Andrew Sullivan: Just Soldiers "Goofing Off?"

What is Andrew Sullivan smoking these days? While he seems to be all worked up over NRO's recent trouble, calling NRO's Smith a "liar", when it comes to TNR, Scott Beauchamp was no big deal. Has anyone else seen these soldiers goofing off with skulls on their heads, running over dogs with Bradleys and insulting disfigured women in mess halls videos on YouTube? Because I seem to have missed them, somehow.

The anecdotes in question, however, are pretty trivial when compared to things that happen in every war, and can be viewed on Youtube if you look, as soldiers goof off.

Comments

[Kaitian]

He stirs up shit to bring attention to the irrelevant douchebag he is.

[Terry]

Andrew Sullivan is pure, unadulterated pond scum. His mother probably likes him, but not very many others do, especially those who have ever worked with him. Check out a very long list that begins with Kaus and rolls forward from there.

[seekeronos]

Ol' Andy "Power Glutes" Sullivan trying to squeeze out more "milky loads"? Or just loads of crap?

He's about as "conservative" as Mitt Romney or Rudy Giuliani.

[Peach]

If ever their were a dishonest broker it's Andrew. What's interesting is Andrew doesn't get how pathetic he looks. His ideas, standards, rants, whatever, change when the wind blows and his professionalism is nada. Andy's projecting because he was in charge of Glass and he knows TNR threw their credibility in the toilet.

[TallDave]

Cute, coming from the same guy who seemed to think human pyramids and panties on the head at Abu Ghraib was a crime second only to Auschwitz.

[JoeCitizen]

Sorry for the imagery, but the charge against the anti-Beauchamp bridgades of being some unsavory circle-jerk sure ring true.

Do you guys not realize how absurd you sound? Some soldier writes a diary describing frat-boy antics and you act like the precious glorious United States Soldier has been accused of Nazi-like war crimes?

Jeez. The TNR editors sure have been fools in their handling of this - they should not have wasted five minutes trying to appease you lunatics.

Meanwhile, a right-wing "reporter" informs the world that 5000 terrorists are descending on Beirut - with all the implications that has for how people view whats going on in that region - and it is all made up. Then you start whining because this "reporter" is called a liar? You just blow this stuff off? And the editor can get away with saying - oops, I guess we will try harder in the future, but the "reporter" sure is a great guy and we will use him again!!!

Sorry buds, but you guys just come off like walking, talking self-parodies.

[Firehand]

Hey, Joe, chasing dogs with a multi-million-dollar vehicle full of troops isn't 'frat-boy antics'. Neither is taking human remains from a grave to use for a headpiece. 'Course, I didn't join a frat, maybe you know more about that than me.

And there's a slight difference between "We say the story is true, so there!" and "We screwed up, here's the correction." Strange though that may seem.

[Kaitian]

Joe, the only difference between the NRO's reporters and TNR's reporter is the fact that NRO wasn't afraid to admit they were wrong right away unlike TNR taking over 4 months to conclude that the story is made up. You ever realize that? Not to mention, that the entire blogosphere came down on Beauchamp and Foer tried to dig a hole to stop them from exposing the lies especially claiming that he had proof which he refused to show to the blogosphere. Now compare that to K-Lo where she said that Tank's stories were inaccurate without any coverup possible. You're beating a deadhorse right now over the Tank's story which we all know is wrong and are pleased with the results of NRO's findings in the inaccuracies. Foer doesn't deserve our respect after trying to whitewash his scandal.

[jj]

Joe can't tell the difference between apples and oranges, and he is so enamored with Leftist propaganda, he doesn't know the difference between truth, lies and mistakes. Sorry, Joe. And I mean it.