The media panders to the lowest common demoninator when...

[lebkuchen]

they do baby shots of troops redeploying home, as though the government is doing the soldiers a big favor.

In the photo, this is likely the first time the soldier is seeing his child. The Bushies would have flatly denied him paternity leave, despite "mission accomplished."

[rock]

1. The media panders to the lowest common demoninator ...

Stop right there! No need to qualify that statement.

[LuCifer]

3. Yeah really...

...and I bet the wonder WHY so many Americans have been opting for the BBC, CBC, etc.???????? GEE, MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE WE WANT ***THE NEWS*** isn't that was it is supposed to be, THE NEWS??? Whoa, I just had a "Bill Hicks moment". Cool. Another dead hero, like Wellstone.

Lu Cifer

[comradebillyboy]

2. whenever they can

nt

[cthrumatrix]

4. this is all that's left of our media....govt. lackies ...anything to sell

their wares...forget truth.

If they cared about this GI and his family they would be asking questions on DU in Iraq and health effects.