Hey Guys, I was thinking about canceling my cable subscription to Dish this week. I have been so inundated with all the coverage about the two soldiers who were brutally murdered by “Al Killya” in Iraq. You know, the same guys who our Supreme Quirks said are covered by the Geneva Convention. It makes me wonder if any quarter would be given to our fine collection of politicians if they were captured over in Iraq while wasting taxpayer’s dollars on their fact-finding missions.
You know what really makes me mad, though? The fact that the networks didn’t give the abuses at Abu Grub prison enough media attention. Can you believe it? They “abused” these guys so bad that Muslims around the world were ready to invade America over it. Bet they don’t have to do a DNA test on these guys when they go home. Well, you are right, that never happened, they covered the wounded pride of the captured insurgents for weeks on end. It’s been over two weeks since our troops were murdered, and I haven’t seen ANY MUSLIM groups protesting in the streets over the treatment of our soldiers. Of course they would riot if you printed a cartoon of Mohammad in the papers, but stay quiet about this. Why? Because they all deep down think we deserve it.
Now, the question is why isn’t our press raising hell about this lack of condemnation by the Arab world? Because they think we deserve it as well. If anyone out there thinks our captured troops deserved the treatment they received then I will throw this out to you, send me your name and address and I will figure out a way to pay for your all-expense-paid trip to Iraq. You can give us an update on your condition, and I promise that I will make sure my Cox Cable for my high speed internet is paid up so I can see your pleas for help on the internet just before they bend you over and make you squeal like a pig. Do I sound bitter??? Yes, you can say that.
Is this the view of you folks out there in Cyberland? Well then, I’m going to throw a challenge out to each and every one of you. Write to your local paper and let them know how you feel about this double standard in the press when it comes to the treatment of their prisoners and ours. If you are published, send me a copy of your printed editorial and I will post it here then send you a cool Marine Corps Sticker, and if you get published in one of the following National papers, then I will send you a Marine Corps Coin for your effort. I have been published in USA Today myself and it is equivalent to winning the lotto, considering the number of letters they receive a day.
For USA Today, write a letter to editor@usatoday.com Include your address and daytime phone number for verification.
For L.A. Times Oped@latimes.com http://www.latimes.com/services/site/la-comment-oped,0,5293584.htmlstory
For Washington Post letters@washpost.com
For NY Times letters@nytimes.com
For the Boston Globe letters@globe.com
Remember to keep them short, sweet and to the point. Include your name address and phone number so they can call to verify YOU actually wrote the letter. Ask questions like why our politicians are not raising hell about this, and why we don’t see it questioned in the media? The Russian President at least threw out his promise that his goon squad will track down the murderers of his four embassy personnel and take them out. We need to do the same. Please feel free to pass this on to whoever you please. I encourage it!! I would love to see Americans rioting in the streets over this, but I know that will never happen. Maybe one of you will be published and will make others think about the double standard. I’ll get back to my usual satire next week after I cool down over our press, some of our fellow countrymen and our politicians.
Semper Fi,
Taco
The SandGram 
July 1, 2006 at 5:03 pm
Oh Taco!
Your words echo the words I love to hear, “speak your mind!” I have recently written to the Commandant, General Pace, SgtMaj of the Marine Corps, Senator’s Hutchinson, and Cornyn and my Rep regarding my support for the Marine Corps, and how I don’t want them to kowtow to media pressure.
Oh yes, we already know that my face is on a dartboard in every news outlet office world wide because I always speak up about their biased bullshit coverage.
Excellent post!
Sam
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July 2, 2006 at 5:47 pm
Taco, I’ve been writing and emailing every media outlet and waste of flesh in congress, about this.
Damn near got arrested in starbucks last week because some asshole was reading the NYT, I told him he was as guilty of treason for reading that garbage as the editor was.
He didn’t like that much, LOL
I’ll keep writing the letters I’ll let you know if any get published.
BTW I’ll be a frequent visitor to your site and I’ll be adding a link to it on mine.
July 2, 2006 at 5:54 pm
Hey Taco GREAT POST!!
July 2, 2006 at 5:58 pm
ooops! And have a great Independence Day !!
July 2, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Every time I think about those 2 young men I get all teary-eyed. Then I think about our media and how they’ve handled it, and get totally pissed. Well, I’ll try again with letters, but NOT with the local paper….I live in Phoenix and we know this is a lost cause! Thanks for the info Taco. Happy 4th to you and your family.
July 3, 2006 at 3:47 am
Great words Taco.
I’ve written before and will again…but keep your eyes open if you read any of these papers…I don’t see any except the local and USAToday around here.
Have a great 4th!
Bridget
July 3, 2006 at 4:23 am
Does going on a CNN blog and not getting printed get me a sticker and/or coin? I wonder if they printed what I wrote, would something be wrong with me.With our media the way it is, we should get a reward for NOT getting in print.
July 3, 2006 at 4:36 am
Ooooow – You are a little PO’ed. Great rant, Taco!
July 3, 2006 at 10:20 am
Aye Aye, Major!
You can count on me!
Friggin media, commie scum will hear from me!
July 3, 2006 at 1:09 pm
Hey Taco, at least you have the b***s to talk about the atrocities done to our 2 great heroes. I think the MSM is not talking about it because they can’t stomach it. It is tough to swallow when really slapped in the face with what was actually done to these men. Just like they don’t want to show the people jumping out of the Towers on 9/11, they have decided that it is too much for the American public to know what was really done to these men. IF what was done to these men was front page news, there would be outrage. Hell, we don’t need outrage from the Muslim world, we need outrage from Americans!
July 3, 2006 at 2:07 pm
As much as I like to believe it is simply ignorance of the facts that makes most Americans ignore what happened to these two soldiers, I have a sinking feeling that deep down inside many of our citizens is the “well they kind of deserved it because they are fighting an illegal war” just like there were the “well we kind of deserved it because of our arrogance, etc” when the Twin Towers were hit and many lost their lives.
I don’t know how to engage in dialogue with folks who believe our troops or citizens “deserve” such atrocities. I’d be interested to know if any of you have been successful at convincing an anti-war American that such treatment is truly egregious/not deserved and, if so, how you were able to convince them.
That part makes me feel hopeless when our own citizens place the blame for atrocities to our citizens and troops on ourselves.
July 4, 2006 at 2:17 am
I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who feels this way. Good grief. What is wrong with the media these days? Our guys are over their busting their ass to try to help these people. When was the last time the news printed anything positive about what was going on? And now, when something horrific happens to some of our guys, why is nobody screaming about this? What about the world press? Heaven help our guys if they mess up a little bit. It seems there was more outrage over a silly little song one of our Marines wrote. Priorities! Cindy Sheehan gets more press coverage over all her bs than our two butchered soldiers. Thank you, Taco, for letting me know that I’m not the only one who was not only outraged by what happened to our guys, but who also is outraged by what hasn’t happened in the media.
July 5, 2006 at 1:16 am
Taco,
While pondering what to write to the paper, my husband told me a story about his trip to McD’s yesterday that really lit my fire! Had to share it as an example of how the media has the ability to infect the American spirit.
A young man wearing a USMC t-shirt is in line at McD’s. In walks soccer mom, recognizes the young man, finds out he joined the Marines, then lets loose on him with “Are you crazy?? What got into you!?! Thank you, but are you nuts?!? You know where they’re going to send you!?! What were you thinking??….” Husband eventually butts in and says to her, “What’s wrong with YOU!!? Apologize to this man! He’s willing to lay down his life for our country, including YOU, and you call him crazy????….” He said he lost it on her for a good 2 minutes. When he was done with her, he shook the Marine’s hand, encouraged him, and thanked him for his willingness to serve our country. As husband walked away, all of McD’s broke out in applause…and the young Marine smiled. I assume he now knows how much he is appreciated, in spite of soccer moms & the MSM!!
Happy July 4th Taco! Thank you for all of the years you’ve given to our country. I couldn’t be prouder of you, our Marines, and all of our soldiers, sailors and airmen! You are a part of what makes America so great!!
Semper Gratus!
Now, about that letter……
July 5, 2006 at 10:09 pm
I have found that the most effective way to combat the left-wing media propaganda is to listen to Bill O’Reilly, and call in encouragement to other listeners, who cancel their subscriptions. Just about every day O’Reilly tells you which newspapers are printing offensive left-wing crap, who said stuff like the “soldiers deserved it”, and encourages everyone in those cities to drive the media out of business. He has been extremely successful in Atlanta, GA, and several other cities. These newspapers and radio stations are desperately fighting off bankruptcy, having to beg for grants from their left-wing supporters to stay afloat. They are all desperately hoping a Democrat will get elected soon, as the funds cannot last forever, and the American People are so sick and tired of thier whiny “Americans are bad people, and deserve everything bad that happens to them” agendas. The Left is keeping them afloat, for now, knowing that they can shamelessly promote politicians and agendas in these newspapers.
For some positive news about how many of them are going bankrupt, and how to fight their garbage, listen to Bill O’Reilly. I don’t always agree with everything he says, but I sure like his International agressive campaign to put these traitors out of business!
Also, when my son was in Iraq, I got to know a local reporter, who’s brother was also deployed – a Marine up near Tikrit. She and I worked together to produce over 5 Articles, imparting positive stories about our family, and how we were all dealing with Rick’s deployment – the different stages, his R&R, etc. It involved alot of co-ordination with the Army to protect Op-Sec, it was a pain in the rear, it involved opening up my home and my life to the public at times, but I worked real hard to provide the TRUTH to our Alaska State media, and I tolerated it, because I wanted the media to have positive news to print about our soldiers, and their families.
One thing I did discover – When op-sec was violated, by another member’s family, and they bragged about a hydro-electric plant that had been repaired and how they were having a little ribbon cutting ceremony with the local mayor, and the towns people, to celebrate the return of their electricity, I be danged if the bad guys didn’t show up with RPG’s and manage to kill 12 people, and seriously damage the newly repaired plant, too, right on schedule. Op-Sec is NOT a joke…
Even in Anchorage, Alaska, the bad guys are surfing the net, and planning their attacks to fit our schedules. PLEASE protect your soldiers/marines, guys.
Yes, it’s alot of work, yes, it’s embarrassing, yes, it’s exhausting, but it’s up to us to provide the kind of news we want printed, and bankrupt the kind of news we don’t. Money talks, folks – refuse to spend yours – and spread the word!
July 6, 2006 at 4:22 pm
I had a very sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I heard the 2 soldiers were captured & unfortunately what happened to them @ the hands of those “valiant freedom fighters” was what I feared. What happened in the media was also what I expected, too. It’s all very reminiscent of what my WWII 2Div Devil Dog dad has told me about fighting the Japanese in the Pacific: kill them all with no mercy. When in doubt empty the magazine & call in a flamethrower…. Biggest difference is that this time a certain US political party, a large portion of the media & their Commie running dog friends s/b included if they can’t express outrage over the slaughter of our boys. Any paper, radio station, TV show or cable site that can’t support our boys (& gals)with even a kind word doesn’t need my patronage. Keep it up Taco & Semper Fi!!
July 8, 2006 at 4:09 am
Taco, first great post and second, thank you for updating me when I asked as I’ve been personally out of pocket the past month. I did write a letter and today was told by our local paper in Greensboro, NC, that they are going to publish it (after they made me cut the length) in the next 7-10 days. Stay tuned and I will send you the link.
It is only by continuing to speak out against things like this that we may see any difference. I am constantly saddened by the coverage of things in Iraq and yet always heartened by the activities of our Marines and the things they are accomplishing.
Kathy