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CNN Hides Blagojevich's Party Affiliation in Embarrasing AP Story
GOP Bloggers ^ | February 24, 2006 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 02/24/2006 10:29:58 AM PST by Mark Noonan

After Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich had an embarrassing appearance on "The Daily Show," many had a good laugh. The Associated Press even reported on it:

Blagojevich says he didn't realize "The Daily Show" was a comedy spoof of the news when he sat down for an interview that ended up poking fun at the sometimes-puzzled Democratic governor.

CNN also picked up the wire story, but decided to change an interesting detail:

Blagojevich says he didn't realize "The Daily Show" was a comedy spoof of the news when he sat down for an interview that ended up poking fun at the sometimes- puzzled governor

How sad. Over something so trivial as this, CNN decided to hide Governor Blagojevich's party affiliation. And we're supposed to believe they're unbiased?


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: boycotttimelifewb; cnn; cnnbias; democrats; dnctalkingpoints; dummycrap; illinois; liesbyomission; liesbyommission; mediabias; msm; plausibledeniability; thedailyshow; zogbyism
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1 posted on 02/24/2006 10:30:01 AM PST by Mark Noonan
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To: Mark Noonan
LOL! Can't wait to see it! Any idea when the episode will air?

I like the Colbert Report better than The Daily Show even though I am smart enough to realize that the show is really making fun of my side, the right side, etc...but it is still very funny.

2 posted on 02/24/2006 10:33:14 AM PST by yellowdoghunter (I sometimes only vote for Republicans because they are not Democrats...by Thomas Sowell)
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To: Mark Noonan
Hiding democrat party affiliation is a MSM cardinal rule...not surprising at all.
3 posted on 02/24/2006 10:35:08 AM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Mark Noonan

LOL....

"The interview focused on his executive order requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for emergency birth control.

Interviewer Jason Jones pretended to stumble over Blagojevich's name before calling him "Governor Smith." He urged Blagojevich to explain the contraception issue by playing the role of "a hot 17-year-old" and later asked if he was "the gay governor."

At one point in the interview, a startled Blagojevich looked to someone off camera and said, "Is he teasing me, or is that legit?"


4 posted on 02/24/2006 10:36:26 AM PST by indcons
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To: Mark Noonan

How, in the name of God, can you not know it's a comedy show. In the words of John Stewart himself, THEY COME ON AFTER A SHOW ABOUT PUPPETS MAKING CRANK CALLS!


5 posted on 02/24/2006 10:36:46 AM PST by oldleft
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To: Mark Noonan

Oh this is too funny! I can't wait to see it!!!


6 posted on 02/24/2006 10:37:45 AM PST by LoudRepublicangirl (loudrepublicangirl)
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To: Mark Noonan

That's Comrade Dom Blagojevich, as he's called in Illinois.


7 posted on 02/24/2006 10:38:11 AM PST by AD from SpringBay (We have the government we allow and deserve.)
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To: Mark Noonan

Hilarious!


8 posted on 02/24/2006 10:39:34 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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9 posted on 02/24/2006 10:39:42 AM PST by Bender2 (Redid my FR Homepage just for ya'll... Now, Vote Republican and vote often)
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To: ncountylee

The sins of omission are as egregious as the sins of commission when it comes to the MSM.


10 posted on 02/24/2006 10:40:34 AM PST by OldFriend (..)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

(( ping ))

You won't believe this.


11 posted on 02/24/2006 10:40:35 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: LoudRepublicangirl

It was on 2 weeks ago (according to the accompanying link).


12 posted on 02/24/2006 10:40:48 AM PST by indcons
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To: oldleft

Consider me out of the loop too. Never saw the show, never would know who or what John Stewart does.


13 posted on 02/24/2006 10:41:51 AM PST by OldFriend (..)
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To: Mark Noonan

If he looks that stupid, will liberal brown noser Jon Stewart allow it to even air?


14 posted on 02/24/2006 10:50:01 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: oldleft
...A SHOW ABOUT PUPPETS MAKING CRANK CALLS!

Yaaaaay!

15 posted on 02/24/2006 10:52:55 AM PST by johnny7 (“Iuventus stultorum magister”)
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I think the story has a bit of the bogus to it on one level. I think Blagooglevitch KNEW it was a comedy show the whole time! Here is what I wrote on my blog:

http://www.publiusforum.blogspot.com/


"First of all, I do not believe for a moment that the Governor didn't know he was on a comedy show. I firmly believe that he is lying about not knowing. He expects us to believe that all his advisors let him go on that show without telling him it was a comedy show? And that is taking for granted that he didn't already know before hand that it was a comedy show!

Sorry, but I don't buy it at all. Blagooglevitch knew it was a comedy show and i'd guess that he was trying to seem "hip" and it went all wrong for him. It's pretty typical of his administration, though. Does anyone remember his comment that he had "testicular fortitude"? That comment was ridiculed widely and his silliness was jabbed at mercilessly.

Gov. Blagojevich is a useless fool that has done nothing at all as Gov"


16 posted on 02/24/2006 10:53:09 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus
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18 posted on 02/24/2006 10:57:26 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: yellowdoghunter

Do you ever watch the Colbert Report's feature on Congressional Districts? One of the things that struck me about that is the shape of the districts -- they all look like dumbbells, for instance one in New York scoops a bit of an affluent district, I think Scarsdale or some such, and has a thin line that connects it to a big piece of the Bronx. One in New Jersey is two separate non connected islands. Try to find maps of the districts on the internet, it is almost impossible, the politicans want to hide the gerrymandering, but when you take a piece of a red area and add just enough of a blue area to make it all blue, it is as if you are negating the red area vote.


19 posted on 02/24/2006 11:00:30 AM PST by sportutegrl (People who say, "All I know is . . ." really mean, "All I want you to focus on is . . .")
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20 posted on 02/24/2006 11:02:24 AM PST by oldleft
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