Another Outspoken Reporter

We posted earlier about the the "Michael Ware Heckled McCain" story that turned out to be a fantasy, obviously designed to attack the outspoken CNN reporter in Baghdad.  Ware's not the only reporter to jump into the fray over McCain's visit:

NBC Reporter: ‘Paris Hilton Could Ride A Bicycle In A Bikini Through Anbar’ With McCain’s Protection

This morning on The Imus Show, NBC Iraq correspondent Tom Aspell followed-up on his report from last night that Sen. John McCain was accompanied by 100 American soldiers, 3 Blackhawk helicopters, and 2 Apache gunships on his stroll through a Baghdad market. Aspell said that, with a similar level of protection, “even Paris Hilton could ride [...]

UPDATE: More thoughts on the McCain dog-and-pony-show.

What John McCain Didn't Tell You

While John McCain was excoriating the press in Baghdad yesterday for not presenting the "full story" about how swell things are in Iraq he neglected to mention the pre-visit security sweep that made that neighborhood stroll so safe. I am sure you have already heard about the 100 soldiers, the three Blackhawk helicopters and two Apache gunships that accompanied his entourage, but did you hear about the soldiers who swept the area before the American legislators and their security team showed up? Who cares about those mooks? They are [...]

UPDATE 2:  And from the right, where they're not believing -

Video Of McCain/Micahel Ware Press Conference In Baghdad Comes Out

...the sheer hostility between these reporters and the folks answering questions at the podium tells us all we need to know about the position they’re taking as to this war.  They’re combative, sarcastic and clearly not objective in this matter even a little bit.  Most of them are not journalists so much as activists there to challenge people they don’t like and disagree with them.  If anything this video [...]

Tags: Tom Aspell, Don Imus, John McCain, Michael Ware, Iraq War, Baghdad

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