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Sgt. Ron Long is a US Army Combat Medic serving in Iraq and was one of the GIs in the talk with President Bush yesterday. He has written his thoughts about the media reaction to the story.
The interview went well, but I would like to respond to what most of the mass-media has dubbed as, "A Staged Event."
First of all, we were told that we would be speaking with the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief, President Bush, so I believe that it would have been totally irresponsible for us NOT to prepare some ideas, facts or comments that we wanted to share with the President.
We were given an idea as to what topics he may discuss with us, but it's the President of the United States; He will choose which way his conversation with us may go.
We practiced passing the microphone around to one another, so we wouldn't choke someone on live TV. We had an idea as to who we thought should answer what types of questions, unless President Bush called on one of us specifically.

President Bush told us, during his closing, that the American people were behind us. I know that we are fighting here, not only to preserve our own freedoms, but to establish those same freedoms for the people of Iraq. It makes my stomach ache to think that we are helping to preserve free speech in the US, while the media uses that freedom to try to RIP DOWN the President and our morale, as US Soldiers. They seem to be enjoying the fact that they are tearing the country apart. Worthless!
The question I was most asked while I was home on leave in June was, "So...What's REALLY going on over there?" Does that not tell you something?! Who has confidence in the media to tell the WHOLE STORY? It's like they WANT this to turn into another Vietnam. I hate to break it to them, but it's not.

Tomorrow morning, the Iraqi people will vote on their constitution. The success of our mission or the mission of the Iraqi security forces is not defined by the outcome of that vote. If the people of Iraq vote this constitution down, that only means that the FREE, DEMOCRATIC PROCESS is at work in Iraq. They are learning to voice their opinions in the polling stations, not through violence. If it is voted down, they will have the chance to draft an even better version; One that may better serve the people of Iraq. This is up to them. It is history in the making and I will not let the media or anyone else (who has not spent more than two weeks here) tell me otherwise. I have been here for almost a year. I have seen the progress made in so many ways from January's elections to this referendum. Don't tell me what the Iraqi people can or can't do. They will tell you with their VOTES!
(Link via Michelle Malkin who has all sorts of links to stories that the media has staged)

This has to be the silliest examples of the many attempts by the media to undercut the war in Iraq. From what I've seen, the Pentagon aide was not telling them what to say but just giving them some idea of what he'd ask them and helping them to get used to being on camera and dealing with the microphone. Big deal. That is not any more choreographed an event than anything that any politician does any day of the week. If the media thinks that the soldiers weren't speaking their real thoughts, how about interviewing more soldiers on a regular basis to get their views. How about embedding again with the troops. I saw someone reporting the other day that he'd gone out with a new group of Iraqi soldiers as they were training and that the American commander had said that they'd been begging for the media to come embed with them but weren't getting any response.

Gateway Pundit has a great idea for the media that would rather rattle on about a "staged event" than cover the story.
say, BRING THE SOLDIERS BACK!

And, start off the conversation by asking them their feelings on the media. Ask them how they feel today about the media claiming that there answers were staged! Then ask them about the democrats wanting to pull troops from Iraq now. Then ask them about how they feel about the good news that is not being told coming from Iraq. Then ask them if they have a better word for the people killing them instead of insurgents. And, finally ask them how they feel about Ted Kennedy, Dick Durbin, Barbara Boxer, and all of the others who call their actions "Hitlerian", or make it sound like they are mindless goons and fools.

I say Bring them Back!
(Link via The Anchoress)

And while we're piling on the media, how about asking ordinary people who have appeared on news shows if the reporter has ever told them them the sorts of questions that they'd be asked and where the camera would be and how to work the microphone before the cameras started taping them. I bet that happens with almost every interview. I know taht the few times that I've been interviewed that the reporter always gave me a heads up on the type of questions that I'd be asked before the recorder or camera started. Is this so different? The media types laughing at the photo op yesterday know this, but they pretended that they had some big story because it fit the template they have of a presidency in disarray. They must be cursing themselves that they didn't have this great storyline a year ago before the election.

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Sgt. Ron Long is a US Army Combat Medic serving in Iraq and was one of the GIs in the talk with President Bush yesterday. He has written his thoughts about the media reaction to the story.

The interview went well, but I would like to respond to what most of the mass-media has dubbed as, "A Staged Event."
First of all, we were told that we would be speaking with the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief, President Bush, so I believe that it would have been totally irresponsible for us NOT to prepare some ideas, facts or comments that we wanted to share with the President.
We were given an idea as to what topics he may discuss with us, but it's the President of the United States; He will choose which way his conversation with us may go.
We practiced passing the microphone around to one another, so we wouldn't choke someone on live TV. We had an idea as to who we thought should answer what types of questions, unless President Bush called on one of us specifically.

President Bush told us, during his closing, that the American people were behind us. I know that we are fighting here, not only to preserve our own freedoms, but to establish those same freedoms for the people of Iraq. It makes my stomach ache to think that we are helping to preserve free speech in the US, while the media uses that freedom to try to RIP DOWN the President and our morale, as US Soldiers. They seem to be enjoying the fact that they are tearing the country apart. Worthless!
The question I was most asked while I was home on leave in June was, "So...What's REALLY going on over there?" Does that not tell you something?! Who has confidence in the media to tell the WHOLE STORY? It's like they WANT this to turn into another Vietnam. I hate to break it to them, but it's not.

Tomorrow morning, the Iraqi people will vote on their constitution. The success of our mission or the mission of the Iraqi security forces is not defined by the outcome of that vote. If the people of Iraq vote this constitution down, that only means that the FREE, DEMOCRATIC PROCESS is at work in Iraq. They are learning to voice their opinions in the polling stations, not through violence. If it is voted down, they will have the chance to draft an even better version; One that may better serve the people of Iraq. This is up to them. It is history in the making and I will not let the media or anyone else (who has not spent more than two weeks here) tell me otherwise. I have been here for almost a year. I have seen the progress made in so many ways from January's elections to this referendum. Don't tell me what the Iraqi people can or can't do. They will tell you with their VOTES!

(Link via Michelle Malkin who has all sorts of links to stories that the media has staged)

This has to be the silliest examples of the many attempts by the media to undercut the war in Iraq. From what I've seen, the Pentagon aide was not telling them what to say but just giving them some idea of what he'd ask them and helping them to get used to being on camera and dealing with the microphone. Big deal. That is not any more choreographed an event than anything that any politician does any day of the week. If the media thinks that the soldiers weren't speaking their real thoughts, how about interviewing more soldiers on a regular basis to get their views. How about embedding again with the troops. I saw someone reporting the other day that he'd gone out with a new group of Iraqi soldiers as they were training and that the American commander had said that they'd been begging for the media to come embed with them but weren't getting any response.

Gateway Pundit has a great idea for the media that would rather rattle on about a "staged event" than cover the story.

say, BRING THE SOLDIERS BACK!

And, start off the conversation by asking them their feelings on the media. Ask them how they feel today about the media claiming that there answers were staged! Then ask them about the democrats wanting to pull troops from Iraq now. Then ask them about how they feel about the good news that is not being told coming from Iraq. Then ask them if they have a better word for the people killing them instead of insurgents. And, finally ask them how they feel about Ted Kennedy, Dick Durbin, Barbara Boxer, and all of the others who call their actions "Hitlerian", or make it sound like they are mindless goons and fools.

I say Bring them Back!

(Link via The Anchoress)

And while we're piling on the media, how about asking ordinary people who have appeared on news shows if the reporter has ever told them them the sorts of questions that they'd be asked and where the camera would be and how to work the microphone before the cameras started taping them. I bet that happens with almost every interview. I know taht the few times that I've been interviewed that the reporter always gave me a heads up on the type of questions that I'd be asked before the recorder or camera started. Is this so different? The media types laughing at the photo op yesterday know this, but they pretended that they had some big story because it fit the template they have of a presidency in disarray. They must be cursing themselves that they didn't have this great storyline a year ago before the election.

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HOME Betsy neither necessarily uses, nor endorses, the products advertised on this site. The truth about Avesil Cheap Hosting Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney Dallas Bankruptcy Attorney Wikio Get exclusive travel deals and book discount cheap flights Online Bachelors Degree Comments from an AP history and government teacher in Raleigh, NC. e-mail betsynewmark AT gmail.com Commissions earned from selling items through Amazon will go towards buying materials for my classes. Thank you. Site Feed		Friday, October 14, 2005 Sgt. Ron Long is a US Army Combat Medic serving in Iraq and was one of the GIs in the talk with President Bush yesterday. He has written his thoughts about the media reaction to the story. The interview went well, but I would like to respond to what most of the mass-media has dubbed as, "A Staged Event." First of all, we were told that we would be speaking with the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief, President Bush, so I believe that it would have been totally irresponsible for us NOT to prepare some ideas, facts or comments that we wanted to share with the President. We were given an idea as to what topics he may discuss with us, but it's the President of the United States; He will choose which way his conversation with us may go. We practiced passing the microphone around to one another, so we wouldn't choke someone on live TV. We had an idea as to who we thought should answer what types of questions, unless President Bush called on one of us specifically. President Bush told us, during his closing, that the American people were behind us. I know that we are fighting here, not only to preserve our own freedoms, but to establish those same freedoms for the people of Iraq. It makes my stomach ache to think that we are helping to preserve free speech in the US, while the media uses that freedom to try to RIP DOWN the President and our morale, as US Soldiers. They seem to be enjoying the fact that they are tearing the country apart. Worthless! The question I was most asked while I was home on leave in June was, "So...What's REALLY going on over there?" Does that not tell you something?! Who has confidence in the media to tell the WHOLE STORY? It's like they WANT this to turn into another Vietnam. I hate to break it to them, but it's not. Tomorrow morning, the Iraqi people will vote on their constitution. The success of our mission or the mission of the Iraqi security forces is not defined by the outcome of that vote. If the people of Iraq vote this constitution down, that only means that the FREE, DEMOCRATIC PROCESS is at work in Iraq. They are learning to voice their opinions in the polling stations, not through violence. If it is voted down, they will have the chance to draft an even better version; One that may better serve the people of Iraq. This is up to them. It is history in the making and I will not let the media or anyone else (who has not spent more than two weeks here) tell me otherwise. I have been here for almost a year. I have seen the progress made in so many ways from January's elections to this referendum. Don't tell me what the Iraqi people can or can't do. They will tell you with their VOTES! (Link via Michelle Malkin who has all sorts of links to stories that the media has staged) This has to be the silliest examples of the many attempts by the media to undercut the war in Iraq. From what I've seen, the Pentagon aide was not telling them what to say but just giving them some idea of what he'd ask them and helping them to get used to being on camera and dealing with the microphone. Big deal. That is not any more choreographed an event than anything that any politician does any day of the week. If the media thinks that the soldiers weren't speaking their real thoughts, how about interviewing more soldiers on a regular basis to get their views. How about embedding again with the troops. I saw someone reporting the other day that he'd gone out with a new group of Iraqi soldiers as they were training and that the American commander had said that they'd been begging for the media to come embed with them but weren't getting any response. Gateway Pundit has a great idea for the media that would rather rattle on about a "staged event" than cover the story. say, BRING THE SOLDIERS BACK! And, start off the conversation by asking them their feelings on the media. Ask them how they feel today about the media claiming that there answers were staged! Then ask them about the democrats wanting to pull troops from Iraq now. Then ask them about how they feel about the good news that is not being told coming from Iraq. Then ask them if they have a better word for the people killing them instead of insurgents. And, finally ask them how they feel about Ted Kennedy, Dick Durbin, Barbara Boxer, and all of the others who call their actions "Hitlerian", or make it sound like they are mindless goons and fools. I say Bring them Back! (Link via The Anchoress) And while we're piling on the media, how about asking ordinary people who have appeared on news shows if the reporter has ever told them them the sorts of questions that they'd be asked and where the camera would be and how to work the microphone before the cameras started taping them. I bet that happens with almost every interview. I know taht the few times that I've been interviewed that the reporter always gave me a heads up on the type of questions that I'd be asked before the recorder or camera started. Is this so different? The media types laughing at the photo op yesterday know this, but they pretended that they had some big story because it fit the template they have of a presidency in disarray. They must be cursing themselves that they didn't have this great storyline a year ago before the election. posted by Betsy Newmark permalink 4:14 PM 0 comments Comments: Sgt. Ron Long is a US Army Combat Medic serving in Iraq and was one of the GIs in the talk with President Bush yesterday. He has written his thoughts about the media reaction to the story. The interview went well, but I would like to respond to what most of the mass-media has dubbed as, "A Staged Event." First of all, we were told that we would be speaking with the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief, President Bush, so I believe that it would have been totally irresponsible for us NOT to prepare some ideas, facts or comments that we wanted to share with the President. We were given an idea as to what topics he may discuss with us, but it's the President of the United States; He will choose which way his conversation with us may go. We practiced passing the microphone around to one another, so we wouldn't choke someone on live TV. We had an idea as to who we thought should answer what types of questions, unless President Bush called on one of us specifically. President Bush told us, during his closing, that the American people were behind us. I know that we are fighting here, not only to preserve our own freedoms, but to establish those same freedoms for the people of Iraq. It makes my stomach ache to think that we are helping to preserve free speech in the US, while the media uses that freedom to try to RIP DOWN the President and our morale, as US Soldiers. They seem to be enjoying the fact that they are tearing the country apart. Worthless! The question I was most asked while I was home on leave in June was, "So...What's REALLY going on over there?" Does that not tell you something?! Who has confidence in the media to tell the WHOLE STORY? It's like they WANT this to turn into another Vietnam. I hate to break it to them, but it's not. Tomorrow morning, the Iraqi people will vote on their constitution. The success of our mission or the mission of the Iraqi security forces is not defined by the outcome of that vote. If the people of Iraq vote this constitution down, that only means that the FREE, DEMOCRATIC PROCESS is at work in Iraq. They are learning to voice their opinions in the polling stations, not through violence. If it is voted down, they will have the chance to draft an even better version; One that may better serve the people of Iraq. This is up to them. It is history in the making and I will not let the media or anyone else (who has not spent more than two weeks here) tell me otherwise. I have been here for almost a year. I have seen the progress made in so many ways from January's elections to this referendum. Don't tell me what the Iraqi people can or can't do. They will tell you with their VOTES! (Link via Michelle Malkin who has all sorts of links to stories that the media has staged) This has to be the silliest examples of the many attempts by the media to undercut the war in Iraq. From what I've seen, the Pentagon aide was not telling them what to say but just giving them some idea of what he'd ask them and helping them to get used to being on camera and dealing with the microphone. Big deal. That is not any more choreographed an event than anything that any politician does any day of the week. If the media thinks that the soldiers weren't speaking their real thoughts, how about interviewing more soldiers on a regular basis to get their views. How about embedding again with the troops. I saw someone reporting the other day that he'd gone out with a new group of Iraqi soldiers as they were training and that the American commander had said that they'd been begging for the media to come embed with them but weren't getting any response. Gateway Pundit has a great idea for the media that would rather rattle on about a "staged event" than cover the story. say, BRING THE SOLDIERS BACK! And, start off the conversation by asking them their feelings on the media. Ask them how they feel today about the media claiming that there answers were staged! Then ask them about the democrats wanting to pull troops from Iraq now. Then ask them about how they feel about the good news that is not being told coming from Iraq. Then ask them if they have a better word for the people killing them instead of insurgents. And, finally ask them how they feel about Ted Kennedy, Dick Durbin, Barbara Boxer, and all of the others who call their actions "Hitlerian", or make it sound like they are mindless goons and fools. I say Bring them Back! (Link via The Anchoress) And while we're piling on the media, how about asking ordinary people who have appeared on news shows if the reporter has ever told them them the sorts of questions that they'd be asked and where the camera would be and how to work the microphone before the cameras started taping them. I bet that happens with almost every interview. I know taht the few times that I've been interviewed that the reporter always gave me a heads up on the type of questions that I'd be asked before the recorder or camera started. Is this so different? The media types laughing at the photo op yesterday know this, but they pretended that they had some big story because it fit the template they have of a presidency in disarray. They must be cursing themselves that they didn't have this great storyline a year ago before the election. posted by Betsy Newmark permalink 4:14 PM 0 comments Comments: Post a Comment