blogic: McCain Slams Critic of Publicizing War Dead
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/29/abc.nightline/
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This is a little old, but awfully relevant.
From CNN:
From CNN:
The decision of Sinclair Broadcast Group, which ordered its seven ABC stations not to broadcast Friday's "Nightline," has received criticism from U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona).This made me think of those Bush supporters who've argued that it's unpatriotic to honor (by in any way mentioning) the over one thousand American soldiers who've given their lives for their country.
Friday's show will air the names and photographs of the more than 500 U.S. troops killed in the Iraq war.
"Your decision to deny your viewers an opportunity to be reminded of war's terrible costs, in all their heartbreaking detail, is a gross disservice to the public, and to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces," McCain, a Vietnam veteran, wrote in a letter to David Smith, president and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group. "It is, in short, sir, unpatriotic. I hope it meets with the public opprobrium it most certainly deserves."
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