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Arnett fired
033103 | NBC

Posted on 03/31/2003 4:18:35 AM PST by dep

"It was wrong for Mr. Arnett to grant an interview with Iraqi state television," said NBC in a statement. NBC, MSNBC, and National Geographic have all fired him.

Arnett on live, apoligizing to "NBC, MSNBC, National Geographic, and the American people." He then goes on to say that all he said in the interview was "what we all know.


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To: KantianBurke
Start here Peter Arnett praises Iraq Ministry of Truth
81 posted on 03/31/2003 4:52:27 AM PST by DB (©)
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To: goldstategop
Bwahahahaha!!!! Couldn't happen better to a f*cked up bottom sucking, pond scum low life loser like Baghdad Pete than to lose his job with an American network.

You have a way with words that has comprehensively anticipated my thoughts on the matter. Well done.

82 posted on 03/31/2003 4:54:02 AM PST by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: dep
disgraceful!
83 posted on 03/31/2003 4:54:10 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: jimbo123
>>He's still featured on the National Geographic website...<<

Could you let the Webmaster have his COFFEE?

84 posted on 03/31/2003 4:54:41 AM PST by nina0113 (...from an IT geek who hasn't had hers yet either....)
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To: Pikachu_Dad
It was much too early for viewer outrage to get him.

This was BIG BOSS outrage, pure and simple.


Cha-Ching!   Perhaps concerned that other imbedded reporters would have been ousted?   That would have been suicide! $
85 posted on 03/31/2003 4:55:28 AM PST by GirlShortstop
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To: KantianBurke
Go here Reporter Arnett: U.S. War Plan Has Failed (washingtonpost.com) to.
86 posted on 03/31/2003 4:56:00 AM PST by DB (©)
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To: DB
I wonder if the missing NY Newsday journalists' families and colleagues agree with Baghdad Pete...
87 posted on 03/31/2003 4:56:12 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: dep
As of 7:58 am EST Drudge has not posted this. He still has the old story with Peter's ugly puss looking at us. I sent Matt the following email:

Dear Mr Drudge

Hey, Peter, the America hater has been fired! Put that in your F'n headline! Find a pic of him kissing Saddam's posterior and post that!

(Signed with my real name)

Now I feel better!
88 posted on 03/31/2003 4:56:31 AM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: dep
Saves me one angry phone call!
89 posted on 03/31/2003 4:57:04 AM PST by carton253 (God Bless President Bush, the USA, and the troops who are moving to protect freedom)
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To: dep
The Iraqis at the Ministry of Information sure know a sucker when they see him.
90 posted on 03/31/2003 4:57:04 AM PST by syriacus (Cultural Diversity..... Iraqis using WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST...as human shields.)
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To: dep
DU Dummies.com....(I kid you not. This is cut and paste!)

Fantastic opportunity for Al-Jazeera If Peter Arnett joins them.
Could turn the reporting of the war on its head as the English speaking viewers could get another perspective from this great Arab TV service and would be a boost for this independent Arab TV service.

91 posted on 03/31/2003 4:57:46 AM PST by concerned about politics (Anti-American protestors are inbread liberal Notsosmartso's.)
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To: dep
NBC could really make a statement by firing the person who hired Arnett.
92 posted on 03/31/2003 4:57:58 AM PST by jporcus
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To: Pikachu_Dad
"This was BIG BOSS outrage, pure and simple."

Not to mention the fear of everyone dumping GE stock in protest bringing it down to $18 a share. I'm sure the BIG BOSS did not want to answer the 1000 phone calls demanding a statement and interviews not to mention the hundreds of thousands of emails generated since yesterday afternoon.

V


93 posted on 03/31/2003 4:58:01 AM PST by Beck_isright (Scotch: a drink the Iraqis fear. Long live the Black Watch!)
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To: dep
dep,Shame on him.We watched him last night on TV and could not believe what we were hearing.
94 posted on 03/31/2003 4:58:23 AM PST by fatima (Prayers for all our troops and loved ones.)
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To: dep
Another commie is shown the door.
95 posted on 03/31/2003 4:58:40 AM PST by Constitutional Patriot
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To: jimbo123
Exactly. What a fool he is.
96 posted on 03/31/2003 4:58:53 AM PST by DB (©)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea
Drudge sleeps in on Mondays because he does his radio show late on Sunday nights. Besides, did you hear the Rather tape from last night? Wow, just as bad as Arnett.

V


97 posted on 03/31/2003 4:59:00 AM PST by Beck_isright (Scotch: a drink the Iraqis fear. Long live the Black Watch!)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea
As of 7:58 am EST Drudge has not posted this.

cut the guy some slack. he cannot be awake 24 hours a day. and he did have his radio show late last night.

additionally, there's really nothing to link to, though i suppose the nbc release is on the p.r. newswire someplace, though i didn't find it when i went there a few minutes ago.

dep

98 posted on 03/31/2003 4:59:38 AM PST by dep
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To: alisasny
" Let's get rid of de Genova."
Absolutely not. We must make him and his statements the poster of the anti American movement. Let all Americans see who and what these people are. Keep him and his ideas in the spotlight.
99 posted on 03/31/2003 5:00:36 AM PST by xkaydet65
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To: Falcon4.0
What I want to know is, does bolstering the confidence of the enemy qualify as "Aid and Comfort"?

In a word,,YES.
100 posted on 03/31/2003 5:01:15 AM PST by willingtodie
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