Comments on: Pentagon document dump: E-mailer suggested ’softball’ interview with top general.

By: youtube

youtube — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:05:36 +0000

Arguing with them is the same as arguing with your cat. They will scratch, they will hiss, and even on their best days they still, for reasonssohbet unbeknown to the rest of us, pee on your carpet. Hoekstra et al are racist thugs. They will not understand a document as important at the one reported Bedava mp3 indirby the A.P. What this document has said is that for years, words like Jihadists, Islamic Terrorism, Islamic Extremism etccet have done nothing but castigate Muslim men and women.

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:27:01 +0000

Why are they hurting America by treating the military like weak minded saps who can’t be challenged by tough questions?

Because they are “weak minded saps” who follow orders and not conscience!!! Stupid from the TOP DOWN!!!!

By: jay_severin_has_a_small_pen1s

jay_severin_has_a_small_pen1s — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:53 +0000

It certainly couldn’t have been with George Will.

He doesn’t know how to throw a softball…the little effette girly man.

By: GSD

GSD — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:00:26 +0000

If a general can’t face a tough interview how can he face Al Qaeda.

The GOP is treating the military like children and softies.

Why are they hurting America by treating the military like weak minded saps who can’t be challenged by tough questions?

-GSD

By: moondancer

moondancer — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:31:59 +0000

Gee the idea that knuckle draggers at a rightwing radio station would do a puff piece interview with a general. The mind boggles.
Since when does the right do anything resembling journalism? They are in the propaganda biz folks.

By: questioneverything

questioneverything — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:45:19 +0000

Here’s my softball question: Just how stupid do you think we are?

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:33:14 +0000

All their interviews are softball, so I don’t see why labeling that would make much difference then or today.

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:19:51 +0000

The emailer was probably just reminding them to SEND HIM THE DAMN CHECK!

By: Doc Rock

Doc Rock — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:17:25 +0000

Try the word “scumbag” on for a label for these perverters of our Democratic Republic.

By: scytherius

scytherius — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:16:54 +0000

If Americans even THINK of voting Republican . . . they are traitors.

By: spencers mom

spencers mom — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:49:52 +0000

As was just pointed out over at TPM, Allison Barber was the Public Affairs Official who put together the highly scripted “spontaneous” Q & A between Bush and the troops back in Oct 2005.

The deceptions that have led to so many death, permanent injuries and trillions of dollars are finally coming to light, but will anyone be held accoutable? I’m not holding my breath…

PEACE

By: Badmoodman

Badmoodman — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:49:37 +0000

Flounder: “You guys playin’ cards?”

By: spencers mom

spencers mom — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:45:58 +0000

This would be hilarious… if it wasn’t true.

Uh oh, did I just put that in writing?

PEACE

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:44:11 +0000

Why would putting “softball interview” compromise either Jed Babbin or General Casey?

Anyone paying attention already knew that Pentagon spokesgenerals were full of sh!t when they led cheers on wingnut yakfests, and the wingnuts who paid attention to the yakfests would refuse to believe that their authoritarian heroes would tell them anything but the God’s-honest truth.

By: celtic cynic

celtic cynic — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:43:06 +0000

Oh, Oh.
“It” got out.
What we do now, boss?

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:40:07 +0000

Just fyi, probably wouldn’t put “softball” interview in writing. If that got out it would compromise jed and general casey.

Yeah, good idea. We’ll just put it in an email.

Gee, I wonder millions of administration emails “disappeared”?

By: JMOHR

JMOHR — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:36:55 +0000

In and of itself such a statement would not mean much. However, it must be judged in the context of the entire DoD propaganda operation. Everyone wants to make their department look good. I have seen many e-mails and memo’s that I would cringe at and recognize that it should not have been put that way. This is just not such a case. This is in the context of an actual planned operation to limit access to a select handful of military commentators with strong ties to the defense industry and with those who failed to toe the line excluded. It will take a full investigation resulting in real consequences to put an end to this kind of illegal domestic propaganda operation.

By: Nevar

Nevar — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:34:39 +0000

“Try using the term “doughball” instead…”