Local rag catapults the propaganda in Veterans Day story

[Oeditpus Rex]

I can't recall reading a story that so entirely missed the point. The asshats bristle at any comparison of Iraq to Vietnam, yet here's one laid out in black and white — a bogus comparison, since it contrasts public reaction to a war that's 2 1/2 years old and has benefitted from a muzzled media to one whose truths didn't start to come out for nearly a decade.

I used to be city editor of this paper, and there's no way in hell I'd let this kind of crap get past my 'delete' key. :grr:



Perales, who did five tours in Vietnam in the Air Force, believes the stark difference in the public’s opinion of Iraq veterans stems from the overall perception of the war - that Americans are fighting terrorists in Iraq to protect the home country, while Vietnam was fought simply for political reasons.

But Perales didn’t risk his life trudging through the jungle for politics. He too, like the thousands of men and women who brave the desert heat of the Middle East, left home to fight for freedom.

“We had a passion because we knew we were defending our country. You’re there for a reason - freedom’s not cheap,” he said. “We couldn’t let the Communists take over, we had to kick their butts out. It’s the same thing with Iraq.”

http://www.freelancenews.com/news/contentview.asp?c=172406

[0rganism]

1. Funny thing about the Communists taking over Vietnam...

"We had a passion because we knew we were defending our country. You’re there for a reason - freedom’s not cheap. We couldn’t let the Communists take over, we had to kick their butts out."

It didn't seem to affect our way of life in America much at all when the Communists kicked our butts out instead.

"It’s the same thing with Iraq."

Yes, Mr. Perales, I'm pretty sure it is.

[Amonester]

2. - "Freedom's not cheap."

- "I am not a crook."
- "Catapult the propaganda."

U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote:
Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror

by Peter Grose, Special to the New York Times (9/4/1967: p. 2)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 — United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam's presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/vietnam.asp

- "Follow the money."

The more they spin, the lower they drop...