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CNN SENIOR MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO CHENEY "X" - Control Room Staffer Laughed
The Drudge Report ^
| 11-22-05
| Matt Drudge
Posted on 11/22/2005 6:11:06 AM PST by rabair
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As I suspected all along... The blogosphere has all bought the "technical malfunction" (no word if Janet Jackson or Justin Timberlake were involved), not "operator error line. While everyone may be buying it, I ain't. Do I think CNN meant to actually send it to air... Not sure, but I don't think they'd be that stupid. What I think happened was in the midst of bordem and rage, the CNN control room libs were screwing around and put that X up on a monitor and all were going to have a good laugh, but someone screwed up and briefly put it on the live broadcast... Or maybe just some lib that was so angry he came unhinged and deliberately did it. Wouldn't be actually that surprising that some whacked out CNN lib just lost it for a minute and couldn't resist.
That said, why are people believing the excuse from CNN? Has anyone ever seen a random gigantic X appear on their screen before? I know I haven't, and I've watched my share of television. I might have given them a slight chance had they said "somebody leaned on the wrong button, but we quickly fixed it." But even then, why would there be a need for a giant X? As the folks on Fox & Friends pointed out this morning, this ain't Hollywood Squares, and Cheney ain't Whoopi Goldberg. Even their control room people said that this "malfunction" excuse made no sense. They spent most of the show putting the X on Brian and changing it's size and following his head with it. Pretty funny.
Anyway, make up your own minds... I don't work with this equipment, and I know a lot of "experts" have agreed that it was probably a malfunction... But common sense to me tells me that excuse is bogus.
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:11:07 AM PST
by
rabair
To: rabair
I thought it was a black X, not a white X?
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:12:47 AM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: rabair
"I can assure you no one at this network would ever deliberately place an 'X' over the vice president's face,""
ummm......someone did
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:13:14 AM PST
by
nuconvert
(No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: rabair
To: rabair
CXN is a political organization made up of political operatives.
Simple.
Destroy them now.
To: Peach
follow drudge link.. he has pictures... it was black, but that white one made the effect he mentions in this update.
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:13:56 AM PST
by
rabair
(Religion of Peace Strikes Again.... Sprinkling Peace Shrapnel All Over the World!")
To: rabair
They spent most of the show putting the X on Brian and changing it's size and following his head with it. Pretty funny. That is funny! And I'm not buying CNN's excuse either. I'm glad to hear that they are supposedly taking this matter seriously and investigating. If that's true, then I imagine someone will be looking for work very shortly.
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:14:24 AM PST
by
Coop
(FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
To: rabair
We have a new savior:
Cheney X
Like Malcolm X, only for older white guys with heart disease
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:15:12 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
To: rabair
Well, at least CNN is being open about where they stand finally.
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:15:13 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
To: Peach
LOL, without FOX, with the VP brushing it aside, so would everyone else. I'm glad FOX is holding their feet to the fire. Even Colmes!
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:15:33 AM PST
by
mosquitobite
(As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.)
To: rabair
by the way, here's the black and white "X"s via Drudge:
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:16:13 AM PST
by
rabair
(Religion of Peace Strikes Again.... Sprinkling Peace Shrapnel All Over the World!")
To: rabair
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:16:22 AM PST
by
AngryJawa
(NRA)
To: rabair
Okay -- I looked at the pictures. Why did the first picture show a black X and the second picture shows a white X?
Has CNN manipulated the evidence?
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:17:02 AM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: rabair
"We are taking this matter very, very seriously, and I can assure you no one at this network would ever deliberately place an 'X' over the vice president's face," a top CNN source
Bullsh*t.
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:17:23 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Darwinism is a belief in the meaninglessness of existence - R. Kirk)
To: rabair
I xd out CNN from my tv remote a long time ago.
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:17:27 AM PST
by
KeyLargo
To: rabair
It ain't no mistake.
Somebody flashed the graphic directly over Cheney's face... with additional text below it. Take a GOOD look.
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:17:32 AM PST
by
johnny7
(“You have a corpse in a car, minus a head, in the garage. Take me to it.”)
To: saveliberty; AliVeritas
My, how the mighty have fallen, ping!
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posted on
11/22/2005 6:17:45 AM PST
by
SE Mom
(God Bless those who serve..)
To: rabair
But...but...but it was just a mistake. The message at the bottom of the screen was generated by HAL9000, and there is no one to be held accountable. END SARCASM!!
To: rabair
OK...here's my theory and I read many Nancy Drew books in my youth so this comes with some background.
Put yourself in the perp's shoes. All the left has thought about for months was Fitzmas. The evil elf of Fitzmas was to be Cheney.
Now Fitzmas is starting to fizzle. The left refers to the Woodward/Novak leaker as Mr. X (clever, huh). So what better way for CNN to plant the suspicions that Cheney is the evil neo-con leaker than with a big X.
I know if I this subtle message I would think...hmm. Cheney...X.. Mr X!!! evil neocon leaker!!
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