Comments on: 82nd Airborne Soldiers Come Under Fire From MSNBC’s Tucker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:20:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: american http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4033415 american Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:58:00 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4033415 nice smear campaign. those soldiers speak the truth...these two tv bozos are traitors and scum. hope they die in a car crash tonight. nice smear campaign.

those soldiers speak the truth…these two tv bozos are traitors and scum. hope they die in a car crash tonight.

]]> By: Cricket http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4029447 Cricket Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:47:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4029447 If Tucker Carlson,Ken Pollack & Michael O’Hanlon put their collective heads together they'd make a complete ass. How many more of the 82nd Airborne will die or become maimed because of their drivel. If Tucker Carlson,Ken Pollack & Michael O’Hanlon put their collective heads together they’d make a complete ass. How many more of the 82nd Airborne will die or become maimed because of their drivel.

]]> By: Free RePubic Readers have sex with their mothers http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028954 Free RePubic Readers have sex with their mothers Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:57:35 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028954 >I dare because my brother is over there, also. uhhh huh. you still think you're a lawyer too? (even though you couldnt answer a single question anyone who was really a lawyer would know) >I dare because my brother is over there, also.

uhhh huh. you still think you’re a lawyer too? (even though you couldnt answer a single question anyone who was really a lawyer would know)

]]> By: Probus http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028749 Probus Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:03:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028749 Rieckhoff is right and Tucker who has never served in combat is wrong. The soldiers are right the Iraqis don’t want us in their country. We are seen as an invading and occupying force. TP is right Tucker’s views are ignorant. Rieckhoff is right and Tucker who has never served in combat is wrong. The soldiers are right the Iraqis don’t want us in their country. We are seen as an invading and occupying force. TP is right Tucker’s views are ignorant.

]]> By: Probus http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028666 Probus Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:04:00 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028666 Serving 15 month tours makes these brave soldiers experts on the surge. Their service to their country gives them the right to speak on this critical issue. The soldiers are right the Iraqis do see us as an occupying force because that’s what we are. Serving 15 month tours makes these brave soldiers experts on the surge. Their service to their country gives them the right to speak on this critical issue. The soldiers are right the Iraqis do see us as an occupying force because that’s what we are.

]]> By: Probus http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028665 Probus Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:03:25 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028665 Every soldier serving in Iraq has a right to speak his mind as long as he doesn’t engage in any activity while he is actually wearing his uniform which is not what happened here. Serving 15 month tours makes these brave soldiers experts on the surge. Their service to their country gives them the right to speak on this critical issue. The soldiers are right the Iraqis do see us as an occupying force because that’s what we are. Every soldier serving in Iraq has a right to speak his mind as long as he doesn’t engage in any activity while he is actually wearing his uniform which is not what happened here. Serving 15 month tours makes these brave soldiers experts on the surge. Their service to their country gives them the right to speak on this critical issue. The soldiers are right the Iraqis do see us as an occupying force because that’s what we are.

]]> By: Kahoneez http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028642 Kahoneez Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:45:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028642 Of course Col. Jack Jacobs has a problem with the soldiers op-ed, it's counter to his military industrial message, that he represents being a cheerleader for the invasion of Iraq , and being a cheerleader for the occupation . Obviously there is collusion going on with nbc, the numerous Generals, colonels, CIA analysts, and the Pentagon and WH. NBC also hires Lt. Col. Rick Francona as an analyst, and he was the U.S. military rep. to Saddam, during the Iran/Iraq war. You know when reagan sold Saddam DUAL USE equipment, like Bell Helicopters, tons of fertilizer to create chemical weapons from Dow. This guy is passed off as an objective analyst, who will never mention that Reagan got Chile to sell Saddam CLUSTER BOMBS. The state of journalism is in peril and to have a KGB agent say EVERYBODY in the USSR knew Pravda was lying all the time, but here, propaganda is much more successful . Of course Col. Jack Jacobs has a problem with the soldiers op-ed, it’s counter to his military industrial message, that he represents being a cheerleader for the invasion of Iraq , and being a cheerleader for the occupation .
Obviously there is collusion going on with nbc, the numerous Generals, colonels, CIA analysts, and the Pentagon and WH.
NBC also hires Lt. Col. Rick Francona as an analyst, and he was the U.S. military rep. to Saddam, during the Iran/Iraq war. You know when reagan sold Saddam DUAL USE equipment, like Bell Helicopters, tons of fertilizer to create chemical weapons from Dow. This guy is passed off as an objective analyst, who will never mention that Reagan got Chile to sell Saddam CLUSTER BOMBS.
The state of journalism is in peril and to have a KGB agent say EVERYBODY in the USSR knew Pravda was lying all the time, but here, propaganda is much more successful .

]]> By: Roy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028528 Roy Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:57:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028528 Why are the people who are thousands of miles away from the ground question the reports that comes from the people who are right there? Maybe those people should come and take a closer look to assess the situation more accurately? Why are the people who are thousands of miles away from the ground question the reports that comes from the people who are right there? Maybe those people should come and take a closer look to assess the situation more accurately?

]]> By: Zane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028345 Zane Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:51:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028345 Oh please, Tucker. Tell us more about the war. You know, the one that you're fighting. Yeah, I know those soldiers interrupted you telling your story - about you - in Iraq - fighting. So why don't you continue. Since you are over there, and thus know exactly what is going on. Tucker is not a reporter. He is not a journalist. He is a commentator, just like the rest on network news outlets. You becoming informed is not a prerequisite, and is often considered a side effect. Oh please, Tucker. Tell us more about the war. You know, the one that you’re fighting. Yeah, I know those soldiers interrupted you telling your story – about you – in Iraq – fighting. So why don’t you continue. Since you are over there, and thus know exactly what is going on.

Tucker is not a reporter. He is not a journalist. He is a commentator, just like the rest on network news outlets. You becoming informed is not a prerequisite, and is often considered a side effect.

]]> By: ipod http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028171 ipod Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:29:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028171 I reserve this word for extreme times and use it sparingly. Tucker Carlson, you are a c*nt. Comment by TerrytheTurtle — August 21, 2007 @ 11:33 am ha!! - couldn't have put it better - he belongs in a think tank (preferably one that is slammed shut and full of water) with o'hanlon and kristol and all the other c*nts who don't know sh*t from clay.....and where did his bow ties go? - has he finally passed from puberty to adolescence? I reserve this word for extreme times and use it sparingly.

Tucker Carlson, you are a c*nt.

Comment by TerrytheTurtle — August 21, 2007 @ 11:33 am

ha!! – couldn’t have put it better – he belongs in a think tank (preferably one that is slammed shut and full of water) with o’hanlon and kristol and all the other c*nts who don’t know sh*t from clay…..and where did his bow ties go? – has he finally passed from puberty to adolescence?

]]> By: Tim http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028143 Tim Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:17:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028143 Most of the comments I read make fun of Carlson's bow tie habit and "warmongering" philosophy, which, judging from his past interviews with Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, the latter is not the case; anytime I have seen Carlson interview Dr. Paul, he treats him fairly and let's him state his case for non-intervention. Carlson is not saying these soldiers are wrong, he is just saying one should always be wary of a broad, sweeping statement such as "the vast majority of people...", especially when such things are not supported statistically within the document. Even when there is some sort of statistical information available, it's good to know how the survey was conducted, under which conditions people were asked the questions, how the questions were worded, etc. I read the article BTW and found it well written and informative. But, it is always a good habit to keep in mind that even these soldiers don't necessarily know everything that is going on there at any given time. Just take subjective assessments with a grain of salt, whether it be from the President or Tucker or whoever. Most of the comments I read make fun of Carlson’s bow tie habit and “warmongering” philosophy, which, judging from his past interviews with Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, the latter is not the case; anytime I have seen Carlson interview Dr. Paul, he treats him fairly and let’s him state his case for non-intervention.

Carlson is not saying these soldiers are wrong, he is just saying one should always be wary of a broad, sweeping statement such as “the vast majority of people…”, especially when such things are not supported statistically within the document. Even when there is some sort of statistical information available, it’s good to know how the survey was conducted, under which conditions people were asked the questions, how the questions were worded, etc.

I read the article BTW and found it well written and informative. But, it is always a good habit to keep in mind that even these soldiers don’t necessarily know everything that is going on there at any given time. Just take subjective assessments with a grain of salt, whether it be from the President or Tucker or whoever.

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028142 big papa Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:17:06 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028142 To understand the Tucker Carlson'sof the world... ...one need simply to examine the phenomena... ...of procreating scum... To understand the Tucker Carlson’sof the world…

…one need simply to examine the phenomena…

…of procreating scum…

]]> By: Nunya http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028081 Nunya Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:52:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028081 Their concluding statement says it all: "We need not talk about our morale. As committed soldiers, we will see this mission through." None of the soldiers are asking for CO status or to be sent home. All they are saying is this is what we saw, and this is how things could be better. They might as well have said the emperor has no clothes. Their concluding statement says it all: “We need not talk about our morale. As committed soldiers, we will see this mission through.”

None of the soldiers are asking for CO status or to be sent home. All they are saying is this is what we saw, and this is how things could be better.
They might as well have said the emperor has no clothes.

]]> By: John http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028051 John Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:36:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028051 to see and hear this right-wing neo-con tool discredit the op-ed piece by actual soldiers is both laughable and pathetic. for someone who hasn't served in the military, he sure seems to think he knows what it means to be a soldier. what a pathetic un-american. to see and hear this right-wing neo-con tool discredit the op-ed piece by actual soldiers is both laughable and pathetic. for someone who hasn’t served in the military, he sure seems to think he knows what it means to be a soldier. what a pathetic un-american.

]]> By: brogonzo http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028024 brogonzo Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:21:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028024 Put Jon Stewart back on the air with Tucker and get that bow-tie wearing warmonger fired again, just like he was from CNN. What a grade-A douchebag. Put Jon Stewart back on the air with Tucker and get that bow-tie wearing warmonger fired again, just like he was from CNN. What a grade-A douchebag.

]]> By: edge239 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4028006 edge239 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:12:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4028006 funny how they harp on separation between military and politics, but they don,t like the other separations, like i.e church and state, priests and alter boys! funny how they harp on separation between military and politics, but they don,t like the other separations, like i.e church and state, priests and alter boys!

]]> By: pissedOffInAmerica http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4027995 pissedOffInAmerica Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:07:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4027995 all those who support the war now have to go and fight it! let everyone else come home. all those who support the war now have to go and fight it! let everyone else come home.

]]> By: wrex http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4027983 wrex Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:56:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4027983 Makes me wonder if Tucker is recieving money from the WH. They have been spending a lot on propagada from what I read these days. Makes me wonder if Tucker is recieving money from the WH. They have been spending a lot on propagada from what I read these days.

]]> By: Schallb http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4027970 Schallb Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:38:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4027970 Carlson tries to look innocent and smart when he's a air head. Someone finally told him his jazz bow made him look like a dork, so now he's wearing a tie.. Seems it didn't work. Carlson tries to look innocent and smart when he’s a air head. Someone finally told him his jazz bow made him look like a dork, so now he’s wearing a tie.. Seems it didn’t work.

]]> By: Mechanic http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/comment-page-4/#comment-4027860 Mechanic Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:17:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/21/tucker-carlson-82nd-airborne/#comment-4027860 I think the "Know It All" should spend 15 months on top of a Humvee getting shot at and blown up every day. A Talking Head with the mentality of a moron why believes Bush's continuing mis-informtion. Our troops have the right to an opinion even if it is contrary to that of our BUSH monkey!!! I think the “Know It All” should spend 15 months on top of a Humvee getting shot at and blown up every day. A Talking Head with the mentality of a moron why believes Bush’s continuing mis-informtion. Our troops have the right to an opinion even if it is contrary to that of our BUSH monkey!!!

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