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2004-05-02 Home Front: Politix

Mark Steyn Slams Ted Koppel and JFâing Kerry

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-02 11:22:19 AM|| || Front Page|| [11124 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Among other things, the fact that this was done in the middle of the war and was bound to be incomplete at the time of reading, shows Koppel's statements to be completely bogus.

As the man said :you honor the fallen by pressing on to victory -- and then reading the roll call of the dead

Posted by Xbalanke 2004-05-02 12:12:58 PM|| 2004-05-02 12:12:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Koppel portrayed these warriors as victims, just as they would a 9/11 reading of the dead, or OK City bombing. These fine Americans went for a purpose, and Koppel would do better if he noted that. Fox News Sunday said they will do something similar next Sunday, but instead of reading the names of the US dead, they will read a list of the achievements these brave Americans died for

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-02 12:23:20 PM|| 2004-05-02 12:23:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I have to believe MANY -- if not most -- of the names the ABC fecesmonger read were killed due to the ABCNBCCBS NETWORK, NYT, WASHPOST and the DEMOCRAT PARTY talkingorifices including DeanKennedyKerry gave aid and comfort to the enemy with their propaganda and defeatist rhetoric -- leading the enemy to believe BLOODSHED would demoralize Americans, result in RETREAT and lead to a victory for the enemy. Koppel and its ILK are TRAITORS; and in a just America would be treated accordingly by officers of the federal government acting within the bounds of the US Constitution.

Posted by Garrison 2004-05-02 1:19:48 PM|| 2004-05-02 1:19:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think Steyn has mastered some ancient oriental art of mind control -- how else to explain the fact that it's damn hard to ever disagree with him?

Posted by geezer 2004-05-02 1:51:31 PM|| 2004-05-02 1:51:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 we are at war but the media want the public to think otherwise. this is why they are victims and not heroes in their eyes.
it is the same reason the media why the media never showed the trully horific pictures of 9-11..the ones where people are jumping/falling from the top floors..the people sticking thier bodies out of windows while flames are behind them..these images whould of enraged the public and the media did not want that.

we are at war it is time the media accepts this and gets behind the president and the american people.

bush should declare war on iran and syria and trully mobilize this countries resources to that effect.. the media would have to get on board or trully shine as enemies of the american people....

Posted by Dan 2004-05-02 1:57:00 PM|| 2004-05-02 1:57:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 For World War II, heâd have to get ABC to let him read out names of the dead 24/7 for an entire week.

Actually more insight about World War II than Koppel could give us would be to put on TV the recently discovered 100+ year old parrot that belonged to Churchill in the 1940s, and to this day still shouts out "F*** Hitler, F*** the Nazis". (It would have to be cable, the FCC would get a tad pissed if the bird would editorialize like that over the commercial airwaves.)

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-02 3:18:30 PM|| 2004-05-02 3:18:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Lessons of VN

1. Do not go to war unless you plan to defeat your enemy.

2. Let the warriors do their job.

3. Don't let news sluts effect 1 and 2.

Posted by Lucky 2004-05-02 3:26:30 PM|| 2004-05-02 3:26:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 bush should declare war on iran and syria

Only the House and Senate can declare war.

Posted by ed 2004-05-02 3:36:52 PM|| 2004-05-02 3:36:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Ever since Clitor - - I mean Clinton showed a total lack of balls in 1993 and pulled our troops out of Somalia after he changed their mission and saw them burned and their bodies dragged thru the streets, the Arabs have taken for granted that if they can repeat that the Americans will just fold up and run home to mommie. Koppel and his girlfriends in CNN, CBS, etc., are trying their damndest to make that come true. If Fonda Kerry would just STFD and STFU and pay attention to Pres. Bush, maybe he's learn something.

Fmr USMC Sgt, Vietnam 1970

Posted by Fleck 2004-05-02 5:12:25 PM|| 2004-05-02 5:12:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Heck I was gonna post that column, but with the title:

Steyn Smackdown: Koppel Goes Down for the Kount

Glad I didn't. Silly headline idea.

Posted by badanov 2004-05-02 6:03:08 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-05-02 6:03:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 bad - LOL! I think it rocks!

Posted by .com 2004-05-02 6:24:46 PM|| 2004-05-02 6:24:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 I'ma gonna live forever looks like. I got a little sign what sez: You Know She Still Ugly

Posted by Churchhills Parrot 2004-05-02 8:56:11 PM|| 2004-05-02 8:56:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 #9: life is not as simple as you might like it to be. Under your reasoning, Ronald Reagan would be a far better target for being 'on watch' when 241 Marines were killed in Lebanon, and for the subsequent pullout of U.S. forces from that theatre.

Posted by Anonymous4715 2004-05-02 10:45:04 PM|| 2004-05-02 10:45:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 One point of fact - I don't know where Steyn got his British WWI combat death figure from, but I think it's out by a factor of 3. Total casualties for the British Empire forces were about 3 million; deaths just under 1 million.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-05-03 4:48:59 AM|| 2004-05-03 4:48:59 AM|| Front Page Top

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