Michelle Malkin and Bryan Preston (of Hot Air) have made it to Baghdad and are currently embedded with a unit that appears to be at the center of the action:
My Hot Air colleague Bryan Preston and I have been in Iraq, embedded with an incredibly dedicated Army unit in Baghdad tasked with training Iraqi security forces (both Shia and Sunni) conducting counterinsurgency operations, and carrying out civil affairs work. Yes, there is danger and chaos and unspeakable bloodshed in parts of Baghdad. Sectarian violence—compounded by everyday street crime and tribal conflict—is rampant. Corruption, incompetence, and apathy infect the Iraqi government. You’ve gotten endless news coverage of all that. But there are also pockets of success and signs of hope amid utter despair. I’ll give you more details of our embed unit after we get home. We have much to report and will be publishing a multi-part video and audio series, blog posts, and op-eds on security conditions, media malpractice, and the big picture on the war next week. Having met, watched, and interviewed a broad cross-section of our troops during our brief but fruitful travels, my faith in the U.S. military has never been stronger—but I will not sugarcoat my skepticism and doubts about decisions being made in Washington.
First of all, I speak for (almost) everybody both left and right when I wish them good luck and pray that they stay safe.
I say “almost” everyone because if the past is any guide, there will be sneering contempt from some lefty blogs – criticism that drips with racism, sexism, and a a jaw dropping kind of obscene hate. I plan on posting the reaction from the left to Malkin’s trip to Iraq because these people must be exposed as the ignorant racists they truly are. Ignoring their hypocrisy only makes them believe they are clever rather than pond scum.
Criticism of Malkin and Preston is not the issue. It is perfectly acceptable to criticize what they write and their impressions of what is going on Iraq. But the rancid way in which some lefty bloggers will personalize their criticism will not be tolerated by me or, I imagine, a host of others.
Feel free to leave links from lefty blogs in the comments who you feel step over the line. As news spreads of the Malkin/Preston embed, I should have plenty to write about this afternoon.
9:06 am
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9:39 am
Yes. Because, to paraphrase Lt. Gen. Glenn “Rick Ellensburg” Greenwald’s favorite formulation about the right, that’s who they are and that’s what they do.
Wake me if anyone calls her a “chink” or says they hope she gets raped. The wink-wink death wishes are too predictable to be worth mentioning anymore.
9:41 am
Is she going to meet Jamail Hussein?
11:16 am
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2:29 pm
Interesting to see how many hate filled posts were linked here…none.
No one on the left wishes Malkin any harm, we just wish she would use some sense once in a while, and think before she speaks.
Unlike American Digest last week, who made fun of Jane Hamsher being a cancer survivor.
3:18 pm
The “wink wink death wishes” from the left will come. Steve Audios words aside, many on the left are childish and hateful enough to wish harm on those that oppose them ideologically.
8:13 pm
Malkin is in Iraq. Well, finally.
Now the American people can hear some real feel-good stories about Iraq. You know. how we’re painting schools and all.
9:45 pm
Don’t you think that if Michelle Malagang had her legs blown off in an IED attack, it would probably change her mind about the war?
Now, I’m not saying she SHOULD be hurt. I am just saying it might not be a terrible thing to have a pundit hurt and have to report on it.
I mean the average soldier has no real share of voice with the public.
10:37 pm
It’s just like you lefties to attack a red hot woman like Michelle Malkin.
Your just pissed that you don’t have hot girls on your side.
I mean, her name is not Malagang. That’s her slave name.
If Michelle has her legs blown off, she’d be on the radio attacking war heroes the very next day
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10:38 pm
Angelina Jolie is worth three Michelle Malagangs.
10:40 pm
Ann Coulter is better looking than Angelina Jolie, and is far more bigoted than Angelina!
Angelina does kiss black babies.
What a disgusting liberal thing to do.
3:06 am
kender Said:
3:18 pm
The “wink wink death wishes†from the left will come. Steve Audios words aside, many on the left are childish and hateful enough to wish harm on those that oppose them ideologically.
Proof, dude. Show me some proof.
Having said that, I hear death wishes from righties all the time. In fact, a certain San Francisco radio station is getting the Mouse in a little bit of hot water on that very topic.
7:00 am
Kender: The Limbaugh quote above is not even a wink wink, it’s a direct and unambiguous statement of a desire to kill liberals because they differ from him ideologically.
7:08 am
SteveAudio:
Do you know what Disney is called in the entertainment biz?
Mousewitz
Another one I’ve heard is “Duckau”.
7:16 am
Link for Duckau and Mouschwitz
7:28 am
Link for the Limbaugh quote.
8:30 pm
Hmmm.. It’s been days now and I haven’t seen any postings about the leftist reactions to Ms Malkin’s excellent adventure.
Could it be that Mr. Limbaugh’s quote that I posted above has taken a bit of the scum off the leftist reactions?
8:44 pm
Oh, I forgot to mention:
George W Bush apparently supports and approves of Mr Limbaugh’s statement I quoted above.
10:07 pm
President Bush referred to Ronald Reagan as a national treasure, too, but that doesn’t imply he agrees with everything the former president said, either.
Now, will you follow up your latest logical fallacy (guilt by association) with the illogical conclusion that GWB considers Rush Limbaugh to be on par with Ronald Reagan?
You’re clearly troubled by conservative pundits/entertainers plying their craft at the expense of liberals and the world view they advocate. If you’re going to allow yourself to be so burdened, may I suggest you wage your war on Limbaugh et al directly, instead of using other bloggers/posters/people as proxies.
Chip