Tuesday, April 06, 2004
CNN comes up lame
After David Letterman aired a videotape of Tyler Crotty, 13 and the son of a Bush $100,000 plus "Pioneer" fundraiser, fighting to stay awake as George droned on and on, CNN host Daryn Kagan dismissed the videotape with the following on-air comment: "We're being told by the White House that the kid, as funny as he was, was edited into that video, which would explain why the people around him weren't really reacting." CNN anchor Kyra Phillips later reran the tape but cautioned viewers: "We're told that the kid was there at that event, but not necessarily standing behind the president."
Accused of misleading his viewers, Letterman called the White House a bunch of liars.
And what do you know? CNN did a sudden turnabout, claiming that the Bush propaganda machine never really called them at all. They vaguely attributed the unfounded allegation to news staff error.
"This whole thing just smells. Doesn't it smell a little bit?" Letterman remarked on his show after the CNN retreat.
Isn't that fucked up?
Do you think CNN came up with that story idea on their own. A staff error? Or did the White House really try to discredit Letterman by planting the story? CNN looks like they can't keep their lies straight. CNN apologized on-air to Letterman.
The media and Karl Rove right-wing dickheads are fucking with us, that is So Durst!
After David Letterman aired a videotape of Tyler Crotty, 13 and the son of a Bush $100,000 plus "Pioneer" fundraiser, fighting to stay awake as George droned on and on, CNN host Daryn Kagan dismissed the videotape with the following on-air comment: "We're being told by the White House that the kid, as funny as he was, was edited into that video, which would explain why the people around him weren't really reacting." CNN anchor Kyra Phillips later reran the tape but cautioned viewers: "We're told that the kid was there at that event, but not necessarily standing behind the president."
Accused of misleading his viewers, Letterman called the White House a bunch of liars.
And what do you know? CNN did a sudden turnabout, claiming that the Bush propaganda machine never really called them at all. They vaguely attributed the unfounded allegation to news staff error.
"This whole thing just smells. Doesn't it smell a little bit?" Letterman remarked on his show after the CNN retreat.
Isn't that fucked up?
Do you think CNN came up with that story idea on their own. A staff error? Or did the White House really try to discredit Letterman by planting the story? CNN looks like they can't keep their lies straight. CNN apologized on-air to Letterman.
The media and Karl Rove right-wing dickheads are fucking with us, that is So Durst!
