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Black POW's treatment sign of double standard
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Posted on 11/08/2003 6:29:37 AM PST by Stew Padasso
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Yes, another torturous Jessica Lynch article.
To: Stew Padasso
U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch and U.S. Army Specialist Shoshana Johnson have been named Glamour Magazine's 2003 Women of the Year and will appear in the December issue of the magazine. AP
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:31:05 AM PST
by
Stew Padasso
(Head down over a saddle.)
To: Stew Padasso
Havent we seen this story from about every possible angle yet?
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:31:47 AM PST
by
Evil Inc
To: Stew Padasso
Wait........what about the MEN who fought and DIED from their units? What about the MEN who where captured and sustained wounds? We aren't even TALKING about them. I guess they just don't have the right 'equipment'. This is all so much bull crap. BS from the race-baiting leftists who hate our military and our country.
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:35:45 AM PST
by
PISANO
To: Stew Padasso
Donna Brazile said she couldn't help seeing the Johnson-Lynch disparities as a black-white issue.Of course Donna, that's why you're a racist.
5.56mm
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:36:15 AM PST
by
M Kehoe
To: Stew Padasso
What about the male POWs? I demand equal treatment!!!!! Where are the stories about them? How many of them have been discharged from the Army? How many of them are back at work? How many of them have movies about them? How many of them had jammed weapons? Were they raped? I demand to know.
Not really.
The media has made the circus.
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:38:47 AM PST
by
petitfour
To: Stew Padasso
If there's any racism here it's coming from the media who annointed Lynch as their poster child. Remember "Old Shoe" from Wag The Dog?
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:40:47 AM PST
by
EggsAckley
(..........................God Bless and Keep Terri.....................)
To: Stew Padasso; All
Give me a break! Everything is NOT rooted in racism. If Shoshana nor her friends are jealous, they should go talk to Hollywood and stop whining.
Like some here have said: What about the soldiers who have died and their stories; is that racist too if they happen to be black?
I am so sick of people trying to make race an issue every chance they get.
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:40:55 AM PST
by
DianaN
(Eternal Freedom)
To: PISANO
Wait........what about the MEN who fought and DIED from their units? What about the MEN who where captured and sustained wounds? We aren't even TALKING about them. So what are we waiting for? We have a forum. Let's use it if that's what we want.
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:43:21 AM PST
by
Balto_Boy
To: Stew Padasso
If you wanna see racism, then ask why did the press choose to cover Lynch over Johnson. During that episode, I read many posts here asking just that question.
It would seem that our good friends in the fourth estate (or fifth column) are the ones that have an issue with race and selective coverage...but the press never really reports on itself, does it?
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:44:27 AM PST
by
WorkingClassFilth
(DEFUND NPR & PBS - THE AMERICAN PRAVDA)
To: PISANO
Excellent point. No media hype about the men who carried 90% of the casualties and shed 90% of the blood. Plumbing discrimination, that's what it is!
Also, for those who find a racist under every rock, Pvt. Johnson walked back to friendly lines with others in her unit. Pvt. Lynch was dramatically rescued from a hospital. The media will always pick drama over the routine. It has nothing to do with racism.
To: DianaN
Everything in this country that does not disparage a white male and cater to someone other than a caucasian is RACIST and dont any of you forget it.
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:47:01 AM PST
by
gunnedah
To: Stew Padasso
Johnson, who was shot in both ankles, will get only 30 percent of her monthly pay in disability benefits. Lynch, who had a head injury and broken bones in her right arm, right leg, thighs and ankle, will get 80 percent disability pay.Another case of sloppy reporting leading to spurious conclusions.
This reporter makes it sound as if Lynch's injuries differed from Johnson's in mere quantity, not severity -- and he completely neglects to mention the spinal injury.
Lynch may have had a minor head wound, but what was really serious was the injury to her lower spine.
Spinal injuries can cause everything from total paralysis to loss of bowel and bladder control and loss of sensation in the lower extremities. It appears Lynch has suffered both of the latter.
I have nothing to do with determination of disability payments, but if I did, I'd give Lynch a WHOLE LOT MORE for the spinal injury than Johnson for injured ankles.
Cripes, Johnson was able to walk even before she was rescued and treated.
To: Stew Padasso
Johnson did get publicity along with the others in her group when they were found
Jessica was the subject of a special rescue mission that involved going into unoccupied enemy territory
Two different situations
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:47:15 AM PST
by
uncbob
To: Vigilanteman
Vig, on this issue I have to agree with Shoshana. Though racism may not have been an issue here, I do think that overall Shoshana may have endured more than Jessica in terms of mental stress and fear. Jessica was pretty much out of it, but Shoshana was paraded before the enemy cameras and endured the humiliating and fearful treatment of a POW. She should be able to tell her story. And yes, the men who were POWs should also be in the spotlight. I think the initial hype of Jessica was because of the way the story first got out there. It was believed that all the unit had been killed or captured and their fate was unknown. Then out of the blue our boys retrieve one little girl from the "jaws" of the enemy. That was what drove the story at the beginning. I think Rick Bragg should write the rest of the story.
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:55:52 AM PST
by
WVNan
To: Stew Padasso
The NFL and the NBA are racist with this idiot's definition.
To: Stew Padasso
I'm not so sure. Shoshona was a legitimately wounded POW whose circumstances were quite different from Hollywood Jessica Lynch. I am of the opinion that she HAS been ignored because she's not a bit*hy blonde beauty from WVA. Shoshona acted bravely and with integrity during her captivity and has been almost completely shunned by the lamestream media. Only the black media have published much about her.
I think she has a valid point. Quite frankly, after the ungracious meltdown we have seen out of shrieking, shrewy Jessica, I would prefer to see some press about Shoshona.
To: PISANO
Exactly. Thanks for your comment.
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posted on
11/08/2003 7:43:29 AM PST
by
satan
To: DustyMoment
I would also add that all of Jessica's wounds stem from, what amounts to, a traffic accident under combat conditions. Shoshona was shot by enemy combatants under combat conditions.
If we take Jessica out of Iraq and put her in a traffic accident at Ft. Benning with the same injuries, would we have the same hype and hysteria over Jessica that we have today? I don't think so.
To: Stew Padasso
Who can tell what stories catch the media's attention. Is the death of Laci Peterson so much more compelling than any other murders in the news? These people need to crawl back under a rock.
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posted on
11/08/2003 7:52:58 AM PST
by
07055
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