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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:01 AM
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BREAKING: Ed Henry ADMITS He Is NOT a Journalist But Is REALLY A Propagandist
I was heading into this event with the same strategy: make news on something unexpected (I won't tell you which topics I was working on cause it would ruin the surprise for a future presser or interview with the president).


Developing...

Journalists report the news.

Propagandists make the news.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:04 AM
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1. Ed Henry is trying to make people think he didn't get a public spanking
Sure Ed it was all part of your plan to be "dressed down" on national t.v.
by President Obama.
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:05 AM
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2. Kind of a very un-cool version of gonzo journalism.
Don't cover the story. Make yourself the story.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:19 AM
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3. Well Henry, you definitely made news. Prolly not how you planned though.
:rofl:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:20 AM
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4. Check out the Wonkette write-up on Henry.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 10:27 AM
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8. I did
It's the R0X0R!
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 10:29 AM
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9. lol - yup.
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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:26 AM
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5. I would hope that he is invited or able to attend all press conferences
and I also hope that the President simply ignores him at each of them. It's not too hard to simply call on someone else.
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FailureToCommunicate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 09:34 AM
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6. Maybe... but we need real journalists taking up limited seats. I say toss him out.
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 10:07 AM
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7. Ed Henry smirks



props to anyone who can unsmirk him
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Dulcinea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 10:55 AM
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10. He was probably just doing what he was told.
The job of EVERYONE at CNN is to MAKE MONEY FOR STOCKHOLDERS. News be damned.

The reason CNN is a shadow of its former self is that Time Warner now runs it, and they have no interest in anything but their bottom line. But it probably pays well, and in this economy, any job is a good one.

Let's face it, who watches presidential press conferences but political junkies? They don't get ratings or sell ad time. So why not try to stir the pot? Get more viewers? Get more ad revenue? Get more money for fat cats? Keep America from yawning & popping in a DVD or watching hockey (like we did at my house?)

In no way does this excuse what Ed Henry did, but it could be a possible reason. As always, follow the money!
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 04:43 PM
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11. Ed Henry like Jeff Gannon with the same type of benefactors
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otohara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 04:45 PM
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12. This is Old
Edited on Thu Mar-26-09 04:54 PM by otohara
he wrote this yesterday and I thought we moved on. Based on the comments on CNN if I were Ed, I'd want this whole thing to disappear.
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