'Washington Times' Offers To Sponsor 9/11 Event 'The Post' Nixed

[Rose Siding]

NEW YORK Two weeks after The Washington Post pulled its co-sponsorship of a controversial Pentagon-organized march to commemorate Sept. 11, The Washington Times has offered to take its place.

"We offered to help with free advertising," Dick Amberg, general manager and vice president of the Times, told E&P. "It seems like a very reasonable thing to do in terms of public service."

The offer, which would include publishing public service announcements relating to next month's Freedom Walk, mirrors the support the Post had originally planned to provide before coming under fire from internal as well as external critics.

Amberg said Department of Defense officials have not responded to the offer, and it is unclear if it will be accepted. Calls to the Pentagon's Office of Public Affairs, which is handling publicity for the Freedom Walk, were not immediately returned Monday afternoon.

http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001050465

[KamaAina]

1. RumyDummy and the Moonie Times. A match made in Hell.

Oh, drats! I just remembered I have plans to crawl across broken glass that afternoon! :sarcasm:

[Cha]

10. I'm gonna be outta

this Country in a more sane Country..CANADA! I can't wait..Road Trip!

[Pirate Smile]

2. What a shock!!!

[Cha]

11. I know! I'm totally in Shock!

The moonie times supporting a pentagon sponsored "freedom walk"(get your freedom right here!) to hawk the connection between 9/11 and the Invasion of Iraq?!!

[LSparkle]

3. Figures ...

Rev. Sun Myung Moon will lead the march, in his robes with his gold crown. Maybe the Post is saving its support for the 9/24 march/rally.

[SpiralHawk]

4. Will Rev. Moon (Second Coming of Christ) march wih Bush?

The Moonies and the Bush Clan are old friends. And "Rev." Moon owns the Washington Times, and a sprawling media empire.

Why don't Bush and Moon show some solidarity, and "March" together for the "Homeland" and for "Freedom" and lots of other saleable "concepts"?

[KyndCulture]

5. Watch out if Rev. Moon says he's bringing the koolaid.... nt.

[Just Me]

6. "public service" my ASS!!!!

"corporate service" is an accurate characterization of this regime's commitment.

[sniffa]

7. the reverend moon wants his own parade

[wli]

8. Moonies to celebrate 9/11... what next? n/t

[applegrove]

9. Hilarious. The WH is on the fringes. Where is belongs.

[paineinthearse]

12. Related DU posts

Reasons for Post to withdraw (""It is The Post's practice to avoid activities that might lead readers to question the objectivity of The Post's news coverage.") -
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1704267

Remaining korporate sponsors - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=21522&mesg_id=21522