Posted on 05/04/2004 4:21:35 PM PDT by bigpete_53
Well, CBS has gone and finally made me angry enough to actually post something on here. We've all heard about the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth and their mission to stop John Kerry. CBS has evidently taken it upon themselves to start a smear campaign on this group, and I feel we need to let them know we won't stand for it! I email and faxed the following message to the CBS Evening News newsroom, and you can, too! Feel free to copy and paste, edit, and add your own notes as you see fit.
My fax to CBS:
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Your story, "Vets Attack Kerry On Vietnam," as posted online was simply a story to discredit those who criticize John Kerry, showing one very limited viewpoint and ignoring hundreds of others who have spoken out against Kerry in this anti-Kerry. By choosing to purposefully discredit this group because of the history of one or two members and ignoring the many Democrats in the group, I feel that CBS has purposefully slanted its coverage to be more favorable of Kerry and for this reason I will no longer be supporting CBS or its sponsors. I regret no longer being able to watch my college football in the fall, but I feel that journalistic integrity in America is far more important than a few football games.
Perhaps you should look at the long list of "related articles" next to this story and notice the horrific pro-Kerry, anti-Bush slant. New Kerry Ads Tout Biography
Gaps Remain In Bush Guard Service
The Bush 'Smear' Machine
The Gall Of The Chickenhawks
Dem Calls Cheney A 'Chickenhawk'
Vietnam: Did GOP Pick Wrong Fight?
Kerry Pins Medals Flap On GOP
Kerry Releases Navy Records
CBS wonders why most voters think the news is slanted. The bias in your news reporting is atrocious. There is not one single pro-Bush article listed, even though the President stepped forward to publicly condemn the soldiers who committed atrocious acts in Iraq. There is not one pro-Bush link, though there are plenty of slanderous headlines (Chickenhawk, 'Smear' machine, Gall of the Chickenhawks). I would hope that a professional organization such as yours would actually be fair, but I guess that is too much to ask, isn't it?
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Email: evening@cbsnews.com Fax: Use this link to fax for free:
http://www.tpc.int/sendfax.html
Use this # for CBS News: +1-212-975-1893
Enter the number EXACTLY how it reads above (+1-212-975-1893).
********* Fax them to death! Go go go!!
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