Posted on 11/12/2004 6:46:35 PM PST by Horatio Gates
Aaron Brown's snide shot of the day. Upon pointing out a photo in Stars and Stripes of some soldiers in Iraq who had earned Purple Hearts, during his Wednesday night "Morning Papers" segment on CNN's NewsNight, Brown sarcastically remarked: "Some day, one of them will run for President and someone will say they didn't earn the Purple Heart. Welcome to America."
Brown began his November 10 look at the Thursday newspapers, a segment in which he holds up big veloxes of front pages: "Okay, time to do morning papers. I've been on an airplane today. I have no voice left. What is it about airplanes that does that? I don't know. Stars and Stripes starts it off: 'U.S. Troops Control Most of Fallujah,' the headline. 'U.S. Officials Believe Most Insurgents Have Fled the City.' Look at this picture here, if you can. 'Troops' Bravery Honored in Iraq.' These are all Purple Heart winners. Some day, one of them will run for President and someone will say they didn't earn the Purple Heart. Welcome to America."
The photo Brown showcased was of a row of soldiers. For the story with the picture: www.estripes.com
The caption: "Nine soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment received Purple Hearts Tuesday at Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, Iraq, for injuries received this year during Operation Iraqi Freedom."
To see the front page of the November Stars and Stripes, look for the European or Middle East editions which carried the photo: www.estripes.osd.mil
The MRC's Ken Shepherd used our DVR system to grab a still shot of Brown pointing to the photo and that will be placed in the posted version of this CyberAlert item.
Looney Left Bump
Aaron Brown is an ASS. I can't stand his smug, poorly-concealed digs.
Shotokan,you think this doofus would benefit from sustained atemi?By your user name I can tell you are a refined gentleman.Me?i'd rather the old crude standby of ramming a head butt into his face ,followed bychecking how much elevation he'd achieve when my knee comes up....hard.What a pant loadAaron Brown deserves nothing but contempt.
I wonder how many of those Marines got three purple hearts, no hospital time or treatment, and an early ticket home to be a general's aide?
The first time I saw Aaron Brown, I thought he was some hack filling in for an absent Anchor. Even CNN can do better then this loser.
Someone ought to beat the meat off his head for that.
This pr*ck should be given a point spot on a squad of Marines. When he actually completes several combat patrol - with contact - then let him post his silly-@ss articles. If he refuses . . . beat his @ss with rifle butts and give him a medal.
Did he point out which one blew rice grains into his a## with a grenade?
This guy deserves an a$$ kicking.
WAH!
Sore-loser alert!
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I didn't notice a PH on his lapel.
They'd frag him.
Sure. We'll do that if they are pompous blue-blood primadonnas who write up their own recommendation for having three grains of rice dug out of their butt and are dumb enough to make it the center plank of a flaccid platform 30 years later.
Does Brown-nose think that our soldiers frequently work like the dickens to keep a 3mm long sliver of metal in his arm so that he can go get a Band-aid applied?
Brown-nose would be the first to squeal like the little pig he is if any enemy ever threatened his sorry butt. He's a girlie-man for all girlie-men.
Prairie
If they lie about it, come home after 14 weeks to give false testimony before congress, call all their fellow servicemen rapists, murderers, and thugs, have the nerve to call ALL of his fellow officers and entire chain of command LIARS, then HELL YES, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT, NOT HAVE IT HIDDEN BY COMRADES IN THE MEDIA!!!!!!!!!
5.56mm
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