Navy http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/16118/all en TNT's 'The Last Ship' Reminds Us Who the People Who Fight For Us Are http://archive2.mrc.org/cmi-tv-blog-post/tnts-last-ship-reminds-us-who-people-who-fight-us-are <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/dylan-gwinn">Dylan Gwinn</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>If Adam Baldwin gets all the cool one-liners on TNT’s “<a href="http://www.mrc.org/tags/last-ship">The Last Ship</a>” (and he does), then the Command Master Chief Jeter (Charles Parnell) gets all the great speeches. On Sunday night’s episode, “Valkyrie,” Jeter addresses the crew after four of their fellow crewmen were killed in a sabotaged oil rig explosion. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/cmi-tv-blog-post/tnts-last-ship-reminds-us-who-people-who-fight-us-are" target="_blank">read more</a></p> CMI on TV Blog Post MRC Culture Art & Entertainment Military Navy The Last Ship TNT Tue, 25 Aug 2015 02:02:39 +0000 Dylan Gwynn 49634 at http://archive2.mrc.org The Death of Sportsmanship http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/death-sportsmanship <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Rutgers</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> is known as the birthplace of college football, but in the last few weeks it's seemed more like the deathplace of sportsmanship. On September 7, <st1:place w:st="on">Rutgers</st1:place> hosted Navy's football team. What respect was shown in the wake of the Midshipmen's forthcoming service to the country and the approaching September 11 anniversary?</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/death-sportsmanship" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Family civility fans Imus media NavalAcademy Navy profanity rutgers sportsmanship Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0000 admin 27671 at http://archive2.mrc.org Rutgers Fans' Abuse of Navy Players Elicits Media Yawn http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/rutgers-fans-abuse-navy-players-elicits-media-yawn <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/robert-knight">Robert Knight</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >It pays to be on the media's approved victims list.</p> <br /> <p >After Don Imus made his “ho” comment about the <st1:place w:st="on">Rutgers</st1:place> women's basketball team on April 4, the media went into a feeding frenzy. In the first week after the story broke, the three major networks aired a total of 19 segments. On cable, CNN had 60, with Fox News at 21 and MSNBC at 13.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/rutgers-fans-abuse-navy-players-elicits-media-yawn" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Education Imus media Navy profanity rutgers Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0000 admin 27676 at http://archive2.mrc.org