Beauty-Queen Soldier Undaunted by 'Today' Talk of Civil War [Video]

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After a run of sordid beauty-queen stories, it doesn't get much more refreshing -- or inspiring -- than this. A beauty queen lays aside her crown not because of scandal but . . . to serve her country. Meet Jessica Gaulke, who has given up her crown as Minnesota's Queen of the Lakes because her National Guard unit has been activated. Jessica is scheduled for training at Fort Hood, TX and then deployment to Iraq.

The story gets even more dramatic. In the course of her interview by NBC's Natalie Morales on this morning's "Today," Jessica announced that a week from now she will be marrying her fiance.

"Today" generally played the story in positive terms as the graphic it displayed during much of the interview, "Brave Beauty", suggests. Still, Morales couldn't help but inject NBC's official line on the war into the interview:

"Do you have any reservations about going there, especially as you see how it's basically escalated into civil war there?"

Nothing like suggesting to a young woman leaving behind her new husband and her crown that she might be sacrificing in vain.

Jessica was undaunted:

"I don't. Because my unit has taught me that what we're doing over there is something positive, and we are impacting them positively. And so I'm really confident in going over there, because we're doing a good job."

View video here.

Bravo, soldier.

Mark was in Iraq in November. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net

—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.


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God Bless Her! For ignoring idiots. Every time I see or hear about one of our young patriots I am humbled. I love them and despise the likes of whom interviewed her.

When fundamentalist groups cl

When fundamentalist groups clash in Palestine A.P., Reuters, and the rest call it "factional fighting". When it happens in Iraq they call it "civil war".

"Civil War" is one of the liberal buzzwords the MSM uses to break the American will to fight and to win. It's part of the language and vocabulary of apocalyptic liberalism.

vocabulary of apocalyptic lib

vocabulary of apocalyptic liberalism..

..good one G

I just like the "apocaly

I just like the "apocalyptic liberalism" line. It can be inserted to describe the vocabulary, the talking points, the reporting...  

And describes the latest "shade" of liberalism to a "T." Much of "liberalism," in fact....

Kudos, Mr. James!

IJ

what the reply should have been!

"I don't. Because my unit has taught me that what we're doing over there is something positive, and we are impacting them positively. And so I'm really confident in going over there, because we're doing a good job."

Kudos to the young lady!  I applaud her patriotism.

Unfortunately, now the MsM, liberal pundits, and liberal idiots (well, they're all idiots but specifically the Kos Kids and DUmmies) will latch on to that key phrase in her statement, "Because my unit has taught me that what we're doing over there is something positive..."

Thinking like a liberal they'll start infering how she can't think for herself; the military has brainwashed her; she's too dumb to see the negative side of it.

I'd have loved it if she had said, "Well, that's just silly. First of all I never said how I see it escalating into a civil war. I don't believe it has. Second, we're doing a lot of good things over there like building schools, vaccinating livestock, taking care of health in various small villages, rebuilding destroyed infrustructure, roads and communication networks and many other things that never get mentioned in the press because you folks always focus on the negative. Third, we're killing insurgents who come in from other countries and thereby staying out of the U.S. so you can continue your bashing of the WOT while stating you 'support' the troops."

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"Perpetual itching without benefit of scratching to the enemies of America." - July 4th toast during the Revolution

Jessica

 Oprah wouldn't say it to Jessica, so I will...YOU GO GIRL!

NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal

Wonderful to see such a young

Wonderful to see such a young lady with her priorities clear.

GOOD FOR HER, and God Bless her.

Inspiring... AND heartening.

Natalie Morales will probably

Natalie Morales will probably be demoted for this obvious error.  She should know better than to ask a U.S. Soldier a question without knowing what the answer is going to be. 

Time and again, the MSM poses

Time and again, the MSM poses these questions toward our warriors as if they're probing for lost confidence, doubt, or antiwar sentiment, and each time, they get simliar responses from these wonderful, dedicated Americans. 

They believe in themselves --- they believe in their units --- they believe in their mission --- even if the MSM and the Democratic Party have declared defeat and are ready to pack it in.

They make us proud every damn day!

The hell with the likes of Natalie Morales.  She ain't worthy enough to carry Gaulke's duffle bag.

The "civil war" the

The "civil war" the MSM continues to emphasize when reporting in or about Iraq is actually happening right here in the United States......

There are very bad times coming to this country where we are as divided now as we were in 1859.....and the life of this nation is at serious risk.....

As usual, the MSM have lost sight of the woods for the trees......

Nowhere to Run....Nowhere To Hide.....

The young man across the stre

The young man across the street from me is currently in Iraq.  I asked his mom, who works at my hometown bank, how his confidence is, given the media direction.  She said his thoughts echoed many in the military--that the truth is not getting out to the American people.  Her son was confident, due to superior military intelligence and diligence that they will succeed in Iraq, despite what the media portrays.  I told her I was behind our brave military 100%, and that many other Americans do NOT trust the media for the truth.  Her son's life is on the line, and she was totally confident in our military.  "Nuff said.

From personal experience:Whil

From personal experience:

While in Iraq, you do not have the access to the "Downer Press" like you do here at home so you are forced to make your own evaluation of how things are going.  The last time I was in Iraq, things were going along per course and that colored my view, i had access to the "Unedited reality since I worked in an area that monitored the Sunni Triangle on a day to day basis.

Then I came home and discovered that my friends and family had a totally different perspective than I did and could not fathom why I did not see things the way they did.

Of course, I never saw a member of the press the entire time I was there.

B.D.Well done and welcome hom

B.D.

Well done and welcome home!

Peace be with you!