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SOURCE: MSNBC PREPARES CLINTON OBIT [JUST IN CASE]
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| Sept. 6, 2004
| Drudge
Posted on 09/06/2004 9:42:11 AM PDT by Nachum
As Bill Clinton hit the operating table at 6:45 a.m. at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia in upper Manhattan, MSNBC almost simultaneously was preparing a video package of the former president's obituary -- just in case.
From: Hitchins, Charles (NBC Universal, MSNBC)
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 6:25 AM
To: @MSNBC Newsforce Staff
Subject: Clinton Obit
Just in case it's needed
Mitchell Obit on Clinton
C1052
Trt 3:47
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bentone; betterlucknexttime; bubba; clinton; drudge; drudgereport; fiddledwhilemeburned; idiotmedia; justincase; morons; msnbc; obit; obituary; prepares; sinkemporer; source
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To: Paul8148
"They had one for Regan for years."
Why would they prepare an advance obit for Donald Regan? He wasn't important enought for more than 30 seconds when he died in 2003.
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posted on
09/06/2004 10:19:37 AM PDT
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Southack
Cont...
Pardoned FALN terrorists and international fugitive Marc Rich
42
posted on
09/06/2004 10:19:53 AM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Nachum
I would love to write it myself, but words fail me--too many negatives do not make for a good obit.
To: Southack
Please add:
Negotiated the so-called Kyoto Protocol which was soundly rejected by both parties in the U.S. Senate.
44
posted on
09/06/2004 10:23:53 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(We have low inflation and and low unemployment.)
To: Southack
Also:
His policy of accomodation made it posible for North Korea from becoming a nuclear power.
45
posted on
09/06/2004 10:25:13 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(We have low inflation and and low unemployment.)
To: airborne
"Isn't the Anti-Christ supposed to be someone thought to have died?"
NO! It is the world system that receives the "deadly wound" and the anti-christ (instead of jesus) gets to come and play "peace", "peace", "peace", maker.
To: Nachum
This is a good idea since the hospital (picked by Hillary?) where clinton had the operation has the highest death rate in NY state!
47
posted on
09/06/2004 10:26:19 AM PDT
by
tuckrdout
(Pardon Teri Schindler (Schiavo), sentence her husband/torturer.)
To: BenLurkin; Southack
Sorry, should read:
His policy of accomodation made it posible for North Korea to become a nuclear power.
48
posted on
09/06/2004 10:26:22 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(We have low inflation and and low unemployment.)
To: Nachum
MSNBC almost simultaneously was preparing a video package of the former president's obituary -- just in case. Fox News did the same thing, except every third clip was "I did not...have...sexual...relations...with that woman, Miss Lewinsky..."
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To: airborne
Has to be a head wound, IIRC.
50
posted on
09/06/2004 10:27:19 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(We have low inflation and and low unemployment.)
To: Samwise
Obits are prewritten and updated for all famous people. But you know that, don't you? I checked on mine. It said "He's dead."
51
posted on
09/06/2004 10:27:20 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(I want to die in my sleep like Gramps -- not yelling and screaming like those in his car)
To: Nachum
I work for a network (I won't mention the name) in sports and I once saw a practice drill special report on our TV screens that the pope had died. The obituary was very complete and it even had a picture with "John Paul II 1920-2003" on top.
To: Nachum
All, I repeat, ALL news gathering and reporting organizations do this on a regular basis.
This is not unusual, nor something to be concerned about.
All News gathering organizations do this.
bill from Nutley
To: BenLurkin
Head wound? Like from a flying ash tray? ;^)
54
posted on
09/06/2004 10:29:32 AM PDT
by
airborne
(2/504 PIR - 'Devils In Baggy Pants')
To: Nachum; MeekOneGOP; Mia T; JohnHuang2; Smartass; PhilDragoo; devolve; Prime Choice
Bill's Headstone:
"Here Lies A Lying, Stealing, Cheating, Draft-Dodging, Dope-Smoking, Whore-Mongering SOB" "He Will Be Sorely Missed By The DNC"
55
posted on
09/06/2004 10:31:00 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Jihad - coming to a school near you.)
To: Nachum
I've written mine for him.
56
posted on
09/06/2004 10:31:50 AM PDT
by
doug from upland
(John Kerry cried and asked TaRAYaz to make the SwiftVets stop)
To: Nachum
This reminds me of the tape that Ted Turner has in the CNN vault, ready to roll, at the END OF THE WORLD.
57
posted on
09/06/2004 10:33:08 AM PDT
by
BP2
To: Nachum
They would reasonable have an obituary prepared that needed updating.
58
posted on
09/06/2004 10:34:01 AM PDT
by
fso301
To: Nachum
BREAKING NEWS! FNC releases Obit on MSNBC! Film at 11.
59
posted on
09/06/2004 10:34:43 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: Nachum
I bet a lot of alternate endings are written all of the time. Pick (a) or (b)... its getting popular in the movies, too. It enables the "news" to get out more quickly.
Its nothing new--remember the famous picture of Harry Truman smiling and holding up the paper with the headline "Dewey Beats Truman?"
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