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In His Own Words: Sniper Chris Kyle’s Brave Tale W
BY KATHRYN MACKENZIE
hen NBC correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin described famed Navy
SEAL sniper Chris Kyle as a “racist” who engaged in “killing sprees,” it struck some as unfair considering that Kyle is no longer alive to defend himself. Kyle, the deadliest sniper in U.S.
history with 160 confirmed kills, lost his life in a February 2013 shooting at a Texas gun range while trying to help another veteran overcome PTSD. His life story has since been turned into American Sniper, a blockbuster film starring Bradley Cooper. Mohyeldin, an Egyptian-American
journalist who previously worked for Al Jazeera, charged that racism motivated
HERO’S VOICE Chris Kyle in a 2012 interview with Newsmax.
what he called Kyle’s “killing sprees in Iraq,” provoking a backlash from conservatives and veterans. Fortunately, Newsmax TV was able
to set the record straight due to an exclusive 2012 interview with Kyle that delved into his motivations. “When I was in those situations,” Kyle explained, “the
only thing I’m thinking of is trying to stop them from the act of violence . . . on my guys, or the allies, or the innocent civilians in those cities.” Among Kyle’s military honors: two
Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars. Kyle also encouraged his fellow
Americans to reach out to veterans and to thank them for being “willing to sign that blank check up to and including your life.” Said Kyle: “It’s just those little random
acts of kindness, whether you want to mow their yard, or babysit so they can go on a date or take a nap, cook them a meal. If you just show them ‘thank you,’ it will blow them away, and it means a whole lot more than just ‘thank you.’ ”
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Obama Aide Angered by Newsmax TV
BY JIM MEYERS N
ewsmax tv appeared to encounter some seri- ous midair turbulence following complaints from a former member of the Obama administration
that went viral on social media. Bill Burton, former dep- uty White House press secretary for President Obama, noticed during a January trip that Newsmax TV was airing as the default infl ight channel on a United Airlines fl ight. His liberal sensibilities off ended, Burton elected to broadcast his disapproval on Twitter. “Hey there, @united,”
customers were not happy about the airline’s cave-in. The conservative website Patriot Mash reported the exchange this way: “Former senior Obama aide throws tantrum after noticing Newsmax TV on United Airlines fl ight, airline caves.” That United appeared to be kowtowing touched off a social media fi restorm. “Why would you remove it? Because some liberal
whined?” shot back one Newsmax supporter. Another tweeter begged: “Please don’t replace it with that moronic MSNBC.” Still another tweeted: “What a pathetic bunch of surrender monkeys you are. Your airline sucks.” One tweet- er replied to Burton’s question by answering: “Because it’s better than the leftist drivel of most MSM.” Yet another pronounced: “Hey you liberal idiots, no one is forcing you to listen. Sick of whiny Libs!” Burton is a familiar face
in the corridors of power. He served as chief strat-
the former top Obama aide objected, “why on earth is Newsmax TV the default chan- nel running on all of your screens when boarding your planes?” United replied to Burton’s tweet with one of its own: “In the coming months we will be removing that as our default channel.” The tweets went viral, and some
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TWEET TAKES FLIGHT Burton’s tweet caused an unforeseen backlash when Newsmax supporters weighed in.
egist for the Priorities USA Action Committee that backed Obama’s 2012 re- election, as well as com- munications director for the Democratic Congres-
sional Campaign Committee in the 2006 election cycle. Newsmax went on air in June 2014, and is now broadcast
24/7 to over 40 million homes and businesses on DIREC- TV, channel 349, and on DISH Network, channel 223, and on Verizon FiOS, channel 115.
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