The News We (CNN) Kept To Ourselves [must read]

The New York Times ^ | 04/11/03 | EASON JORDAN

[GOPrincess]

Kurtz is on Hewitt's radio show now, in the 1st hour!

"Troubled, want to know why." Will cover on RELIABLE SOURCES.

[nutmeg]

There's a bumper sticker kicking around that says 'CNN LIES' - I can't remember where to buy it. We need a newer, stronger anti-CNN bumper sticker.

How about:

CNN: Where Silence is Consent

I like it!

[CFC__VRWC]

Brit Hume's show is starting and he listed the topics that will be discussed.

And this is one of them...

Damn, I'm missing it. I'd like to see Juan Williams and Mara Liasson try to defend this outrage. Guess I'll have to catch the midnight repeat of Brit's show.

[GOPrincess]

Kurtz says Jordan said "We don't report stories that put people's lives in danger."

What did he think he was doing??

Jordan blames other networks for calling CNN and begging him to keep stuff off the air. Kurtz says he would have said to Iraq "I don't want to do business with you."

[GOPrincess]

Hugh Hewitt says on the radio that obviously CNN was trusted to keep the planned murders of Saddam's sons-in-law a secret and were complicit.

Jordan excuses it that Usay was a madman "who went on." (But Eason Jordan warned King Hussein of Jordan...so he took it seriously to that extent...)

[CFC__VRWC]

Kurtz says he would have said to Iraq "I don't want to do business with you."

Wow - this story even caused Kurtz to discover he has SOME principles. Quite a feat.

[GOPrincess]

Hewitt: Time Warner, a publicly traded company, has had their currency used...their brand is damaged... What did Time Warner executives know and when did they know it?

Kurtz: Some of it happened before Time Warner bought it. Jordan wasn't a cowboy and others must have known but he doesn't know who yet.

Hewitt compares to Enron.

Hewitt: CNN's bottom line is their product is news and now they are shown to be spinning the news. Hewitt is very troubled about CNN's complicity in the murders of the sons-in-law.

[nicmarlo]

HUME SAID 'WHAT CNN KNEW' IS UP NEXT AFTER COMMERCIAL BREAK!

[GOPrincess]

Re Kurtz, yes. Although at times he does seem to have a conscience. His book SPIN CYCLE, about how the Clinton White House spun the news, was a fascinating condemnation.

Other times, though, he makes me nuts!!!

[nutmeg]

CNN story up NEXT on Brit Hume... commercial running now.

[Tall_Texan]

I'm watching...

[Mo1]

HEY HOWLIN ... BRITT HUMES IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS ARTICLE RIGHT AFTER THIS COMERCIAL BREAK

[GOPrincess]

Thanks, radio interview ended, Fox sound turning up! :)

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for the heads up !!

Note to self: PMSNBC tonight at 9:15 p.m. CENTRAL TIME !!

THAT should be interesting !

[nicmarlo]

I'm getting ready to post what he says.... : )(for those cubicle-bound)

[cyncooper]

I'm hoping it isn't just relegated to "the grapevine", but stay tuned, he hasn't hit on it yet.

[nicmarlo]

HUME going to talk about WHAT CNN KNEW in a minute

[GOPrincess]

Oh darn, he's just putting it in the Grapevine. Should have more coverage than this.

[MeekOneGOP]

I don't recall hearing whether FOX News has mentioned this issue yet. Have you?

Nevermind ! Brit Hume just mentioned it as I was typing that !!

[MeekOneGOP]

Yeah, I just heard him. Thanks !! :O)