Remember the MSM hype about recruiting shortfalls?

[Jebus_H.Christ]

May 16, 2006: In the last seven months, the U.S. Army has met or exceeded all of its recruiting goals. In that time, over 160,000 people have enlisted, or re-enlisted. The total strength of the active duty and reserve forces are 1.2 million men and women, all of them volunteers.

Except for a few months in 2004-5, the military has been able to maintain its strength, despite wartime conditions. The biggest problem has not been casualties (only about 10,000 soldiers have been killed or disabled so far, less than one percent of overall strength), but the disruption to family life caused by so many troops getting sent to combat zones. This discouraged re-enlistments in reserve units, although mainly among the non-combat troops. In combat units, re-enlistments were at record levels.

The army adapted to the shortfalls by increasing signing and reenlistment bonuses for key jobs, paying attention to not sending troops overseas any more than needed, and allowing a few percent more of the recruits to come from the lower end of the recruit pool.

Think the MSM will admit they were wrong? No, they never do (see Dan Rather and Memogate).

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20060516.aspx

[wring]

I thought I was pretty well up on all the dirt, but - “MSM”???

[Dead_Badger]

“Mainstream media”, I think - that well known monolithic entity which obviously speaks with one voice.

As for how the armed forces lowering standards to meet recruiting goals proves the “MSM” were wrong to report genuine shortfalls in the past, well - there I can’t help you. And regarding the senior armed forces members who appear to simultaneously be part of the MSM conspiracy, one can only assume that the strain of leading such a confusing double life had taken its toll.

[wring]

@Dead Badger

“Mainstream media”, I think - that well known monolithic entity which obviously speaks with one voice.

oh, them guiys.

As for how the armed forces lowering standards to meet recruiting goals proves the “MSM” were wrong to report genuine shortfalls in the past, well - there I can’t help you. And regarding the senior armed forces members who appear to simultaneously be part of the MSM conspiracy, one can only assume that the strain of leading such a confusing double life had taken its toll.

didn’t those rat bastids (MSM) also publish something about the military lowering their goals? When you’re grading on the curve t’aint too difficult to hit mid stride.

[Merijeek]

When someone refers to the MSM, it’s safe to assume one of two things:

1. The post is by someone who doesn’t understand why not everyone else can’t see that the Moon Landing was so fake! I mean, come on!

or

2. The post should be parentetically started with “Sean Hannity says”, and all references to “MSM” should be mentally changed to “Librul Media”.

PSA over.

-Joe, ASP

[Giraffe]

Jebus, I notice that all nine of your posts to date are in threads you’ve started. You’ve started five threads, four of which you’ve never participated in after posting the OP. You’ve yet to participate in a single Pit thread you’ve started, nor any thread started by someone else.

This is a trend I’d like to see stop. This isn’t a warning, but if the trend continues, it will be. ::mean moderator look::

[Merijeek]

@Giraffe

This is a trend I’d like to see stop. This isn’t a warning, but if the trend continues, it will be. ::mean moderator look::

You’re just a typical heavy-handed MSM’er.

OSWALD WAS INNOCENT! WAKE UP, PEOPLE! BUSH IS A LIZARD ALIEN!

-Joe

[Giraffe]

@Merijeek

You’re just a typical heavy-handed MSM’er.

You know, it’s clear from posts like this that my mean moderator look is passive and ineffectual.

[Hung_Mung]

@Giraffe

Jebus, I notice that all nine of your posts to date are in threads you’ve started. You’ve started five threads, four of which you’ve never participated in after posting the OP. You’ve yet to participate in a single Pit thread you’ve started, nor any thread started by someone else.

This is a trend I’d like to see stop. This isn’t a warning, but if the trend continues, it will be. ::mean moderator look::

It’s obvious you need to go back to whatever Nazi Moon world you come from and stop repressing us.

Did you see 'im repressing us?!

[Ethilrist]

@Merijeek

BUSH IS A LIZARD ALIEN!

:eek:

and all this time I thought he was a monkey alien…

[samm]

@Giraffe

You know, it’s clear from posts like this that my mean moderator look is passive and ineffectual.

Is this the mean moderator look?

[Ponder_Stibbons]

@Giraffe

You know, it’s clear from posts like this that my mean moderator look is passive and ineffectual.

Naw, Merijeek is just an extraordinarily tough guy. I, on the other hand, was genuinely terrified. No, really! I’m not just saying that to make you feel better …

[Contrapuntal]

@Giraffe

You know, it’s clear from posts like this that my mean moderator look is passive and ineffectual.

Does it look like this?

[rayh]

@Contrapuntal

Does it look like this?

Well I’m scared.

[Merijeek]

@Ponder Stibbons

Naw, Merijeek is just an extraordinarily tough guy. I, on the other hand, was genuinely terrified. No, really! I’m not just saying that to make you feel better …

However, the thought of an 18-inch tongue that is also prehensile makes me quiver in terror.

Fortunately I don’t know anyone like that.

-Joe, FINALLY got to ‘Moving Pictures’, still sees Ponder Stibbons and thinks ‘Pork Chop’

[Squink]

@samm

Is this the mean moderator look?

Mods get Knob pattern baldness?

[Giraffe]

@Ponder Stibbons

Naw, Merijeek is just an extraordinarily tough guy. I, on the other hand, was genuinely terrified. No, really! I’m not just saying that to make you feel better …

Well, OK then. That’s better…

::struts::

[HMS_Irruncible]

@wring

I thought I was pretty well up on all the dirt, but - “MSM”???

It’s tin-ear conservative gasbag shorthand for “strawman that I’m about to shred mercilessly.” It refers to “mainstream media” which means “whatever out-of-context news story my local talk radio host read to me out of a newspaper”.

You can safely ignore anybody who uses the term MSM as it is a shibboleth for upstanding citizens of Crazytown.

[wring]

@Giraffe

::struts::

::sticks foot out, Giraffe trips…::

[Revenant_Threshold]

@wring

::sticks foot out, Giraffe trips…::

Ouch. For him especially, that’s a long way to fall, too.