[rrrod]

This Friday I will head down to Parris Island see a fine young man grad. from boot. His family is from Cuba and are political refugees. Good solid family.

[fhlh]

Just gotta love the AP title....

[JoeGar]

A new station has opened in Wake Forest and another is set to open in Chapel Hill in the coming weeks.

They need to open a station at Duke -- to recruit some of those New Jersey men.

[wolfpat]

The very first sentence.

North Carolina remains a strong source of Army recruits despite an unpopular war in Iraq that has left 3,000 troops dead and 20,000 wounded.


Nope. No media bias there. /sarc

[MNJohnnie]

Gee maybe because any war is unpopular? Be nice if the Junk media just reported the fact instead of interjecting their hysteria about Iraq and political biases into EVERY story.

[lentulusgracchus]

The state now ranks fifth nationally for new active-duty Army recruits, according to the Defense Department. A U.S. Census survey that shows North Carolina ranks 10th in the nation for the number of men between the ages of 18 and 24.

Give me Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's old colors and President Bush for a week, and I'll go down to North Carolina, and Tennessee, and Texas, and I'll raise an entire corps for him under those old regimentals.

Pride, pride, pride.......

[DainBramage]

Has there ever been a popular war?

[azhenfud]

Once again, North Carolina proves herself a resource of military strength as she did in the WoNA.

[Tai_Chung]

Patriotism, a generation of young adults willing to serve and familiarity with the military were among the key factors behind North Carolina's rank among states, military officials said.

How do anti-American liberals try to destroy the military?

Attacks on Patriotism

1. Denounce patriotism by implying you are mindless robots to be patriotic.

2. Try to confuse what patriotism means by claiming that leaking classified war information or consorting with the enemy is the best way to be patriotic.

3. Denounce patriotism by claiming it discriminates against those from other countries.

4. Open the boarders to all countries and treat this country like "Grand Central Station" for all countries of the world to eliminate the American identity.

5. Claim the United States is the biggest force of evil in the world.

6. Claim that the US Military cannot make a move without UN approval.

Attacks on young adults willing to serve

1. Claim that US soldiers are killing innocent women and children in Iraq and around the world.

2. Claim that US soldiers are raping and pillaging at every opportunity.

3. Claim that US soldiers are torturing the poor innocent muslims around the world.

4. Make fun of the patriotism that a soldier displays.

5. Constantly tries to show negative stories on the US military to lower troop morale.

6. Every weapon system is a waste of money and doesn't really work.

7. Downplay any successes and highlight any challenges.

Attacks on the familiarity with the military

1. Keep military recruiters away from high schools and college campus. Do not want any student-soldier contact.

2. Claim that the military is a sexist and racist organization.

3. Teach students that the Bush is evil and the war was a lie.

[6SJ7]

Hotbed? How cute of this DBM headline writer to choose a word with such negative connotation for a positive news story. My dictionay provides the following definition of hotbed...
an environment promoting the growth of something, esp. something unwelcome

Of course, I'm sure in the 'mind' of this DBM writer, high recruitment levels are 'unwelcome'.

[TADSLOS]

North Carolina remains a strong source of Army recruits despite an unpopular war in Iraq that has left 3,000 troops dead and 20,000 wounded.

AP made sure to get the real message out right up front.

Those damned North Carolinians have a history of creating patriotic hotbeds, much to the chagrin of many a liberal.

[Mike Darancette]

What a hideously biased headline.