I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
oncer
Because they're paid to have them.
Talon + GOPUSA Natch.
OT--another chopper goes down in Iraq. (Did they ever decide what brought the last one down?)
That's OUR money being used to pay the media. We're PAYing the media to force feed us propaganda via the govnernment. People should really be up in arms!!!
That's OUR money being used to pay the media. We're PAYing the media to force feed us propaganda via the govnernment. People should really be up in arms!!!
well, silly, if they didn't use the money on propaganda, they might waste it on education or health care.
Watertiger:
Oh, you're right. I forgot...
Jeff Gannon, or more correctly "Jeff Gannon,"
Even more correctly:
Little Scottie's Hemorrhoid.
In many cases I have liberally used the verbiage....
Should dickhead conservatives be using that word?
I mean, unless they're using it to demean someone.
According to the wanks on CNN yesterday, the first chopper may have gone down because of "humidity". Its well-known that helicopters can't fly in places like Louisiana, Missippi, or Vietnam precisely because of their extreme vulnerability to atmospheric moisture. /sarcasm/
It just seems so disrespectful to sugarcoat the combat deaths of American troops so as not to sully the image of our Historic Election. Of course I wouldn't be happy if they were killed by enemy fire, but if that is the case (and you can be sure they knew the cause within a few hours) then it should be acknowledged. I don't know whether there is any difference in benefits to families if their loved ones die in an accident or from combat-related causes, but if there is, the obfustication is despicable.
Damn, misspelled Mississippi. Bad typing, not ignorance.
Thanks Holden, I needed that image to control tamale binging.
I think you know why they have White House press credentials.
Good question.
Is anyone waiting for an answer from Scottie?
Doc - I thought it was more serious than just humidity - some serious bout of bad weather from out of the blue?
Hey, I brought this up yesterday! What's a Mellish got to do to get namechecked around this joint?
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I run a web site. How do I get my credential? Oh yeah...Give Rove a Monica...
Just sent this to miscreant Gannon:
Hi Mr. Gannon,
Another bald head sticking up out of a suit, claiming to be a journalist? Running press releases as news? What the hell are you doing to yourself and your society acting like a whore for a bunch of blowhards? Join the Marines, and go fight in Iraq, where the Dear Leader needs you.
Oh come on now. Don't you know that the Liberal Media wants him to have the credentials? Yeah, he asks a question and makes the rest of the lot look like legitimate journalists.
On Daily Show last night they showed the White House press conference with Gannon asking his assinine question about Democrats "distancing themselves from reality" when talking about how bad the economy is.
John Stewart's expression was classic as usual.
One amusing thing about Gannon's softball question of Bush in the press conference is that it occurred right after Bush proclaimed the wonders of a "nice, independent" media inn defending himself about the Armstrong Williams scandal. The transcript:
...But all our Cabinet secretaries must realize that we will not be paying, you know,
commentators to advance our agenda. Our agenda ought to be able to stand on its own two feet.
And I'm confident you will be, over the course of the next four years, willing to give our different policies an objective look, won't you?
BUSH: Yes. I can see that.
QUESTION: Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. Harry Reid was talking about soup lines and Hillary Clinton was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet, in the same breath, they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there.
You've said you're going to reach out to these people. How are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?
WAY NICE JEFF! NOT INDEPENDENT. BUT NICE.
Here are just some of the submissions regarding the pay-for-pundit episode from Perrspectives Name That Bush Scandal Contest:
- Propagate
- Hackdraft
- Pay for Plaudits
- Funditry
- Some Like It Bought
- Pimp My Pride
To see the prize winners and a much larger list, check out the Name That Bush Scandal Contest Results today!
So, his stories are nothing but CTRL-V's of GOP press releases?
And this distinguishes him from the rest of the "news" media ... how?
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W/r/t the second helicopter crash, it's now at the top of Google news.
Apparently this chopper was a relatively light aircraft used for observation, as opposed to the heavy lifter that crashed previously.
Pimp My Pride should win
Doc: Forgiven. You spelled it the way we pronounce it. "Missippi". 
The CH53 that dropped with 30 Marines and a sailor on board was flying in a sandstorm. All that sand plays hell on the rotor drivetrain.
Stephen Dewey "is currently a student at Boston Latin School, a public magnet school, and will finally graduate, after six years, in June of 2003
Wow. Only took this kid 6 years to graduate from high school? The future of the Republican Party, ladies and gentlemen.
All that sand plays hell on the rotor drivetrain.
And probably on the turbines as well, now that I think about it.
"is such a hack."
and a first class douche bag.
All that sand plays hell on the rotor drivetrain.
And probably on the turbines as well, now that I think about it.
RCSanders |
Hasn't this been a problem since Carter and Iran?
Haven't we learned to sandproof the damned helicopters before fighting in the desert?
Hermann Goring quote from the Nuremberg tribunals,
"The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. ... All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger. It works the same in any
country."
"haven't we learned to sandproof the damned helicopters before fighting in the desert?"
-meander
it probably isn't due to a lack of expertise. it would be interesting to find out if maintenance is done by a private contractor like maybe kellog, brown and root. . .
AFAIK, and this is based on my 20-year old knowledge of military rotary-wing aircraft maintenance, it's done by military personnel.
However, my son is technically "military personnel", being in the National Guard. Their last drill consisted of playing volleyball and shooting paintball guns at one another.
*sigh*
"Get some devastation in the back."
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), To a photographer taking a picture of him before he left tsunami-stricken Sri Lanka, as quoted by the AP.
In These Times Feb. 14 issue, p.3
He's soooooooo caring, you can tell he's a member of the brotherhood of stea,... um, healing.
I love Gannon's logic. Quoting directly from a White House press release is the only way you can be sure that my articles were completely free of spin.
Argh!
Their last drill consisted of playing volleyball and shooting paintball guns at one another.
Well, the first day of it, anyway. The second drill day was cancelled because it was "too cold". Temp was in the upper 20's.
*resigh*
Gannon is CLASSIC! I knew from the first shot of him at the Bush Pout Q & A that he was either a winger or a leather queen...or, maybe both.
I bet he cuts a fine figure in his fauz police uniform at The Eagle tonight, huh?
AAAggh! "fauX"!
Speaking of sand wrecking delicate machinery of any kind, how on earth are those robot soldiers going to work out in the desert? All you have to do is toss a couple of sand bags at them and get them all gummed up, and then you could tip them over, kind of like cow tipping.
My knowledge on this is 15 years old, but White House press passes weren't that hard to come by. I knew someone who had one for an association newsletter. The difficult thing was (then and now) getting yourself into the White House. You had to have either an appointment with someone or get on the list for a press conference. Association newsletters didn't make the cut.
mary R nails it- not that we're surprised after payolagate, but who here would be surprised that gannon is a very cozy member of the C-list neocon suckups since well before he started "writing" for talon.
Bush explicitly states the White House has nothing to do with the payola scandal, then looks to his list of journalists to call on--prepared by his staff--and calls on Jeff Gannon of the esteemed Talon News Service.
Now, it turns out Jeff Gannon is a serial plagiarizer, cribbing off White House and RNC talking points.
Does the White House press corps like having plagiarist in their midst, one who gets called on regularly by the president when most of them do not?
I think if he 1) keeps his job for more than 72 hours, and 2) is called on by Shrub or Scottie ever again, we may see a viable press corps mutiny. After all, Gannon makes them all plagiarists by visual association.
Found on the TALON NEWS website (emphasis added):
"Jim is a pro-life activist and firmly believes in God, the Constitution and family values. His columns can be found not only here at GOPUSA but also at sianews.com and his own website at www.jdhauser.com"
It's clear even the ppl that run the place can't tell the organizations apart.
Question: What implications does this have for campaign finance laws? Isn't this in effect a single corporation donating in kind contributions in the form of free publicity to Bush & the WH? Clearly the 'donation' exceeds the $2,000 limit.
"all material in these articles come from White House PRESS RELEASES, (you know, those things that a PRESS OFFICE puts out for use by the PRESS) and speech transcripts that are attributed to and accurately reflect the position of the President. In many cases I have liberally used the verbiage provided on key aspects of the issue because it is the precise expression of where the White House stands -- free or [sic] any "spin." Its [sic] the ultimate in journalistic honesty -- unvarnished and unfiltered. If only others would be as forthcoming."
In other words he's a mouthpiece, not a journalist or a member of the media meant to serve as the country's watchdogs? He's just someone there to copy and past stuff from one outlet to another and then act as if it's his own unbiased opinions?
Will someone please buy an army of bulldozers and start constructing grassy knolls outside these people's offices???!!!!
MYOB'
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Scottie: "I'll take your questions now. You there in the front row directly in front of me."
Jeff Gannon: "Scott, will the president ever grace us with the warm embrace of his holy pressence?"
Scottie: "I'm sure he'll show up sooner or later. Next question. You there in the front row directly in front of me."
Jeff Gannon: "Scott, does it seem incredibly odd and peculiar for anyone to claim that the president is anything but forthcoming and truthfull on all matters?"
Scottie: "Sure. They hate america. Simple as that. Next question. You there in the blue jacket directly in front of me, first row."
Jeff Gannon: "Is it possible Scott that the president will let me be the resivoir of his sperm until he chooses his next opportunity to inpregnate Laura?"
Scottie: "Why not? He did that a lot in Yale. Those skull & boners are really keen on saving their members, haha! Inside jokes there fellas! Saving their members love juice. Next question. What about you there in the front row right in front of me."
Jeff Gannon: "Scott. Can you be honest and tell us what moran wouldn't want to be the holder of the president's seed?"
Scottie: "Only liberals who hate their country. Now let's talk about the president's plan on social security. You there in the first row......"
MYOB'
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Damnit! Reservoir! Not resivoir.
The Boston Latin School (the oldest public school in the US -- dating back to 1635) is a 6 year school -- going from 7th grade through 12th grade.
It's been 40 years since I was in the any position to know with certainty (and even then I wasn't a helicopter mechanic), but my dim recollection of the machines and a faint whisper of long-past physics courses suggests that you can't really "sand-proof" a helicopter which is taking off and/or landing in, or flying/hovering over sand. The engine's air intake manifold sucks up everything around it, which includes all the stuff stirred up by the rotating blades.
but like i said, i don't really know
Isn't the idea of "talon" supposed to make us think of the great bald eagle and all those other symbols of freedom the wingers love to invoke so much, but have no real understanding of?
"W/r/t the second helicopter crash, it's now at the top of Google news."
--You realize, of course, that when the Soviet went into Afghanistan, they were constantly losing helicopters becaue guerillas were shooting them down?
-You realize, of course, that when the Soviet went into Afghanistan, they were constantly losing helicopters becaue guerillas were shooting them down?
Yes, with technology provided by the Reagan administration.
The Boston Latin School (the oldest public school in the US -- dating back to 1635) is a 6 year school -- going from 7th grade through 12th grade.
I kind of wondered if that was the case, but the tone of the sentence (finally graduating after 6 years) made it sound like the kid was attending a four-year school.
Gannon's "complete" bio from the talonnews site provides this:
"Jeff is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University System and holds a Bachelor of Science in Education. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Institute Broadcast School of Journalism."
From leadershipinstitute.org:
"The Leadership Institute's mission is to identify, recruit, train and place conservatives in politics, government, and media".
Their Broadcast Journalism School "is a one-stop, full-service seminar for conservatives who want a career in journalism....An intense two-day seminar, the Broadcast Journalism School is designed to give aspiring journalists the skills necessary to bring balance to the media and succeed in this highly competitive field.
For $50, you'll receive two days of instruction, meals on Saturday and Sunday and all course materials."
So there's Mr. Gannon. A "journalist" who learned his craft by spending two days at a conservative hack tank.
It's also odd that he refers to being a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University *System* - not Penn State. I see PSU has a bunch of campuses, so I'd guess Gannon graduated some sterling location like Penn State McKeesport.
Isn't the idea of "talon" supposed to make us think of the great bald eagle and all those other symbols of freedom the wingers love to invoke so much, but have no real understanding of?
Jeremiah Elias | Email | Homepage | 01.28.05 - 4:27 pm | #
In Gannons case it makes me think of the word "taliban"...
"Does the White House press corps like having plagiarist in their midst, one who gets called on regularly by the president when most of them do not?"
Well, plagiarism isn't really the issue here. The issue is that it's just like Bush calling on a much nastier and humorless version of McClellan.
Milbank hit this one out of the park years ago anyway. There are at least four "ringers" in the press corps, people that Scott (or the president) can go to during questions to break the momentum of questioning.
There's unfailingly polite radio personality Les Kinsolving ("Since the president is a devout church member, and since Newsweek's cover story this week includes the claim that what happened in ancient Sodom, quote, 'was really about a failure of hospitality,' does the president believe this and that our sodomy laws should be therefore revised to punish only inhospitality? I mean, it's a cover story in Newsweek, and he is a devout church member. What does he feel about this?")
There's Indian newsletter writer Goyal (dubbed "Goyal the Foyal" by Milbank, I think), who began one question in December with: "First of all, party was last night great. Thanks to the president and the first lady" just a couple days after opening another with "Before my question, I must commend and thanks to the Secret Service agents at the Southwest Gate. Yesterday I had a problem with my key, I lost the key of my car. They were very helpful." He almost always asks questions that make India look good and Pakistan look bad.
There's "Jeff Gannon." And there are others whose names escape me.
(more)
"I think if he 1) keeps his job for more than 72 hours, and 2) is called on by Shrub or Scottie ever again, we may see a viable press corps mutiny. After all, Gannon makes them all plagiarists by visual association."
Well, no.
First of all, there's broadly a live and let live approach to this stuff. We don't control access to the White House that way (credentialing is a Secret Service and White House Press operation).
Visual association? A better way to understand this is that he's like a troll posting on Eschaton comment boards. You're "visually associated" with that, but it's not your fault.
Another "Jeff Gannon" special, I do believe:
"Go ahead, Jeff. You had one.
Q Thanks. Why hasn't the administration made more of the U.N. inspectors' report that says Saddam Hussein was dismantling his missile and WMD sites before and during the war? And doesn't that, combined with the now proven al Qaeda link between Iraq -- between Saddam Hussein and the terrorist organization -- unequivocally make the case for going to war in Iraq?"
and another:
"Q Yesterday, the White House criticized the Justice Department for releasing the Gorelick memos. You said the President doesn't believe that there should be finger-pointing. This indicates that you know there is something in those memos that is potentially damaging to Commissioner Gorelick. Why shouldn't this information be made public?
MR. McCLELLAN: Jeff, I think that there is work going on by the 9/11 Commission to look at all issues related to the threat from terrorism prior to September 11th. And I said yesterday that it's important for the commission to look at everything that can help them complete their work. I think what I was referring to on the Justice Department I addressed yesterday, and I think I will leave it there. I think the President made his views known.
Q Okay, fine. It was Senator Cornyn and also Senator Graham that requested that information be released in a letter to them a week ago. So it wasn't the Justice Department just acting on its own to do that, it was from a specific request from the Senate. And Senator Cornyn believes that Commissioner Gorelick should testify in front of the 9/11 Commission. Why shouldn't Commissioner Gorelick have her chance to publicly apologize to the 9/11 families?"
and another
MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead, Jeff.
Q I'd like to comment on the angry mob that surrounded Karl Rove's house on Sunday. They chanted and pounded on the windows until the D.C. police and Secret Service were called in. The protest was organized by the National People's Action Coalition, whose members receive taxpayer funds, as well as financial support from groups including Theresa Heinz Kerry's Tides Foundation.
MR. McCLELLAN: I would just say that, one, we appreciate and understand concerns that people may have. I would certainly hope that people would respect the families of White House staff.
Q Why weren't any of these people arrested? "
and another:
MR. McCLELLAN: Yes.
Q On Tuesday, the American Enterprise Institute held a media event where a video of Saddam's atrocities was shown. The tape showed fingers being cut off, tongues being cut out, and beheadings. None of the networks showed the tape. And few media outlets even mentioned it. Did anyone in this administration ask that these images not be showed to the American people?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, Jeff. But it is important to remind people of the atrocities that Saddam Hussein's regime committed. Saddam Hussein was a brutal oppressive dictator who carried out atrocities over a period of years against his own people and against his neighbors. And it's important that the public --
Q Well, how do you explain a virtual media blackout on these horrendous acts, when every single day there are pictures about what American soldiers have done in Iraq when these things are far worse? How is there any explanation for that? Is there somebody in the administration that doesn't want the American people to see that?
MR. McCLELLAN: I think you're going to see the Iraqi people hold Saddam Hussein accountable for the atrocities that he committed. We will be turning him over to the Iraqi people to face a tribunal by the Iraqis for the atrocities that you mentioned. And I don't think the Iraqi people will ever let people forget those atrocities. It's important to remember that this was a regime that had mass graves, torture rooms, and rape rooms, and engaged in the kinds of atrocities that no one should stand for.
Q There is visual physical evidence out there. Why is not being put out there for Americans to see and make their own judgment against?
MR. McCLELLAN: Yes, I think I've expressed it from our standpoint. If you're talking about it from the media standpoint, I'll leave it to the media to address those issues?"
maybe the best yet
"Q Are you ready to take questions on a different subject?
MR. McCLELLAN: We're still on this topic, right?
Q Since there have been so many questions about what the President was doing over 30 years ago, what is it that he did after his honorable discharge from the National Guard? Did he make speeches alongside Jane Fonda, denouncing America's racist war in Vietnam? Did he testify before Congress that American troops committed war crimes in Vietnam? And did he throw somebody else's medals at the White House to protest a war America was still fighting? What was he doing after he was honorably discharged?
MR. McCLELLAN: We've already commented on some of his views relating back to that period the other day. And, obviously, this was a time period also when he was going to get his MBA at Harvard. But the President was certainly proud to serve in the National Guard.
Q And would the White House consider those actions by Senator Kerry, that Jeff mentions fair game in the political season?"
it probably isn't due to a lack of expertise. it would be interesting to find out if maintenance is done by a private contractor like maybe kellog, brown and root.
Olaf glad and big
Part of problem also is that a lot of the porkbarrel projects are paid for by siphoning money out of the maintenance budget because its easier to hide.
"Jeff Gannon" < ahref="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/05/20040506-8.html">puts Abu Ghraib in context:
Go ahead, Jeff.
Q We're seeing these photographs in the sterile environment of an orderly society. But do we have a sense of the root cause of these acts? Was it excessive punishment, as opposed to gratuitous sadism? And do we -- there's an implication here that some of these acts occurred as the result of punishment for misconduct by some of the inmates.
sorry, here's that link again.
But this remains the best:
Q Thank you. First of all, I hope the grand jury didn't force you to turn over the wedding card I sent to you and your wife. (Laughter.) Do you see any hypocrisy in the controversy about the President's mention of 9/11 in his ads, when Democratic icon Franklin Delano Roosevelt's campaign issued this button, that says, "Remember Pearl Harbor"? I have a visual aid for folks watching at home.
MR. McCLELLAN: You're pointing out some historical facts. Obviously, Pearl Harbor was a defining moment back in the period of World War II, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt was strongly committed to winning World War II and talked about it frequently.
(emphasis mine)
This has gotta be him:
"Q Maryland -- I have a two-part. Maryland's ambassador, Alan Keyes' decision to run in Illinois against State Senator Barak Obama has provoked the absolute editorial fury of the Washington Post this morning, which quoted Dr. Keyes objection four years ago to Hillary Clinton of Illinois and Arkansas running in New York. And my question. Since New York has preferred to elect outsiders like Bobby Kennedy and Hillary, and since Alfred Lord Tennyson's classic, "new occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth," the President will surely support Ambassador Keyes' right to change his mind, and he'll look forward to those Illinois debates, won't he?"
more context for Abu Ghraib
"Q Despite warnings that the release of the Abu Ghraib pictures might put Americans in danger, CBS went ahead and did it anyway. The feeding frenzy over these photos has been briefly interrupted by the video of Nick Berg being brutally beheaded. But they won't show that on the air. Do you find any inconsistency with regard to the media treatment for releasing these photographs they knew would inflame the Arab street, but not airing something that they also know would inflame the American street, or at least the center and the right part of it would see the President --
MR. McCLELLAN: What's important --- Jeff, I'm sorry to speed this up, but the helicopter is landing and we have to leave for another event. But what's important is that America shows the world how we act when these kind of issues come to light, when prisoners are mistreated. And we act by holding people responsible who committed these acts, and taking steps to make sure something like this doesn't happen again. It stands in stark contrast to a regime like Saddam Hussein's who tolerated and encouraged these kind of activities."
and still more:
Q In your denunciations of the Abu Ghraib photos, you've used words like "sickening," "disgusting" and "reprehensible." Will you have any adjectives left to adequately describe the pictures from Saddam's rape rooms and torture chambers? And will Americans ever see those images?
MR. McCLELLAN: I'm glad you brought that up, Jeff, because the President talks about that often. We did remove a brutal regime from power that was responsible for mass graves and torture chambers and rape rooms. And this was a regime that encouraged and tolerated that kind of activity. It stands in stark contrast to the way we're addressing this issue of prisoner abuse. When something like this comes to light, the United States acts quickly and swiftly to bring people to justice and to take steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.
I wonder how many Pulitzers Jeff and Talon will win? The hierarchy of our First Amendment protected free(sic) press loves to kiss the bushies' asses just as much as Jeffypo.
Jeffy in denial on WMD:
"Q On the weapons of mass destruction issue. With the revelation that A.Q. Khan was conducting a rather extensive trading business in nuclear secrets, technology, et cetera, we know that North Korea has interest in things like that. Libya had a program they are now going to abandon. There are questions about Iran having an illegal centrifuge; Syria, et cetera. Is it reasonable or even prudent to think now, because of David Kay's statements, that there are absolutely no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? That the guy who was totally devoted to weapons of mass destruction now has none? Is it reasonable or logical to even consider that?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, one, we know he had them, we know he had used them. Those are facts. We know he had the intent and capability. We know he was a gathering threat. And that's been spelled out by Dr. Kay most recently.
What we have learned since the war only reconfirms that he was a grave and gathering threat, even before the war.
Q Okay. Let me go one step further. The weapons of mass destruction concept is, to most people, I think they're envisioning some of the Cold War-era weaponry, missiles with warheads and things of that nature. But weapons of mass destruction, doesn't that include very small, very discrete pieces of equipment and vials of biological agents? Isn't that included in this weapons of mass destruction?
MR. McCLELLAN: We believed he had them. We expected to find them. The President made very clear that the Iraq Survey Group continues their work. We'll find out the truth. They will find out what happened to the weapons of mass destruction.
Q But you're not abandoning the idea that there still could be those weapons there?
MR. McCLELLAN: Jeff, I think there are a lot of different theories out there about what happened to the weapons of mass destruction."
more on the judges:
"Q In the last two weeks, Elaine Jones, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, announced her retirement, after a complaint was filed against her with the Virginia Bar for her role in interfering with hearings on judicial nominees to the 6th Circuit, which, in effect, rigged the outcome of the Michigan affirmative action case. Will the President direct the Justice Department to investigate the unethical and possibly illegal conduct that was revealed by memos leaked by the Senate Judiciary Committee?
MR. McCLELLAN: Jeff, I'm not familiar with all the specifics that you brought up there, but I'm sure that if there is action that needs to be taken, the appropriate officials will take that action. But, again, I'm just --
Q But is the President concerned that these special interest groups have been able to circumvent his constitutional right and duty to appoint judges?"
Thank You Katie!!
I think I get the picture.
Vultures have talons too. The fact that this fake hasn't been called out on his less than sterling credentials shows a further decline in the Washington based press corpse. It would be nice to see someone call Jeffy on his right to shill there taking up the time of legitmate reporters.
"Why do these guys have credentials?" If you haven't figured it out yet...read the comments above. Why let real journalists in the room when you know you will get verbal love from the hacks.
As for helicopters crashing in the desert, you will notice there has been no accident investigation report yet telling us the cause, only some mention of a sandstorm with the hope we will assume that was the cause. Two crashes in as many days, sounds like the insurgents have figures out how to aim all those hand-held SAMS we sold to Afganistan.
JesusJumped a Christ,
I paid 12K per semester back when the world was new and all(1993/94), not including time loss/no pay, and off campus rent...
"...For $50, you'll receive two days of instruction, meals on Saturday and Sunday and all course materials..."
I looked at this assholes web site 6-9-18 months ago, and laughed my ass off at his rip sheet...
ToadTool personified...
On the case
Media Matters for America
Friday January 28, 2005
What is Talon News, and why does it have press credentials?
http://mediamatters.org/items/20...ms/
200501280006
Also from the Talon home page...any volunteers? What an opportunity:
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Join the Talon News Team!
Talon News is committed to delivering accurate, unbiased news coverage to our web site visitors. We do this through a nationwide staff of volunteer news reporters who are dedicated to this objective.
If you are a journalism or political science major in college, being a reporter for Talon News gives you real news writing experience on real stories.
If you are a retiree and interested in helping deliver fair and accurate news stories, Talon News is the place for you to do it.
To obtain more information, simply click on the link below and fill out our feedback form. We'll follow-up with you right away.
Thank you for your interest in joining the Talon News team!
Stephen Dewey "is currently a student at Boston Latin School, a public magnet school, and will finally graduate, after six years, in June of 2003."
Dewey is now a sophomore at Harvard (yes, I'm sure it's the same kid - I recognize the photo on Talon's site and the credentials). Is Larry Summers practicing a little conservative affirmative action?
Also from the Talon home page...any volunteers? What an opportunity:
-----------------------------------
Join the Talon News Team!
Talon News is committed to delivering accurate, unbiased news coverage to our web site visitors. We do this through a nationwide staff of volunteer news reporters who are dedicated to this objective.
If you are a journalism or political science major in college, being a reporter for Talon News gives you real news writing experience on real stories.
If you are a retiree and interested in helping deliver fair and accurate news stories, Talon News is the place for you to do it.
To obtain more information, simply click on the link below and fill out our feedback form. We'll follow-up with you right away.
Thank you for your interest in joining the Talon News team!
This is so lame.
Thanks Katie,
Great work!
Could you consolidate all the emails into a front page article either here or on DKos?
I wonder if the 1000 stingers that were looted along with the CX might be the ones that shot down 2 helicopters. You would think that if you are invading a country to look for weapons, you would secure the existing stockpiles.
Oh, wait, we invaded to bring democracy to the ME. I got my justifications wrong again. sorry it's hard to keep up
Wait -- I thought we invaded Iraq to prevent gay marriage.
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