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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:43 PM
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Oh For Christ's Sake... When Will They Quit Saying "Alleged" Abuse??
Edited on Tue May-11-04 08:51 PM by arwalden
Enough is enough! The abuse happened, the crime WAS COMMITTED... it's the individuals who are "alleged" to have committed the crimes.

Mr. Berg wasn't allegedly beheaded... why? Because we know it happened. We also know the prison abuse happened.

No... I'm not comparing the severity of the two crimes. I'm comparing the idiocy of how the cable news outlets love to use the word "alleged"... as though they are somehow making themselves appear to be more-credible as careful-thoughtful journalists.

What BULLSHIT!!!

-- Allen <--- broke his pledge to never watch cable news again when this shit started happening... and now he's regretting his lapse of judgment.

P.S. In my own defense... I did manage to go for over ONE FULL YEAR cable news free. That's worth something, isn't it?

EDIT: clarity/emphasis
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MissRegina Donating Member (178 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:45 PM
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1. I agree.
The pictures speak a thousand words.

Love your sig line by the way. I've thought about going cold turkey myself...especially after seeing all these pics and now the gruesome video.

:scared:
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:46 PM
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2. Amen
And, you are correct. The individuals are "alleged" to have committed abuse.

But the abuse happened.
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indigobusiness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:47 PM
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3. They should address Bush's 'Alleged" sanity...
return to sender...address unknown.

http://sludgereport.blogspot.com/
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freeforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:47 PM
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4. I agree
I'm sick of them calling it "alleged" abuse.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:48 PM
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5. what they should be saying is Mr Berg was allegedly beheaded
beheaded by an Islamic Group tied to Al Qaeda. Yes, he was beheaded...saw the tape. But, who can say without a doubt the men in the photos were AQ or Islamist? I'm not an expert, but I have my doubts.
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carolinayellowdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:49 PM
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6. When they stop saying "almost" irreparable damage...
to the reputation of the US. It's totally irreparable for God's sake and we all know it. That "almost" is stupid wishful thinking.
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shraby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:52 PM
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7. I say
Bush was allegedly elected. :crazy:
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Mike Niendorff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 09:09 PM
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8. I agree.

Someone needs to point out to these hacks that mispresenting documented, verifiable facts as some sort of he-said-she-said "allegations" is not
journalism. It is pure partisan apologetics.


MDN

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