I can't believe this, msnbc just reported about

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article in Stars and Stripes that soldiers told of the "pre selection" for the infamous "turkey trot" smirk was hoping
would pump up his ratings. Even called to attention how
troops that we're not allowed into bob hopes big tent for plastic
turkeys, had to eat cruddy cardboard box food, rather than turkey and tatoes, homemade with tender loving care by you got it, halliburton :-)

[Don Claybrook]

1. Was this on a newscast or on one of their shows? n/t

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3. Brian Wms?

just saw it. Then it rolled over to reporter in dc about the halliburton rip off that just won't seem to go away. How it
could be trouble for the smirkster!

[w13rd0]

5. I've heard the drip drip for far too long...

...how many outrages, how many lies, how many dead?

How many does it take?

[T Roosevelt]

9. Keith Olbermann

where else on cable news (other than the Daily Show)?

[Faygo Kid]

2. Needed new photo op - carrier flight suit shot wouldn't do

Too much heat about the "Mission Accomplished" carrier shot last summer; they will substitute this crap. And crap is exactly what it was. "Stars and Stripes" knows it; hopefully, so will the public. Try again, George.

[buycitgo]

4. did you see Doonesbury today?

"flight suit won't do" is exactly what they said in the strip.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Cheney is in trouble

Now I did not see this on. ABC National.that said, we-did not watch all of it. They did mention that Halliburton over charged! Oh and this will go very badly with the troops. oh the scuttle

[calimary]

8. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy (Sarcasm!)

I hope he roasts in hell. On the same spit with george.

[otohara]

7. , All This Stuff Is Becoming Public

thanks to the Internet and interest in soldiers/propaganda/the photo-op president.

If they don't report some of this stuff, it looks as if:

A- They are stupid and don't know what's going on
B- Covering up for Dimson like they've done so many times

[VolcanoJen]

10. A link to this would be great... anyone have one?

If it was in Stars & Stripes, it should be available, and I'm searching. We all speculated about the "pre-selection" on Airport Plastic Turkey Day, but it would be great to see it in the mainstream press.

Thanks for the heads-up, impeach!!

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12. here's one of two i found

Here's the wp article about the leter
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57870-2003Dec11.html


Here's another from stars and stripes
Thanksgiving visit

So the boss came to visit us on Thanksgiving, under wraps and under the
American flag. Thanks for coming. Oh thank you, kind leader, merciful leader,
for taking one day out of your busy schedule to visit us. The shepherd looking
over his flock. Thanks for making the sacrifice. God knows we’re making
one. Re-election is coming up, but that had nothing to do with it, now did it?

I remember your victorious landing on the ship. Oh how all those then alive,
and now dead, would love to sit down next to you, cutting their families’
turkeys and filling the empty seats at the tables. Leader of the free world, be
our guest at the head of our table. Or would you like to sit in one of the many
empty seats left by the war? There’s plenty of room. Enough turkey and
stuffing to go around. Fat and happy, delirious and exhausted. That’s how I
feel.

In a hurry? Going so soon? Have time for questions? You sure do have time
for compliments. Do you ever feel responsible? I’m tired of this. Go back
home to the ranch and tell them how happy and fulfilling the trip made you
feel.

Spc. Damian Torres
Iraq
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=125&article=19144

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14. Shit, browse thru some of those letters to the editor

They aren't all brainwashed. God bring them home NOW! And God Damn the bush regime for putting these people in harms way. Burn in hell neocon COWARDS

[Cleita]

11. Paul Begala said it on Crossfire today too.

When challenged, Paul replied that he read it in the "Stars & Stripes", the Pentagon periodical. Now I tried to Google it without finding the article. Maybe someone will have better luck.

[populistmom]

13. Novak was calling it...

(not exact quotes) something on the line of it being "left wing propaganda". Then Begala pointed out it was from Stars and Stripes and Novak just had that puzzled, drunken stupor look on his face as usual.