Posted on 09/30/2004 5:00:06 PM PDT by Michael.SF.
FOX News To Control Camera Coverage For Entire Press During First Debate And Saying They Will Not Follow Guidelines Agreed To By Candidates
by Samuel A. Stanson
It's truly hard to imagine.
We've warned again and again that, above all else, the Kerry campaign had to guard against FOX News getting its hands on the debates. We told you the Bush team would work any angle possible to get FOX involved, and that if the Kerry campaign allowed this, we've warned for months now, they would lose the election. All seemed safe, as the moderators and hosts for the agreed to debates did not include FOX in any way, and it seemed unthinkable the Kerry campaign would allow FOX into the mix.
But now we learn, as reported by CNN, FOX News will be entirely in control of the camera coverage for the entire media during the most important of the debates, the very first one scheduled for Thursday night.
If the Kerry camp allows this, they will likely lose the election.
The images broadcast during a debate are arguably more important than what is said. And by being by chosen to man the pool camera for the first debate, FOX News will have entire control over what America sees and how they see it.
And, as if there were any question, FOX News is making clear they will take every opportunity to catch Kerry sweating or with a weird face when he isn't talking or anything unflattering anytime - even against the negotiated rules agreed to by the candidates.
As CNN reports: "Because of journalistic standards, we're not going to follow outside restrictions," said Paul Schur, a spokesman for Fox News, which is manning the pool camera for the first debate Thursday in Miami, Florida."
If FOX mans the cameras, as is planned, whenever Kerry is making a good point, they will cut away to a distracting shot so the point gets lost, and if Bush is sounding bad, they will cut to an unflattering shot of John or something to distract in the audience. And then they will give Bush nice, tight, undistracted focus when they want to make him seem strong.
Hear this now: contact anyone and everyone you can and make it clear that is this is not thwarted in the next day, if FOX News, a known, undeniable member of the Bush campaign, is allowed to control the pool camera - the camera the rest of the media will have to feed from - Kerry will lose the election. It is the equivalent of letting Karl Rove or Dick Cheney control the camera coverage for the debate.
We do not know yet how this was arranged - it is possible the Kerry campaign is not aware of this yet - but it must be changed.
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Dumb as rocks. The pool cameras merely provide the pictures, the networks themselves will determine which shots to use at what time.
That article is such Barf Alert material it's not even funny!
Also, "moderate independent?" More like "Marxist democrat!"
It's strangely comforting knowing the opponent has not the tools to make an accurate assessment of the playing field.
At least they are now aditting to what they have been doing for years. This is a real special commentary from and indepedent.
They sure have a lot of faith in Kerry's composure, don't they? :-)
This site is too far gone to even use the tin foil. If you want to read some REAL NUTS, go to the site and check out some of what they have posted there.
It is beyond tin foil hats.
What do they think Fox is going to do,,,zoom in on his a$$????
This is not third grade,,there won't be any shots up the nostrils,,etc...
If Kerry doesn't act up,,there should be no embarassing shots...same for W,,,I don't get the concern,,
boo-hoo
They might if his a$$ is orange.
Actually I thought that JFK blew the election by being himself.
What would the Rats do if they couldn't play victim? They might have to face the fact that their beliefs may sell in the EU, but, they don't sell in the USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the amusing preamble to the debate tonight.
It sounds to me like they know Kerry is not going to win so they are going to blame it on those right wing pigs Fox News!!!!!
"Moderate Independant"...man, what a misnomer.
"Something" like John Kerry's neck-bolts??
There is even more comfort in thinking about all the sophomoric pranks they could play with the sound track...
Oh gosh, here go the dumbs, I mean dems once again. I'm sure this too will turn into another conspiracy theory. Sounds to me like they know up front their boy will look silly and sound silly (well after all he is silly), so they have to cook up something ahead of time. And although I know there is supposed to be fairplay, I say so what if Fox is biased on the side of George W., someone has to be all of the other MSM is clearly biased on the side of Hanoi John.
Samuel A Stanson is apparently as dumb as plywood.
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