CNN MARKS CHENEY: NETWORK FLASHES 'X' OVER VP'S FACE DURING LIVE SPEECH

Drudge Report ^ | November 21, 2005

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CNN MARKS CHENEY: NETWORK FLASHES 'X' OVER VP'S FACE DURING LIVE SPEECH

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CNN MARKS CHENEY: NETWORK FLASHES 'X' OVER VP'S FACE DURING LIVE SPEECH

**Exclusive**

At 11:04:45 AM ET Monday CNN was airing Vice President Dick Cheney's speech live from the American Enterprise Institute in Washington -- when a large black 'X' repeatedly flashed over the vice president's face!

The 'X' over Cheney's face appeared each time less than a second, creating an odd subliminal effect.

As this DRUDGE REPORT screen capture reveals, while one 'X' flashed over Cheney's face CNN ran a headline at the bottom of its screen: "CHENEY: I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS WRONG TO CRITICIZE."

One top White House source expressed concern about what was aired over CNN.

"Is someone in Atlanta trying to tell us something?"

A CNN spokesman did not return repeated calls late Monday night.

Developing...

[popdonnelly]

Can't boycott, I don't watch CNN anyway.

[roses of sharon]

LOL, they definitely have a clue, it's their job, they are political operatives.

And have been for at least 30 years.

[Chode]

yeah... happened to SlickWillie all the time!!!

[dancusa]

I really hope it isn't "Dick Cheney hates black people".

CNN was using a subliminal message to promote the DVD release of Spike Lee's movie about Malcom X.

[Shermy]

At 327 I wrote:

"It's a distorted face of Tom Cruise with a little teeth showing."

Clarification - I don't see the Tom Cruise face at the "C" in CNN, but under the right leg of the X.

Or it's a ghost.

Maybe I'm still thinking how funny that South Park episode was... :)

[Political Junkie Too]

If Matt reads this thread Id say lose the hat unless he's outside.

He fancies himself to be the new Walter Winchell.

-PJ

[judicial meanz]

I'm not sure if that is a CNN logo or the outline of the VP's shirt sleeve in relief.

[Moonman62]

What is CNN?

The Jeopardy answer to "A dying news network."

[DogBarkTree]

Interesting read but I just cant seem to rally behind the blame the Jews for everything crowd. Larouche is an interesting sort but a bit too Tin Foil for me. Thanx for the link.

[Toespi]

It looks like a picture of a man with a beard, this is no kidding. My first impression was Fidel Castro, even possibly BinLaden.

[rickylc]

"It looks like what ever in written over the text is written in long hand or free hand."


I agree with you

[MJY1288]

Thanks, That wasn't even subliminal, it was obvious

[feedback doctor]

Standard NTSC video is 30 frames per second. To pull this off, an animation had to be created, striped to tape, and overlayed or keyed over the Cheney feed. It's possible it was a mistake. It isn't likely it was a mistake.

Actually no 'animation' has to be created. The most basic broadcast character generator can flash text at varying speeds. This was most likely sloppy production of a live event. It is possible that someone did it intentionally, but if that were the case, then they would have made the rest of the text at the bottom of the screen more legible.

[eddie willers]

Devo

Neil Young

[3D-JOY]

That was my first thought, but what about Arabic, as someone suggested? Do we have someone to ask about it?

[decal]

"It looks like what ever in written over the text is written in long hand or free hand."

Note that the "N" of "WRONG" is completely obscured while the rest of the line is only obscured on the top half. Would that happen in a typed-in message?

[Rain-maker]

Does Fitzgerald Have A 'Mr. X' Witness?
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/10/23/230439.shtml

CNN eluding that Cheney is Mr. X?

[rickylc]

Yup, it's a cnn logo with the last "n" partly cut off.

[Radix]

Maybe they think there is some buried treasure under that X!

[ohioWfan]

Agree. Get it to Drudge. Get it to Rush. Get it to Hannity. Get it to Brit.

This is no accident. If it were, it would happen at other times to other people.