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Started by Monsterlover, August 07, 2011, 04:28:37 PM

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August 07, 2011, 04:28:37 PM Last Edit: August 08, 2011, 06:45:52 AM by Monsterlover
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/07/afghanistan.fatality/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

RIP to them all


And as far as CNN goes...

I was just watching this on CNN and they were interviewing a widow who, obviously, was very upset.

It really bothered me - the questions they were asking her.

Anyone watching already knew the answers.

They just wanted a crying woman on the phone.

I had to change the channel.

[thumbsdown] to CNN

:'(   to the families who have lost

"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

lethe

#1
August 07, 2011, 04:35:25 PM
 :P I hate where we are going as a society
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#2
August 07, 2011, 06:06:57 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on August 07, 2011, 04:28:37 PM
http://m.cnn.com/primary/_kVQjBb-iGh7y2Q98r

RIP to them all

And as far as CNN goes...

I was just watching this on CNN and they were interviewing a widow who, obviously, was very upset.
It really bothered me - the questions they were asking her.
Anyone watching already knew the answers.
They just wanted a crying woman on the phone.
I had to change the channel.

[thumbsdown] to CNN

:'(   to the families who have lost



I hate the news.  Am also addicted to it.  Just have become more choosey as to the talking heads I watch/listen to and the networks.

RIP to those who sacrificed and condolences to their family and friends.     :'(
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DRKWNG

#3
August 07, 2011, 07:16:52 PM
Quote from: lethe on August 07, 2011, 04:35:25 PM
I hate where we are going as a society

This.
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#4
August 08, 2011, 12:06:35 AM
media ghouls...feasting on the sorrows and miseries of others...

there should be a Jerry Springer Award for the most egregious offenders
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August 08, 2011, 01:19:50 AM
Quote from: lethe on August 07, 2011, 04:35:25 PM
:P I hate where we are going as a society

Going?
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#6
August 08, 2011, 01:30:03 AM
Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

herm

#7
August 08, 2011, 04:17:23 AM
i hate that the media and the sheeple are forgetting that there where others besides SEALS killed in the crash (aircrew and a dog handler i think...)

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Speedbag

#8
August 08, 2011, 04:27:01 AM
Quote from: RAT900 on August 08, 2011, 12:06:35 AM

there should be a Jerry Springer Award for the most egregious offenders

A metal folding chair to the cranium?
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Bick

#9
August 08, 2011, 06:42:57 AM
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."  Gen. G.S. Patton

Link is not working for me, but since it is CNN, I don't need to see it.

Good men are sacrificing every day for a real cause... not for your ratings.

I've got a big make the beast with two backs YOU going out to most media outlets.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

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Monsterlover

#10
August 08, 2011, 06:46:01 AM
Link updated. . .
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Bick

#11
August 08, 2011, 08:12:30 AM
Rest in Peace, my brothers.  Thank you for your service.

CW4 David Carter [IP]*
CW2 Bryan Nichols [PC]
SPC Alexander Bennett [FE]
SGT Patrick Hamburger [FE]*
SPC Spencer C. Duncan [G]

USN SEALs:
Brian Bill
Chris Campbell
Kevin Houston
LCDR Jonas Kelsall
Matt Mason
CPO Stephen Matt Mills
Tommy Ratzlaff
CPO Robert J. Reeves
Nick Spehar
PO1 Michael Strange
Jon Tumilson
Aaron C. Vaughn
Kraig Vickers
PO1 Jason Workman
8 other USN killed

USAF:
TSG John W. Brown [PJ]
Andy Harvell [CCT]
Dan Zerbe [PJ]

7 ANA SF killed
1 Afghan interpreter killed
1 dog killed

*CW4 Carter and SGT Hamburger were from B/2-135 GSAB (COARNG)
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

ducatiz

#12
August 08, 2011, 08:33:02 AM
While I find CNN's coverage a bit discomforting, I am glad that Mrs. Vaughn got to say what she did.

There are a good number of people, many of whom are in the media, who want to portray military folk as extremists or vicious types or simpletons.  Look at portrayals of SEALs in film, for instance.  Anyone remember the film The Abyss?  The SEALs were portrayed as psychopaths. 

It must be very frustrating for some to come to grips with the fact that these guys loved their families and their country and aren't sitting around looking to drink blood.

Anyone notice the ink that he has on his left forearm?
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Bick

#13
August 08, 2011, 10:38:07 AM
To all media outlets...

There were more than just the SEALs onboard.

I guess the others don't matter.

Even on our local channels, no mention of our own two hometown heros.

A pic is now circulating around our unit:

CW4 Carter's wife and kids, the last time they saw him.


He wasn't a SEAL, just a good Christian husband and father doing his job.  No media value there.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Triple J

#14
August 08, 2011, 10:48:47 AM
Quote from: Bick on August 08, 2011, 10:38:07 AM
He wasn't a SEAL, just a good Christian husband and father doing his job.  No media value there.

Irrelevant information removed.

I've also noticed that the SEAL's are getting most of the attention, which is sad. What else is new when it comes to the news agencies though.  :-\
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