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."
I remembered, I was thinking that the left doesn't have much in the way of original thought, which is why I thought you were saying that they reused the phrase.
CNN is like a 2-year old trying to outwit the adult parents.
Or Germany or Japan for that matter.
I still want to see CNN squirm.
My nine month year old niece is more clever.
After the President started fighting back on the disgusting charges that he lied to get us into war, was it Kerry who said we don't need a campaigner in chief? It reminded me of their shrieking during the 2004 campaign that the President better not mention 9/11. It is what they fear, and it is what he must do. Go ahead, Mr. President, get into campaign mode and get out there with the people.
that the technician could not process the visage of the Vice President and thus was underqualified for a professional position?
I have been a manager, that would be my take.
They're going to employ the Dan Rather defense.
I hope that they continue to do so. They are great for FNC.
CNN is apparently using that as proof the "X" was an honest mistake. However, it neither proves nor disproves anything. The media will drop it and make it into a non-event, though CNN's done image editing of the Bush administration before.
LOL! Well, let's see how the CNN slobs handle this.
Will they or won't they pull up their pants? :D
Another perspective is that it's an ongoing love sonnet to Fidel Castro.
Yes I do remember.
Yep. The text of the news ticker is almost impossible to read.
Fake but accurate? Maybe the reverse. Didn't happen, but it should have?
And us not to mention talk radio.
Hm I am more inclined to believe Steve Doocy.
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