CNN’s Brown Spread “Bush Knew” Web Rumor After It Was Retracted

Media Research ^ | 7-10-03

[bellevuesbest]

CNN Anchor Pushes Anti-bush Rumor -- Four Hours after its Retraction! When Castigating George Bush for Passing on Bogus Information, Aaron Brown Passes on Web Story He Should Have Known Was False

In the 1990s, the World Wide Web was denigrated in media circles as a nest of White House-bashing conspiracy theorists, a fact-free zone where the scandal stories were too good to check. Last night, CNN NewsNight anchor Aaron Brown pulled a fascinating, though embarrassing trick: While castigating the President for passing on bogus information, he passed on a bogus Internet story he should have known was false.

After the lead story on the WMD search by David Ensor, CNN’s all-news anchor jumped on the latest juicy rumor, asking Ensor: “There is, as you know, a story that's been circulating on the Web today that there was at some point a conversation between the President and a CIA consultant where the consultant directly told the President that this African uranium deal was bogus. Do you have any reporting that supports the idea that the President was directly told it was fake before he included it in the State of the Union speech?”

Clearly flummoxed, Ensor could only say: “I have no way to confirm that story and it is somewhat suspect, I would say, but we'll have to check it.”

In searching for the Web source of this rumor today, CNSNews.com Executive Editor Scott Hogenson found the story on CapitolHillBlue.com, where founder and publisher Doug Thompson retracted the story under the headline “Conned big time” at 6:05 pm Eastern Daylight Time -- four hours before Brown’s exchange with Ensor!

[Shermy]

Here's the August 1, 2002 Aaron Brown transcript about Hatfill:

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0208/01/asb.00.html

[Pan_Yans Wife]

There is, as you know, a story that's been circulating on the Web today Aaron Brown

So condescending of him! How many people missed this yesterday, and if they did, could it be because they have lives to tend to?

[habs4ever]

DT is ouuta town chasing down the perp...he won't rest, he swears ;-)

[Peach]

The lapdogs for the left just never quit, do they?

[Registered]

[SuzanneC]

I like this one too.

[habs4ever]

Bravo! Can you do that in camo hat, too?

[habs4ever]

see #25

[Sabertooth]

((((((growl)))))

[Pegita]

Yep, he looks like I think he should look like ... does he look like that to you?

[habs4ever]

I think that is the man himself, Big Daddy Doug Thompson...

[arasina]

Somebody help me here. I know I read here on FR in the past two days that someone was going to get the retraction info to Aaron Brown before his show aired? I know I didn't dream it. Does anyone else remember that post?

[arasina]

Aw, give a girl a break, will ya? I tried. :o)

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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet

"...post a scanned copy of the business card..."

Terrence J. Wilkinson
Professional Mole for Hire
Call me at 1-800-GET-BUSH

271 posted on 07/09/2003 8:58 PM CDT by arasina (Blankety Bla)

[autoresponder]

I believe is a Cannadian like Jennings is; Brown started on ABC overnight TV news.

With another Canadian name Talia Sh----?

What's the deal of ABC TV using anti-Americans from the CBC farm teams?

[jagrmeister]

Brown is still around. I thought the powers-that-be dubbed him too creepy to be on television.

[Sloth]

[freekitty]

Aaron Brown like the rest of his dimwitted group don't care what they spread. And the more false, the better.

[GOPJ]

bump

[piasa]

touristguy returns as T J Wilkerson

[nopardons]

I was thinking the same thing yesterday. Thanks for posting my thoughts. LOL