Wolf Blitzer, AEI Schneider, "Panties" (Down for Bush) Woodruff

First, credit to Mary Pat for Judy Woodruff's new name, and Neecy for the shortened version --

The board is full of outrage at these three today. Many of us here have simply given up on CNN, and choose not to watch, but it is America's most-watched "mainstream" 24-hour news source. Let's try to have an influence. Let's call or write, and let CNN know that not everyone in their audience is a Bush-loving fool. (You'd think they would get a clue from their online polls!) Demand that CNN look into Blitzer's "weird aspects in his life" Richard Clarke remark, and consider firing him. Protest Bill Schneider's appearances as CNN's "Senior Political Analyst" without informing viewers, on-air, of his political agenda as an AEI fellow. And "Panties" Woodruff -- well, that's up to you. Same for Candy ("Dolce") Crowley.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

That being said, I wouldn't even know what to say if I were to e-mail these folks. Anybody have a blueprint?

I don't consider Fox News anywhere near the mainstream -- it's a lost cause for certain.

As for what to say, I think it's enough to make the point that CNN presents itself as a serious, trusted news source, yet consistently shows a bias in favor of Bush and the Republicans, especially in political coverage -- and register an objection to that.


ON EDIT: rockymountaindem, that is SOME tagline!

Fox's numbers beat CNN & MSGOP between 8pm-11pm...outside of that CNN cleans up. But then Comedy Central trumps all these networks at 11 and Letterman and Conan draw even bigger numbers after that...and millions are getting the message that way.

Faux "grew rapidly" as Murdoch bought onto cable systems...drastically increasing his households that was then spun into the myth of it growing in popularity. Damn straight, you'll get 1 million new homes when you buy onto 20 million.

The real hallmark is when shit happens...even Bunnypants turns to CNN (or Cartoon Network).

And CNN's viewers are more attractive to advertisers than Fox's.

Just watch the commercials on the networks, they say a lot...

See how many end with an 800 number or "special offer" or "call now"...those are known as P.I. spots...commercials that are slapped in whenever a "real" one can't be found. It's bulk sales (dollar a hollar) vs. a major corporation wanting a specific daypart or program. Faux is loaded with 'em.

Also, who buys on the "local" access. This is usually the one or two minute of local commercials at the top of the hour on your local system. These channels are either sold or unsold locally. CNN here always is loaded with local car dealers and banks (big $$$), Faux has the tatoo parlor and Christian book store.

and won't stop.

The most egregious example for all to see was the CNN Presents on the 9/11 events - a disc which I am ashamed to say I ordered. Wht a load of crap. So then, I ordered the CBS DVD and although similar in quality contained the strangest thing I've ever seen on live TV including the assassination of Oswald.

Bryant Gumbel, speaking with a woman who is describing the events as they happen, is taken aback when she reports that another plane just hit the second tower "on purpose". First, Gumbel disbelieves her and then, and THEN asks her, when it's finally clear to him that there has been another explosion, "Why do you say it's on purpose?" Gee, Bryant, maybe the pilots are just having a bad day...

I think the CBS folks left that in so they could have a laugh at their ex-morning show person.

In reference to her 1998 fireside chat about oral sex in the Oval Office (prime time CNN).

There are two men on opposite sides of the world. One is walking on a tightrope between the Empire State Bldg. and the chrysler Bldg. the other is receiving oral sex from Candy in Australia. they both have the same thought at exactly the same time. what is it?


"Don't look down."

Many times. The last few I haven't even gotten the automated reply. I haven't used bad language, kept it to a short comment or question as to why they left something out of their reports. The last one asked why we no longer got a breaking news alert on a soldier being wounded or killed and if they could do a special on the families of the these soldiers and what this war has done to them. Does anyone get a reply to their emails or am I blacklisted at CNN?

Journalism schmournalism - gimme that money!

......Read this thread and then give it a kick. :evilfrown: No :tinfoilhat: needed!

There's an elephant in your living room and a 'one eyed monster' is he! :scared:

CONCEPT PAPER

Working Group on Preventive and Preemptive Military Intervention


William W. Keller and Gordon R. Mitchell1
Project Coordinators

<Snip>

U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), the ranking Democrat on the Senate
Intelligence Committee, called for an FBI investigation into the forgery of documents cited by President Bush and Secretary Powell as proof of Iraq’s nuclear transactions with Niger. As Rockefeller explained in a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller: “There is a
possibility that the fabrication of these documents may be part of a larger deception campaign aimed at manipulating public opinion and foreign policy regarding Iraq.”26

The timeliness of Rockefeller’s proposed inquiry was underscored by the
appearance of official documents that lay out official American deception plans: "In a document last autumn, the joint chiefs of staff stressed the need for strategic deception and influence operations as tools of war. The army, navy and air force have been directed to devise plans for information warfare."27

According to defense analyst William Arkin, the Bush strategy lays out goals for information warfare that pursue D5E: "destruction, degradation, denial, disruption, deceit, and exploitation." Arkin notes that the wide array of sites and ractices of information control brought into the range of this policy "blurs or even erases the boundaries between factual information and news, on the one hand, and public relations, propaganda and psychological warfare on the other."28

This fusion of military deception programs with media propaganda efforts enabled the Office of Strategic Influence to commission officers from the U.S. Army's Psychological Operations Command to work as interns in the news division of CNN.29

And it's clear that CNN has a plan that doesn't include truth or honesty.

I personally think that the "CNN Swarm" that Kerry supporters did to Crowley on Super Tuesday is the best. Track every CNN field reporter you can with huge CNN=BAD NEWS signs and swarm the reporter when he/she is on-camera. A few weeks of this might catch their attention far better than email.

Target some big public spectacle where you know CNN will be - the endless celebrity trials, Bush* appearances, the Hill - and we're in.

I remember photos, but not the issue. Was it war coverage?

Why don't we put together another one? We can picket and leaflet outside of CNN headquarters in Atlanta and their bureaus in LA and NY.

I'm game. We need to at least be heard before they do a hatchet job on Kerry a la Gore in 2000.

was without makeup and hairdressing during the blackout and was really upset. She organized a demonstration so that in the future, her smarminess would not be overshadowed by her au naturel appearance.

"but seriously, folks", what do you expect from a network which dumps Aaron Brown from Prime Time and gives it over to Zahn, who is by any account the most churlish, obnoxious anchor in their employ.

At least the blondes from Fox have good legs, and I think that Laurie Dhue is about 6'7" tall. No lie. "And she's got huge...tracts of land."

ROFL...kudos go to VolcanoJen for that one! :toast: