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newmediajim — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:15:44 -0000

me too!!

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Kent Nishimura — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:13:45 -0000

go for it! i hope to see you awesome gents (yes, even mr. jason reed) again...this summer...i hope. :)

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newmediajim — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:12:03 -0000

Imma tell him you said that Kent!! ;)

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Kent Nishimura — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:04:18 -0000

whooooaaaaa it's a old photo of rhodney!!!!! :)

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AIR AMBULANCE — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:08:53 -0000

Wow amazing story!!! I still remember when Bush went to Iraq to get that shoe thrown at him...

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Brian — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:50:45 -0000

Thanks again for sharing behind-the-scenes.

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special edd — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:03:31 -0000

u r weird

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Anonymous — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:55:12 -0000

i dig this behind the scenes stuff, and i like your writing style.

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Mary Reagan — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:35:24 -0000

Love getting the behind the scenes glimpses. But I'm very glad you got in and out okay.

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Jim Long — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:45:32 -0000

You guys are all inspiring to me. Thank you for cheering me on as my colleagues and I worked to cover the story!

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Jane Quigley — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:37:33 -0000

Jim - Inspiring post, but as you know, we were all holding our breath a bit till you were in AUS. But how cool was it that you Tweeted from Iraq? Did you discuss Twitter with your comrades? Take care and have a great time (now).

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Sprite — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:17:51 -0000

One thing for sure, Jim, life with you is never dull or boring. *grins at you* Although we may never be sure where you'll tweet us, we know good news, and hard facts will follow. Behind the scenes is so much more interesting sometimes. Having you in Iraq is like having one our family there, and of course we'll all worry until you're home & safe, but oh myy... what a historical trip you've just made. While you give good camera, you tweet and we follow. *laughs* And the news becomes much more interesting. Maybe, through your help, we'll catch up with the rest of the world. Be safe, enjoy the history you're a part of, of course, tweet us all about it! (p.s. although I hate to admit this, I'm much more interested in where YOU are than where POTUS is. Sad, but true. He's just not on my friend list. lol *sighs*)

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Steve garfield — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:57:57 -0000

great post Jim thanks for sharing

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Connie Reece — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:21:21 -0000

Jim, please convey our thanks to Newsweek photographer Khue Bui for helping you send Twitter updates from Iraq! Your "tweeps" were eager to hear from you, as always. I love the way you seamlessly blend old and new media to give us a fuller picture of the news than we would otherwise get. Keep up the great work!

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Chris Cavs — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:14:29 -0000

It was exciting to see your tweets from Iraq. Sometimes I really enjoy the news biz (mostly I don't, but hey). But you had a lot of people thinking about you and wondering where you'd gone. It's cool to see the inside.

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Dan Mosqueda — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:11:37 -0000

Jim,

You know I wish I could have gone with you! I've had several airmen doing missions at Al Asad and even a really close soldier friend of mine. Twitter was immediately abuzz wondering your wherabouts! I know I said a prayer for you - always do when you're on the road.

I know the Prez isn't all that popular, but I love when he does stuff like this. It shows he's a people-person. Plus, imagine his glee at actually driving to Andrews with only 2 cars!!! No flashing lights, almost like a regular American. Very cool for him.

Keep up the great work.

Cheers,

Dan

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alphabunny — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:01:50 -0000

I love how technology allows us to "see" your side of the news. Keep Twittering, Jim! It is so cool to follow you.

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C.C. Chapman — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:17:25 -0000

Thank you for sharing this. When I saw the news I wondered if you might have gone along for the ride.

Amazing times we live in.

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Mark Forman — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:00:49 -0000

Yep-and good to have you Tweeting in pretty much the same time zone as me :)

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Chuck Olsen — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:42:22 -0000

Jim, thanks for this riveting inside look!
Exciting stuff.

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steph — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:18:13 -0000

Frank came upstairs to tell me that you had just tweeted from Iraq on Monday. I had wondered why you weren't letting the twits know when you were departing on your Australia trip. I am glad that you are now safe 'down under'!

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Geoff Livingston — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:12:40 -0000

This sounds like a crazy trip! It was really cool that you Twittered it. Will ad dyou to my follow list!

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jon — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:46:46 -0000

and I was driving through northern Wisconsin when we heard about the trip to Iraq and wondered (and assumed) "Jim?!"

What made the world incredibly small was having our daughter handle twittering you as I drive, and then hearing back from you. For a 16-year-old to touch the other side of the world while riding in rural America is a pretty amazing thing. Imagine what that will do for her and for us in the future.

Thanks, Jim.

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Annie — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:00:35 -0000

Me three, my husband came in and said "hey, Bush is in Iraq" and I said "Jim Long must be, too!" Like I said on twitter, that's a pretty wild life you lead, dude.

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Brenda — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:38:31 -0000

I did the same thingas Ann while I was watching the news Monday morning and changed the channel of the morning news I was watching as though I had no control over the action...lol. It is always good to hear when you are back on US soil after these trips and on your way back to the family. The best part of your trips, for me, is the behind the seen blog posts and tweets! It really is the most interesting part of it all. Travel safe!