group who uses fear
to further their objectives. So why is this no different than
those who have access to the media who spreading fear to the masses
through the news? The next time Peter Jennings reports on the
molecule of Anthrax found in a public building.... ARREST HIM!!!!
By the way... I produce videos for police and fire
on terrorism/hazmats. I can tell you that more chemicals and hazardous
materials are spilled everyday in this country that have far more
detrimental effects on people than a few anthrax spores found
on sheep farm.
If I hear another liberal news reporter talking
about "enemy collateral damage," I'm going to be sick.
Why don't the media jerks think about American collateral damage
when the enemy murdered 6,000 people on American soil last September
11? In WAR TIME, civilians die. We didn't start this war, the
enemy did.
Here I sit in Brazil, most of the time in the Amazon
forest and it was there that I heard about the Attack on America.
When I came out to "civilization". The media is already
showing pictures of the civilian casualties. Babies starving etc.
As if the starving baby thing was anything new. Especially where
the war is being fought.
The comment by BBC was that we started the war. I hit the ceiling.
The U. S. was attacked not once but embassy soil is the soil of
that country that owns the embassy. What goes? Then I see the
noisy minority mouthing off in Washington, as if they could do
that in Afghanistan. Do we have any brains left? Are we so short
term in our memories that we can't remember just over just the
most recent history. I despair.
War is not a Sunday School picnic. People die, people get hurt.
I trust that our men and women in the services are trying not
to hit civilians but when they live on the front line, what can
be done? At least they are not OUR targets as they were on the
11th of Sept. I am just seeing the first pictures on the net and
in magazines that people have sent me. But without seeing I was
sickened by the depths our human depravity.
I also enjoy your program when I am home. I don't have electricity
where I live so it is only when I hit the town that I get the
I heard the news of the disaster in the evening of the disaster
as I turned on the radio for the evening news. I live in a very
isolated area and am praying for you guys that are out there on
the front lines.
Judy from Brazil
Let's please put things in their proper perspective.
1.) Do not stop the bombing or other military action
in Afghanistan or on any terrorist front in observance of Ramadan.
They themselves did not stop their activities when fighting each
other. I believe in equal treatment...it is an American fundamental
right. Let's do likewise...continue the fighting. If they did
not respect themselves, why should we denigrate ourselves and
emulate them? After all, we're only mere infidels. Can more be
expected of us? Perhaps we could cease actions if the Taliban
just laid down their arms and turned over Bin Laden. Maybe they
should be expected to do something.
2.) We should understand the militant Moslem mind?
Yeah...I understand it alright. According to an NPR interview
(if I understood it correctly), "It is out of frustration
that the Moslem world has no hope, no future. Thus, it is no wonder
that they become disillusioned and want to end it all by taking
out as many people as possible." Bull feathers to this view.
Mohammed Atta(boy) had an opportunity. He had an education, and
instead of choosing to do something constructive with his knowledge
and talent, he chose to be an Atta-Boy by being a misguided ASS.
He could have used his ability and potential to help humanity;
instead,he hurt it for everyone except the very people that could
ameliorate his and others plight. All that he did was to help
keep a fanatical, tyrannical Satanic regime in power. Militant
Moslems see Western societies as threats to their very enviable
personal positions.
The Moslem leaders can marry as many wives as they
want and can support (and God knows that these Moslem leaders
have a lot of money.). It's OK for them to use capitalism, and
freedom, but not the women, or their subjects in general. These
Moslem leaders see western society as a threat to their power
base---ignorant (not stupid) people who are unfortunately kept
that way by their right wing Moslem masters who will not allow
them to improve their lot by the development of a middle class
that would question their authority.
These Moslems want women subjugated. They won't
tolerate differences of opinion or ways of life. They themselves
truly enjoy their privileged positions. Their strength lies in
keeping their own people down---economically, educationally, spiritually---in
all ways other than blind obedience.
3.) I partially saw a news program about a Moslem
doctor in the US who was emulating suicide martyrs and propagating
hate to Jews and the US. He spread hate and miss-directed funds
to funnel them to terrorist groups. The announcer said the US
Gov't was trying to find a way to deport him. I say, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Let's not make the same mistake that Saudi Arabia did by exiling
their bad boy. They exported terrorism instead of dealing with
it. If we know where this man is, we should not deport him. Deal
with him here...where we can stifle his activity...in an unceremonious,
but effective manner...no fanfare...just results. Solitary confinement
comes to mind w/o parole.
4.) To have technological superiority and not use
it in defense of our country is not proper. Can you imagine having
the "equalizer" (the six-gun) in the wild west, and
not using it? Not I! We are not bullies. Use whatever you have
to to stop the damage as soon as you can...maybe that is the solution.
Maybe we should use our own chemical or biological weapons to
confuse and terrorize the enemy so that they have to focus their
energies and resources within their own confines and thus have
less a penchant for doing it to us. I would not take the credit
or responsibility for it either. After all, maybe they were careless
and did it to themselves. Anyway, the more I think, the more I
get upset with the media and the enemy.
Just some passing thoughts. That's all I've written.
comment regarding Rush's referral of media as moderates'
mindset
Rush commented that the President of ABC's thinking
is that of a moderate; attempting to understand everyone's point
of view, even to the point of being unable to determine what is
right or wrong (re: the bombing of the Pentagon) The Bible refers
to this as being double-minded. The writers of the Old and New
Testament have some wisdom to impart about this:
David Westin (ABC News head) statement about the
Pentagon attack
Three points in response to the statement by David
Westin (President of ABC News) that "news persons" should
have no public opinion about the mass murder of U.S. citizens
in our nation's capitol:
1) Based on ABC's record from the Vietnam War years
and continuing the present, claims of non-bias are ludicrous.
2) His contagion spread to unthinking victims through
exposure to both air and newsprint by "effete elite"
carriers is more devastating to our national security than are
a bunch of witless microbes.
3) If he and his devotees truly wish to appear unbiased
to the world, I sincerely suggest they revoke their rights as
Americans and apply to the U.N..N. for their "global citizenship".
Any thing less exposes them as common parasites lapping up the
benefits of the host while working shamelessly toward its demise.
Good Morning America - I was infuriated with Diane
Sawyer this morning, as she talked with one of ABC's reporters
who is in Afghanistan, WITH the Taliban. He showed footage and
told what the Taliban was telling him to say, and said they were
eating all their meals together. Diane Sawyer said,"You had
lunch with the Taliban?" and ended the piece with, "just
so you will know, lunch was chicken and pomagranets.".
I will never watch ABC again, and I wrote to tell
them how upsetting this little piece was to me. I can't believe
how glib and stupid they are, how they ignore the atrocities committed
by the Taliban, and try to show us what great guys they are.
It is so upsetting to think that they don't care
about our military personnel who are at war with the Taliban,
who are willing to die for ABC's right to present "balanced"
news.
Best wishes to you. Keep telling the truth.
Dear Mr. Limbaugh, I have been listening to you
for over two years and always have gotten the answers without
ever needing to call, but today I just cannot get past what the
media is doing to all of the boys that are fighting for our freedoms
in Afghanistan. If they want to be over there then tell them to
enlist and help fight for the freedoms that they take so freely.
I also want to state that if the Bush White House had uncovered
the attack on the WTC buildings before it had happened the Media
would be saying that was purely fictional, that the Bush White
house only wants to put more money into the military. If our Military
has not been able to take over Afghanistan as quickly as one would
like then blame it on the Clinton administration for destroying
our Military. I have 3 sons and I would not want to lose any of
them but if they served under a president and a country with dignity
then I would be ever so proud.
A grateful listener from Cleveland
HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT THE MEDIA AND THEIR FIXATION
WITH AFGHAN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES. MAYBE WE SHOULD GET ABOUT FOUR
OR FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE TO LIE DOWN IN BATTERY PARK AND PHOTOGRAPH
THEM AND THEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD REALLY GET AN IDEA OF
THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES WE HAD. RIGHT NOW ALL WE HAVE SEEN IS
NUMBERS, SURE WE CAN RELATE THAT TO PEOPLE AT EVENTS BUT I AM
SURE IT WOULD LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT
WITH EVERYONE OUT FLAT AND COVERED WITH A SHEET.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,
These media people or Idiots as I like to refer
to them have to wake up.It looks like most of the press think
this whole war is just a game. They are getting impatient with
the war, the American people are not. I don't know a single person
who is upset about a three week war, I mean get real. Time is
on our side. We're not getting bombed, we're not going to freeze
and starve during the winter, we're not going to get buried alive
in the caves we're hiding in. There's no rush. Let them think
about it while we bomb 'em. It can't be comfortable for them never
knowing when they're going to be hit by bombs or ambushed by our
special forces. The longer we keep them on the defensive the longer
we have to disrupt their ability to commit terrorist acts.
I agree with everything you say about the press
in the U.S, These guys would fight to the death to protect the
right of someone to kill them just as they would fight to the
death to protect someone's right to take away their freedom to
print what they please. Has the world gone mad, who are they morons.
They're the best propaganda weapons that Bin Laden has. He must
be having a real laugh over these people who want to give him
equal time in the American press. I can just see him and his cronies
talking about how they will use the media in this country to further
their cause.
Thanks for you time,
Signed: Sick of the Cry baby Press in this country
Rush we are in a propaganda war that the White House
can't win. The media was all set to pull the rug from under Bush
senior during Desert Storm , but we were too successful. Any large
loss of life during that war would have changed the outcome of
the war. I call this war Desert Storm # 2. The bad guys have pick
a place that insures high casualty rates. The press has already
gone on record as stating the government should not expect the
news media to help it win the war.
I am 67 years old and remember the way World War II was covered.
Can you imagine Hitler having access to our news media. The landings
at Normandy would have been denounced as to costly, you get the
picture.
Clinton used polls to stay in power. The enemy will use the same
tactics and our media will create the desired opinions. The media
and Hollywood control the minds of the public. Thank God for your
show. You must really give them an Excedrin headache.
2 November 2001
I don't recall anyone asking for my opinion .....
what a perfect time to give it!!! When I first starting writing
Mike's Notes several years ago, I never envisioned that the
pages would shift from simple musings about science, nature
and other interesting stuff, to what they've become in the past
few issues. I don't think I need to go into its cause .... the
cowardly attack on unsuspecting innocents by criminals who now
cringe in caves seeking to wrap themselves in the mantle of
religious righteousness. Rest assured, these creeps are doing
their best to make it a religious war.
By trying to turn their criminal terrorism into
a religious war, they're attempting to turn the world's Moslems
against people of other faiths. In their grudge against the
U.S., they fail to mention that we bombed Orthodox Christian
Serbians to protect the Moslem population of Bosnia, and that
thousands of Moslem Bosnians were welcomed into this country
with open arms to rebuild their shattered lives. Here in the
U.S., that group found tolerance of their beliefs. Some Moslem
countries do not extend that courtesy to those of other faiths.
To wit - two American girls languish in a Taliban prison; their
crime? .... supposedly recruiting converts. Of course, under
the Taliban, it's also an automatic death sentence to educate
women.
With every passing day I become more convinced
that Political Correctness not only SUCKS, but that it's also
potentially dangerous to our survival as a country. The Politically
Correct crowd wrings its collective hands over the fact that
Americans are becoming increasingly xenophobic, but we're getting
lots of good reasons! After years of kissing Saudi Arabia's
butt with modern armaments and training, we find that when it
comes to cutting off Osama bin Laden's money supply, they refuse
to participate. After helping the Saudis we get kicked in the
teeth. Of course we also use their oil. That's part of the problem!
A good friend of mine who spent several years
in Saudi Arabia as a teacher had his eyes opened the hard way.
While driving in Saudi Arabia, he was hit by a Saudi Arabian
- it was the Saudi's fault. Guess who was issued a ticket? When
he asked why HE had been ticketed, he received the reply that
it was always 'foreigners' who were at fault. Serious crimes
were promptly solved ... the culprit was usually a hapless foreigner!
Their attitude has nothing to do faith; it has everything to
do with arrogance - arrogance bordering on racism!
Since oil was discovered there, Saudi Arabia's
fortunes have risen and fallen with the price of a tank of gas.
With every press of the gas pedal, with every light left burning
in an empty room and with every excessive thermostat setting,
you and I empower that arrogance! Keep in mind that we're talking
about a 'friendly' nation ... a 'friendly' nation which needs
a not-so-gentle nudge into cooperating in stopping Osama bin
Laden - a fellow Saudi Arabian. Another friend of mine, who
knows quite a bit about the petroleum business tells me that
even a three day boycott of gasoline purchases across the U.S.
could hamper their cash flow.
Don't you find it just a bit curious that all
of a sudden, gasoline is so cheap? They're feeding our 'habit'.
A boycott probably won't work because we're hooked on gas guzzlers.
It'll fizzle because Madison Avenue pumps out commercials touting
how 'cool' it is to run down the highway at nearly the speed
of sound, while warning us in tiny print at the bottom of the
screen that the commercial was filmed using a professional driver
on a closed track .... Oh! And while we're at it - we want to
remind you to drive safely and responsibly! It'll probably fall
flat because a bunch of goofy environmentalists will keep us
enslaved to foreign oil by opposing drilling for more domestic
oil. Nevertheless, on the 11th of every month, we should make
a half-hearted attempt to stay away from the gas pumps until
they cooperate in cutting Osama's money supply. As we say in
Texas: "Hit them in the wallet ... where they'll feel it!
" ....... maybe.
Speaking of money, that's about the only thing
SOME people understand. I bring this up because I'm really getting
tired of journalists who act as if there's something wrong with
being patriotic. You'd think they were correspondents from another
planet, without an interest in the outcome of this war. They're
few in number, but even one is a bit much! These people shop
in the same stores and live in the same neighborhoods you and
I do - so, what is it that makes them think that being pro-American
is somehow wrong? Do they think it'll damage their journalistic
integrity? Is it too much to ask that they at least wear a flag
pin (like many of us do) as they look down their holier-than-thou
noses at us?
Are they really so naive as to think the Taliban
doesn't deliberately hide their troops and supplies in mosques,
schools, hospitals and residential neighborhoods? They might
be well served by regarding the words of a famous gangster who
was asked why he robbed banks. His reply? "... because
that's where the money is!" So - if civilians are killed,
that's because it's where the Taliban is hiding - among civilians!!!
If they're as manly as they claim, why do they have to hide
among civilians? The answer is simple: It's because they're
basically cowards. It's also because they know that some of
our so-called journalists will really play it up when an American
bomb sends a civilian to an untimely demise! The Taliban say
they are ready to die for their country. To that, I quote a
small part from a famous speech to his troops by General George
S. Patton - one of the greatest and bravest soldiers who ever
lived:
" Now I want you to remember that no bastard
ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making
the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. "
In searching the official (and unofficial)
General George S. Patton web sites, I couldn't find a reference
for the preceding quotation, although George C. Scott, portraying
Patton, in the movie of the same name used it. If General Patton
didn't actually say it, then he should have, because it's the
truth!
Changing gears:
Money is pretty important - some would say
that it's the root of all evil, but without it, there's just
not much you can do! Let me preface the remarks I'm about to
make, with the following: Although many folks know me for doing
the weather, in my TV career I've won several awards for news
reporting. Of those, the ones that mean the most are the ones
I've received from my peers in Sigma Delta Chi, the Professional
Journalists' Fraternity. The TV business fed my family; sent
my kids to school, paid for my home and earned my undying loyalty!
With that being said, I'll also say that I feel a responsibility
to protect my former profession from those at the network level
for whom the phrase, " It's our journalistic responsibility
", really means " It'll be great for ratings! ".
In a nutshell, ratings are all about money! Money is what makes
their world go around, and is what makes them think they're
invulnerable to LOCAL concerns.
Before I retired from the broadcasting business,
I was amazed at the people who would become annoyed with something
they saw on network TV and rapidly whip off a letter or phone
call to the manager of the LOCAL TV station. As the saying goes:
"... that's like wetting your pants while wearing
a dark blue suit. It gives you a warm feeling all over, and
no one really notices ". That's the effect letters and
phone calls to the LOCAL station have on network broadcasters
.... Zip! Zilch! Nada! Nicht!
If you REALLY want to get some action at the
network level, don't bother writing to the stations or networks
- instead, do the following:
1. Watch your LOCAL station's local and network
news programs. Those programs generate the BULK of the LOCAL
station's revenue. The networks exist because of the LOCAL stations
and their viewers - not the other way around!
2. Write down the names of the LOCAL advertisers
on those shows: the LOCAL car dealership; the LOCAL grocery
store chain; the LOCAL hardware store, etc. Those LOCAL business
sell NATIONALLY-KNOWN products and services.
3. Armed with a phone book, find out the location
of the advertisers' corporate offices and give them a call.
Ask for the name of their highest official - usually the Chairman,
President or General Manager. If you can't find them in the
phone book, then use the Secretary of States' web site, listed
below. Their corporate records will tell you exactly who their
officers and directors are, along with their addresses.
4. Then, write them a polite letter telling
them that you disagree with a program that they sponsor. At
the end of the letter, be sure to make it very clear that you
won't buy their product or service as long as they continue
to advertise on the offending program or network.
You'd be amazed at the effect your letter will
have!!! LOCAL businesses are HIGHLY sensitive to 'bad press',
because it's advertising in the LOCAL media that brings in customers
- their lifeblood! If the corporate official gets more than
a few letters, his next phone call will usually be to the TV
station sales manager. In the broadcast business, it's pretty
much an accepted fact that few people will take the time to
write a positive letter, while many more will dash off a negative
letter. Thus, negative letters, in even small amounts, usually
reflect a large problem. It's a combination of "... the
squeaky wheel gets the grease.. " and " ... the leg
bone's connected to the ankle bone, etc. ...": If there's
a large enough outcry, you can be assured that the offending
behavior will be corrected faster than you can say " ...
there goes our cash flow!!! " as your concerns work their
way up the line to the network level. As soon as the Gimmieagallon
Motor Car Company threatens to pull its national ads in response
to customer displeasure.... well - you get the picture!
I feel strongly about this subject! You'll
notice I've removed the copyright notice usually found at the
left hand side of this page. Feel free to forward this issue
to others who are fed up with the liberal network media and
the Political Correctness crowd. The time for action is now,
because some network broadcasters are so full of themselves
that they want to .... well - I'll let the following item from
USA Today explain it.
ABC News President David Westin, speaking at
Columbia University last week, said, "Unless we
are diligent, our enemy could even use our patriotism against
us by encouraging us to shut down independent thinking and open-mindedness
for fear that it might be misconstrued as unpatriotic."
Networks agreed to a request by national security adviser Condoleezza
Rice that they review videos by Osama bin Laden before airing
them. But "news organizations must make the ultimate judgment
of what they report," Westin said. "The
buck stops with us, not the government (* I underlined
the preceding for emphasis.) The lines between national security
and propaganda become too blurred; the history of government
using national security concerns to cover embarrassments is
too long; and most important, the stakes are too high to do
away with the check of the press on government at this point
in history." (Peter Johnson - USA TODAY) Oh really???????
O.K. Mr. Westin; if you make a mistake and
air information that aids the enemy, can we hold YOU AND YOUR
NETWORK PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE? If, for the sake of a scoop,
some of our soldiers are killed or wounded will YOU PERSONALLY
go to their parents' / spouses' / children's homes to tell them
that although you screwed up, it was good for your network's
ratings?
Our government's decisions on national security
are the responsibility of people we ELECTED to represent us
- I don't recall YOUR NETWORK'S name on any ballot. Are you
now usurping that role because your training in journalism makes
you a better judge of what's in our national interest than our
ELECTED officials and investigative professionals in the FBI,
INS, CIA and Armed Services? In a word: B_ _ _S_ _ _ !!!! You
Mr. Westin, along with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Peter Jennings
need to return to your home planets. By the way - could you
drop off Mickey, Minnie and Goofy before you leave? I think
they're being held hostage. Then again; maybe you guys could
watch the LOCAL stations to find out how to be patriots, as
well as journalists!
Saudi Arabia:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sa.html
** http://www.saudiembassy.net/
Oil facts:
http://www.cnie.org/nle/eng-3.html
General George S. Patton: http://www.generalpatton.com/quotes.html
/ http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brush/pat.htm ** http://www.fightingpattons.com/start.htm
Secretaries of state: http://www.internet-prospector.org/secstate.html
** http://www.secst.com/
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Mike Lozano
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Rush, is it true that NBC & CBS refused to
air President Bush speaking to the nation??? If that is
true I hope that you bring it out during your broadcast, so
we can unite and boycott those networks. They don't deserve
to function if they aren't going to support the President and our
country. If they aren't with us, they are definitely against
us.
Thanks, Luciel Ellsworth
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What kind of a war is this,when reporters are
having lunch and dinner with the enemy? These Taliban are armed
and in due time will be shooting at our men. In WWll, if we
got close enough to the enemy we grabbed them and put them in
under lock and key so they couldn't hurt anyone. There are suppose
to be 1000 Pakistinian on the border ready to join the Taliban.
Why aren't we rounding up these men and locking them up until
the war is over. While we have them we could teach them a trade
so maybe they would be busy in the future and have no time for
playing war games.
I think this is a legitimate question that a person
in the military should answer. It appears we are playing games
like in Vietnam.
Sandra Ioos
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WHY IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA FOR
BILL CLINTON TO SAY WE DESERVED THE ATTACK ON NYC AND AMERICA
BUT WHEN JERRY FALWELL SUGGESTED AS MUCH THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE?
KENNETH
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This was on KOVR13 out of Sacramento (and we know
you know where that is..........) last week.....this is the
best editorial we have heard in a heck of a long time......and
we agree with EVERY word of it. This should be in every
newspaper for everyone to see.......it is so true. Hope
you enjoy this as much as we do.
God Bless.........The Plancks
Editorial From Sinclair Broadcast Group:
Just several weeks have passed since the September terrorist
attacks and we have observed that the national media elite has
begun to return to its state of abnormal. In our opinion, the
spirit of honest, accurate and responsible news reporting has
now faded for some news organizations.
Consider that one cable news channel has struck
a very bizarre relationship in which it has loaned equipment
to the Al Jazeera news agency in return for exclusive news access.
What is troubling is the fact that Al Jazeera is the only television
service that is sanctioned by the Taliban to operate in Afghanistan.
Just how balanced do you think this cable channel's news reporting
will be? Even the network's founding president reportedly has
claimed the all-news channel would broadcast obvious propaganda.
Meanwhile, some of the network television newscasts
have apparently forgotten that this country is engaged in a
war with a ruthless enemy and they are now broadcasting thoughtful
pieces, suggesting the Taliban are misunderstood. Perhaps we
should remind them that the Taliban are harboring Osama bin
Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network -- culprits that are
responsible for the deaths of thousands of people from dozens
of countries right here in America. Maybe these journalists
should take a field trip to New York City's Ground Zero or to
the Pentagon to see for themselves that there is no misunderstanding.
And if you listen to public radio, you would think
that the U.S. military is only targeting schools, hospitals,
mosques and Red Cross shelters and that our nation's leaders
are indifferent to the plight of Americans and care only about
their own personal safety and well-being.
Make no mistake. Freedom of the press should not
be curtailed as it is paramount that the media fulfill a public
service role of reporting government actions. However, what
we have witnessed in recent days is questionable reporting that
gives aid and comfort to the enemy and - in some cases - provides
a platform for enemy propaganda.
Consider this - no responsible news organization
would permit a Nazi death camp commander - if one were alive
today - to spew his brand of hate. So we ask, why is there a
rush to submit questions in advance to Osama bin Laden so that
he can address the American public in a news interview? The
man is neither a head of state nor is he a government leader.
He is an uncommon criminal who is responsible for acts of unspeakable
horror.
We suggest that now is the time for the American
public to hold these news organizations accountable for their
actions. Take charge. Demand responsible and balanced coverage.
Send letters to the editors, call-in your complaints, make your
views known. Americans deserve a fair accounting of world events
as they unfold, and not a version the media elite think you
should receive.
And we ask you the viewers to be our staunchest
critics. Please let us know if you think this station's newscasts
are fair and accurate - or if they are not. We strive to present
objective news stories that will inform and educate the public.
If we fall short, then please let us know.
Tell us what you think. Send your comments and
discussion ideas to me in care of the address shown on your
screen.
Thank you for listening.
Submitted by: JUDY AND RON
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This morning I believe I heard Mr. John Ashcroft
explain that the American Government would be clamping
down on terrorists who attempt to enter the US, will this include
known members of the IRA,such as Gerry Adam's, Martin McGuiness
etc.
Like you Rush, I believe the American Media is
very selective in what they let the American people know, for
a long time they have deliberately I believe portrayed the British
people as the aggressors in N.Ireland, and very rarely if ever
report on what the IRA have been doing.
For example the IRA /Sinn-Fin had contact with
the Al Qaeda/Bin Laden organization in the early 90's,and
received large sum's of money, in return for that money, it
is reported they instructed Al Qaedea/Bin Laden in the
manufacture of sophisticated car bombs, after all they had over
30 years to perfect their knowledge in the UK, it is quite possible
that this technology was used at the WTC, the US barrack's in
Saudi Arabia and possibly the American Embassy bombing's in
Africa.
Here's a bit more to add to the pile of information
that will probably never be printed or Broadcast by the American
Media, earlier this year a leading member of the Real IRA met
a Mr. Hamid Aich, who provided the Real IRA with substantial
Fund's, to supplement the money raised in the U.S. by various
"Northern Ireland" aid committees.Mr Hamid Aich by
the way is Al Qaeda's top paymaster in Europe and a trusted
Captain of Mr. Qsama Bin Laden.Coincidentally about 2 month's
ago three members of the I.R.A. were arrested in Columbia,according
to the reports in the UK/European newspaper's they were instructing
the Colombian terrorist's in how to make Car Bomb's,the Colombian
terrorist's by the way are also financed by Al Qaeda,so perhaps
the next attack on America will not come from the East,but the
South!
Rush, remember the IRA have killed over 2500 people
in the UK and Ireland over the last 25/30 years,a far greater
proportion of the U.K.population than were lost on September
the 11th. the IRA are involved in Drug smuggling and dealing
,Protection Racket's, Kidnapping, Bank Robbery,Illegal gambling,the normal
Mafia thing's, some "Irish Americans" I've meet on
my many visit's to the U.S. have a romantic Idea of Irish terrorism and
the fight for freedom, most of them have never even visited
Ireland! I work there 2/3 times a year, and have some great
Irish friends's,but I do get annoyed when in the U.S.someone
stick's a collecting tin under my nose,and ask's for a donation,
so ask your listeners to tell the next collector they meet to
stick his/her tin where the Sun doesn't Shine.a terrorist is
a terrorist is a terrorist,even if he does come in a shade of
green.
All the above information come's from various
UK/European newspapers.
* * *
Press
As I do not get the opportunity to listen to your
daily program, I was able to catch part of your comments on
the "Press," the 2000 Election, and their current
reporting of the War. I listen with great interest, the printed
"Press's" interpretation of "objectivity."
And as you have pointed out, the "Press" has equated
"objectivity" with being "critical." Especially
when the "Press's" "objectivity" is turned
toward Republicans and President Bush.
On occasions, the "Press" did an excellent job: as
the 5th Estate, during Watergate, and achieve a moral purpose,
during the Civil Rights movement of the 50's and earlier 60's.
Somewhat keeping arms length from any political view point.
Unfortunately, the success's, made the "Press" "political,"
rather than being "Apolitical." Creating a strange
relationship with the Democrats, who have learned to follow
the lead of the printed "Press." Creating an agenda,
of rumors, misrepresentation of the truth, and simple sensationalism.
Now they have added "cover-up" to their definition
of "objectivity." The broadcast Media, alias "Press,"
made a bad mistake in the Election of 2000, and the printed
"Press" has tried to justify it. And as usual, the
Democrats, play the excuse.
As the 1st Amendment guarantees the Freedom of Speech, I am
sure the Framers of the Constitution, envisioned an intelligent
"Press," who as a constant vigil, reported the truth
with "objectivity," leaving the final decisions to
the public. I can conclude with the words of President Truman,
"If they read the Constitution, which I seriously doubt,
they did not understand it."
You are doing a great job! Keep the heat on.
Randall
* * *
News reporter Generals
It is really getting out of hand with all the supposedly reporters
broadcasting about the war on America. It is especially troubling
when you witness this new guy you hired (I think they call him
Rivera) over in Afghan making statements about certain items
that were about to be destroyed on taken away from a specific
area. Here is this guy, and I can't honestly look to him as
a reporter (Rivera), making statements on the air that the Special
Ops. should send in their units to confiscate these items. Who
the hell is he. He honestly thinks he is contributing to the
war effort. I can't believe this guy. Hey Rivera if you feel
that involved go get a uniform and a weapon and see what it's
like to actually be in combat. Not just for the few minutes
of a broadcast, but continuously.
These guys have no idea of what it's all about. Just a bunch
of self serving egotist. I have never turned Fox News off before,
but this time I did.
Sincerely, Jack
P.S. May God Bless and protect our military, especially those
in combat.
keep safe.
* * *
Peter the Grate
After reading some of the comments about Jennings on this site
I am glad that I am not the only person that thinks he should
be sent back to Canada. He is the epitome of arrogance!
But then, after the comment made by Dave Weston, President
of the"Afghanistan Broadcasting Corporation," what
could one expect? If one notes the facial expressions and body
language of Charley Gibbons, Diane Sawyers, Leslie Stahl and
the rest of the Jennings clones, arrogance and anti-American
feeling appears to run in the "family."
Marty
* * *
Media Peaceniks
Rush: It is unbearable that the biased US media has become
hung-up on the AFGHAN children (ref. USA Today Oct. 31 (front
page). These children were sufffering before Septermber 11 and
unfortunately will suffer during and after the war. Children
are also suffering in Africa as well. Continue to hammer out
your point of observing the orphaned children as a result of
the WTC bombing., many of whom are not even receiving donated
financial support. This is where patriotic media (oxymoran)
should focus their articles, instead of their goal of dividing
the USA.
Please, please discuss how the American public can possibly
turn around the media from their obvious goal.
Best regards,
Frank
* * *
On your media page in the topic section you criticize the media
for not reporting the facts. Now, I read in the news that you're
being critical of the media for trying to report the facts (civilian
casualties, war dissent). Which way do you want it?
A properly functioning democracy depends on a well-informed
public, so they can make well-informed decisions. Although civilian
casualties are a common occurrence in a war, so are a number
of other things such as air strikes and retreats, which get
plenty of headlines. Civilian casualties certainly aren't inspiring
but they are a fact of war that we are entitled to know about.
Just as all those who perished in the attacks on the WTC and
Pentagon need to be remembered, so do those who perish abroad.
By encouraging the media to paint a rosier than realitym picture
by withholding civilian casualty information you are misleading
the public and making decisions for them. That is not the job
of the media. If the war cannot be justified and supported with
all the facts available, then it doesn't deserve justification
or support. Treat us, the public, like thinking human beings
capable of our own decisions, rather than like a bunch of sheep
you can heard in the direction of your choice. The strength
of our democracy depends on it.
Kendall
* * *
For what it is worth, copy of e-mail to offending "news"
agencies.......
Various comments by newcasters re: President Bush and his
handling/movements during the breaking crisis are not only
questionable in their appropriateness but also in their intelligence
and allegiance. It is about damn time the liberal media take
sides and residence in the appropriate country.....If you
are going to say you don't know what in the world I am talking
about....you need a new job....... No this is not a knee-jerk
e-mail.....it has been getting more and more sickening in
the last several years....and your newscasters, recent comments
have been more than the last straw...
P.S. You have worth-while allies on WLS 890 Chicago..
.Don & Roma.
thanx
* * *
Total and Abject Failure of terrorists
Do the terrorist groups not want to hear how brilliantly
calculated their efforts were? Why not say on the national
news and in press conferences what a total failure their mission
was? They FAILED to destroy our government, they FAILED to
destroy our fighting Spirit, they FAILED to change our stance
on foreign policy and they FAILED to destroy our alliance
with other countries, They FAILED to destroy our economy.
If we say this enough times, maybe the American people will
believe this and the Terrorist will FAIL to destroy our way
of life in the United States of America.
Barbara
* * *
Rumor Mill
Note from Rumsfeld:
"The Saudis have not asked us to leave, and I think I
know".
One more rumor from the liberal media down the tubes.
Mona Losh
* * *
We all have opinions and feelings on what happened on 9/11.
It was a tragic day in the history of this country. It brought
us closer together as a nation. I support people in the news
who show patriotism and show that even though they are reporting
the facts, that they are first and foremost US citizens and
support us!. Those wacky news people who think that it is
wrong for a newsperson to show patriotism in their reporting
are wrong. The news media cannot be neutral in a time like
this. Either they are on our side or against us.
* * *
4/10/02
Yesterday, the NBC Evening News had an article about some
Special Forces guys receiving the Purple Heart for their being
wounded in Afghanistan. At the end of the article, as a side
note Tom Brokaw said that each was also awarded the Bronze
Star. I just worry that with the emphasis on the awarding
of the Purple Heart for their being wounded and minimalizing
the award of the Bronze Star Medal (which is awarded for Heroic
or Meritorious Service) is highlighting the casualties brought
on by the war instead of the Heroic deeds these heroes have
performed. Don't get me wrong, the Purple Heart is nothing
to sneeze at and I am not denigrating it's importance, I just
don't want us to zero in on the casualties as this may have
a negative effect on the progress of the war in some peoples
minds.
Thanks for listening.
Thomas
* * *
Missiles, Terrorists and Mad Men.
Bill Maher said that the real brave men were the ones
who flew two airliners into the WTC, while we American "cowards"
throw missiles from two thousand miles away. That's an interesting
point of view. I think the Japanese tried flying aircraft
into floating structures in World War II. All they did was
die. They didn't alter the course of history one little bit.
They just died and lost the War anyway. That's because they
and their bosses were mad men.
Wars are won by making sure you have such a superior edge
on the enemy, that they can't make a move without getting
shot. It's not about being fair, and making sure that the
enemy has a "level playing field." Believe me, if
bin Laden, or however you spell that monster's name, had a
missile with a nuclear warhead in it, he would lob it at us
so fast we wouldn't have time to "duck and cover."
I don't think Bill is a bad person, he's just a liberal who
thinks everything should be fair--even war.
I don't think Bill gave a second thought about the passengers
on the airliner that went down in PA. Those people, my countrymen
and women, and yours, and his, went down fighting, trying
to combat the "brave terrorists" they were stuck
with. They died fighting them and probably saved hundreds,
if not thousands, of lives by doing so. I think that rates
a hero and heroin badge of honor.
Does Bill, by his comments, infer that our Military men and
women are cowards? As he spoke that night, from the safety
of his studio, our Special Forces were probably already in
Afghanistan, trying to locate a monster and his demons. I
know they are there now. I know what they are going through.
I say God speed to them, and I hope and pray that they all
make it back safely to their families. But, deep inside of
me, where I really live, I fear for them--because I know.
I spent 20 years in the Military and I'm 57 now. I'm an old
man. My back is shot out from too many jumps out of C-130s.
I can't go. I'd only hold the youngsters back and get them
all killed. Every one of us should thank God that we have
youngsters who are willing to do these things for us--for
our country. I don't think Bill thought about that, when he
said what he did. I don't think Bill could stand in their
shadow.
I truly wish, with all my heart, that all America had to do
was lob a few missiles from two thousand miles away, in relative
safety, and all would be saved. But that is never the way
a war is won. A war is won by the "grunt." Everything
supports the "grunt"; the Air Force and the Navy
support the "grunt," and the "grunt" goes
in and takes out the enemy. The "grunt" comes in
many shapes and sizes. The "grunt", in this war,
could be men or women, depending upon where the war is carried
to the terrorist, (the enemy). There is no rule stating that
if you are bigger than your enemy, you must fight on your
knees to make it fair. There is no rule stating that, if we
have better intelligence than the enemy, we have to share
it with them. If we have better weapons, more ammo, and better
tactics, that's a good thing! Personally, I think it would
be just fine if all the enemy had to fight with was a goat
stick. Makes the job of Afghanis! tan the enemy much easier,
but that's not the case either. This enemy is well equipped,
and trained to take out innocent, unarmed civilians. Our guys
are on their turf, walking through a mine field called Afghanistan.
Sounds to me like there aren't any cowards there.
When we're done with the Tally Afghanistan in Afghanistan,
and it's safe to do so, guess what we will do. We'll go into
Afghanistan, with all our food, clothes, and building materials.
We'll feed the people, build them houses to live in, give
them something warm to wear, and make sure they refrain from
stoning women to death for showing a little arm skin, because
that's what Americans do. Now, I ask you Bill, does that sound
like heroes, or what?!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!
--- Robert
* * *
To: bush2000@yahoogroups.com
From: "Brad" <creole@hal-pc.org>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 20:19:01 -0500
Subject: [B2K] Why America Loves Rumsfeld
Wednesday, May 1, 2002
Why America Loves Rumsfeld
The public adores Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld because
of his inspirational leadership, no-nonsense personality and
ability to put the media establishment in its place, according
to Jeffrey A. Krames, author of "The Rumsfeld Way: The
Leadership Wisdom of a Battle-Hardened Maverick."
"What you see is what you get," the biographer
told Fox News Channel's Neil Cavuto this afternoon.
"He's like a rock star now," Cavuto marveled. "Everybody
loves him."
Rumsfeld helped the nation recover after Sept. 11 by saying,
"We're not going to be victims," and then following
through, Krames said.
"He's the right man with the right communications style
at the right time."
Rumsfeld's refusal to suffer fools gladly is a big hit with
the public, especially when he deals with the socialist "mainstream"
media. Even the usually left-leaning "Saturday Night
Live" has delighted viewers by having an actor portraying
Rummy shred half-witted, incompetent, pro-terrorist reporters.
"If you're a reporter and don't know your stuff, you're
going to sweat," Krames said.
He noted that before Sept. 11, the media establishment had
denounced and written off Rumsfeld, with the leftist Washington
Post going so far as to name his successors. "They were
trashing him."
That the Washington Post hates Rumsfeld is all the more reason
for America to love him.
From Brad
* * *
Palestenian Media Coverage - Propoganda Spewed to their Public
According to official Palestinian sources "The
earthquake forced the Americans to get down out of their ivory
tower and take a realistic look at what is happening on the
planet." (referring to the horrific terrorist attacks
of September 11th)
"...The United States of America ... came into existence
by invasion and mass extermination of the original residents,
and still occupies land belonging to others..."
"The suicide bombers of today are the noble successors
of their noble predecessors...the Lebanese suicide bombers,
who taught the US Marines a tough lesson in [Lebanon] ...
These suicide bombers are the salt of the earth, the engines
of history...They are the most honorable [people] among us..."
"...History does not remember the United States,
but it remembers Iraq, the cradle of civilization, and Palestine,
the cradle of religions. History remembers every piece of
Arab land, because it is the bosom of human civilization.
On the other hand, the murderers of humanity, the creators
of the barbaric culture and the bloodsuckers of nations,
are doomed to death and destined to shrink to a microscopic
size, like Micronesia. "
"The Palestinian Legislative Council Political Committee
condemned the American threats against Iraq Hundreds of people
participated in a sit-in strike, waving Iraqi flags, pictures
of President Saddam Hussein and posters denouncing American
policy...The rioters also burnt an American flag."
"..the firm Iraqi stand against the [US] dinosaur
military apparatus that bases itself on the myth of the blood-spilling
cowboy who chases Indians will remain an achievement...
Warning-signs will light for the American people only after
the American Ambassador escapes, defeated from the Embassy's
roof, and after 45,000 bodies of American soldiers will return
to the US like airmail... This is the same mentality that
caused the Marines to enter Beirut and to run away from it,
after one bold operation was carried out by a Shahid [holy
martyr] who suckled from his mother's bosoms a pure Jihad
tradition... [ed - nearly 250 US Marines were killed
in Beirut by a suicide bomber]
If most Americans support hurting Iraq it is because they
think it will be a television war, without American bodies.
But Arab reality will not remain frozen. It can change and
send gifts back to the US via airmail. The Arab mothers will
not be the only ones crying..."
"The Secretary General of the Union of the Workers
of Palestine, Haydar Ibrahim, emphasized the standing of the
workers of Palestine, both "inside" [the land] and
"outside," alongside the sister Sudan against the
new sanctions put on it by the US....
The letter added that America's aggressive behavior... aims
at bringing the Arab nation to its knees by putting sanctions
on Iraq, Sudan, and Libya...
Ibrahim called on all the Arab and Islamic forces to take
a position of Jihad alongside The Sudan, Palestine, IraShahidLibya
in order to remove the siege and oppression from the Jihads
of the Arab nbspon..."
For more examples of Official Palestinian hatred toward the
United States of America go to
http://www.pmw.org.il/terror.html
* * *
Holocaust on New York, NY - Date: Thu, May 16 03:23 AM
Help me out on this, Rush. Was is Ted Turner who coined the
saccharin = phrase "9/11?"Did he think "September
Massacre" would be too bloody for us to absorb and would
keep us up all night? Did he think "Holocaust of the
World Trade Center" would be too fiery and the visions
would cause nightmares for fragile Americans? Well, dammitt,
we need the visions to remember the reality.
People have forgotten and therefore can't imagine why we
are spending more on military and the defense of home. My
God, man...1st they stopped showing the horror of the bodies
jumping from the WTC Towers. Oooooooo! Can't show what another
country did to us! BUT, nightly, we see the damage our bombs
cause as we seek out the vermin responsible for the Holocaust
on New York, NY.
I can only blame the media for allowing the reality to fade......let's
see, I've forgotten ......what is their agenda? Have the guts,
Rush, to call it what it was.
For me. Sincerely, Elaine - (Naples, Fl.)
* * *
Surprise! Leftist Media Elite Was All Wrong on Afghanistan
The quick and decisive victory in the Afghanistan war left
some of the most celebrated liberals among the media elite
scurrying for cover after having been egregiously wrong in
declaring that the war was going badly in its earliest phases.
Take PBS's Dan Schorr for example. Just six days after the
U.S. increased its air attacks on the Taliban defenses the
old liberal advocate pontificated that "This is a war
in trouble," during the PBS "Weekend Edition"
show on October 27.
That was then. Now he's trying to explain his goof. Schorr
told the Wall Street Journal's Matthew Rose "I had to
eat a little crow. I have never been in Afghanistan and know
nothing about Pashtuns and the rest of it."
That wasn't enough to stop him from commenting on a war in
a country about which he now admits he knows barely anything.
Then there was the New York Time's leftist star R.W. Apple.
According to Ross on October 31 he wrote "Signs of progress
are sparse." After the U.S. and its Afghani allies tore
through Taliban defenses and took Kabul, he began singing
a different tune.
Wrote Ross: After Kabul fell in mid-November, Mr. Apple noted
the shift in mood. "What a difference a week makes,"
he wrote on Nov. 16 under the heading "Letter From Washington."
Apple now tells Ross his late-October column was "unduly
pessimistic, but it was a reflection of the state of mind
at the time. This is journalism, not history."
Excuse me, R.W., but it's anything but journalism. It's out
and out liberal propaganda aimed at a president you do not
believe has any right to be occupying the White House or capable
of running a war.
Not to be outdone by a fellow N.Y. Times celebrity journalist,
on Oct. 28 the often rather confused Celtic minx Maureen Dowd
declared "Now, like the British and Russians before him,
[President Bush] is facing the most brutish, corrupt, wily
and patient warriors in the world, nicknamed dukhi, or ghosts,
by flayed Russian soldiers who saw them melt away."
Marc Santora, a Dowd spokesman argued that there was a "moment
of hesitation" in Washington that Dowd's column was generously
designed to overcome.
Then there was the LA Times editorialist Jacob Heilbrunn
who a few days later declared the first round of the war a
failure: "The United States is not headed into a quagmire;
it's already in one." Then, on November 4 keeping up
the drumfire he wrote, "There does not appear to be a
political force capable of replacing the Taliban."
A mere five days after Heilbrunn's monstrous gaffe the Taliban's
northern stronghold of Mazar-i-Sharif was overwhelmed by Northern
Alliance troops aided by U.S. bombing sorties. A few days
later Kabul fell. "Three weeks after that, the Taliban's
southern stronghold of Kandahar was taken," Ross notes,
adding that, "In Bonn, Germany, various anti-Taliban
forces from Afghanistan were negotiating a deal to set up
an interim government."
Heilbrunn can't bring himself to admit how far off the mark
he was. Ross writes that "he still isn't convinced that
there is a viable political regime in place, especially if
it doesn't have strong Western support. But he acknowledges
that his earlier view was 'too saturnine. It may not be completely
wrong, but I thought the Northern Alliance was a fairly fictitious
force that would inevitably begin to feud,'" he told
Ross. "I am cautiously optimistic, but that could be
proven wrong, too."
Ross write that the quick victory destroyed a lot of myths
favored by the media elite:
Myth #1: History repeats itself.
Afghanistan is Vietnam all over again. The history of the
defeats Britain and later, the Soviets suffered in trying
to overcome the Afghanis prove the U.S. is heading in the
same direction. As in Vietnam, the U.S. will find itself mired
in a quagmire battling tough guerrilla forces on unfamiliar
terrain.
Myth #2: The Alleged Popularity of the Taliban regime.
The award for the most egregious example of this canard must
surely go to freelance columnist Nicholas von Hoffman who
wrote a 1,500-word critique of the U.S. effort entitled, "Why
Are We in Afghanistan?" in the weekly New York Observer
on Nov. 19. "We are mapless, we are lost, and we are
distracted by gusts of wishful thinking," to believe
Afghans would switch sides so easily he wrote. "Moreover,
as hellish as the Taliban are, it appears that the ordinary
people of Afghanistan prefer them to the brigands and bandits
with whom we've been trying to make common cause."
Notes Ross: "The week the column appeared, gleeful Kabul
residents shaved their beards and displayed posters of Indian
movie stars to show their delight in being rid of the Taliban."
Von Hoffman told Ross he still thinks declaring war was a
bad idea -- because "there is by definition no way to
say you've won" -- but he also pleads ignorance. "Nobody
knew anything about Afghanistan, myself included," von
Hoffman says. "It turns out there really wasn't an army
there. Turns out we probably still are clueless." He
conceded that "in the prediction business, ... you almost
never get it right." Then what qualified you to write
about a nation "Nobody knew anything about" including
yourself," Nick?
Myth #3: High-altitude bombing couldn't win the war.
Critics warned that there weren't enough targets to justify
bombing, and that bombing could turn major cities into death-traps
for special forces operating within them.
Few commentators could match NBC News military analyst and
former Army intelligence analyst William Arkin who went on
CNBC on Oct. 10 and told Geraldo Rivera: "I think sooner
or later we're going to have to bite the bullet and get in
there in a big way or we're going to have to admit some kind
of a defeat."
And just 19 days later he was back with Rivera warning that
a mere 70 bombing missions a day in a place the size of Texas
weren't having the desired effects on the ground. He then
told Chris Matthews of CNBC's "Hardball" on Oct.
23 that the war could last "into the winter, and beyond."
His alibi for being so far off the mark: "I'm doing
reporting here and people seemed to be nervous and disgruntled
about the way the war was going and that's something that
needs to be aired," he told Ross.
Myth #4: The Afghans are lousy allies.
The allegedly ragtag Northern Alliance controls just 10 percent
of the country "through a loose and fractious affiliation
of tribal leaders." They would never be able to unite
and battle the Taliban.
On Nov. 12 Newsweek portrayed a demoralized Northern Alliance
unit wearing running shoes, eating rice, beans and scraps
of mutton, and with no easy ways to communicate. Wrote Jon
Meacham, the magazine's' managing editor, the story "reflected
the reality on the ground at the time and raised questions
a lot of people were wondering about in Washington and Afghanistan."
Added the leftist New Republic, "Of all the proxies
the United States has enlisted over the past half-century,
the Northern Alliance may be the least prepared to attain
America's battlefield objectives." The magazine said
that ground troops were needed to take Kabul. Peter Beinart,
the New Republic's editor, now concedes that the magazine
underestimated the Northern Alliance's capabilities.
Even after Kabul fell, "experts" appearing on CNN's
"Larry King Live" on Nov. 23 saw little hope for
the forming of a unified government. "I think we have
to be very careful, Larry, not to get our hopes up,"
warned Bob Schieffer, host of CBS News's "Face the Nation."
He now tells Ross "I think I meant we had to be patient
... We will know when we have won, but we are not there yet."
Myth #5: The Muslim world will explode.
Muslims the world over will be infuriated, the masses will
rise up, and get rid of leaders such as Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf and create turmoil in the Persian Gulf states.
President Bush's comments about capturing Mr. bin Laden "dead
or alive" can only deepen the anger.
Columnist Katha Pollitt, in the Nov. 19 issue of the ultra-leftist
Nation magazine wrote gloomily: "Thousands of new Taliban
fans and recruits for anti-American suicide missions? A protracted
war with a determined, hardy foe that draws in Central Asia,
enrages the Muslim masses and destabilizes Pakistan or Indonesia
or another country to be named later?"
She now tells Ross that it's a good idea to be cautious,
especially when war and foreign policy are involved, and that
"a lot of innocent people" have been killed so far.
"Nobody knows the future, but I don't think we've seen
the end of the story. People are talking about war on Iraq."
Finally, in an Oct. 15 commentary on National Public Radio's
"All Things Considered," the all-knowing and all-wise
Dan Schorr, said, "Whatever success the Anglo-American
alliance is having pounding the Taliban into dust, it's having
little success winning the hearts and minds of Islamic peoples...
Most alarming of all, anti-American feeling is rising in Pakistan,
where the Taliban came from, threatening the stability of
the Musharraf regime," he opined.
It would appear that their real target, G.W. Bush, showed
by his conduct of the war just how biased and wrong his leftist
critics in the media were in warning America that he was leading
the nation into a humiliating and long-lasting Vietnam-like
quagmire.
Article Sent in by Bryan Wilson
* * *
USAToday Ad - Wording Rejected
Date: Mon, Mar 17 07:28 PM
Rush,
Thought you would find this interesting. Apparently, anything
that might give Americans and opportunity to show their support
for our President and Commander in Chief is "capitalizing
on the war." Gee, I wonder if USA Today is planning on
covering the war on their front page in the hope of selling
millions of papers for a profit?
Strat // Elizabethtown, KY
* * *
War in Iraq
CNN / Admits - April 16th 2003
In today’s Courier Journal / Louisville Kentucky the
Op/Ed section has a letter from CNN Ex Eason Jordan stating
they covered up atrocities and murder in Iraq for over 10
yrs. I know you’ve commented on this issue but “WHERE
IS THE OUTRAGE” from the Administration, Congress and
the citizens of the U.S? We should be shoving this up the
nose of Pelozi, Daschel, Matthews and John F. Kerry. Listen
every day…you’re the best!
David
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Hidden Cost of the Iraq War - March 27, 2003
Here's a cost that the "publicly funded" PBS and
NPR network executives may have overlooked. As the producers,
writers, editors and on-air personalities repeatedly choose
pejorative and disrespectful terminology reflecting their
personal and corporate contempt for the war and the President,
they have miscalculated the added cost and inconvenience of
more fundraisers to compensate for reasoning people that will
no longer send money to support decidedly slanted news coverage.
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