tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post6207865001894473895..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: On the Leash with MontagneMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-17327316493860505202009-08-19T22:52:55.876-05:002009-08-19T22:52:55.876-05:00NPR is in the minority on Afghanistan. They should...NPR is in the minority on Afghanistan. They should be treated as such: ignored. <br /><br />In a democracy, the majority rules -- or at least should.<br /><br />I could not give a rats ass for what Steve Inskeep or NPR CEO Vivian Schiller think. They are idiots.<br /><br />Inskeep is a brain dead sportscaster and Schiller is a just an Ivy League nitwit.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090819/us-us-afghanistan-poll/" rel="nofollow">Poll: Most say Afghanistan war not worth fighting</a><br />"WASHINGTON — A majority of <br />Americans say the war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting, according to a poll released on the eve of that nation's elections.<br /><br />An ABC News-Washington Post poll found 51 percent who said the war was not worth fighting, while 47 percent said it was worth it."<br /><br />Only a quarter in the poll favored sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-36253320711154495682009-08-19T18:40:58.397-05:002009-08-19T18:40:58.397-05:00Leapin' Lizards! If I hadn't already barre...Leapin' Lizards! If I hadn't already barred my auditory orifices from their sugar-coated male bovine excrement...<br /><br />Daddy War-Bucks~!ynnub!yzzuf!knip!gibnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-12440724545483243562009-08-19T10:42:39.941-05:002009-08-19T10:42:39.941-05:00Renee is back, Jack and she's got the real ski...Renee is back, Jack and she's got the real skinny on Afghanistan and our brave occupation forces backing a puppet. This is bringing Afghanistan "together" and the reports of people promising armed resistance if they don't win? Well, that's just not true according to the people Renee spoke to.<br /><br />And Steve-o is all over it.<br /><br />A little aside mentioned government arresting journalists for reporting on violence. I thought what Afghanistan really needs is NPR!!!!<br /><br />And following that Argentina is cooking the books concerning economic situation. I guess Argentina needs Planet Money and Market Place programs to provide some real transparency and clarity.<br /><br />NPR uber all!!!!<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-45207563805909928972009-08-18T12:04:04.004-05:002009-08-18T12:04:04.004-05:00Just like in Iraq NPR will celebrate an "elec...Just like in Iraq NPR will celebrate an "election" held under occupation in Afghanistan. But Iran's election was bogus?<br /><br />What is the difference between an "insurgency" and a "Resistance"? No one at NPR could tell me that even if they have ever wondered what the difference is and how the use of words themselves are a reflection of "propaganda"? Orwell? Who the hell was that?<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-23182765513788133582009-08-17T21:35:39.144-05:002009-08-17T21:35:39.144-05:00...especially when it's "preemptive."......especially when it's "preemptive."geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-40698404384320264262009-08-17T19:10:53.899-05:002009-08-17T19:10:53.899-05:00War is terrorism.War <b>is</b> terrorism.geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-35935658230897291852009-08-17T17:22:41.955-05:002009-08-17T17:22:41.955-05:00In Bizarro World we all role model--BAD!!!In Bizarro World we all role model--BAD!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-82528614310063374472009-08-17T15:24:02.802-05:002009-08-17T15:24:02.802-05:00OK, there's a "role model" named &qu...OK, there's a "role model" named "Atta Mohammed"? Seriously? How ironic is that!?Buzztreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556126018133552905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-77080124624585922772009-08-17T12:36:47.709-05:002009-08-17T12:36:47.709-05:00"Karl Eikenberry makes it his business to tra..."Karl Eikenberry makes it his business to travel EVERYWHERE in Afghanistan..."<br /><br />So he should know where all those Soviet Era weapons caches are.<br /><br />And where the best poppy is grown.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-91306145494523166152009-08-17T12:34:38.364-05:002009-08-17T12:34:38.364-05:00The American diddling with Afghanistan is beyond v...The American diddling with Afghanistan is beyond vulgar.<br /><br />I'm reminded of that preposterous stroll McCain and Lindsey The Dumpy Dumpling Graham took in Baghdad that time, picking up rugs 'n stuff.<br /><br />I'd like to see how NPR would handle a story like Evo Morales visiting a WalMart in Orange County or something... Certainly the Bolivian president would have some trenchant thoughts on American consumerism and its effects.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-55175622791798308292009-08-17T12:16:14.320-05:002009-08-17T12:16:14.320-05:00I always am angered when reporters use the "w...I always am angered when reporters use the "we" in reporting. Comes across as propaganda not reporting. A reporter earlier in the week used the same pronoun in her report and discussion with a Marine officer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-77191137658797352132009-08-17T11:34:22.647-05:002009-08-17T11:34:22.647-05:00This is what it means to be "em-bedded":...This is what it means to be "em-bedded": joyously taking it up the news-hole...Woody (Tokin Librul/Rogue Scholar/ Helluvafella!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205896988142798901noreply@blogger.com