tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post7237294262318503187..comments2024-01-29T01:32:16.780-07:00Comments on 704 Houser Street: GFF-UpdateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-68510994752407593802015-08-25T18:48:25.539-06:002015-08-25T18:48:25.539-06:00Sorry, out camping since Friday and didn't get...Sorry, out camping since Friday and didn't get back until last night (just in time for Beer Dinner). Man, I really dislike IPAs!<br /><br /><b>Res: "<i>I have been searching to see if I could discover the source of the mistake. As far as I can tell the author of the original Daily Mail post made the mistake and several other news outlets copied it. Beyond that I don't have an explanation.</i>"</b><br /><br />Typical first-to-publish journalism. Get the basic facts, fill in what you don't know with a best-guess, publish it first to get credit for the "scoop", then apologize for any mistakes afterward.<br /><br />They probably just heard it was American military and guessed Marines -- perhaps from seeing so many Hollywood productions featuring jarheads.WaterBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-22355459040285553552015-08-25T17:29:34.110-06:002015-08-25T17:29:34.110-06:00Yes they did. You don't mess with the militar...Yes they did. You don't mess with the military of any kind. When the young man from Oregon gets home, our Governor will hopefully pull out all the stops and maybe they can honor him in the legislature. That would be nice.<br /><br />What I have found darkly amusing is the attitude of the gunman, from begging for his gun back, to having the whole "who me? A terrorist?" attitude has certainly been a bizarre bit of amusement.Susannoreply@blogger.com