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2006-11-05 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by ed 2006-11-05 16:30|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I kinda almost feel sorry for the people who work for military times. I don't know if they were forced to run the editorial or if they support it. From past editions, I suspect they support it. But they cashed in all of their chips on this - hoping this would be a huge October surprise, but it seems to have gone over like a lead balloon.

So now they got their little blip on the radar screen - CNN and the Democrats will do their best to eek mileage out of. I'm sure that it will pick them up a few votes and who knows, maybe it will be bring in that one vote that tips the election. But at this point in time, it seems that once everyone understood it was just an editorial from Gannet - it caused a big yawn.

But at this point in time, it seems that the overall impact of their selling out the troops for a cheap political advantage had the same impact as water on a ducks back.

So after Tuesday - then what? No self-respecting officer or enlisted will ever look at their magazine the same again. It's just another political hack piece. Commands will allow subscriptions to lapse (waste of taxpayers dollars) and many individuals will tire of paying $52 for what they can get for free from military.com. And now when Military Times reporters request interviews or access they will be turned down. For the impact that their big expose had - the biggest impact will be on the future of their own jobs.

Posted by anon 2006-11-05 17:07|| 2006-11-05 17:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Is the link down??

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-11-05 17:38|| 2006-11-05 17:38|| Front Page Top

#3 The response is on the DoD website... an official statement of the Dept. of Defence. The Army Times now finds that it has thrown the pin instead of the grenade, if I may use so military a metaphor.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-05 21:53|| 2006-11-05 21:53|| Front Page Top

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