Conservative Media Begin Plans to Ignore Incident as Soon as Possible...
By Brad Friedman on 5/10/2008, 12:57pm PT  

Following their recently announced policy to keep disabled vets from registering to vote, the Bush Administration's contempt for U.S. troops continues apace, as it's been revealed that Dover Air Force base had contracted out cremation of service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan to a local pet crematorium. Classy stuff.

David Edwards at RAW STORY has a video report, including the Pentagon's apology (for having gotten caught, apparently):

Fox’s Jennifer Griffin reported...“There is no evidence any soldier remains were ever comingled with pets but this soldier reported back the treatment of our fallen soldiers was undignified at best. When his friend’s coffin was taken to the crematory it was not flag draped and when it arrived the only sign outside the crematory said 'Friends Forever, Kent County Pet Cremation Service.' Yesterday, a press secretary apologized on behalf of Secretary Gates to the families of fallen soldiers.”

Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have already begun plans to not mention the story as soon as possible, since it occurred during a Republican Administration.

On the other hand, had this occurred during the previous administration, how often, and for how many years, do you suppose you'd have heard it repeated in the Wingnut Media Echo Chamber as: "Bill Clinton despised the U.S. military! He hated them so much, he sent our heroic fallen troops to the dog pound to be cremated, for crying out loud! Just to show his disdain! I kid you not!"

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