Pentagon hires ABC journalist ‘to improve PR.’
“The Pentagon will announce this week that Geoff Morrell, previously a White House correspondent for ABC News, has been hired as the Defense Department’s on-camera briefer… Morrell, 38, will become a familiar face of the administration on television and the Web. The official said that a working journalist was chosen by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in an effort to improve press relations at a time when the administration is under pressure to show progress in Iraq.”
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Is this like putting a wig, dress, and makeup on an 800 pound gorilla? Is it really going to make the gorilla any prettier?
June 18th, 2007 at 10:32 pmbecause what this occupation has been sorely lacking is a little spin.
June 18th, 2007 at 10:34 pmWhat in hell are they spending money ‘to improve Puerto Rico’ for?
June 18th, 2007 at 10:36 pmWhy does a government agency need to hire a PR person? Will a more relaxed and professional briefer solve the Pentagon’s failed Iraq war policies? Let Gates explain to the press why the surge isn’t working.
June 18th, 2007 at 10:38 pmWhy? Ann Coulter wasn’t available? Too drunk?
June 18th, 2007 at 10:47 pmThey are probably thinking that Snow-blower may have another few weeks in him, but then he too will be sent to the GOP farm-team…you know…the one turning up daisies!!
June 18th, 2007 at 10:47 pmA PR surge, if you will. Call Fox!
June 18th, 2007 at 10:48 pmOh, puke..
June 18th, 2007 at 10:49 pmThe policy seems to be not to leave a stone unturned, when wasting money. Sure, *all* we need in Iraq is new PR surge…
June 18th, 2007 at 10:49 pmAnother “journalist” turned propagandist. No Fux Noos propagandists available?
June 18th, 2007 at 10:53 pm“improve press relations at a time when the administration is under pressure to show progress in Iraq.”
thank god they’re spending more money to spin p.r., instead of, you know, making sure there’s clean water and electricity in baghdad. as long as the iraqis think they have water, electricity, and jobs, the insurgency will crumble.
June 18th, 2007 at 10:57 pm#
Is this like putting a wig, dress, and makeup on an 800 pound gorilla? Is it really going to make the gorilla any prettier?
Comment by Namtillaku — June 18, 2007 @ 10:32 pm
Well, it sure doesn’t work on Rudy…
June 18th, 2007 at 11:11 pmWhat? You Lobtards don’t want a Lobtard Caca Caper PR guy? They could stick Jeezus in a gay parade and you guys would never be happy.
Waah waahh wahhh.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:21 pmMaybe they should try giving everyone makeovers. That might make them more popular and improve their image.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:21 pmOr maybe they could just stop hanging out with inbreds like Patrick.
That would certainly improve their image.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:23 pmWhat? You Lobtards don’t want a Lobtard Caca Caper PR guy? They could stick Jeezus in a gay parade and you guys would never be happy.
Waah waahh wahhh.
Comment by Patrick1
But stick your head up your own butt, and I’ll be happy, Pattie.
Oh wait, you’re already doing that, and holy cow, it’s working! I’m already in a better mood.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:26 pmOr maybe they could just stop hanging out with inbreds like Patrick.
That would certainly improve their image.Comment by BARTLEBEE
How originally unoriginal to paint me with the brush you accuse others of using.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:26 pmIf there was ever a person that deserved to be told “I pay your salary as a taxpayer” this is the guy.
Patrick, you are kinda dumb, aren’t you?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:29 pmOh wait, you’re already doing that, and holy cow, it’s working! I’m already in a better mood. Comment by The Republic of Stupidity
Trying to put me down isn’t going to solve a thing.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:31 pmPatrick, you are kinda dumb, aren’t you? Comment by JPark
Great Solution!
June 18th, 2007 at 11:32 pmTrying to put me down isn’t going to solve a thing.
Comment by Patrick1
Right, and you coming here and sneering and calling people stupid doesn’t change anything either, A**wipe. If you don’t like the politics here, go hang out at LGF. or do they think you’re stupid too?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:33 pmYour Dumb!
Your Stupid!
Your Inbred!
Wow. You guys just solved all the problems of the world!
June 18th, 2007 at 11:35 pmPatrick, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:38 pmThanks to Adam Sandler for the last post.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:38 pmIf you don’t like the politics here, go hang out at LGF.
This is hardly Politics, unless you consider name calling solutions.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:41 pmWhat? You Lobtards don’t want a Lobtard Caca Caper PR guy? They could stick Jeezus in a gay parade and you guys would never be happy.
Waah waahh wahhh.
Comment by Patrick1
Your Dumb!
Your Stupid!
Your Inbred!
Wow. You guys just solved all the problems of the world!
Comment by Patrick1
Let’s see… “you lobtards” and “Lobtard Caca Caper PR guy”…
Such articulated, nuanced comments… what problems do you solve, you clueless A**wipe, when you come here and post comments like that?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:42 pmYour Dumb!
Your Stupid!
Your Inbred!
I wasn’t talking about you, thats what you said about me. =)
June 18th, 2007 at 11:43 pm“This is hardly Politics, unless you consider name calling solutions”
What are you talking about? Are you actually, sincerely trying to take the high road? You are going to make me puke with your disgusting, blatant hypocrisy.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:44 pmThis is hardly Politics, unless you consider name calling solutions.
Comment by Patrick1
Sweet Jesus, you Sh*t-eating cretin, what the F*#k do you call comments like “Lobtards” and “Lobtard Caca Caper PR guyâ€?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:44 pmSuch articulated, nuanced comments… what problems do you solve, you clueless A**wipe, when you come here and post comments like that? Comment by The Republic of Stupidity
You don’t get it. Those words don’t bother me nor should they bother you. Stop letting a word anger you or you will get no where. Hell I just made that crap up to prove a point.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:45 pmSee ABC is affiliated with the GOPers and the Bush Regime.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:45 pmThe politicians will lead you in circles if you allow the name calling idiocy to affect you. Dayum.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:46 pmDon’t fall for the controversial name calling and don’t allow stupid or wanker or ignorant to get to you. =) How many times are you gonna keep falling back into the same trap?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:48 pm“The politicians will lead you in circles if you allow the name calling idiocy to affect you. Dayum.”
No, Patrick, the point is you are the worst offender…or didn’t you get that?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:48 pmI am a stupid ignorant wanker asswipe dickhead and a sorry son of a bitch and a ass nugget!
LOL.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:50 pmYou don’t get it. Those words don’t bother me nor should they bother you. Stop letting a word anger you or you will get no where. Hell I just made that crap up to prove a point.
Comment by Patrick1
Actually, I think they do bother you. You’ve proven no point. You’ve stated no position that has any validity. You come here over and over again and act like an obnoxious fool, and now you’re taking the high road? LMAO…
June 18th, 2007 at 11:51 pmNo, Patrick, the point is you are the worst offender…or didn’t you get that? Comment by JPark
Okay Im an offender, the worst, as you wish, as well and I have my head up my ass and whatever you say. Forgeddabout letting a word cause you to hate me. ITS A WORD.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:52 pmThe politicians will lead you in circles if you allow the name calling idiocy to affect you. Dayum.
Comment by Patrick1 — June 18, 2007 @ 11:46 pm
I see now, you’re worried about us being distracted. When we need your help Pdick-1 we’ll let you know. Don’t call us, we’ll call you. Okay, byebye.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:54 pmForgeddabout letting a word cause you to hate me. ITS A WORD.
Comment by Patrick1
Patrick1, I don’t hate you. I don’t even know you.
You put up a post referring to us as “lobtards”. What sort of reaction did you expect ot get? What sort of comment do you want to elicit right now? if i try to engage you in civil debate, will I get “caca PR caper” tossed in my face?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:55 pmActually, I think they do bother you
Why would that matter or bother me? Its a word, a bit of text that you typed to cause me reaction. A WORD. ITS ONLY A WORD.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:55 pmYou put up a post referring to us as “lobtardsâ€
So? Get over it. ITS A WORD I MADE UP.
G E T O V E R IT
June 18th, 2007 at 11:57 pmHow originally unoriginal to paint me with the brush you accuse others of using.
Comment by Patrick1 — June 18, 2007 @ 11:26 pm
Huh?
Where’s this brush, and when can I start painting you with it?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:59 pmI’d also be happy to use a roller.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:00 amWhy would that matter or bother me? Its a word, a bit of text that you typed to cause me reaction. A WORD. ITS ONLY A WORD.
Comment by Patrick1
Then why use a word like “lobtard”? Which isn’t even a real word, BTW.
I’ve seen your posts in the past and crossed words w/ you before. What do you want when you come here? At many of the conservative blogs, they openly talk about killing those they disagree w/. We don’t do that here. Hell, LGF won’t let us post openly, but you can come here and do it. What do you want when you repeatedly come here and thow the first stone?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:00 amA steam-roller.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:00 amDid I really respond to Patrick? What is wrong with me. I might as well converse with the wall. It would be more profound.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:01 amSo? Get over it. ITS A WORD I MADE UP.
G E T O V E R IT
Comment by Patrick1
So I get over it. Now what? What point are you making by using it, and what point are you making by replying like this?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:01 amDid I really respond to Patrick? What is wrong with me. I might as well converse with the wall. It would be more profound.
Comment by JPark
This is getting interesting, JPark. Let’s see if Patrick1 can actually go anywhere w/ this.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:03 amWhere’s this brush, and when can I start painting you with it?
Comment by BARTLEBEE
Be my guest. PAINT AWAY! Here I’ll help you.
Patrick1 is an inbred POS that lives in his mothers basement and attended special ed classes where his teacher physically abused him. His father was a manwhore and his mother a drunken oxycontin user.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:03 amDid I really respond to Patrick? What is wrong with me. I might as well converse with the wall. It would be more profound.
Comment by JPark
Now your getting it.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:04 amPatrick1 is an inbred POS that lives in his mothers basement and attended special ed classes where his teacher physically abused him. His father was a manwhore and his mother a drunken oxycontin user.
Comment by Patrick1 — June 19, 2007 @ 12:03 am
Gee, sounds harsh but I’ll take your word for it.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:04 amRepublic, Patrick is no fun. He never goes anywhere with anything. He just spouts predictible Limbaughisms and has never introduced a fact to any discussion. He is pointless.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:04 amPatrick1 is an inbred POS that lives in his mothers basement and attended special ed classes where his teacher physically abused him. His father was a manwhore and his mother a drunken oxycontin user.
Comment by Patrick1
Okay, Patrick, I didn’t say that. I’ve gotten over “lobtards”. So, what’s next?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:05 amPatrick1 is an inbred POS that lives in his mothers basement and attended special ed classes where his teacher physically abused him. His father was a manwhore and his mother a drunken oxycontin user.
Comment by Patrick1
Y A W N. You are boring no matter what tactic you use here. Big effing waste of time.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:07 amRepublic, Patrick is no fun. He never goes anywhere with anything. He just spouts predictible Limbaughisms and has never introduced a fact to any discussion. He is pointless.
Comment by JPark
You’re probably right. It… it almost sounded like he had a… POINT to make. I just didn’t want to seem totally cold-hearted.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:07 amOkay, Patrick, I didn’t say that. I’ve gotten over “lobtardsâ€. So, what’s next? Comment by The Republic of Stupidity
If I were a pundit and I didn’t create controversy thru such means, what happens?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:11 amY A W N. You are boring no matter what tactic you use here. Big effing waste of time. Comment by shane
No, you SAY I’m boring. Yet you just fell back into the same rut. Rush is boring. Olbermann is boring. YAY we just gave the Bores fuel!!!
June 19th, 2007 at 12:13 amRepublic, never make that mistake again!! :) Patty never has a point. He is only slightly more relevant than Michael.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:14 ami have 1 question for our troll:
are you a u.s. citizen over the age of 18?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:15 amOreilly got kicked out. Olbermann stayed!!
More obfuscation fuel. YAY!! YAY.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:15 amhave 1 question for our troll: are you a u.s. citizen over the age of 18?
Comment by cha cha cha
Would it really matter or just give you something useless to argue about? Okay fine. I’ll bite. I am under 18 and not a US citizen. (which is a lie)
June 19th, 2007 at 12:17 am1. Geoff Morrell is a journalist? Either I must have missed every Pentagon presser in which he asked the tough questions or he never asked any tough questions. Since he’s now employed by the DoD my guess is the latter and not the former.
2. Pat needs a refresher spelling and grammar course. “Your” as misused in #22
should actually be the contraction of “You are” i.e. “You’re”. The adjective “Your” is used when you wish to denote possession or ownership.
AF
June 19th, 2007 at 12:17 amP1 is under 18 and wets his plastic sheets!! YAY!!
June 19th, 2007 at 12:18 amhould actually be the contraction of “You are†i.e. “You’reâ€. The adjective “Your†is used when you wish to denote possession or ownership. AF Comment by Anacher Forester
YAY more useless banter!!! YAY! Maybe I did it intentionally? It don’t matter.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:19 amYour†is used when you wish to denote possession or ownership. AF Comment by Anacher Forester
Your saying that I don’t possess stupidity? =) HAH!
June 19th, 2007 at 12:20 amYou, You are, You’re, Your, Urine.
Phbbbttttt.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:21 am“Yet you just fell back into the same rut.”
speaking of a rut, the bush administration screws up time and again, but instead of admitting their mistakes, they a hire a p.r. guy. if you’re an american who’s lost a family member because of this mismanaged invasion, what good is a p.r. guy gonna do?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:22 amspeaking of a rut, the bush administration screws up time and again, but instead of admitting their mistakes, they a hire a p.r. guy. if you’re an american who’s lost a family member because of this mismanaged invasion, what good is a p.r. guy gonna do?
I agree. And I wouldn’t put much weight into his words. Gotta interpolate.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:26 am“Gotta interpolate.
Comment by Patrick1 — June 19, 2007″
it’s 3500 soldiers too late for ‘interpolating.’
June 19th, 2007 at 12:29 amRepublic, never make that mistake again!! :) Patty never has a point. He is only slightly more relevant than Michael.
Comment by JPark
I see what you mean. He’s just going in circles. Hey, we can only try. Once a troll, always a troll, I guess.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:36 amRepublic, I love playing with trolls much of the time. Patrick isn’t any fun. IF you present him with facts he just goes with talking points and actually believes them despite the fact that you just destroyed his argument. It becomes tedious.
June 19th, 2007 at 1:03 amRepublic, I love playing with trolls much of the time. Patrick isn’t any fun. IF you present him with facts he just goes with talking points and actually believes them despite the fact that you just destroyed his argument. It becomes tedious.
Comment by JPark
I see what you mean, JPark. Pattie is clearly, how shall we say politely, addicted to self-love. We can only try. hey, without trolls like Pattie, I’d be outta business!
June 19th, 2007 at 1:19 amYeah, Republic, mental masturbation (I am not all that polite) is a common past-time for Patty.
June 19th, 2007 at 1:35 amYeah, Republic, mental masturbation (I am not all that polite) is a common past-time for Patty.
Comment by JPark
It seems to be a common addiction for trolls in general.
June 19th, 2007 at 2:06 amThank you, Dear Administration, for the Amazing Terror Diaspora. Cretins! On the other hand, this will provide endless justification to go back to the Middle East for additional Aggro.
I will go shopping now.
June 19th, 2007 at 8:29 amPlease…please…please stop responding to trolls like Patrick1. I really like to read what you people think about a situation at hand. I don’t like reading your trading insults with Patrick1. Can’t we just stop feeding the trolls. I guarantee if we can do it, they will get bored and go away.
June 19th, 2007 at 8:35 amHow about this instead - stop doing things that turn our stomachs and they can save (our) money they would have spent on PR!
June 19th, 2007 at 12:35 pmi bet he’s purdy, too. maybe theys is lookin’ fer wun of them nice, slick and purdy ways to scapegoat sumbody fer dis war.
June 19th, 2007 at 8:55 pm