I’m madder than Hell; and, I don’t want to take it anymore! Big Dog and I have long complained about the MSM and their left-leaning agenda. Now, the Washington Post has gone too far:
Washington Post Pulls Sponsorship of Pentagon 9/11 Event
Tuesday, August 16, 2005WASHINGTON — The Washington Post plans to drop its cosponsorship of a Pentagon-organized event next month to remember the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks and support the troops in Iraq.
The paper reports it notified the Department of Defense on Monday it would no longer donate public service advertising space to help promote the Freedom Walk. The Post said it made the decision because it doesn’t want to hurt its credibility in covering the war in Iraq and anti-war demonstrations. The paper said it will instead make a donation directly to the Pentagon Memorial Fund.
A Pentagon spokesperson said officials are disappointed the newspaper made the decision not to support the Freedom Walk but they do welcome the donation.
Other local media sponsors for the event include WTOP radio, WJLA-TV and NewsChannel 8. — AP via Fox
How does honoring and remembering those who were tragically killed in fiery 9/11 attack hurt the Post’s credibility concerning their coverage of Iraq and anti-war demonstrations? Could it be that the Post is actually proposing* that a correlation exists between the two? That would be strange since the Left vehemently denied a nexus existed. Either that, or the rag is telling us the victims and their families don’t deserve the paper’s support simply because they worked in the Pentagon. This also makes the victims on the plane unworthy by association.
It’s most likely, however, that the Post pulled its support because the Walk also honors our veterans and soldiers. Suddenly, honoring these men and women has become a partisan issue? I wasn’t even a glint in my parents’ eyes during World War II; but, I know that pro-military/ pro-war clips were shown before and between movies at the theater. Television was full of public service announcements and “join up” messages for the military. We’ve fallen far in the past 50+ years. The pendulum has swung far in the opposite direction. When did supporting our troops become a partisan or questionable act? And, why now? The Post agreed to support the event originally — knowing full well its purpose. We can only hope the rest of the MSM doesn’t follow their lead and broaden their scope.
Yes, conservatives watched in disbelief as the Viet Nam protesters wrongly turned their anger against the government towards the troops themselves. Most country-loving Americans hoped this was a singular phenomenon — a historical hiccup. Perhaps the more optimistic among us were wrong. I sincerely hope not.
Read my post on the Freedom Walk here.
Visit the Freedom Walk site here.
(* The word originally in this post was “admitting.” After a few comments regarding an Iraq-9/11 link, I changed the word to “proposing” to more accurately reflect the intended point.)