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CNN Kills Birther Story (Dobbs under the bus by his boss)
Politico ^ | 7-24-09 | Ben Smith

Posted on 07/24/2009 1:27:45 PM PDT by STARWISE

CNN president kills birther story

TVNewser reports that CNN President Jon Klein has declared a halt to birther coverage -- a tacit shot at Lou Dobbs.

Klein forwarded Dobbs's producers a memo under this heading, which I suspect won't calm the conspiracists:

Since the show's mission is for Lou to be the explainer and enlightener, he should be sure to cite this during your segment tonite. And then it seems this story is dead - because anyone who still is not convinced doesn't really have a legitimate beef.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; certifigate; cnn; dobbs; joeklein; joeklien; jonklein; kenya; kenyan; liarliar; loudobs; muslim; obamaeligible; underthebus; usurper
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To: STARWISE

Gut check time for Lou. I hope he tells his bosses to blow it out.


21 posted on 07/24/2009 1:35:33 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: F15Eagle

As he was approaching, I was going to stop him and give him some support but he looked so bad I decided not to bother him and leave him alone. He was walking in a daze.


22 posted on 07/24/2009 1:37:54 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: swain_forkbeard
“Tonight’s explanation: Obama’s dog ate his birth certificate.”

It's in the same place as Hillary's law firm billing records were hiding in the 90’s.
Maybe it will suddenly appear somewhere, as did the law firm records?

23 posted on 07/24/2009 1:38:19 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I agree with Rick..)
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To: avacado
Great point. The lies to cover up the original lie are crumbling under their own weight. Also contradictions over which hospital.

This refusal to release a simple BC reminds me of John Kerry's 'signed' 180 Form (which we're still waiting on).

24 posted on 07/24/2009 1:39:06 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Texas Fossil

In November 2008 the Director of Health for the State of Hawaii said they had his original long form and that she saw it. Yet CNN says it was destroyed in 2001?

Big lies!!!


25 posted on 07/24/2009 1:39:29 PM PDT by avacado
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To: STARWISE

FRIDAY, JUL 24

Jon Klein on Birthers: “It Seems This Story is Dead”

TVNewser has learned CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein sent an email to a handful of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” staffers last night regarding the coverage of the so-called birthers and the validity of Pres. Obama’s birth in the U.S.

In part, Klein writes, “It seems this story is dead- because anyone who still is not convinced doesn’t really have a legitimate beef.” Klein asked CNN researchers to dig into the question of why Obama couldn’t produce the original birth certificate. The researchers contacted the Hawaii Health Dept. and confirmed that paper documents were discarded in 2001 when the department went paperless. That reportedly includes Pres. Obama’s original birth certificate.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/jon_klein_on_birthers_it_seems_this_story_is_dead_122546.asp#more


26 posted on 07/24/2009 1:40:40 PM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: Texas Fossil
"A long-form birth certificate with details about the doctor who delivered Obama no longer exists, they reported.

"...no longer exists..." or "...never existed..." ?

27 posted on 07/24/2009 1:41:09 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Where's this tagline thing everyone keeps talking about?)
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To: avacado
CNN would probably say that the truth changes.
28 posted on 07/24/2009 1:41:16 PM PDT by Red Dog #1
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To: STARWISE

29 posted on 07/24/2009 1:41:33 PM PDT by frankenMonkey (www.citizendirect.org - this domain name for sale)
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To: duckman
Dobbs belongs on a fair and balanced Fox.

So true. "Greta" proved that in coming from CNN to FOX.

30 posted on 07/24/2009 1:44:09 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: STARWISE

I hope this just pushes Lou Dobbs all the more. Surely he must have taken notice of all flack he’s gotten. He’s over the target.


31 posted on 07/24/2009 1:44:54 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
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To: Star Traveler

Maybe someone should play Klein the soundbite from the Hawaii Dept. of Health in October of last year.

I don’t believe for one minute he had ANYBODY “digging” into this story.


32 posted on 07/24/2009 1:45:02 PM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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To: Homer1

To be fair, record keeping in Kenya is spotty, at best.


33 posted on 07/24/2009 1:45:38 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: UCANSEE2

1. This will not go away.

2. His whole life history is a Lie.

3. With a lie, the pieces never fit.

4. This will eventually break open.


34 posted on 07/24/2009 1:45:43 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (The last time I looked, this is still Texas where I live.)
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To: Homer1
“They are now claiming that the original was destroyed.’

Maybe Sandy Berger stole it.

35 posted on 07/24/2009 1:45:43 PM PDT by riverdawg
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To: All

We have just announced that there will be no more viewing of CNN in our house.


36 posted on 07/24/2009 1:47:08 PM PDT by bennowens
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To: SJSAMPLE

What about when it was an English colony. The English are noted for being good record keepers.


37 posted on 07/24/2009 1:47:46 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (The last time I looked, this is still Texas where I live.)
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To: Star Traveler

Legal documents aren’t usually destroyed when a department goes paperless.
They’re scanned, indexed and added to a database.

The records are then sealed and stored in climate-controlled warehouses.

I have find shipping documents for fake dogshit from 20 years ago, because paper documents live forever. The server may crash, but those originals aren’t going nowhere.

The Rose Law Firm records ought to prove that.


38 posted on 07/24/2009 1:48:10 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Red Steel

Throw in Shep Smith and you got a deal.


39 posted on 07/24/2009 1:48:26 PM PDT by willgolfforfood
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To: STARWISE

Lou Dobbs, first victim of Swift Birther attack!


40 posted on 07/24/2009 1:49:33 PM PDT by bigbob
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