ABC News loves to hate Bush
Blogger John Hinderaker found this on ABC News website yesterday:

"For a possible Inauguration Day story on ABC News, we are trying to find out if there any military funerals for Iraq war casualties scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 20. If you know of a funeral and whether the family might be willing to talk to ABC News, please fill out the form below."

Hinderaker gets to the bottom of ABC's motives by noting "that only the families of Iraqi war dead need apply. If a soldier died in Afghanistan, or aiding tsunami victims in Indonesia or Sri Lanka, or in a training exercise, never mind. That isn't the
'balance' ABC is looking for."

Instead of using a fallen soldier to make the President look bad on his 2nd inauguration (like ABC) President Bush pays tribute to all faller soldiers today "Some have shown their devotion to our country in deaths that honored their whole lives--and we will always honor their names and their sacrifice."

Check out John Hinderaker site at http://powerlineblog.com/archives/009245.php

Unfortunately, ABC News pulled the link once this story was making its way around the blogosphere. But they got what they wanted: Tonight on the 6:30 (EST) ABC News, Peter Jennings showed footage of a fallen Texan soldier's funeral which took place this morning. Somewhat surprisingly, ABC quoted the soldier's brother who said that his brother completely believed in the cause he was fighting for in Iraq and lived everyday proud to be a U.S. soldier.

In other news, the President's speech was great today. The "Bush Doctrine" may be to guarantee assistance to the people of any nation who are fighting for their own democracy.



- served up by Anonymous @ 7:19 PM