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Fort Campbell
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 Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:23 am Post subject: Eagles soar; media plummet |
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Eagles soar; media plummet
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Copyright © 2007 Republican-American
The world may never know exactly how many people showed up for Saturday's antiwar march in Washington, D.C., and the competing Gathering of Eagles at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Unofficial estimates by the mainstream media based on information from antiwar protesters gave the peaceniks the attendance edge, while the U.S. Park Service had veterans and others protecting the memorial outnumbering the antiwar protesters by up to 3 to 1.
But what is not debatable was the media's bias, which was more blatant and disturbing than usual. They depicted the Eagles as profane, knuckle-dragging bikers itching for a fight. "One Vietnam veteran in a wheelchair yelled obscenities at demonstrators, including some with children," The Washington Post reported. Meanwhile, they portrayed the antiwar protesters, who yelled more than their share of obscenities and threats and scuffled with police, as peaceful, good-hearted, mainstream folk who were there "to be quietly counted among the people opposed to this war," only to be harassed by the Neanderthals.
Barely reported was that the march was organized by the ANSWER Coalition, which is newly aligned with the radical Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). Of the nearly 1,000 news articles filed on the march, not one mentioned the PSL was "founded to promote the movement for revolutionary change" in America based on Marxist Leninism.
Tellingly, not a single article mentioned by name the Gathering of Eagles, whose members were there to protect The Wall from vandalism by the anti-war mob: "We believe the war memorials are sacred ground; as such, we will not allow them to be desecrated, used as props for political statements, or treated with anything less than the solemn and heartfelt respect they — and the heroes they honor — deserve."
So anarchists who advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government and the free markets in favor of communist totalitarianism get the media's respect and reverence while veterans, relatives of soldiers who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and other patriotic Americans are treated in print as violent mental-hospital escapees.
Disgraceful and despicable, even by the media's standards. |
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LewWaters
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Not directly related to theprotest and counter-protest in D.C., this weekend, but across the river in Portland, Oregon they held their own protests this weekend.
Little Green Footballs captured part of it:
CAUTION: Strong language and offensive photos
Leftists Supporting the Troops
Read this letter to the editors from today's Oregonian;
The Oregonian Letters
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GenrXr
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| LewWaters wrote: | Not directly related to theprotest and counter-protest in D.C., this weekend, but across the river in Portland, Oregon they held their own protests this weekend.
Little Green Footballs captured part of it:
CAUTION: Strong language and offensive photos
Leftists Supporting the Troops
Read this letter to the editors from today's Oregonian;
The Oregonian Letters |
Sad that shame is not reason for the black hoods, rather simple fright from an ordinary ass kicking gives cause.
Hoffer wrote at length in the 20th century about guilt replacing shame in our society and the dangers it brings.
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Deuce
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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FortCampbell,
| Quote: | | Barely reported was that the march was organized by the ANSWER Coalition... |
ANSWER has always been aligned with communists, anarchists, Socialist Workers, etc of the planet, and has always been anti-American like ACLU, et al. I think you knew that, but the wording in your piece (which was eloquent, as always) made it look like a 'recent' conversion! I agree with you, otherwise, but Freeper Kristinn (he spoke at the pro-America rally) did get the Communist connection of ANSWER stated clearly on Fox News for all to hear that watch Fox, but only the new media carried the ball fully on the GOE! Also missing was the original organizer, Hanoi Jane's MIA status!!!!! Never saw that at all!
My favorite video piece in DC was (at 21st and Constitution, I think) the long, massive, pro-America Gauntlet that the peaceniks had to wade thru single file to get to whatever sesspool they were headed for! I'm sure we'll never see that on Network TV!
Bottom line, you're spot on...today's Dinosaur Media is as communist as it was when we were in Vietnam! Kronkite must be proud!
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Deuce
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Finally,
Dunno how many of you have seen this, but it details the origins of Gathering of Eagles, along with some tidbits about Hanoi Jane, "the Kerry Lied Rally in '04 on Capitol Hill (only 5000 people showed)", Walter Reed, Victory Caucus, Gathering of Eagles II at the Florida Vietnam Veterans Reunion in Melbourne the last weekend of April*, etc.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804534/posts
*at Wickham Park again....hope to see some of you there! ( I finally made it last year for the first time! Great Show, camaraderie, etc. Uncovered by 'Media' of course)
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