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2004-05-21 Home Front: WoT

ASSHAT ALERT: Frank Rich: Abu Ghraib 'The New Watergate'

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Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-05-21 13:29|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Send in the clowns...this has officially become a circus.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2004-05-21 1:37:24 PM|| 2004-05-21 1:37:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Frank Rich. . .It is not proper to wear your Kerry button wile typing.

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-21 1:39:30 PM|| 2004-05-21 1:39:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 as a political commentator, he's a poor theater critic

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-21 1:45:24 PM|| 2004-05-21 1:45:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal is so bad that it may turn out to be "the new Watergate" that drives President Bush from office.

Only elections can do that, Frank

At least that's what New York Times columnist Frank Rich is hoping.

Ooooh, NY Times writer. 'Nuff said. NY Times: Fooling ourselves about Bush since 2000

"I think for the next few months we're going to be watching this thing move up through the Pentagon and Washington," Rich told radio host Don Imus on Friday. "You know, it may be the new Watergate in that sense."

That assumes Bush moves to suppress the story: Unfortunately for Frank that is not the case. And if the socialists the NY Times think Americans view this as anything more than US soldiers getting out of hand, they are in for one helluva surprise.

"We have to know how this was allowed to happen," the Bush-bashing columnist insisted. "Because the people who allowed it to happen in our government, in my view, have jeopardized Americans."

The concept that the US military can't investigate itself is the only concept that makes anything you just said valid.

However, I would wager that 90 percent of servicefolks in Iraq coud state without equivocating socialist news outlets, like yours, Frank, have done more to harm to Americans in the field than the alleged crimes in Abu Ghraib.

Of the prison abuse itself, said Rich, "It's horrible. We've lost the hearts and minds [of the Iraqi people], we've lost our allies and, of course, it's undermined support for the war within the United States."

You been there, Frank? You ask the average Iraq who probably has lost at least one relative under Saddam if they give a f*ck if prisonsers were humiliated, Frank?

He called complaints that that media's obsession over Abu Ghraib was hurting the troops "nonsense."

"It's exactly cause people, I think, care about the troops and care about them being endangered that people want this done right and not done with this kind of arrogance and carelessness," Rich claimed.

Arrogance and carelessness: sorta like the stories your comrades at the NY Times, CNN, etc do with their sloppy writing, reporting and fact checking.

Oh, and I guess that little zinger that only the brave socialists at the NY Times can investigate crimes in a warzone and not the military helps your case too, huh, Frank?

Frank, you are a worse polemicist than Goebbels; but I don't means to insult Goebbels. At least he probably did't believe his own bullsh*t like you and your leftwing comrades do.

Posted by badanov 2004-05-21 1:48:36 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-05-21 1:48:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 He called complaints that that media's obsession over Abu Ghraib was hurting the troops "nonsense."

Sounds to me like he admitted they're obsessed with it.

Personally, I think lots of people in the press just get off on publishing the photos.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-05-21 1:51:51 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-05-21 1:51:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 If you keep the gman away from me I'll be glad to testify - about anything really.

Posted by J Dean 2004-05-21 2:14:46 PM|| 2004-05-21 2:14:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Frank - - Where did you have the brain surgery?
The significant scars, that would be obvious aren't showing. I am glad your hair covers it up.

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-21 3:29:10 PM|| 2004-05-21 3:29:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Actually, the sight of all the aged lefty boomers reliving their imagined Golden Youth is amusing.

We had the New Vietnam, now this is the New Watergate.

I am looking forward to learning who will be the New Patty Hearst.

I am not looking forward to the New Disco, the New Leisure Suit, etc.

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2004-05-21 6:14:55 PM|| 2004-05-21 6:14:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Carl...I need say nothing - since you said it better already.

Posted by B 2004-05-21 6:16:19 PM|| 2004-05-21 6:16:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 the New Disco

Well without the music - the smooth gyrations of 20-something babes in tight bluejeans is artistic!

{Sorry ladies I am a 50 year old male with fond memories. No disrespect intended.}

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-21 6:18:46 PM|| 2004-05-21 6:18:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 to explain my comment- Frank R was the theater critic for the NYT - this made him qualified to comment on Foreign Policy, Economics, Politics, Social Structure...nuff said for the NYT?

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-21 7:17:11 PM|| 2004-05-21 7:17:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Frank G - No explanation necessary. He's probably reviewed enough Michael Moore and Oliver Stone films to be a top expert on foreign policy.

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-21 7:25:47 PM|| 2004-05-21 7:25:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 The only thing "new" about the development at Abu Ghraib is the new lows that Big Media has sunk to in overplaying the incident.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-21 9:46:15 PM|| 2004-05-21 9:46:15 PM|| Front Page Top

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