NPR Check: Q Tips

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Q Tips

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq;_ylt=An7mC_PSrLofgaqKKp8ozA5vaA8F

So, this guy (a REAL journalist) goes to jail, essentially for speaking the truth to power and the vast majority of the White House press corps* (faux journalists like NPR's own Don Gonyea) pay no price whatsover for their Bush grovelling and Bush parroting over the past 8 years. In fact, many of them undoubtedly got raises and promotions for reporting what amounts to manure (WMD in Iraq [not]!!)

*with the exception of a very few like Helen Thomas.; 3/12/09, 9:53 AM
Porter Melmoth said...: One of the clearest fringe benefits from the Iraqi Oil War was to set up a puppet government. One can imagine a happily retired Dubya requesting the death penalty for the brave shoe-tosser, while fully expecting the Iraqis to mete out a 'light' sentence, thus showing their humanity, so as to cloak the puppet wires from DC.

I wonder if he will be serving his term in Abu Ghraib?; 3/12/09, 10:44 AM
Anonymous said...: Wherever he ends up, I'm sure he'll get the "George Bush Salute" at least once a day.

Actually, he has already been tortured since his "detention" for the shoe throwing.; 3/12/09, 12:53 PM
Porter Melmoth said...: Indeed, he was beaten very badly, and no doubt repeatedly, in his lurid Salem witch trial experience.

I hope he takes some comfort in the support he has from the populace, and that he might know that he has fans in the USA and elsewhere.

In a non-puppet government, he would no doubt be released, with apologies.; 3/12/09, 2:44 PM
Anonymous said...: I think it would be peachy if this was what brings down the puppet government.; 3/12/09, 3:54 PM
Hubertg said...: The guy should have recieved a medal, a certificate of appreciation , and a new car. America invaded and destroyed his country without provocation.; 3/12/09, 4:53 PM
Anonymous said...: In a non-puppet government, he would no doubt be released, with apologies."

In a non-puppet government, he'd be leader.

We'd never get someone like that here.; 3/13/09, 6:57 AM

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