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2007-11-16 Iraq

Man Bites Dog! Seattle P-I frontpager on local Army officer, DSC winner

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Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2007-11-16 01:45|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 If I was a suspicious, cynical person, I might question the timing of this story, perhaps as an effort to distract Washington's citizens from coverage of the disgraceful assault on the Port of Olympia and the US military by antiwar anarchist loonbats, and an effort to pretend, for an hour or two at most, that the P-I Supports The Troops, at least until it's time to denounce their commander-in-chief yet again.

Good thing I'm not a person who would think such things. Certainly not. Nope. Nope.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-11-16 03:40|| 2007-11-16 03:40|| Front Page Top

#2 After his award, and my post on the subject, several of us wrote the P-I asking about their doing a story. Perhaps they got enough e-mails.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2007-11-16 07:56|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2007-11-16 07:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Me neither.

Posted by lotp 2007-11-16 08:00|| 2007-11-16 08:00|| Front Page Top

#4 I dunno, Sea...except for about 15 minutes after 9/11, ~~Puget Pravda~~ the P-I has never made even a pretense of supporting the military or its mission. They routinely run long, slobbering puff pieces about Watada, Jim McDermott, Cindy Sheehan, and the all too numerous loons who try to get military recruiters barred from the Seattle schools - which is why this article was such a gobsmack. It was as much out of place as a Katha Pollitt or Frank Rich piece in the Weekly Standard.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2007-11-16 22:09|| 2007-11-16 22:09|| Front Page Top

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