Comments on: We Don’t Lie(?) http://fischler.org/2005/12/01/we-dont-lie/ A life less private Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:49:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Fischler Jr. http://fischler.org/2005/12/01/we-dont-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-4191 Andrew Fischler Jr. Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:54:27 +0000 http://www.fischler.org/?p=2018#comment-4191 True or not, it's the appearance of impropriety that is going to put our troops into more danger. If they want to pay to have positive news, the money might be better spent setting up their own paper -- at least then the news could be weighed on its own merits. But I agree with your later point -- I hope the positive stories are true and their not making things up. The <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2082741/" rel="nofollow">Jason Blair</a> scandal over at the NY Times is a good example of what happens to your rep when you feed people bullshit. True or not, it’s the appearance of impropriety that is going to put our troops into more danger. If they want to pay to have positive news, the money might be better spent setting up their own paper — at least then the news could be weighed on its own merits.

But I agree with your later point — I hope the positive stories are true and their not making things up. The Jason Blair scandal over at the NY Times is a good example of what happens to your rep when you feed people bullshit.

]]> By: Mike http://fischler.org/2005/12/01/we-dont-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-4192 Mike Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:46:23 +0000 http://www.fischler.org/?p=2018#comment-4192 I'm not too sure that I have a problem with this, if the stories are true. If it helps keep our troops alive, by all means, do it. If we can show the Iraqi people that we are doing good things for them, maybe the can give us a heads up about an ambush set up or something like that. If all that is printed about our troops is bad stuff, the Iraqi people are less likely to keep an eye out for us. I hope that the posative stories are true stories. I hope that we don't have to fabricate stories that are posative. I’m not too sure that I have a problem with this, if the stories are true. If it helps keep our troops alive, by all means, do it. If we can show the Iraqi people that we are doing good things for them, maybe the can give us a heads up about an ambush set up or something like that. If all that is printed about our troops is bad stuff, the Iraqi people are less likely to keep an eye out for us. I hope that the posative stories are true stories. I hope that we don’t have to fabricate stories that are posative.

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