More on Jessica Lynch

[Malachi151]

This all reminds me of the time Ronald Reagan tried to give the Congressional Medal of Honor to a fictional character he read about in Reader's Digest.

LOL.

Well, I'm glad to see that she is being honest about it. I always wondered why people kept blaming her for the story, I mean she could not even talk, its not like it was her fault.

Now that she does have her time in the press I'm glad she is being honest.

 

[corplinx]

She also is upset at the way that her story got turned into glurge.

Maybe she doesnt realize this, but the military didnt exploit as badly as the press did. She was the media sweetheart of all the major TV news outlets and they reported whatever unconfirmed bits of data they could find on her. And why did they cover her story to the point of absurdity? For the same reason they do the Kobe Bryant case, good ratings.

The military itself was pretty mum about her except for showing the video of her rescue.

 

[Malachi151]

Maybe she doesnt realize this, but the military didnt exploit as badly as the press did. She was the media sweetheart of all the major TV news outlets and they reported whatever unconfirmed bits of data they could find on her. And why did they cover her story to the point of absurdity? For the same reason they do the Kobe Bryant case, good ratings.

The military itself was pretty mum about her except for showing the video of her rescue.

Don't be a fool. The military is who decided to video tape the "rescue" and have the welcome home cerimony, etc, etc. Actually it was probably an executive decision.

The State/Corporations/Church are all one single unitied fascism entity in America. The media serves the state serves the church serves the state serves the media.

Pretty obvious.

 

[Tricky]

No doubt the media seized the story and made Lynch their darling, but I don't think it was the media who planted all those bogus stories. And they could have been cleared up if the military had wanted the real story to be heard, but they never bothered to correct the lies, which is almost as bad as telling the lies.

 

[corplinx]

Don't be a fool.

The State/Corporations/Church are all one single unitied fascism entity in America. The media serves the state serves the church serves the state serves the media.

Pretty obvious.

I once had hope for you. I guess you are like Jedi Knight, an uncurable kook. At least Jedi was somewhat entertaining.

Guys, I think malachi will go away if we all just put him ignore. I'm going first, feel free to follow.

 

[Mr Manifesto]

Maybe she doesnt realize this, but the military didnt exploit as badly as the press did. She was the media sweetheart of all the major TV news outlets and they reported whatever unconfirmed bits of data they could find on her. And why did they cover her story to the point of absurdity? For the same reason they do the Kobe Bryant case, good ratings.

The military itself was pretty mum about her except for showing the video of her rescue.

From Washington Post 3 April 2003:

'She Was Fighting to the Death'
Details Emerging of W. Va. Soldier's Capture and Rescue

Pfc. Jessica Lynch, rescued Tuesday from an Iraqi hospital, fought fiercely and shot several enemy soldiers after Iraqi forces ambushed the Army's 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, firing her weapon until she ran out of ammunition, U.S. officials said yesterday. Lynch, a 19-year-old supply clerk, continued firing at the Iraqis even after she sustained multiple gunshot wounds and watched several other soldiers in her unit die around her in fighting March 23, one official said.

You need to subscribe to see the rest of the article. Was this the media beating up the story? Looks like someone was exploiting the story more than the media was. Who wouldn't jump on the story of a brave young rambette firing on the enemy while wounded.

You either have a bad memory or you like to indulge in revisionism. Considering the overall quality of your posts, I'll go for the lousy memory.

 

[EvilYeti]

This all reminds me of the time Ronald Reagan tried to give the Congressional Medal of Honor to a fictional character he read about in Reader's Digest.

Technically, what he did was relate an anecdote of a fictional "Medal of Honor recipient" to a gathering of real live ones. My late uncle broke the story!