Originally posted by rtwngAvngr
Maybe someone pulled a scab. The point is our "atrocities" are ready for primetime and can be shown in a PG context. The atrocities against westerners cannot even be shown.
Our actions do not nearly rise to the level of the actions against us. That's the broader point you seem to be missing. You libs want us to get a guilt complex, when, by comparison, it's just not close to real atrocities, and does not warrant the national guilt you libs wish it did. SOrry, Shirley.
I don't think you even went to the website that I provided you. So maybe what I said hit home. Are you afraid to go check out things that may go against your beliefs and look at pictures that speak volumes? On this website, they also show the pictures of what happens to our soldiers and civilians. If you are even interested, they have the Nick Berg video as well. This is a sight that believes in freedom of information and will show things that the news and newspapers will not show. Plus, they provide links to other websites to view other pictures as well. You should really give it a look. Look at what someone is presenting you before going off and making assumptions.
As for the second part of your post, that has nothing to do with what we were talking about. Please stay focused and stick to one subject. If you want to talk about the so-called guilt complex that us libs supposedly give, please start a new thread for that.
By the way, my name is Starla. You may call me brneyedgrl80 though, lol
Edit:
Funny how things change:
RUSH LIES TO TIME (REPOSTED FROM 6-1-4)
Some of you might have seen the Time Magazine interview with Rush Limbaugh.
TIME: YOU'RE GETTING CRITICIZED FOR COMPARING THE PRISON ABUSE IN IRAQ WITH A COLLEGE PRANK. WERE YOU MISINTERPRETED?
LIMBAUGH: I was totally misinterpreted and taken out of context. In a three-hour show, I would wager that two hours and 58 minutes were spent discussing the aspects of those photos that repulsed everybody, including me.
Limbaugh is suggesting that he spent 98 percent of his on-air time talking about the horrific aspects of the photos.
So, we went to the record, and checked out the May 4 transcript over at Media Matters. This is the now-infamous show when Limbaugh said: "This is no different than what happens at the Skull and Bones initiation..."
There were about 19,000 words in the transcript. We sliced up the transcript by topic, and calculated the percentages.
He didn't spend 98 percent of this show talking about the aspects of the photos that repulsed everybody.
He spent 2 percent of the show talking about the repulsive aspects.
He spent 37 percent of his time downplaying the photos, the abuse, or the efforts to investigate prison abuses.
Here's the full Rush Limbaugh, May 4, 2004 breakdown by topic:
Downplaying the photos and/or abuse: 37 percent
Attacking John Kerry: 28 percent
Talking about gas prices, and why people still love their SUVS: 18 percent
Attacking the liberal media: 5 percent
Talking about redecorating his bathroom: 4 percent
Democrats are sabotaging the war effort: 2.5 percent
The pictures are bad / the abuse is bad: 2 percent
Liberals are concerned about seafood running out: 1.5 percent
A new super-skinny diet prolongs life: 1 percent
The French and UN hate us: 1 percent
In short, Limbaugh lied about how he spent his time during that show. He spent twice as much time talking about redecorating his bathroom as his did suggesting that we should be concerned about the abuse of prisoners.
A follow-up question: Why did Richard Zoglin of Time Magazine take his word for it?
J.R. Norton
I'm sure this can easily be referenced in the Time Magazine so one can see it with their own eyes.
http://www.airamericaradio.com/bin/blogExcerpts.cfm?blogId=1&prg=3
lol
