Comments on: Chris Matthews, ‘Misinformer of the Year’ http://www.pensitoreview.com/2005/12/24/chris-matthews-misinformer-of-the-year/ News and Opinion on Politics and Media Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:12:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: richards genco http://www.pensitoreview.com/2005/12/24/chris-matthews-misinformer-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-117200 richards genco Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:20:53 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2005/12/24/chris-matthews-misinformer-of-the-year/#comment-117200 Security Watchtower September 12, 2006 U.S. Military exceeds recruiting goals for 15th consecutive month For the 15th consecutive month, the four major branches of the United States military met their recruiting goals (also see this pdf file with complete stats from June 2005 to June 2006). Marine Corps Maj. Stewart Upton, a Pentagon spokesman, called the latest recruiting and retention successes a positive sign that the services are attracting the manpower they need to maintain a quality force for the future. “The numbers also indicate that people out there understand that we are involved in a global war on terror and are making the decision to serve this country at this important time,” Upton said. High retention rates military-wide show that once people join the military, many choose to continue their service. In addition to a good pay and benefits package and the benefit of learning skills, military service offers other less-tangible rewards, Upton said. “They’re staying in because many feel they have found a home, a family,” he said. “And they feel that they belong to something important. They feel that they are needed in this global war on terror, and they want to be a part of it.” Our hats off to all the military recruiters who do an important and often thankless job, all while facing difficult challenges (ie. a 4.7 percent unemployment rate, anti-military zealots, etc). The highlights from August include: During August, the Army recruited almost 10,500 soldiers, 104 percent of its goal, and the Marine Corps signed on more than 4,300 Marines, 107 percent of its goal. The Navy and Air Force both met their August goals, recruiting almost 4,100 sailors and almost 3,200 airmen, respectively. Recruiting numbers in the reserve components were also up in August, with all components but the Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve meeting or exceeding their goals, defense officials said. The Army National Guard recruited more than 6,500 soldiers, 100 percent of its goal. The Navy Reserve signed on almost 1,100 sailors, 106 percent of its goal; and the Marine Corps Reserve, with more than 800 recruits, exceeded its monthly goal by 1 percent. The Air National Guard recruited more than 1,000 airmen, 128 percent of its August goal. The Air Force Reserve fell 1 airman short of its 849 goal, officials said. The Army Reserve, with more than 2,400 accessions, met 62 percent of its August goal but is faring better in year-to-date recruiting, which stands at 94 percent of the 33,100-plus goal, officials s Security Watchtower
September 12, 2006
U.S. Military exceeds recruiting goals for 15th consecutive month
For the 15th consecutive month, the four major branches of the United States military met their recruiting goals (also see this pdf file with complete stats from June 2005 to June 2006).

Marine Corps Maj. Stewart Upton, a Pentagon spokesman, called the latest recruiting and retention successes a positive sign that the services are attracting the manpower they need to maintain a quality force for the future. “The numbers also indicate that people out there understand that we are involved in a global war on terror and are making the decision to serve this country at this important time,” Upton said. High retention rates military-wide show that once people join the military, many choose to continue their service. In addition to a good pay and benefits package and the benefit of learning skills, military service offers other less-tangible rewards, Upton said. “They’re staying in because many feel they have found a home, a family,” he said. “And they feel that they belong to something important. They feel that they are needed in this global war on terror, and they want to be a part of it.”

Our hats off to all the military recruiters who do an important and often thankless job, all while facing difficult challenges (ie. a 4.7 percent unemployment rate, anti-military zealots, etc). The highlights from August include:

During August, the Army recruited almost 10,500 soldiers, 104 percent of its goal, and the Marine Corps signed on more than 4,300 Marines, 107 percent of its goal. The Navy and Air Force both met their August goals, recruiting almost 4,100 sailors and almost 3,200 airmen, respectively.

Recruiting numbers in the reserve components were also up in August, with all components but the Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve meeting or exceeding their goals, defense officials said.

The Army National Guard recruited more than 6,500 soldiers, 100 percent of its goal. The Navy Reserve signed on almost 1,100 sailors, 106 percent of its goal; and the Marine Corps Reserve, with more than 800 recruits, exceeded its monthly goal by 1 percent. The Air National Guard recruited more than 1,000 airmen, 128 percent of its August goal.

The Air Force Reserve fell 1 airman short of its 849 goal, officials said. The Army Reserve, with more than 2,400 accessions, met 62 percent of its August goal but is faring better in year-to-date recruiting, which stands at 94 percent of the 33,100-plus goal, officials s

]]> By: John K http://www.pensitoreview.com/2005/12/24/chris-matthews-misinformer-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-14333 John K Mon, 26 Dec 2005 16:03:19 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2005/12/24/chris-matthews-misinformer-of-the-year/#comment-14333 Matthews' show rolled over and died as a serious news show with the run up to the war on Iraq when he failed to challenge the administration's conventional wisdom, thus turned the show into "Softball." He is no Edward R Murrow, rather he is more like a bit actor playing the 19 principles of propoganda fed by this administration, their apologists, and propoganda miester Rove. A real journalist would have challenged the assertions on the run up to the war by countering with the cautions noted by Blix, El Baradei, Ritter (folks who had been on the ground), by former Senator Bob Graham (who was head of the Senate Intel Committee and who did not buy the pre-war propoganda because it didn't square with those pesky facts) Representative Dingell, by former generals Shinseki, Zinni, Clark, Hoar, Odum and many others. Since he committed himself and "Softball" to the war, Matthews' allowed "Softball" to become another propoganda outlet, to include being another mouthpiece for the happy news that was piped out of Iraq by the administration, only to be recycled as news when the major media rebroadcast it. In his present personna he has no credibility to move to MTP. His network erred when they retired Aaron Brown, instead the network should have retired Matthews. Perhaps Fox would have room. Matthews’ show rolled over and died as a serious news show with the run up to the war on Iraq when he failed to challenge the administration’s conventional wisdom, thus turned the show into “Softball.” He is no Edward R Murrow, rather he is more like a bit actor playing the 19 principles of propoganda fed by this administration, their apologists, and propoganda miester Rove. A real journalist would have challenged the assertions on the run up to the war by countering with the cautions noted by Blix, El Baradei, Ritter (folks who had been on the ground), by former Senator Bob Graham (who was head of the Senate Intel Committee and who did not buy the pre-war propoganda because it didn’t square with those pesky facts) Representative Dingell, by former generals Shinseki, Zinni, Clark, Hoar, Odum and many others. Since he committed himself and “Softball” to the war, Matthews’ allowed “Softball” to become another propoganda outlet, to include being another mouthpiece for the happy news that was piped out of Iraq by the administration, only to be recycled as news when the major media rebroadcast it. In his present personna he has no credibility to move to MTP. His network erred when they retired Aaron Brown, instead the network should have retired Matthews. Perhaps Fox would have room.

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