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Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Shit so thick you could stir it with a stick
Is there any doubt that Matt Drudge is making up quotes involving the return of the remains of Howard Dean's brother?
Active duty soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are upset over being forced take part in a military repatriation ceremony today for remains believed to be those of the none-military brother of presidential candidate Howard Dean, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
"His brother will receive full military honors...flag over the coffin and all!" fumes one soldier, who asked not to be named.
..and who also spoke in both the past and present tense.
Additionally, JPAC is being pressured to push up Dean's brother's identification ahead of approximately a hundred other service members remains, it is claimed.
Says one source: "These service members were recovered from all US wars, whose families are waiting to finally get word that their loved one, who gave his life for his country has been identified and is finally coming home. It usually take 2 years plus for an identification. Apparently, this 'rush job' will be done in 4-6 months. That's not all, we are repatriating his Australian friend, with military honors, and pushing his identification ahead our service members also."
The military source continues: "We feel it is not only a slap in the face to the servicemembers who gave their lives for our great country, but also the men and women who are currently in harms way"
First of all, nobody really talks that way. "..... slap in the face to the servicemembers who gave their lives for our great country...". Give me a break. And it's not like Drudge is a real journalist out in the field conducting interviews. The guy sits around in his condo wearing his little hat and linking to other people's work.
Secondly, now that it looks like Dean may be the Democratic nominee, the half-vast Rightwing Smear Machine (of which Drudge is a major part) is starting to shift into gear with much ado about nothing mini-revelations about Dean. These, in turn, will be picked up by the fringes of the media (the Corner, Fox News, various whore pundits) until they percolate up (or down as the case may be) to the Tim Russerts of the world. Then, like the Al Gore invented-the-internet, earth-tone clothes, dropped out of college stories, they become the focus of the campaign instead of dealing with the real issues.
For most journalists these days, it sure beats working.....
(Added): Atrios has more evidence that Drudge made it all up.
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