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The Access of Evil-- CNN's Duplicity
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| 04-14-03
| The Heavy Equipment Guy
Posted on 04/14/2003 3:17:35 PM PDT by backhoe
Reprehensible. Access is more important than principle---or truth in reporting. But wait a minute----didn't CNN do the same thing during the Clinton Administration?
CNN knewThe Washington Times ^ | Monday April 14 2003 | EDITORIALWhere to begin? First, as the chief news executive of the only truly worldwide television news network, Jordan was literally the one man in the entire world in a position to "unbottle" those awful truths. Moreover, those awful truths were not only newsworthy, but would have been history-making -
had they been reported.
I think that most people are missing the real point of all of this. Sure Saddam was a sadistic madman, but at least he wasn't George Bush. It doesn't matter to these people that they were used. They were happy to be used. Their hatred of conservatives, George Bush, and America in general trumps all to this very day.
This CNN story should not be forgotten. We have to keep this alive in some way
This astonishing confession doesn't just undermine CNN's claim to be "the most trusted name in news" - it wreaks incalculable damage on all journalists' ability to be trusted by the American people.
The elistism of CNN is incredible. What else aren't they telling us?
I bet CNN has the same 'see-no-evil, hear-no-evil' "policy" with Castro's Cuba.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accessofevil; cnn; journalism; journalists
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:17:35 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: All
"It's Time to Pony Up".
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:19:22 PM PDT
by
Support Free Republic
(Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
To: backhoe
But what about CSPAN?
(you didn't think I could let this one go, did you?)
:)))
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:24:10 PM PDT
by
TomB
To: backhoe
CNN KNEW !
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:26:15 PM PDT
by
ChadGore
(HEY CNN: No Blood for ratings)
To: backhoe
CNN is the propaganda arm of the anti-American Socialist worldwide conspiracy that includes radical Muslims, Communists and Democrats.
Defame, defund, defang the Access of Evil.
The Left cannot be debated, persuaded or convinced.
They can only be vanquished.
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:28:12 PM PDT
by
Enduring Freedom
(To smash the ugly face of Socialism is our mission)
To: Enduring Freedom
I dearly hope the presence of CNN in airports, hotels, other countries, etc, begins to fade a little faster...
To: backhoe
The big story NOT mentioned here is that CNN's Brent Sadler proceeded on live TV to make an armed reconnocense of Tikrit in which (if you listen to your VHS tapes carefully) Sadler CLEARLY states that his security (hired gunsel) opened up with an AK-47 on some Iraqis that "looked threatening".
Then, 5 or 8 minutes later. AFTER they fired on these Iraqi people, Sadler (who was driving) ran a road block and was fired on. (What did he expect?).
The key point is CNN Fired first!
Further, the Marines were only an hour behind them, so any captivity CNN might have suffered would have been short lived at worst.
So in the chase for a scoop to save its' failing rateings, CNN engages in combat ahead of the front line.
As far as I know Iraq never hurt any news media (although several were hurt by U.S. fire), and yet CNN finds it necessary go hire armed thugs and shoot their way into and out of Tikrit.
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:35:23 PM PDT
by
konaice
To: backhoe
CNN = Collaborators' News Network
Still reporting on that great Cuban health care system while dissidents are imprisoned, tortured and shot just off camera.
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:38:39 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: backhoe; Freedom'sWorthIt; Mo1; TomB; Wphile; Brad's Gramma
I love you, man. :-)
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:40:54 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(It's a great day to be an American -- or an Iraqi!)
To: TomB
you didn't think I could let this one go, did youWell, I tried to be hopeful!
I was gathering these links when the "C-word" caught my eye and just zoomed in without further thought...
We used to sell a sign that read:
"Be sure Brain is in gear
before engaging mouth..."
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:42:02 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: ChadGore
Thanks! I'll borrow your tag line~
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:43:22 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(HEY CNN: No Blood for ratings)
To: Howlin
I love you, man. :-)I'm a girl BTTT!
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:45:40 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Become a Monthly Donor to Free Republic! Please?)
To: Hazzardgate; Enduring Freedom
Just about every place I go with a waiting room has CNN on... I think I'll start complaining.
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:45:42 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(HEY CNN: No Blood for ratings)
To: Brad's Gramma
I was talking to backhoe and he WONDERFUL lists!
He's simply the best there is!
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:47:11 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(It's a great day to be an American -- or an Iraqi!)
To: konaice
So in the chase for a scoop to save its' failing rateings, CNN engages in combat ahead of the front line. I actually hadn't thought of it that way- thanks for your perspective.
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:47:28 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(HEY CNN: No Blood for ratings)
To: Howlin
I KNOW that!
:-)
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:48:20 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Become a Monthly Donor to Free Republic! Please?)
To: Travis McGee
Don't get me started on the Jackal Pack Press and their sycophantic treatment of Castro & Cuba & a host of bloody tyrants... but thanks for another good tag line!
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:49:39 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(CNN = Collaborators' News Network)
To: Howlin
{{{hugs}}} to you and yours, Howlin!
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:50:46 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(CNN = Collaborators' News Network)
To: backhoe
"What did they know and when did they know it?"
To: backhoe
I really appreciate the time that you spend gathering all this information together for us.
I, on the other hand, haven't even managed to make a folder in My Favorites to drag the URLs I've saved about this into. :-)
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posted on
04/14/2003 3:53:02 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(It's a great day to be an American -- or an Iraqi!)
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