FLACK ALERT....FLACK ALERT...staged propaganda info

[oregonindy]

The videoconference his handlers set up with U.S. soldiers in Iraq was staged, as the AP's Deb Reichmann just pointed out.

But here's another part of the flack attack you may not know: The soldier on the left side of the front row was actually a flack herself, though she didn't reveal it during the regime's 24-minute infomercial.

Her name is Corine Lombardo, and I hope she stays safe in Iraq. It's a dangerous place even for flacks. But the fact is, as my sharp-eyed colleague David Axe tipped me, Lombardo probably sees more action watching CNN than action.

http://villagevoice.com/blogs/bushbeat/archive/001948.php

[wakeme2008]

1. What started on a blog

is now in the Village Voice... :rofl:

this is getting good....

Have a good day Sgt Flack :)

[oregonindy]

2. LOL..failure fries....I love it! n/t

[progressivebydesign]

3. Will the press pick up on that tidbit, as well?

Does the Govt really think we're all that freakin' stupid??? The people doing the fighting and dying deserve better than a scripted performance by a PR hack. Such bullshit.

[Hissyspit]

45. They did. She's PAO - public affairs office - and I learned that on CNN

Headline News, when they interviewed her and she defended the sincerity of the videoconference. It's the journalist/propagandist job in the Army. I don't think anyone, including her, tried to hide the fact she was PAO when asked, but I'm sure they didn't particularly want to call attention to it, either.

But it is pathetic, not because a PAO soldier didn't deserve to have a say about the situation in Iraq, but within the context of the rest of the artificiality and insincerity of the propaganda/photo-op attempt.

What I MOST noticed was that there weren't any African-American soldiers represented.

[Hissyspit]

62. On seeing the full footage of the videoconference with *

I she didn't identify herself as PAO during the videoconference but just as infantry. Very misleading.

[JDPriestly]

4. What gall! The entire Bush regime is just one big illusion.

The manipulations and lies get bigger and bigger and more and more incredible everyday. I can't believe it.

[Bush_Sucks]

10. google is your friend

flack1 (flăk) pronunciation Informal.
n.

A press agent; a publicist.

v., flacked, flack·ing, flacks.

v.intr.

To act as a press agent: flacking for a movie studio.
v.tr.

To act as a press agent for; promote: authors who tour the country flacking their books.


flack'er·y n.

[Bush_Sucks]

11. oops. meant for reply 5

[Poiuyt]

5. I'm stupid...what's a flack?

[mamalone]

8. stupid here too..

and wondering the same thing!

[graywarrior]

12. Well, a flack is a press agent or publicist

So, I guess it applies to who she is.

[Dem2theMax]

55. Hey, I remember you from somewhere.

Wonder where that could be?

[Poiuyt]

56. Hmmm...where could that have been?

Your name sounds vaguely familiar too.

:hi:

[Dem2theMax]

59. You ought to wander down the board once in a while.

We need your witty comments! (Cuz the rest of us sure aren't funny. LOL.) :hi:

[gkhouston]

6. oh, man... it's a shame it's Friday...

now I'll have to wait until Monday to see Olbermann snark on this. :popcorn:

[niyad]

7. thank you for sharing that--my trolls are going to have fits. I can't

wait to see how they try to spin this one (wonder if she is related to jeff/john

[cal04]

9. Teleconference Hackery

The Village Voice is reporting that a public affairs officer was part of the group of soldiers that President Bush talked to. Her name is Corine Lombardo who works for the military as spokesperson to the media.

Village Voice: The videoconference his handlers set up with U.S. soldiers in Iraq was staged, as the AP's Deb Reichmann just pointed out. But here's another part of the flack attack you may not know: The soldier on the left side of the front row was actually a flack herself, though she didn't reveal it during the regime's 24-minute infomercial....read on"

MediaCitizen has much more on this....

http://www.crooksandliars.com/

[ncrainbowgrrl]

33. Do we know who the other soldiers are?

Are they just normal folks, or is this the 101th wing of the fighting typewriter brigade?

[Bozita]

13. Bush said that she looked familiar

She probably did.

Good post!

[willing dwarf]

19. My thought too

The way he played around, insisted on asking her if she was at some gathering in New York, claiming she looked familiar--it stuck out, you got the sense he was playing with her-- and now I can see why.

He loves deceit. Loves to be on the inside of a lie.

[Bozita]

20. Mild disagreement -- Georgie just enjoys being Narcissist-in-Chief

He always has superior knowledge. Not because he actually knows stuff, rather he employs people who supposedly keep him informed.

He hires them based upon loyalty.

[FreedomAngel82]

43. Exactly

And he promotes those who are loyal to him (see Rice).

[symbolman]

29. Probably gave her a Nickname as usual

"New York Woman."

He's so creative :)

[Mikimouse]

14. Hmmmmm...Bianca in uniform?...n/t

[DearAbby]

15. Catapulting the propaganda...

and it goes on

[Inland]

16. Recommended. nt

[CatWoman]

17. Mike Malloy just said that at least 6 of them were ringers

[oregonindy]

21. is there a link to this?

[CatWoman]

34. I heard it on his show last night

I didn't bother looking for a link -- I just reported what I heard.

Maybe he has something posted on his site: www.MikeMalloy.com

[MellowOne]

18. His whole presidency is staged

And staged reasons for an illegal war.

[drone]

30. Phoney

The whole bunch looks phoney and unconvincing. They could sure use some acting lessons.

[newyawker99]

32. Hi drone!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[BlacknBlue in Red NC]

31. "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"

never seemed so appropriate...

[usregimechange]

22. By "flack" you mean someone who isn't in the military?

[PurpleChez]

24. Love the bumper sticker!

The actions of hateful fundie thumpers should be as loathesome to Christian men and women of good will as they are to nonbelievers.

And on the topic of this thread...FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, how long will it take for the remaining 37% to realize that * is a lying murderer. I bet the man could be caught on film molesting children and his glassy eyed minions would find some reason that it was OK.

[progressivebydesign]

35. No. It means a PR person who may be in the military... but..

the woman in question lives in a fortified compound in Tikrit doing important things like taking reporters to lunch and writing press releases. She WRITES the kind of crap that she was espousing in that lame ass photo op.

[Hissyspit]

46. It is in a sense part of her job to control the message that goes out to

the press.

[cmd]

23. I'll bet the "go to" guy was also a flack

He was probably a super flack in training for a position at the pentagon.

[L84TEA]

25. so is she in the military?

[muchacho]

27. yes

Master Sergeant Corine Lombardo of Scotia has more than 20 years with the military. Her husband, Randy, said she's seen the world, but now that the world has had the chance to see her, he couldn't be more proud.

http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=153041

[progressivebydesign]

36. Yes. BUT she is not working on the streets or doing more than writing.

She takes reporters to lunch, and she writes rah-rah press releases all day. She lives in a safe, fortified compound in Tikrit, and does not work on the streets. She is a PUBLIC RELATIONS person... not a soldier in the sense that we think of soldiers, if that makes sense. In other words, she may be techinically called a soldier, but she does not ride around in the streets or is basically not in harm's way and has no feeling for the pulse of the citizens.. she just writes about them.

[davepc]

57. I thought Republicans played the "not really a soldier" game

Why swift boat this woman? Yes she's in the Army. Yes she's a Public Affairs officer and not a ground pounding trigger puller, but she's just as much a part of the US Army as the man or woman next to her. And she happens to be deployed to a combat zone.

Her job, by the way is not that much different then the one Al Gore had in Vietnam, as far as her duties are concerned. And we all know what Repulicans said about his military service. "Didn't really fight" "Had a safe job in the rear" blah blah blah.


I'm not defending Bush's publicity stunt, or his use of US Army soldiers as propaganda props (even if the soldiers are willing participants) but lets leave the 'NAH NAH NAH They weren't REALLY soldiers!!!' crap to the Republicans.

[muchacho]

26. own the message

it's been their creed since day one. Unfortunately, for them, now the obsession for owning the message has become a counter-message.

sweet!

[Mike_The_Computer]

28. I hope Helen Thomas slams Scotty with this on Monday.

Although I doubt he will even call on her anymore.

[Up2Late]

37. The level these evil Bastards will sink to is just amazing

Nothing is below these jerks.:mad:

[Dangerously Amused]

38. I bet ANYBODY ANYTHING...

That Lombardo is the one who chose all the other soldiers to appear in the "conference."

ANYTHING!!!

Any takers?

And no, I don't have any inside information. I just know how this administration works.

[dretceterini]

39. Does she have kids?

If so, they can call her a mother flacker

[dorktv]

40. you know...They only had 12 people or so there...shows that

they no longer have much support otherwise they would have been able to get more people.

[FreedomAngel82]

41. Yep

I posted about this last night and wasn't surprised at all. I wonder if that Iraqi was a real Iraqi or one of the dupes like with the Saddam statue ordeal. Anybody look into that??

[NanceGreggs]

42. OOOOPS!!!!

Just 'double posted' -- I obviously don't know how to work this thing any better than I can operate the VCR, the DVD player, the digital alarm clock, the ........................

[NanceGreggs]

44. THIS IS ALL A JOKE, RIGHT?

Just logged on to this discussion thread, and couldn't believe my eyes -- all of this talk about things being 'staged' and 'scripted'.

For the past four-plus years, I've thought this whole administration has been a (really bad) sit-com -- you know, "Tune in and watch the whacky antics of the Worst President Ever. You'll laugh, you'll cry."

Are you guys telling me that this whole presidency has BEEN FOR REAL????

Oh.My.God.

:o !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aimah]

47. Cruel Joke

Yea the last 6 years or so have felt like a bad prank show. I would only hope that the American Public has been Punk'ed and Al Gore is going to step out from the hidden door and say "SYKE!". But no we get a peanut gallery that thinks that everyone else is stupid. They think they can do anything and say anything and the American people either aren't paying attention or won't understand to even care. The irony is that an act of God or mother nature for my atheist friends has put him out there. I think if Katrina hadn't happened the majority Bush lackeys would still have their heads up his ass. What Karma.

[NanceGreggs]

48. I hear ya!!!!!!!!

Honestly, this entire Admin has been a series of bad shows, especially of late.

"Crossing Over" with Bill Frist (he can diagnose your sick relatives with a five-minute video clip, and is able to look into a blind trust and know EXACTLY what stock is about to take a nose-dive.)

"Truth or Dare with Donny Rumsfled": He does NONE of the truth-telling, and the soldiers DARE to try and stay alive w/o body armour, etc.

I understand the Faux Network was planning a political talk show to counter Bill Mahr's "Real Time". It was going to be called "Time DeLay", later changed to "Blunt Speaking" -- the whole concept is now on hiatis while they attempt to find a Repug who ISN'T likely to be caught up in some major scandal before they can start taping.

What I'd really like to see is "Survivor - NOLA" Let's put the entire Admin in New Orleans and watch to see who ditches who first. (Of course, the Bush Baby's obvious skill with a hammer is going to give him the edge, but ...)

[melnjones]

49. Welcome to DU...

Your profile says your hobby is writing articles for DU, but you only have 12 posts. How are you writing articles as a newbie?

[NanceGreggs]

58. Writing for DU ...

My name is Nancy Greggs, and I've had eight (I think) articles published on the DU Homepage. (They're in the Archives section -- I think the last one, "Dear Elected Democrats", ran a few weeks ago.

[melnjones]

60. AHH ok, I remember that now. Cool. nt

[Usrename]

51. Law and Order

"Break the Law, and that's an Order!" says our Commander in Chief.

:rofl:

Welcome to DU NG!

[RogerARTcom]

50. The GREATEST GENERATION

The GREATEST GENERATION

Voted 4 Bush In Big Numbers ?

Why, How Could they B So Wrong ?

What Does It Mean ?

I Want 2 Know…

http://www.RogerART.com

[cwydro]

52. yeah, she said

that she was at some 9/11 shindig with him...I wondered if that statement was a setup...(not that they all weren't!)

[zonkra]

53. Those other dudes with her-

look like they might be cloned from foreskin scrapings from Jeff Gannon/Guckert over at hotmilitarystuds.com. This should be probed, no pun intended.

[Imagevision]

54. Bush pre-screened thousands for his election campaign the only difference

is this time he got caught on live video pretending the people taking part in this conference were just regular troops speaking their OWN true opinions/views -- face it...! we've been duped from day one when they proclaimed him the winner in 2000!

2004? when we let him get away with the election fraud, we got what we deserved!

[Sailing]

61. OMG! What, Me Worry?

That pic looks just like a Mad magazine cover. ITS GEORGE W. NEUMAN!

[Uncle Bob]

63. "Does the Govt really think we're all that freakin' stupid???"

quote from above:
"Does the Govt really think we're all that freakin' stupid???"

Ummm... I'm sorry to say it, but you people ARE freakin' stupid.

Otherwise there would be no fascist governemnt and no american occupation army in Iraq and Afghanistan...

If you people had some brain left in your heads after decades of brainwashing maybe now Bush would be a drunk rich junkie in a de-tox clinic...

It's not only the fault of the evil, greedy fascist fucks that rule your country... They can't rule without you aproving it... And it seems that you aprove it... Or, at least, you don't disaprove it too much...

[holeinthedonut]

64. Your are so right

well said. If you let yourself be run over don't bitch about the tire marks.