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Memo to CNN President Jon Klein (certifigate)
WND ^ | 8/7/09 | Joe Farah

Posted on 08/07/2009 10:17:02 PM PDT by pissant

It has been more than a week now since you wrote a memo to your entire editorial team explaining that the Obama birth certificate story was "dead" because Hawaii had destroyed all original, long-form, hospital-generated documents.

In fact, it has been a week since the state of Hawaii repudiated your baseless assertion.

Isn't it time to apologize for your error and to Lou Dobbs for attempting to intimidate him for covering the story?

And since your basis for not covering the story has been blown to smithereens, isn't it time for you to issue a new edict to your news team to get back on the story?

What am I missing?

Perhaps you were just looking for an excuse not to cover the story in the first place?

Your network is going to be left in the dust on one of the biggest stories in the history of the country. But I don't suppose that matters to you. My guess is that you are one of those media executives who puts politics ahead of news. That's what I surmise of your network's coverage of this story as well as many others.

Your original position, which I can only assume you have modified after being proven wrong, was laughable even if your facts were correct.

I don't know if you're old enough to remember Watergate.

I was trying to imagine Ben Bradlee or Katherine Graham calling off the Washington Post's Watergate investigation because an 18-and-a-half-minute gap had been discovered in a critical White House recording.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: article2section1; barackobama; bho44; birthcertificate; birthers; certifigate; colb; larrysinclairslover; naturalborn; obama; obamanoncitizenissue
Farah b-slaps the hapless retard.
1 posted on 08/07/2009 10:17:02 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

What happened to the WND big news story that was supposed to break this week?


2 posted on 08/07/2009 10:19:19 PM PDT by woofie
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To: pissant

But they want it to be over. That trumps actual accuracy. Don’t you know anything about journalism?


3 posted on 08/07/2009 10:20:51 PM PDT by TBP
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To: woofie

I guess it was Corsi’s story comparing the obama Kenyan BC to some other Kenyan doc that wasn’t the same type, nor the same year. LOL


4 posted on 08/07/2009 10:21:15 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

Actually, Farah said it was something unrelated. But the point is well-taken. Where is it?


5 posted on 08/07/2009 10:23:09 PM PDT by Ronin (Nemo me impune lacesset)
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To: TBP
It has been more than a week now since you wrote a memo to your entire editorial team explaining that the Obama birth certificate story was "dead" because Hawaii had destroyed all original, long-form, hospital-generated documents.

What ever happened to a journalists curiosity. Even if Hawaii had destroyed the original documents, wouldn't that make someone ask why they did such a thing.

This whole Obama hiding his birth certificate affair should get some enterprising journalist a book deal and a Pulitzer.

6 posted on 08/07/2009 10:27:20 PM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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To: TBP

The SRM had a plan. They could not ignore it, so they coordinated with A**holerod to attack the ‘birthers’ nonstop for weeks, then say “see, they are nuts, nothing to the story”. They even threw in a false BC or two.

Does it not seem odd that the SRM, once they ‘found out’ that the Kenyan BC’s were (allegedly) fake, how they have ZERO interest in getting to the bottom of, or the timing of such chicanery.

But when it was Orly Taitz, who fell for the (alleged) fake and asked to enter it into the court record for discovery - why it was hellfire and brimstone and scorn and outrage heaped on the “nutty Russian attorney” by the MSM.


7 posted on 08/07/2009 10:29:25 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: TBP
But they want it to be over. That trumps actual accuracy. Don’t you know anything about journalism?

Kids go into journalism school because they want to "change the world". Go figure.
8 posted on 08/07/2009 10:30:05 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Ronin

Gots me. Maybe a marketing ploy?


9 posted on 08/07/2009 10:30:13 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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Heck yeah! Keep it up Joe Farah.


10 posted on 08/07/2009 10:32:39 PM PDT by Frantzie (Lou Dobbs - American Hero! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
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To: Ronin

He posted on his twitter account Friday or Monday.

“The import is this: Do we even know with any certainty who Obama’s parents were?”
6:55 PM Aug 5th from web

“Another part coming Friday or Monday”


11 posted on 08/07/2009 10:35:12 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Yonder stands your orphan with his gun)
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To: Electric Graffiti

Uhhh...WHISKY TANGO FOXTROT, OVER!

Excuse the farkin-fluggin-fleece outta me but what the heck is THAT supposed to mean?

Don’t touch that BAT DIAL? Stay tuned to this BAT STATION?

Why am I starting to get the feeling that Farah is Farkin-fluggin-fleeced BAT-SH#T-CRAZY?

If he has something to show or say he needs to lay it out or say it.

I do NOT appreciate being jacked around by comic-book style melodramatics!


12 posted on 08/07/2009 10:42:00 PM PDT by Ronin (Nemo me impune lacesset)
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To: Electric Graffiti; 1000 silverlings; xzins; P-Marlowe

Bump for Monday.


13 posted on 08/07/2009 10:55:07 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: pissant

“FREE THE LONG FORM!”


14 posted on 08/08/2009 5:12:35 AM PDT by Dryman (Now, Back to Lurking)
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To: Lawgvr1955
This whole Obama hiding his birth certificate affair should get some enterprising journalist a book deal and a Pulitzer.

I posted that BOB WOOWARD's supposed upcoming book on BO might have this as its focus.

15 posted on 08/08/2009 5:15:34 AM PDT by 1234
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To: pissant

BTTT


16 posted on 08/08/2009 7:15:19 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: pissant

Clinton, 117 S. Hervey St., Hope, Arkansas

Reagan, Graham Building, Second floor, Tampico, Illinois.

Kennedy, 83 Beals Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.

Lincoln, One room cabin, Sinking Spring Farm, Hardin County, Kentucky.

Obama, No Doc.


17 posted on 08/08/2009 7:54:42 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: pissant
pissant,

My first take on Orly Taitz filing the alleged Kenyan birth certificate in federal court was “My God, what are you thinking!”

However, I'm not a lawyer.

Now I'm wondering if she had a profoundly malicious motive.

Is it possible that the person or people who manufactured this fraud now face serious legal jeopardy BECAUSE Taitz filed it in her case?

I mean, the case is well known, Taitz is well known, the issues are well known.

Is it possible the Perp(s) could be charged with manufacturing evidence, obstruction of justice, or contempt of court?

You would think the whole plan was to have a climactic national TV appearance where the Perps laugh themselves sick at the Birthers.

But that hasn't happened.

And each day that goes by, the fake Kenyan BC story loses a little punch, and gets a little less publicity.

18 posted on 08/08/2009 12:29:50 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: pissant

He should also kick him in the nards ;-)


19 posted on 08/08/2009 6:27:52 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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