Saturday, July 22, 2006

Refuse to be exploited

As I said a few days ago, ESPN, occasional home to hot dog eating championships, spelling bees, and Sean Salisbury, is actually practicing what used to be called journalism.

The conclusion of their three-part investigation of Pat Tillman shows a family that refused to let the U.S. government turn their son into something that he wasn't. It takes great bravery to choose the truth over having your son be an icon. There is little more disgusting than the exploitation of Tillman's death...

...except of course the fact that he is one of the tens of thousands of needless deaths that have occurred because of the Bush Administration.

READ IT!

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