http://images.chron.com/content/news/photos/04/09/17/brainwashedchild.jpg (revisionist history, the file is now deleted/renamed)
But someone saved it...
Posted on 11/04/2004 5:27:00 PM PST by conelrad
ANOTHER UPDATE: You can see a more complete statement on CNN's homepage -- click the "Netscape responsible for Bush photo insult" link at the top right. But since that's a java box and can't be directly linked, and probably won't be archived anywhere, I'm going to reproduce the full thing in the "extended entry" area below. Hit "read more" to read it.Read More »
Text follows:
Netscape responsible for Bush photo insult
Disparaging image tags used to identify photos of President and Mrs. Bush currently circulating on the Internet were not created, disseminated or posted by CNN at any time, as is alleged. They were done by a junior-level employee of Netscape and posted on Netscape.com. CNN had no knowledge of this until it surfaced on other Web sites.
Netscape, which corrected the situation when it was discovered, has released a statement apologizing for the "inappropriate and disparaging terms" that were used in the image tags -- and saying that the company has terminated the employee.
So there you are.
Originally exposed on FR today.
The Pajama warriors keeping the Old media honest once again..
I bet that employee was a temp, so no really big statement by netscape. Just a hunch.
Actually, Freepers found it last night around 9PM PST!
Yeppers.
Hope we keep scaring the sh*t out of them ...
I want the MSM looking at every question (but ask only one question at a time!) and at every hone call they from the democrats during every debate and during every election ......
They'll learn....people are watching them now.
Just goes to show....I spend so much time here, I lose track of it!
FR caught the Houston Chronicle pulling a similar stunt about a month ago. It was that pic of the little girl with the pigtails put up in a "W" shape. The link to it was something like \\image\brainwashedgirl. After a few pajamagrams in the Chronicle's email box, they changed it.
While I take their word that CNN itself had nothing to do with this (it would be moronic for them to do that), it's disengenuous for them to totally disassociate themselves with Netscape. They are sister companies. AOL bought Netscape before AOL and Time Warner (CNN's parent) merged.
original thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1269897/posts
If the work was done at any of the WarshDC Metropolitan Area NETSCAPE or AOL facilities (there are many), it's surprising her body didn't just show up at Fort Marcy Park.
Good. I hope he chuckles himself blue sitting around all day watching Oprah trying to figure out how he's going to pay his bills.
Because of Bush, another worker is out of a job ...
Glad he was fired. Now can someone figure out how to ''fire'' Michael Moore?
tell me about it - I'm still trying to ween myself after election night
Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING
Right. Uh-huh. Of course. /sarcasm
the employee got sacked, eh?
good!
This is great news. That was terribly unprofessional and rude.
the employee got sacked, eh?
good!
by the way, WE broke this story early this morning.
Follow up ping!
Someone owes us a Wednesday!! LMAO! :)
Who owns CNN?
Who owns Netscape?
Time Warner.
Thanks!
Another victim of right wing facism.
I see no link at cnn or netscape.
No kidding!
I suspect Dan Rather is pi$$ed he didn't think of it first. But, then again, he's too busy saying Iowa and New Mexico are too close to call, and provisional ballots in Ohio should be counted. (ignoring the fact there were provisional ballots in MI and WI).
"PJ WARRIORS"
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3758489588&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
http://images.chron.com/content/news/photos/04/09/17/brainwashedchild.jpg (revisionist history, the file is now deleted/renamed)
But someone saved it...
Well, the Pajamaheeden certainly kept them honest, but Netscape can hardly be called the "old media".
Exactly. I received a reply to my e-mail from the AOL/TW investor relations folks earlier today which disavowed Netscape's shenanigans as though it were some non-related company they weren't responsible for - it's in the AOL/Time Warner/CNN corporate group, for heaven's sake, but they're acting like they never heard of 'em before, LOL!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1270469/posts
This has a screen shot of the file name.
Nice catch. That one was headed for the memory hole.
Ping!
Wonder where they buried him?
Bush's fault.
When are they going to learn that not all geeks are liberals?
Now watch as Slashdot claims that his free speech was violated, and Netscape had no right to fire him! (They'll also blame Bush and say Netscape is scared of him.)
Imagine the fired guy.
First he hates bush, then gets fired because of him!
That GW, such a sneaky devil...
Someday, the liberal businessmen that run them will wonder how they can improve profits and market share. Someday, their stockholders will demand it.
We are a resistance movement to this socialist threat. If only I could find some of those sunglasses...
I'm still betting it originated at CNN.
And now the unemployment rate has gone up again and it's all Bush's fault.
Gee, they are ready to hang Bush for Abu Gharb and missing explosive because he is the leader. When they screw up, it is the fault of some low level employee.
Yep -- I know the feeling.
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