:: Da' Militant One's Lair ::

:: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 ::

Email address is: militant.one@att.net or militantone.talk2me@blogspot.com
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:: DM1 1/11/2005 10:20:00 AM [+] ::
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The Armstrong Williams/Bush Administration Payola Scandal


Are we to believe that Armstrong Williams was the only conservative pundit that received taxpayers' money from the Bush Administration. I believe that given its track record, the Bush Administration probably has more to answer for. So much for liberal media bias.


Email address is: militant.one@att.net
I read all responses. I will post responses along with my reply. Watch raw language. Remember Michael Powell runs the FCC.

:: DM1 1/09/2005 08:44:00 AM [+] ::
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Email on John "The Meek" from January 2005:

just sent an email to a democratic activist and told him to relay the message that John Kerry's services are no longer required. Goes to show you that every so often even the conservatives are right. I haven't seen such cowardice since well TODAY. Kerry wasn't the only democrat that showed no backbone. All of the democrats should have stood up and protested the 2004 vote. Hey you are getting you asses kicked daily anyway! This is more than embarassing. What the republicans are doing to the democrats is boarding on assault and battery. Well let's start the purge with John the "Meek"

Email address is: militant.one@att.net
I read all responses. I will post responses along with my reply. Watch raw language. Remember Michael Powell runs the FCC.

:: DM1 1/09/2005 08:42:00 AM [+] ::
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Email to Joe Scarborough of Scarborough Country from December 2004:

Joe,

You are such a pompous jerk at times it's hard to watch you. I heard you call Michael Moore's assertion that the Afghanistan War was fought to enable Unocal to build a gas pipeline ridiculous. Read the February 12, 1998 Congressional Record

U.S. INTERESTS IN THE CENTRAL ASIANREPUBLICS HEARING
BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 12, 1998

STATEMENT OF JOHN J. MARESCA, VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, UNOCAL CORPORATION

Maresca discusses the importance of the pipeline in detail. Though publicly Unocal pulled out of the Afghanistan pipeline project in 1998, a search of various Internet sites both domestic and international suggest that all is not what it seems. Why not do some real journalism for a change and show some intellect? Get off your knees Bush is not worth it.


Email address is: militant.one@att.net
I read all responses. I will post responses along with my reply. Watch raw language. Remember Michael Powell runs the FCC.

:: DM1 1/09/2005 08:39:00 AM [+] ::
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Email to Fox News on Iraqi funding of insurgents from December 2004:

The problem I have with the hot air that is continually exhaled on Fox is that many accusations are made with no facts to support the assertions. A general who just finished a segment on the Iraqi insurgency, once again alluded to Iraqi benefactors living in Damascus who are funding most of the insurgency. How about some names? How about some proof? As usual allegations are made with no hard facts to support them. Give the people some hard facts and maybe they will support action against Syria. Stop the "windbaggery" and the emotionalism. Bush was warned by some folks not to invade Iraq and of course he refused to listen. So now events are spiraling out of control. Amazing what continued incompetence will accomplish.

Email address is: militant.one@att.net
I read all responses. I will post responses along with my reply. Watch raw language. Remember Michael Powell runs the FCC.

:: DM1 1/09/2005 08:38:00 AM [+] ::
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Email to BartCop from November 2004:

Bart,

It's obvious why Bush was "Elected" this time. He makes the white racist element in America feel comfortable. All he has to do is wave his Bible and be against most of the programs that have made life a little easier for black folk. Put a few gay marriage initiatives on the ballot, give a wink and a nod to the confederate flag, and treat the blacks that you do know like house servants, these strategies will continue to help republicans until population growth makes that white racist segment of America irrelevant. Don't hold your breath!

Da' Militant One

Email address is: militant.one@att.net
I read all responses. I will post responses along with my reply. Watch raw language. Remember Michael Powell runs the FCC.

:: DM1 1/09/2005 08:36:00 AM [+] ::
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Email of the Dan Rather and Forged Bush Documents from November 2004:

You just had Bob Kohn on this morning who took Dan Rather and CBS to task on forged documents. He seems to think that there should be accountability on Rather's and CBS' part for presenting the forged documents as fact to the nation even though they say that they did not know that the documents were forged. Now if Dan Rather and CBS should suffer consequences, how is it that George Bush is still President? Did he supposedly unknowingly present forged documents on "Yellow Cake" from Niger to the nation in his State of the Union Address? Didn't he have to retract his statements? Where is his culpability? Where is his accountability? Why don't you bring Kohn back on and ask him if his stance also applies to Bush? I doubt it because that would mean that Kohn was consistent in his principles. Like most of your guests who take a position against left-leaning people and institution, his views are most likely myopic and situational. Of course you can bring back him back on and ask him about Bush. I know that this is a tall order and as usual you will not be up to the challenge. Let me see some of this fair and balanced nonsense your network keeps talking about. By the way Dan Rather apologized to the nation. We are still waiting on Bush.

Email address is: militant.one@att.net
I read all responses. I will post responses along with my reply. Watch raw language. Remember Michael Powell runs the FCC.

:: DM1 1/09/2005 08:35:00 AM [+] ::
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Here's an email to Fow News about Reporter Carl Cameron from October 2004:

Gentlemen,

The only difference between Dan Rather and Carl Cameron is that Rather did not intentionally release fake documents about Bush. Now mind you the contents were probably true because Bush is who he is and he has not changed. Rather then at least had the decency to apologize publicly for his error. If he should resign then so be it. Many of the talking heads on your network have suggested just that. What about Cameron? I've been a republican since 1986 and proudly voted for George H. W. Bush in 1988. The person in the White House today is a shadow of his father. Yet, folks like Cameron have done all the can to help him get re-elected including falsifying news. Where is Cameron's apology? Your network offered a "limp fish" apology that was dubious at best. Cameron was "tired" and meant no malice? You know that that is a bald face lie. Cameron is a Bush supporter which is fine, but he has let his views merge into his reports. If it's bad for Rather it should be terminal for Cameron. This is why many view your slogan "fair and balanced" as a joke. I personally do not care if Cameron stays or goes. I will still watch your network because I do think that you have some talent and I am not referring to Hannity and O'Reilly they are just as irresponsible as Cameron. You might respond that Hannity and O'Reilly are not reporters. That is my point, reporters and pundits have merged as one. Why not truly be "fair and balanced?" For the life of me I can't understand why your station has hitched itself to the Bush Administration, they are screwing this country royally. Kerry is not the ultimate candidate, but he is change that is vitally needed. Four more yes of Bush will in all likelihood cost the republican party majority status in the Congress in 2008. Why was there no attempt to present a republican alternative to Bush? I know that it is all about politics and money, but scant attention is paid to the citizens of this country.

The Iraq situation is a perfect example. The pictures coming out of Iraq paint a nation that is facing a grim future. Bush and Cheney are playing their violins while the nation burns. What about the people of this country? Don't we deserve a Commander-in-Chief that is at least candid about war and death? The U.S. has experienced over 1,000 deaths and 7,500 wounded American soldiers in Iraq since March 2003. Shouldn't Bush level with the American people? Or should we ignore the truth and keep pushing the ball up the hill? Why not do some serious reporting that is not so much "fair and balanced" but is fundamentally true in every since of the word? Why not have Carl Cameron do an expose on the coming Iraqi elections in January and the difficulty that will result if the Kurds in the north are subjugated by the election process. The answer is not hopeful and I wish that your network and many others had taken the time to review the history of Iraq and its people. If you had then you would have been more cautious in supporting such an ill-conceived war.


Email address is: militant.one@att.net
I read all responses. I will post responses along with my reply. Watch raw language. Remember Michael Powell runs the FCC.

:: DM1 1/09/2005 08:33:00 AM [+] ::
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Here's a sample of Da' Militant One's letters to various folk:

Letter To Michelle Malkin Sent in October 2004.

Ms. Malkin,

I saw your performance on Chris Mathews' show and it was truly dreadful. You talk a lot about the left well I worked at the RNC from 1985 to 1988 and have been a registered republican since 1986. I wanted to get that out of the way because it seems facts and logic have a way of being twisted if one has a different set of bona fides. It's one thing to recount anothers story, but it is truly scandalous to repeat distortions and lies. On Matthews' show you repeated the smear that Kerry had self-inflicted wounds and he called you on it. You tried to hide behind the premise that you were only repeating what was read in the book. In fact you appeared to suggest that what was printed was fact. Have we fallen so far that now a fact is something that is repeated over and over? The Special Forces soldier that Kerry pulled out of the water had no axe to grind. He was a republican for 30 years. He gave his account of events of that day that were fully backed and supported by official Naval documents. Since Kerry was not the only one awarded medals, did you ever stop to ask why didn't the swft boat officer who received a Bornze Star that day who is now coming out against Kerry make his accusations 35 years ago? Why did he accept a medal under false pretense? He seemed to claimed not to know the specifics of the award. I spent four years in the Army and believe me if a soldier receives a medal he knows what it is for. That the man feigned indignation about receiving the Bronze Star for what happened that day on the river with Kerry, should say much about his integrity. I also attended West Point and I know first hand about petty jealousies and the lengths that others will go to discredit another soldier. At the very least you should try to be a true journalist and not repeat assertions that have not been proven and are backed by facts, not hearsay. I see that many of your supporters have come to your defense. Their actions say more about the pitfalls of celebrity than they know. That you seemed to wallow in their support says much about you. Mathews was no ruder or shriller than either Hannity or O'Reilly, yet you tried to parse their collective actions. If you can not see the similiarites between Matthews, Hannity, and O'Reilly then you are either very naive or intellectually dishonest. Jounalistic ethics is not situational, they must remain consistent. That you always appear to argue in favor of conservative arguments indicates an unbias. Yes some or most conservative-based arguments may be correct, however, it is illogical to assume that all are factual and true. "Fair and Balanced" should be more than just a slogan.

By the way your views on the Japanes internment issue are disappointing at best. I doubt that if the American government had rounded up your family and friends to forceably place them in internment camps you would be so understanding and supportive of this type of action. One can not save democracy by destroying it. Honorable American citizens should be able to retain their rights regardless of the situation. This should be the american way and not subject to the events of the moment. The government would have been within its right to question Japanese americans along with any other americans, but to take the step of stripping them of their inalienable rights served only to shame our Constitution. I'm sorry that you missed the point.


Email address is: militant.one@att.net
I read all responses. I will post responses along with my reply. Watch raw language. Remember Michael Powell runs the FCC.

:: DM1 1/09/2005 08:30:00 AM [+] ::
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