Sgt. Tim Sumner is asking a simple question today,
What explains the New York Times’ ten-day delay in reporting that U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy would be posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor?
and providing the answer,
The short answer is some people never change. Thirty-five years ago, when the Times’ Arthur “Pinch” Sulzberger Jr. was asked by his father about his preference should an American soldier run into a North Vietnamese soldier, antiwar activist “Pinch” responded, I would want to see the American get shot. It’s the other guy’s country.”
Everything you need to know about the agenda, integrity and character of those running the New York Times, in a simple paragraph,
Since 9/11, on all battlefields, more than 4,000 American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines have earned and been awarded the top six medals for valor, the Bronze Star with ‘V’ device and higher. Conversely, the Times has written and published but four straight stories about the battlefield heroics of the War on Terror’s most highly decorated troops — and not one time has even their heroism made the Times’ front page.
Read the whole piece, but not too soon after eating, you may lose your lunch.
If you are interested in the combat heroics of these brave men and women, check out our Someone You Should Know archive here.
Hat Tip: Greyhawk at the indespensible Mudville Gazette
From a Boston.com photoshop contest; Brett Dewey from Wicked Cool sent in this dig at an old rival of the Sox.
GI back from Iraq early surprises kids at school
Charles E. Ramirez / The Detroit News
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Brittainy and Madison were hoping their dad, Maj. Robert Thomas, would come home from Iraq in the next couple of weeks.
So it’s no wonder they were bowled over when he walked into their school’s gymnasium during a student program about patriotism Thursday.
Who knew you could still get away with a student program about patriotism? Won’t some people find that offensive? Right, who cares.
As a father, these photos (and captions from the Detroit News) brought a tear to my eye,
Brittainy Thomas, center, reacts as she sees her dad walk into the Atwood Elementary School gym. Her sister, Madison, second from right, does not see her dad yet.
Brittainy flies into her father’s arms as sister Madison, left, waits her turn.
Brittainy looks up at her dad with tears in her eyes as they are interviewed by the media after the surprise.
The Thomases - dad Robert, mom Michele and daughters Madison and Brittainy - are reunited. The school staff planned the event when they heard about Thomas’ homecoming a couple of weeks ago from Michele.
Hat Tip: K-Lo at The Corner
Michael Yon on The New Republic’s latest Fabulist, Scott Beauchamp.
As for The New Republic, some on the staff may feel like they’ve been hounded and treed, but it’s hard to feel the same sympathy for a group of cowards who won’t fess up and can’t face the scorn of American combat soldiers who were injured by their collective lapse of judgment. It’s up to their readers to decide the ultimate fate.
Read the whole thing.
And support Michael’s great work here, I did.
This is fantastic. This creep thought he could take down his arrogant, obnoxious post about dealing with the US soldiers at a checkpoint, but he was sorely mistaken.
The Americans, however, are the absolute worst. I had a testy exchange Tuesday with an American soldier at an entry checkpoint into the Green Zone.
The pomposity and arrogance of this turd is incredible. He removed this post because he was being mocked far and wide across the blogosphere (well, at least the conservative blogosphere)
Here’s more,
He took offense at my response.
Then he looked at the second ID of my companion. It was a badge issued by our newspaper. He said it wouldn’t do. Besides, he asked, what is Knight Ridder?
“I never heard of it,” he said. He probably would have never heard of McClatchy, either. (We use Knight Ridder because it already had a bureau in Baghdad before the chain was bought by the McClatchy Co.)
If only the soldier said, “Oh yea, now I remember, McClatchy, your the morons who wrote that tear jerker the other day about the bear market for ditch diggers.”
Read the whole thing. This reporter thought he could pull his obnoxious post and avoid the wrath of angry bloggers. He was sadly mistaken.
Read the whole post.
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
From Laughing Wolf at Blackfive,
I discovered that Patti is a finalist in the Microsoft Above and Beyond Awards. Patti does go above and beyond, always has and always will methinks, and that seems to be the norm for the fine folks at Soldier’s Angels, as I haven’t met a one of them who don’t do so too.
For all that she has done, for all that she does, and for all that she will do — and for the force she has unleashed to help our soldiers, please go vote for her now. I can think of no one who deserves this honor more.
Patti is one of the most inspirational people I have ever had the honor of meeting. The enormity of what she has done with Soldiers Angels cannot be conveyed in a few words. Soldiers Angels is a remarkable organization.
Please vote for Patti!
I took the quiz and here are my results,
Your Political Profile:
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Overall: 70% Conservative, 30% Liberal
Social Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
Fiscal Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Ethics: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
Defense and Crime: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal
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Media Bias, War On Terror | Kevin | 
October 31, 2007 10:27 am | 
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