Networks Balk at Bush/Kerry Debate Agreement

babylonsister

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Wed Sep-29-04 09:54 AM
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Networks Balk at Bush/Kerry Debate Agreement

(CNN) -- Although the Bush and Kerry camps have meticulously crafted an agreement on the rules for this year's presidential debates, the television networks broadcasting them refuse to go along with the plans.

Specifically, the networks object to provisions in the agreement that place limits on their cameras, including prohibitions on shots of one candidate while the other is answering questions.

"Because of journalistic standards, we're not going to follow outside restrictions," said Paul Schur, a spokesman for Fox News, which is manning the pool camera for the first debate Thursday in Miami, Florida.

YEAH!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/28/debates.television/index.html

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Peanut Gallery

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Wed Sep-29-04 09:57 AM
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1. "journalistic standards"

Pretty funny, coming from Fox News.

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Wickerman

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Wed Sep-29-04 09:58 AM
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2. This is a dupe

but I still chuckle when I see this quote:

"Because of journalistic standards, we're not going to follow outside restrictions," said Paul Schur, a spokesman for Fox News.

Journalistic standards at Faux my ass. Right,and I'm the King of Spain.

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babylonsister

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Wed Sep-29-04 09:59 AM
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4. Read the article.

All major news organizations are in agreement, for what that's worth.

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Wickerman

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Wed Sep-29-04 10:05 AM
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7. I read the article

its still a dupe and its still funny when Faux gets all huffy about Journalistic standards.

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markus

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Wed Sep-29-04 09:58 AM
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3. Holy Cathode Ray, Batman! Fox is controlling the pool camera?

Man, somebody dropped the ball on that one.

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calico1

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Wed Sep-29-04 10:01 AM
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5. "Journalistic standards?"

Hahahahahahahaa, that is FUNNY!

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no_hypocrisy

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Wed Sep-29-04 10:05 AM
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6. "Journalistic standards" is an oxymoron like "military intelligence".

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JI7

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Wed Sep-29-04 10:06 AM
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8. i like the double camera shot showing both candidates

while one is talking. as long as they do it equally to both there is nothing wrong with it.

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gWbush is Mabus

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Wed Sep-29-04 10:09 AM
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10. and we can trust Fox News to do it equally of course

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bagnana

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Wed Sep-29-04 10:08 AM
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9. Fox hopes to catch a picture of Kerry sighing and rolling his eyes

while Bush blathers about Saddam, terror, "my opponent", and 9/11.

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readmylips

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Wed Sep-29-04 10:09 AM
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11. Repigs do love Big Government...

and big USA country to be owned by the bushes. These repigs wasted money, probably tax payer money, to argue about the type of paper to be used to take notes. Gawd-oh-mighty, they all belong in the nut house.

Fox in charge of the camera...they'll take closeup of Kerry farting while bush, openly is being fanned by karen huge.

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