Posted on 11/26/2005 10:03:00 AM PST by BronzePencil
NBC did not interrupt its broadcast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade yesterday to bring viewers the news that an M&M balloon had crashed into a light pole, injuring two sisters.
In fact, when the time came in the tightly scripted three-hour program for the M&Ms' appearance, NBC weaved in tape of the balloon crossing the finish line at last year's parade - even as the damaged balloon itself was being dragged from the accident scene.
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What's interesting is that CBS showed the accident. Was reporting on it etc. They pretty much stopped the parade coverage to cover the accident, whole NBC didn't mention it at all....
I say the FCC should crack down hard on this deliberate deception of the American public!
Good ol' Comical Ali. You can always count on him to show up at just the perfect time! :o)
The thing that irritates me is the fact that money will be wasted to figure out what went wrong in the parade.
Seems kinda obvious. Wind go whoosh, ballon go bye bye and hit light fixture, light fixture fall down go boom.
To report on it would have violated the "Perky One"'s contract.
There is a clause in her contract that says that she will not participate in any story that requires her not to be perky. The only exception in that clause is when she is bashing Bush or conservatives. At which time she can switch from Perky mode to attack dog mode.
They act like those balloons are small kiddie party ballons with no weight to them. They need a clue.
NBC= No Business Communicating
Seems kinda obvious. Wind go whoosh, ballon go bye bye and hit light fixture, light fixture fall down go boom.
LOL!
The good thing is though that the two people who were hurt in the accident were not seriously injured and I read where the two injured and their family plan on not suing(and no doubt Macy's or the city of New York will pick up the medical expenses), of course that could change as they get phone call after phone call from the parasites called tort lawyers.
Fake but accurate.
A.K.A. Nothing But Cr*p
Dont take your eye off the balloon!
R-U-S-S-E-R-T
'...attack dog mode.' I like that. Her snide remarks always bring a bow-wow look to her face.
But, the story was essentially correct, even though the evidence may have been falsified. The balloon DID cross the finish line -- last year. NBC was merely showing it's (fewer and fewer) viewers what that looked like. To the increasingly irrelevent MSM, if the evidence onflicst with "the story", the story wins.
The government "cracking down" on news outlets sounds unwise and unconstitutional to me. How bout turning off the channel.
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