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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

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE NOV 22, 2005 08:25:48 ET XXXXX

**Exclusive**

CNN SENIOR MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION OF CHENEY 'X'; CONTROL ROOM STAFFER 'LAUGHED' WHEN X FLASHED

CNN management has launched an internal investigation into how a giant black 'X' mark appeared over Vice President Dick Cheney's face -- as he delivered a speech from Washington on Monday!

"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, who asked not to be named at this time, said from New York.

A well-placed CNN insider claims a control room staffer "laughed" when the image appeared shortly after 11 am.

A careful review of the tape now shows a white colored 'X' was also transposed over Cheney's face during the speech, it appeared for less than 1/15 of a second, creating a startling flash effect.

CNN spokeswoman Laurie Goldberg emails: "We concluded this was a technological malfunction not an issue of operator error. A portion of the switcher experienced a momentary glitch. We obviously regret that it happened and are working on the equipment to ensure it is not repeated."

A rival network news director asks: "When has an 'X' ever aired on CNN before? Who had the graphic sitting in the key signal? Who generated the 'X'?"

The vice president himself is said to have brushed off the incident, a White House source said early Tuesday morning.

Developing...

(Excerpt) Read more at drudgereport.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cheney; cheneyx; cnn; cnnlies; cz; glitch; investigation; ritax; x
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To: rabair
Err. Does the white text say "This has been is after 6 frames of black?"
261 posted on 11/22/2005 9:03:53 AM PST by Reactionary
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To: reagan_fanatic

Precisely. CNN and their ilk are vicious towards conservatives, Republicans and Christians and they are very vocal about it. CNN is one and same as Al Jazerra.


262 posted on 11/22/2005 9:06:38 AM PST by auto power
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To: rabair


263 posted on 11/22/2005 9:07:35 AM PST by devolve (<--- (--------(--do not check out my lame FR home page--)--------)
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To: TomGuy

Perhaps they were trying to convey the message that "Mr. X is Cheney... it's black & white for all to see".


264 posted on 11/22/2005 9:09:15 AM PST by antceecee
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To: Howlin

MEEEEEOWWW!


265 posted on 11/22/2005 9:16:24 AM PST by johnny7 (“You have a corpse in a car, minus a head, in the garage. Take me to it.”)
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To: Lazamataz
I already made that joke.

I surrender all the residuals to you.

266 posted on 11/22/2005 9:17:03 AM PST by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN (m)
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To: rabair

It _looks_ like there's some black lettering on top of the white caption letters on the screen. Also, if you invert even the poor image on Drudge's site you can see some logo or something in the black zone immediately to the right of the 'X'.

It would be good to get a non-compressed image of the 'X' and the frames immediately before/after it to do a subtraction.

Either way, CNN ought to be able to produce a COPY of that 'X'-image for people to determine what it contains.


267 posted on 11/22/2005 9:23:33 AM PST by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: in hoc signo vinces

No No No, you're all wrong. The perp is CNN control room employee who was paid millions of dollars from the FEMA relief fund covertly authorized by the Bush administration to discredit CNN just like the planted Dan Rather documents did to CBS. C'mon, it's sooooo obvious. Look for a Katie Couric wardrobe malfunction in the near future.


268 posted on 11/22/2005 9:24:46 AM PST by hiramknight
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To: exdem2000

In addition to 'X'ing out CNN from your TV remote, remember to always complain if a hotel you stay in doesn't carry FOX NEWS in their rooms. Too many carry only CNN.


269 posted on 11/22/2005 9:27:04 AM PST by antceecee
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To: McGruff

Sure he would if he was a Democrat. After all everyone lies about X.


270 posted on 11/22/2005 9:39:03 AM PST by Barb4Bush
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To: Howlin

I did a search on FR a few weeks ago and posted the pic where I found it. But it was from FR, though. Look up, "Brainwashedchild," on the FR search or on Google.


271 posted on 11/22/2005 10:16:38 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: SlowBoat407
Does teh X look like that though? That looks like a large Impact font X. I've seen x's that go through the center of the title-safe box.

X

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272 posted on 11/22/2005 10:18:01 AM PST by Conservomax (There are no solutions, only trade-offs.)
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To: cake_crumb
I love that :-)

And I love you.

273 posted on 11/22/2005 10:33:58 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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To: blu
A pope for the new millennium?

Nahhhh. I just cannot see the Cheneymobile.

274 posted on 11/22/2005 10:35:25 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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To: Gondring
When the X ballcap craze was on, so long ago, I got myself a U of Virginia cap, with the big V on it. When people would ask about it, I let them know that--like those people showing support for Malcolm the Tenth--I was showing support for my hero, the Christian warrior-king Henry V. Was priceless to see the libs' reactions. :-)

If I had a hat with a big V on it, it would probably stand for something that -- if I mentioned -- would get me banned.

275 posted on 11/22/2005 10:36:35 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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To: rabair

Yawn..who cares. Go out and get some sunshine instead of being an armchair patriot.


276 posted on 11/22/2005 10:38:31 AM PST by Windsong (FighterPilot)
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To: i.l.e.
The man with the plan.

Cheney X is a spokesperson for the Nation of Bushlam.

277 posted on 11/22/2005 10:43:22 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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To: CROSSHIGHWAYMAN
I surrender all the residuals to you.

The First Step is: We admitted we were powerless over Lazamataz, and that our lives had become hilarious.

278 posted on 11/22/2005 10:44:42 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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To: agincourt1415
Baseball Hats and T-Shirts will be on sale shortly.

I wanna model them.

Wearing nothing but the hat and the shirt.

279 posted on 11/22/2005 10:45:42 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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To: maggief

280 posted on 11/22/2005 10:50:24 AM PST by petercooper (I was misled. I actually voted for war, before I wanted to use 20/20 hindsight and vote against it.)
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