Former Vikings coach Grant visits Iraq troops [who blast Dan Rather, presstitutes]

Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | 3/21/04 | Sid Hartman

[Caleb1411]

Former Vikings coach Bud Grant, back from a week of visiting the troops in Iraq with a group of NFL alumni, said the soldiers have a different view about the situation there than what is being told here. Ex-Vikings linebacker Matt Blair also was a member of the group.

"They called it 'Meet and Greet' the troops," Grant said. "We weren't like politicians. We weren't with the generals."

Grant said the one thing the troops wanted to convey was the situation there is not like it is portrayed by the media in this country.

"They've got a job to do," Grant said. "They hate [CBS news anchor] Dan Rather because he only wants to talk about who got killed. And they're doing so much more than killing people or getting killed. They are supporting the countryside, they're helping them keep everything as peaceful as they can. They're opening schools and waterways and electrical outlets. They're doing things to help the country.". . .

"There's so much good that's going on, so many good things that they're out there every night patrolling, keeping the peace as much as they can, helping people get on their feet, establishing roads and communication," Grant said. "So much is good, and nobody wants to report that."

[cynicom]

Blather is not gonna like that.

[justshutupandtakeit]

While I hate the Vikings with a furious hatred, I could never dislike ole Bud. One of my favorite days was the day he retired from coaching them. He must think they are just another bunch of pansies now playing indoors and all.

[demlosers]

Bud Grant is old school; I can see why he dislikes panty waste Dan Rather.

[StarCMC]

Hooah!! You gotta read this one!!

[tractorman]

Hey Dan, this Bud's for you!

[MoJo2001]

Excellent!! WooHoo!!

[BushisTheMan]

A real man speaks....not the Massachusetts metrosexual.

[Dr Snide]

Another Viking hater how was none the less glad to see this. Poor Danny boy, the troops don't like him. Oh well. I'm suprised the old Red Star-Tribune let this one slip by unless the paper has changed since I left that leftist hellhole eight years ago.

[anonymous_user]

This was in the Red Star Tribune?!

[Fiddlstix]

[anonymous_user]

D'oh. Beat me to my favorite nickname for the Trib.

[js1138]

I have fantasies of a blitz of campaign ads in the last 60 days that don't mention any candidate's names but show the mass graves and what is really happening in Iraq.

[Solson]

Bud Grant is a great conservative! I'm glad to see him make the news with a story like this.

[Skooz]

He must think they are just another bunch of pansies now playing indoors and all.

Bud is a tough guy. All of his teams were tough. I was never a Vikings fan, but I have always respected Bud to the core. Now, I like him even more.

[theDentist]

Blather is not gonna like that.

He's certainly not going to report it either.

[cardinal4]

"They've got a job to do," Grant said. "They hate [CBS news anchor] Dan Rather because he only wants to talk about who got killed. And they're doing so much more than killing people or getting killed. They are supporting the countryside, they're helping them keep everything as peaceful as they can. They're opening schools and waterways and electrical outlets. They're doing things to help the country.". . .

Despite what the liberals say about diversity and multiculturism, and that we are a multifaceted society, there are really only two types of people in America; those who get it, Like Grant, and those who dont, like Rather..

[Spook86]

You'll note that the article appeared in the sports section, not the news section. I had the same thought when I saw it came from the "Red Star-Tribune." Obviously, the folks on the sports copy desk are getting lax; I'll bet someone gets reprimanded over this one. Positive news from Iraq--not in the Star-Tribune.

[Enduring Freedom]

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