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BlackSkimmer

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18. Thank you. Amazed to read such ugly comments about a man who is certainly braver than any key

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 05:18 PM

Jan 2022

board warrior here.

Engel has a special needs child for whom I’m sure he needs the best care. Doing his job earns him money.

I don’t get these threads against war correspondents. “Oh he was breathless.” Seriously? I’m gonna bet anybody’d be breathless too if things were exploding around you nonstop.

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Does anyone love war more than Richard Engel? [View all] malaise Jan 2022 OP

Maybe Dick Cheney? leftieNanner Jan 2022 #1

All Republicans. milestogo Jan 2022 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2022 #3

He does get quite excited and breathless when MontanaMama Jan 2022 #4

"Money trumps peace." -- George w Bush Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #5

I remember that malaise Jan 2022 #6

Feb. 14, 2007, WH press conference... Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #20

A classic adrenaline junkie except he "spikes" most when death is all around him. hlthe2b Jan 2022 #7

Do you KNOW him, personally? whathehell Jan 2022 #24

This is a discussion forum and all here are welcome to have an opinion. Your incivility toward hlthe2b Jan 2022 #30

How are my.posts "uncivil" rather than just expressive of an opinion? whathehell Jan 2022 #33

Back at you hlthe2b Jan 2022 #34

Huh?..I asked you to explain your accusation of me whathehell Jan 2022 #35

Pays well ... I guess. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2022 #8

Richard misses the luxurious party houses. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #9

I believe you malaise Jan 2022 #10

Yep, and I think he said it on Michael Cohen's "Mea Culpa" podcast. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #14

So war correspondents are "parasites"?!? whathehell Jan 2022 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #31

Oh, really? whathehell Jan 2022 #27

My wife and I were just talking about him. Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #11

I saw hi on M$NBComcast a few minutes ago malaise Jan 2022 #13

We saw that, too. That's why Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #19

In a way, he was. I think he's been a war correspondent for so long Ocelot II Jan 2022 #17

He's a blood sucking War Vampire. I turn him off the instant I see him. kairos12 Jan 2022 #12

I was just saying that to my husband when he came on MSNBC. Greybnk48 Jan 2022 #15

Richard Engel speaks Arabic fluently, and he's one of the few American journalists who do FakeNoose Jan 2022 #16

Thank you. Amazed to read such ugly comments about a man who is certainly braver than any key BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #18

Me too...Covering war is part of journalism and it's important whathehell Jan 2022 #23

I agree. There's been a lot of hate for the CNN woman correspondent that was on the ground BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #32

Thx for the reality check. He's a war correspondent; it's a specialty job few can or want to do... Hekate Jan 2022 #22

It is his adrenaline addiction that makes him so fearless and effective. hlthe2b Jan 2022 #36

There was a time when our country revered foreign correspondents. I have liked Engel because of his CTyankee Jan 2022 #37

Agreed Hekate Jan 2022 #41

Sometimes I think "correspondent" is a cover for his real job, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2022 #21

I agree malaise Jan 2022 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Jan 2022 #26

The guy on ABC is very similar. scarletlib Jan 2022 #28

Sure is addictive malaise Jan 2022 #43

I thought that line was a quote from one of the survivors, someone who had fought for their country Hekate Jan 2022 #45

It was a great book. Read it many years ago. scarletlib Jan 2022 #49

according... myohmy2 Jan 2022 #38

I guess the US should have stayed in Afghanistan another 20 years... tenderfoot Jan 2022 #39

Your observation clicked for me with another one about how our government is designed to work. Tom Rinaldo Jan 2022 #40

A very thoughtful post malaise Jan 2022 #42

war correspondents get hooked on the adrenaline iemanja Jan 2022 #44

All the cable talkers are mad at Joe. pwb Jan 2022 #46

And their Trump, who was an ad revenue cash cow. BannonsLiver Jan 2022 #47

They are as they say in disarray. pwb Jan 2022 #48