Posted on 10/30/2001 8:01:04 PM PST by Pokey78
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:49:30 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The chairman of CNN has ordered his staff to balance images of civilian devastation in Afghan cities with reminders that the Taliban harbors murderous terrorists, saying it "seems perverse to focus too much on the casualties or hardship in Afghanistan."
In a memo to his international correspondents, Walter Isaacson said: "As we get good reports from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, we must redouble our efforts to make sure we do not seem to be simply reporting from their vantage or perspective. We must talk about how the Taliban are using civilian shields and how the Taliban have harbored the terrorists responsible for killing close to 5,000 innocent people."
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I wanted to be able to say to Roger Ailes, "As a shareholder, Mr. Ailes, I am asking you to PLEASE get rid of Bill Kristol!" Ha!!
We'll see. I'll for sure notice if they get any better. Not having Fox, I'm stuck with CNN and MSNBC for the latest news (that is, until I wake up enough to be able to comprehend the written word). MSNBC is all anthrax almost all the time, and repeats its early evening shows (Hardball, The SNews with Brian Williams) during the early morning hours. CNN has live coverage at that time, so I tend to turn them on first. If there's any noticeable change, I'll let you know.
Tell you the truth, when I sit down to catch up on the latest teevee news, I jump around between Fox and MSNBC, and occasionally CNN. These jokers all seem to want to run their ads at the same time. Keeps me busy dodgin' 'em.
If there's any noticeable change, I'll let you know.
You might have to watch VERY closely. The rats are so dug in over there, it'll likely be incrementalism at its finest.
Regards,
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