Posted on 11/22/2005 4:16:00 AM PST by saveliberty
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Well, this is quite a story on Drudge right now:
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!
I just got an e-mail from someone who says Drudge will be on Fox News at 9:45 p.m. to talk about it. I'm guessing CNN won't cover the story tonight.
UPDATE 9:50 p.m.: Drudge is on now (without a hat!)and says the X showed up each time for 1/15 of a second, so you couldn't see it unless you slowed down the tape. No one at CNN is talking to Drudge about it.
Alan Colmes: Do you think it was purposeful?
AC: Is it possible this only happened on your set?
Drudge: No, this has been confirmed.
AC: Do you think it's evidence of the liberal media?
Drudge: I don't know...I just find it rather alarming that this is being subliminally sent out on the airwaves.
UPDATE 10:01 p.m.: The Political Teen has video of the Cheney speech, slowed down for the X-effect.
UPDATE 11:42p.m.: Jeff Harrell has a full analysis and serious questions about the video linked above. He has written The Political Teen for clarification, but hasn't heard from him yet. More as soon as I hear it.
Right at the end of the segment, Alan Colmes read a statement from CNN, which I found at TV Newser but not at CNN.com.
Responding to TVNewser's request for comment this evening, a CNN spokesperson explained: "This was a technolgical malfunction, not an issue of operator error. A portion of the switcher experienced a momentary glitch."
Not much of an "official statement," as Colmes called it. Considering how suspect the X incident looks, I think we deserve just a little more than that-- especially those of us who remember this little incident. Bias? What bias?
UPDATE 12:09a.m.: Michelle Malkin gets an e-mail from someone with apparent technical knowledge who says, "It's possible it was a mistake. It isn't likely it was a mistake."
This will get legs if someone on the inside at CNN leaks some info.
You'd better because CNN is going to run stories about this clear example of political bias at FreeRepublic.com
They could have gone the USA Today route and given him the evil eyes treatment.
Maybe Peter Marshall had VP Cheney in the Secret Square?
I'm sure the NY Times will have an editorial defending them by tomorrow.
I prefer cXn.
LOL! It would depend on who is dating whom.
Is Peter Marshall still around?
No, it would be better for them to ignore the brouhaha.
The first time something happens, it is an occurance.
The second time, it is coincidence.
The third time, it is enemy action.
You're right. They'll only jump in if the story picks up steam.
I was thinking about the alternative media in this same way last night. Without the internet would Fedora's research have been so quick (relatively)? Would it have been so complete? Would anyone have heard about it given the MSM's monopoly? Imagine the trips to libraries she would have had to make to compile this and imagine the frustration from no one hearing the message!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526309/posts
Mo Dowd will be in a even more surly mood than usual seeing it's around the holidays.
This is about as "accidental" as the manipulation of the Condi Rice photo on the web recently and many other such type incidents. The socialist media is currently in a state of unhinged mental derangement
Yes, but sometimes even the enemy can be stupid
Right. Otherwise it escalates the importance of we great unwashed.
Is it the FCC that can pull their License?
about time they lose their license to LIE.
Remember the Sarin gas Lie.
Unreal.
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