This is really taking their quest to find stories that makes victims out of members of the U.S. military to the farthest degree! The Minneapolis Star-Tribune is apparently now resorting to advertising to dredge up women in the military "whose marriage is ending" for a story they want to write. There is really only one reason they'd want such examples and that is so that they can show that the military is hard on women so as to show the military in a bad light.
Catch this Jerry Springer-like form of modern "journalism":
Reader inquiry: Are you a woman in the military whose marriage has ended?
Are you a woman in the military whose marriage has ended?
We'd like to talk to you for a possible story.
Please call reporter Pam Louwagie at 612-673-7102 or e-mail plouwagie@startribune.com.
Please leave your name and a telephone number where you can be reached.
Now why is it, do you think, that they'd want to talk to military women whose marriages have broken up? As I said, there could be no other reason but to portray the military as hard on those at the lowest ranks. Hard on women, hard on marriages, bad, bad, bad.
It is also interesting that they'd be advertising for subjects to interview. Doesn't advertising sort of defeat the idea of a journalist investigating? Doesn't it also open the paper up for scammers who might try to fake a story just to get into the paper for that 15 minutes of fame?
This all seems rather unseemly, doesn't it?
It will be a shame if the Minneapolis Star-Tribune uses this little advertisement to write another article that will denigrate our military, rundown our soldiers, and make victims of them, wouldn't it? Do you expect the Star-Trib would do any less, though?
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A military life has always
March 21, 2008 - 11:03 ET by Dan The Man 2A military life has always been hard on marriages, it is no secret. A military spouse accepts the hardships or doesn't. Even if there is no war it creates hardship, but that is what the men and women signed up knew or should have known about.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
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Fair is fair, right?
We need to get the word out and all call this number
March 21, 2008 - 12:45 ET by kgWe need to get the word out and all call this number.
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
Let's play fair
March 21, 2008 - 11:23 ET by CobraManReader inquiry: Are you a Liberal minority woman whose marriage has ended?
Are you a Liberal minority woman whose marriage has ended? If so, and the odds favor that you are, then we don't to want to hear from you as that would tend to make liberals look bad.
Reader inquiry: Are you a Gay or Lesbian same-sex couple whose marriage has ended?
Are you a Gay or Lesbian same-sex couple whose marriage has ended? If so, and the odds favor that you are, then we don't to want to hear from you as that would tend to make Gays or Lesbians look bad.
Reader inquiry: Are you a
March 21, 2008 - 13:44 ET by JerryReader inquiry: Are you a liberal who hates George Bush? We are trying to compile a list of "Reasons We Hate George Bush", and so far have only come up with... War, Moron, Oil, War, Hitler, War, Environment, Chimp, War, and Oil. If you can provide a reason that is more than one word, or if you can supply some detail to go with the reasons already on our list, PLEASE call.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
As a Navy vet, I saw many
March 21, 2008 - 11:41 ET by rbosqueAs a Navy vet, I saw many marriages end up on the rocks. Mostly due to infidelities and time away from home. These are sad cases that shouldn't be exploited for the sake of further demoralizing the military. Only a shameless jerk who hates the military would do such a thing.
Six month deployments that
March 21, 2008 - 11:49 ET by NL207Six month deployments that often turn into 8, 10 or even 12 month cruises are hell on marriages.
They are hard on all
March 21, 2008 - 12:51 ET by motherbeltThey are hard on all marriages; not just if the woman is the one deployed. Why is the S-T only interested in women service members? See my comment below for my theory.
How very Maury Povich of them ...
March 21, 2008 - 11:54 ET by thoridfly... how very Jerry Springer ... how very Montel Williams.
Tabloid journalism worth it's weight in rhino cr_p.
Pravda Lite is at it again...
March 21, 2008 - 12:24 ET by wizardjrI live in the Peoples Republic of Minnesota. I stopped taking that rag years ago. I could no longer stomach their insidious, leftist nonsense. So, I am not surprised they are crapping on the military again. Their BDS is so bad it's scary.
However, some of those chickens are coming home to roost. They got caught lieing about their circulation numbers - the basis for advertising fees. I've had them call a couple of times offering free subscriptions just so they can up their circulation numbers. They've been caught dumping bundles of papers in the trash and counting them as circulation. Lies, lies, lies. From leftists. What a surprise.
Having lived in Minnesota
March 21, 2008 - 12:52 ET by motherbeltHaving lived in Minnesota and witnessed first-hand, the far-left proclivities of the Star-Tribune, this doesn't surprise me in the least.
As for your assumption, Warner, that their intent is to show that the military is hard on women so as to show
the military in a bad light, I would take it a step further.
Their intent may be to eventually suggest that married women in the military should get special treatment in assignnents, deployments, and who knows what else, especially if they have children.
It's SOP for liberals: claim that women can, and should be allowed to, do everything men can do. Then turn around and demand the special "adjustments" needed to make them "equal," and the special considerations to enable them to "have it all." In short: to have whatever they want, when they want it.
Red star tribune
March 22, 2008 - 14:40 ET by DFLowerI'm just going to agree with you here, based on the past record.
The Red Star will always go for the victim angle on whatever story they are reporting. I'm just wondering what they are going to do about the whole sara jane olson story.
Navy Wife
March 21, 2008 - 12:57 ET by pennieThat's why the Navy coined the phrase: Navy Wife: The toughest job in the Navy. It takes a special woman to hold down the fort while her Sailor is away aboard ship for 6-8 months at a stretch. Some women can hack it, some can't. Heck, some men can't hack the Navy either. Not all Sailors are angels, but neither are all Navy wives saintly. I should know, I counseled enough of both during 27 years on active duty.
Why doesn't the Star-Trib interview a few dozen Command Master Chiefs? These high-achieving men and women will tell the unvarnished truth about military marriages; but then, the truth is what the Minnesota rag is afraid of and doesn't want to hear. Selective reporting: what a concept.
What do you think?
March 21, 2008 - 13:52 ET by rgoldPerhaps I should relpy. I've been in the Army almost sixteen years. Over the past five years, I have been deployed to a combat zone for three of them. My 13 year marriage is still going strong. Anyone want to bet that the reporter would not be interested in our balance perspective?
RG, I imagine their
March 21, 2008 - 14:19 ET by JerryRG, I imagine their reaction would be much the same as a vampire's reaction to the Cross.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Thank you for your service
March 21, 2008 - 14:21 ET by CobraManThank you for your service and commitment. You and your family are a great example of Patriotism and Honor.
I'll bet they don't care
March 21, 2008 - 14:24 ET by motherbeltI'll bet they don't care about me either...I'm just the wife of a 20 year AF guy...obviously our marriage survived.
Strib voyeurism
March 21, 2008 - 17:15 ET by nkviking75An article on making military marriages work would help a lot of people, in and out of the military. Where's the lurid, voyeuristic value in that?
Seriously, thanks to our military men and women and the families who love them. You're amazing!
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Dear Jane
March 21, 2008 - 14:18 ET by CobraManI think the S'Tribe should interview all the men and women who were divorced while serving for up to four years during WWII. How many men and women received Dear John and Dear Jane letters in those days? The upside down stamps weren't put on by mistake. The same with the Vietnam War, the Korean War, Ect. Ect. Ect. Isn't that what balanced reporting is all about?
I also want to hear from all the men and women reporters who had their marriages affected by lenghty overseas assignments that were forced upon them by the evil corporatist media conglomerates (I hope I'm not violating a Liberal Trademark!) like the former owners of the Star and Tribune. How many marriages has the McClatchy family ruined in the last several decades? The public has a right to know!
The Minneapolis Red Star..
March 21, 2008 - 20:31 ET by CapeCodScottWell, It's nice to know that in the 13 years since I left Minneapolis that the Red Star is still drinking the Kool-Aid, blaming America First and finding the Brown Lining in every story... And I live in Massachusetts now, Go Figure!
Reader inquiry: Are you a CONSERVATIVE
March 21, 2008 - 14:39 ET by Jack BauerCLASSIFIEDS
For Minnesotans
March 21, 2008 - 21:21 ET by BobAnthonyOnce again, the Star-Tribune lives up to its RED-STAR Tribune criticism!
I Know What You Are Saying
March 22, 2008 - 12:03 ET by clifcrdswizardjr - I hear you loud and clear. I live next to "The People's Republic Of Minnesotastan" and I know what kind of leftist propaganda the Minneapolis RED Star/Tribune puts out.
It was with their help that Keith Ellingson was elected to congress and I assume it will be with their assistance that Al "Raving Mad Liberal" Frankin will unseat incumbant Republican Norm Coleman in 2008.
I don't would waste a penny buying this midwest version of Pravda. If I had a talking bird in a cage and I lined it with this leftist rag within a week the bird would be saying "Awwwk, Comrade wants a government handout, Comrade wants a government handout, Awwwk"
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