The AP shows a pic of a Marine mortally wounded and defends the public outcry. This after the family requested the pics not be released. The reporter went so far as to call it her social duty.

 

What the hell is wrong with these people?? Is there no respect anymore? And to put his relatives through this makes me angrier than I can describe.

 

I have not seen the photo and have no desire to do so.

The AP shows a pic of a Marine mortally wounded and defends the public outcry. This after the family requested the pics not be released. The reporter went so far as to call it her social duty.

 

What the hell is wrong with these people?? Is there no respect anymore? And to put his relatives through this makes me angrier than I can describe.

 

I have not seen the photo and have no desire to do so.

 

Its ridiculous, seriously

Yet another example of how the press is completely and utterly out of control. It truly is wonderful how these bastards can pretty much do and say whatever they want. They can blatantly lie right on the front cover of their newspaper and then the next newspaper buried in the middle in this tiniest print they can put some stupid little rebuttal about oh we are sorry we printed that, it turns out it was false. Its in such a small print and bad location that no one even see's it.

 

And to answer your question, no their is no respect for the men and women who serve this country anymore by a large majority of the public. Its absolutely a disgrace and I honestly don't see it getting better anytime soon. The direction the current administration will definitely keep us going in the same direction that we are headed and it really is a bad direction.

 

I use to be sort of in the middle and never really liked any of the people from either side that were crying this and that. I have a lot of older friends, one of them being a retired detective who is a hardcore against Obama etc etc and I use to think he was crazy, he listens to all the Rush shows etc etc. But man, everyday I find myself getting closer and closer to being like that than I use to be. Because the sad state of the Country is really upsetting. I can't imagine being a Service man right now, and reading the shit they put in the newspapers etc, it would drive me absolutely insane.

 

About two years ago I was coming through Penn Station in NY coming back from a site visit we had to do for school and there was (2) males and (1) Female, I wanna say that they were all Army but my bad memory is not helping me at all right now. Anyway I was kind of just hanging out and these (3) individuals were standing at the bottom of an escalator before you enter the actual train part of the station. I sat there for about 5 minutes and watch 100's of people just walk past these people and not look, not smile at them not even utter a word to them. I couldn't believe it. Anyway to make a long story short, I walked up to these (3) people, shaked each and every one of their hands, and told them thank you for everything you've done for this country. I honestly thought they were going to keel over and die. They said in all the time that they had be in the service not ONCE has someone ever walked up to them and said thank you. Stuff like that just pisses me off. Kind of reminds me, I believe it was a Budweiser commercial where a Military Unit was returning from an International station, and when they walked into the airport people started clapping. In this day and age, I doubt you'd EVER see something like that happen with the attitude people have towards military personnel.

 

Buh stepping off my soap box otherwise their will be a 10 page essay on here and thats just not beneficial to anyone.

 

Just remember, there are a lot of people who have no clue in this world, take it upon yourself to remind the fine Men and Women that protect our country each and everyday, that what they do, is not for nothing, but there are actually people in this country that are beyond grateful for what they do!!

I Want My America Back!!!

 

Since the 60's I've seen nothing but a steady decline in the values of America.

 

Those damn drug induced, stinking, unwashed, scum ball hippies, are now much older and in positions of authority today.

 

They still believe in continuing in their old socialistic rhetoric.

 

To show a picture of any Marine, or any Military member for that matter, that has been mortally wounded... is absolutely despicable and cowardly.

 

Which basically is on par with these "news reporters".

 

Enough is enough, YOU people better start opening your eyes and fighting back against this trend of behavior.

 

How do WE begin to reverse this mess?

 

YOU, Vote any and all of those filthy SOB's out of political office, each and every one of them out every election!!!

 

Politicians are to represent and work for the American people, not the people working for them.

I'm a bit taken back myself that AP opted to release the picture with the story even though the family of the fallen Marine and the SECDEF both formally asked the AP not to release the material. To me, AP has always been fairly balanced as they have always been a distributor of news, and not a news syndicate with an agenda (like Reuters)... oh well.

With that said, this situation is different from the recent decision to allow the media to cover the arrival of caskets at Dover (if given permission by the family). I personally see that as a solemn testament of my fellow fallen brothers and sisters who's families are giving their loved ones a final sliver of glory and decency that service members haven't been given in the past. Numbers of wounded and KIA are released, and I think people take that for granted because its just numbers... not ever knowing the face behind the number. Not that any of us want glory ("don't be a hero"), but in our deaths, if people can realize that freedom isn't free, then it was a "good" death. But that's just me.

I Want My America Back!!!

 

Since the 60's I've seen nothing but a steady decline in the values of America.

 

Those damn drug induced, stinking, unwashed, scum ball hippies, are now much older and in positions of authority today.

 

They still believe in continuing in their old socialistic rhetoric.

 

To show a picture of any Marine, or any Military member for that matter, that has been mortally wounded... is absolutely despicable and cowardly.

 

Which basically is on par with these "news reporters".

 

Enough is enough, YOU people better start opening your eyes and fighting back against this trend of behavior.

 

How do WE begin to reverse this mess?

 

YOU, Vote any and all of those filthy SOB's out of political office, each and every one of them out every election!!!

 

Politicians are to represent and work for the American people, not the people working for them.

 

Well said Bill. Let's start this November in NJ with Corzine and maybe other States will follow.

"Let's start this November in NJ with Corzine"

 

 

I can make a promise to you...

 

I will never vote for that "bearded turd".

I Want My America Back!!!

 

Since the 60's I've seen nothing but a steady decline in the values of America.

 

Those damn drug induced, stinking, unwashed, scum ball hippies, are now much older and in positions of authority today.

 

They still believe in continuing in their old socialistic rhetoric.

 

To show a picture of any Marine, or any Military member for that matter, that has been mortally wounded... is absolutely despicable and cowardly.

 

Which basically is on par with these "news reporters".

 

Enough is enough, YOU people better start opening your eyes and fighting back against this trend of behavior.

 

How do WE begin to reverse this mess?

 

YOU, Vote any and all of those filthy SOB's out of political office, each and every one of them out every election!!!

 

Politicians are to represent and work for the American people, not the people working for them.

Amen.

couldn't agree more with you bill.

Reporters suck. they dont GARA about ehat's right, all they care about is what copy looks "Hot" so it get's them closer to the front page.