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August 7, 2005
I'll tell you where the heroes are, but you won't report on them. . .
Damien Cave of the New York times wonders, "Where Are the War Hero's?" Cave uses the piece to criticize the administration for not promoting the individual heroic deeds of the GWOT and suggests that the reason the military isn't applauding their heros lies in their desire to avoid scrutiny.
NEWSFLASH FOR DAMIEN CAVE: You aren't hearing about heros, because the MSM is too busy looking for deserters and soldiers against the war whom the media-elitist wish to make out as "heroes" for opposing the President and our War on Terrorism. Yes, Mr. Cave, there are many heroes in this war, but you and your mentors at the NYT and the MSM in general aren't reporting on them. If you want to find an answer Mr. Cave, take a look around the NYT newsroom and you'll find it.
The "lesser media" and blogosphere has been reporting many heroic deeds and individuals from this war, but the MSM has been woefully silent. So before you go around critcising the Adminstration, remember that it's YOUR job to report these events, you get the Pentagon releases of activity in the war, you get the lists of medals awarded and you have reporters on the ground. YOU and your fellows in the media are the ones failing to report the heroic deeds of our soldiers and sailors in harms way, and it's YOU and the MSM in general that are failing, not the administration and not the military.
If you want to find heros, look to the blogosphere, or the lesser media who aren't afraid to praise the bravery of our boys and girls overseas for fear that their editors will scorn them for portraying our military in the good light they so richly deserve.
--Jason
Shrinkwrapped has a better commentary on this than I can offer, plus he's got an instalanche, so go check it out.
SondraK gives us yet another war hero, take that NYT, Neayh!
Posted by JasonColeman at August 7, 2005 8:48 AM
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What can one say about a MAN like Smith?
Thanks for posting this link and thanks for reminding us what the majority of the MSM crowd won't report it seems...
Posted by: russ at August 7, 2005 10:50 AM
