As NewsBuster Brent Baker reported Friday, CBS’s “60 Minutes” will be airing a piece this Sunday about a small number of American troops in Iraq that have signed a petition in favor of immediate withdrawal.
Fox News’s Sean Hannity is planning to present the opposite side of this issue on the March 4 installment of that network’s “Hannity’s America,” and spoke about it on Friday’s “Hannity & Colmes.”
As Hannity devotees would expect, Sean didn't pull any punches concerning his negative opinion of CBS (video available here):
This Sunday "60 Minutes" will run a hit piece. About 1,000 or so active duty servicemen and women sign what's being called a redress saying that they think the U.S. troops should leave Iraq.
Now, since we want to give both sides of the story, what we'd like to hear from active duty reserve and National Guard members, those that think that we need to stay in Iraq until victory is achieved.
Hannity then appealed to the troops to voice their opinion on this issue:
Now, if you're one of these great Americans serving our country and think that we need to stay until the job is done, well, you can e-mail us at VictoryInIraq@FOXNews.com.
We're going to have the full explosive report. It's one week from this Sunday in our next edition of "Hannity's America".
Hannity then really went after CBS:
By the way, we should note this is the same network, Alan, that you know, forged documents 40 some odd days before an election. And this is a hit piece. It is designed to, as far as I'm concerned, work with the Democrats in congress, embolden the enemy, undermine the troops.
What follows is a full transcript of this brief segment.
COLMES: Finally tonight, we will give you a sneak peek of what investigative peace "Hannity's America" is working on for the next show on March 4.
Sean, I understand you're going to have some reaction to a piece that "60 Minutes" is planning to run this Sunday night.
HANNITY: Alan, not even a piece worth watching, to be honest with you. This Sunday "60 Minutes" will run a hit piece. About 1,000 or so active duty servicemen and women sign what's being called a redress saying that they think the U.S. troops should leave Iraq.
Now, since we want to give both sides of the story, what we'd like to hear from active duty reserve and National Guard members, those that think that we need to stay in Iraq until victory is achieved.
Now, if you're one of these great Americans serving our country and think that we need to stay until the job is done, well, you can e-mail us at VictoryInIraq@FOXNews.com.
We're going to have the full explosive report. It's one week from this Sunday in our next edition of "Hannity's America".
By the way, we should note this is the same network, Alan, that you know, forged documents 40 some odd days before an election. And this is a hit piece. It is designed to, as far as I'm concerned, work with the Democrats in congress, embolden the enemy, undermine the troops.
COLMES: Well, I haven't seen the piece yet. I don't necessarily believe that because you object to the war, you're undermining the troops.
HANNITY: They never told the good story. They've never taken the time to tell the other side of that story, about all the good things that have happened because they have a bias.
COLMES: We'll be following it.
HANNITY: We don't.
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Good for Hannity. No wonder
February 24, 2007 - 14:06 ET by JDWGood for Hannity. No wonder these socialists want freedom of speech abolished. Who else is sick of one sided reporting, ESPECIALLY from Iraq?
Stop defending the danm terrorists!
JDW
Wounded skier, beware of mistakes.
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
Unbelievable
February 24, 2007 - 14:15 ET by Swampfoxx09I have spent over 2 and a half years over in Iraq/Kuwait and it boggles my mind that people cannot understand the importance of this struggle. Thankfully there are people that want the truth to be known. If only the libs had the intelligence to understand the consequences.
sfoxx...Thank you.My gratitud
February 24, 2007 - 14:24 ET by bigtimersfoxx...
Thank you.
My gratitude to you and all others that serve past and present is endless.
Swampfox...Don't expect liber
February 24, 2007 - 14:24 ET by Clear thinkerSwampfox...
Don't expect liberals to change their stripes anytime soon. The rest of the country is behind you, so do your best to ignore what liberals say or do.
My 2 cents.
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
The dems think of consequen
February 24, 2007 - 14:43 ET by JDWThe dems think of consequences in terms of political, party power, and reprisal against Bush.
JDW
Wounded skier, beware of mistakes.
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
Concur.
February 24, 2007 - 14:44 ET by BDConcur.
Swampfox Kudos To You
February 24, 2007 - 20:08 ET by emjem24Swampfox,
Kudos to you. You are fighting the good fight and there are people here in the States who appreciate you and what you're doing. This military spouse certainly does. Never give up, never surrender even if this is what the liberals, terrorists, and anti-Americans want.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
I saw this last night...and w
February 24, 2007 - 14:23 ET by bigtimerI saw this last night...and was going oh yeah! Great! I cannot wait until Fox shows this...it is about time!
I am so thrilled to see the tactic's Fox is taking and fighting back for the majority of people in this country who do not want defeat in this war and do support the troops and their mission!
Go Fox!
I think putting Brian Wilson (I know that is the wrong name dang-it!) in charge of political programming on Fox is going great guns...he was one of my fav's to watch on week-ends when he took Snow's place on Saturdays, besides that, I watched him for years earlier, he is a great wit...and from Texas too...lol!
When I remember it I will come back to it and correct it, unless someone else does first!
Here comes more big time left
February 24, 2007 - 15:21 ET by HumanEventsHere comes more big time left-wing bias from the most biased network of them all, C BS, and its most biased program of them all, 60 Minutes of Democratic plugs.
Yes, good for Sean Hannity and his willingness to present the other side and be tough in speaking out against this bias (including reminding people of the forged documents C BS shamelessly tried to defeat Bush with).
Remember in 1996, by the way, when 60 Minutes of Democratic plugs did a gushing interview with the Great Stainmaker and then next week they said, "To be fair, we asked Bob Dole to come on our show." Then Leslie Stahl did nothing but badger Dole the whole time. But they considered themselves fair because they had both candidates interviewed on their show! (of course, 60 Minutes even admitted they were the reason Sick Willie got elected in 1992 in the first place. They saved him in October 1992 from the Gennifer Flowers scandal).
The msm IS The Democrat Party
the other side isn't being reported
February 24, 2007 - 18:02 ET by Eric TurnerAmazingly, there is also a very large group of active duty servicemen and women who are essentially very much in favor of what we are doing in Iraq.
This should be reported.
It is not. I wonder why...could it be it doesn't fit 60 Minutes agenda?
Sixty Minutes is purposely ti
February 24, 2007 - 18:30 ET by bigtimerSixty Minutes is purposely timing this...as usual bandini...afterall Congress is coming in next week and they know the agenda with Murtha/Pelosi/Biden/Reid and others with their slow-bleed plan to our military or the revoke our misguided we were tricked votes....all for the defeat of this war, in other words the defeat of Pres. Bush whom they hate more than their own safety of our military, let alone their own families and constituents....it never ends, they are shameless creatures...soulless...and they are working hand in hand.
It's called an agenda...it is called what the left wing press has done forever, the good part of this for the good guys is...we have a counterbalance now....FOX...Radio, with the top four radio political talkin' heads all being conservatives.... and this....the internet and bloggers....
Ya gotta' love it!
bandi......ask Dan Rather-Gat
February 24, 2007 - 19:19 ET by bigtimerbandi...
...ask Dan Rather-Gate.
Don Juan of CBS.
Sixty Minutes has been timing things politically ever since I can remember... before I was political, it is obvious.
Clinton interview right after the Super Bowl, before he was the Impeached Prez.
Just another loving little leftist example.
..bandi...They had been worki
February 24, 2007 - 19:37 ET by bigtimer..bandi...
They had been working on this for years...it was not a coincidence of the timing, anyone with a brain cell would be able to understand that.
Damned good thing he was fired....along with whats her name.
Wow Amazing Analysis Bandini
February 24, 2007 - 20:17 ET by emjem24Wow, that's wonderfully amazing analysis, Bandini. What, exactly, is the reason you feel this way? CBS will not be putting anything contextual in terms of this segment. They will do their usual everything is bad about this war and America routine and leave out the good stuff. There is every reason to interview the servicemen who support the mission. It's balance...something CBS has forgotten.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
So, then YOU have seen this e
February 25, 2007 - 17:02 ET by gfrrmanSo, then YOU have seen this expose'. Who knew you had inside contacts with CBS? No wait, you said you HADN'T seen it....hhmmmmmmmmm?
ET
February 24, 2007 - 18:14 ET by Noel SheppardET,
And, that's the point Hannity was making. This CBS piece likely will in no way cover the greater percentage of our troops that still support the mission. Instead, Lara will focus exclusively on these 1,000 disenchanted soldiers.
Now, do the math. If we have 140,000 troops there, and 1,000 signed such a petition, it means that 139,000 haven't. That means that less than one percent have, and greater than 99 percent haven't.
Alas, I doubt quite fervently that this will be represented in Lara's piece tomorrow. ns
Yeap, and delmonte says it
February 24, 2007 - 18:24 ET by Eric TurnerYeap, and delmonte says it great just below. Out of all the active duty and reservists all over the world they only manage to get 1,000 folks? Please!
Give me some news for pete's sake. This is just that - a 'hit piece'. And as I've noticed from other posts, many of those who have signed it are not real people.
NS
February 24, 2007 - 18:25 ET by Eric TurnerEgads! The dreaded double post!
Delete
Bandini
February 24, 2007 - 18:34 ET by Noel SheppardBandini,
Fair enough. Would you care to make a gentleman's wager whether or not Lara will put it in its proper context tomorrow night?
I say that she will not make it clear that these 1,000 troops are in the minority. I also wager that there will not be any troops interviewed during this piece that disagree with those wanting withdrawal.
How 'bout you? ns
Dan Rather made his bones doing that crap with our troops.
February 24, 2007 - 19:17 ET by acaiguanaDan Rather made his bones doing that crap with our troops.
When he was finally so exposed as to his character and integrity; even then he couldn't admit it. Even today he won't admit it.
My point being that I agree with your point on the 'interview' the troops issue.
I disagree that 60 minutes should produce such a show. But it is in the 'Rather' tradition, would you not agree?
Does 60 minutes think that doing this show will:
a) increase the awareness of Americans and troops and thus improve the chances of this movement to garner say, 2,000 signatures?
b) decrease troop morale?
c) decrease harmony among our troops?
d) decrease the will to fight among Americans?
e) help our enemies who are killing our soldiers feel that America can win the war in Iraq and so therefore be demoralized by this show?
I'll hold my breath while you get back.
ACA
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Since there is no draft as in
February 24, 2007 - 19:34 ET by bigtimerSince there is no draft as in Viet Nam the media has to go about it this way....to try to show and help persuade others if possible to join and dissent...their best scenario, can you just see the nightly news with the polls and numbers of the dissenters in the military climbing...
Rangel had his wanting to bring the draft back law for a reason...it really is all an agenda..our defeat, unless of course it is say....a Clinton.
60 minutes has made a marketing/editorial judgement here.
February 24, 2007 - 20:05 ET by acaiguana60 minutes has made a marketing/editorial judgement here.
Its as simple as that. Do you have any idea how many kook groups show up on CBS/NBC/ABC/CNN's door daily waving some silly cause in front of their face? I don't have exact numbers to cite to you but I know from my experience in Washington DC during the 80's that this happens all the time.
And I'm not even talking about legitimate groups that cry out to these news outlets for attention.
60 minutes is catapulting a very small group of people who will not verify the names of their so-called signatures (go to their site and try to get it); a group that they have not exposed as being backed by the people (Soros) or the groups (Fenton Communications) who are in bed with radical anti-American and anti-war activists in the United States.
So, how do you reconcile that with this story? How do you attribute 'newsworthyness' to something that is so 'rigged' as this group or this story?
It is a travesty designed to do what I cited above. I note you ignored my post there.
ACA
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bandi,..and how do you think
February 24, 2007 - 20:14 ET by bigtimerbandi,
..and how do you think that petition got started and backed...one word...Soros.
Go back and read emjems posts...seriously, you may get a clue.
Agenda bandi...agenda.
Bandini
February 24, 2007 - 19:43 ET by Noel SheppardBandini,
I'm not sure you did it intentionally, but you just massively contradicted yourself. In your first post on this subject, you stated (emphasis mine):
Now, you're stating: "I think it's irresponsible journalism to drop in on a base in Iraq and stick a microphone in front of the troops and ask if they support the mission."
Well, which is it? Is this irresponsible or should it be reported? Or, is it only good reporting when those being interviewed agree with your position, and irresponsible when they don't? ns
Noel, my Irish is getting up.
February 24, 2007 - 20:11 ET by acaiguanaNoel, my Irish is getting up.
This guy comes here and defends another MSM strike against the morale of our troops, the morale of our country, our will to fight and which will encourage the enemy that is killing our men and women to continue to fight against the building of Iraq as a nation.
There are no words for this Vietnam Veteran to explain to you and the readers of this site my feelings toward CBS, 60 minutes and the entire staff that lent themselves to this travesty.
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana Notes from the Bomb Shelter' (soon to be a movie at theaters near you)
ACA I'll Go Further
February 24, 2007 - 20:29 ET by emjem24ACA, I'll go further and say how I really feel. I smell a troll...an odious, putrid one at that. Same MO but more subtle and less agressive as say MidwestMama, Rhayes, or Hater. Thoughts, anyone?
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
Well, that's a given.Time wil
February 24, 2007 - 20:31 ET by bigtimerWell, that's a given.
Time will tell for others.
Let me see Bandini if I can recap this post.
February 24, 2007 - 20:49 ET by acaiguanaLet me see Bandini if I can recap this post.
You don't believe interviewing servicemen not spoonfed CBS by this silly group is necessary to put this story in context.
Translation: You are really in favor of this story being aired because it will expose Americans to an unbalanced idea that a 'lot' of troops (might I say the number 'thousands' will be used) do not support the war. That puts you on the side of the Enemy.
You think it is irresponsible journalism to drop in on a base in Iraq and stick a microphone in front of the troops... but you seem to think it is responsible journalism to act as a mouthpiece for an anti-war minority group which is spurious at best and specious at worst.
Translation: You support destroying the morale of the American people; their will to fight; and you are giving aid and comfort to the enemy. This story is obviously a distortion of the real picture in Iraq and in our military.
Conclusion:
You sir are not arguing the merits and you are not answering the specifics of posts that address you with civility.
Therefore, you sir are a talking point troll in disguise.
ACA
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Bandini, as an officer in the
February 24, 2007 - 21:31 ET by UnsaneBandini, as an officer in the AF I ran into colleagues who said things were going great and that the mission was justified, and I have others who believe that we should turn Iraq AND Iran into parking lots, in the most literal, classical sense you can imagine.
Could you imagine Lara Logan reporting THAT?
That being said: the only way I'll watch this is with a mute button, and if the camera is on Logan 90% of the time, AND if she is wearing a very short skirt.:-)
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
Actually, according to their
February 24, 2007 - 18:15 ET by Del DolemonteActually, according to their website, they're *not* all "active duty", some are reservists.
http://www.appealforredress.org/index.php
And considering that they've only managed to get 1335 military members to sign the thing (out of a total US military population of almost 2.6 MILLION people), I would agree that this is a non-story, except to America haters like CBS and their "reporter", former swimsuit model Lara Logan...
As for Hannity, I don't watch or listen to his shows. But I would be interested to see you give us some credible examples of his "always" being wrong.
delonly managed to get 1335 m
February 24, 2007 - 19:44 ET by Jack Bauerdel
only managed to get 1335 military members to sign the thing (out of a total US military population of almost 2.6 MILLION
Don't forget that this is the same media who appointed the Jersey Girls to speak for all 9/11 families;
And annointed Cindy Shehan to speak for all grieving parents whose sons or daughters volunteered and died in Iraq.
This is how BIG MEDIA lies. Both by commission and by omission.
Well, Dole, .05% means it's
February 25, 2007 - 08:22 ET by Roger the ShrubberWell, Dole, .05% means it's a MANDATE!
If this is not a hit piece th
February 25, 2007 - 16:52 ET by gfrrmanIf this is not a hit piece then where is the balance of the other side of this issue? Hmmm?? This is "journalism"??
The Darlings Of The Anti-War Movement
February 24, 2007 - 19:32 ET by emjem24I for one will not be watching 60 Minutes. I never do...that old coot Andy I'll Complain About Anything Rooney gives me the creeps. While I agree differences of opinion and disagreement make our republic and military healthy, there will definitely be things that 60 Minutes won't advertise:
1. The founder of Appeal for Redress is a known Communist sympathizer and has never been on the front lines (he's in the Navy as a photographer)
2. Appeal for Redress tied to a PR agency that has known ties to moveon.org
3. Some of these people are disenfranchised malcontents and a small minority of the military (although this group claims that they have more people who didn't sign up but "wanted to"). Also, some of the people involved are now no longer in the military, though this may make the military more interested in discharging these backstabbers.
4. While some of the people were on the front lines, others have never served there at all
Sean is right while Colmes just wants us to keep an open mind (I just mute him when I can). Appeal for Redress is just another fringe group of a larger movement to undermine the military and this country. America will not get the whole picture with this hit piece that's for sure.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
emjem...Great post!I agree to
February 24, 2007 - 19:45 ET by bigtimeremjem...
Great post!
I agree totally, you know they will never mention the ties to all of these communists/leftist...not one word.
Mum's the word!
Pathetically despicable.
Btw...we need to defeat Soros...his tentacles are so far reaching and he is determined to destroy this country...I despise that evil creature....and all his minions.
Soros Is An Evil Toad
February 24, 2007 - 20:39 ET by emjem24Bigtimer,
Soros is yet another person ruining this country...like Ariana Huffington but even worse. The guy is originally a Romanian (not sure of country) Jew who fled to the States during WWII. He's an atheist who despises religion, has a beef against Jews (his own kind who knew), and a big beef against the West. The guy was never born here, is a naturalized citizen, and is worth BILLIONS. How does one defeat such a person? He lurks (like most liberal, far left trolls) in the shadowy underbelly of society...Hollywood, the far left, anti-Americans, and anti-war activists have hooked up with this guy (he's now supporting Osama Obama).
Most Americans like us will never see his kind of money...we're all honest, humble, hard-working people. Most of his cash is in some off shore account like Switzerland or some such. I wish someone would revoke this guy's citizenship for the true traitor he is. Unless wealthy, conservative billionaires with equal amounts of money can counter him...Fox, Talk Radio, and blogs like this are the only way to counteract him. Most Americans don't know what kind of guy Soros is and his message is seductive and chilling unless you do your homework on him.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
emjem,....and to top it off h
February 24, 2007 - 20:54 ET by bigtimeremjem,
....and to top it off he has made his billions on hedge-funds.
He is the ultimate enemy with-in this country for me at this moment in time, he has been for years now.
Evil is the perfect description of the creature.
Btw...as you may already know, my gratitude is endless to you and your man, and all like you...thanks.
I gotta run for awhile...God Bless you.
Personally, emjem24, I'm all for revoking Soros Citizenship
February 24, 2007 - 21:03 ET by acaiguanaPersonally, emjem24, I'm all for revoking Soros Citizenship.
He's a convicted felon, in France. He's got a lot of other legal problems over his political activities with the Federal Electons Board; and he is campaigning against this country.
He's a bad sort.
ACA
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Can't We Extradite Soros, ACA?
February 24, 2007 - 21:37 ET by emjem24Can't we extradite him to France, ACA? Probably not a good idea because I'm sure their idea of hard time for financial criminals and charlatans is to put them in some little, cozy beach retreat like Monaco. I think America should freeze his assets (if there are any in this country) and redistribute them to the families of our fallen soldiers and those who have been injured. Wouldn't that be a delight?
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.