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Story of the Day: Mitchell Calls Obama '90%' Ad 'Remarkably Negative'

The media continues to present this phony moral equivalency: Obama's ads are somehow just as negative as McCain's. On Meet the Press Sunday, Andrea Mitchell exemplified this ludicrous meme, unintentionally entering Onion and Saturday Night Live territory when she called the following "a remarkably negative ad":

Here's the specific context in which Mitchell presented this specious notion:

TOM BROKAW: Can they continue to tag John McCain with George Bush?

MITCHELL: They can, and, in fact, they're doing it with a remarkably negative ad. I mean, we talk a lot about the negativity on the Republican side. But the fact is that Barack Obama has so much more money, and some of these targeted ads, one that they unveiled on Thursday and Friday of this week and it's on national television, has John McCain in his own words saying, in another interview, in another context, "I voted, I supported George Bush 90 percent of the time." So they've got him on videotape. And the fact is, that this ad is running and running and running. ...Yes, the robocalls are reaching hundreds of thousands of people, the negative robotic calls from the Republican side. But these ads are reaching millions and millions of people."

With all due respect to planetary travel, what planet is Mitchell on? This kind of nonsense should be beneath a serious news organization's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent. It's the kind of comment or, as they call it in the "real parts of America," lie that we'd expect from Fox News wingnuts, their talk radio minions, and desperate McCain Pfotenhauers. As much a lie as calling Obama a "socialist" or saying he "pals around with terrorists." Yet Mitchell states this falsehood as fact and no one on the panel, including host Tom Brokaw, calls her on it.

Even worse is Mitchell's feckless defense of her accusation: McCain's 90% comment was unfairly taken out of context. McCain told Fox News' Neil Cavuto on 5/22/03, "The president and I agree on most issues. There was a recent study that showed that I voted with the president over 90 percent of the time, higher than a lot of my even Republican colleagues."

I'd like to hear Mitchell explain what possible additional context would dispel the fact that McCain touted his allegiance to Bush over five years ago and then, as confirmed by Congressional Quarterly, remained steadfast in his avowed allegiance by continuing to vote with Bush 90% of the time over the next five years? I'd like to hear it because no such context exists.

Calling this "a remarkably negative ad" is like calling vanilla a remarkably exotic flavor, McCain a remarkably sunny candidate, Palin a remarkably complex thinker, or, say, Andrea Mitchell a remarkably responsible journalist.

It's the kind of overt stupidity and shameless mendacity that helped drum up support for attacking a country that never attacked us. The kind of sloppy reporting that continues to claim McCain took a noble stand against torture when, in fact, he folded on the torture issue by voting to sanction the "enhanced interrogation techniques" -- including historically known forms of torture such as waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation -- in the Military Commissions Act of 2006; given another chance to right that wrong, he caved once again to the extremists in his party. (Yes, the Obama campaign gives McCain credit on "standing against torture" for whatever political calculation it has made -- throw the war hero a bone? if Obama brought it up it would shed light on his lack of military service? -- but the media has endlessly perpetuated this myth, or lie, to the benefit of McCain and detriment of the American people.) The kind of hack journalism that needs to be corrected not just by media critics and partisans but by every mainstream journalist who hopes to restore a level of professionalism we watched vanish during the Bush years.

Incidentally, McCain has also said, "I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. And on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I have been totally in agreement and support of President Bush.” [NBC, “Meet The Press,” 6/19/05] And: "No one has supported President Bush on Iraq more than I have." [The Mike Gallagher Show, 3/28/08]

Meanwhile, here is just one of the robocalls Mitchell portrays as equivalent to Obama's 90% ad:

"I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, whose organization bombed the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, a judge's home, and killed Americans. And Democrats will enact an extreme leftist agenda if they take control of Washington. Barack Obama and his Democratic allies lack the judgment to lead our country. This call was paid for by McCain-Palin 2008 and the Republican National Committee."

That is remarkable.

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From the Archives: Bob Schieffer, Company Man

"I don't want to think about it [the final debate] too much, but I think it could very well determine who our next president will be." -- Bob Schieffer

It seems timely to dig up this MediaBloodhound post (from May 6) on Bob Schieffer, tonight's debate host. Schieffer, an undeniably likable guy, has ties to the Bush White House that raise serious conflicts of interest. Will Schieffer's brother, for example, lose his ambassadorship to Japan if Obama wins?

Here are some things to keep in mind when you're watching tonight:

Bob Schieffer's coverage during the George W. Bush years, weighed against his hushed compromising relationship with the president, belies the CBS newsman's projected image as an unimpeachably principled journalist and typifies the way our media class operates.

In a Sunday post on Crooks and Liars, under the headline "Schieffer Wakes Up to Life in the Bush Administration," Nicole Belle wrote: "I don’t know where Bob Schieffer’s been these last seven years, but he thinks that the White House might have an credibility problem." She was reacting to Schieffer's Face the Nation commentary on the Lurita Doan scandal:

SCHIEFFER: I saw a story in the Washington Post the other day, where a reporter granted a government official anonymity in order as the newspaper put it, ‘for the government official to speak more candidly.’ Well, that made me wonder. Do we no longer expect government officials to tell the whole story if they must take responsibility for what they say? Even worse, do we believe that is acceptable?

For sure, the White House won no prize for candor last week; it gave the outgoing head of the General Services Administration, Lurita Doan, a big send off by thanking her for making government buildings more energy-efficient or some such, when in truth, she was forced out. She was the object of multiple investigations, suspicious dealings on government contracts, and asking government employees what they could do to help political candidates, which is, of course, against the law. Even the government’s watchdog agency recommended she be disciplined to the fullest extent. Yet the White House spokesman declined to say if her resignation had anything to do with any of that. From the White House came only thanks and confirmation she was gone. The government saw no obligation to say why, which leads me to this: have decades of secrecy, spin and stonewalling conditioned us to accept less than the whole story from the government? Is telling the whole truth no longer a given? Frankly, I’m not sure. What I do know is more and more people seem skeptical of everything the government says and does. What we saw last week may be one reason why.

Belle then pointed out the underlying absurdity:

The Lurita Doan scandal is such a minor one relative to all the other lies, spin, incompetence and outright negligence of the Bush administration that it’s tragically laughable that this is the one that Schieffer thinks exemplifies why the American people are skeptical to what comes out of the White House.

This also epitomizes Schieffer's reporting on the administration, which has treaded between muted criticism and outright fawning. It's no wonder after Dan Rather's departure from CBS Evening News, President Bush gladly granted Schieffer an exclusive interview. Something he never afforded Rather.

In a March 2003 interview, Schieffer was asked "if the Pentagon's decision to allow reporters to embed with troops" will "make it difficult for journalists to remain objective?" His answer was telling:

BOB SCHIEFFER: No, I don't think so at all. I think it was a very good decision. I must tell you on this one, I'm sort of like Ronald Reagan who used to say of the Soviet Union, "Trust but verify." I take them at their word at the Pentagon, if they're going to let these reporters go along and give us a view of this war if it does come. But I'm going to wait until the shooting starts until I give a final opinion. So far, they are saying all the right things. I give them the benefit of the doubt. I think they're going to try to do the right thing. But we'll see once the shooting starts if they follow up. If they do what they say they're going to do, it would be a very good thing. I also think it's not just good for the American people to have independent observers along, I think it's also good for the military. Had there been a reporter along with Lieutenant Calley when he massacred those people in Vietnam, I think that probably wouldn't have happened.

The truth is, however, in covering the Bush administration, Schieffer has been overly willing to trust and, whenever discrepancies between administration claims and the facts are verified, ever reluctant to hold anyone accountable. The ideal company man. Affable and avuncular yet trusted and above the fray. Walter Cronkite without that pesky willingness to speak truth to power. In the end, Schieffer might as well replace "trust but verify" with "ask but don't follow up."

Throughout his January 2006 interview with Bush, Schieffer responded "Um-hmm" and "Okay" and jarringly changed topics when the president's absurd answers demanded further inquiry. His misplaced deference lent credence to Bush's specious, unconstitutional explanations on everything from wiretaps, speaking with our enemies, the state of Iraq, Katrina, healthcare and energy independence. Moreover, Schieffer's final three questions were embarrassing softballs: "Has the presidency changed you, Mr. President?"; "What has been the worst part?"; and "What has been the impact on your family?"

BREAKING: CNN Runs Extremely Misleading Obama Headline

(Updated Below)

The day after the second Presidential Debate, one of CNN's top online headlines was:

Ticker: Obama actions called 'not presidential'

Naturally, readers might think this refers to something Barack Obama did or said during last night's debate. That it's possibly a response from a cross-section of undecided voters in a new poll. Or readers might think, having nothing to do with the debate, the headline refers to something Obama has done in the past, or something he may have even done today.

Whatever readers might think, they would have no idea -- unless or until they clicked on it -- that this egregiously misleading headline was actually referring to a new John McCain attack ad.

Nice.

Specifically, the linked headline took you to CNN's Political Ticker blog, which includes a brief blurb about the ad and three separate links to view it: one takes readers to YouTube, the other two to CNN Video, where, in both cases, the reader has to first sit through a commercial generating ad revenue for CNN before getting to the McCain ad. That's right, the extra bonus here is that CNN is using a McCain attack ad to make money for CNN. (On this particular point, I'm not saying this is unprecedented or that CNN may not have done the same for Obama in the past; I haven't looked into that, so I don't know. I'm just saying it's sleazy. A one-for-one, we'll show you the McCain ad if you sit through our sponsor's ad, thus a news organization directly making money by playing a candidate's campaign ad. Again, I haven't looked into this yet, but this seems a bit shady.)

MEDIABLOODHOUND contacted CNN earlier and, after repeated attempts, reached an online news representative. When I pointed out the terribly misleading headline, the representative first defended it, saying, "But 'not presidential' is in quotes." I explained that has no bearing on what makes it misleading, but rather the fact that there's no identifier in the headline so the reader knows it's referring to a new McCain attack ad. She then told me I would have to speak to someone in "Politics," but when I asked to speak to them now, she said, "No one's in yet because of the debates last night." I responded, "Well, someone has to be there because someone is putting these links up now. These are today's links." She told me I'll have to call back later. When I asked for her name, she refused to tell me, repeating, "You'll have to call back later," and hung up abruptly.

Yes, CNN. The Best Political Team in News.

By the way, if you'd like to contact CNN about this, its general phone number is 404-827-1500. Ask to speak to a live person in the online division or you'll be summarily passed off to a machine. And please, be respectful when making your opinions known.

UPDATE: Right before posting this, I saw that CNN has taken down that headline, replacing it with a new one linking to another Political Ticker post. That headline:

Ticker: McCain campaign 'appalling,' paper says

Confirming the irresponsible wording of the original Obama headline and the potentially purposeful bias against the Democratic presidential candidate inherent in it, this McCain headline is graciously -- and correctly -- afforded the signifier "paper says."

The decidedly different treatment? Appalling. I look forward to CNN's correction. But I won't hold my breath.

The Wounded-Courier: Leaked Memo of McCain Camp's Future Hail Marys

Tactic: Dress a small band of Alaskan National Guard troops in Russian military attire and stage an invasion of the Alaskan border, sending the rest of Alaskan National Guard troops, on Palin's orders, to successfully capture or kill the "Russian invaders."

Strategy: Ends questions about Palin's national security credentials.
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Tactic: In addition to claiming McCain invented the Blackberry, assert that he also invented the wheel, sliced bread, fire, the missionary position, whiskey, apple pie, sliders, cleavage, Beanie Babies, oxygen, blow jobs, sunlight, bikinis, pasteurization, nuggies, the handshake, ice cream, poll dancing, Penicillin, the wave, hot dogs, the Theory of Relativity, beer nuts, New Journalism, indoor plumbing, low-rise jeans, Method Acting, rap, Twister, funnel cake, the printing press, soft pretzels, the phrase "dude," the color blue, moving pictures, "bringing sexy back," nougat, and baseball.

Strategy: Highlights McCain's superior record of accomplishment. Bonus: no time left in the campaign season for media to fact-check effectively.
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Tactic: Sarah Palin "accidentally" shoots First Dude in the face during moose-hunting expedition.

Strategy: Secures Cheney base.
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Tactic: Outdoing David Blaine's most recent stunt of hanging upside-down for 60 hours, Palin hangs upside down for the remainder of election season.

Strategy: Can't speak to reporters -- or "gotcha"-seeking voters -- with all that blood rushing to your head. Dangerous? You bet. But a win-win for us: If she makes it, she's a hero and successfully nips all press questions in the bud. If she doesn't, McCain makes her an American martyr: "Sarah Palin could've asked her aides to bring her down at anytime, but for the sake of her country she refused to let her feet ever touch the ground. A shining example of patriotism and selflessness for generations of Americans to come." He will then put Romney on ticket with no time for media to fully vet him.
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Tactic: Potential "October Surprise": McCain fakes own death days before the election, only to rise court-side like a phoenix (or Jesus) at an actual Phoenix Suns basketball game later that night.

Strategy: Leverages McCain's "Comeback Kid" campaign season persona, exemplifies "Country First" slogan (surmounting even death to serve country in time of need), and locks up evangelical vote.
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Tactic: Build an actual "Bridge to Nowhere" out of cookie dough.

Strategy: Americans love cookie dough. (Internal polls also reveal Americans don't mind earmarks when they are delicious.)
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Tactic: If reporter brings up the Keating Five, McCain says, "I love Dave Brubeck." If reporter replies, "Dave Brubeck?" McCain responds, "Are you saying you don't like Jazz? Jazz was created in America. Why do you hate America?"

Strategy: Internal polls show most Americans think the Keating Five was a successful late '50s/early '60s jazz band.
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Tactic: Whenever McCain or Palin wants to avoid answering a question, they respond by saying "Lorna Doone."

Strategy: This answer will throw reporters off-balance and cause them to switch topic. Example:

REPORTER: How can you claim to run on change when you voted with President Bush 90% of the time?

MCCAIN: Lorna Doone.

REPORTER: I'm sorry?

MCCAIN: Lorna Doone.

REPORTER: I'm not sure what you're referring to, Senator. Isn't that a brand of cookie?

MCCAIN: That's correct.

REPORTER: So what does that have to do with this question?

MCCAIN: Lorna Doone.

REPORTER: OK, Senator, let's move on.

[See recent Meet the Press with Tom Brokaw to witness approximate efficacy of such a technique.]

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Tactic: Promise every American a free rape kit.

Strategy: Obscures evidence that Palin, as Mayor of Wasilla, charged rape victims for their own kits. Plus, Americans love free shit.
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Tactic: Create first "Co-Vice Presidency" in which Dick Cheney shares Vice Presidential duties with Palin.

Strategy: Nullifies fears of Palin's inexperience. Cheney will be there to guide her hand in furthering Bush administration policies while simultaneously helping to push through Palin initiatives such as book banning, ensuring a second Cold War with Russia, mandatory arm bands, and appointing her BFF from high school for Secretary of the Interior because "as a bona fide pet lover, she has two cats, a dog and three hamsters."
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Tactic: Change date of Election Day from Nov. 4 to Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day.

Strategy: Turkey consumption releases tryptophan. Tryptophan induces drowsiness. Drowsiness will deter millions of Americans from dislodging themselves from their couches to vote. (Internal polls show majority will get as far as undoing top button of jeans before passing out.)
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Tactic: McCain wears sunglasses round-the-clock.

Strategy: Lends him a younger, rock star (think Bono) vibe while also masking that blinky "helter skelter" eye.
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Tactic: Another potential "October Surprise" -- McCain reveals he's traced a call pinpointing Bin Laden's whereabouts, telling Americans in a live national address, "My friends, it's coming from inside your home. Get out of the house! I repeat, get out of the house!"

Strategy: More Americans abandon their homes, leaving them ineligible to vote in November.
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Tactic: Palin speaks only in tongues for remainder of campaign season.

Strategy: Couldn't be worse than what she's said in English.
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Tactic: More Fembots (aka "Pfotenhauers").

Strategy: In a one-on-one debate with Obama advisers or surrogates, internal polls show McCain senior adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer causes heterosexual men to lose focus of the topic 87% of the time and women, bi-curious or gay, 84% of the time.
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Tactic: Officially hire Bill Clinton as a McCain/Palin surrogate.

Strategy: He's more effective than most of our own people.
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Tactic: In next presidential debate, direct McCain to preface each comment with, "In my day, we didn't have [fill in the blank].

Strategy: According to internal polls, McCain is not coming off as crotchety, narrow-minded and out of touch enough to satisfy the over 80 crowd.
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The Wounded-Courier is the satirical news division of MediaBloodhound.

Story of the Day: A Closer Look at the NY Times/CBS News Poll

Considering many of the staggering results of Thursday's New York Times/CBS News poll, overall media coverage and examination of the findings have been less than thorough. With the seeming sea change that has occurred, when comparing public opinion before both conventions to public opinion now (the period measured in the poll), you might think it would garner at least as much attention as, say, lipstick-on-a-pig palooza.

Taken as a whole, findings of this poll -- some noted in Thursday's national media discourse, some not -- paint the bleakest picture yet for the McCain/Palin ticket. The following compares opinions before the convention to current opinions:

• Independents: 43%-42% for McCain; 48%-41% for Obama. While the Independent vote is constantly touted as the determining factor in this election, this specific figure was one of the least discussed in the media, including The New York Times article that broke down its very own jointly published poll. The closest Times reporters Robin Toner and Adam Nagourney get to noting this switch? "And the New York Times/CBS News poll found no evidence, at least to date, that Ms. Palin has allowed Mr. McCain to expand his appeal to women voters or independent voters." While this figure is in an online graphic snapshot of some of the poll's findings, it's perplexing how Toner and Nagourney managed to omit the fact that Obama is now up by 7 points among Independents. 

• Moderates: 48%-36% for Obama; 56%-33% for Obama. Though it's not completely clear what separates a "moderate" from an "Independent," aside an Independent having a specific registered political affiliation, I didn't see this result discussed anywhere yesterday, including in the Toner and Nagourney article; in fact, the category isn't cited once (save in that side graphic). Imagine that: a 23% spread among so-called Moderates isn't worthy of mention. Incidentally, a later question in the poll asks respondents whether they consider themselves liberals, moderates or conservatives. 39% of Americans, the majority, consider themselves moderates; 24% liberal and 33% conservative.
  

• White women: 44%-37% for McCain; 47%-45% for Obama. This figure was more broadly discussed but -- with rare exception, such as on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show -- not with anywhere near the attention or specificity it deserved. A Lexis/Nexis search came up empty for any mainstream news headlines (as opposed to op-eds) noting Obama's 10-point overall gain among white women. MSNBC's Chris Matthews typified the handling of this rather dramatic shift:

CLARENCE PAGE: What these polls have shown is that Palin helped immensely with Republicans, especially Republican women. Not so much with non-Republicans.

MATTHEWS: Not Hillary people?

PAGE: Definitely not Hillary people.

MATTHEWS: There is a still a problem he faces, Barack, despite these good numbers for him, older white women have a problem. I have to think some of it might be age and ethnicity, put it together nicely. But some people aren't used to this new situation of a candidate like Barack. I'm trying to say it as nice as I can.

It's true: Obama's numbers are lower among white women age 45 or older. Yet even in that category, he jumped six points, from 36%-42%, now trailing McCain 42%-49%. Moreover, among white women under age 45, Obama gained 15 points, going from 39%-54%. Matthews mentions this great disparity between under or over age 45 voters, but fails to note this specific number about white women under age 45 or Obama's overall 10-point bump with white women. Instead, he focuses on Obama's difficulty winning over old white racist women who are still afraid of voting for a black man. He should point that out, but omitting the other two figures heavily skews the reality of this poll's results and further entrenches the media myth that only a small number of white people support Obama.

• 78% of Americans rate the economy "fairly bad" or "very bad" (it's an even split: 39% fairly bad; 39% very bad. 61% think the economy is "getting worse"; 32% think it's "staying the same; a whopping 6% think it's "getting better."

• 53% think the war in Iraq is "not part" of the war on terrorism.

• Sarah Palin's favorable rating, at 40%, has plummeted to only two points higher than that of Joe Biden's, at 38%. (Factor in that Biden has been around forever and people are still just beginning to get to know Palin.) Even more telling, Palin's 30% unfavorable rating is nearly double that of Biden's, with an unfavorable rating of 17%.

• Percentage who think "Obama shares the values most Americans try to live by"? 66%. (You might be surprised to know this hasn't changed much since before the conventions; back then, 63% thought that, which goes to show how widespread the false -- and yes, overtly racist and xenophobic -- "Obama-is-not-one-of-us" meme has been carried in the media. Wouldn't this be an impressive and reassuring figure to call out? 66% of Americans think a black man named Barack Hussein Obama shares their values. Oh, by the way, more Americans think Obama shares their values than does John "Country First" McCain (61% see him sharing their values). Talk about quashing another received media notion. Of course, nary a peep about this figure.

• Is the candidate "someone you can relate to"? Obama: 57% yes; McCain: 47% yes; Obama: 40% no; McCain 51% no. This one continues to dismantle the myth of Obama as "other." Could that be why it got no play?

• If either became President, "will it make the United States' image in the world better, make it worse, or will it have no effect..."? Obama: better 55%; worse 15%; no effect 26%. McCain: better 26%; worse 25%; no effect (aka McSame) 46%. Truly brutal.

• Did McCain and Obama pick their respective Vice Presidential running mates on the basis of them being "well-qualified for the job" or because they would "help win the election"? Biden: 57% well-qualified; 31% help win the election. Palin: 17% well-qualified (yes, more than 10 points lower than President Bush's favorable rating); 75% help win the election.

• "If Barack Obama is elected President and cannot finish his term in office, do you think Joe Biden would be qualified to serve as President, or would you be concerned about him?" 65% qualified; 24% concerned. "If John McCain is elected President and cannot finish his term in office, do you think Sarah Palin would be qualified to serve as President, or would you be concerned about her?" 33% qualified; 62% concerned.

• President Bush's disapproval rating stands at 68%, which, as Toner and Nagourney point out, "was as high as it has been for any sitting president in the history of New York Times polling." Ouch.
  

Please note: I purposely omitted Obama's high number on "change" and McCain's high but lesser number on "commander-in-chief" because both of these figures received wide focus in the national media. Part of the reason is that these differences are real. They exist. They should receive attention. Unfortunately, however, these two differentiators, tried and true talking points of both campaigns, obscure the myriad other differentiators between these two candidates, as well as their running mates. The mainstream media is famously lazy, the simpler the storyline the better: Obama's the change guy, McCain's the war guy. But as the breakdown of these other numbers show, citizens are regularly fed other storylines that are patently false, such as Obama somehow holding values that are distinctly different from those of most Americans. Or that he's seen as an elitist by any substantial portion of the populace, when, in reality, those who see him as such tend to be insultingly disingenuous media elites with multi-million-dollar contracts who are being paid to stoke the horse race or clownishly dishonest GOP lackeys who are projecting a false attribute onto a candidate who not long ago finally paid off his student loans and lived off of food stamps for part of his childhood.

Note to media: Why don't you ask the 66% of Americans who think Barack Obama shares their values if he's an elitist? And why don't you let Americans know that fewer of them think John McCain shares their values? From now until the election, whenever desperate McCain surrogates and GOP water-carrying members of the media trot out this demonstrably false and racially coded talking point against Obama -- and they will -- responsible members of the media no longer have any excuse to entertain this wholly fabricated smear.

Op-Ed Column: It's 9/11! Bring On the Death Porn!

Another year, another opportunity for the GOP to use 9/11 to pump fear into our populace while "honoring our dead."

As a New Yorker, while that day and weeks and months that followed will always be with me, I'd long grown numb from the Bush administration's and Republicans Party's branding of 9/11 for their own despotic aims: an America in which democracy has been gagged, waterboarded and renditioned to a dank faraway cell for its own protection, while our "heroic" protectors of freedom fight against a noun -- terror -- and something that's been around since the dawn of time -- terrorists.

For a brief moment, however, during the Republican National Convention's "9/11 tribute" film, I was viscerally reminded of the lengths to which our current leadership will go to terrorize their own citizens into handing over their liberties for another four years. I watched the towers fall again, that deceptively blue sky, the dust and smoke and people running for their lives. An impeccably edited piece of GOP death porn.

If Barack Obama's campaign can be summed up in two words -- hope and "Enough!" -- then two words can also encapsulate John McCain's -- fear and "Boo!"

Under this cynical and fascist canard, the Bush administration and their traitorous partners in Congress, including both former and some current Democratic members, have driven our ideals, our hopes, our economy, our environment, our soldiers and many fellow citizens of the world into the ground. Literally.

Hopefully the act of this seven-year-old hijacking of our country begins and ends with today's anniversary. Or, at the very least, with the final day of George W. Bush's immeasurably lethal and nightmarish presidency.

I won't watch the ceremonies today. I cannot sit and listen to Bush and John McCain pretend to care about my fellow New Yorkers who lost their lives on 9/11 or my fellow Americans who lost their liberty right after that. Instead, I'll honor their memories by spending the day working on an investigative piece that seeks something that also died on that ironically clear day in September: truth.

To all the families and friends who lost loved ones seven years ago today, you're in my thoughts and prayers for a brighter future.

Special Report: Scant Coverage of Obama Assassination Plot -- Irresponsible Or Cautious?

Was the U.S. media admirably discreet or just plain ineffectual in covering news of the arrest of three men suspected of plotting to assassinate Barack Obama during his acceptance speech at Invesco Field?

First, consider the evidence: One of the men arrested, Nathan Johnson said the other two men, Tharin Gartrell and Shawn Robert Adolph, "had planned to kill Barack Obama...on Thursday...," which was why they were in Denver, and that "Adolph was going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a 22-250 rifle which had been sighted at 750 yards." According to the FBI, "Johnson was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama and he responded in the affirmative." The Denver police found in their possession two high-powered rifles with scopes, 85 rounds of ammunition, a bullet-proof vest, walkie-talkies, wigs, fake I.D.s, hotel reservations near the convention and 4.4 grams of methamphetamine, an amount, however, too small to be charged with more than simple possession. (Yet, for some reason, Colorado U.S. Attorney Troy Eid put a much greater focus on this relatively little amount of meth and their use of it than on the other apparent highly incriminating pieces of evidence obtained, including Johnson's statements). All three men have long criminal records, are suspected of having ties to white supremacist groups, and one of the men, Adolph, who was on the Weld County, Colo., sheriff department's "Most Wanted" list for burglary, larceny, aggravated motor vehicle theft and other charges, has a violent criminal history and is being held on $1 million bond for outstanding warrants.

During U.S. Attorney of Colorado Troy Eid's peculiar press conference Tuesday night, he characterized the men as "just a bunch of meth heads," framing his question-and-answer session with reporters more like an anti-drug campaign sloganeer than a chief law enforcement official: "You know, I don't know, uh, bunch of meth heads get together, I don't know what they do, I don't get inside their brain. But we take them very seriously what they do. I have to just emphasize this is a group of people, there were a number of people, that are using meth. I don't know how many of you know meth, anyone here not know about meth? This is a really terrible drug. People do all sorts of stupid things on meth." He followed that response with: "There is no credible threat right now and there was no credible threat based on the evidence that we have to Senator Obama or anybody else related to what we know about this case." Asked what the weapons could be for (not to mention the ammo, bullet-proof vest, wigs, fake I.D.s, etc.), Eid answered only, "You know, I don't know what they were for and we'll keep looking into that." Eid went on to say, "You know, they didn't, they didn't reveal a plan. I think what you can see in the affidavit was, uh, a lot of racist rantings and a lot of dislike for the idea of Senator Obama as an African-American person of color being able to pursue that office."

But Eid's statement appears to be patently false. As reported by the Associated Press:

Johnson later told a federal agent that the men talked about assassinating Obama only because he was black, according to a federal arrest affidavit. Johnson said he also heard Adolf say that he wanted to kill Obama "on the day of his inauguration" and that he would "find high ground to set up and shoot Obama," the affidavit said.

That's not merely, as Eid called it, "the racist rantings of drug abusers." Rather, coupled with the arsenal found, it shows motive, intent and a plan. And, to be clear, contrary to what Eid told the press, it was in the affidavit.

Moreover, sprinkled throughout Eid's comments downplaying the threat and the risk posed by these "meth heads," he rather tone-deafly reiterated some variation of, "Like I said we all have an open mind about this, we take this very seriously." As if stating upfront that these men are nothing more than stoned losers and failing to recognize how their high-powered arsenal, their presence in hotels being used by DNC attendees and their blatant language couldn't constitute a credible threat doesn't actually undercut his claims to "take this very seriously."

What of that evidence specifically? Eid said, "You know, as the affidavit shows, there was a search done. They searched the hotel room, they searched vehicles, and they obviously have looked for any kind of evidence that might indicate a threat or a plot or a conspiracy. And at the this time we have insufficient evidence to believe that any of those things occurred." Really?

When a reporter questioned just how serious Eid and the Feds were taking these arrests, Eid explained, "At these particular moments, to go into the issue of a legal threat...when you talk about threatening presidential candidates, there's a legal standard you got to meet. It's got to be a credible threat as defined by the law. It's what the law calls a true threat. And that means that someone has a way to carry it out. And at this time we don't have sufficient evidence that there was a true threat."

An explanation that deserved a torrent of obvious follow-ups and overall skepticism in the media. One such follow-up, for a direct and exceedingly timely comparison, should've included: How does this not constitute a "true threat," when, just last week, another man,  Marc Harold Ramsey, an inmate already incarcerated at the Arapahoe County Jail in Colorado, was charged by Eid with sending a threatening letter to John McCain from behind bars? The contents of the envelope? A white powdery substance that turned out to be harmless and a letter stating, "Senator McCain, If you are reading this then you are already DEAD! Unless of course you can't or don't breathe." If convicted, Ramsey faces up to five years in federal prison and S250,000 in fines.

But by Eid's own definition of a true threat, in which, "someone has a way to carry it out," what kind of credible access to a dangerous substance did an already incarcerated inmate have? Of course the "powder-like" substance turned out to be as lethal as, what it probably was, baby powder.

In bringing this charge against Ramsey, Eid made clear to the press, "A death threat is not a legitimate form of political expression." Right. Unless you're meth-addled racists with real rifles, scopes, rounds of ammunition, disguises, fake I.D.s and bullet-proof vests and a stated plan to murder the first African-American presidential candidate giving his acceptance speech on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Then, you're just goofy "meth heads" who can't be taken seriously. Your plans somehow more "aspirational than operational," as Eid also put it.

(Incidentally, if you think Eid sounds curiously like a typical George W. Bush appointee -- somewhat unprofessional, seemingly incompetent, stonewalling, less than brilliant -- he is. Not only that, he was appointed at the height of Monica Goodling's infamously and illegally partisan vetting process. What's more, right before Eid's appointment to U.S. Attorney, he and convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff worked together at the same top Washington lobbying firm, Greenberg Traurig, where Eid, allegedly, was a less visible player in Abramoff's dealings to defraud American Indian tribes.)

Speaking with a reporter the other night who has a great deal of experience on the national security beat, I was informed of two things. First, what many might think: in such situations, the media often defers to the Secret Service in not making a 24/7 circus out of the events, which, they fear, might either encourage copycats seeking their fifteen minutes of fame or accidentally divulge information that diminishes their ability to protect a candidate. This same expert on national security reporting, however, made clear that it remains the journalist's duty in this situation to not merely parrot the authorities but to confirm if "no credible threat" is a reasonable conclusion to draw and to provide that information to the public in a responsible, sober manner.

But on television Tuesday, MSNBC barely edged out CNN for burying news of these arrests. MSNBC didn't bat an eye away from Hillary Clinton's impending speech; CNN followed suit but allowed for the swiftest of mention of the arrests at its top-of-the-hour news brief. This mimicked MSNBC and CNN's online presence of the story. At 7 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, CNN's homepage listed 14 top stories that trumped news of the arrests, including "Did Bill Clinton take a dig at Obama," "Edwards wife blasted for keeping affair secret," "Lying pastor had porn fetish, not cancer" and "Elephant warms to baby she stomped." And the headline CNN used for this link, it's 15th top story? "No evidence of 'true threat' to..." So if you weren't already aware of the story, you'd have no idea what this was referring to unless you happened to click on this already buried link. At the same time, the story didn't make the cut at all on MSNBC's homepage.

Additionally, all three major broadcast nightly news programs -- ABC World News, NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News -- and PBS NewsHour -- failed to mention the story. There did seem to be something ironic about each newscast's obsessive and incessant Iago-like riffs on the Clinton-Obama rift (however real or conflated) while simultaneously ignoring news about a potential assassination plot against the presidential candidate whose near future was being endlessly hypothesized.

This scant coverage continued Wednesday, with The New York Times, our paper of record, burying the story at the bottom of page A18; the Washington Post printed its corresponding report on page A23. By Thursday, the story officially disappeared into the ether.

I was also assured by the same veteran national security reporter that despite the U.S. Attorney downplaying this incident, "I guarantee you the Secret Service is taking this seriously and is so far up the ass of these guys [the three men arrested] you cannot even imagine." This reporter also noted that the Secret Service operates independently as well in tandem with other federal authorities and may not agree with the U.S. Attorney's assessment.

Seeking to confirm whether the Secret Service agreed that "no credible threat" existed, I contacted them directly. Ed Donovan, assistant special agent in charge of government and public affairs at the Secret Service, told me only, "I have no further comment other than what was said at the press conference yesterday."

Not necessarily a refutation nor an affirmation of U.S. Attorney Troy Eid's assessment.

Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech last night. Fortunately, it went off without a hitch. But ask yourself this: Is Senator Obama safer in the coming weeks because the U.S. media did its best to ignore, downplay or disappear information about the arrests and suspected plot on his life? With the Bush administration's track record of politicizing the Justice Department as well as appointing cronies and incompetents, isn't it more incumbent on our journalists to ask the right questions and responsibly report information that encourages U.S. law enforcement officials to perform their jobs with ever greater vigilance?

With the first African-American presidential nominee now vying head-to-head for the White House, these questions need to be addressed immediately.

Special Report: Ivins Anthrax Case Another Black Eye for Network News

While cable news dutifully devotes nonstop coverage to the latest random criminal cases -- kidnappings, shootouts, murderous love triangles, car chases -- it's telling when a supposed break in one of the biggest manhunts in FBI history, for a terrorist who murdered and poisoned multiple American citizens with anthrax, takes a backseat to nearly every other story. That is, if it's mentioned at all.

Even as details, leaks and a burgeoning list of questions bubbled to the surface last week, demanding serious scrutiny, the big three broadcast networks were equally blasé. Some nights skipping mention of the unfolding story altogether, as did last Tuesday's editions of CBS Evening News and ABC World News (though both that evening reported the eminently newsworthy story of a thrill-seeking English couple who married while being strapped outside separate airplanes). On the same night, Brian Williams afforded 39 precious seconds to the anthrax investigation on NBC Nightly News.

In covering one of the most historic criminal investigations in our nation's history, the worst bioterrorism attack on U.S. soil, the overall tenor and quality of network reporting (as well as much of the work in mainstream print media) has been nothing short of disgraceful. A dearth of circumspection and paucity of competent investigative work that mirrors the most feckless moments of the last eight years. This coverage, delivered in an Orwellian bubble world where our brazenly criminal administration still earns the benefit of the doubt, is all the more indefensible when you factor in the reality this is a Bush administration investigation, one which had already dragged on for almost seven years, during which time the government was forced to cough up nearly $6 million to settle with a previously wrongly accused man whose reputation and personal life it had destroyed.

As the story unraveled, coverage almost invariably failed to not only address questions that would be obvious to fictional adolescent sleuths Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys but also showcased a breathless zeal to help the Department of Justice prosecute Ivins through unfiltered and uncorroborated leaks -- from accusations of "therapist" Jean Duley (Ivins was a homicidal killer who threatened her life and planned to kill all of his colleagues in a final "blaze of glory"), a woman known to have a fairly lengthy police record (news that failed to reach national mainstream outlets until the day the FBI/DOJ publicly aired their case,  before disappearing again; plus, to my knowledge, Duley's police record has yet to receive network airtime), whose depth of experience appeared at least suspect (she was still attending Hood College as of last year and, while various media reports called her a "psychiatrist," "psychologist" or "social worker," it turns out Duley is actually an "addictions counselor") and whose affidavit, including the misspelling "theripist" and manic, haphazard penmanship, appears as if it were written by either a second grader or an unstable adult (investigative journalist Larisa Alexandrovna has more on Duley); to a leak last Monday courtesy of the Associated Press -- quickly largely debunked by an update of the same article and then further dispelled by a New York Times piece Tuesday -- which claimed, around the time of the anthrax attacks, Ivins had been visiting and harassing members of a Princeton University sorority located near one of the mailboxes used to send the envelopes; to another leak portraying him as both a porn-obsessed sicko because he received adult videos to a P.O. box and a raging alcoholic who, nonetheless, managed to retain his security clearance to work with some of the most lethal substances on the planet.

While ABC World News ignored the case on Tuesday's August 5 broadcast, its previous night's coverage proved no report might be preferable to a poor one. A segment called "A Closer Look" (video of this segment online included the headline "Closing the Anthrax Case") focused on the break in the anthrax investigation. It's a piece of journalism that might be described as anti-investigative work. As the online headline suggested -- with exception to a one-sentence quote from New Jersey Representative Rush Holt ("After seven years of blind alleys and false accusations, we have to ask, well, has the FBI once again let their zeal replace evidence") -- this "closer look" was nothing more than a stenographic replay of the FBI's storyline, including those damning quotes from Ms. Duley, a present wrapped in a bow to the FBI, the Department of Justice and the Bush administration. But a grave disservice to journalism, victims of the anthrax attacks, the American people and, quite possibly, the Ivins family. There was nothing remotely closer about this look.

Then there's those 39 seconds NBC Nightly News dedicated to the Ivins' case the following evening. Another example of a report imparting more heat than light, complete with an exclusive leak to NBC News from the Justice Department, seamlessly delivered by Brian Williams:

BRIAN WILLIAMS: Federal officials are telling our justice correspondent, Pete Williams, they will reveal a possible motive tomorrow as to why they believe Dr. Bruce Ivins, the former Ft. Detrick bioweapons expert, sent the anthrax letters, including the one here to NBC. They say he felt badly stung by the criticism that the anthrax vaccine he helped develop for the armed forces back in the first Gulf War could've contributed to what's now know as Gulf War Syndrome. He may have sent the deadly letters, they believe, to generate renewed interest in anthrax as a threat which would cause demand for an approved vaccine, one that he later, by the way, worked on.

Neither Brian Williams nor his justice correspondent posed any questions regarding this fresh allegation. Failing to demand evidence supporting this new leak or to question its legitimacy before passing it on to millions of viewers and the rest of the media, the dynamic Williams duo acted not as responsible journalists who either considered or cared that government officials might be using them -- something any competent and ethical journalist must be on guard against in such situations -- but as willing mouthpieces, blithely abdicating their role as members of the Fourth Estate, no more circumspect than White House spokespeople.

Even New York Times journalist Scott Shane, one of the more reliable reporters covering this case, had an odd appearance when he visited PBS' NewsHour on Monday's August 4 broadcast. (Yet it was arguably as much or more the fault of NewHour senior correspondent Margaret Warner.) Earlier in the day, Shane published a Times article with the headline "Anthrax Evidence Is Said to Be Circumstantial" (later edited online to "Anthrax Evidence Called Mostly Circumstantial"), in which he reported in the opening paragraph "a person who has been briefed on the investigation said on Sunday" that "evidence amassed by F.B.I. investigators against Dr. Bruce E. Ivins....was largely circumstantial." But somehow in a lengthy discussion with Shane, neither he nor Warner raised this highly relevant point, each with ample opportunity to do so.

While possible, it seems unlikely on the same day Shane writes a major article around this finding -- the case being brought against Ivins will be predominantly circumstantial -- that it would later, on the very same day, completely slip his mind. What's more, as regular newscast segments go, Warner conducted a pretty extensive interview. So even if, for the sake of argument, Warner failed to do her homework prior to the interview and missed Shane's article (more believable), one would still expect Shane to point out the case's top-heavy circumstantial nature, if not immediately, then at some time during the discussion. Did NewsHour censor Shane? Did they agree beforehand not to mention that, by Sunday August 3, the case against Ivins was already believed -- by a very credible source close to the investigation -- to be built upon "largely" or "mostly" circumstantial evidence? It's certainly a curious omission, one that, intentionally or not, helped to buy the government more time to leak negative information about Ivins before playing its hand on Wednesday.

As it turned out, when the Justice Department held its big press conference two days later, it confirmed Shane's Monday scoop had been correct. If anything, the report's characterization of the evidence seeming "mostly" or "largely" circumstantial turned out to be generous. The case against Ivins appears, thus far, completely circumstantial: they couldn't tie him directly to the anthrax envelopes, prove he made the trip to Princeton around the time the envelopes were mailed, detect the type of anthrax mailed on his body or in his home or car, present any eyewitness accounts putting Ivins in his lab on those nights in late September and early October, or confirm many other colleagues hadn't used the same flask that federal prosecutors call "effectively the murder weapon."

Following this far from airtight presentation, journalism professor and author Ted Gup wrote in the Washington Post:

Such evidence, even when seemingly overwhelming and conclusive, is the very sort of circumstantial argument that pegged Richard Jewell as the Atlanta bomber, that linked Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield to the Madrid bombings, that fingered Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee as a spy, and that cast biodefense expert Steven Hatfill as the original anthrax suspect. In each of those investigations, the news media were largely complicit, conveying incriminating details of the government's case as if they were the gospel.

And yet, in each of those cases, the government was wrong -- shaking public confidence even as it eroded individual civil liberties, produced groundless prosecutions and diverted precious time and resources in pursuit of bogus cases. [...]

In June, the government agreed to a settlement with Hatfill valued at $5.8 million. Neither it nor the press, which was only too eager to link arms with the Justice Department in carrying the stories that stripped Hatfill of everything he had, has offered an apology or conceded wrongdoing.

Against this background, who could be blamed for imagining that an innocent Ivins was hounded to his death? Can we discount the accounts that suggest the government repeatedly harassed Ivins's family, offering his son a reward and sports car if he would turn his father in?

Gup went on to say:

To their credit, in reporting the Ivins's case, the media now appear somewhat chastened and more inquisitive than inquisitorial. It may well be that, absent a trial, it will fall to reporters to aggressively test the solidity of the case against Ivins. Perhaps they can restore a measure of credibility to their profession and to the government.

Hopefully he was not holding his breath.

If you turned on CNN and MSNBC the day after Wednesday's FBI/DOJ presentation, you would've found no mention of the Ivins' case. Paris Hilton's scantily clad political spoof? Yes. A child kidnapping ring? You bet. Bret Favre's trade to the NY Jets? Touchdown. Questions about a case involving the worst bioterrorism attack in U.S. history? Nothing.

Editor's Note: Lighter Posting the Rest of Summer

I'll be working on other projects I've been putting off for far too long. I also need to recharge a bit while wrapping my head around MediaBloodhound 2.0, which will be coming to a computer near you some time in late '08. I will, however, still be writing new pieces here from time to time, whenever I come up for air. So do continue to check in or, if you haven't already, subscribe to receive MediaBloodhound email alerts (see top right-hand column).

In the meantime, feel free to use this as an open thread to share any cases of journalistic malpractice you notice while I'm away. If it's a particularly good catch and not cited elsewhere, I may even write a post around it and give you a big shout-out.

And hey, if you happened to miss any media satires once I began posting them weekly again, here they all are in one place, dating back to April:

Why Obama's Bowling Would've Lost Dr. King's Support (4/4/08)
Penn Leaves PR Firm to Work Directly for Satan (4/11/08)
Transcript of Untelevised Portion of ABC Debate (4/18/08)
McCain Targets "Sadrists" Stewart and Colbert (4/25/08)
Networks Announce Politically Inspired Summer Pilots (5/2/08)
CNN's John King Calls Off Wedding, Moves In with Map (5/9/08)
Day After "Appeasement" Remark, Ghost of Prescott Bush Hovers Over WH (5/16/08)
Bush Golfing Again, Says "Long Nat'l Nightmare" Over (5/23/08)
WH: McClellan Misled Us, Not "Doughy-Faced Goebbels" (5/30/08)
Jesus Denounces McCain, Endorses Obama (6/6/08)
Media's Lack of Focus on Puff Daddy's Name Change (6/13/08)
McCain Camp Launches NameIsMcCainNotMcSame.com (6/20/08)
Charlie Black Plans Terror Attacks in Key Swing States (6/27/08)
McCain Threatens Bombing China Over U.S. Flag Sales (7/4/08)

Have a great summer! I'll see you in between.

The Wounded-Courier: McCain Threatens Bombing China Over U.S. Flag Sales

On the heels of news that millions of American flags are actually imported from China, Republican presidential nominee John McCain addressed the issue this Fourth of July morning outside a flag factory in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

"All options must be on the table to deal with China's infiltration of our flag market," McCain said to a cheering and U.S.-made flag-waving crowd. "If we find that China manufactured and sold us these millions of American flags intentionally and for the purpose of tainting our great country in any way, we might have no other option than to bomb these Chinese flag production sites and trade routes, their business associates, and their friends and family."

McCain went on to declare, "My friends, our flag is all we have. I'll say this to you as plainly as possible - if an American flag and a baby were on fire, you have my solemn word I wouldn't think of coming to that baby's aid until every last ember was extinguished from Old Glory. My friends, babies of course come and go, but our forefathers fought and died to preserve that flag, and" - pounding the podium - "I will not stand by while the Chinese sell millions of them to us through their handiwork and our mutual trade deals!"

The GOP presidential candidate also challenged Barack Obama to stand up for the U.S. flag.

"If Senator Obama truly loves our flag, if he sees not only stars whenever he's struck in the head but, as I do, also stripes, then he should tell the American people he's willing to attack China if that's what it takes to protect the sanctity of the red, white and blue."

Last night, on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Williams discussed a possible attack against China with Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel.

"Richard, tell us what happens if we strike China."

"Well, it's all about the imports. Currently, we still receive the majority of our imports from China, everything from baby bottles to shrimp and catfish to breast implants. If the Chinese government were to suddenly cut off that flow, it would be a blow to our already reeling economy. You also risk stirring the hatred of China's 1.4 billion people."

"Import issues. A testy Chinese population. Okay," said Williams. "But the bottom line - would bombing China help us return to a time when U.S. flags are only made here in America?"

"Well, I talked to a import/export analyst today, Brian. He told me, "If you carpet bomb China, ninety-eight percent, maybe even one hundred percent of the flags thereafter will be made in the USA."

"And that's what's at stake here. The result of such a military action could finally bring our flag home. Thanks, Richard."

Speaking today with MSNBC's Morning Joe anchor Joe Scarborough, political analyst Pat Buchanan argued, "Joe, America must be willing to draw the line somewhere. First, some Belgians try to buy Budweiser. Now we hear the Red Chinese are making our flags? What's next, Joe? Hemp baseballs? Falafel dogs? Baklava instead of apple pie? Little American boys and girls selling mango lassi for five cents instead of lemonade?" Buchanan also urged a military strike. "Joe, the infiltration of these Communist-made U.S. flags is our new Pearl Harbor. I'm against any kind of occupation. But Americans were completely taken by surprise with this, and the Chinese should be hit and hit hard if they've used our trade deals covertly to dupe us into pledging allegiance to a flag made by Chinamen."

In a promo for tonight's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, Cooper asked, "Is the American flag Barack Obama's Willie Horton? Now that John McCain has taken the ultimate stand for Old Glory, is Senator Obama willing to carpet bomb China to protect our country's flag? Or will he stumble into the political minefield laid today by a straight-shooting John McCain and add another page to the Democrats' long history of neglecting the stars and stripes. Tonight on 360."

In a New York Times op-ed titled "The Flags of Our Fathers," columnist Thomas Friedman called the Chinese-made U.S. flags "a fiasco but a manageable one if the right steps are taken."

"We would all do well to remember the Chinese are human beings just like us," wrote Friedman. "Therefore a free-flowing market is also in their blood. But the hidden hand of the market never works without the hidden fist. So do we strike China? The key word is we. It's clear that some action must be taken, but attacking China unilaterally shouldn't be our first choice. We want to be seen as strong but not a bully. The loss of human capital is a tricky game. By recruiting other reliable allies in our bombing efforts - England, Tonga, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Micronesia, just name a few - America can turn a military transaction into an effective campaign to open new markets while simultaneously helping China manage its overpopulation. In other words, on this Fourth of July, I say give war a chance!"

Story of the Day: PBS and NBC's Symbiotic Sins of Omission

On Tuesday night, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and Newshour with Jim Lehrer presented two telling examples of how omitting information shapes public perception with regard to civilian casualties.

With Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, Williams explored the possible outcome of a U.S. or Israeli strike against Iran:

WILLIAMS: Despite all the denials, what happens if a military strike takes place?

ENGEL: Well, it all has to do with geography. Iran is in an incredibly strategic location. The Straits of Hormuz, one of the world's most important oil shipping routes. Iran has threatened to disrupt traffic in the Straits of Hormuz. In Iraq, the situation has been somewhat calmer recently, but Iranian-backed militias in Iraq could quickly destabilize the situation there. And in Israel, Iran has allies in both in Lebanon - Hezbollah - and in the Gaza Strip. Iran is talking about creating a line of fire from Tehran all the way to Jerusalem.

WILLIAMS: And look at, if you look at the neighborhood Iran is in, you think about the oil business, you think about the fact we're paying four dollars a gallon now. What could happen?

ENGEL: I asked an oil analyst that very question. He said, "The price of a barrel of oil? Name your price. Three hundred, four hundred dollars a barrel."

WILLIAMS: That could be the shock from such a military action. Richard, safe travels. Thanks for being here with us.

Not a word about how the shock from such a military action might obliterate the lives onto which those bombs would fall. Engel, whose overall past war coverage for NBC has been excellent, does provide a useful broad-stroke illustration of the chain of events that would likely occur. But the focus of this report is clear: oil and the price of gas.

While Engel at least touches on the violence such an attack might trigger, Williams crassly and ham-handedly boils down the repercussions of this potential military strike to a mere pocket book issue: when he looks "at the neighborhood Iran is in," he sees not human beings with families and loved ones and lives; rather, he sees only the "oil business" and "the fact we're paying four dollars a gallon now." And he encourages similar tunnel vision in his viewers, directly projecting these sole concerns onto them, saying "you look," "you think" and "we're paying," and ending with the definitive summation: "That could be the shock from such a military action."

After years of war under the Bush administration, after thousands of U.S. troop deaths and estimates of Iraqi civilian fatalities topping 1.2 million, Williams' cavalier disregard of the impact of such a strike on Iranian civilians sounds eerily close to the war room dialogue in Dr. Strangelove. Only this isn't satire. So his reporting is all the more negligent, irresponsible and chilling.

Meanwhile, on PBS' Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Lehrer was delivering the top stories of the day, when he said:

In Afghanistan, coalition forces reported they killed 33 insurgents overnight. A U.S. military official said helicopters and a bomber attacked large groups of fighters in the eastern Khost province, near the Pakistani border.

More than 2,100 people have been killed in the Afghan violence this year. Most were anti-government militants.

Most may have been anti-government militants. But Lehrer failed to mention that civilians comprised nearly 700 of those 2,100 "killed in Afghan violence this year." Roughly one-third of all deaths there. The war in Afghanistan sounds a little less successful when you include that number and consider it in context: in the first half of this year, for every two militants killed by U.S. and coalition forces, one Afghan civilian was killed.

Thus, even when innocent civilians are actively being slaughtered in great numbers, they receive little, or, as in this case, no attention. (Think about the last time you heard anything on network news regarding the massive loss of life among Iraqi civilians.)

But Lehrer managed to present multiple sins of omission in this seconds-long report, failing also to mention that June marked the deadliest month in Afghanistan for U.S. and coalition forces since the beginning of the war. Agence-France Presse, covering the same story, reported yesterday:

But the violence came as the international troops passed a grim milestone, with the 49 soldiers who died in June making it their bloodiest month yet in Afghanistan and worse than Iraq for the second month in a row.

And just as troop casualties are on the rise in Afghanistan, so too are civilians deaths - up 62% in the first half of 2008.

Again, not exactly the success story Lehrer seemed to paint.

In their respective reports, Williams and Lehrer's sins of omission render civilians - who worldwide today suffer the greatest number of war fatalities - non-entities, even less than statistics, as they've been completely factored out of the equation. How many civilians in Iran might lose their lives if attacked by the U.S. or Israel? How many in Afghanistan have already been killed and continue to be slaughtered in ever rising numbers?

The networks have more important things to cover. So much for that age-old adage: If it bleeds, it leads.

The Wounded-Courier: Charlie Black Plans Terror Attacks in Key Swing States

After critics questioned the appropriateness of John McCain's chief strategist, Charlie Black, saying a terrorist attack on American soil would benefit his candidate, yesterday Black took that notion one step farther.

Appearing on Today, Black told co-host Matt Lauer, "With Wednesday's Quinnipiac University poll showing Senator Obama leading in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida, we've redoubled our efforts regarding terror attacks here at home, from mere wishful thinking to targeted planning."

Lauer asked, "Just to be clear, you're not suggesting you're involved in orchestrating attacks on these states?"

"No, I'm not suggesting that, Matt. I'm telling you flat-out, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida can expect to be hit by the McCain campaign sometime between now and Election Day. We are taking this fight to Barack Obama and the American people. If Senator Obama is really tough on terror, then let's see if he can match our upcoming scheduled spectaculars. Personally, I don't think the anti-war senator from Illinois has it in him."

"Clearly some controversial straight talk from Charlie Black," replied Lauer. "Charlie, thanks for stopping by. I look forward to the barbecue this weekend."

But speaking to Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room, CNN senior political reporter Candi Crowley questioned whether Black's latest statement was controversial at all.

"You know, Wolf, while some might chafe at the unvarnished quality of what Charlie Black said, it is true to the McCain campaign's straight talk on tough issues. I mean it's fair to say the Obama camp would never openly admit to planning terrorist attacks on those key swing states. And--"

"But Candi," interrupted Blitzer, "should a presidential candidate's campaign carry out such attacks on American citizens? Wouldn't these attacks be against the law?"

"Well, Wolf, I think that's up to the American people to decide if this is the right thing for the McCain camp to do. But I think many will admire the candor of Charlie Black here. And by disclosing their plans for attack now, Black and the McCain team will in the long run save untold lives in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. People who otherwise would spend the day voting for their next president will remain home and safe from attack."

"Candi Crowley, part of the best political team on television, that is a good point."

"As to whether or not such terrorist attacks, in this context, are against the law, Wolf, we're really in uncharted territory here. We saw the first major divergence from presidential campaign rules when Barack Obama recently opted out of public financing, which many considered a major flip-flop. John McCain's team is now throwing an elbow of its own with these scheduled spectaculars in key battleground states. But Charlie Black shrewdly showed how they intend to be tough while keeping the shine on their straight-shooting brand." Crowley added, "Against the law? I'll leave that to legal scholars. But it's certainly good politics."

Asked to comment on Black's latest statement, John McCain told reporters in Muncie, Indiana, "Look, I'm not going to get all caught up in this daily game of gotcha. Are the gloves off? Sure they're off. We have a campaign to win. But I can't discuss specific strategies, such as the exact locations of our targets in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. The only thing I can tell you is that it will not be another Vietnam - we will hit these battleground states will everything we have. Defeat is not an option."

In his column in the Washington Post today, George Will defended Charlie Black and his plan to capture those crucial states.

"Black and McCain are 'old school' in the best sense of such plebeian argot. As I've noted before, the first task of an occupation remains the first task of government: to establish a monopoly on violence. A tactical campaign of terror in these key swing states is an astute election season extension of this strategy. As Sun Tzu instructed, 'All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.' Barack Obama's campaign can scoff all it wants at Black and McCain's adoption of al Qaeda tactics. In the end, however, Obama's elitist adherence to the rule of law may well spell his downfall. As the late great George Carlin said, "We like war." Whether on our own soil or in a distant land, explosions, gunfire and random acts of violence bind us as Americans. To deny this is to reject the American people outright, to lodge metaphorical shrapnel deep into the heart of our frontier soul."

Rumors that Osama bin Laden's lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, will officially join McCain's campaign just after the Republican National Convention have yet to be confirmed, but al-Zawahiri is scheduled to appear on ABC's The View next Wednesday.

"Will he join McCain's team?" co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked rhetorically today in announcing al-Zawahiri's upcoming guest spot. "How does he always look so well groomed? Is Casey Affleck a better actor than his older brother Ben? Iron Man or Hulk? Boxers or briefs? 'Iny' or 'outy'? This cat has a lot to tell us about, including his new book The Cave Diet: How to Lose Forty Pounds and Keep It Off While Evading American Authorities. You don't want to miss this."

[Ed. Note: This Wounded-Courier is dedicated to the memory of George Carlin.]

Exclusive Special Report: CBS' Kaplan Says Tiger's Injury "Of Major Importance"

On June 17, Lara Logan, CBS News' Chief Foreign Correspondent, had this exchange with Jon Stewart:

STEWART: Do you watch the news that we’re watching?

LOGAN: No.

STEWART: …in the United States? Do you see what we’re hearing about the war? So, we might actually know everything?

LOGAN: If I were to watch the news that you hear in the United States—I’d just blow my brains out because it would drive me nuts.

The following night, CBS Evening News spent the first four-and-a-half minutes of its broadcast on star golfer Tiger Woods' injury. (View full clip here.)

This is how anchor Russ Mitchell (filling in for Katie Couric) began this opening story, which accounted for, excluding commercials, nearly one quarter of the night's newscast: 

RUSS MITCHELL: Just two days after one of his greatest victories, the season is over for perhaps the biggest name in sports. Tiger Woods, the world's number one golfer, said today he needs reconstructive knee surgery to a pair of torn ligaments. It is a major blow for Woods and for the sport itself.

I contacted CBS and asked them how they not only justified making this their lead story but saw fit to devote nearly a quarter of their broadcast to it.

I received the following statement from Rick Kaplan, Executive Producer of CBS Evening News, who, I was also informed, had a direct hand in making this decision:

“The Tiger Woods injury story was of major importance and we felt we needed to devote time to it as the lead. Tiger is arguably one of the world’s premiere athletes and his career is in some jeopardy with Tiger halting playing the sport for the year. It was certainly the most talked about story of the day, and the biggest story in most national newspapers. Our story contained implications for sports, millions of fans, and many aspects of business; which have by and large been revolutionized by the Tiger Woods phenomenon.”

If you want to know why such thin gruel often passes for serious news on network television, Mr. Kaplan's statement perfectly underscores the warped priorities of corporate media.

In addition to subsequent Evening News reports that night on the disastrous floodwaters in the U.S., the debate over offshore drilling and the increasing cases of salmonella poisoning from tomatoes, all of which were deemed less pressing than news Woods had cut short his golf season (a story about a $200 hamburger arguably the only piece less newsworthy), here's a shortlist of stories of the day denied any airtime on the broadcast because Tiger's injury "was of major importance":

Israeli Defense Officials Confirm Cease-Fire with Hamas to Begin Thursday
Baghdad Insists on Right to Veto US Operations
Bill Extending Jobless Benefits Is Blocked By G.O.P.
Baghdad Blast Leaves 51 Dead, And the Shiites Call for Revenge
Notes Show Confusion on Interrogation Methods
One-Third of People Shot by Taser Need Medical Attention
Chinese Quake Toll, 69,172, Is Just a Guess
Senators Deny Knowing Of Home Loan Favoritism; Senate Ethics Panel Is Investigating
More Illegal Crossings Are Criminal Cases, Group Says
Conflicts Displacing More People
UN Says 5 Million Could Go Hungry in Zimbabwe Due to Drop in Food Production, High Inflation
Man with Deadly Skin Cancer Saved by New Treatment
Sudan: Darfur Groups Urge U.N. Action
US Targets Venezuela-Based Hezbollah Helpers
Taliban Take Afghan Villages In South in Prelude to Battle
Three Men Charged for Politkovskaya Murder: Investigators
New Florida Rules Return More Than 115,000 Ex-Offenders to Voting Rolls
Pakistani Fury Over U.S. Airstrikes Imperils Training of Frontier Force

In that same interview with Jon Stewart the previous night, CBS' Logan went on to further denounce American press coverage:

"Tell me the last time you saw the body of a dead American soldier. What does that look like? Who in American knows what that looks like? Because I know what that looks like, and I feel responsible for the fact that no one else does. ... And the soldiers do feel forgotten, they do. No doubt. From Afghanistan to Iraq, they absolutely feel -- you know, we may be tired of hearing about this five years later, they still have to go out and do the same job."

The very next night, her bosses chose to lead with a four-and-a-half minute story on an injured golf star.

Yesterday, the man in charge of CBS Evening News defended that decision without pause.

[Editor's Note: A special thanks to Bill W. and Nicole Belle over at Crooks and Liars for lassoing the full video of this story through RedLasso.com. (According to CBS, the piece online was edited due to rights restrictions on sports coverage featured at the beginning of the report.) Also, a big thanks to my good friend Danny G. for tipping me off to this story.]

Story of the Day: George Carlin Video Tribute

George Denis Patrick Carlin (1937-2008). Rest in peace, sir. And thank you. You will be missed.

We Like War

Early Carson Appearance

Religion Is Bullshit

The Wounded-Courier: McCain Camp Launches NameIsMcCainNotMcSame.com

In response to charges that John McCain's presidency would amount to a third term for George W. Bush, the McCain campaign debuted a new website today, NameIsMcCainNotMcSame.com.

The homepage explains, "Though John McCain does agree with President Bush on the necessity of the war in Iraq and staying there to get the job done, seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade, immunity for telecom companies' illegal wiretapping, not speaking with our enemies, offshore drilling, limiting legal rights of detainees, targeting Iran for attack, school vouchers, banning same-sex marriages, opposing increased education benefits for veterans, making current tax cuts permanent, the economy, healthcare, expanding genetically modified food production, and eliminating habeas corpus, or that he voted 95% of the time with the president in 2007 and 100% of the time in 2008, Senator McCain differs greatly with President Bush on a wide variety of issues."

The site goes on to list many of their divergent stances:

• President Bush drinks his coffee black; John McCain drinks his coffee black with one sugar.

• President Bush openly supports torture; John McCain, a fighter for the power of perception, publicly decries torture but supports it while voting in the Senate.

• President Bush prefers Jen; John McCain prefers Angelina.

• President Bush helped launch a new nuclear arms race around the world; John McCain wants to spearhead 45 new nuclear power plants right here in America.

• President Bush wanted Annie Hall to get back together with Alvy Singer; John McCain agreed with her decision to stay in Los Angeles with Tony Lacey.

• President Bush shows nothing but respect for his wife; John McCain, emblematic of his unyielding independence, publicly called his wife a cunt.

• President Bush is taller.

• President Bush prefers the caramel popcorn in a box of Cracker Jacks; John McCain prefers the peanuts. Also, the president gets much more excited about the prize.

• President Bush famously spoke in front of a backdrop that declared an ongoing war was over; John McCain recently made an address before a green screen that signaled his ongoing fight for the environment was over.

• President Bush is a breast man; John McCain is an ass man.

• According to a recent American Enterprise Institute study, President Bush is two-thirds less "mavericky."

• President Bush thinks Simon Cowell should be more compassionate to American Idol contestants; John McCain admires Simon's unvarnished opinions.

• President Bush was a hard-partying "C" student who got into Yale because of his father; John McCain was a hard-partying student who got into the U.S. Naval Academy because of his father, but graduated fifth from the bottom of his class.

• President Bush enjoyed Coldplay's second album for its hummability; John McCain thought it was "pussy."

• President Bush is the creepy uncle with a gambling problem; John McCain is the scary grandfather who spits when he screams.

• Watching the movie "Amadeus," President Bush saw himself in Mozart; John McCain felt Salieri's pain.

• President Bush smirks; John McCain grimaces.

• President Bush's dementia was hastened by years of chugging Wild Turkey and doing lines off strippers' backsides; John McCain earned his naturally, having roamed the earth since the days of the dinosaur.

• President Bush believed Miley Cyrus' Vanity Fair layout was in poor taste; John McCain understood her desire to shed her child-star persona.

• Sometimes President Bush feels like a nut; sometimes John McCain does not.

Op-Ed Column: Something Else to Learn from Tim Russert's Death

Whatever issues people had with Tim Russert's political coverage during the George W. Bush years (and I and many others outside the Beltway intelligentsia had many), I don't wish to raise them now. First, I'd like to extend my condolences to Tim Russert's family and friends. After watching the extensive and ongoing memorializing at MSNBC and NBC, it is clear that, despite what anybody thought of Russert as a journalist, he obviously had an incredibly positive impact on those closest to him - as a loving husband, father and son, as well as a supportive, good-natured and inspiring friend and colleague.

After days of eulogies on MSNBC and NBC and the subsequent response by some who feel the near 24/7 memorializing for Russert was overblown, I'm neither going to defend nor criticize the coverage. I'll only say that I'm not sure how one dictates how others should mourn a loved one. On the other hand, it also seems natural that an overwhelming public display of mourning, such as what Russert received, might be viewed as excessive by those who were not close to him and/or who thought his overall contribution to society and the world at large was less than spectacular.

I'd prefer to offer a different perspective entirely, one that impacts all of us no matter how we received news of his death and what we thought of its coverage.

As I watched the outpouring of love and admiration for Tim Russert and the genuine sorrow over his sudden and shocking passing, I was reminded of lines from a column titled "In Honor of My Mother and the Power of Love," which Norman Solomon wrote in January after he lost his mother, Miriam A. Solomon:

My mother did not die young (she was 86), but since then I’ve felt awful waves of sadness. And sometimes I think of people who are mourning loved ones of all ages, due to distinctly unnatural causes. The people dying in Iraq as a consequence of the U.S. war effort. The children in so many countries who lose their lives to the ravages of poverty. The health-care system in the United States that — in the absence of full medical coverage for everyone as a human right — means avoidable death and suffering on a large scale.

In mediaspeak and political discourse, the human toll of corporate domination and the warfare state is routinely abstract. But the results — in true human terms — add rage and more grief on top of grief.

It is a reality reflexively neglected in our mainstream media, and this neglect certainly desensitizes our citizens to the daily suffering of others, whether they live across town or in a different state, but especially if they live in another country, particularly one under military attack by the United States or its allies, or one suffering disproportionately due to unjust global economic policies or brutal human rights atrocities.

The corporate media, of course, is the prime enabler of this willful disregard, often overtly and subliminally inspiring its citizenry to not only believe ignorance is bliss but that "our way of life" - which, ironically, excludes millions of our own citizens - justifies the arbitrary humiliation, poverty, suffering and death of those who happen to be in the wrong place, at the wrong time, whether drowning in New Orleans, freezing to death on a street corner, or, as soldier or civilian, being emancipated from life by freedom's march in Iraq.

Still, if Solomon had said only that, if he had merely taken his personal mourning and applied it on a macro level to underscore the suffering and loss of those at home and abroad at the hands of "corporate domination and the warfare state," his words might have remained too abstract for many Americans who have long been conditioned to accept "collateral damage" with little or no knowledge - or who have no desire to gain such terribly depressing knowledge - of actual human devastation.

Instead, Solomon brought it back home in an effort, to paraphrase Franz Kafka, to use his essay as "the ax for the frozen sea within us." Solomon continued:

Our own mourning should help us understand and strive to prevent the unspeakable pain of others. And whatever love we have for one person, we should try to apply to the world.

Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr. or Robert F. Kennedy circa 1968 could've written those words. Undoubtedly, such human beings, including Norman's mother, inspired them - everyone who has come before us who pushed the human race to not only understand that strength can be shown through peace, compassion and justice but that often blind aggression actually reveals weakness, ignorance and cowardice.

In the closing lines of his column, Solomon wrote:

After my mother died, I learned about a poem that she wrote long ago — apparently soon after her father passed away [who, like Tim Russert, also died too young and was beloved by his family and friends]. The poem is titled “Bereavement.” Here is how it ends:

More than cherished memories are left
Behind; they leave us — us
To know our duties and our powers
And to carry on without much fuss.

In the crushing grief of the moment, we think of how
vital and good our
loved ones were,
and vow to be worthy of them.

I say let those who loved Tim Russert mourn him anyway they see fit. But an additional tribute to his loss would be to remain ever aware of how one person's life can positively impact so many others and to actively see the media cover America and the world with this reality in mind, where every human life is afforded dignity and where no one's suffering or death is coolly rationalized.

Where we all acknowledge and remain conscious of the fact that each of our loved ones leave us - us.

The Wounded-Courier Editorial: Media's Lack of Focus on Puff Daddy's Name Change

Though the media did report this week that rap mogul P. Diddy changed his name back to Puff Daddy, its coverage was far too limited for such a newsworthy event.

To be fair, it was a busy news week. And we do commend the media for tackling the other stories that affect Americans and the world most: a pig wearing boots, foreigners trying to buy Budweiser's brewer, Hulk Hogan's wife dating a 19-year-old , a federal judge caught posting sexually explicit photos on his website, the sighting of a one-horned deer, how Preparation H shrinks love handles, why NYC is seeking more visas for hot foreign models, a pregnant male sea dragon, the scourge of "momnesia", an eight-limbed girl, scientists gone wild, and the groundbreaking study that found women in bikinis make men more impulsive.

We also think the media deserves credit for wasting precious little airtime, ink or pixels on lightweight stories such as Congressman Dennis Kucinich's introduction of 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush, the Senate's intelligence report confirming the Bush White House "led the nation to war [in Iraq] on false premises," the existence of the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, or why half a million South Koreans passionately protested against ending their country's ban on US beef imports.

Yes, the media at least had the good sense to almost completely side-step these puff pieces (pardon the pun!). But we feel it's also only fair to point out its lack of focus on Puff Daddy's name reversal, a quintessential American move that, in contemporary fashion, once again turns F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous statement on its head: "There are no second acts in American lives."

Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, who's changed his name four to six times (depending on various sources), has once more proved his great contribution to music, America and the world. Just as John Lennon moved his generation to "Give Peace a Chance," telling them "All You Need Is Love," and encouraged people everywhere in "Power to the People" to join in solidarity against the corporate war machine, Puff Daddy inspired a generation to seek broader meaning, when he sang, "Young, black and famous, with money hangin' out the anus." Where Bob Dylan signaled the turning tide against stifling conformity and murderous hypocrisy with the lyrics, "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,"  Puff Daddy charted a new course of enlightenment with the subtle and trenchant lyrics, "Now puff rule the world, even though I'm young/I make it my biz to see that all ladies come (yeah)/Get 'em all strung from the tip of my tongue/Lick 'em places niggaz wouldn't dare put they faces (c'mon)."

And who can forget his wildly successful 2004 "Vote or Die" campaign?

Now, some may argue Puff Daddy's business practices for his Sean John clothing line, including the use of Honduras sweatshops and fur from tortured dogs in China, are a blot on his otherwise impressive artistic and humanitarian achievements. But we believe such incidents only reinforce the power of the American Dream - that regardless of your background, race or religion, whatever the humbleness of your beginnings, or even if you're a musician who can't play a musical instrument - "If I learned to play an instrument, it would take away from what I do..." (Puff Daddy) - you, too, may one day amass over $350 million dollars on the backs of Third World sweatshops and the brutal treatment of animals.

Maybe if the news media took the time to better understand Puff Daddy, his most recent name change would've received the attention it deserved. If only reporters had dug a little deeper, they might have found what Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, in his humility and wisdom, revealed about himself when he asked about his preference for dressing in white: "I feel safe in white because, deep down inside, I'm an angel."

So we're giving the media fair warning now: the next time Puff Daddy changes his name - and he will - please don't make the same mistake twice. While we understand your need to cover other critical news stories, such as, say, a talking French goat that break dances, a baby who dispenses iced tea from his ear, a cross-dressing beaver named Todd, or a study finding most men enjoy fellatio, remember that Puff Daddy also weighs heavily on the lives of most Americans.

Story of the Day: The Big Story with the Least MSM Coverage? (Guess Again.)

What critical news story received less overall mainstream media coverage than Dennis Kucinich's introduction of 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush? What same news, with immense impact on our First Amendment rights, got even shorter shrift than last week's Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report confirming that the Bush administration "led the nation to war on false premises"?

Give up?

Here's a hint: Fox News, if inadvertently and riddled with falsehoods, devoted more attention to this story than almost any other news outlet.

The answer? The National Conference for Media Reform (NCMR).

You know, where all those "fascists" and "loons," who "live in an alternative universe," come together to revivify freedom of the press even though "about 50% of the liberals say [the media] is unbiased." (Please click on that link to see video of Bill O'Reilly, "journalist" Juan Williams - who officially forfeits any remaining semblance of journalistic credibility - and "political analyst" Mary Katherine Ham discuss the conference; it's a cartoonish example of what inspired the media reform movement to begin with.)

But "We'll Do It Live!" O'Reilly also sent his Factor producer-turned-"reporter" to ambush journalism legend Bill Moyers at the conference, with not quite the desired outcome. This, in turn, resulted in the only other coverage the NCMR received on TV, courtesy of O'Reilly nemesis Keith Olbermann.

Aside from O'Reilly's ludicrous Orwellian attacks on the NCMR and Olbermann's skewering of them, along with O'Reilly's little capo, news of the conference was blacked out on air, in print and online by big media outlets.

With one interesting exception.

Four of our nation's largest sources for business news - CNBC, CNN Money, BusinessWeek and Forbes - all reprinted an online variation of an Associated Press dispatch about the media reform conference.

And this makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

Even with massive losses in viewers and readers, big media conglomerates have no desire or intention to improve journalism. They fear a truly vigorous press, which is why their only interest in the National Conference for Media Reform is how such efforts might one day impact their bottom line.

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The Wounded-Courier: Jesus Denounces McCain, Endorses Obama

In a stunning turn of events Thursday, the Son of God endorsed Barack Obama for President while rejecting and distancing himself from presumptive Republican nominee John McCain.

Outside an Applebee's off the New Jersey Turnpike in Paramus yesterday, Jesus Christ told reporters, "Look, it's been a very divisive primary season between Barack and Hillary. I thought my support would aid the healing process and help unify the Democrats."

Asked if he was a registered Democrat, Jesus replied, "I'm actually registered with the Green Party. But no amount of faith and prayer will get their candidate elected." Christ clarified, "I perform miracles, but there are limits."

Why come out against John McCain?

"You don't have to be the Son of God to prophecy McCain wants to carry out Bush's third term," said Jesus, wearing a flag pin affixed to his traditional white robe. "Incidentally, maybe one of you guys can tell David Brooks there isn't a salad bar at Applebee's. Schmuck."

Later in the day, before Jesus took the stage to endorse the Illinois senator at a campaign rally in Arlington, VA, Obama said, "Well, I'm certainly not perfect, and I won't be a perfect president. Michelle has told me throughout the primary season, "'You're not the Second Coming, Barack.' And though she's right, I am proud and honored to tell you today that Jesus is by my side in this campaign for the White House. And I'm not speaking figuratively, Arlington. Ladies and gentlemen, all the way from the celestial realm, the Prince of Peace, the Mack Daddy of Nazareth, the original change agent - you know him, you love him, many of y'all even pray to him - let's give it up for Je-suuuuuuus Christ!"

Jesus plans to stump for Obama throughout the Bible Belt and other religious hotspots across America. But Obama campaign manager David Plouffe was quick to tamp down the sudden flurry of rumors about an Obama/Christ ticket.

"Of course we're thrilled to have the support of Jesus," says Plouffe. "And he would certainly make anyone's vice-presidential shortlist. But we've promised not to say anymore on the subject until we announce Barack's running mate."

On last night's Special Report with Brit Hume, Karl Rove, whom Jesus referred to as "Satan Lite" at the Arlington rally, told Hume, "We know Jesus is a very recognizable brand. But he has no prior campaign experience. So the jury's still out on his impact. How is Christ on the stump? He may be a skilled shepherd, but does he have that fire in the belly for the rough and tumble of campaigning? As my father used to say, Brit, just because you can turn water into wine, it doesn't mean you can build a birdhouse."

But on MSNBC's Countdown, Rachel Maddow pointed out some specific benefits of Jesus' direct support and counsel. "Well, for one thing, Obama doesn't have to worry about finding a new church to join until after the fall campaign. What will be really troublesome for McCain and the GOP, though, is they can't have it both ways. The can't question Obama's faith in Jesus Christ while the Son of God is literally riding shotgun on the 'Yes We Can' express." 

Speaking with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room, Candi Crowley cautioned that the big endorsement may backfire.

"In the end, Wolf, this may turn out to hurt the Illinois senator more than it helps him. We know Barack Obama is already vulnerable on national security. So I'm not sure how having the blessing of a guy who coined the phrase 'turn the other cheek' is only going to help him," explained Crowley. "And you can bet that Republicans will be combing through Jesus' past sermons, which include, just for starters, not only extreme preaching of non-violence but also impassioned instruction to, and I'm quoting Matthew 5:44, Wolf, 'Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.' Now, in the middle of the war on terror, it's hard to see how McCain won't hammer Obama on this."

Commenting on The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly said, "Look, we all know that Jesus means well. He always has and that's who he is. Fine. But here in the no-spin zone, we also can't ignore the facts. And the truth is, this guy was a radical going back to his original days on Earth. A hippie and an anarchist who couldn't hold down a job. Jesus Christ, again, a fine lord and savior. I give him full credit for that. But this guy single-handedly created the welfare state and he's the prince of appeasement. Trust me, Neville Chamberlain ain't got nothing on Jesus."

Whatever impact the endorsement might have, the White House was not happy about it.

Asked about Jesus' rejection of McCain and support for Obama, President Bush said, "That's, uh, just not the Jesus I know. It's really heart-breaking. In other words, I was once born again. Okay? And, uh, now I'm feeling a little unborn."

White House press secretary Dana Perino echoed the president's sentiments during this afternoon's press conference.

"Well, it's puzzling and sad. This is not the Jesus we know." Perino added, "And, frankly, his actions are not consistent with the guidance he's given us these past seven and a half years in the White House. Invade Iraq. Tap your phones. Torture's fine. Don't listen to the American people or the rest of the world. So now, after all this time, he's suddenly not George Bush's personal Jesus. I'm not buying it. And neither should you. I think he's done grave damage to his credibility in the mind of most Americans."

Jesus also dropped by The Late Show with David Letterman to read "Top Ten Reasons I'm Not Endorsing John McCain," which included: "Every time I see that blinky eye flutter, I can't help but think, 'Helter Skelter! Helter Skelter!'" "Bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb, Iran." "Three words: Secretary of Peace." "He is Bush on steroids, with a prostate the size of Texas." "His middle name is Sydney." "He's Dr. Strangelove without the German accent and advanced degrees." And the number one reason? "He called his wife a cunt."

A new 527 ad hit the networks this morning, attacking Obama's latest endorsement:

VISUAL: Series of photoshopped pictures of Barack Obama and Jesus Christ gambling in Atlantic City.

VOICE-OVER: He calls himself the Son of God. But who really is Jesus Christ?

Born to an out-of-wedlock mother and absentee father, Jesus was a direct product of the welfare state and later became a drain on the occupying Roman Empire.

Barack Obama says he's proud to have Jesus by his side. Maybe that's because Barack Obama would've fit right in with Jesus' ultra-liberal, sandal-wearing, appeasing flock or those Ivy League, latte-drinking Wise Men.

While John McCain is committed to winning the war in Iraq even if he has to kill every last Iraqi to do it and nuke Iran back to BC, Obama's closest spiritual advisor, Jesus Christ, continues to preach, "All they that take the sword shall perish by the sword."

Tell that to Ahmadinejad, Jesus.

Barack Hussein Obama. Jesus H. Christ. Two appeasers in a pod.

Don't roll the dice with our national security.

This message was paid for by Swift Boat Clergymen for Truth.

Charlie Crist, the Republican Florida governor who's often mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain and is rumored to have dropped the "h" in his last name to avoid unfavorable comparisons to Christ, called Obama's acceptance of Jesus' endorsement "the most unholy example of political pandering" and Jesus "a flip-flopping, frankincense-and-myrrh-tea-sipping elitist."

"The fact is, there are many things we don't know about Jesus. Things we're supposed to take on nothing but faith," charged Crist. "We do know, however, that he came to the aid of prostitutes, drug addicts and beggars - the worst of society. And that he healed leapers, the blind, epileptics, a paralytic, a man with dropsy, cast out demons entering a herd of swine, and raised Lazarus from the dead. All well and good, until you consider he had no degree in medicine and no professional training. Which really calls into question his judgment. I call on Senator Obama to denounce Jesus immediately."

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Special Report: One of the "Smartest People" Fareed Zakaria Knows?

"Deadly hawks come in many styles. Some have polished talons." - Norman Solomon

Fareed Zakaria debuted his new show for CNN this past Sunday. Introducing his program, called Fareed Zakaria GPS (as in Global Public Square, not Global Positioning System, though the latter might also apply), he explains:

FAREED ZAKARIA, HOST, "GPS": Welcome to the very first edition of "Global Public Square."  I'm Fareed Zakaria. For the last 20 years, I've been writing about the world. And now I have an opportunity to bring all of you along with me on what has been a fascinating adventure.

I know that right now to a lot of people, the world looks like a grim place. Almost every day you're bombarded with frightening headlines, stories of out-of-control governments and terrorists who want to kill you.

But beyond those headlines, the picture is actually much brighter. Economic growth and technology are raising people out of disease and poverty every day.

On this program, we'll try to understand the new forces shaping our world, both the good and the bad. And I'll talk to some of the world's great thinkers and doers -- people like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who will be joining me in a few minutes.

So, let's get started on what's going to be a hell of a ride.

My "built-in bullshit detector," to borrow Ernest Hemingway's phrase, was triggered by the words "some of the world's great thinkers and doers -- people like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair." But nothing could prepare me for what followed.

FAREED ZAKARIA: At water coolers across this country, people are talking about the American presidential election. But our strange drama is also gripping the rest of the world.

I gathered some of the smartest people I know to talk about this subject, and China, and Iran and anything else that comes up.

Hmm, can't wait to meet the panel.

FAREED ZAKARIA: Joining me are Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international correspondent...

Oh, Amanpour. I'm intrigued. And?

FAREED ZAKARIA: the European Union's ambassador to the United States and the former prime minister of Ireland, John Bruton...

Tell me more...

FAREED ZAKARIA: Minxin Pei, one of the world's top China scholars...

Hey, this might actually be a substantive geopolitical confab. Of course, no true progressives, anti-globalists, human rights representatives or anti-war activists but this is still CNN. Let's be realistic. At least, however, there's no knee-jerk sycophantic Bush lackey either. No mindless "fair and balanced" framework, where inane and dangerous ideas - many often already discredited - are given equal weight. So I'm interested. I've reserved my judgment. I'm ready to go along with Zakaria on this "hell of a ride." And I'm eager to hear who rounds out this more promising-than-usual panel.

FAREED ZAKARIA: ...and Douglas Feith, former undersecretary of defense, one of Donald Rumsfeld's key lieutenant's in President Bush's first term.

Cue the spit-take. (I actually did nearly spit my coffee across the room.) Feith?! Douglas Feith. One of the "smartest people" that Fareed Zakaria knows?

Donald Rumsfeld's under secretary of defense for policy? One of the primary architects of the occupation in Iraq and point man on circumventing the Geneva Conventions so torture and holding detainees indefinitely without charge or recourse was "legal"? The one who oversaw both the Counter Terrorism Evaluation Unit, which issued the bogus pre-war report linking Saddam Hussein with al Qaeda that helped sell the invasion, and the Office of Special Plans, which was in charge of the disastrous post-war planning? The schmendrick that former US Army General Tommy Franks, who led the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, called “the dumbest fucking guy on the planet” for his sparkling ideas? Whose work on Iraq former CIA chief George Tenet called "total crap"? The level-headed global strategist who Jay Garner, a former American administrator in Iraq, believes is "incredibly dangerous" and "a smart guy whose electrons aren't connected?" About whom Larry Wilkerson, Colin Powell's former chief of staff, said "Seldom in my life have I met a dumber man"?

The brilliant man who, as Chris Suellentrop wrote in Slate:

...[as reported by The New Yorker] intentionally excluded experts with experience in postwar nation-building, out of fear that their pessimistic, worst-case scenarios would leak and damage the case for war. In the Atlantic earlier this year, James Fallows told a similar story: The Pentagon did not participate in CIA war games about the occupation, because "it could be seen as an 'antiwar' undertaking" that "weakened the case for launching a 'war of choice.' " The State Department's Future of Iraq Project, an effort that accurately predicted some contingencies that the Pentagon overlooked, was dismissed by Feith and company out of hand.

That guy?

The same schmo who's said:

• “The main rationale [for invading Iraq] was not based on intelligence.”

• “I am talking about myself in the following sense: expertise is a very good thing, but it is not the same thing as sound judgment regarding strategy and policy. George W. Bush has more insight, because of his knowledge of human beings and his sense of history, about the motive force, the craving for freedom and participation in self-rule, than do many of the language experts and history experts and culture experts.”

• “The common refrain that the postwar has been a disaster is only true if you had completely unrealistic expectations.”

• Regarding diplomatic agreements with adversaries: “If we had mutual trust and real security, you wouldn’t need these agreements, and if you need these agreements, then it is an illusion to say that you have mutual trust and security."
  

• “The surprising thing is not that there are so many Jews who are neocons but that there are so many who are not.”
  

• "We certainly understood that these are the things that might happen. That’s why we wrote them down." (Feith's response in a recent 60 Minutes interview to Steve Kroft reading him portions of Rumsfeld's pre-war "Parade of Horribles" memo, which detailed what might go wrong in Iraq: "'The United States could become so absorbed with its Iraq effort that we pay inadequate attention to other serious problems; the war could cause more harm and entail greater costs than expected' - obviously it has; 'that it would not go on for two to four years but eight to 10 years; terrorist networks could improve their recruiting and fundraising as a result our being depicted as anti-Muslim; Iraq could experience ethnic strife among Kurds, Sunnis and Shia; it could damage our relationship with our allies and our reputation in the world community.' Did you think that one or two of these would happen?" "One of the things that is reflected in this memo," said Feith, "is secretary Rumseld's deeply held view that it's foolish to try to predict the future." Kroft replied, "Well, as it turned out, he was pretty good at anticipating problems because virtually all of these things have happened.")

Yes, that Douglas Feith, who is not only a disastrous foreign policy thinker with no regard for domestic or international law, but a dangerous propagandist whose views have been roundly discredited and whose reputation, in the minds of most sentient beings, has been irrevocably tarnished by his thoughts and deeds.

The Wounded-Courier: WH: McClellan Misled Us, Not "Doughy-Faced Goebbels"

The Bush administration and its surrogates are stepping up attacks against former press secretary Scott McClellan over his explosive White House memoir.

Ari Fleischer, President Bush's first press secretary and McClellan's old boss, elaborated this morning on previous statements from several current and former Bush administration officials that "this is not the Scott I know."

Speaking with NBC Today co-host Matt Lauer, Fleisher said, "You know, Matt, the guy we all knew seemed completely willing to disseminate lies about a war of choice that would lead to the senseless deaths of over one million Iraqis and 4,000-plus American soldiers. In other words, we knew him as a loyal, soft-spoken and honorable man. Scott led us to believe that he, like us, was little more than a soulless husk of a human being. A ruthless, unethical, democracy-killing zombie. Sadly, that's apparently not the case."

"So you're saying he lied to you, Ari?" asked Lauer. "That he misled the administration and the American people?"

"Yes. I'm saying he was not the doughy-faced Goebbels comfortable with seeing his country irrevocably slip into the grip of murderous fascists that he presented himself to be," Fleischer clarified. "And I think it's incredibly dishonorable for Scott to do this now. He could've at least waited until President Bush left office. But," Fleischer said, shaking his head in disgust, "I guess that vestige of decency is gone. I'm heart-broken. It makes me wonder if Scott ever believed the propaganda he said from the podium."

Last night, former White House counselor Dan Bartlett discussed the allegations in McClellan's book with CNN's Campbell Brown.

"Dan, you knew Scott pretty well," said Brown. "Could you imagine he would write such a scathing portrayal of this White House?"

"Well, Campbell--"

"I mean, before you continue, did I mention what an incredibly scathing  indictment this is?"

"You know--"

"Truly puts the s in scathing, don't you think? I'm tempted, Dan, to do a quick scat call about how scathing this book is. But since I'm part of the best political team on television and not an improvisational jazz singer, let's stay on topic."

"Sure, Campbell. I'd first like to point out that innocent people suffer greatly when false allegations are made without hard evidence. Words like 'propaganda,' used with such reckless disregard for the consequences and truth, put the American people in grave danger. And, you know," Bartlett also noted, "he forced this book on us. We had no say in the matter, no input into the process. And maybe that's why the book is so fundamentally wrong. I would never portray anything in which I've participated, Campbell, as a propaganda effort. I mean hello, that kind of defeats the whole purpose of participating in such activities, doesn't it?"

"Dan, I know you and Scott were pretty close. Are you still friends?" asked Campbell. "Do you still consider him a friend?"

"Campbell, if by friend you mean someone whom I've dedicated myself, along with other honorable patriots, to portraying as a disgruntled, lying, schizophrenic out-of-the-loop mental patient, then, yes, of course he is still a friend. That hasn't changed."

Condoleezza Rice, addressing McClellan's charges that the Bush administration misled the public into invading Iraq, told ABC Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts today, "The record on weapons of mass destruction appeared to be very clear. There's no denying that Saddam Hussein was a threat and we took the responsible action. We believed we couldn't afford the smoking gun to come in the form of a mushroom cloud. Our only mistake," Rice admitted, "was not realizing another mushroom cloud might take the form of Scott McClellan. And for that, many of us in the White House, myself included, will have to take responsibility."

President Bush, however, as he boarded Air Force One this afternoon with a few "Shakespeares" under his arm, downplayed distress over McClellan's accusations.

"You know, I don't think about Scott so much. I'm not so concerned with him. There are much greater threats to our country right now. Um, you know, he's just a threat. But I don't think he's the threat. And as president, I think it's my job to keep my eye on the biggest threats to our country. So I'm truly not that concerned about him. I know he is on the run." Bush added, "Look, when the, uh, levees of honor are breached, that's when once good men think, 'Forget the truth, I'm looking for a big payday.' In other words, greed takes precedence over any catastrophic effect on people's lives. And, well, Scott McClellan is going to have to live with that. What the American people should know is that we're working closely with other governments to deny Scott sanctuary, or training, or a place to hide, or another place to raise money."

A New York Times op-ed scheduled for publication Saturday by Myron Ebell, director of energy and global warming policy for the Competitive Enterprise Institute and an outspoken critic against the predominant theory that global warming is man-made, might signal a new tack taken by the White House and it surrogates.

Ebell writes, "I've found no measurable proof that McClellan ever served as press secretary in the Bush administration. Therefore, all of Mr. McClellan's accusations are based on the flimsiest of empirical evidence and seem to be supported wholly for partisan reasons. Once again, alarmists are attempting to use the illusory power of truth to misinform the American people. I'm not sure what could be more un-American than that."

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Story of the Day: A Brief Moment of Context on Memorial Day

They were not greeted as liberators.

There were no weapons of mass destruction.

They gave their lives for an unnecessary war.

They were brave but used by an administration that considers them expendable.

For every one of the over 4,500 US soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, we must also remember to multiply their lives by the untold number of friends and family members who must now forever face each day without their sons or daughters, husbands or wives, mothers or fathers, sisters or brothers.

On the day the four thousandth US soldier died in Iraq (97% of these deaths occurring after "Mission Accomplished"), President Bush honored their sacrifice by cavorting at the White House with a six-foot-tall Easter Bunny. In March 2004, at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner - when over 500 Americans had already died in Iraq - our commander-in-chief, with a slide-show of him searching around the Oval Office as a prop, delivered a running joke, saying, "Those weapons of mass destruction got to be somewhere." "Nope. No weapons over there." "Maybe under here." As journalist David Corn noted at the time:

Yet there was Bush--apparently having a laugh at his own expense, but actually doing so on the graves of thousands. This was a callous and arrogant display. For Bush, the misinformation--or disinformation--he peddled before the war was no more than material for yucks. As the audience laughed along, he smiled. The false statements (or lies) that had launched a war had become merely another punchline in the nation's capital.

Vice President Dick Cheney, asked about a recent poll showing that roughly two-thirds of Americans believe invading Iraq was a mistake, replied, "So." The same Dick Cheney who sought and received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War, about which he said both "I had other priorities" and "Was [Vietnam] a noble cause? Yes, indeed, I think it was."

President Bush and Vice President Cheney have spent the last seven-and-a-half years weakening or killing many of the freedoms for which our forefathers fought and died. They also sanctioned torture, including the war crime of waterboarding, to which US veterans were subjected during WWII by the Japanese and for which the United States tried and hanged Japanese soldiers.

When you watch the news tonight and read coverage in the mainstream press of today's Memorial Day ceremonies, most, if not all, will omit this context. They will note, mainly through repeating excerpts of the president's speech, "sacrifice" and "courage" and "honor." Archetypal militaristic language employed to make any loss acceptable while diverting attention away from what led to these soldiers' unnecessary deaths. No, they will not contextualize the underhanded circumstances that continue to lead to ever growing body counts, both American and Iraqi. Nor will they point out the gross negligence of our leaders who sent US troops into battle with insufficient body armor and whose mistreatment of both their physical and psychic wounds upon return is this administration's ultimate insult. Such context would acknowledge the cognitive dissonance and visceral disgust that millions of Americans experience as they watch George W. Bush, a man who did everything he could to avoid Vietnam, praise the "ultimate sacrifice" of the men and women he sent to an early grave for a war of his and his inner circle's own making.

And it is the refusal to include this context - which is not opinion but fact, not rhetoric but pertinent historical background information - that continues to drive away so many once faithful readers and viewers from mainstream journalism.

Instead, we get coverage like this Associated Press article by Deb Riechmann (picked up as boilerplate by The New York Times, Washington Post and other mainstream outlets across the nation):

President Bush paid tribute Monday to America's fighting men and women who died in battle, saying national leaders must have "the courage and character to follow their lead" in preserving peace and freedom.

"On this Memorial Day, I stand before you as the commander in chief and try to tell you how proud I am," Bush told an audience of military figures, veterans and their families at Arlington National Cemetery. Of the men and women buried in the hallowed cemetery, he said, "They're an awesome bunch of people and the United States is blessed to have such citizens."

That provoked a standing ovation from the crowd in a marble amphitheater where Bush spoke. "Whoo-hoo!" shouted one woman, who couldn't contain her enthusiasm.

The following (via Brad Friedman) is a list of the over 4,500 US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, confirmed by the US Dept. of Defense as of 5/22/08. Human beings who will never shout "Whoo-hoo!" again. Nor will they share another moment with their loved ones. As an exercise in awareness, I recommend not merely glancing over the list but reading each name. Reading each name aloud is even better. You can find out more about their lives here.

R.I.P.

Abad, Roberto • Acevedo, Joseph • Acevedoaponte, Ramon A. • Acklin II, Michael D. • Acosta, Genaro • Acosta, Steven • Adair, James L. • Adamkavicius, Clayton Lee • Adamouski, James Francis • Adams III, Clarence • Adams, Algernon • Adams, Brandon E. • Adams, Brent A. • Adams, Leonard W. • Adams, Mark P. • Adams, Michael R. • Adams, Michael S. • Adams, Shawn G. • Adams, Thomas Mullen • Adcock, Shane T. • Addison, Jamaal Rashard • Adkins, Dustin M. • Adle, Patrick R. • Adlesperger, Christopher S. • Agami, Daniel J. • Aguilar Jr., Andres • Aguirre, Anthony • Aguirre, Nathaniel A. • Ahearn, James M. • Ahlquist, Clinton W. • Ailes, Jeramy A. • Aitken, Tristan Neil • Akers, Spencer C. • Akin, James C. • Akins, Kevin D. •  Akintade, Segun Frederick •  Alaniz, Paul C. •  Alarcon, Ivan Vargas • Albert, Phillip R. • Albrecht, Jesse B. • Alcantara, Juan M. • Alcozer, Christopher M. • Alday, Zachary M. • Aldrich, Nickalous N. • Alex, Eugene • Alexander Jr., George T. • Alexander, Leroy E. • Alexander, Matthew L. • Alexeev, Alexandre A. • Alger, Tracy Lynn • Algrim, Wilson A. • Ali, Azhar • Alicearivera, Rafael • Allbaugh, Jeremy D. • Allcott, Jacob H. • Allen Jr., Lonnie Calvin • Allen Jr., Ronald D. • Allen, Chad M. • Allen, Howard P. • Allen, John E. • Allen, Louis E. • Allen, Terrence P. • Allers III, William Alvin • Allgaier, Christopher M. •  Allgood, Brian D. •  Allison, Glenn R. • Allison, Thomas F. • Allman II, Daniel J. • Allmon, Jeremy O. • Allmon, William E. • Allred, Michael J. • Allton, Eric L. • Almazan, David J. • Alomar, Joseph D. • Alonzo, Joshua C. • Alvarez, Conrad • Alvarez, Nicanor • Amaya, Daniel R. • Ames, Jason E. • Ammon, Jeffrey A. •  Amos II, John D. • Amundson Jr., William M. • Anderson III, Norman W. • Anderson Jr., Carl L. • Anderson, Andy D. • Anderson, Brian Edward • Anderson, Christopher A. • Anderson, Danny L. • Anderson, Ian C. • Anderson, Joshua R. • Anderson, Marc A. •  Anderson, Michael C. •  Anderson, Michael D. •  Anderson, Nathan R. •  Anderson, Nicholas H. • Anderson, Nicholas R. • Anderson, Phillip R. • Anderson, Stuart M. • Anderson, Travis W. • Anderson, Victor A. • Andino Jr., Edwin Anthony • Andrade, Michael • Andres Jr., Joseph J. • Andrews, Evander E. • Andrews, Harley D. • Aneiros, Yoe M. • Angell, Levi T. • Anguiano, Edward John • Angus, Brett E. • Anzack Jr., Joseph J. • Apuan, Matthew S. • Arcala, Kurtis Dean K. • Arcand, Elden D. • Archuleta, Tamara Long •  Arciola, Michael A. •  Ardron, Brian D. •  Arechaga, Julian M. •  Arellano, James J. •  Argel, Derek • Argonish, Jan M. •  Arizola Jr., Roberto •  Armand, Reynold •  Armijo, Raymond S. •  Arms, Bradley Thomas • Armstead, Moses E. • Armstrong, David C. • Arndt, Travis M. • Arnette, Jason R. • Arnold Sr., Larry R. • Arnold, Andrew Todd • Arnold, Daniel L. • Arnold, James L. • Arredondo, Alexander S. • Arrelano Pandura, Carlos • Arriaga, Richard • Arroyave, Jimmy J. • Arsiaga, Robert R. • Arvanitis, Nicholas A. • Asbury, Brandon S. • Ashcraft, Evan Asa • Ashley, Benjamin J. • Aston, Trevor D. • Atkins, Julia V. • Atkins, Shawn M. • Atkins, Travis W. • Aubin, Jay Thomas • Auchman, Steven E. • August, Matthew J. • Ault, Jesse A. • Aultz, Corey J. • Austin, Aaron C. • Austin, Alan J. •  Austin, Shane R. •  Avery, Garrison C. •  Avery, Jeffrey A. •  Aviles, Andrew Julian • Axelson, Matthew G. •  Ayala, Alejandro • Ayala, David • Ayala, Luis G. • Ayon, Eric A. • Ayres III, Robert T. • Ayro, Lionel • Babb, Brock A. • Babbitt, Travis A. • Babcock IV, Howard E. • Babin, Christopher J. • Babineau, David J. • Bacevich, Andrew J. • Bachar, Salem • Bachman, Travis S. • Bacon, Henry A. • Baddick, Andrew Joseph • Bader, Daniel A. • Baez, Cesar O. • Baez, Miguel A. • Baez, Roberto C. • Bagwell, Charlie L. •  Bailey III, William Lee • Bailey, Michael V. • Bailey, Nathan J. • Baines, Joe L. • Baker, Brian K. • Baker, Riley E. • Baker, Ronald W. • Baker, Ryan T. • Baker, Sherwood R. • Baker, Zachary D. • Balcon, Dane R. • Baldwin, Joel Egan • Baldwyn, Stephen P. • Bales, Chad Eric • Balint Jr., Paul • Ball Jr., Terry W. • Ball, Scott R. •  Ballard, Kenneth Michael •  Balmer, Ryan A. •  Baloga, Michael A. •  Balsley, Michael •  Banaszak, Debra A. • Bancroft, Matthew W. •  Bandhold, Scott M. •  Bandonill, Metodio A. •  Bangayan, Solomon C. "Kelly" • Banks, Barbaralien • Banks, Derek R. • Baragona, Dominic Rocco • Barbieri, Thomas J. • Barbosa, Felipe C. • Barbret, Mark A. • Barcus, Collier Edwin • Barkey, Michael C. • Barlow, Patrick O. • Barnes, Eric M. • Barnes, Jonathan P. • Barnes, Matthew Ron • Barnes, Nathan S. • Barnett, Christopher W. • Barnett, Jeremy D. • Barnhill, Edward C. • Barnhill, Michael S. • Baro, Jeremiah A. • Baroncini, Jr., Lester Domenico • Barr, Aric J. • Barraza, Ricardo • Barrera, Michael Paul • Barrett, Chad A. • Barron, Bryan Edward • Barry, Michael C. • Barta, John • Bartels, Daniel D. • Bartlett Jr., Benjamin B. • Bascom, Douglas E. • Basham, Robert J. • Bass, Aram J. • Bass, David A. • Bates, Todd M. • Battles Sr., Michael • Baucus, Phillip E. • Baughman, Nathaniel S. • Bauguess Jr., Larry J. •  Baum, Ronald E. •  Baum, Ryan J. • Baum, Tane T. • Baylis, Matthew E. • Bayow, Steven G. • Beadles, Jason J. • Bean Jr., Alan N. • Bean, Matthew A. • Beard, Bradley S. • Beardsley, William J. • Beasley, Bobby E. • Beatty, Jonathan S. • Beaulieu, Beau R. • Beaupre, Ryan Anthony • Bechert, Michael A. • Becker, Gunnar D. • Becker, Shane R. • Beckstrand, James L. • Bedard, Andrew D. • Beeler, Brent E. • Beery, Brock A. • Behnke, Joseph O. • Behrle, David W. • Beisel, Jacob Walter • Belanger, Gregory A. • Belchik, Christopher • Bell Jr., Timothy Michael • Bell, Aubrey D. • Bell, Rickey L. • Bell, Rusty W. • Bell, Ryan M. • Bellard, Wilfred Davyrussell • Bellavia, Joseph P. • Bell-Johnson, Katrina Lani • Belser Jr., Donnie R. • Benford, Jason A. • Benish, Stephen C. • Bennett, Durrell L. • Bennett, Keith A. • Bennett, Richard A. • Bennett, William M. • Benson, Darry • Benson, Johnathan • Benson, Michael A. • Benson, Robert T. • Bento, Anthony K. • Bentz III, David J. • Berg, Ryan R. • Bergeron, Bradley J. • Berlin Jr., Joseph R. • Bernholtz, Eric J. • Bernstein, David R. • Berrettini, Richard J. •  Berry, David R. •  Berry, Sean B. •  Bertoldie, Joel L. • Bertolino, Matthew L. •  Bertolino, Stephen A. • Bertrand, Bryan P. • Best, Marvin • Beste, Bradley H. • Bevel, Ray M. • Bevington, Allan R. • Bewley, Kevin R. • Beyer, Paul A. • Bibby, Mark Anthony • Bicknell, Stephen • Bier, Joseph P. • Bievre, Mario J. • Biggers, Ethan J. • Bilbrey Jr., Charles E. • Billiter, Gregory J. • Birch, Dustin V. • Birchett, Alicia A. • Birkman, Tracy Renee • Bishop, Jason Lee • Bishop, Jeffery A. • Bishop, John T. • Bishop, Ryan A. • Biskie, Benjamin W. • Bisson, Jeffrey D. • Bitton, Albert • Bitz, Michael Edward • Bixler, Evan A. • Bixler, Stephen R. • Black, Jarrod W. • Blackwell. Justin R. • Blair, Jonathan F. • Blair, Robert E. • Blair, Thomas Alan • Blaise, Michael T. • Blake, Joseph R. •  Blakley, Richard A. • Blamires, Jesse •  Blanco, Ernesto M. •  Blanco, Joseph A. •  Bland, Brian D. •  Blaney, Christopher T. • Blaney, Joshua C. •  Blankenbecler, James D.  •  Blanton, Jeffery S. • Blaskowski, Matthew D. •  Blazer, Melvin L. •  Blecksmith, James P. "JP" • Blessing, Jay A. • Blickenstaff, Joseph M. • Block, Kamisha J. • Blodgett, Clinton C. • Blodgett, Nicholas H. • Bloem, Nicholas William B. • Blohm, Alan R. • Bloomfield II, Gerald M. • Blue, Shaun M. • Blum, Aron C. • Blumberg, Trevor A. • Blystone, Ronald C. • Boatman, Darrell W. • Boatright, Michael L. • Bobb, Brandon K. • Bock, Amos C. R • Bocks, Phillip Allen •  Boehmer, Jeremiah J. • Boes, Helge • Bogrette, Henry W. • Bohannon, Jeremy S. • Bohling, Matthew Charles • Bohlman, Jeremy L. • Bohr Jr., Jeffrey Edward • Bohrnsen, Kyle G. • Bolander, Bryan E. • Bolar, Matthew T. • Bolding, Todd J. • Boles, Dennis J. • Boling, Craig A. • Bollinger Jr., Doyle W. • Bolor, Kelly • Bonifacio Jr., Jerry L. • Bonilla, Orlando A. • Bonnell Jr., Jon E. • Booker, Daryl D. • Booker, Kenneth R. • Booker, Stevon Alexander • Boone, Christopher K. • Boone, Clarence E. • Booth, Joshua L. • Borbonus, John G. • Bordelon, Michael J. • Borea, Russell P. • Boria, John J. • Boris, David A. •  Borm, Val John •  Boskovitch, Jeffrey A. •  Bosselmann, Kirk J. •  Bossert, Andrew L. •  Bostic, Kenneth E. • Bostick Jr., Thomas G. • Bosveld, Rachel K. • Boswell, Samuel M. • Botello, Brian A. • Bouchard, Nathan K. • Bouffard, Jeremy P. • Boule, Matthew George • Bourdon, Elvis • Bourgeois, Matthew J. •  Bouthot, Michael E. •  Bow, Jeremy D. •  Bowe, Matthew C. • Bowen, Collin J. • Bowen, Samuel R. • Bowling, Jonathan W. • Bowling, Theodore A. • Bowling, William G. • Bowman, Jon Eric • Bowman, Larry R. • Box Jr., Hesley • Boyce, Timothy R. • Boyd, Joshua M. • Boye, Noah L. • Boyles, Aaron • Brabazon, Edward W. • Bradachnall, Travis J. • Bradbury, Brian J. • Bradfield Jr., Hoby F. • Bradley, Juantrea T. • Bradley, Kenneth R. • Bradshaw, Anthony M. • Brand, Emerson N. • Brandon, Stacey C. • Brangman, David J. • Branning, David M. • Brassfield, Artimus D. • Braswell, Darren D. • Brattain, Joel K. • Braun, Jeffrey F. • Bravo Jr., Raul S. • Brazee, Joshua T. • Brehm, Dale G. • Brennan, Joshua C. •  Brennan, William I. •  Brevard, Christopher R. •  Brewer, Adam Noel • Brewster, Bryan A. • Bridges, James L. • Bridges, Michael P. • Bridges, Steven H. • Bright, Dean • Bright, Scottie L. • Brinlee, Kyle A. • Briones Jr., Pablito Pena • Brisky, Dustin R. • Britt, Benjamin T. • Britt, Sandy R. • Brixey Jr., Billy D. • Brock, Sean Lee • Brodnick, Phillip J. • Brooks, Adam R. • Brooks, Cory W. • Brooks, Edward L. • Brooks, William J. • Brookshire, Sid W. • Broomhead, Thomas F. • Brosh, Benjamin K. • Brown II, Lunsford B. • Brown Jr., Timmy R. • Brown, Andrew W. • Brown, Bruce E. • Brown, Demarkus D. • Brown, Dominic C. • Brown, Donald S. • Brown, Harrison • Brown, Henry Levon • Brown, James • Brown, Jason L. • Brown, Jeffery S. • Brown, Jeremy A. • Brown, John Eli • Brown, John G. • Brown, Joshua D. • Brown, Kevin R. • Brown, Kyle W. • Brown, Larry Kenyatta • Brown, Lerando J. • Brown, Matthew W. • Brown, Menelek M. • Brown, Micheal D. • Brown, Nathan P. • Brown, Nicholas P. • Brown, Oliver J. • Brown, Philip D. • Brown, Scott J. • Brown, Timothy D. • Brown, Timothy W. • Brown, Tyler Hall • Brown, William E. • Brown, William R. •  Brownfield, Andrew D. •  Browning, Brian A. • Browning, Charles R. •  Brown-Weeks, Ari D. •  Brozovich, Daniel A. •  Bruce, Travis R. •  Bruckenthal, Nathan B. • Bruner, Thomas L. •  Bruns, Cedric E. •  Brunson, Jacques Earl "Gus" •  Bryan, Benjamin S. •  Bryant Jr., Jack •  Bryant, Todd J. • Bryson, Stephen L. • Bubb, Daniel Scott R. • Bubeck, John T. • Buchan, Raymond R. • Bucklew, Ernest G. • Buckley, Roy Russell • Buckley, Ryan J. • Bucklin, Brock L. • Bueche, Paul J. • Buehring, Charles H. • Buerstetta, Richard A. • Buesing, Brian Rory • Buford, Travis Wayne • Buggs, George Edward • Buie, Jimmy D. • Bullard, James D. • Bunch, Joshua I. • Bunda, Christopher • Burbank, Michael Lee • Burdick, Richard A. • Burge, Jerry C. • Burger Jr., Dale A. • Burgess, Alan J. • Burgess, Bryan • Burgess, Jeffrey C. • Burgess, Ryan J. • Burgos-Cruz, Ulises • Burk, Taylor J. • Burkart, Armer N. • Burke, Timothy • Burkett, Donald A. • Burkett, Tamario Demetrice • Burkhardt, Travis L. • Burks, Peter H. • Burnett, Jason K. • Burns, Kyle W. • Burress, Richard B. • Burri, Eric T. • Burridge, David Paul • Burris, Jeremy W. • Burrows, Joshua C. • Buryj, Jesse R. • Bush Jr., Charles E. • Bush, Matthew D. • Bushart, Damian S. • Bushnell, William W. • Bustamante, Marlon A. • Butcher Jr., Steve • Butkus, Jason M. • Butler, Adrian J. • Butler, Jacob Lee • Butler, Kenneth J. • Butler, Rhett A. • Butler, Tyler • Butterfield, Anthony E. • Buzzard, Jason J. • Byers, Casey • Byers, Joshua T. • Byler, William J. • Byrd II, John T. • Byrd III, Henry G. • Byrd, Thomas H. • Caban, Eric • Cabino, Shayne M. • Cabralbanuelos, Juan C. • Cadavero, Jonathan D. • Caddy, Marshall H. • Cady III, Frank L. • Cagle, Daniel P. • Caguioa, Mark R. C. • Cahill, Joel E. • Cain, Marcus A. • Cajimat, Jay S. • Calapini, Lewis T. 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T. • Cathey, James J. • Caughman, Thomas D. • Causor Jr., Roberto J. • Cauthorn, Forrest D. • Cawley, James Wilford • Cawvey, Jessica L. • Cayer, Geofrey R. • Cedergren, David A. • Celestine Jr., Willie P. • Ceniceros, Manuel A. • Ceo, Bernard L. • Cepeda Sr., Aaron N. • Cerrone, Michael A. • Cervantes, Victor H. • Chaires, Daniel B. • Chambers, William C. • Champlin, Donald E. • Chamroeun, James • Chan, Doron • Chanawongse, Kemaphoom "Ahn" • Chance III, James A. • Chandler, Jeremy A. •  Chaney, Jeffrey L. •  Chaney, William D. •  Channell Jr., Robert William •  Chao, Cornell C.  •  Chapin, Chris S. • Chapman, John A. • Chapman, Nathan R. • Chappell, Jason K. • Charette, Holly A. • Charfauros Jr., Joe G. • Charles D. Allen • Chase, Lance M. • Chavez Jr., Javier • Chavez, Daniel • Chavez, Steven M. • Chavis, Leebenard E. • Chay, Kyu H. •  Cheatham, Jonathan M. • Checo, Steven •  Chen, Yihiyh L. •  Cherava, Nicholas O. • Cherry, Craig W. •  Cherry, Marcus M. •  Chevalier, Brian L. •  Childers, Therrel Shane •  Childress, Kyle William • Chiomento, Robert J. • Chisholm, Tyrone L. • Chism, Johnathan Bryan • Chitjian, Adam J. • Choi, Min-su • Chris, Andrew F. • Christensen Jr., Curtis A. • Christensen, Jeremy E. • Christensen, Ryan D. • Christensen, Thomas W. • Christian, Brett T. • Christoff Jr., David • Christofferson, Steven J. • Christopher, Caleb P. • Church, Theodore U. • Cifuentes, Michael J. • Cimarrusti, Ernesto G. • Ciraso, Kristofer R. • Cisneros-Alvarez, Julio C. • Clairday, Jason S. • Clamens, Lillian • Clark Jr., Theodore •  Clark, Arron R. •  Clark, Carlton A. • Clark, Cory L. •  Clark, Eric D. • Clark, Jeffery L. • Clark, Lance M. • Clark, Matthew W. • Clark, Michael J. • Clark, Regina R. • Clark, Ryan. J. • Clarke, Kevin Michael • Clary, Don Allen • Claunch, Herbert R •  Clay, Daniel J. •  Clay, Darrell P. •  Clayton, Hayes •  Cleary, Michael J. • Clemens, Brian Michael • Clemens, Shawn M. • Clemmons, Brad A. • Clemons, Nathan B. • Clemons, Thomas W. • Cleveland, Adare W. • Clevenger, Ross A. • Clifton, Karen N. • Clifton, Richard C. • Cline Jr., Donald John • Clouser, Zachary • Clowers Jr., Jesse G. •  Cobb, Christopher R. •  Cockerham III, Benny Gray •  Codner, Kyle W. •  Coffelt, Ronald L. •  Coffin, Christopher D. • Cohee III, Walter F. •  Cohen, Michael R. •  Colburn, Gavin J. •  Cole Jr., Timothy B. • Cole, Jeremiah S. • Coleman, Bradli N. • Coleman, Gary B. • Coles, Dominic R. • Colgan, Benjamin J. • Collado, Jay T. • Collier, Russell L. • Collins Jr., James S. • Collins, David S. • Collins, Gary L. • Collins, Jonathan W. • Collins, Randy D. • Collins, Ryan D. • Collinsworth, Clifford R. • Colnot, Kyle A. • Colon, Pedro J. • Colton, Lawrence S. • Colunga, Zeferino E. • Colvill 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M. • Cote, Budd M. • Cothran, Derrick J. • Cottrell, Eric D. • Coullard, David J. • Coulter, Alexander S. • Courneya, Daniel • Cournoyer, Nicholas • Courtney, Kelley L. • Coutu, Matthew S. • Covert Jr., Dwane A. • Cowherd Jr., Leonard M. • Cox Jr., Simon T. • Cox, Gregory A. • Cox, Ryan R. • Crabtree, Daniel • Crackel, Alexander B. • Craig Jr., Andre • Craig, Brandon M. • Craig, Brian T. •  Craig, Clay A. • Craig, Heathe N. •  Craig, James E. • Crane, Richard M. • Crate, Casey • Craver, Johnny K. • Creager, Timothy R. • Creamean, Tyler L. • Creed, Matthew W. • Creighton, Shawn R. • Creighton-Weldon, Michael Russell • Crocker, Ricardo A. • Crockett, Michael T. • Crockett, Ricky L. • Crombie, David N. • Cronkrite, Brud J. • Crookston, Duncan Charles • Crose, Peter P. • Cross, Kenneth • Crouch, William J. • Crow Jr., William W. • Crowe, Terrence K. • Crowell, Thomas A. • Crowley, Kyle D. • Crumpler, Adam J. • Crutchfield, Michael J. • Cruz, Joseph • Cuaresma, Sirlou C. • Cubert, Clinton 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Bryant L. • Davis, Carletta S. • Davis, Chris • Davis, Craig • Davis, Daryl A. • Davis, David J. • Davis, Donald N. • Davis, Gloria D. • Davis, Jefferson D. • Davis, Justin R. •  Davis, Kevin Dewayne •  Davis, Michael W. •  Davis, Raphael S. • Davis, Robert G. • Davis, Steven A. • Davis, Todd E. • Davis, Wilbert • Davis, William N. • Davis, Zachariah Scott • Day, David F. • Dayton, Jeffrey F. • Dayton, Kyle • Dazachacon, Edwin H. • De Leon, Mario K. • Deal, Lee Hamilton • Dearing, John Wilson "J.W." • Deason, Michael L. • Deblanc, Darren A. • Debro, Germaine L. • Dechen, Kurt Edward • Deckard, Matthew L. • Deeds, Roger W. • Deem, Michael S. • Deese, Joshua • Defazio, Robert W. •  DeFrenn, Jason Garth • Deghand, Bernard Lee • Degiovine, Christopher • Dehn, Dariek E. • Deibler, Jason L. • Delatorre, Jesse D. • DeLeon Jr., Lauro G. • Delgado, George • Delgado, Marc A. • Delgreco, Felix M. • DeLoach, Jerry L. • Demand, Jacob H. • Dembowski, Robert H. • deMoors, Joseph D. • Dempsey, Kevin 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"Nate" • Deuel, Michael R. • Deutsch, Michael J. • Devora Garcia, Israel • Dewey, Brandon Christopher • Deyarmin Jr., Daniel Nathan • Deysie, Ara T. •  Dhanoolal, Dayne D. •  Diaz Varela, Sergio R. •  Diaz, Carlos J. • Diaz, Isaac E. • DiCenzo, Douglas A. • Dickens, Tyler J. • Dickerson, Christopher M. • Dickinson II, Michael A • Dickinson, Joshua W. • Dickison, Christopher W. • Dieruf, Nicholas J. • Diesing, Trevor J. • Dietrich, David E. • Dietz, Danny P. •  DiGiovanni, Jeremiah J. •  Dill, Christopher W. • Dillon Jr., James R. • Dillon, Benjamin C. • Dillon, Matthew V. • Dima, Catalin D. • Dimaranan, Jeremy M. • Dingler, Joshua P. • Diraimondo, Michael A. • Disney, Jason A. • Dively, Duane W. • Dix, William T. • Dixon, Anthony J. • Dixon, Christopher R. • Dixon, Derek C. • Dixon, Donnie D. • Dixon, Robert J. • Dobogai, Derek A. • Dodson Jr., Philip Allan • Doerflinger, Thomas K. • Dolan, Dan • Doles, John G. •  Doltz, Ryan E. •  Dominguez, Carlos •  Domino, Chadrick O. • Donaldson, Christopher B. • Dones, Jacob D. • Donica, Dustin R. • Dooley, Mark H. • Dooley, Michael E. • Dore, Jason E. • Dorff, Patrick D. • Doria, Richwell A. • Doring, Nathanael J. • Dorrity, James P. • Dossett, Trace W. • Doster, James D. • Dostie, Shawn Christopher • Dostie, Thomas John • Dougherty, Scott Eugene • Dowdy, Robert John • Downey, Michael A. • Downing II, Stephen P. • Downs, William • Doyle, Jeremy W. • Dozier, Jonathan Kilian • Drake, Chad H. • Drakulich, David J. •  Draughn Jr., George Ray • Drawl Jr., Robert E. •  Dreasky, Duane J. •  Dreese, Justin W. •  Dressler, Shawn E. •  Drexler, Jeremy L. •  Drier, Charles A. "Chuck" • Dronet, Brandon R. •  Duckworth, Eric T. •  Dudkiewicz, Kasper Allen •  Duenas, Joseph J. •  Duerksen, Amy A. • Duffman, Scott E. • Duffy, Christopher M. • Dumas Jr., Joseph C. • Dunckley, Allen J. • Dunham, Jason L. • Dunham, Robert E. • Dunigan Jr., Joe L. • Dunkin, Shawn M. • Dunkleberger, Brent W. • Dunlap, Brian E. • Dunn II, Clayton G. • Dunn, Jeannette T. • Dunn, Terrence D. • Duplantier II, Arnold • Duran, Joan J. • Durbin Jr., Jerry M. "Michael" • Durgin, Russell M. • Durkin, Ciara M. •  DuSang, Robert L. •  Dusenbery, William D. •  Dvorin, Seth J. •  Dwelley, Jason B. •  Dyer, Christopher Jenkins • Dyer, Scott W. •  Dykman, Scott D. Eacho, Donald W. •  Eakes, Lance O. •  Eason, Carl A. •  Eaton Jr., Richard S. • Ebbers, James H. • Ebert, Blain M. • Ebert, Christopher S. • Echols, Thomas P. • Eckert Jr., Gary A. "Andy" • Eckfield Jr., Robert F. • Eckhardt, Christopher M. • Eckhart, William C. • Edds, Jonathan W. • Edens, William A. • Edge, James C. • Edgerton, Marshall L. • Edgin, Kevin F. •  Edinger, Benjamin C. • Edmunds, Jonn Joseph • Edmundson, Phillip C. • Edwards Jr., Amos C. • Edwards, Chase A. • Edwards, Mark O. • Edwards, Michael I. • Edwards, Shawn C. • Edwards, William L. • Egan, Michael • Eggers, Daniel W. •  Eggers, Kyle A. • Egnor, Jody L. •  Ehle, Jeremy W. •  Ehney, Robert W. •  Ehrlich, Andrew C. • Eischen, Nicholas D. •  Eisenhauer, Wyatt D. • Elam, Gregory L. •  Elandt, Aaron C. •  Elazzouzi, Farid •  Elias, Elias •  Elizalde, Adrian M. • Elizarraras, Emigdio E. • Elledge, Michael D. • Ellenburg, Kevin J. • Elliott, Terry J. • Ellis, James D. • Ellis, Jessica A. • Ellis, Joseph J. • Ellsworth, Justin M. • Elrod, Nathan R. • Elrod, Steven R. • Emanuel IV, William River • Emch, Luke • Emerson, Matthew J. • Emery, Blair William • Emolo, Ebe F. • Emul, Adam Q. • Endlich, Cory M. • Endsley, Zachary R. • Engel, Mark E. • Engeldrum, Christian P. • Engeman, John W. • English, Shawn L. • Engstrom, Andrew T. • Enos, Peter G. • Erdy, Nicholas B. • Escalante, Brian A. • Esckelson, Christopher E. • Escobar, Sergio H. • Espaillat Jr., Pedro I. • Espiritu, Allan M. • Esposito, Jr., Michael J. • Esposito, Phillip T. • Estep, Adam W. • Estep, James E. • Estes, Justin M. • Estrella, Michael A. • Estrella-Soto, Ruben • Etterling, Jonathan Edward • Evans II, Michael S. • Evans Jr., David • Evans, Kermit O. • Evans, William L. • Everett, Christopher L. • Evey, Jason M. • Evnin, Mark Asher • Ewens, Forrest P. •  Ewing, Anthony D. •  Ewing, Jeremy Ricardo •  Eyerly, Justin L. •  Ezell, Lawrence D. • Ezernack, Troy S. •  Fairbanks, Jacob J. •  Faircloth, Bradley M. •  Fairlie, Nathan P. •  Falaniko, Jonathan I. •  Fales, Adam R. • Falkel, Christopher M. • Falter, Shawn Patrick • Fargo, Adam J. • Farmer, Donald B. • Farnan, Colby M. • Farr, Clay P. • Farrar Jr., Andrew K. • Farrar Jr., William A. • Farris, Billy B. • Farrow, Jefferey J. • Fasnacht, Michael J. • Fassbender, Huey P. L. • Faulkenburg, Steven W. • Faulkner, James Daniel • Faulstich Jr., Raymond J. • Faunce, Brian R. • Fegler, Jason A. • Feistner, Curtis D. • Fejeran, Gregory D. • Felder, Arthur L. "Bo" • Felder, Tyanna S. • Felix, Glade L. • Fell, Robin V. • Felsberg, Paul M. • Felts Sr., Thomas H. • Fender, Llythaniele • Feniello, Shelby J. • Fennerty, Sean P. • Fenton, Matthew J. • Fenty, Joseph J. •  Ferderer Jr., Dennis J. •  Ferguson, Rian C. •  Ferguson, Richard L. • Fernandez, Christopher J. C. •  Fernandez, George Andrew • Fernandez, Kyle Ka Eo •  Fernandez, William V. • Ferrara, Matthew C. • Ferrero, Marius L. • Ferrin, Clint D. • Fester, Gregory J. • Fettig, Jon P. • Fey, Tyler R. • Ficek, Damien T. • Field, Nathan R. • Fielder, Michael S. • Fifer, Eric A. • Figueroa, Gabriel J. • Figueroa, Luis A. • Finch, Courtney D. • Finke Jr., Michael W. • Finken, Paul J. • Fischer, Jeremy J. • Fiscus, Keith E. • Fiscus, Michael T. • Fisher II, Donald E. • Fisher, David M. • Fisher, Dustin C. • Fisher, Paul F. • Fisher, Sean P. • Fite, Joseph E. • Fitzgerald, Almar L. • Fitzgerald, Dustin R. • Flanagan, Dennis J. • Flanigan, William T. • Fleischer, Jacob R. • Fletcher, Jacob S. • Flint Jr., Marion • Flores Jr., Wilfred • Flores, John D. • Flores, Jonathan R. • Flores, Omar • Flores-Mejia, Jose Ricardo • Florexil, Camy • Floyd Jr., Clarence L. • Floyd, Al'Kaila • Flynn, John M. •  Flynn, Paul J. •  Foley III, Thomas Arthur •  Folks Jr., Tommy Ike •  Folmar, Timothy •  Fonseca, Jesus • Fontan, Jacques J. •  Fontanilla, Victor M. •  Fontecchio, Elia P. •  Fontenot, Jarred S. • Foraker, Ryan D. • Forbes, Aaron M. • Ford IV, David H. • Ford, Jason C. • Ford, Joseph A. • Ford, Joshua • Ford, Michael L. • Ford, Philip C. • Ford, Richard L. • Ford, Travis Allen • Fordyce, James F. •  Forshey, Curtis J. •  Fortenberry, Wesley C. •  Fortune, Maurice Keith • Foshee, Jeremy D. •  Foster, Erick M. •  Fox, Bradley C. •  Fox, Travis A. •  Foyteck, Kraig D. • Fracker Jr., Dale E. • Fraise, David M. • Fralish, John T. • Frampton, Gregory Michael •  Franco, Jason •  Frank, Craig S. •  Frank, Michael •  Frank, Phillip E. •  Frank, Stephen W. • Franklin, Benny S. • Franklin, Bobby C. • Franklin, Jermaine D. • Franklin, Michael W. • Frantz, Lucas A. • Frantz, Matthew C. • Frantz, Robert L. • Fraser, David M. • Fraser, Grant B. • Frassetto, Vincent M. • Frazier, Jacob L. • Frazier, Joshua J. • Frederick, Kendall K. • Freeman Jr., Walter • Freeman, Benjamin L. • Freeman, Brian L. • Freeman, Brian Scott • Freeman, Bryan L. • Freeman, Daniel J. • French, Carrie L. • Fresques, Jeremy • Freund, Steven • Fribley, David Keith • Frickey, Armand L. • Friedrich, David Travis • Frigo, Nathan J. • Frist, Luke P. • Frith, Kerry W. • Fritsche, William R. • Fritz, Jacob N. • Froehlich, Adam D. • Frosheiser, Kurt R. • Frost, Christopher S. • Fry, John D. • Frye, Jason L. • Frye, Nichole M. • Fuentes, Daniel A. • Fuerst III, Joseph F. • Fuga, Mike •  Fuhrmann II, Ray M. •  Fulkerson, Timothy •  Fulks, William B. •  Fuller, Alexander H. •  Fuller, Carl Ray • Fuller, Chad C. • Fuller, Travis J. • Funcheon, Alexander J. • Funke, Kane M. • Funkhouser, James A. • Furman, Donald D. • Futrell, Marcus S. • Gabbard, Marilyn L. • Gabel, Michael J. • Gabrielson, Dan H. • Gadsden, Clifford V. "CC" • Gadsden, Jonathan E. • Gagalac, Alexander U. • Gagarin, Greg P. • Gage, Joseph A. • Gajdos, Shawn D. • Galewski, Justin J. •  Gallagher, Patrick J. •  Gallardo, Denis J. • Galvan, Daniel Lee • Galvan, Jose A. • Galvez, Adam Anthony • Gamble Jr., Carter A. • Gamboa, Joseph D. • Ganczewski, Steven C. • Ganey Jr., Jerry Lewis • Gannon II, Richard J. • Garbs, Ryan C. • Garceau, Seth K. • Garces, Tomas • Garcia Jr., Alberto • Garcia Villareal, Felipe J. • Garcia, Anthony R. • Garcia, J. Adan • Garcia, Javier J. • Garcia, Justin R. • Garcia, Ruel M. • Garcia, Victor A. • Garcia-Arana, Juan de Dios • Gardner Jr., Freeman L. • Gardner, Derek L. • Gardner, James W. "Will" • Garibay, Jose Angel • Garmback Jr., Joseph M. • Garoutte, Erik T. • Garrigus, Mickel D. • Garrison, Benjamin J. • Garrison, Landis W. • Garvey, Justin W. • Garvin, Edward M. • Garyantes, Joseph P. • Garza Jr., Juan Guadalupe • Garza, Damian J. •  Garza, Israel •  Garza, Joe Jesus • Garza, Jr., Rogelio R. • Gasiewicz, Cari Anne • Gaspers, Kevin • Gaul, Sean M. • Gaunky, Anthony Alexander "Alex" • Gauthreaux, Jay R. • Gautier, Aaron D. • Gavriel, Dimitrios • Gaylord, Alva L. • Gebur, Ron • Geer, George R. • Geiger, Christopher P. •  Geiger, Wayne M. •  Gelina, Mark C. •  Gelineau, Christopher D. •  Genevie, Aaron M. •  Gentry, Lewis J. • George, Phillip C. •  Gerena, Orville •  German, Merlin • Germosen, Scott N. • Gertson, Clinton R. • Gettings, Albert Pasquale • Geurin, Cory Ryan • Giaimo, David L. • Giannopoulos, Peter J. • Gibbons, Devon J. • Gibbons, Thomas J. • Gibbs, Mathew V. • Gibbs, Nicholas R. • Gibbs, Todd Clayton • Gibson, Brennan C. • Gibson, Christopher A. • Gibson, Derek A. • Gibson, Timothy M. • Gienau, Richard Brian • Gifford, Alan Nye • Gifford, Jonathan Lee • Gifford, Micah S. • Gil Orozco, Carlos E. • Gil, Carlos J. • Gilbert Jr., Richard A. • Gilbert, Kyle C. • Gilbert, Thomas M. • Gilbert, Troy L. • Gilbertson, Kevin A. • Giles, Landon S. • Gill, Steven P. • Gillespie, Randy J. •  Gillican III, Charles C. • Gilman, Benjamin L. • Gilmore I, Cornell W. • Gilmore III, Richard • Gilmore, Joseph A. • Gilmore, Terrell W. • Ginther, Ronald A. • Gionet, Daniel • Gist Jr., Milton A. • Given, Nathaniel A. • Givens, Jesse Alan • Givens, Steven Ray • Glawson Jr., Curtis E. • Gleason, Michael T. • Glimpse, Marcus S. • Glover, Michael Dennis • Gluff, James M. • Goare, Shamus O. • Godbolt, Lee M. • Godwin, Todd J. • Goins, James Michael • Golby, Christopher A. • Golczynski, Marcus A. • Goldberg, David J. • Golding, Nicholes Darwin •  Goldman, Shane Lee •  Golla, Cliff • Gomez, Billy •  Gomez, Daniel E. •  Gomez, Jose • Gonsalves, Chad A. • Gonzales Cordova, Ramon E. • Gonzalez, Alex D. • Gonzalez, Armando Ariel • Gonzalez, Benjamin R. • Gonzalez, Carlos M. • Gonzalez, Christopher N. • Gonzalez, Jesus Angel • Gonzalez, Jorge Alonso • Gonzalez, Mario D. • Gonzalez, Orlando E. • Gonzalez, Victor A. • Gonzalez, Zachariah J. • Gonzalez-Garza, Rodrigo •  Gonzalez-Iraheta, Felix G. • Good, Alecia S. • Goode, Jordan E. •  Gooden, Bernard George •  Gooding, Dakotah L. • Goodiron, Nathan J. • Goodnature, Corey J. •  Goodrich, Gregory R. •  Goodrich, Joseph P. •  Goodwin, Anthony L. • Goodwin, Robert S. • Gordon, Brandon D. •  Gordon, David W. •  Gordon, Lyle L. • Gorham, Brian •  Gottfried, Richard S. •  Gould, Dustin M. •  Gourley, Gregson G. •  Goward, Richard Allen • Grady, Katrina Renee • Graham III, James R. • Graham, Jeffrey C. • Graham, Lance Tanner • Graham, Mark W. • Graham, Shawn A. • GramesSanchez, David J. • Granados, Cesar A. • Grant, Brian K. • Grant, Jonathan Walter • Grant, Sandra S. • Grass. Zachary A. • Grassbaugh, Jonathan D. • Grater, Cody C. • Graves, Joseph A. • Gray, Jamie A. • Gray, Michael J. • Gray, Tommy L. • Gray, Torrey L. • Gray, Yance T. • Green, Jeffrey G. • Green, Michael L. •  Green, Ryan P. •  Green, Toccara R. •  Greene, David S. • Greene, Jeremy R. • Greenlee, Satieon V. • Greer, Nicholas J. • Greka, Allen A. • Grella, Devin J. • Gresham, Daniel G. • Gresham, Genesia Mattril • Grez, Jourdan L. • Griese, Louis A. • Griffin Jr., Darrell R. • Griffin Jr., Patrick Lee • Griffin, Kyle A. • Griffin, Travis L. • Griffith Jr., Donald D. • Griffith, John C. •  Grigg, Travis J. •  Grijalva, James T. •  Grilley, Sean R. •  Grimes, Kyle J. •  Grimes, Sean •  Grimm, Matthew T. • Griner, Aaron M. •  Groepper, Chad D. • Grogan, Travis W. • Grothe, Kelly B. • Guastaferro, Daniel F. • Gudino, Sergio • Gudridge, James D. • Guereca Jr., Jose • Guerra, Ernesto R. • Guerrera, Joseph R. • Guerrero, Marieo • Guerrero, Salvador • Gukeisen, Hans N. • Gullett, Jeremy R. •  Gullett, Zachary R. •  Gummersall, Nicholas A. •  Gunterman, Hannah L. •  Gurbisz, James M. •  Gurtner, Christian Daniel • Gutierrez, Agustin •  Gutierrez, Analaura Esparza •  Gutierrez, Jose Antonio • Gutierrez, Kelvin Feliciano •  Gutierrez, Marshall A. •  Gutierrez-Rosales, Luis E. •  Guy, Robert A. "Bobby" •  Guy, Shaker T. •  Guyton, Larry I. • Guzman, Gabriel •  Guzman, Miguel A.  •  Haag, Chase A. •  Habsieger, Andrew J. • Hadaway, Brandon E. • Haerter, Jordan C. • Hafer, Richard W. • Hager, Joshua R. • Haggin, Jonathon C. • Hagy Jr., Guy Stanley • Hahn, Peter J. • Haight, Charles G. • Haines, Kenneth W. • Hake, Christopher M. • Halal, Michael J. • Hale, John Edward • Hall Jr., Robert E. • Hall, Benjamin J. • Hall, Blake W. •  Hall, Curtis R. • Hall, David E. • Hall, William G. • Hallal, Deryk L. • Haller, Roger W. • Halling, Jesse M. • Halsel, Santiago M. • Halverson, Andrew • Halvorsen, Erik Anders • Hamill, Jason R. • Hamlin, Christopher N. • Hamm, Jonathan V. • Hammond, Nathaniel T. • Hampton, Kimberly N. • Hancock, Michael S. • Hanks, Michael Wayne • Hannon, Fernando B. • Hansen, Jeffrey J. • Hansen, Warren S. • Hanson Jr., Charles A. • Hanson, Jason • Hanson, Joshua R. • Hanson, Timothy R. • Hardegree, Michael C. • Hardy, Brandon M. • Hardy, Nathan H. • Hardy, Richard Allen • Harkins, Jason R. • Harlan, James William • Harmon, Darren • Harmon, Joshua S. • Haro Marin Jr., Atanasio • Harper Jr., Gary R. • Harper, Bradley J. • Harper, Marlon B. • Harrell, William M. • Harrelson, James J. • Harriman, Stanley L. • Harrington, Foster L. • Harris Jr., Kenneth W. • Harris, Adam J. • Harris, Blake • Harris, Blake M. • Harris, Dustin J. • Harris, Jennifer J. • Harris, Joseph G. •  Harris, Noah •  Harris, Shane P. • Harris, Taurean T. •  Harris, Torry D. •  Harris-Kelly, Leroy • Harrison Jr., James W. • Harrison, George Daniel • Harrison, Ronald R. • Hart Jr., Nathaniel • Hart, David J. • Hart, John D. • Hartge, Nicholas S. • Harting III, Ralph J. "Jay" • Harting, Adam J. • Hartley, Jared D. • Hartley, Jeffery L. • Hartman Jr., John L. • Hartman, David A. • Hartman, Jennifer M. • Hartman, Jonathan N. • Hartwick, Michael L. • Hasenauer, Jason D. • Haslip, Travis F. • Hasse, Donald J. • Hattamer, Stephen C. • Haunert, Branden P. • Haupt, Ryan E. • Hawk Eagle, Sheldon R. • Hawkins II, Omer T. • Hawkins, Gene A. • Hawn II, Asbury F. • Hay, Dennis P. • Hayes III, William S. • Hayes, Erik W. • Hayes, James F. • Hayes, Michael Ray • Haynes, Schuyler B. • Hays, Nathan P. •  Hayslett, Timothy L. •  Hazelgrove, Brian D. •  Heald, Barbara • Healy, Daniel R. • Healy, James K. • Heath, David M. • Hebert, Anthony D. • Hebert, Justin W. • Hecker III, William F. • Heflin, Christopher T. • Heidelberg, Damian L. • Heidtman, Keith N. • Heighter, Raheen Tyson • Heines, Jeremy M. • Heinlein Jr., Charles T. • Heldt, Erik R. • Hellerman, Brian R. • Heltzel, Paul M. • Hemauer, Kyle M. •  Hemingway, Terry Wayne •  Henderson II, Robert L. • Henderson Jr., John M. • Henderson, Christopher Dale • Henderson, Matthew C. • Henderson, Miles P. • Hendrickson, Kenneth W. • Hendrickson, Robert T. • Hendrix, Jason R. • Henkes II, Richard J. • Henley Jr., Melvin L. • Hennessy, Jack Taft • Henning, John • Henry Jr, Lorne E. • Henry, Chassan S. • Henry, Joshua J. • Henry, Raymond L. • Hensel, Shawn D. • Henson, Clayton Welch • Henthorn, Jeffrey S. • Heredia, Joseph J. • Heredia, Marisol • Heringes, David A. • Herlem, Bryant A. • Hermanson, Michael L. • Hernandez Jr., Irving • Hernandez, Armando • Hernandez, Edelman L. • Hernandez, Emmanuel • Hernandez, Eric J. • Hernandez, Frank B. • Hernandez, Jason J. • Hernandez, Jose A. Rubio • Hernandez, Robert • Hernandez, Tony L. • Herndon II, Joseph F. • Herold, Adam G. • Herrema, Richard J. • Herrera, David L. • Herrera, Evenor C. • Herrera, Rocky H. •  Herrgott, Edward J. •  Herried, Patrick W. •  Herring, Jacob R. • Hershey, Brett M. •  Herzberg, Eric W. • Heselton, Edward R. •  Hess, Jordan W. •  Hess, Kenneth D. •  Hester, Charles B. •  Hewett, Thomas J. •  Hewitt, Cory Michael • Hickey, Julie R. •  Hicks Jr., Glenn D. •  Hicks Jr., Jon T. •  Hicks, Corey L. •  Hicks, Gregory B. • Hicks, Jason Carlyle • Hierholzer, David M. • Hiester, Michael T. • Hiett, Anton J. •  Higdon, Kristopher A. •  Higgins, Andrews J. •  Higgins, James W. • High, Stephen C. • Hike, Adrian E. •  Hilbert, Thomas L. •  Hildebrandt, Chad R. •  Hildreth, Seth A. •  Hill II, Raymond D. •  Hill, Christopher K. • Hill, Joshua Lee •  Hill, Ryan J. • Hill, Shawn F. •  Hill, Tarryl B. •  Hillenburg, Eric •  Hiller, Stephen D. "Dusty" •  Hiltz, Cory F. •  Hines Jr., Timothy J. • Hines, Derek S. • Hines, Joshua M. • Hines, Keicia M. • Hinton, Dominic Joseph • Hinz, Kelly C. • Hirlston, James Daniel • Hobart, Melissa J. • Hobbs, Brian S. • Hodge, Jeremy M. • Hodges, Erick J. • Hodshire, Michael Paul • Hodson, Nicolas Michael • Hoe, Nainoa K. • Hoeffner, Benjamin D. • Hoffman, James T. • Hoffman, Justin F. • Hoffmaster, Roselle M. • Holden, Brian Lee • Holder II, Theodore S. "Sam" • Holguin, Manuel J. • Holke, Eric M. • Holland, Christopher J. • Holland, Daniel E. • Holland, Fern L. • Hollar Jr., Robert Lee • Holler, Luke B. • Holley, Matthew J. • Holleyman, Aaron N. • Holliday, Jaron D. • Hollinsaid, Lincoln Daniel • Hollinsworth, Courtney • Hollopeter, Josiah W. • Holloway, Matthew W. • Holmason, John M. • Holmes Ordóñez, Terry • Holmes, James J. • Holmes, Jeffery Scott • Holmes, Jeremiah J. • Holt, Antoine J. • Holter III, Paul C. • Holtom, James J. • Holzhauer, Raymond J. • Honaker, Christopher S. • Hook, Michael A. • Hoover, Levi K. • Hopper, Brian C. • Horn, Sean • Hornbeck, Kelly L. • Hornedo, Manny • Horner, Bruce E. • Horrigan, Robert M. • Horton, Jeremy R. • Hoskins, Christopher L. • Houck, David B. • Houghton, Andrew R. • Housby, Jessica M. • House, Joel A. • House, John Daniel • Houser, Thomas E. • Howard II, Curtis T. • Howard II, Walter B. • Howard, Bryce D. •  Howard, John R. • Howard, Merideth •  Howdeshell, William R. •  Howe, Casey E. •  Howe, Darren D. •  Howell, George J. •  Howells, Alun R. •  Howey, Blake H. • Howick, Christopher T. • Howman, Gregory C. • Hoyer, Bert Edward • Hoyt, Robert W. • Hsia, Hai Ming • Hubbard, Jared P. • Hubbard, Nathan C. • Hubbard, Tavon L. • Hubbell, Corey A. • Hubbell, Darren P. • Hudson, Aaron M. • Hudson, Christopher E. • Huerta-Cruz, Arturo • Huey, Sean P. • Huff, Ashley L. Henderson • Huff, Sam W. • Huffman, Jason • Hufstedler, Doyle M. • Huggins, Jamie L. • Hughes, Jeremiah C. • Hughes, Jonathan A. • Hughie, Buddy J. • Hugo, Rachael L. • Huhn, David A. • Hull, Eric R. • Hull, Thomas C. • Hullender, Michael R. • Humble, Joshua U. • Humlhanz, Barton R. • Hunt Jr., Kenneth E. • Hunt, Isaiah R. • Hunt, Joseph Daniel • Hunt, Justin T. • Hunte, Simeon • Hunter, Matthew D. • Hurley, Joshua C. • Huston Jr., James B. • Huston, Seth • Hutchings, Nolen Ryan • Hutchinson, Ray J. • Huxley Jr., Gregory Paul • Hyland, Joshua M. • Idalski, Nicholas R. • Idanan, Michael J. • Ingraham, Thor H. • Inman, Rowdy J. • Irizarry, Henry E. • Isenberg, Benjamin W. • Isshak, Daniel • Ivory, Craig S. • Ivy II, Kendall H. • Iwan, Edward D. • Iwasinski, Kenneth J. • Jack, Derence W. • Jack, Edward E. • Jackson II, William Samuel • Jackson, Dustin C. • Jackson, Kyle E. • Jackson, Leslie D. • Jackson, Mark Wayne •  Jackson, Marlon P. • Jackson, Wakkuna •  Jacobs, Jeriad P. •  Jacobs, Morgen N. •  Jacobsen Jr., William W. •  Jacobson, Elizabeth Nicole • Jacoby, Kip A. • Jaenichen, Mary J. • Jaenke, Jamie • Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr., Saeed • Jagger, Aaron • Jaime, Jesse • Jairala, Alfred H. • Jakes Jr., Michael J. •  Jakoniuk, Grzegorz • Jallah, Jr., Dennis •  Jamar, Scott •  James II, Leon G. •  James, Evan Tyler • James, Laquita Pate • James, Lindsey T. • James, Luke S. • James, Richard Z. • James, William C. • Jameson, Tricia L. • Jankowski, Charles A. • Jansky, Benjamin D. • Jarrett, Justin R. • Jaurigue, Michael J. • Jaynes, Allen B. • Jazmine, Moises • Jeffcoat, Brahim J. • Jeffers, Edmund J. • Jefferson, Jr., William H. •  Jeffries, Gary W. • Jeffries, Joseph A. • Jeffries, Victor W. • Jeffries, William Andrew • Jenkins, Kenneth A. • Jenkins, Robert B. • Jenkins, Rush “Mickey” Marshall • Jenkins, Troy David • Jennings, Darius T. • Jensen, Drew N. • Jerabek, Ryan M. • Jerak, Ivica • Jessen, Kevin P. • Jewell, Steven R. • Jimenez II, Romulo J. • Jimenez, Linda C. • Jimenez, Oscar • Jodon, Andrew R. • Johns, Jason D. • Johnson II, Carl W. • Johnson II, Howard • Johnson Jr., Michael Vann • Johnson Jr., Philip A. • Johnson, Adam R. "A.J." • Johnson, Alan R. • Johnson, Allen C. • Johnson, Benjamin • Johnson, Christopher • Johnson, Christopher B. • Johnson, Courtney T. • Johnson, David W. • Johnson, Jeremiah • Johnson, John P. • Johnson, Joshua Allen • Johnson, Justin W. • Johnson, Lavena L. • Johnson, Leon M. • Johnson, Markus J. • Johnson, Maurice J. • Johnson, Nathaniel H. • Johnson, Paul J. • Johnson, Philip A. • Johnson, Randy L. • Johnson, Rayshawn S. • Johnson, Robert S. • Johnson, Robert T. • Johnson, Rodney J. • Johnson, Stephen F. • Johnson, Stephen P. • Johnson, Travon T. • Johnson, Ty J. • Johnson, William C. • Johnston, Gary S. • Jonaus, Jude R. • Jones III, Roy L. • Jones Jr., Raymond Edison • Jones Sr., David R. • Jones, Anthony G. • Jones, Charles Jason • Jones, Charles S. • Jones, Darrell • Jones, Derek W. • Jones, Devon Demilo • Jones, Gussie M. • Jones, Jeremy • Jones, Joshua D. • Jones, Jr., Howard A. • Jones, Kevin M. • Jones, Rickey E. • Jones, Robert L. • Jones, Rodney A. • Jones, Ryan P. • Jones-Huffman, Kylan A. • Jopek, Ryan D. • Joplin, Brian K. • Jordan Jr., Curt E. • Jordan, Alexander • Jordan, Jason D. • Jordan, Jevon K. • Jordan, Michael Anthony • Jordan, Phillip Andrew • Joshua Jr., Ron J. • Jostes, Forest Joseph • Joyce, Kevin B. •  Julian, David D. •  Jutras, Dillon M. •  Kading, Matthew R. •  Kahalewai, Henry K. • Kahler, Matthew Ryan • Kaiser, Adam Wade • Kaiser, Anthony A. • Kalladeen, Anthony N. • Kamka, Vincent G. • Kamolvathin, Alain L. • Kane, Joseph M. • Karim, Brian C. • Karol, Spencer Timothy • Karolasz, Edward • Karpowich, Paul D. • Karr Jr., Michael G. • Kasecky, Mark Joseph • Kashkoush, Michael M. • Kashmer, Douglas E. • Kassin, Robert P. •  Kasson, Darrel D. •  Kathiria, Hatim S. • Katzenberger, Christopher M. •  Kaufman, Charles A. •  Kavanagh, Eric •  Kaylor, Jeffrey Joseph •  Kazarick, Jason C. • Kearney III, James C. • Keating, Benjamin D. •  Keeling, Thomas O. •  Keith, Chad L. •  Keith, Quinn A. • Kelley, Michael J. • Kelly Jr., Dale James • Kelly, Bryan P. • Kelly, Paul M. • Kelly, Sean P. • Kelsey, Samuel E. • Kemple, Andrew J. • Kendall, Dustin L. • Kennard, Courtland A. • Kennedy, Adam P. • Kennedy, Brian Matthew • Kennedy, Kyran E. • Kennedy, Stephen C. • Kennon, Morgan DeShawn • Kenny, Christopher J. • Kenny, Joseph P. • Kenny, Patrick Brian • Kent, Aaron A. • Kenyon, Chadwick Thomas • Kenyon, Rex C. • Kephart, Jonathan Roy • Kerns, Dallas L. • Kerwood, William J. •  Kesinger, James C. •  Kessler, Jason M. •  Kesterson, Erik C. • Kettle, Jeffrey D. • Khan, Humayun S. M. • Khan, Kareem R. • Kidd, Mark D. • Kieffer, Ricky A. • Kiehl, James Michael • Kielion, Shane E. • Kiernan, Christopher S. • Kilpatrick, Christopher R. • Kilpela, Andrew J. • Kim, In C. • Kim, Jang H. • Kim, Jeungjin Na "Nikky" • Kim, Kun Y. • Kim, Louis G. • Kim, Minhee • Kim, Shin W. • Kimble, Dexter S. • Kimbrough, Paul W. • Kimme, Danny L. • Kimmell, Matthew A. • Kimmerly, Kevin C. • Kimple, James F. • Kincaid, IV, Kenneth E • Kinchen, Jeremiah C. • Kinchen, Levi B. • King, Bradley D. • King, Charles M. • King, Eric D. • King, Jeremy E. • King, Jerry R. • King, Paul N. • Kingman, Jonathan P. C. • Kinlow, James Ondra • Kinney II, Lester O. • Kinser, Adam G. • Kinslow, Anthony D. • Kinzer Jr., William S. • Kirchhoff, David M. • Kirk, Jeffrey L. • Kirk, Johnathan E. • Kirkpatrick, David Austin • Kirkpatrick, Scott L. • Kirven, Nicholas C. •  Kiser, Charles A. •  Kiser, Timothy Craig • Kisling Jr., Daniel Leon • Kitowski III, Charles B. •  Klasno, Rhys W. •  Kleiboeker, Nicholas Brian •  Klein, Allan • Kleinwachter, Chris • Kline, Keith A. • Klinesmith Jr., John K. • Klinger, Joshua P. • Knier, Tony L. • Knight, Timothy A. • Knighten Jr., Floyd G. • Knoll, Garrett C. • Knop, Allen J. • Knott, Eric L. • Knott, Joseph L. • Knowles, Joshua L. • Knox Jr., Rene • Knox, Adam L. • Koch, Brent W. • Koch, Matthew A. • Koch, Michael E. • Koch, Steven R. •  Koehler, Gary A. • Koele, Shane M. • Koenig, Lance J. • Kohlhaas, Adam J. • Kokesh Jr., Allen D. • Kolasa, Alexander J. • Kolath, Obediah J. • Kolda, Zachary A. • Kolm, Kevin T. • Komppa, Charles V. • Kondor, Martin W. • Koprince Jr., William C. • Kordsmeier, Patrick W. • Korn, Edward Jason • Korthaus, Bradley Steven • Kosters, Cory C. • Koth, Edward A • Koutroubas, Jason B. • Kovacicek, Ryan J. • Kowalczyk, Stephen M. • Kowalik, Jakub Henryk • Krause, Elmer C. • Krege, Travis C. • Kreider, Dustin L. • Kremm, Jared J. • Kreuter, David Kenneth J. • Krissoff, Nathan M. • Kristensen, Erik S. • Kritz, Tyler J. • Kritzer, Bradley G. • Krout, Kurt E. • Kruger, Eric J. • Kruse, Christopher R. • Kryst, Kevin M. • Kubasak, Jared William • Kube, Christopher D. • Kubik, Brian J. • Kuehl, David C. • Kuglics, Matthew J. • Kuhlmeier, Daniel J. • Kuhns Jr., Larry R. • Kulick, John • Kurth, John F. "Hans" • Kurtz, Russell A. • Kutschbach, Patrick F. •  Kynoch, Joshua J. Labadie Jr., William W. • LaBouff, Douglas A. • Lacerna, Reno S. • Ladd, Joshua S. • Lafleur, Jason K. • LaForest, Mathew P. • Lagman, Anthony S. • Lahmann, Johnathan A. • Laird, Dustin D. • Lake, Chad W. • Lake, Floyd E. • Lalush, Michael Vernon • Lam, Alan Dinh • Lam, Jeffrey • Lamb, Charles R. • Lamberson, Randall L. • Lambert III, James I. • Lambert, David E. • Lambert, James P. • Lambert, Jonathan W. • Lamie, Gene L. • LaMont, Andrew David • Lancaster, Andrew W. • Lancour, Joseph M. • Landaker, Jared M. • Landeck, Kevin C. • Landrus, Sean G. • Landry III, Joseph N. • Landry Jr., John F. • Lane, David J. • Lane, Mitchell A. •  Lane, Shawn A. •  Langarica, Victor M. •  Langenbrunner, Richard P. • Langevin, Sean K. A. • Langhorst, Moises A. • Langley, Sean M. • Langmack, Steven M. • Lanham, Jane Elizabeth • Lankford, Jonathan M. • Lannaman, Denise A. • Lantieri, Jason M. • Lanzarin, Jose A. • Lapinski, Stanley J. • Lapka, Christopher J. • Laramore, Tracy L. • Large Jr., Samuel W. • Large, Bryan W. • Larsen, Cole W. • Larson Jr., Scott Quentin • Larson, Nicholas D. • Laskowski, Matthew C. • Lasky, Michael H. • Lasswell Jr., Shawn Thomas • Latham, Thomas L. • Latham, William T. • Latimer, Aaron P. • Latourney, Paul M. • Lau, Karina S. • Lauer, Timothy J. • LaWare, Casey M. • Lawrence, Jeffrey D. • Lawson, Issac S. • Lawton, Mark A. • Layfield, Travis J. • Laymon, Benjamin J. • Le, Binh N. • Leach, Patrick D. • LeBrun, Jeff • Leckel, Daniel A. • Ledesma, Rene • Ledsome, Michael C. • Leduc, Ryan • Lee Sr., Terrance D. • Lee, Bumrok • Lee, Carl W. • Lee, Dustin Jerome • Lee, James Shawn • Lee, Jason T. • Lee, Marc A. • Lee, Qixing • Lee, Samuel S. • Leemhuis, Thomas R. • Legaspi, Emmanuel L. • Legrand, Damon G. • Lehmiller, Michael R. • Lehto, Jason A. • Leija, Hector • Leisten, Ken W. • Lemke, Jason F. • Lemon, Jerome • Lennon, Cedric Lamont • Leon, Christopher D. • Leonard Jr., Charles E. • Leon-Perez, Jesus A. • Letendre, Brian S. • Letufuga, Farao K. • Leusink, William J. • Levens, Donnie Leo F. •  Lewis Jr., Lee A. •  Lewis, Adrian J.  •  Lewis, Bryan A. • Lewis, Darrell C. •  Lewis, Dwayne Peter R. •  Lewis, Jason Dale •  Lewis, Joel W. •  Lewis, Mason L. • Lewis, Timothy D. • Lewsader, Jr., Roy P. •  Lhotka, Jesse M. •  Libby, Dustin J. • Libby, George V. • Licalzi, Michael L. • Lieto, Wilgene T. • Lieurance, Victoir P. • Liggett, Robert A. • Light, Robbie Glen • Lightner Jr., Daniel R. • Lightner, Nicholas J. • Liles, Stuart F. •  Lill, Eric A. • Lilley, Arthur L. • Lilly, Michael T. • Linck, Henry W. • Linde, John D. • Lindemuth, Michael B. • Linden, Justin W. • Linden, Troy Carlin • Linder, Darryl W. • Lindsey, David Paul • Lindsey, James T. • Lindsey, Nathaniel Brad • Ling, Roger G. • Link, Joey D. • Linn, Karl R. • Lisk, Terry • Lister, Joseph L. • Little, Jason T. • Little, Kyle A. • Little, Tommy S. • Livaudais, Nino Dugue • Lloyd, Dale Thomas • Lloyd, Keith E. • Lloyd, Michael C. • Loa, Jeffrey S. • Locker Jr., Kenneth E. • Lockey, Jon M. • Locklear, III, Velton • Loggins, Adam • Loncki, Elizabeth A. • Londono, Daniel J. • Loney, Jonerik • Long, Braden J. • Long, Brian M. • Long, Bunny • Long, Jeremy Z. • Long, Ryan Patrick • Long, William A. • Long, Zachariah W. • Longoria, John M. • Longstreth, Duane E. • Longsworth, Christian • Lootens, Jonathan E. • Lopez III, Manuel • Lopez Jr., Edwardo • Lopez Jr., Juan M. • Lopez Lopez, Hugo R. • Lopez, Edgar E. • Lopez, Hilario F. • Lopez, Juan • Lopez-Feliciano, William • Lopezreyes, Jason • Lord, Richard M. • Losano, Raymond • Loudon, Christopher E. • Lourey, Matthew Scott • Love Jr., Robert L. • Love, Scott M. • Love-Fowler, Joseph I. • Loveless, Jeremy M. • Lowell, Jacob Michael •  Lowery, Jonathan A. •  Loyd, David L. •  Lozada Jr., Angelo L. •  Lu, Victor R. •  Lucas, Adam • Lucas, Jason A. • Lucas, Jeffery A. • Lucas, Joseph Alan • Lucente, John A. "JT" • Lucero, Joshua E. • Lucero, Robert L. • Luckey, Bryan C. • Ludlam, Jason C. • Lueken, Eric R. • Lufkin, Caleb A. • Lugo, Jacob R. • Lukac, John • Luna, Kevin M. • Lundell, Scott B. • Lundin, James E. • Lundstrom, Brett L. • Lunsford, Audrey Daron • Lusk II, Joe Fenton • Lutters, Derrick Joseph • Lutz II, George Anthony "Tony" • Lwin, Wai Pyoe • Lybert, Patrick L. • Lyerly, Sean E. • Lynch, Jason N. • Lynch, Matthew D. • Lynch, Robert A. • Lyons, Christopher P. • Lyons, James N. • Mabry, Christopher D. • MacDonald, Gregory E. • Machado-Olmos, Cesar F. • Maciel, Fred L. • Mack, Brian A. • Mack, Kenneth N. • Mack, Vorn J. • MacKenzie, Tyler R. • Mackey, Bryant W. • Mackinnon, Michael J. • Macrum, Robert D. • Madaras, Nicholas A. • Madden, Joshua B. • Maddies, Stephen R. • Madero, Vincent A. • Madore Jr., Ronnie G. • Magaoay, Blake A. • Maglione III, Joseph Basil • Magnani, Patrick D. •  Mahaffee, Shane •  Mahdee, Marcus •  Maher III, William J. •  Maher, Jarrod L. •  Maher, Sean P. •  Mahlenbrock, David P. • Maholic, Thomas D. • Maida, Mark A. • Makowski, Russell M. • Malcom Jr., Dan T. • Mallard, Torre R. • Mallet, Toby W. • Malone, Jimy M. • Maloney, John W. • Malson, Adam • Maltz, Michael • Mancini, Curtis • Manibog, Michael T. • Manion, Travis L. • Manoukian, Nicholas J. • Manuel, Ian D. • Manuel, William F. • Manzano, Pablo • Maravillosa, Myla L. • Marcellus, Matthieu • March Jr., Howard S. • Marchand, Jason N. • Marcial III, Miguel A. • Marciante Jr., Luigi • Marcum, Joshua S. • Marcus Jr., Lyndon A. • Mardis Jr., Paul C. • Marencoreyes, Douglas Jose • Maresh, Jeremy E. • Maria, Giovanny • Mariano, Jude C. • Mariano, Robbie M. • Marin Jr., Javier • Marin-Dominguez Jr., Jose S. • Marino (Figueroa), Kristen K. • Marion, Adam L. • Marion, Christopher L. • Mariotti, Keith R. • Markham, Jonathan A. • Marku, Gentian • Marsh, Chad E. • Marshall, Bradley W. • Marshall, Evan A. • Marshall, James E. • Marshall, John Winston • Marshall, Randell T. • Martens, Robert N. • Martin, David J. • Martin, Jay Edward • Martin, Jonathon L. • Martin, Ryan A. • Martin, Shawn P. • Martin, Stephen G. • Martin, Thomas M. • Martin, Timothy P. • Martinez Salazar, Roberto L. • Martinez, Francisco • Martinez, Francisco G. • Martinez, Glen E. • Martinez, III, Anselmo • Martinez, Jesse J. • Martinez, Joseph L. • Martinez, Michael A. • Martinez, Michael J. • Martinez, Michael R. • Martinez, Misael • Martinez, Oscar A. • Martinez, Rene • Martinez, Robert Alexander • Martinez, Victor A. • Martinez, Virgil C. • Martinez-Flores, Francisco Abraham • Martinezluis, Trinidad R. • Martini, Philip John • Martino, Michael D. • Martir, Jacob D. • Martone, Justin R. • Marzano, Michael A. • Maseth, Ryan D. • Mason, Casey P. • Mason, Chris • Mason, Collin T. • Mason, Johnnie V. • Mason, Nicholas C. "Nick" • Massey, John R. • Masterson, Conor G. • Mastrapa, Arthur S. (Stacey) • Mata, Johnny Villareal • Mateo, Ramon • Matheny IV, Charles E. • Matheny, Randy J. • Mathes, Marcus C. • Matlock, Jr., Micheal B. • Matoscolon, Edwin A. • Mattek Jr., John J. • Mattero, Joshua P. • Matteson, James C. "J.C." • Matthews, Clint Richard "Bones" • Mattingly, Matthew C. • Matula, Matthew E. • Matus, Andrew G. • Maugans, Jamie O. • Maupin, Keith M. • May Jr., Donald Charles • Mayek, Joseph Patrick • Mayhan, Ryan L. • Maynard, Chad B. • Mayo, Barry Wayne • Mayorga, Pablo V. • Mazur, Alec • Mazzarella, Anthony M. • McAnulty, Brian P. • Mcarn, Montrel S. • McBride, Zachary W. • McCaffrey Sr., Patrick R. • McCall, Daniel L. • McCandless, Rodney L. • McCants Jr., Hershel D. •  McCants, Marquis J. •  McCarthy, Joseph C. •  McCaughn, Ryan T. •  McCauley, Ryan Michael •  McCaulley, Randy D. • McClain, Charles J. • McClenney, Daniel B. •  McCloud, Christopher M. •  McCloud, Joseph Trane •  McClung, Megan M. • McColley, Jonathan E. • McCollum, Daniel G. • McConnell, Daniel James • McCormick, Brad Preston • McCormick, Clinton T. • McCormick, David P. • McCoy, Gregory W. G. • McCrackin, Christopher M. • McCrae, Erik S. • McCune, Donald R. • McCurdy, Ryan S. • McDaniel II, William L. •  McDaniel, Juctin R. P. •  McDavid, Robert T. • McDonald, Edmund W. •  McDonald, Sean K. •  McDonough, Bryan T. • McDowell, David L. • McDowell, Robert M. • McElroy, Brian • McElveen, Anthony T. • McFall, Thomas M. • McFarlane Jr, Jackie L. • McFarlane Jr., Dwayne James • McGaugh, Dustin K. • McGee, John E. • McGee, Robert K. • McGee, Thomas P. • McGeogh, Holly J. • McGill, Arthur R. • McGinnis, Brian Daniel • McGinnis, Ricky L. • McGinnis, Ross A. • McGlothin, Donald R. • McGlothin, Michael A. • McGovern, Timothy I. • McGowan, Stephen M. • McGreevy Jr., Michael M. • McHalffey, Jeremy W. • Mchugh, Scott R. • McIntosh, Eric A. • McIntosh, Joshua • McIntosh, Scott A. • McKeever, David M. • McKenna IV, John James • McKinley, Eric S. • McKinley, Robert L. • McKinney, Jeffrey R. • McKinzie, Antoine J. • McLaughlin, Michael E. • McLaughlin, Scott P. • McLead, Garrett I. • McLeese, Justin D. • McLochlin, Jeff •  McMahan, Don Steven •  McMahon, Graham M.  • McMahon, Michael J. • McMillan, Jacob G. • McMillin, Heath A. • McMullen, Michael Joseph • McNail, Robert A. • McNary, Robbie D. • McNaughton, James D. • McNeal, Jeremiah E. • McNeil, Spence A. • McNeill, Phillip D. • McNulty, Michael L. • McPeek, Alan E. • McPhillips, Brian Michael • McRae, James H. • McRill, Robert Richard • McSwain, Clarence D. • McSween, Joseph A. • McVey, Otie Joseph • McVicker, Daniel M. • Medellin, Jesus Martin Antonio • Medina, Brian A. • Medina, Irving • Medlicott, Matthew S. • Medlin, Jean P. • Meeuwsen, William B. • Mehrer, Curtis R. • Mehringer, Daniel F. • Meister, Tobias C. •  Mejia II, Bobby  •  Mejia, Benjamin E. •  Mejias, David A. •  Melcher, Mark W. •  Mele, John • Melendez Sanchez, Luis M. • Melia, Anthony C. • Mellen, Casey L. • Melo, Julian S. • Melson, Jacob E. • Melton, Kenneth A. • Meluat, Jaygee Ngirmidol • Melvin, Tracy L. • Menchaca, Kristian • Mendez Ruiz, David A. • Mendez Sanchez, Antonio "Tony" • Mendez, Bobby • Mendez-Aceves, Fernando A. • Mendoza Jr., Ramon J. • Mendoza, Antonio • Mendoza, Giann C. Joya • Mendoza, Hugo V. • Mennemeyer, Steven P. • Menusa, Joseph • Menyweather, Eddie E. • Mercado, Gil • Mercado, Raul • Mercado-Velazquez, Angel D. • Mercardante, Luke J. • Mercedes Saez, Sergio A. • Mercer, Chad M. • Merchant, Christopher S. • Merck, Dennis P. • Merila, Michael M. • Merlo, Ivan E. • Merrill, Jason L. • Mersman, Jeffery S. • Merville, Christopher A. • Messer, Christopher P. • Messer, Scott A. • Messmer, Nicolas E. • Methvin, Daniel K. • Mettille, Michael C. • Meyer, Brandon A. • Meyer, Harrison J. • Meyer, Jason Michael • Meza, Barry K. • Meza, Gilberto A. • Michaud, Seth R. •  Micks, Joseph P. •  Miersandoval, Eliu A. •  Mihalakis, Michael G. • Milam, Charles Luke • Milczark, Matthew G. • Mileo, Jason David • Miles, Sean H. • Millard, Gregory N. • Milledge, Joseph B. • Miller II, Lowell T. • Miller IV, James H. • Miller Jr., Bruce • Miller Jr., Daniel B. • Miller Jr., Dennis J. • Miller Jr., Frederick L. • Miller, Anthony Scott • Miller, Clinton J. • Miller, Daniel E. • Miller, Harley D. R. •  Miller, John W. •  Miller, Kyle •  Miller, Marco L. •  Miller, Marvin Lee •  Miller, Mikeal W. • Miller, Mykel F. •  Miller, Nicholas A. •  Miller, Patrick J. • Miller, Robert J. • Miller, Ryan A. • Miller, Ryan Edwin • Miller, Scott A. • Miller, William L. • Millican, Jonathan • Mills Jr., Jerry W. • Mills, Lea R. • Millsap, Timmy J. • Milo, Avealalo • Mininger, Robert T. • Minjares Jr., Gilbert • Mintzlaff, Brian L. • Minucci II, Joseph • Miracle, Joseph A. • Miranda, Troy "Leon" • Misner II, Gordon F. • Missildine, Jody W. • Mitchell Jr., George Arthur • Mitchell, Curtis A. • Mitchell, III, Raymond N. • Mitchell, Keman L. • Mitchell, Michael W. • Mitchell, Sean K. •  Mitchell, Sean R. •  Mitts, David A. •  Mizener, Jesse D. •  Mock, Willsun M. •  Modeen, Scott T. •  Modgling, Joshua S. • Moehling, Timothy Wayne • Mogensen, Robert J. • Mokri, Yari • Molina Bautista, Jorge A. • Molina, Joshua A. • Monroe, Anthony W. • Monroe, Christopher T. • Monroe, Jeremy Scott Sandvick • Monschke, Justin S. • Monsoor, Michael A. • Montalvo, Jesus M. • Montefering, Jason W. • Montenegro II, Alphonso J. • Montes, Luis A. • Montgomery Jr., Robert J. • Montgomery, Brian P. • Montgomery, Ryan J. • Monti, Jared C. •  Montoya, Damien M. •  Montpetit, Michael J. • Montrond, Alberto D. • Monzon Jr., Milton M. • Moody Jr., Michael D. • Moon, Jae S. • Mooney, Adam G. • Moore, Christopher Lee • Moore, Dwayne L. • Moore, Horst Gerhard "Gary" • Moore, James Lee • Moore, Jason William • Moore, Joseph A. • Moore, Joshua M. • Moore, Keith J. • Moore, Nathaniel K. • Moore, Stuart W. • Moore, William C. • Moothart, Travis A. • Moquin Jr., Brian M. •  Mora Jr., Arthur A. •  Mora Lopez, Melvin Y. •  Mora, Jose L. •  Mora, Michael A. •  Mora, Omar L. •  Morales, Jason M. • Morales, Orlando •  Morberg, Joshua M. •  Morehead, Kevin N. •  Morel, Brent L. •  Moreno, David J. • Moreno, Fabricio • Moreno, Gerardo • Moreno, Jaime • Moreno, Luis A. • Moreno, Reece D. • Moretti, Trista L. • Morgain, Carl J. • Morgan Jr., Richard L. • Morgan, Dennis B. • Morgan, Dwight J. • Morgan, Keisha M. • Morin Jr., Steve • Morley, Joshua L. • Morningstar, Christopher R. • Morr, Allan A. • Morris Jr., Ricky A. • Morris, Brian Lee • Morris, Daniel M. • Morris, Daniel T. • Morris, Darrel J. • Morris, Eric Wayne • Morris, Geoffrey S. • Morris, Kelly S. • Morris, Matthew T. • Morris, Stephen L. • Morrison, Lawrence E. • Morrison, Nicholas B. • Morrison, Shawna M. • Morrow, Jason W. • Mortenson, Marty G. • Morton, Benjamin C. • Morton, Cherie L. • Morton, John D. • Moscillo, Robert L. • Moshier, Timothy J. • Moski, Jason L. • Moss Jr., Walter M. • Moss, Keelan L. • Mosteiro, Allen • Motley, Todd A. • Moudry, Christopher O. • Moudy, James S. "Shawn" • Mounce, Clifton Blake • Mowl, Kevin S. • Mowris, James D. •  Moxley Jr., Clifford L. •  Moyer, Ashly L. •  Mracek, Cory R. • Mueller, Christopher Glenn •  Muldoon, James P. •  Mulhair, Jeremy W. • Mullen, Scott J. •  Muller, Adam J. •  Mundell, Michael Lewis •  Munger, Joshua J. • Munier, Charles E. •  Munn II, Donald L. • Munoz, Pedro A. • Muralles, Marcus V. •  Murchison, Matthew M. •  Murkerson Jr., Herman J. •  Murphy, Christopher E • Murphy, Edward J. • Murphy, Michael P. • Murphy, Shawn M. • Murphy, Warren A. • Murphy-Sweet, Philip A. • Murray Jr., Robert W. • Murray, Adam R. • Murray, David Joseph • Murray, Jeremy E. • Murray, Joel L. • Murray, Rodney A. • Musack, James P. • Muscat, Dimitri • Mutz, Mitchel T. • Muy, Veashna • Myers, Edward L. • Nachampassak, Krisna • Nahvi, Russell H. • Nakamura, Paul T. • Nakis, Nathan W. • Nalley, Kenneth A. • Napper Jr, Roger Alan • Naputi, Richard Jr. DeGracia • Narvaez, Joe A. • Nash, Casey W. • Nason, Christopher G. • Nass, Ryan J. • Nathan, Jason D. • Navarro, Peter J. • NavarroArellano, Juana • Nave, Kevin Gerard • Navea, Rafael L. • Naylor, Brynn J. • Ndururi, Christine M. • Neal, Jacob H. • Nealey, Troy D. • Needham, Robb Gordon • Neel, Phillip I. • Neeley, Charles L. • Neesley, Peter C. • Neff II, Paul M. • Neff, Christian M. • Negron, Julio E. • Neiberger, Christopher T. • Neighbor, Gavin L. • Neil, William R. • Nelom, Regilio E. • Nelson, Albert M. • Nelson, Andrew H. • Nelson, Andrew P • Nelson, Christopher J. • Nelson, Craig L. • Nelson, Lex S. • Nelson, Mario • Nelson, Richard J. • Nelson, Travis L. • Nepsa, Keith V. • Nettles, Marcques J. • Neubauer, Paul C. • Neusche, Joshua M. • Newgard, William R. • Newman, Clinton T. • Newman, Gwilym J. • Newman, Randy Lee • Newman, William N. • Newsome, Daniel A. • Ngiraked, Meresebang • Nguyen, Dan H. • Nguyen, Long N. • Nguyen, Tung M. • Nice, Joseph L. • Nichols, Jeffrey F. • Nicolas, Dominique J. • Niedermeier, Louis E. • Nieves, Isaac Michael • Nisely, Scott E. • Nixon, Patrick Ray • Nixon, Travis W. • Noble, Daniel S. • Nolan, Allen • Nolan, Joseph M. • Nolasco, Marcos O. • Nolen, Kyle A. • Nolte, Nicholas S. • Norman, Michael A. • Normandy, William J. • Norquist, Joseph C. • Norris, Curtis L. • Norris, Paul B. • North, Christopher M. • Norton, Jason L. • Norton, Justin Dean • Norwood, Byron W. • Nott, Leif E. • Novak, Shaun A. • Nowacki, Andrew W. • Noyes, Justin • Nunes, Todd E. • Nunez, Jason • Nurnberg, Keith A. • Nurre, Joseph C. • Nutt, David T. • Nygardbekowsky, Mick R. • Nyren, Nathaniel J. • O’Brien, William D. • O’Haire, Walter K. • Oaks Jr., Donald Samuel • Obaji, Francis C. • Oberleitner, Branden F. • Obourn Jr., George R. • Oceguera, Alex • Ochsner, James S. •  O'Day, Patrick Terence •  ODell, Robert D. •  O'Donnell, Shane K. • O'Donohoe, Justin L. •  Odums II, Charles E. • Ofeciar, Henry S. •  Ogburn III, John B. •  Oglesby, Wade J. •  Ojeda, Ramon C. • Olaes, Tony B. • O'Leary, Tanner J. • Olguin, Randell • Oliveira, Brian • Olivier, Nicholas J. • Olmsted, Andrew J. • Olsen, Daniel R. • Olsen, Toby R. • Olson, John T. • Olson, Nicholas P. • Olson, Todd D. • O'Neill, Evan W. • O'Neill, Michael C. • Oneto-Sikorski, Robert C. • Onwordi, Justin B. • Opicka, Dean D. • Opskar, Bryan James • Oremus, Michael K. • Orengo, Richard P. • Orlando, Kim S. • Orlowski, Eric James • Ornsby-Adkins, Jay-D H. • Orosco, Adrian N. • Orozco, Osbaldo • Orr, Cody J. • Ortega, Elijah M. • Ortiz, Maria I. • Orton, Billy J. • Osbey, Timothy R. • Osbourne, Pamela G. • Osmolski, John C. • O'Steen, Mark •  Ostrom, Ryan S. •  Oswell, Scott A.M. •  Otey, Deshon E. •  Ott, Kevin C. •  Ottolini, Michael C. • Ouellette, Brian J. •  Overstreet, Tyler R. •  Owen, Michael G. •  Owens Jr., David Edward •  Owens, Anthony Chad • Owens. Bartt D. •  Pabla, Paul •  Pacificador, Paulomarko U. •  Packer, Steven M.  • Padgett, Timothy P. • Padilla Aleman, Geovani • Padilla-Ramirez, Fernando • Page, Rex A. • Pahnke, Shawn D. • Paine, Mark C. • Palacios, Gabriel T. • Palermo Jr., Anthony • Paliwoda, Eric Thomas • Palmatier, Jacob C. • Palmer II, Charles O. • Palmer, Christopher L. •  Palmer, Cory L. •  Palmer, Eric C.  •  Palmer, Joshua D. •  Palmer, Joshua M. •  Palmer, Nick J. • Palmerton, Jason T. •  Palmisano, Eric A. • Palomarez, Isaac • Panchot, Dale A. • Paniagua-Morales, Jose A. • Pankey Jr., Larry Wayne • Pannier, Phillip J. • Parcell, Jennifer M. • Paredes, Javier G. • Paredez Jr., Alfred G. • Parker Jr., Tommy L. • Parker, Bradley L. • Parker, Daniel R. • Parker, Elisha R. • Parker, Evan S. • Parker, James D. • Parker, Kenya A. • Parker, Kristian E. •  Parker, Richard K. •  Parker, Saburant "Sabe" • Parker, Vincent • Parkerson III, Harvey Emmett • Parks Jr., Larry • Parr, Brandon Allen • Parr, David S. • Parrello, Brian P. • Parrish, Lawrence • Parrott, Michael C. • Parson, David B. • Parson, Lonnie J. • Partridge, Willard Todd • Pate, Christopher T. • Pathenos, Matthew P. • Paton, Jason L. • Paton, Justin T. • Patriquin, Travis L. • Patten, Andrew G. • Patterson Jr., Esau G. • Patterson, Jayton D. • Patterson, Nicholas J. • Patton, Christopher G. • Patton, Eric Shane •  Paul, Henry • Paul, Robert J. •  Paulsen, Ronald L. • Payne Jr., Ronald R. • Payne, Bradford H. • Payne, Cameron K. • Payne, Rocky D. • Payne, William L. • Paytas, Dylan R. • Payton, George J. • Pearce, Joshua M. • Pearrow, Eric P. • Pearson, Andrew. R. • Pearson, Brice A. • Pearson, Samuel F. • Pedersen, Michael Francis • Peek, Michael C. • Pellegrini Jr., Gennaro • Peña Jr., Roger P. •  Pena, Javier Obleas-Prado • Pena, Pedro • Penamedina, Abraham D. • Pena-Romero, Jorge Luis • Penisten, Brian H. • Penley, Shane D. • Pennanen, Ross A. • Pennington, Gregory V. • Penrod, Justin O. • Peralez Jr., Johnny J. • Peralta, Rafael • Perez III, Jose A. • Perez Jr., Richard A. • Perez Jr., Wilfredo • Perez, Andres H. • Perez, Christopher S. • Perez, Emily J.T. • Perez, Geoffrey • Perez, Hector R. • Perez, Joel • Perez, Jose R. • Perez, Luis A. • Perez, Nicholas • Perez, Orlando A. • Perez, Stephen Joseph • Perkins, Andrew C. • Pernaselli, Michael J. • Pernell, Carlos E. • Perreault, Theodore L. • Perrott, Dustin J. • Perry, David S. • Perry, Joseph W. • Persing, Charles C. "C.C." • Peters, Dustin W. • Peterson, Alyssa R. • Peterson, Dale G. • Peterson, Justin D. • Petithory, Daniel H. • Petriken, Brett J. • Petsche, Neil D. • Pettaway Jr., James L. • Petty, Christopher P. • Petty, Erickson H. • Petty, Jerrick M. • Pfeifer, Christopher F. •  Pfender, Jonathan R. •  Pfister, Jacob M. •  Pfister, Travis D. • Phaneuf II, Joseph E. • Phelan, Mark P. • Phelps, Chance R. • Phelps, Christopher W. • Phelps, Coty J. • Philippe, Gladimir • Philippon, Lawrence R. • Phillips, James R. • Phillips, John P. • Phillips, Micheal E. • Phillips, Sammie E. • Phillips, Steven L. • Philpot, Edward O. • Phipps, Ivory L. • Piche, Pierre E. • Pickard, Joshua D. • Pickering, Aaron C. • Pickering, Randy W. • Pickett, Emanuel • Pierson, Jordan C. • Piestewa, Lori Ann • Pillen, Paul J. • Pineda, Carlos • Pinkston, Foster • Pinson, Amanda N. • Pintor, Dennis L. • Pionk, Matthew I. • Piper, Christopher N. •  Pirelli, Robert R. •  Pirtle, James H. •  Pittman, Michael Patrick • Plite, Jason Thomas •  Plouhar, Raymond J. •  Plowman, Derek J. • Plumhoff, Steven • Plumondore, Adam J. • Poelman, Eric J. • Poindexter, Jason T. • Pokorney Jr., Frederick Eben • Pokorny, Andrew R. • Pollard, Jessy G. • Pollard, Justin W. • Polley Jr., Larry E. • Polo, Joe • Pomante III, Vincent J. • Ponce Ruiz, Lorenzo • Ponder III, James W. "Tré" •  Poole Jr., Christopher L. • Pope II, Jerry O. • Pope II, Robert C. • Porras, Ralph N. • Portell, Benjamin B. • Posivio III, Robert G. • Pospisil, Kenneth B. • Postal, Michael V. • Poston, Christopher M. • Potocki, Michael J. • Potter, Darrin K. • Potter, David L. • Potter, Jerome J. • Potts, Christopher S. • Poulin Sr., Lynn Robert • Powell, Chad W. • Powell, James E. • Powell, Kyle W. • Powell-Kerchief, Willard M. • Powers, Caleb J. • Powers, Joshua Francis • Prater, Terry W. • Prather, Clint J. • Pratt, Austin D. • Pratt, Daniel J. • Pratt, Dean P. • Prazynski, Taylor B. • Prening, Brian P. • Presley, Michael B. • Preston, Aaron L. • Prevete, James E. • Prewitt, Kelley Stephen • Prewitt, Tyler D. • Price, Bruce E. • Price, James W. • Price, Jonathan Kyle • Price, Timothy E. • Priest, Tina M. • Priestap, James D. • Priestner, John R. • Prince, Kevin William • Prince, Neil A. • Probst, Michael S. • Procopio, Mark J. • Procopio, Scott J. • Proctor, Joseph E. • Profitt, Jason • Prosser, Brian C. • Puckett, Mathew D. • Puello-Coronado, Jaror C. • Pugh, Kenneth I. • Pugh, Robert Shane • Pugliese, George A. • Pulido, Victor H. Toledo • Pummill, Richard T. • Pursel, Michael A. • Pusateri, Christopher M. • Putnam, Cody A. • Qualls, Louis W. • Quick, Marquees A. • Quill III, Richard O. • Quinlan, John A. • Quinn, Adam D. •  Quinn, Michael B. •  Quinton, Bryan L. •  Raderstorf, Stephen J. • Rafferty, Christopher C. • Ragimov, Mourad • Rahaim, Joseph A. • Raines II, Carl L. • Rairdan, Rhonald Dain • Ramey, Branden P. • Ramey, Richard P. • Ramirez, Angel De Jesus Lucio • Ramirez, Angel R. • Ramirez, Benito A. • Ramirez, Christopher • Ramirez, Eric U. • Ramirez, Gene • Ramirez, Guadalupe Cervantes • Ramirez, Ignacio • Ramirez, Reyes • Ramirez, Rogelio A. • Ramirez, William C. • Ramirezgonzalez, Aleina • Ramon, Julian A. • Ramos, Christopher • Ramos, Hector • Ramos, Miguel A. • Ramos, Tamarra J. • Ramsey, Brandon • Ramsey, Carson J. • Ramsey, Christopher J. • Ramsey, David J. • Ramsey, Joshua A. • Ramseyer, Jason C. • Randle Jr., Edmond Lee • Raney, Cleston C. • Rangel, Jose C. • Rangel, Ray • Rankinen, Shawn • Rapavi, Nicholas P. • Rapicault, Patrick Marc M. • Rapp, Robert T. • Rateb, Sameer A. M. • Ratzlaff, Gregory A. • Raudenbush, Nathan R. • Ravago IV, Rel A. • Ray, II, Thomas C. • Ray, Jeremy E. • Ray, Joseph R. • Raymond, Jared J. • Raymond, Pierre A. • Razani, Omead H. • Read, Brandon Michael • Reali, Regina C. • Rechenmacher, William J. • Redifer, Jason C. • Reece, Matthew K. • Reed, Aaron H. • Reed, Christopher J. • Reed, Jonathan Ray • Reed, Ryan E. • Reed, Tatjana • Reeder, Edward T. • Reese Jr., Gary L. • Reese, Aaron T. • Reeves, Joshua H. • Regan, James J. • Regnier, Jeremy F. • Rehn, Randall Scott • Reich, Stephen C. • Reinke, Gavin B. • Reiss, Brendon Curtis • Renehan, Kyle J. • Rentschler, George S. • Reppuhn, Justin D. • Resh, Mark T. • Restrepo, Juan S. • Retzer, Thomas E. • Reyes, Daniel F. • Reyes, Luis R. • Reyes, Mario A. • Reyna, Seferino J. • Reynolds Jr., Edward C. • Reynolds, Sean C. • Reynolds, Stanley B. • Reynolds, Steven C. • Reynosasuarez, Rafael • Reynoso, Yadir G. • Rice, David L. • Rice, Demetrius Lamont • Richard III, Joseph A. • Richardson, Bryan J. • Richardson, Stephen K. • Richardson, William D. • Richardson, William D. • Rico, Ariel • Ridgley, Kenneth L. • Ridlen, Jeremy L. • Ridout, Juan M. • Riedel, Andrew G. • Riehl, Nicholas E. • Riekena, James D. • Ries, David G. • Riewer. Greg N. • Riggs, Wesley R. • Rimes, Garrywesley Tan • Rincon, Diego Fernando • Ring, Michelle R. • Rintamaki, Steven A. • Riordan, Daniel P. • Rios, Duane Roy • Rios, Hernando • Rios, Julian Ingles • Rippetoe, Russell Brian • Risner, Henry C. • Ritzberg, Brian E. • Rivadeneira, Jonathan • Rivera, Eric G. Palacios • Rivera, Jose A. • Rivera, Michael D. • Rivera-Santiago, Gregory • Rivera-Serrano, Jose A. • Rivera-Vargas, Milton • Rivero, John Travis • Rivers Jr., Frank K. • Riviere, Christopher T. • Roark, Timothy J. • Robbins, Thomas D. • Robbins, Todd James • Robbins, William T. • Roberson, Jeffrey G. •  Roberts, Allen C. •  Roberts, Anthony P. •  Roberts, Bob W. •  Roberts, Derek T. • Roberts, Kevin C. • Roberts, Neil C. •  Roberts, Robert D. •  Roberts, Trevor A. •  Robertson, Michael T. • Robertson, Nicholas A. • Robinson, Antione V. • Robinson, Charles D. • Robinson, Christopher L. • Robinson, Fernando D. •  Robinson, Jeremiah W. • Robinson, Michael A. • Robinson, Thomas L. • Robles, Lizbeth • Robsky Jr., Joseph E. • Rocha, Moses Daniel • Rock, Nathaniel S. • Rockhold, Marlin T. • Rockholt Jr., Ricky W. • Roddy, David Sean • Rode, John D. • Rodgers, Joshua R. • Rodriguez Jr., Jaime • Rodriguez Velasco, Juan Rodrigo • Rodriguez, Damian Lopez • Rodriguez, Dominic N. • Rodriguez, Jose F. Gonzalez • Rodriguez, Joseph E. • Rodriguez, Michael J. • Rodriguez, Ricardo X. • Rodriguez, Robert Marcus • Rodriguez, Yull Estrada • Rodriguez-Contrera, Luis O. • Roehl Jr., George R. • Rogers, Alan G. • Rogers, Alan L. •  Rogers, Gregory S. •  Rogers, Jeffry A. • Rogers, Jessy S. • Rogers, Nicholas K. • Rogers, Philip G. • Rojas, Jonathan • Rojas, Kenny D. • Rojas, Michael M. • Rojas-Gallego, Cristian • Rolfing, Robb L. • Rollins, Justin A. • Roman-Cruz, Alexis • Romeo, Vincenzo • Romero, Daniel A. • Romero, Joshua G. • Romero, Ramon • Romines, Brian M. • Roodhouse, Edwin William • Rooney, Robert E. • Roos, Timothy D. • Roque, Lester G. • Rosa Jr., Alexander • Rosa, Angel • Rosacker, Randal Kent • Rosales, Benjamin S. • Rosaleslomeli, Victor A. • Rosario, Jose E. • Rosas, Richard H. • Rose, Christopher D. • Rose, Scott C. • Rosema, Adam J. • Rosenbaum, Thomas Chad • Rosenberg, Mark E. • Rosenberg, Randy S. • Ross, Eric • Ross, Kenneth G. •  Ross, Marco D. •  Rossi, Jonathan M. • Rougle, Larry I. • Roukey, Lawrence A. • Roustum, David L. • Rovinski, Gary • Rowe, Alan • Rowe, Brandon Jacob • Rowe, Michael D. • Rowe, Roger Dale • Rozier, Jonathan D. • Rubado, Charles R. • Rubalcava, Isela • Ruhren, David A. • Ruiz, Jose L. • Ruiz, Manuel A. • Rund, Gregory P. • Rundell, Gregory B. • Runyan, Luke S. • Ruoff Jr., Michael L. • Rushforth Jr., Bruce A. •  Rusin, Aaron J. •  Russell, Blake H. •  Russell, John W. • Russell, Michael L. • Russell, Ryan D. • Russoli, Andrew D. • Ruth, Monta S. • Rutherford, Christopher N. • Ryan, Marc T. • Ryan, Timothy Louis • Rymer II, Lyle W. • Ryndych, Yevgeniy • Rystad, Corey J. Saba, Thomas E. • Sabalu Jr., Wilberto • Saboe, Scott A. • Sacco, Dominic J. • Saenz, Carlos N. • Sage, Lance S. • Sahib, Rasheed • Saintvil, Gael • Sakoda, Steve M. • Salas Jr., Ricky • Salas, Rudy • Salazar Jr., Bruce C. • Salazar, William I. • Salcido, Rudy A. • Salem, Adriana N. • Salie, David J. • Salinas, Eric D. • Salter, Richard Matthew "Matt" • Saltz, Edward M. • Samek, Jesse M. • Sammis, Benjamin Wilson • Sampler, Sonny Gene • Sams II, Joey T. • Samson Jr., Dennis K. • Samten, Tenzin L. • Samuels, Princess C. • Sanchez Jr., Efrain • Sanchez, Emilian D. • Sanchez, Enrique Henry • Sanchez, Ian T. •  Sanchez, Junior Cedeno •  Sanchez, Oscar •  Sanchez, Paul T. •  Sanchez, Virrueta A. • Sanders Jr., Charles R. • Sanders, Christopher A. • Sanders, Gregory Paul • Sanders, Justin T. • Sanders, Ronnie L. • Sanders, Ryan T. • Sandoval Jr., Leroy • Sandoval, Frank M. • Sandoval-Flores, Felipe D. • Sandri, Matthew J. • Sanford Sr., Barry • Santee, Daniel J. • Santini, Ed • Santoriello, Neil Anthony • Santos, Fernando • Santos, Isaias E. • Santos, Jeremiah S. • Santos, Jonathan J. • Santos, Luis D. • Sapp, Brandon R. • Sare, Charles O. • Sarno, Cameron B. • Sather, Scott Douglas • Sauceda Jr., Oscar • Sausto, Anthony J. • Savage, Jeremiah E. • Saxton, Stephen P. • Sayles, Phillip N. • Saylor, Paul A. • Scarborough, Michael P. • Scates, William D. • Schafer, Michael W. • Schall, Kenneth J. • Schamberg, Kurt D. • Scheetz Jr., Robert C. • Scheibner, Daniel E. • Scheile, Daniel R. • Schelbert, Jens E. • Scherer, Christopher G. • Scherkenbach, Chris J. • Scherry, Daniel R. • Scheuerman, Jason D. • Schiavoni, Nickolas David • Schild, Richard L. • Schill, Juan M. Garcia • Schiller, Jonathan E. • Schiller, Rhett W. • Schmidt III, John T. • Schmidt, Justin B. • Schmidt, Peter W. • Schmit, Joshua A. • Schmitz, Joshua M. • Schmuecker, Jacob S. • Schmunk, Jeremiah W. • Schneider, Matthew E. • Schneider, Sean M. • Schnell, Shayna Ann • Schober, Anthony J. • Schockmel, Collin R. • Schoener, Richard P. • Schoff, Brian J. • Scholl, Michael D. • Schoolcraft III, Jon M. • Schornak, Christopher J. • Schrage, Dustin H. • Schram, Matthew E. • Schramm, Brian K. • Schroeder II, Edward August • Schubert, Nathan A. • Schuck, Brandon S. • Schuldheiss, Nathan J. • Schultz, Christian C. • Schultz, David E. • Schumann, Darrell J. • Schumann, Jason A. • Schuster, Benjamin C. • Schwab, Coby G. • Schwarz, Michael A. • Schwedler, Joseph C. • Scott, David A. • Scott, Joshua A. • Scott, Joshua Michael • Scott, Justin A. • Scott, Kerry D. • Scott, Rickey • Scott, Stephen K. • Scott, Stephen M. • Scripsick, Bryan J. • Seal, Aaron L. • Seale, Stephen A. • Seamans, Timothy J. • Sebastien, Myles Cody • Sebban, Benjamin L. • Secher, Robert M. • Seeley, Michael T. • Seesan, Aaron N. • Segura Jr., Leroy • Segura, Juan E. • Seidel III, Robert • Seideman, Tyler R. • Seiden, Marc S. • Seifert, Christopher Scott • Seig, Anthony P. • Seigart, Carl Leonard • Seitsinger, Danton K. • Sekula, Dustin M. • Self, John T. • Sellen Jr., Dennis L. • Sembly, Bernard L. • Serio, Matthew K. • Serrano, Juan M. • Serrano, Nazario • Servais, Adam P. • Sesker, Daniel L. • Settle, Darin T. • Settle, Robert J. • Sevaaetasi, Raymond S. • Seymour, Devon Paul • Shackelford, Michael B. • Shaffer, Edward W. • Shaffer, Jason A. • Shaffer, Jeffrey • Shanaberger III, Wentz Jerome Henry • Shank, Jeremy R. • Shank, Michael A. • Shank, Neale M. • Shannon L. Squires • Shannon, Stephen D. • Sharrett II, David H. • Shaver, Jeffrey R. • Shaw, Daniel J. • Shaw, lan W. • Shea, Kevin M. • Shea, Timothy M. • Sheehan, Casey • Sheehan, Kevin F. • Shelley Sr., Ronnie L. "Rod" • Shelton, Jimmy Lee • Shelton, Randol S. • Shepard, Steven E. • Shepherd, Adam R. • Shepherd, Daniel Michael • Shepherd, Kristopher L. • Sheppard, Joshua D. • Sherman, Alan David • Sherman, Anthony L. • Sherman, Stephen R. • Shero, Anissa A. • Sherrill, James Alexander • Shields, Andrew C. • Shields, Jonathan B. • Shilling, Bradley N. • Shipp, Darrell W. • Shock, Jeremy S. • Shoemaker, Jared M. • Shoemaker, Russell K. • Shondee Jr., Harry N. • Shuder, Brad S. • Shull, James A. • Shumney, Dustin M. • Sickels, Kenneth L. • Sides, Dustin L. • Siebert, Todd M. • Sieger, Eric R. • Siekert, Thomas C. • Sietsema, Ashley • Sigsbee, John P. • Sigua, William M. • Siler, Alfred Barton • Silva, Alfredo B. • Silva, Erik Hernandez • Silva, Marco A. • Silva, Sean A. • Simmons, David N. • Simmons, Leonard D. • Simmons, Windell J. • Simon, Chad J. • Simons, Aaron William • Simpson, Abraham • Simpson, Christopher C. • Simpson, Jacob M. • Simpson, Jonathan J. • Sims Jr., John T. • Sims, Charles M. • Sims, Justin D. • Sims, Sean P. • Sinclair, Isiah J. • Singh, Uday • Singletary, Channing G. • Singleton, Todd A. • Sirko, Steven F. • Sissel, Aaron J. • Sisson, Christopher A. • Sisung, David • Sitton, Chris • Sizemore, Garth D. • Skelton, Bradley J. • Skinner, Nicholas M. • Slater, Michael J. • Slaven, Ben • Slavenas, Brian D. • Slay, Russell L. • Slebodnik, Eric W. • Sledd, Antonio J. •  Sloan, Brandon Ulysses • Sloan, Douglas E. •  Slocum, Richard Patrick •  Slocum, Thomas Jonathan • Small, Andrew • Small, Corey L. • Smallwood, Erich S. • Smart, Albert E. • Smette, Keith L. • Smith Jr., Michael J. • Smith, Aaron A. • Smith, Antoine D. • Smith, Benedict J. • Smith, Benjamin A. • Smith, Benjamin K. • Smith, Brandon C. • Smith, Brian D. • Smith, Bruce A. • Smith, Daren A. • Smith, Darrell L. • Smith, Edward • Smith, Eric Allen • Smith, Jason E. • Smith, Jeremiah D. • Smith, John D. • Smith, John M. • Smith, Jonathan K. • Smith, Jonathan L. • Smith, Justin S. • Smith, Kevin J. • Smith, Kevin S. • Smith, Matthew R. • Smith, Matthew R. • Smith, Michael A. • Smith, Michael J. • Smith, Orenthial Javon • Smith, Paul Ray • Smith, Raleigh C. • Smith, Richard A. • Smith, Ross A. • Smith, Scott R. • Smith, Timothy M. • Smith, Tristan • Smith, Tyler J. • Smitherman, Brandon W. • Smykowski, Mark T. • Sneed, Brandon K. • Snell, Eric L. • Snowberger III, Stephen P. • Snyder, Adam P. • Snyder, Joshua D. • Snyder, Matthew A. • Snyder, Norman K. • Soelzer, Christopher F. • Soenksen, Katie M. • Solomon, Gordon George • Solomon, Roderic Antoine • Solorio, Ismael • Solorio, Juan M. • Soltau, Adrian V. • Soltes Jr., Charles R. • Sonnenberg, Kevin H. • Sonoda Jr., Mike T. • Soper, Matthew • Soram, Skipper • Sorensen, Ryan J. • Soriano, Armando • Sotelo Jr., Tomas • Soto, Danny R. • Soto-Pinedo, Karl O. • Souffront, Luis A. • Soukenka, Richard A. • Sourivong, Kampha B. • Souslin, Kenneth C. • Sovie, Nicholas J. •  Sowinski, Nicholas R. •  Spahr, John C. •  Spakosky, Philip I. •  Spann, Jacob D. "Jake" • Spann, Johnny Michael •  Sparks, Gina R. •  Sparks, Jason L. •  Spates, Corey E. •  Spatol, Theodore A. •  Spears, Jonathan R. • Speer, Christopher J. • Speer, Michael Raymond • Spence, Joseph B. • Spencer Jr., Raymond N. • Spencer, Clarence T. • Spencer, Cole E. • Spencer, William D. • Spillers, William C. • Spink, Trevor • Spivey, Curtis R. • Spivey, Michael K. • Splinter, Christopher J. • Spohn III,, Clifford A. • Sprayberry III, Marvin R. • Springer II, Lance C. • Spry, Bryan N. • Squires, Brad D. • St. Germain, Brian R. • St. John II, Jon B. • Staats, David R. • Stacey, Jeremy L. • Stack, Michael Boyd • Stacy, Steven A. • Stahl, Nathan E. • Stalvey, John R. • Stanley, Derek A. • Stanley, Matthew J. • Stanley, Robert • Stanton Jr., Kenny F. • Stanton, Seth M. • Starcevich, Lucas V. • Starkovich, Shawn V. • Starr Jr., Michael L. • Starr, Jeffrey B. • Steele, Joshua E. •  Steffeney, Eric M. • Stein, John •  Steinbacher, Nicholas P. •  Stelmat, David S. •  Stenroos, Derek T. •  Stephens, Blake C.  • Stephens, David A. • Stephens, John S. • Stern, Andrew K. • Stevens, Andy A. • Stevens, Joseph W. • Stevens, Randy Lee • Stever, Robert Anthony • Stewart, Carla Jane • Stewart, David S. • Stewart, Ian W. • Stewart, James D. • Stewart, Patrick D. • Steyart, Matthew P. •  Sticklen, Joshua C. •  Stinson, Shane M. •  Stock, John C. • Stoddard Jr., James J. •  Stokely, Michael J. •  Stokes, Sean A. •  Stone, Douglas C. •  Stone, Gregory Lewis • Stone, John Thomas •  Stone, Mark A.  • Stonesifer, Kristofor T. •  Storey, Clint J. •  Stout, Brandon L. • Stout, Chrystal Gaye • Stovall, Matthew R. • Stover, Michael D. • Strader, Morgan W. • Strain, Adam J. • Strange, William R. • Straseskie, Kirk Allen • Straub Jr., Francis J. • Straughter, Matthew F. • Strickland, Thomas J. • Strong, Jesse W. • Strong, Johnny R. • Strong, Joseph A. • Struble, Sascha •  Stubenhofer, Mark N. • Stump, Adrian B. • Sturdivant, Michael R. • Sturdy, Brandon C. • Sturges Jr., William R. • Sturino, Paul J. • Suarez del Solar, Jesus Alberto • Suarez-Gonzalez, Roger A. • Suell, Joseph D. • Suh, James • Suliveras, Wilberto • Sullivan, Christopher J. • Sullivan, John M. • Sullivan, John R. • Sullivan, Narson Bertil • Sullivan, Vincent M. • Summers, III, James E. • Summers, Vincent E. • Sun, Ming • Sunsin-Pineda, Astor A. • Suplee, Daniel • Surber, Robert A. • Sutherland, Stephen J. • Sutphin, Ernest Harold • Sutter, Michael J. • Sutton, Greg L. • Sutton, Timothy J. • Suzch, Shawn M. • Svitak, Philip J. • Swaim, Daniel Freeman • Swain IV, Harry R. • Swain, James E. • Swanberg, Shane C. • Swaney, Robert A. • Swank, Brett D. • Swanson, Christopher • Swanson, Timothy A. • Swartworth, Sharon T. • Sweeney III, Robert Wesley • Sweeney, Paul A. • Sweet II, Thomas J. • Sweet, Jack T. • Sweger, Franklin A. • Swiger, Jason • Swindell, Nathaniel T. • Swisher, Christopher W. • Swisher, Tyler B. • Sykes II, Pendelton L. •  Syverson III, Paul R. • Szwec, Adrian Basil •  Szwydek, Steven W. • Tabb, Donald T. • Tackett, Joseph M. • Taha, Ayman A. • Tainsh, Patrick S. • Talbert, DeForest L. 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The Wounded-Courier: Bush Golfing Again, Says "Long Nat'l Nightmare" Over

President Bush, who recently revealed he gave up playing golf on Aug. 19, 2003 because it "sends the wrong signal" during a time of war, has ended his near five-year sacrifice. The Wounded-Courier has obtained a rush transcript of the president's discussion to air tonight on Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume. The following is an excerpt from that interview:

BRIT HUME: Mr. President, why did you decide to take up golf again?

PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, Brit, I've proven my solidarity with our troops and their families. I haven't hit the links for longer than the longest tours of duty of any of our brave fighting men and women. And, quite frankly, I think this country has sacrificed enough.

BRIT HUME: A tremendous sacrifice indeed, Mr. President. I'm sure our citizens will breathe a sigh of relief knowing that our progress in the war on terror is such that their commander-in-chief can once more safely bestride golf courses across America.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Exactly, Brit. The long national nightmare is over. Tomorrow morning, I plan to eat a healthy egg white omelet, maybe a little yogurt and fresh fruit, then I'm off to play a good eighteen holes. (laughs) Maybe more if these ol' battle-scarred knees allow it.

BRIT HUME: Is it fair to say you're picking up golf again, sir, should be seen as not only evidence the surge has been successful but also a rallying cry to those young men and women who continue to put themselves in harm's way so their president can play golf with peace of mind?

PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, I'm sure there are those out there who won't make that connection for partisan reasons. But, you know, we're in the political season. So politics has taken over. I know that. But, look, I'm confident the American people will see this as what it is - a clear victory against the killers who have no respect for the civilized game of golf. A sport our forefathers fought and died for so that we might play today. 

BRIT HUME: Mr. President, were there any moments during your near five-year cessation of playing when you didn't think you'd make it? Any times that specifically tried your soul or caused you to doubt your mettle?

PRESIDENT BUSH: Hmm. You know, not off the top of my - well, there was one very trying time, after Hurricane Katrina. I was flying in Air Force One above the wreckage below and one of my staffers informed me that he'd forgotten to Tivo the previous night's American Idol. I've never told anyone this, Brit. But flying over the devastation of the Gulf Coast at that moment, the thought of not being able to return as soon as possible to the White House and wind down with Ryan, Simon, Paula and Randy and a pint of Chunky Monkey...well, I was just devastated. That's when, you know, you lean on your faith. Because you're thinking, "What kind of god would cause me to miss Idol." I'll admit I almost played a few holes that day.

BRIT HUME: But--

PRESIDENT BUSH: No, no, I didn't. I told the American people I don't waver. In other words, I'm not a waverer. No, I went mountain biking instead that day. I made a promise to our courageous soldiers. A botched Tivo job wasn't going to cause me to break that sacred oath to them and the American people.

BRIT HUME: Truly inspiring, Mr. President. Positively Churchillian.

PRESIDENT BUSH: I should also mention golf wasn't the only sacrifice I made in honor of our troops and their families. Another thing I gave up during this difficult time was lollipops. I'm a big fan of lollipops. But you can imagine, a president in a time of war walking around with a stick hanging out of his mouth...well, I didn't think it sent the right signal either. Also, that candy Bit O' Honey. It's taffy-like but nutty, with just a touch of honey. But it's a little too chewy during wartime. You know what I mean?"

BRIT HUME: Of course, Mr. President. It's difficult, for example, to warn Iran about engaging us in Iraq when you're occupied with a gluey yet delicious glop of Bit O' Honey waging sweet jihad in your mouth.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Exactly. It's hard work not getting the Bit O' Honey caught between your teeth. But I think Americans also know at this point in the war that even if they see their president with a stick, you know, dangling from his mouth or, uh, chewing so vigorously on something that he can't speak, that their country is still secure from those who wish to do us harm. So in other words, Brit, the golf, the lollipops, the Bit O' Honey - all these options are back on the president's table.

BRIT HUME: Mr. President, you might even say this Operation Bit O' Honey, if you will, is a Trojan horse, a clever tactic to lull terrorists into a false sense of your inattention so they lower their guard.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, you know, I won't reveal security measures that safeguard the homeland. But let's just say I've also got a Charleston Chew in my pocket and I intend to use it during this afternoon's press conference.

BRIT HUME (winks): I understand, sir. Well, before moving on to the completely unfounded rumors about a planned US attack against Adolf Hitler incarnate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, let me just say, sir, I for one am deeply impressed with your golf sacrifice. I can only imagine the comfort our troops will take in knowing during a time of war that their president gave up golf for nearly five years. Long enough for a sitcom to go into syndication, sir. A remarkable sacrifice that few, if any, Americans can claim to have made as our sons and daughters continue to shed their blood so that democracy may flourish in Iraq.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, thanks for your kind words, Brit.

BRIT HUME: You're very welcome. And may I say, Mr. President, on behalf of our fighting forces and their families, we salute your courage. If your face doesn't grace Mt. Rushmore by 2009, they should tear that stony heap down.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Boy, you're tough. (laughs) I'll give 'em to 2010.

BRIT HUME: You're combination of compassion and strength, sir, makes me wish I had opposite sex parts. In an ideal world, I'd conceive your child, buy an obscure island and dedicate the rest of my life to cloning you.

PRESIDENT BUSH: An interesting idea. I suggest, though, (laughs) you take out the gene that gave me bad knees. Really messes with your golf game.

(The full interview will run tonight at 6 p.m. on Fox News.)

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Op-Ed Column: It's Time for Chris Matthews to Play Hardball Every Day

When MSNBC's Chris Matthews unmasked right-wing radio host Kevin James for mindlessly pushing White House and GOP "appeasement" talking points, Matthews also revealed the journalist he could be.

And that's what is endlessly frustrating about the longtime Hardball host.

First, Matthews deserves credit for his evisceration of James, who appeared on Hardball last Thursday with nothing more than the word "appeasement" in his shallow arsenal. James not only conflated "appeasement" with merely talking to our enemies - as President Bush, John McCain, the GOP and their minions keep doing - but attempted to trot out Bush's absurd and offensive comparison of Barack Obama to Neville Chamberlain while having not the slightest clue as to who Chamberlain was or what he did to appease Hitler. In fact, it was pretty clear James didn't even know what the word appeasement means.

But it says much about what's been lacking in our mainstream media, especially during the George W. Bush years, that James expected to drop by Matthews' show so ill-prepared. Yet James shouldn't bear the full brunt of responsibility here. The truth is, these kind of specious talking points - from this ludicrous claim of appeasement, to impugning one's patriotism over flag pins and other jingoistic nonsense, to equating calls to bring home our troops with "cutting and running" - have been the provenance of our mainstream news programs and televised debates for years now. (To be fair, Matthews acknowledges some of this while talking the next day with Countdown guest host Rachel Maddow.)

Consequently, Matthews - though warranted by James' ham-handed and fatuous talking points and stunning vacuity - did, on some level, ambush his guest. Don't get me wrong: Matthews was right to call him out. My point is that James had good reason to believe Matthews would be more tolerant of his bogus argument. James probably expected the Hardball host to listen to him and, at most, take the position of a relatively painless devil's advocate for a moment before handing it off to another guest, one on the other side of the political fence (in this case Air America Radio president Mark Green) to reply to James' assertions. Then the segment would end, a new issue to bandy about with other guests would begin and all would be forgotten.

Thus, James' belief he'd sail through his appearance didn't stem from ignorance, which he amply displayed while attempting to brand Obama an appeaser. Rather, his expectation, thoroughly justified, was based on the parade of mendacious right-wing shills who've come before Matthews over the last seven years. An endless procession of willfully misleading talking heads and Bush administration officials who used Matthews and MSNBC's airtime - as they have all the other networks and their programs - and who, almost invariably, left wholly unscathed, untouched by the scrutiny of truly probing questions or the kind of unrelenting follow-ups to which Matthews responsibly subjected James.

James had every reason to think he could repeat the words "appeaser" and "appeasement," like an infant content to utter a new phrase over and over again, with little more than a pat on the head by Matthews.

And that's the underlying issue here: shouldn't we be just as troubled, or even more troubled, by James' confidence he'd receive a free pass than by the fact that he was pushing such propaganda? Doesn't the overwhelming attention to this one incident also underscore its uncommon occurrence?

The Wounded-Courier: Day After "Appeasement" Remark, Ghost of Prescott Bush Hovers Over WH (satire)

One day after President Bush likened presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama to those who appeased Adolph Hitler, the ghost of the president's grandfather, Prescott Bush - in an SS uniform, muttering German and gesticulating angrily - has been hovering high above the White House since dawn.

An anonymous Bush administration staffer said the White House initially believed MoveOn.org, which many administration officials have compared to Hamas, had orchestrated the specter of Bush's grandfather. (Prescott Bush, a true American hero, helped fund Hitler's war machine and, as the BBC revealed last year, co-conspired to overthrow President Roosevelt to create a Nazi-style government in America.) But MoveOn.org spokesman Adam Green denied his organization's involvement, saying, "Dude, if we could do that, we would've done it a long, long time ago. We would've saved a lot of money."

Prescott's ghost has attracted crowds of onlookers who might otherwise have taken the usual long-distance gaze at the White House before moving on to the Capitol's heavily trafficked monuments. One dumbstruck eyewitness, Stanley Huffle, a history professor at American University, said, 'It's as if history and karma have merged."

Around noon, the National Guard attempted to shoot down Prescott's ghost or at least disperse him to a less visible area. But the bullets merely sailed through his shadowy form, only seeming to further inflame his rhetoric. A passing German tourist quoted him as saying, "Our failure to please the fuhrer has led directly to this point in history, where a schwartze might be president, homosexuals can marry in California, and bagels are more commonplace than f***ing Wonder Bread!"

Following yesterday's heated Hardball confrontation between host Chris Matthews and right-wing radio personality Kevin James, James returned to discuss Prescott's ghost with Matthews.

"You see, Chris, like I said yesterday, Obama is an appeaser," began James. "Fine. Whatever," replied Matthews. "Just tell me whose ghost is floating above the White House right now."

"Look, Chris, an appeaser appeases those who make use of appeasement, which leaves us vulnerable to another 9/11-style attack." Matthews repeated, "I've asked you a simple question. Who is hovering sixty feet above our White House, sir?"

"But that's not the point, Chris. Appeasement--" "Listen, you mutant, just answer the question. You don't know. Do you? Do you?" "Of course I do, Chris. It's the, the...ghost of appeasement's past or something."

"Wow. Wow. You really just lucked into that, didn't you? Just stepped right in it."

"If luck means appeasement, then yes."

"You're an idiot. Thanks for coming on."

"Thank you, Chris."

During an impromptu White House press conference, press secretary Dana Perino told reporters, "First, let me start by saying that though some candidates think the afterworld revolves around them, the appearance of Prescott's ghost over the White House has nothing to do with President Bush's speech in the Knesset yesterday."

Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas replied, "Sure. Pay no attention to the man behind the cloud."

Story of the Day: Brian Williams' "Truthiness" in Advertising

(updated below)

For some time now, MSNBC has been running commercials touting their election coverage team's commitment to providing information that better enables Americans to make informed choices at the voting booth. But in context of the unfolding Pentagon TV war analysts scandal, one of these promos (which I believe is new) stood out for its particular hypocrisy.

To a melodramatic background score that's one part patriotic sentimentality (scene in Mel Gibson movie after character's army triumphs), one part childhood wonder (kids riding bikes in the sky to silhouette of the moon in E.T.), and one part lovers reuniting after a long separation (archetypal open-armed sprint across verdant meadow), this is the TV promo's content:

TEXT GRAPHIC: Decision 2008

TEXT GRAPHIC: Why Do People Care About Politics?

IMAGE: "VOTE HERE" sign with people standing in line behind it.

BRIAN WILLIAMS VOICEOVER: This is a participatory democracy.

TEXT GRAPHIC: Know

IMAGE: Black and white shot of people voting in the foreground; full-color American flag hanging prominently in the background.

BRIAN WILLIAMS VOICEOVER: I think you owe it to your democracy to know as much as you can about what's going on.

IMAGE: Old man (again in black and white), holding an American flag (again in full color) and seated on a bench, is gazing out toward the New York harbor.

TEXT GRAPHIC: That's Why You Care

TEXT GRAPHIC: That's Why We Cover It

IMAGE: Brian Williams' face, then the major faces of MSNBC election coverage.

TEXT GRAPHIC: MSNBC Decision 2008

TEXT GRAPHIC: MSNBC The Place for Politics

To this day, however, Brian Williams and MSNBC, along with CNN, Fox News, ABC, CBS and NBC, have failed to respond to a PBS NewsHour request for an interview about The New York Times exposé, which revealed ex-generals-turned-TV war analysts, shilling directly for the Pentagon, appeared regularly on their programs. (Yesterday, Media Matters published a study that found "since January 1, 2002, the analysts named in the Times article -- many identified as having ties to the defense industry -- collectively appeared or were quoted as experts more than 4,500 times on ABC, ABC News Now, CBS, CBS Radio Network, NBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR.")

Williams, who in that MSNBC promo says, "This is a participatory democracy" in which "you owe it to your democracy to know as much as you can about what's going on," has, along with his network colleagues, prevented millions of people from knowing what's gone on in the run-up to the war in Iraq and over the course of the occupation. Williams champions our participatory democracy in MSNBC's ad yet fails to share with his viewers any information about what President Eisenhower, in his farewell address, presciently predicted would be the single greatest threat to our democracy - the "military-industrial complex."

On January 17, 1961, Eisenhower - a Republican president, former lifetime military man and war hero - explicitly cautioned: "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together."

Yet here's Williams only acknowledgment of his network's involvement with these Pentagon-shilling TV war generals - not from behind his anchor desk but on his NBC Nightly News blog The Daily Nightly (April 29, 2008):

The Wounded-Courier: CNN's John King Calls Off Wedding, Moves In with Map

John King, chief national correspondent for CNN, broke off his engagement to colleague Dana Bash Thursday after revealing a months-long affair with his interactive election map.

Wolf Blitzer, lead anchor for the network's 2008 election coverage, said he'd grown increasingly uncomfortable with King's infatuation over his touchscreen sidekick. But Blitzer claimed he didn't know until the Pennsylvania primary that King and his "magic map" were counting more than votes.

"We were all very excited about Pennsylvania. Another big night for the best political team on television. But the truth is," explained Blitzer, "viewers only saw John with his map on-camera. Off-camera, he didn't leave her side. John didn't step away for refreshments the entire evening. Not even for a Skittle." Blitzer, suddenly visibly upset, composed himself before adding, "Later that night, long after Pennsylvania had been called for Clinton and most of us had already gone home, one of our producers brought a Krispy Kreme over to John. She found him with his pants around his ankles and his hand on Florida. I won't get into what was resting on New Jersey."

Little is known about the coquettish wall map. Her interface is called Perceptive Pixel Multi-Touch Screen. King and the "magic wall," another one of her nicknames, only began working together on January 8, the day of the New Hampshire primary. But their chemistry blossomed with each successive night of primary and caucus coverage, each passionate wave of King's hand, each poke and tap into one of our nation's voting precincts.

Still, most friends and family were shocked. Mr. King and Ms. Bash, whom he also met on the job at CNN, seemed very much in love and looking forward to their future together. A Catholic, King even converted to Judaism for his now former fiancée. In a February interview with The Forward, he compared the excruciating pain of his adult circumcision to sitting through the 2005 Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof, starring Rosie O'Donnell and Harvey Fierstein.

CNN's Larry King (no relation to John), who's been married sixteen times in between thirty-seven heart attacks, offered his colleague advice several weeks prior to the bombshell revelations. "I told John, 'Look, these things happen. People understand that. But you can't keep this from Dana. Trust me, everyone will be more upset with the cheating than the fact you've been sodomizing a state-of-the-art map for four months.'"

Ms. Bash's father, Stu Schwartz, a longtime producer on Good Morning America, said of King, "I pleaded with her. 'Find a Jewish man!' These goyim with all their facocta gadgets. I warned her something like this would happen. Relations with a map? This is a man? He may have already converted, but you know what? You can have him back!"

Opening last night's broadcast, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams said, "Good evening. We have much to cover tonight. The death toll in Myanmar grows, the price of gas keeps rising and more troops were killed today in Iraq. But first, a truly shocking story about a newsman, his map and the unpredictability of the human heart. To help us sort through the details is our own NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw. Tom, tell me, in all your years in the news business, have you ever seen something like this John King affair?"

"You know, Brian, I can't say I have," said Brokaw. "I guess the closest example I can think of would be the 1982 rumor of Roger Mudd's affair with a rather fetching filing cabinet. But Roger and his wife Emma Jeanne weathered that storm. And to this day, he denies those allegations."

Ms. Bash, still reeling from the news, released the following statement through her publicist today: "I wish John King all the best. I'll cherish the moments we shared. You know, sometimes a girl meets her prince and lives happily ever after. And sometimes that prince turns out to be f***ing a Perceptive Pixel Multi-Touch Screen map behind your back. That's just life."

Story of the Day: Leading Newspapers Perpetuated Obama-Muslim Mython Day of IN Primary

(updated below)

Media Matters posted a piece this afternoon about how the right-wing Washington Times today "quoted  [an] Indiana man saying Obama is 'a Muslim' without noting the assertion is false."

A fine catch.

Media Matters also smartly showed how a responsible journalist reports such incidents:

By contrast, after quoting the same man in its own article, the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that "Obama has never been a Muslim, but bogus e-mails accuse him of being a Muslim who put his hand on a copy of the Quran to be sworn into the U.S. Senate and refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance."

An additional search, however, reveals the decidedly more credible Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Baltimore Sun also reported the same scene without pointing out the man's claim was false. Except they published their reports yesterday, on the day of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries. Specifically, the failure of these newspapers - two of which, along with The New York Times, are considered our nation's papers of record - to clarify the man's misstatement was potentially directly damaging to Obama's chances in Indiana. Whereas today's Washington Times piece, published in a disreputable rag the day after the Indiana primary, might impact voters' opinions for the general election and, possibly, still undecided superdelegates.

Here's the breakdown:

Los Angeles Times (5/6/08), as reported by Peter Nicholas:

One of his first encounters went poorly. He approached a man sitting alone at a table and was waved away. The man told me afterward he had no interest in meeting Obama.

"I can't stand him," he said. "He's a Muslim. He's not even pro-American as far as I'm concerned."

Obama seemed unfazed. He had better luck at a round table where several men were eating.

At no point, prior to or following this anecdote, did Nicholas clarify that Obama is a Christian and has never been a Muslim.

Washington Post (5/6/08), as reported online by Shailagh Murray:

Obama arrived at the Greenwood restaurant about 7:40 a.m. and received a mixed response. One man waved the senator away from his table, later telling the pool reporter on the scene that "I can't stand him. He's a Muslim. He's not even pro-American as far as I'm concerned."
      
At another table, a group of regulars dubbed the "Johnson County Roundtable" greeted Obama warmly.

Murray failed as well as to cite Obama's actual religion.

Baltimore Sun (5/6/08), as reported online by John McCormick: 

One of his first table stops did not go well. As he approached a man sitting alone at a table, Obama was waved away. The man later told a Los Angeles Times reporter that he was not interested in meeting Obama.

"I can't stand him,'' he said. "He's a Muslim. He's not even pro-American as far as I'm concerned."

McCormick and the Baltimore Sun even did WaPo and the LA Times one better, not only excluding clarification of Obama's religion but also creating an original claim of their own in the very next sentence:

Obama got another surprise at another table. While talking to a trio of men eating breakfast, one handed him the bill. "This will seal the thing,'' the man said. The somewhat tightwad senator accepted the check and later took it to the cashier and paid it.

"The somewhat tightwad senator"? Nice of McCormick to back up this assertion with somewhat zero factual information. What's more, as McCormick reports himself, Obama paid for the three men's breakfasts. And, notably, without hesitation. So is Obama a "somewhat tightwad senator" because he didn't pick up every diners' breakfast during that stop or the breakfast of every diner he's met along the campaign trail?

To paraphrase Joe Pesci's character in Goodfellas: What exactly does McCormick mean, Obama's a somewhat tightwad senator? You tell us! Somewhat a tightwad how? How is Obama a partial tightwad? What are his miserly attributes? Tell us, tell us! What about him makes him such a tightwad?! (Of course, Pesci's character soon revealed he was joking around with the other character; McCormick, on the other hand, to be a credible journalist, must supply supporting facts when making such claims.)

In a more nuanced offense - exemplifying why words do indeed matter - McCormick and the Sun provide this gem later in the piece: 

Obama prowled the building's parking lot looking for people on their way in to cast ballots.

Yes, not searched or canvassed or even scoured. Is McCormick oblivious to the inarguably pejorative meaning of the word prowl, the primary definition of which on Dictionary.com (an aggregate of the most authoritative dictionaries) is "to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc." 

Let us pray this coverage improves.

UPDATE: Mike Tronnes over at Cursor alerted me to this new twist by the Financial Times:

"I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife's an atheist," said Mr Simpson, drawing on a cigarette outside the fire station in Williamson, a coalmining town of 3,400 people surrounded by lush wooded hillsides.

You haven't heard that Michelle Obama is an atheist? That might be because she isn't. Nevertheless, while this article does correct this man's false assertion that Obama is a Muslim, it fails to clarify that his wife isn't an atheist.

Is this really so difficult?

Story of the Day: Bob Schieffer, Company Man

Bob Schieffer's coverage during the George W. Bush years, weighed against his hushed compromising relationship with the president, belies the CBS newsman's projected image as an unimpeachably principled journalist and typifies the way our media class operates.

In a Sunday post on Crooks and Liars, under the headline "Schieffer Wakes Up to Life in the Bush Administration," Nicole Belle wrote: "I don’t know where Bob Schieffer’s been these last seven years, but he thinks that the White House might have an credibility problem." She was reacting to Schieffer's Face the Nation commentary on the Lurita Doan scandal:

SCHIEFFER: I saw a story in the Washington Post the other day, where a reporter granted a government official anonymity in order as the newspaper put it, ‘for the government official to speak more candidly.’ Well, that made me wonder. Do we no longer expect government officials to tell the whole story if they must take responsibility for what they say? Even worse, do we believe that is acceptable?

For sure, the White House won no prize for candor last week; it gave the outgoing head of the General Services Administration, Lurita Doan, a big send off by thanking her for making government buildings more energy-efficient or some such, when in truth, she was forced out. She was the object of multiple investigations, suspicious dealings on government contracts, and asking government employees what they could do to help political candidates, which is, of course, against the law. Even the government’s watchdog agency recommended she be disciplined to the fullest extent. Yet the White House spokesman declined to say if her resignation had anything to do with any of that. From the White House came only thanks and confirmation she was gone. The government saw no obligation to say why, which leads me to this: have decades of secrecy, spin and stonewalling conditioned us to accept less than the whole story from the government? Is telling the whole truth no longer a given? Frankly, I’m not sure. What I do know is more and more people seem skeptical of everything the government says and does. What we saw last week may be one reason why.

Belle then pointed out the underlying absurdity:

The Lurita Doan scandal is such a minor one relative to all the other lies, spin, incompetence and outright negligence of the Bush administration that it’s tragically laughable that this is the one that Schieffer thinks exemplifies why the American people are skeptical to what comes out of the White House.

This also epitomizes Schieffer's reporting on the administration, which has treaded between muted criticism and outright fawning. It's no wonder after Dan Rather's departure from CBS Evening News, President Bush gladly granted Schieffer an exclusive interview. Something he never afforded Rather.

In a March 2003 interview, Schieffer was asked "if the Pentagon's decision to allow reporters to embed with troops" will "make it difficult for journalists to remain objective?" His answer was telling:

BOB SCHIEFFER: No, I don't think so at all. I think it was a very good decision. I must tell you on this one, I'm sort of like Ronald Reagan who used to say of the Soviet Union, "Trust but verify." I take them at their word at the Pentagon, if they're going to let these reporters go along and give us a view of this war if it does come. But I'm going to wait until the shooting starts until I give a final opinion. So far, they are saying all the right things. I give them the benefit of the doubt. I think they're going to try to do the right thing. But we'll see once the shooting starts if they follow up. If they do what they say they're going to do, it would be a very good thing. I also think it's not just good for the American people to have independent observers along, I think it's also good for the military. Had there been a reporter along with Lieutenant Calley when he massacred those people in Vietnam, I think that probably wouldn't have happened.

The truth is, however, in covering the Bush administration, Schieffer has been overly willing to trust and, whenever discrepancies between administration claims and the facts are verified, ever reluctant to hold anyone accountable. The ideal company man. Affable and avuncular yet trusted and above the fray. Walter Cronkite without that pesky willingness to speak truth to power. In the end, Schieffer might as well replace "trust but verify" with "ask but don't follow up."

Throughout his January 2006 interview with Bush, Schieffer responded "Um-hmm" and "Okay" and jarringly changed topics when the president's absurd answers demanded further inquiry. His misplaced deference lent credence to Bush's specious, unconstitutional explanations on everything from wiretaps, speaking with our enemies, the state of Iraq, Katrina, healthcare and energy independence. Moreover, Schieffer's final three questions were embarrassing softballs: "Has the presidency changed you, Mr. President?"; "What has been the worst part?"; and "What has been the impact on your family?"

The Wounded-Courier: Networks Announce Politically Inspired Summer Pilots

Major broadcast networks ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX are gearing up to run summer pilots that take advantage of this popular political season. The following is a list of promos currently being sent to network affiliates across the country:

HUCK, CHUCK AND JESUS (CBS) - In this righteously funny action series from the creators of “Friends” and “Walker, Texas Ranger,” Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris play cross-country-roaming door-to-door life insurance salesmen who find trouble wherever they go. Fortunately, Huck and Chuck - armed with a portable Total Gym®, a five-year supply of Just for Men® and an endless reserve of roundhouse kicks - also have Jesus on their speed-dial.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF OCCUPATION (FOX) - Very loosely inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s international bestseller One Hundred Years of Solitude, John McCain leads this all-star Washington cast of Pentagon-fed TV military analysts, Bush administration lackeys and mainstream stenographers in a bid to occupy Iraq for the next hundred years. But McCain’s scandalous long-distance affair with Suad Ali (actress Salma Hayek), an Iraqi cabinet minister’s fetching wife, threatens to unravel the Republican presidential nominee’s occupation plans.

THAT HAGEE AIN'T WRIGHT (NBC) - Can a racist, homophobic, Catholic-denigrating deranged TV evangelist live with a nutty narcissistic pastor steeped in black liberation theology - without driving each other crazy? Or crazier? Find out in this “Odd Couple”-inspired reality series, when Rev. John Hagee and Rev. Jeremiah Wright share a Manhattan apartment in Chelsea this summer. God help them? God help us.

WHO LOVES AMERICA MORE, AMERICA? (ABC) - A cross between “American Idol” and an appearance in front of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). George Stephanopoulos hosts this game show where, following a series of opening statements by contestants and a McCarthy-era cross-examination by Stephanopoulos, viewers vote for who they think has their flag pin in the right place. If you know what we mean.

WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPSE (NBC) – Reminiscent of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," "Night of the Living Dead" and "The West Wing," veteran White House press corps member Helen Thomas plays herself in this episodic horror series. Surrounded by Washington journalists turned propaganda-consuming zombies, Thomas alone battles the high priestess of White House spin, brain-eating press secretary Dana Perino. 

NOW, THAT BROTHA'S ANGRY! (FOX) – “Last Comic Standing” meets “Cops” as closest racist Pat Buchanan, iconic celebrity Mr. T, and current Guinness World Records “whitest man on earth” P.J. O'Rourke judge contestants who try to top each for the title of angriest brotha. Make sure your V-Chip is in place, lock your doors and protect your white women. These guys are not f*&%ing around, motherf*&$ers!

AMERICA'S WORST BOWLER (CBS) - Barack Obama famously bowled a 37. Celebrity juggernaut and host William Shatner begins each program bellowing, “C'mon, I've seen lobsters bowl better frames!" In this innovative game show, before tossing their bowling balls down the lane, contestants are blindfolded, plied with low-shelf tequila and spun at G-force speeds. The winners, those closest to duplicating Obama's score, then compete against each other in a bowl-off. The last one standing faces Obama himself for the title of "America's Worst Bowler."