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...
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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.
Perhaps they were trying to convey the message that "Mr. X is Cheney... it's black & white for all to see".
MEEEEEOWWW!
I surrender all the residuals to you.
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.
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.
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.
Sure he would if he was a Democrat. After all everyone lies about X.
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.
And I love you.
Nahhhh. I just cannot see the Cheneymobile.
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.
Yawn..who cares. Go out and get some sunshine instead of being an armchair patriot.
Cheney X is a spokesperson for the Nation of Bushlam.
The First Step is: We admitted we were powerless over Lazamataz, and that our lives had become hilarious.
I wanna model them.
Wearing nothing but the hat and the shirt.
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