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CNN has apparently trained its online staff at the Dan Rather School of Journalism. In an attempt to hide the facts of a survey, while twisting the results to fit their agenda, CNN published the survey under two separate articles - one for the real results and one for the results which could be taken out of context to prove their position. In the article, they go through the survey without ever telling in the story that the survey found 69% of the military and their families support bush, while only 24% support Kerry. Instead, they place a link to a separate article that contains those facts.

They then highlight the second (spun) story on their front page in the headlines section, while leaving the true result off the page entirely. In other words, they spun a survey that showed 69% of our military support President Bush into a survey that says 62% of the troops think Bush screwed up. Hmmm...Unbelievable to me...

1 posted on 10/16/2004 7:26:59 PM PDT by dannyboy72
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spin spin spin


2 posted on 10/16/2004 7:27:50 PM PDT by Gibtx (Pajamahadien call to arms.....)
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CNN is full of horse pucky.


3 posted on 10/16/2004 7:28:55 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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dizzy from the spin.


4 posted on 10/16/2004 7:29:21 PM PDT by satchmodog9 (Murder and weather are our only news)
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It's AP. What did you expect? Sad ain't it.


5 posted on 10/16/2004 7:29:28 PM PDT by UltraKonservativen (( YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID ))
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The Communist News Network is trying desperately to create doubts among the American electorate about the conviction and the motivation of our troops in Iraq. Nonsense, this is only a very small group of reservists that are disobeying an order from their superiors and need to be reprimanded. No need for this distraction causing problems with our dedicated and patriotic troops in the field.


6 posted on 10/16/2004 7:30:40 PM PDT by Jose Roberto
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And The Sheep received The Word and They saw that it was good, crying, "Who is like unto The Network, which utters naught but truth?"

And The Sheep believed all They heard, for that is what Sheep do.


7 posted on 10/16/2004 7:32:33 PM PDT by Old Sarge (K'nigget-Commander. Sergeant-At-Arms, Sentinel of Meetingplaces both Clandestine and Public.)
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Ok. You know what's next.

CNN will start editing videos a la Stalin's altering photos of Russian history. Next, we'll see Kerry getting awards from Reagen and in a private audience with the Pope with a voice over where the Pope endorses Kerry.


8 posted on 10/16/2004 7:33:50 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (My dog, Lola, wants to bite Tah-ray-Za.)
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Well - we just ask CNN how to run a war instead of asking our generals I guess - or we ask the poll how to run a war.

Is this how the dems would run a war by polls?


9 posted on 10/16/2004 7:33:53 PM PDT by ClancyJ (Vote for President Bush - For our grandchildren. Democrats are not to be trusted with our country)
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Attention please! The AP is no longer a news service. It is a transcription service for the DNC.

This has been a public service announcement.

Thank you.


10 posted on 10/16/2004 7:34:51 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (John F. Kerry. Wrong war? WRONG MAN!!)
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It is a faulty survey because it does not ask if they thought the mechanized infantry division delayed by Turkey would have put the necessary additional troops on the ground.

Remember, we did not get to enter Iraq with all of the troops planned on.

Remember, also, that we went in early because of the opportunity to kill Saddam and his sons with a missile strike. That was deemed a valuable enough opportunity that might have immediately cut the head off the snake and quickly ended the war.

It was a fair gamble.


11 posted on 10/16/2004 7:35:31 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army and Proudly Supporting BUSH/CHENEY 2004!)
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Send the CNN reporter the Cherenkof report.


12 posted on 10/16/2004 7:37:22 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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Do not forget this Poll was conducted by Adam Clymer retired writer from the NYT.
13 posted on 10/16/2004 7:40:26 PM PDT by crosslink
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Well .. what were you expecting ..?? What with the new poll coming out about how the military supports Bush by a 3 to 1 margin, that the military and their families believe in Iraq and what the President's doing.

CNN just couldn't help themselves. They never met a good report for Bush they liked.


14 posted on 10/16/2004 7:41:13 PM PDT by CyberAnt (Election 2004: This election is for the SOUL OF AMERICA)
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The actual Annenberg Report is titled "Service Men and Women Upbeat on Bush, War in Iraq, Economy." Doesn't exactly match the CNN headline, does it? The poll is very detailed and mostly favorable to the administration. I can't get my link to work for their site, Annenberg Project. But you can Google over there and read it. It's several pages long.


15 posted on 10/16/2004 7:45:24 PM PDT by unbalanced but fair
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I smell a democRAT!!!!

The DNC is behind this... mark my words


16 posted on 10/16/2004 7:48:54 PM PDT by fhlh (polls are for topless dancers)
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They demoralize and their demoralization campaign is in full throttle. It is what the "mustn't be baited" do to gain power.
17 posted on 10/16/2004 7:53:00 PM PDT by Jim_Curtis (Liberals lie at the premise, accept their premise and you can only lose the argument.)
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CNN--is that thing still on?


18 posted on 10/16/2004 7:57:01 PM PDT by Uncle Vlad
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Looks like CNN has a copy of the Halprin memo in their break room.


20 posted on 10/16/2004 7:59:01 PM PDT by txradioguy (HOOAH!!!...Not Just A Word...A Way Of Life!)
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"The poll found that 62 percent in the military sample -- 58 percent of troops and 66 percent of family members -- said the administration underestimated the number of troops that would be needed to establish peace in Iraq. (Part 1 of the Annenberg survey results)

And 59 percent -- 56 percent of troops and 64 percent of family members -- said too much of a burden has been put on the National Guard and the reserves when regular forces should have been expanded instead.

I agree with all of this, as does my son in Iraq. But all seven of the adults in my family (no, we do not practice abortion here) are voting for Bush. My son called me today to tell me he mailed in his Bushballot.

24 posted on 10/16/2004 8:12:22 PM PDT by cookcounty (Kerry launched his career by trashing the VN Vets. He ends by trashing the NG. Such class.)
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Major League Adam Clymer Alert

I believe I heard on lovable NPR, who interviewed him about it, that he was some kind of political or media consultant for Annenberg.

Big Time


26 posted on 10/16/2004 8:15:09 PM PDT by unspun (RU working your precinct, churchmembers, etc. 4 good votes? | Not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate)
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