Following Sarah Palins asinine assertion (reported at Politico) that President Obama doesn't fully "acknowledge the sacrifices" of our U.S. military forces, Brendon Nyhan did the heavy lifting and compiled a short rebuttal.
Mrs. Palin, let me Google that for you -- here are just a few examples from the first page of search results:
February 27 (speaking to the troops in Iraq): "Under enormous strain and under enormous sacrifice, through controversy and difficulty and politics, you've kept your eyes focused on just doing your job."
Memorial Day address: "These are some of the ways we can, must, and will honor the service of our troops and the sacrifice of their families."
June 30: "Through tour after tour of duty, our troops have overcome every obstacle to extend this precious opportunity to the Iraqi people. These women and men are not always in the headlines, but they're in our hearts and prayers, and we will forever honor their selfless service and sacrifice, as well as the service and sacrifice of their families."November 20 (speaking to the troops in North (sic) Korea): [W]hile you made sacrifices that few Americans will ever truly understand, I want to assure you -- every American appreciates what you do. I say today, on behalf of the American people: We thank you for your service. We honor you for your sacrifices. And just as you've fulfilled your responsibilities to your nation, your nation will fulfill its responsibilities to you.
Hmmm, how many things are wrong with this? One, it's such an indictment on the mainstream media that they go and print, like robots, this nonsense from Palin. Two, it's a shame the burden of proof rests with Brendan Nyhan rather than Sarah Palin and, finally, that there are scores of folks so hypnotized by Sarah Palin they will just believe her line of shit without a nanosecond of thought as to whether she's even correct.
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