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[Memekiller]

Check out this post on atrios:
http://www.atrios.blogspot.com/2004_08_08_atrios_archive.html#109233553725291110

I'm not even sure what Atrios posted, but I assume it helped the Dems rhetorically, but turned out to be misleading. But here's the interesting part: he removed it! Can you imagine a freeper complaining about a right wing blog that said something patently misleading (aka, swift boat slimers). Check out the angry comments:

It's combat tours in the link.
Morgan3993 | Email | Homepage | 08.12.04 - 2:40 pm | #

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Combat tours... not military service.
bannedmann | Email | Homepage | 08.12.04 - 2:41 pm | #

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This isn't accurate

Eisenhower is an obvious error. Serving as SACEUR during WWII definitely counts as wartime service.

But Johnson and Nixon both served in WWII, and not at Camp Roach, like Ronald Reagan did, never leaving CONUS.
Gary Frazier | Email | Homepage | 08.12.04 - 2:41 pm | #

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Eisenhower was in WWI as well.
tom | Email | Homepage | 08.12.04 - 2:41 pm | #

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Change the damned post, already!

It's combat tours, not military service.
Grand Moff Texan | Email | Homepage | 08.12.04 - 2:41 pm | #

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I expected better than this from a site that I've always considered to be hack-free. This is as clear a misinterpretation of the facts as the "Kerry 4 months" lies below.

Posts like this hurt our cause and I believe that most who read this post will take these falsehoods as "facts". Stretching the truth to make a point is clearly unacceptable from both sides.

I'm disappointed, Atrios. Shame on you.
Tyrone | Email | Homepage | 08.12.04 - 2:41 pm | #

Please change this to 'combat tours' as everyone says. If you don't, the trolls will come out in force about your inaccuracy. Besides, I believe that Ike did have some combat time in WWI....I don't have facts to back this up though, but if memory serves me, you don't exactly become a 5 star general unless you've seen some combat.
Webslinger | Email | Homepage | 08.12.04 - 2:43 pm | #

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Look, Eisenhower may not have been leading a platoon, but his service was MOST DEFINITELY combat in WWII. Commanding three cheneying Army Groups is not for the faint hearted.

Dr. Limerick has screwed the pooch on this one.
Gary Frazier | Email | Homepage | 08.12.04 - 2:44 pm | #

[NervousRex]

1. Ike in WW2 Combat?

When?, where? He was a military politician and leader...but never fired a shot, nor did he see combat in WW2. His job was to deal with the Allied Forces and attempt to temper the egos therein, and run the show.

[Memekiller]

2. I believe that was Atrios' point...

But it's interesting to see how insistent liberals are in getting their facts right.

This is why the media is so screwed up. To be "fair", they have to feed the right their red meat talking points so as not to appear "liberal", but they can't print a story on Bush until it's well documented because the right wil jump down their throats and call them liars.