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    May 18, 2005

    These Boots (on the ground) Are Made for Malkin'


    These Boots (on the ground) Are Made for Malkin'


    Michelle Malkin at her sparky website
    and her Townhall column, gives some of the soldiers' perspectives on the recent
    Newsweek imbroglio and other media slights (It's
    Not Just Newsweek
    ). Among the offensive coverage is the hyping of stories
    that reflect negatively on the military such as Abu Ghraib, alleged recruiting
    shenanigans, alleged sexual misconduct by service members, anti-war city council
    actions and news editorials, and the portrayal of terrorists as nearly heroic
    freedom fighters with euphemisms that cast a positive patina on their malevolent
    deeds.


    What is too bad is that that many members of the media, including the staff
    of Newsweek, did some excellent and even heroic work as embeds, bringing unprecedented
    coverage and appreciation of what our military is doing - and putting their
    own lives on the line. This is in contrast to the many non-serving self servers
    in the media who thump their chests, but are the supreme elites that talk the
    talk but would never walk the walk, using the troops and their contributions
    to fill their columns, blogs and shows, safely ensconced in their cozy aeries
    stateside, vicarious armchair combat warriors. Some don't even visit the troops
    they make a living off of.


    Thankfully the troops in this war versus previous ones have technology on their
    side with access to share their voices without the filters of any sort of media
    bias or exploitation on the left or right. Their blogs are the best reportage
    we can tap into to get an unvarnished look at history as they defend our freedoms.


     


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