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SoonerPride

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6. Because war makes him, erm, "excited"

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Mon Feb 21, 2022, 05:26 PM

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So I just watched Richard Engel on MSNBC [View all] Mr.Bill Feb 2022 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Feb 2022 #1

Had the same thought malaise Feb 2022 #2

Sure would be nice to know why... AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2022 #3

Without a war he's out of his element. n/t Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #5

Because war makes him, erm, "excited" SoonerPride Feb 2022 #6

ewww Demovictory9 Feb 2022 #28

You feel the same about the correspondents during the Vietnam War? BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #34

War correspondents get hooked on the adrenaline of war. iemanja Feb 2022 #8

Is he in Ukraine? Coventina Feb 2022 #4

Yes he is. He gets to wear his helmet now. Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #10

Anybody with good sense would be wearing a helmet there, wouldn't you think? BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #36

We're talking about Richard Engel, Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #37

Engel is a superb reporter. ificandream Feb 2022 #7

I know, I don't get this hate toward him and other war correspondents lately. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #9

He does have one hell of a tough job. Not one I'd want. ificandream Feb 2022 #11

He thrives on it PortTack Feb 2022 #18

He does. I admire his work. ificandream Feb 2022 #39

His vilification of Biden for the Afghan withdrawal aeromanKC Feb 2022 #12

You have no idea what I have had the guts to do in my lifetime. n/t Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #15

Hey, tell us! Treefrog Feb 2022 #19

I'm sure DU has a lot of combat veterans among its members. BlueCheeseAgain Feb 2022 #21

If I write my biography some day, Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #24

The hate comes from his total bashing of President Biden and the Afghanistan withdrawal PortTack Feb 2022 #17

So that makes him a bad correspondent? BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #20

Well, when you editorialize as a reporter..... TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #23

So Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather were bad correspondents then. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #30

I do agree here bluestarone Feb 2022 #13

the last thing he said bigtree Feb 2022 #14

He is a little shit. MOMFUDSKI Feb 2022 #16

You can't force people to fight for their country Ex Lurker Feb 2022 #33

Engel is an adrenaline junkie. sarcasmo Feb 2022 #22

I bet he's got a fondu brewing in his jockey shorts. BannonsLiver Feb 2022 #25

Eww, seriously? BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #32

To be fair there was a reason he was laughing... spanone Feb 2022 #26

You people are totally full of shit. There is not a shred of evidence that Engel loves war. Trumpdumper Feb 2022 #27

There's some really rabid hatred toward him here. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #31

Thank you! renate Feb 2022 #35

Exactly. It's his damn job. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #38

He should be pulled out of the region for a while BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #29