LaCameras email is typical of the out-of-touch thinking among old-media figures. Nicholas Xiarhos, a local 21-year-old man who died recently in Afghanistan, and the minimal newspaper coverage of his and other soldiers deaths. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. including what occurred at the Globe, is like saying that unfortunate experience in Indochina. Mike Barnicle has a remarkable gift?George Carlin has a remarkable gift. Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. After law school and prior to entering private practice, Mr. Barnicle served as a government contracts attorney in the US Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps that included a combat tour in Iraq as a strategic legal advisor to senior military and other government officials. After the black child died, Barnicle wrote that the parents of the white child gave the parents of the black child $10,000. "First, John made it happen. He represents federal government contractors in connection with aerospace, national defense, national security, homeland security, legislative affairs, foreign military sales, export controls and international trade matters. Thomas E. Houser, USMC, 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, First Marine Division, killed on this day in 2005 in Iraq. Witnesses to brutal reality. Of the 750 people in his graduating class at Princeton, he says 500 went into the service. Scott of the Times, Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal and Ty Burr of the Boston Globe are always in my lineup. (RELATED: Impossible Deadlines From The Get-Go: Fox News NatSec Reporter Says Military Was Given Herculean Task In Afghanistan). Industry insiders and radio talk fans hailed this coup as a major step upward in intellectual content from the previously rumored Barnicle hiring. And he happened to be running against a guy who had been awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in Vietnam, former Sen. Bob Kerrey. In a lengthy essay, I forget where, Lydon had tagged Barnicle with the enduring epithet: Often in error, never in doubt. AB. it has been 10 yearsit is time to move on ?? lets put this anachronism on the air, and grab the oldtimers.maybe anachronism isnt the right word. He made his money in commercial television, so now he is going to bring his Midas touch to public radio? So how come? In a terrific piece for Grantland.com, Mike Barnicle asked Terry Francona hows he doing as the dad of one of our soldiers at war. To me, the plagiarism isnt even the biggest thing here. A Democratic Massachusetts representative and U.S. Marine veteran, Seth Moulton, teared up Friday when asked if the 20 years of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan were worth it.. That's too bad because the charges leveled by some Democrats - not John Kerry - sound like cheap shots, and making the whole file public should put the matter to rest. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2023 All Rights Reserved. For his broadcast and print work, he But for the past several days its been interesting to scan the landscape of different views surrounding American Sniper, the Clint Eastwood-Bradley Cooper film about the life of Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL who grew up in Texas and served his country thats us as in the United States of Americaduring four tours in Iraq, a war that has managed to mangle two nations, ours and theirs. And just because we forgive someone for theft doesnt mean we should let him back in our house. Publishers 1998, 2000, I got a chuckle out of LaCameras citing MSNBC, NBC and Newsweek as media outlets of the highest standards.NBC Caught staging accidents to prove a vehicle is unsafe.Newsweek Had the Clinton/Lewinsky story and refused to go with it.MSNBC Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.Glen BergendahlWeymouth. '+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble"); Rumble("play", {"video":"vj54vk","div":"rumble_vj54vk"}); Willie, Im not going to sit here and try to argue that it was worth it, Moulton responded, trying to hold back his tears. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. It's kind of amazing how Vietnam won't go away. Dan, promise me youll publish something cataloguing Barnicles various misdeeds, in the Phoenix or something.Please? I have no desire endlessly to relive the Mike Barnicle saga. And its only getting moreso with all the bloodletting in commercial radio today, and the soon to be bloodletting after XM & Sirius satellite radio merge in a few months.I can easily think of a half-dozen peoplejust off the top of my headwhod be better commentators, reporters, or hosts on WBUR than Barnicle. If not, he has nothing by way of those on the street stories that both propelled him forward and sunk him in the end. That is an impossible venture. He survived physically., Read the rest of Mikes column at Time.com. issara.baumann@arnoldporter.com Mike Barnicle is well known for his role as a senior contributor and veteran columnist on MSNBCs news Morning Joe. It washell, says Brannon. I said it before: perception matters. +1 312.583.2383. Media Nation is published under a Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial- Share Alike 4.0 United States License. People on the left go back and forth with those on the right about the movies merits. Then there are the families left behind while those fighting are deployed multiple times to both theatersIraq and Afghanistanbreaking the military and too often breaking those who sit state-side, worrying, waiting, while 99% of everyone around them dances through the day without any real prospect of danger or death knocking on their door. (Sorry, Dan, but you should have known it then.) Sgt. Here is a Gingrich, then a Romney, a Santorum, a Paul, a Bachmann or Perry smiling, glad-handing, promoting, promising, pleading to be sent forward to New Hampshire and beyond by the handful of Iowans who will show up at caucuses Tuesday night. Ben Sklaver grew up drawn to service. After 85 years, was it time to move on?Perhaps more relevant, whats this bullcrap that Barnicle is the best WBUR can do? "I'm going to the library for my next five columns," he told Imus. As for Barnicle, in addition to his mendacity, he is a 100% hypocrite. Now, in the winter of 2004, another veteran, John Kerry, is rolling toward his party's nomination. Barnicles signature balance of tough-minded inquiry coupled with empathy with the everyman allows him to uniquely cut to the heart of pressing national and international issues that matter to the American public and impact their daily lives. Im of a mixed mind about getting pulled into it again. The roadside mourners were of all ages and from several states, joined now in a unique American moment, a tribute to a casualty of a long war that has affected so few families in this country of such short memory. ", Carlin's book says: "Someday I wanna see the Pope come out on that balcony and give the football scores. With nearly 1,000 lawyers practicing in 13 offices around the globe, Arnold & Porter serves clients across 40 distinct practice areas. Hard not to. External sites are notendorsed by CNN Interactive. My wifes doing worse. The procession stretched for miles beneath a warm drizzle and a gunmetal gray sky. Mr. Barnicle also studied numerous government contracting and national security matters at the US Army Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia. :-)Anon 11.43am, you may have a point, but dont assume that its automatically wrong for La Camera to pursue the older demographic at the expense of the younger. Unfortunately, Mike Barnicle and Patricia Smith did not feel the same way. I knewI just knew.. "In the past few days and particularly the past few hours, his relationship with his readers and his employers had become untenable," Storin said in a statement last night. Barnicle refused to quit, and a Globe spokesman would not say whether he was about to be fired. Mr. Barnicle is also very active in, and provides pro bono services to, the military veterans community. Whats Lydon got on public radio? Barnicles View, with Mike Barnicle, Imus in the Morning, Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 6:55a & 8:55a. 8/3/09: Barnicle juxtaposes killings in Dorchester and Lawrence over the weekend, focusing on the the sad, personal story of a hard working immigrant who was murdered while delivering Chinese food and living the American dream. "I collect them on cocktail napkins, in notebooks, by e-mail till I have nothing to write on a nice, hot summer weekend." If you do nothing, you are giving implied consent to the use of cookies on this website. He is one of 70 from Iowa killed in Iraq or Afghanistan fighting two wars that have had so few serving for so long as America plods into the second decade of a new century, exhausted and isolated from battles that crush the families of the fallen at home. The Globe initially suspended Barnicle, 54, yesterday for one month without pay after learning that he had used a series of one-liners in his Sunday column that had been lifted from comedian George Carlin's best-selling 1997 book, "Brain Droppings." Worry about it all the time. What is truly amazing here is that La Camera portrays the Carlin incident as a singular event. Bush told Tim Russert on last week's "Meet the Press" that "yes, absolutely," he would release all his National Guard records. Mike Barnicle is often recognized for his role in Robert Redfords The Candidate. It is always exciting when you can offer clients new and exciting opportunities, especially those that strengthen your clients trust and confidence in you to handle the tough issues now and in the future. "Three things," Bob Kerrey, now president of New School University, said the other day. I dont even know where WBUR is, but would find it if Barnicle was hKennedired. Due to his government-military experience, Mr. Barnicle possesses unique insight into the complex government contracting and acquisition processes that allows him to anticipate issues, assess litigation risk and develop practical solutions. Some rights reserved. But a strong case can be made that Eastwood and Cooper have produced one of the few films that go beyond an attempt to put the reality of war on a big screen. For another tour in a war that has made much of our nation weary and too many of our politicians silent. "What can I do about that? In the past 25 years Mike Barnicle and Paul LaCamera have done more to legitimize and add a credible voice to Boston-based news and commentary than any 10 other reporters or editors in the city. A former editor there contacted Storin this week to tell him about the incident. Mike has a remarkable gift and I continue to believe his voice is missed in Boston. Yet the Marines on the ground are so committed to saving these Afghan friends because they know that America made them a promise that they want to stay there as long as it takes., The Daily Caller | 1775 Eye Street NW | Suite 1150-290 | Washington, DC 20006, (RELATED: Impossible Deadlines From The Get-Go: Fox News NatSec Reporter Says Military Was Given Herculean Task In Afghanistan). He made it work. 75 listeners? Barnicle crowed from his lofty TKK perch.At the time and I doubt these numbers have changed one whit BUR was crushing TKK in every time slot, most especially Barnicles, where he was, to coin a phrase, Lydon and Ashbrooks bitch.But in Boston, its always payback. He was going to play flag football in the sand. He began his career as a speech writer and aid to prominent political figures, including former California Senator John Tunney, one-time Vice Presidential candidate Edmund Muskie and the late Robert F. Kennedy. (Photo by Steve Heaslip / Cape Cod Times). LaCamera cites a few of Barnicles minor ethical lapses but fails to mention the successful lawsuits brought against Barnicle while he was a Globe columnist and the plain fact that the public no longer trusts what Barnicle writes or says.LaCamera also believes that his opinion of a disgraced media figure should somehow be understood as unrelated to his public role as the General Manager of WBUR. How about Chris Lydon, or Dan Kennedy? At the time, the Globe came under fire from black leaders and others for firing Smith, a black woman, while not taking any action against Barnicle, a white man, even though questions had been raised previously about some of his columns. He was on his second tour., Twenty-two, she answered. 11/10/08: Veterans Day and how these days people just treat it as another day. a sad reminder for Mlida Arredondo: the news on TV, stories in the paper, speeches of Barack Obama and others who talk about a war that seems to have lasted so long and affected so many lives, those lost as well as those left behind. BOSTON (CNN) -- Just a week after fending off demands that he resign amid charges of plagiarism, Boston Globe columnist Mike Barnicle quit Wednesday as questions were being raised about two more of his columns. "Jeez, he was sorry.". After all, the man got an honorable discharge, qualified to fly jets, and if he skipped a few meetings in the last year of his obligation he sure wasn't alone in deciding to duck a weekend or two. Listen here: https://barnicle.969fmtalk.mobi/2009/09/18/91809-jared-montimedal-of-honor.aspx. War is a grim reality and with us still. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Barnicle tried to get out in front of the controversy yesterday morning by joking on the air with his radio pal Don Imus. Last week, Laura and Gary Sklaver buried their oldest boy, Ben, who was 32 when killed by a suicide bomber in the remote village of Murcheh in the distant land of Afghanistan. The most obvious is the lack of attention paid to the fact that only about one percent of our population has borne the weight of war. Otherwise the perception is that of hypocrisy, plain and simple. Mike Barnicle has won numerous local and national awards and recognition for his print and broadcast work over more than 35 years in journalism, including honors from AP, UPI, DuPont Columbia and the National Headliners Awards. A.J. I remember him trashing Chris Lydon back during one of Chriss many Times of Tribulations. 8/31/09: Barnicle talks about the life of Michael Davey, a 34-year-old police officer, war veteran, husband and father cut short after he was struck by a 79-year-old driver last week. There have been many years of warnings that pubradio must do more to attract younger listeners, yet every time a station (or network) tries to do sothe existing donor base recoils in horror and the ratings (and donations) plummet. The last time I talked to him was Christmas Day, a few days before he was killed. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print. Mr. Barnicle also oversees and implements various government contract compliance audits, systems and investigations. And I kind of hate to say this but I think we ought to get everybody out of there, out of Congress. Mike Barnicle is an avid Red Sox fan and often comments on the team and baseball in columns, radio shows, and on TV. Senior Media Relations Manager Mark Feeney from The Boston Globe wrote: Mike Barnicle, who toiled for many years at this newspaper, serves as representative of Red Sox Nation. His column topics also included conflict and resolution in Northern Ireland and commemorations of World War II veterans at the beaches of Normandy.
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