The question was whether the reporter wrote his article truthfully about what the general said and did --------- Neither McChrystal nor anyone else has denied making the derisive comments, including a depiction of Obama as "uncomfortable and intimidated" in his first meeting with the general and of national security adviser James L. Jones as a "clown."
On Jun 25, 2:13 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > And just what is that in aid of. Are you saying that McChrystal did > these things or that members ofhis staff did these things? The > question was whether the reporter wrote his article truthfully about > what the general said and did and not about what his staff may have > believed. What you wrote is strictly out of a rule book and has > nothing to do with the article or McChrystal unless you have proof that > he did those things. > > Incidentally just apply those same rules to our Congress and Senate > including the late Teddy Kennedy - also include the VP in that one since > he was shown to be a plagiarist. > > > > euwe wrote: > > Examples of offenses. Instances of violation of this article include > > knowingly making a false official statement; dishonorable failure to > > pay a debt; cheating on an exam; opening and reading a letter of > > another without authority; using insulting or defamatory language to > > another officer in that officer�s presence or about that officer to > > other military persons; being drunk and disorderly in a public place; > > public association with known prostitutes; committing or attempting to > > commit a crime involving moral turpitude; and failing without good > > cause to support the officer�s family. > > > On Jun 25, 1:30 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> That does not answer the question of the reporter writing his story > >> based on what the staff said and then stating that the general agreed > >> and doing so without actually knowing what the general thought on the > >> subject. To me it was a clear case of misreporting and dereliction of > >> the reporter's duty to check and then double-check his story. That is > >> apparently a common trait of our modern journalists. > > >> euwe wrote: > > >>> I guess the guy never heard of chain of command, and the phrase > >>> "officer and a gentleman." > > >>> On Jun 24, 12:15 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/24/2010-06-24_mcchry... > > >>>> Just what did the reporter think would happen when a touchy egomaniac > >>>> like Bambi read what the reporter wrote. Guess he didn't think at all. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
