I'm not running him down, I'm trying to wipe the media celebrity-induced stars from your eyes. Tillman's story was above the fold on the front page of the Washington Post. Two other soldiers were killed and their story was below the fold on the Metro section of the Post. They are no less than Tillman just because they didn't play in the NFL. I'm not attacking Tillman, I'm attacking the media's diminishing of all the other soldiers by spotlighting a sports celebrity over anyone else.
I'm not the only one who feels this way:
Other families deserve honor, too (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0425sunlets252.html)
Widen the focus on those who sacrifice (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0424satlet2-2417.html)
Even Tillman's family agrees with me: "The family believes that everyone who has given their lives in the war deserves equal recognition for their sacrifice," Robert Setterlund, the assistant principal at San Jose's Leland High School said. "They don't want one person singled out." (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36390-2004Apr23_2.html)
By saying that my attempts to bring Tillman back down to the level of the sacrifice of the 700+ other soldiers killed in Iraq demeans me, does it also demean his family to say the same thing?
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Date: 2004-04-25 01:33 pm (UTC)I'm not the only one who feels this way:
Other families deserve honor, too (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0425sunlets252.html)
Widen the focus on those who sacrifice (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0424satlet2-2417.html)
Even Tillman's family agrees with me:
"The family believes that everyone who has given their lives in the war deserves equal recognition for their sacrifice," Robert Setterlund, the assistant principal at San Jose's Leland High School said. "They don't want one person singled out." (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36390-2004Apr23_2.html)
By saying that my attempts to bring Tillman back down to the level of the sacrifice of the 700+ other soldiers killed in Iraq demeans me, does it also demean his family to say the same thing?