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Jeanette in FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:23 AM Original message |
Troops echo frustration with war critic |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. that headline confuses me |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. nailed it. |
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cantstandbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 07:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. The troops are mostly ignorant of why and how we got into this war. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I'd bet you are wrong! |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. There was a poll a year or so ago - it was about 70% |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. And I'm sure that |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Most have 24/7 internet access |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
70. He forgot the daily Pigboy tirades |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:22 AM Response to Reply #26 |
36. U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006 |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:18 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I wonder if Andy Coulter will bash the troops for agreeing with |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. I wouldn't put anything |
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nmliberal (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:50 AM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Time mag stated something like 82% link Saddam & 9/11 |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
65. You know, I'm willing to cut enlisted soldiers a lot of slack, esp. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:08 PM Response to Reply #65 |
74. You're being too harsh |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:53 PM Response to Reply #65 |
79. Not all that have |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. You may overestimate some |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:56 AM Response to Reply #28 |
48. Probably the reservists and guards are more adept. The regular |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #28 |
52. I don't know whether to laugh or say |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 03:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
69. When I'm talking to them in my taxi |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
61. I think he's right. |
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Blue Velvet (207 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 03:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
72. I don't understimate the intelligence of the enlisted, and I fully support |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
33. it's frightful to think how undereducated the troops are |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
29. Indeed, a misleading healine. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:15 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. i thought it was outrageous. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Same here. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
77. A better headline would be, "Troops express frustration with war critic" |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. You're right. It's badly written, probably to be deliberately ambiguous. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. It is confusing |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. you are absolutely right |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Who wrote that damn headline - Karl Rove? Give me a break. |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Kimberly Hefling is a writer |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
66. Kind of like writing a story with the line: "He or she |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. It's not just you. It's a crappy headline |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 07:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. That headline was meant to be confusing intentionally. |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. I must agree, |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. I interpreted it the same as you until... |
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KDLarsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
56. You said it! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Awesome picture!! |
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KDLarsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. You're welcome |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Deliberately misleading headline |
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madmunchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
62. I understood what they meant, that is why I stopped to read the OP comment |
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madmunchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 02:19 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Picky Picky Picky, how many posts written because they misunderstood |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Confusing? The headline directly contradicts the story. |
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Laurab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
45. It's not just you, but reading the article clears it up nt |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 12:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. But MANY Americans only read the headlines. (eom) |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
46. Probably confusing on purpose |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
75. It means the opposite and it's written with the purpose to confuse. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
76. should have said 'from war critic' |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. But, but, the headline says troops are frustrated with war critics |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
3. I hear the echoing frustration every single day |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
38. Exactly!! |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. Isn't the headline sort of misleading? |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Looks a LOT misleading to me. n/t |
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Jeanette in FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
10. "Echo" Frustration |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
55. But whom or what are they echoing? |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
13. Listen to John Kerry |
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rooboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. Is there an award for misleading headline of the year? n/t |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
17. New Headline:Troops echo frustration over war in Iraq |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 07:26 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. The Danbury paper gave it a better headline |
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maxrandb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. Wait Until the Freakers click on that story expecting some GI |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
21. How comes the headline says they are frustrated with the war |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
25. Change headline to "echo frustration OF war critic" |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:11 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. for the love of all that is holy people |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:22 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Yahoo has changed the headline |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
40. End the "culture of dependency" in Iraq. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
43. Some returning troops back Murtha on Iraq |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
47. It doesn't matter what the Troops think. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:53 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. The "troops" are people and they 're also |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:57 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Like my vote was counted when I was Iraq! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. I heard that too but |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 03:16 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. Thank you for the Kind Words |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 08:47 PM Response to Reply #68 |
78. Same to you! I'm glad you're safe too! |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
49. That reminds me of that old protest skit. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
50. But the headline makes it sound |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
57. No doubt, headline is quite misleading (or just written very poorly) |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
58. I echo frustration with headline |
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anotherdrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
67. note the headline designed to look like they're frustrated AT the critic |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
71. Dumb reporter's headline should say "OF war critic", not "WITH war critic" |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
73. Dig the Newspeak headline- what pure propaganda. n/t |
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