tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post8054820004113964674..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: CNN's memory holeJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-89531581565003340092008-10-26T00:14:00.000+02:002008-10-26T00:14:00.000+02:00One other thing: CNN cut out Griffin's deceptive ...One other thing: CNN cut out Griffin's deceptive comments about the NR, and Palin's response -- and issued their non-apology -- only <I>after</I> the RW blogs started talking about it. Until that point, CNN actually featured <I>that very snippet</I> as their <I>promo</I> for the interview! Take a look <A HREF="http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=e4SUQuZukU" REL="nofollow">here</A> and see for yourself. Don't miss the part at the end, where Wolf Blitzer joins in the lie-fest.Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516196101946513020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-3205442160488012692008-10-25T23:58:00.000+02:002008-10-25T23:58:00.000+02:00Tzipporah: Did you consider that maybe they were ...Tzipporah: <I>Did you consider that maybe they were removing it as a conciliatory gesture, having REALIZED it was a misrepresentation?</I><BR/><BR/>In journalism, the proper and accepted action in such a case is to publish a statement of correction and apology. Not just to erase the evidence and hope that no one notices. CNN has not done this (see my comment above).<BR/><BR/>Tzipporah: <I>What happened to giving people the benefit of a doubt?</I><BR/><BR/>The same thing that happened to the boy who cried wolf. CNN's reputation precedes it.Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516196101946513020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-71033727840738459862008-10-25T23:57:00.000+02:002008-10-25T23:57:00.000+02:00Robertcw72: Drew Griffin did apologize.No, he did...Robertcw72: <I>Drew Griffin did apologize.</I><BR/><BR/>No, he did <I>not</I>. Here's what it says in the actual statement from CNN to the NR (as read by Drew Griffin): <B><I>"Drew was trying to express what Byron York was saying, but he didn't finish his thought and inadvertently left the impression that it was York's view, rather than a commentary on how the candidate had been portrayed by others".</I></B> Firstly, that is no apology. Secondly, its a bunch of patently obvious bull. Go back and look at Griffin's original statement in the interview:<BR/><BR/><I>"The press has been pretty hard on you, the Democrats have been pretty hard on you, but also <B>some conservatives have been pretty hard on you as well. The National Review had a story saying that, you know, I can't tell if Sarah Palin is incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt or all of the above.</B>"</I><BR/><BR/>It's entirely clear that Griffin was trying to claim that Palin was under attack <B>by conservatives</B>, and that the proof he was trying to bring was York's article. There is no way to weasel out of the fact that Griffin was trying to say that the insulting statement was York's own view. And Griffin has not apologized for this at all. To the contrary, he has tried to <I>deny</I> it, which only compounds the offense.Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516196101946513020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-43893123164083647392008-10-25T09:08:00.000+02:002008-10-25T09:08:00.000+02:00He did Not apologize: he went on the air to lie ab...He did Not apologize: he went on the air to lie about the whole thing, claiming he missed the context, or some such twaddle. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the fact that the "context" of the quote was in the introductory phrase rather vitiates that argument, wouldn't you say?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-2903259420917815522008-10-24T19:00:00.000+02:002008-10-24T19:00:00.000+02:00Did you consider that maybe they were removing it ...Did you consider that maybe they were removing it as a conciliatory gesture, having REALIZED it was a misrepresentation?<BR/><BR/>What happened to giving people the benefit of a doubt?Tzipporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-82714479673855198232008-10-24T17:32:00.000+02:002008-10-24T17:32:00.000+02:00Drew Griffin did apologize. And, give this guy hi...Drew Griffin did apologize. And, give this guy his due, he has been the ONLY CNN reporter to report on ACORN and the consistent voter fraud already going on in the election.Robertcw72https://www.blogger.com/profile/09879192281822220004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-38644420617456241902008-10-24T13:46:00.000+02:002008-10-24T13:46:00.000+02:00CNN = con artists. How do they get away with it. ...CNN = con artists. How do they get away with it. They call the video on line "excerpts" so that they can get away with editing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-70803118450835806002008-10-24T10:07:00.000+02:002008-10-24T10:07:00.000+02:00Not only is Palin cooler than Obama, she's much ho...Not only is Palin cooler than Obama, she's much hotter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com