Yahoo! uses picture of Osama bin Laden in news article about Obama.

girl gone mad

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Thu Jun-19-08 03:59 PM
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Yahoo! uses picture of Osama bin Laden in news article about Obama.

Is this the latest trend in MSM Obama bashing or just another case of irresponsibly careless "journalism"?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080619/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc_4

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pt22

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:01 PM
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1. Those BASTARDS! How DARE they mention both of them on the same day!

:grr:

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Vickers

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:03 PM
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3. Did you click on the link, or are you just talking shit?

:shrug:

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smoogatz

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:07 PM
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5. That second thing.

It's freeptard day on DU, apparently.

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pt22

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Thu Jun-19-08 06:08 PM
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30. Gee, thanks. I guess you think a lot of people who see Osama and Obama on the same screen

are too dumb to grasp the difference? (You might be right)
:eyes:

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girl gone mad

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:07 PM
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6. I studied the page carefully..

before I determined that there is absolutely no legitimate reason for the photo to be there. It's either a stupid error or a deliberate insult.

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Bluebear

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:20 PM
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9. If you clicked on the link you would see u are quite ridiculous here

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GardeningGal

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:38 PM
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17. Someone needs to learn how to read.

:eyes:

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The Doctor.

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:45 PM
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19. The M$M has a long history of deliberately hostile juxtaposition when it comes to Democrats,

and deliberately favorable to Republicans.

It might be worth considering that some people here have experience with this before spouting off like that.

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BlooInBloo

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:02 PM
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2. I think research needs to be done on white folks' inability to tell the difference....

Edited on Thu Jun-19-08 04:03 PM by BlooInBloo

between an "s" and a "b".

EDIT: Here's another fun one: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/19/121824/334/618/538402

"IL-10: Kirk (R) says to shoot Obama on sight"

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smoogatz

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:06 PM
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4. Fire the photo editor.

Seriously�zero tolerance for this shit. There's wayyyy to much of this kind of stuff going on for it to be an accident. I think it's a concerted effort to create a subliminal connection in the minds of uneducated voters.

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Tim4319

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:07 PM
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7. Done accidentally on purpose!

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thecrow

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:17 PM
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8. Thanks for the link I wrote to Yahoo....

What, on this page, http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080619/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc_4 relates to Osama Bin Laden, whose picture you have included along with a story about Barak Obama and John McCain and how they have decided to fund their campaigns? I'll tell you. NOTHING relates to Osama Bin Laden. On the ENTIRE page!
Are you trying to be funny? How's that working out for you? I'll tell you again, as it appears you are clueless....
IT MAKES YAHOO LOOK VERY STUPID.

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Now you all can write too. Barrage them. I'm reporting them to Obama.

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Swamp Rat

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:24 PM
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11. It's spelled 'Barack', just in case you haven't sent the email yet.

;)

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thecrow

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:35 PM
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13. Noted for future use.

But it's definitely NOT spelled "OSAMA", which I think is what some idiot was trying to do.

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Swamp Rat

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:45 PM
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20. Yeah, it is obvious what they are trying to do.

I just checked a dozen other Yahoo/Politics-Obama articles, and they all had photos of Obama.

Send an email with the Yahoo link to:

watchdog@barackobama.com

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/fightthesmearshome

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Swamp Rat

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:23 PM
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10. That was no accident.

The photo was posted by Yahoo 7 hours earlier, but 'happened to appear' in an article much later in the day, where Osama's photo was accidentally placed right below Obama's name?

:eyes:

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Political Tiger

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:34 PM
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12. Contact Yahoo and ask them what the point is...

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/news/general.html

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thecrow

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:36 PM
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15. I already did

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SergeyDovlatov

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:36 PM
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14. I am sure it is an honest mistake? or not *puzzled look* nt

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hootinholler

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:37 PM
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16. Text at link under photo:

Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri (L) at an unidentified location in an undated image. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says if bin Laden is captured alive, the United States should bring him to justice but in a way that avoids turning the al Qaeda leader into a martyr.

:grr:

There needs to be a database started as a clearinghouse for these incidents against both parties. Why both parties? So they can be counted and compared to demonstrate the liberal bias, of course.

-Hoot

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Swamp Rat

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:43 PM
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18. Send an email with the Yahoo link to: watchdog@barackobama.com

watchdog@barackobama.com

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/fightthesmearshome

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hootinholler

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:56 PM
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23. Thanks! I sent them this...

Knowing how ephemeral the intertubes can be.

-Hoot

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Swamp Rat

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Thu Jun-19-08 05:15 PM
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27. I did too

;)

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mantis49

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Thu Jun-19-08 05:53 PM
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29. Thanks for this capture.

I just clicked the link in the OP and there is a picture of Obama speaking there now.

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hootinholler

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Thu Jun-19-08 06:08 PM
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31. That's why I got it. n/t

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NoGOPZone

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:48 PM
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21. If they did that in a news article about Bush

It would be the closest George has gotten to finding Bin Laden.

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Triana

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Thu Jun-19-08 04:56 PM
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22. AND ON THAT SAME PAGE, down below...

...is THIS - what I'll call THE SET-UP:

"Obama could win vote, lose election"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080619/pl_politico/11182;_ylt=As1WVcVAFZXgKoK0cGhwBHwb.3QA

The lame$tream media is NO DOUBT clamoring for THAT result, and have already begun "managing expectations" for it.

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hootinholler

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Thu Jun-19-08 05:10 PM
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26. And when you go there, there's a video lead in:

Woman wearing head scarf denied seat at rally

-Hoot

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TheMadMonk

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Thu Jun-19-08 05:02 PM
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24. Mouse over the photo and it looks even more "interesting"

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/ Al-Jazeera-Osama-bin-Laden-al-Qaeda-leader-Democratic-presidential-candidate-Barack-Obama /photo//080619/photos_pl/2008_06_19t081213_450x313_us_usa_politics //s:/nm/20080619/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc_4;_ylt=AnlVEQp5cKPvFOaXySs0yTwb.3QA

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Jun-19-08 05:09 PM
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25. Right-click on the photo

Select "Properties," then look at "Alternate text."

Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri (L) at an unidentified location in an undated image. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says if bin Laden is captured alive, the United States should bring him to justice but in a way that avoids turning the al Qaeda leader into a martyr. (Al-Jazeera/File/Reuters)

Yahoo News screwed up in expecting people to click the photo to read the entire cutline.

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McCamy Taylor

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Thu Jun-19-08 05:15 PM
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28. Looks deliberate to me. Maybe a McCain supporter set up the page.

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