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CNN MARKS CHENEY: NETWORK FLASHES 'X' OVER VP'S FACE DURING LIVE SPEECH
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| November 21, 2005
Posted on 11/21/2005 6:27:44 PM PST by RWR8189
Edited on 11/21/2005 6:40:53 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: feedback doctor
Not too many years ago I was in TV production at a small station. Directing newscasts was one of my duties. It wasn't unheard of for crew members to do stuff like this in the background, stuff that wasn't intended for air. Of course, this is precisely when people make mistakes and it *does* get on the air.
Of course, this doesn't make it acceptable. I'd love to see those responsible tossed in the can for a few years -- it'd send a long overdue message to the media elite.
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To: Shortstop7
Jeez. It's so obvious! CNN hired Mary Mapes to do its graphics.
To: RWR8189
I'm sure it's withing CNN's ability to find out what happened. Do they even care?
To: RWR8189
It was subliminal all right, but not for what you think. It was actually a commerical for Microsoft's new X-box system. Seriously, cnn needs to be unplugged.
425
posted on
11/21/2005 8:32:20 PM PST
by
tang-soo
(Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
Comment #426 Removed by Moderator
To: rickylc
Cheney's lapel pin is clearly covered over. This was no accident.
427
posted on
11/21/2005 8:34:58 PM PST
by
freedom4me
(...Error alone needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.--Thomas Jefferson)
To: roses of sharon
"Reaching millions of people stuck in airports, elevators, and hotel rooms everyday"
and cruise ships.
428
posted on
11/21/2005 8:36:33 PM PST
by
willk
To: jbeachgrl5
When you get the response from your friend at CNN can you please ping me?
To: SlowBoat407
My guess is:
It is wrong to criticize fade to black.
Somebody might have been preparing the caption
To: free_at_jsl.com
IT IS WRONG TO CRITICIZE ___ o black
?
431
posted on
11/21/2005 8:37:55 PM PST
by
Eddie01
(I'm coming to the conclusion I'm really not smart enough to post here.)
To: NCjim
432
posted on
11/21/2005 8:38:20 PM PST
by
NCjim
(The more I use Windows, the more I love UNIX)
To: willk
Yes, and the NYT bathhouse boys seem to be the only "newspaper" on cruise ships too, a specific shortened version.
To: Mr. Rational
Although your explanation is plausible, it is not probable. This X is consistent with other behaviour in the media, and given that in millions of hours of viewing no one can think of a similar event - it appears intentional.
Rational indeed, you've nailed it on the head. Yes, this is not an uncommon editing symbol, yes, there are plenty of ways to accidentally get this on the air, no it does not happen.
We're back to the Mapes story, in a way - it is up to the network to provide evidence that this is not all that unusual of an event (yeah, right) and that it was truly an accident (again, yeah right.) Proving that it was unintentional is impossible, in all reality. Even if this was some freak accident where one of the editing bay computers was pulling data down from the speech and somehow got set to get fed directly into the board and the folks running the board pulled the editing bay computer onto the air...
Sorry, not going to happen. Even giving every benefit of the doubt, the simple reality is that no one will believe them at all. The RATs will snigger about how some MSM unit pulled a fast one, and the Republicans will be ticked that they were watching Fox and now can't claim they'll stop watching CNN since they already don't.
The most sane response from CNN should be 'The person responsible has been sacked, and we apologize to the White House for the irresponsible actions by our employee.' No one would even bother to know the technician's name, and really, no one would even have to be fired (but it'd be nice if they did.)
But instead we'll see the same old typical liberal response when they get caught with their pants down... Lie. Ghads it gets old.
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posted on
11/21/2005 8:39:46 PM PST
by
kingu
(I'm a liberal's worst nightmare - a conservative that votes.)
To: papasmurf
I didn't want to see that...lol
435
posted on
11/21/2005 8:39:50 PM PST
by
the anti-liberal
(Hey, Al Qaeda: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent)
To: the anti-liberal
Email the video link to drudge!
To: free_at_jsl.com
I compared free_at_jsl's frame breakout of the hidden text to the actual screen capture. The hidden writing is a "ghost" of the words "it is wrong to criticize"...only it's a little distorted.
If you compare them, you can see that by filling in the gaps, that's what it says...
To: mwyounce
In photoshop, I can make out the words, "video" a percentage sign (I think) and at the far right the words "or black" or "of black"
To: hole_n_one
Remeber this one from NBC.........
I don't get it.
To: battlecry
Need to see all the captions before and after.
That sounds plausible, except I don't think he said "It is wrong to criticize".
I can manipulate it enough in Photoshop (since I don't know what I am doing) so it says "do not believe".
440
posted on
11/21/2005 8:45:11 PM PST
by
eyespysomething
(This ashtray, the paddlegame, the remote control, the lamp and the chair. That's all I need!)
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