Comments on: The U.S., Iraq, and 100 Years http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/ As The Media Watches The World, We Watch The Media Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:48:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Dr. Robert Weed http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13550 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:55:56 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13550 Words means things ... and when the President of the United States (or the caqndidate for the office) says something the world listens. What McCain is telling terrorists is he will not give up till they are defeated. When Obama or Clinton say we will withdraw you tell terrorists, "hang in there and you can have what you want when we leave". That is nuts. McCain is correct ... we will stay as long as we need to ... 100 years, no ... but we won't cut and run and allow these people to destroy the west. Words means things … and when the President of the United States (or the caqndidate for the office) says something the world listens.

What McCain is telling terrorists is he will not give up till they are defeated.

When Obama or Clinton say we will withdraw you tell terrorists, “hang in there and you can have what you want when we leave”.

That is nuts.

McCain is correct … we will stay as long as we need to … 100 years, no … but we won’t cut and run and allow these people to destroy the west.

]]> by: Lucille Lo Sapio http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13539 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:25:58 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13539 If the media actually spent any time correcting distortions, we'd have to have a "Fox Fix" network. I don't even know where to begin; saying Gore claimed to invent the internet, the entire Swift Boat lie, Bush's entire package of WMD distortions. Once they clear those up, then they can pick on Obama. And, for anyone who has paid attention to McCain over the years, his "100 year" remark isn't remarkable re his militaristic view of the world. If the media actually spent any time correcting distortions, we’d have to have a “Fox Fix” network. I don’t even know where to begin; saying Gore claimed to invent the internet, the entire Swift Boat lie, Bush’s entire package of WMD distortions. Once they clear those up, then they can pick on Obama.

And, for anyone who has paid attention to McCain over the years, his “100 year” remark isn’t remarkable re his militaristic view of the world.

]]> by: Kenneth Davis http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13524 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:53:34 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13524 Nice spin but I watched the clip on tv myself and you would have to be under the age of four not to take what he said any other way than he approve staying there for a long long time.... Nice spin but I watched the clip on tv myself and you would have to be under the age of four not to take what he said any other way than he approve staying there for a long long time….

]]> by: Roy http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13500 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:33:22 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13500 I don't look for the media to call Obama on this distortion of facts because they have chosen him as their candidate. The major media has decided their job is to make news rather than report it. That is probably the reason they are loosing market share and a lot of people who still watch are becomming more skeptical about their truthfulness. I don’t look for the media to call Obama on this distortion of facts because they have chosen him as their candidate. The major media has decided their job is to make news rather than report it. That is probably the reason they are loosing market share and a lot of people who still watch are becomming more skeptical about their truthfulness.

]]> by: Debra http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13493 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:07:14 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13493 I agree with Francis, when the media starts becoming really fair and balanced then maybe, just maybe we can take up the topic of Obama's little stretch. Personally I think McCain is ready to support a 100 year war. He's a war hawk and has been gun ho ove this war. He may not agree with the tactics used but has not come out and said it's wrong. His comment made it sound like he'd be okay with us fighting there for 100 years. In Japan and South Korea we didn't station people their until the fighting was over. It doesn't sound like McCain wants to wait until the fighting is over even if the actual fighting going on now has nothing to do with us but just with factions within Iraq. I agree with Francis, when the media starts becoming really fair and balanced then maybe, just maybe we can take up the topic of Obama’s little stretch. Personally I think McCain is ready to support a 100 year war. He’s a war hawk and has been gun ho ove this war. He may not agree with the tactics used but has not come out and said it’s wrong. His comment made it sound like he’d be okay with us fighting there for 100 years. In Japan and South Korea we didn’t station people their until the fighting was over. It doesn’t sound like McCain wants to wait until the fighting is over even if the actual fighting going on now has nothing to do with us but just with factions within Iraq.

]]> by: Francis Scalzi http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13484 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:23:02 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/04/02/the-us-iraq-and-100-years/#comment-13484 Do Columbia Journalism Review and Mr. Scott worry over such subtle niceties to the extent of writing corrective columns when other candidates and political commentators distort, misrepresent, obfuscate, and lie outright ? A Suggestion: take a look at the daily check lists of such blather committed by right wing and presumed "objective" media personalities on David Brock's "Media Matters" website. Corrective responses to all those violations of precise truthfulness would keep you too busy to have time for anything else. it seems to me that Obama's imprecise representation of McCain's Iraq for 100 years during a campaign is hardly up there with the lie that Al Gore claimed to have invented the internet - -and that's only one example of innumerable distortions deliberately floated abroad by the Repulicans who have become known for little else than liars and tricksters. Do Columbia Journalism Review and Mr. Scott worry over such subtle niceties to the extent of writing corrective columns when other candidates and political commentators distort, misrepresent, obfuscate, and lie outright ? A Suggestion: take a look at the daily check lists of such blather committed by right wing and presumed “objective” media personalities on David Brock’s “Media Matters” website. Corrective responses to all those violations of precise truthfulness would keep you too busy to have time for anything else. it seems to me that Obama’s imprecise representation of
McCain’s Iraq for 100 years during a campaign is hardly up there with the lie that Al Gore claimed to have invented the internet - -and that’s only one example of innumerable distortions deliberately floated abroad by the Repulicans who have become known for little else than liars and tricksters.

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