Posted on 11/02/2008 6:30:05 PM PST by St. Louis Conservative
In reporting the speech by Gov. Sarah Palin in Ohio today, CNN’s Political Ticker tried to spin her question about Obama’s coal comment as old news when it clearly isn’t. Palin asked why we are just now finding out about the interview where Barack Obama said he had hoped to bankrupt the coal industry but CNN termed this interview and Obama’s startling admission as “months-old coal comments” in an attempt to soften the blow to Ohio and Pennsylvania voters. The Political Ticker said that since the San Francisco Chronicle had these comments on its website for nine months, the news of Obama’s quote was no big deal. But this is a misleading claim.
As we know from P.J. Gladnick’s NewsBusters report, Obama admitted that his intention for new coal plants was to slap so many fees, regulations and taxes on any new venture that it would “bankrupt” the company that tries it.
Palin, stumping Sunday in Ohio’s coal country, brought this interview up at a campaign appearance in Marietta, Ohio. “Why is the audio tape just now surfacing?,” she asked the shocked crowd.
CNN scoffed at Palin’s question and tried to spin the story away as “old news.”
Contrary to her attempts to portray a media cover-up, audio and video recordings of Obama’s January 17 sit-down with the Chronicle editorial board have been freely available online for more than nine months.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
CNN is a 527 group. They haven’t been a news station for 9 years. Who cares what they say?
Sure it’s old news. Obama has always been about destroying cheap energy and capitalism. What’s new is that this comment was buried in an interview and wasn’t highlighted as being the reactionary communism it is.
However, we know this to be misleading based on the fact that, while the audio was available, the paper did not report these quotes from Obama in its January story. NewsBuster Tom Blumer did a search and quickly discovered that Obama’s anti-coal comments were not reported by the paper that conducted the interview.
Old news or not, it's still news and very bad news at that for the coal vote in the swing states.
dont let them loose the story....they did the same with Joe the plumber.....it is not whether the story is old or not......it is what Obama said!!!!!
The statement is old, but it has never been news until today. so if you haven’t heard about it before...it’s news.
This story is getting big and fast. Hopefully it will be all over the place Monday.
Well, the 527 group, CNN, doesn’t want the truth to get out. Goebbels would be so proud of CNN.
You are too polite for me. In my book, CNN is a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization.
MSM = RICO media.
DNCNN is Old News.
Pray for McCuda and Our Troops
Who has picked up on it. Probably only conservative blogs. I really can’t stand the drive bys. They will ignore this like countless other stories
Actually, this is a glimpse into just how insidious their bias has become. The lack of reportage on The One's statement was absolutely and completely intentional.
Their reporting, or lack there of, has been and remains embarrassing in the extreme ... disgraceful might be a better word.
So, why didn't one of CNN's crack reporters question him about it? You know, so it would be in context, and all.
You are correct, i am too kind. They are corrupt
Someone posted a youtube clip of Sarah’s speech today. Sarah is talking about Obama’s plan to bankrupt the coal industry. It might be from Sarah’s speech today. Go here to view the 3 minute tape. Better yet, email it around and let it go viral before election day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZjDxXUDLU0
It's for being a MARXIST and SOCIALIST, STUPID!!!
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