Comments on: Hedges on the Realities and Myths of the Iraq War http://www.lies.com/wp/2005/06/13/hedges-on-the-realities-and-myths-of-the-iraq-war/ believe nothing... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Craig http://www.lies.com/wp/2005/06/13/hedges-on-the-realities-and-myths-of-the-iraq-war/#comment-14246 Craig Tue, 14 Jun 2005 03:37:10 +0000 http://www.lies.com/wp/2005/06/13/hedges-on-the-realities-and-myths-of-the-iraq-war/#comment-14246 I haven't had any respect for Hedges as a person or a journalist since he made that anti-war rant in the guise of a College Commencement speech about a year ago. It was arrogance in a high form, to have such little respect for the occasion and the audience, that he would deliver such a political, highly-charged speech, without a single sentence acknowledging the event of that day. And yes, I would have thought it was just as inappropriate if the speaker had made a "Why This War Is Justified" speech from beginning to end. What does this have to do with the current posting? Not much, I guess, but he still irritates me. I haven’t had any respect for Hedges as a person or a journalist since he made that anti-war rant in the guise of a College Commencement speech about a year ago. It was arrogance in a high form, to have such little respect for the occasion and the audience, that he would deliver such a political, highly-charged speech, without a single sentence acknowledging the event of that day. And yes, I would have thought it was just as inappropriate if the speaker had made a “Why This War Is Justified” speech from beginning to end.

What does this have to do with the current posting? Not much, I guess, but he still irritates me.

]]>