Friday, October 12, 2007

Algore or Lt. Murphy?  Who deserves today’s accolades from the media?

Laura Ingraham just hammered home how our values in America have been RUINED by left-wing media.



All morning the media has been wall to wall Gore. Google counts 1,904 articles. He won a "Peace Prize" based on junk science that only brought peace between Algore and his electric bill - he won $750,000.

Wow! As a footnote to the left-wing's accolades today is honoring this hero. He gets 142 articles from Google news.

A Navy SEAL from Long Island who was killed in combat in Afghanistan will be awarded America's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, the White House announced yesterday.

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, of Patchogue, will become the first member of the armed forces to receive the award for combat in Afghanistan and the third for service in the global war on terrorism.

Murphy, who died at age 29, was killed June 28, 2005, while on a reconnaissance mission in enemy territory in northeastern Afghanistan, according to the Navy. Murphy's four-man unit, which he commanded, was searching to provide intelligence on a high-level Taliban leader when they came under attack from Taliban fighters.

Outnumbered by at least four to one, with all four men wounded, Murphy moved out of cover to a position where he could radio for help in an attempt to save his men. While doing so, Murphy was shot in the back, though he was able to finish the radio transmission, the Navy said.

A helicopter with reinforcements came to aid Murphy's unit, only to be shot down by Taliban fighters, killing all 16 aboard. Murphy and two of the men in his unit died, though a fourth, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell, sustained heavy injuries but lived to recount the attack. The battle resulted in the day with the largest loss of life for Navy Special Warfare personnel since World War II, according to the Navy.

Now explain to me why this man did not win the peace prize and a man peddling fantasy does.

Please, explain.