Posted on 09/29/2004 7:40:38 PM PDT by Enlightiator
Last night after doing some research, I sent an email to Beverly Cocco concerning the CBS interview on her concerns about the draft: Beverly, I read the article about you posted on the CBS news website "The Issues: Reviving The Draft," after having seen a link to it on a conservative website, FreeRepublic.com. I did a search, and found that you are involved with a group called Parents Against the Draft and People against the draft. http://www.nodraft.info/
The website of People Against the Draft appears to be a non-partisan effort, and I fully support your right to be an advocate to whatever issues you wish, including making sure there is no military draft. That is what freedom is all about, the right to stand up for what one believes. I also perceive you to be a very honorable person. In that regards, I hope you will let me know if the CBS interview by CBS News Correspondent Richard Schlesinger, and the web version of the story, accurately reflected what you said.
In particular, I have a concern with CBS news fairness in our political process, in view of the fake memo's in the 60 minutes fiasco. For their article in which they interviewed you, I would like to know:
1. Do you believe that CBS news accurately and fairly reported the things you said in the interview?
2. Did you mention HR163 during the CBS interview (HR163 was was initiated by Democrats). I did not see it in the story, however I did find that you referred to it in a letter to the editor of a newspaper.
3. In the printed version of the interview, at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/28/eveningnews/main646055.shtml, the story lead in states "CBS News continues an election-year series titled "What Does It Mean To You?" focused on where the presidential candidates stand on major issues and how a vote for one or the other candidate might affect average people's lives." someone who is really an activist and member of organizations to prevent the draft in the political realm. Most "average people" are not actively engaged in the political realm to prevent a possible military draft. Did you discuss your organization and activism concerning the draft with your interviewer? I saw no mention of it in the written story.
4. I would like to hear what you think regarding the fairness of the CBS interview to our presidential candidates. Did they omit anything important you said that could be considered negative or positive for either political party?
I would like to post your reply (without your email address), to www.freerepublic.com. Is that acceptable to you?
From all that I have seen, you are an honorable person pursuing a cause you believe in. I am doing the same thing, to ensure fair and honest reporting.
Thank you!
David
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No reply received as of yet, however I saw in the threads today that CBS had ADDED a new line to the article: " Beverly Cocco is so concerned she is involved with the organization "People Against the Draft" : http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/28/eveningnews/main646055.shtml
I have no doubts that the other posts on FR, the bloggers, etc. resulted in this change. My initial thoughts were that Beverly Cocco was not an active partisan for Kerry, but perhaps fell for bogus emails about the draft and joined some group. Further research today, however, leads me to believe otherwise:
Some of the 15 members of the Philadelphia Stop the Draft "Meetup Group":
http://stopthedraft.meetup.com/8/members/
* beverlycocco - Philadelphia, PA - Beverly Cocco of CBS news fame, one of the "average people" consulted by CBS on issues that might be affected by the presidential election:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/28/eveningnews/main646055.shtml
* Rep. Mark B. Cohen - (D-Philadelphia), a Howard Dean delegate to the DNC, now turned John Kerry supporter. On his blogsite, Cohen questions "the depth of Bush's opposition to draft restoration and states "The media and other blogs should be intensely questioning Bush on this": http://www.phillyblog.com/mark_cohen/
* "ladywriter" - (some of her other "meetup groups" include "Democracy Matters -- Philly for Kerry" and "Philadelphia Against Bush")
* Pat Deforno, who is "outraged by this presidents actions by getting our country in worldwide danger by preemptive strikes on Irag"
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Great work...I fear this will never see the light of day though.
I see she took down her contact info.
http://web.archive.org/web/20040210043828/www.johnkerry.com/issues/natservice/
See link above. The ONLY Presidental Campaign with a Mantatory National Service plan is the JOHN KERRY Camp. Do not take my word for it. Go to the link above and read it for yourself. Please be sure to spread this link far and wide to all the various "Ban the Draft" Leftist groups. They are engaging in a campaign of deliberate disinformation. The ONLY sponsers of Current legislation in front of the US Congress are Democrats. There are NO Republican Co-sponsers. This "Bush Draft" is a deliverate campaign of lies, crafted by the DNC, aided by CBS News to once againg attempt to hijack the US Presidential Election. "The Ban the Draft" people are being played for suckers by the DNC and John Kerry. The proof is right there on the John Kerry for President Website.
BTTT
Is that for real? Is it not on the current kerry website? IF that is real we need to spread it everywhere!!!!
The Draft Myth
http://www.neoperspectives.com/draft.htm
Brit Hume reported on this story on his show tonight. Mentioned Cocco and her being involved with PAD.
Prairie
Yeah, thats probably a smart thing to do. Look, I wish her nothing but a good life, this isn't about her, its about CBS news. All I am interested in is to expose CBS again misleading the public by portraying someone as an average person who was actually a political advocate. CBS has added a little bit of information only today, however the rest of the members of the group she is a part of indicates strong political leanings to pro-Kerry and anti-bush. If CBS had stated all of that UP FRONT, then fine. But they did not. That makes the story false and misleading in many ways.
Check out Cocoo's web site:
http://www.nodraft.info/
Philadelphia Lancaster/Bucks County affiliate: Parents Against the Draft Contact Beverly Cocco,
babby61754@comcast.net
National, New York City, and Queens: To get answers to your questions, start your own local chapter, or join our Internet mailing list, just email contact@nodraft.info. We'll inform you about upcoming meetings and events and invite you to become involved.
Bronx, NY chapter: Contact Anita Dutt, ard1626@hotmail.com
Long Island chapter: Contact Joanne Morici, jmorici@hotmail.com
Philadelphia Lancaster/Bucks County affiliate: Parents Against the Draft Contact Beverly Cocco, babby61754@comcast.net
Sean Hannity talked about this during his radio talk show. He said CBS has done it again, using phoney documents and reporting them as being accurate and genuine. But Sean said that this document is totally bogus, and that bloggers have long ago discredited this memo that supposedly said that President Bush wants to re-establish the draft, and that if it passed in Congress, he would sign it. Of course the initiators of such a proposal were ALL DEMONICRATS. They even "drafted" a bill to reinstitute the draft. So it looks like CBS has swallowed another memo as being "authentic" when it has been shown clearly this this memo is bogus.
It's not just about CBS...she's part of the story because she'd have to live in a cave to not see the scrutiny other media outlets are putting on CBS in light of the forgery flap, yet she agreed to do the story with them.
Partisan hack, playing therole of little ol' piemaker.
Yes, I saw that. But Brit (or no one else that I know of) hasn't identified some of the other members of the group that I linked to. I think that it is important news that other members of the group includes Rep. Cohen (D, PA) who now supports Kerry and attacks bush on his blogsite, and other Kerry supporters/anti-bush members.
lol, maybe. But I was at least tryin' to give her the benifit of the doubt.
You're too kind...you can't bowl these people over with diplomacy, you have to squeeze their heads like ripe zits.
CBSS Does It Again / Network Uses Phony Documents to Promote Draft Conspiracy
The Issues: Reviving The Draft [1984 alert: CBS transcript inserts ID of Cocco: wasn't in broadcast
Good work.
You know there IS always the media contact list in my user profile. . . You know for issues that should really garner more attention.
lolol.
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