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."
LOL! But why mention Paul Begala by name? :D
I spent a little time in the business and I'd say no. This looks like the work of someone on the technical side.
We agree that someone had to have typed that
It'd be nice if someone could make it what the words are.
Looks that way from the perspective of those of us who are not in the business.
Or KOREA!
Me too, but I doubt it. The mass media has too much of a history of fiddling with images of the Bush administration. There's no way now that CNN can prove reasonable doubt that this was done on purpose.
It wouldn't be surprising if whomever did it was quietly fired though.
Well, the big question is, who gets the "O?"
Even if the producer didn't know he or she is still in trouble.
Good question
Very true.
Exactly. It would be the same in other businesses too.
It says "Transition begins after 5 frames of black"
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.
Alan Colmes is a parsing liberal puke!
Right. The supervisor has to take some of the responsibility for the actions of the employees.
He's better than some, worse than others on the left.
We're dealing with CNN, there is probably a promotion in the works for him!
Unless he or she happens to be a pointy haired boss out of a Dilbert cartoon. Hey, it can happen!
Does anyone know what brand of CG CNN uses? Chyron is most likely, but I'm not certain.
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