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Reporter Asks White House to Comment on CBS Bias
White House Press Office ^
| 5/12/2004
| White House Press Office
Posted on 05/12/2004 11:59:15 AM PDT by ConservativeMajority
From Wednesday's White House press briefing:
JEFF GANNON, TALON NEWS:
Despite warnings that the release of the Abu Ghraib pictures might put Americans in danger, CBS went ahead and did it anyway. The feeding frenzy over these photos has been briefly interrupted by the video of Nick Berg being brutally beheaded. But they won't show that on the air.
Do you find any inconsistency with regard to the media treatment for releasing these photographs they knew would inflame the Arab street, but not airing something that they also know would inflame the American street, or at least the center and the right part of it?
MR. McCLELLAN:
What's important is that America shows the world how we act when these kind of issues come to light, when prisoners are mistreated. And we act by holding people responsible who committed these acts, and taking steps to make sure something like this doesn't happen again. It stands in stark contrast to a regime like Saddam Hussein's who tolerated and encouraged these kind of activities.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: berg; cbs; cbsnews; iraqipow; jeffgannon; mediabias; nickberg; sedition
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To: ConservativeMajority
Alright!
To: ConservativeMajority
Must be an editing mistake. The answer is not related in any way to the question.
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:04:26 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: ConservativeMajority
Al-Queda's timing in their video couldn't have been better for the good guys.
To: ConservativeMajority
"or at least the center and right part of it..."
LMAO
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:04:41 PM PDT
by
linear
To: ConservativeMajority; Jeff Gannon
Beautiful to behold :-)
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:05:07 PM PDT
by
Tamzee
(Kerry's just a gigolo, and everywhere he goes, people know the part he's playing...)
To: ConservativeMajority
Call CBS at
212-975-3691
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:05:16 PM PDT
by
Republican Red
("I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it,")
To: ConservativeMajority
Q: Do you find any inconsistency with regard to the media treatment for releasing these photographs they knew would inflame the Arab street, but not airing something that they also know would inflame the American street, or at least the center and the right part of it?
A: Let me put this delicately - HELL YES!
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:05:58 PM PDT
by
SquirrelKing
("...US Marines have done more for world peace than all the Ben & Jerry's ever made." - PJ O'Rourke)
To: ConservativeMajority
Well, it isn't the answer we wanted to hear but...
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:06:20 PM PDT
by
TheLion
To: ConservativeMajority
Why is the whitehouse being asked this? Shouldn't this question be directed to CBS and Dan Rather?
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:06:33 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
To: dead
No mistake. It comes right from the transcript. Another one of those times when the question is more important than the answer.
The White House rarely criticizes the media. It's all the other way around.
To: ConservativeMajority
I was being sarcastic.
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:08:26 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dead
Bring back Ari Fleischer. He was the best.
Dan
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:08:30 PM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: BibChr
Ben Stein would probably do a great job.
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:09:33 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: blackdog
I think the question is relevant since the media has been asking the White House if the rest of the Abu Ghraib photos should be released.
To: ConservativeMajority
I agree. A question asked puts people on notice.
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:09:59 PM PDT
by
no more apples
(God Bless our troops)
To: ConservativeMajority; Jeff Gannon
I saw the headline and just knew it was you...
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:10:11 PM PDT
by
abner
(FREE THE MIRANDA MEMOS! http://www.intelmemo.com or http://www.wintersoldier.com)
To: ConservativeMajority; Jeff Gannon
Awesome question, Jeff!
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:10:14 PM PDT
by
So Cal Rocket
(Fabrizio Quattrocchi: "Adesso vi faccio vedere come muore un italiano")
To: ConservativeMajority; kristinn; Angelwood; Doctor Raoul; sauropod
JEFF GANNON, TALON NEWS
See also, form
www.talonnews.com:
Jeff Gannon
Washington Bureau Chief
Jeff lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and covers the White House for Talon News. He writes a syndicated column, "Jeff Gannon's Washington," that appears on his website: www.jeffgannon.com.
He is a frequent guest on talk radio appearing on nationally syndicated and local shows.
Jeff is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University System and holds a Bachelor of Science in Education. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Institute Broadcast School of Journalism.
Do YOU GUYS know Jeff?
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:10:43 PM PDT
by
RonDog
To: Republican Red
HAHAHAHAHA! I love that strip. Don't get to read it much anymore, since I stopped wasting money on the newspaper.
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posted on
05/12/2004 12:10:46 PM PDT
by
TheLurkerX
("When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro..." Hunter S. Thompson)
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