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CNN’s Brown Spread “Bush Knew” Web Rumor After It Was Retracted
Media Research ^
| 7-10-03
Posted on 07/10/2003 2:53:22 PM PDT by 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, CNNs 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 Browns exchange with Ensor!
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aaronbrown; cnn; davidensor; dougthompson; mediabias; mrc; niger; retraction; terrancejwilkinson; uranium; wmd
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To: Fred Mertz; piasa
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posted on
07/10/2003 3:51:26 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: bellevuesbest
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?
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posted on
07/10/2003 3:56:44 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Lurking since 2000.)
To: Registered
DT is ouuta town chasing down the perp...he won't rest, he swears ;-)
To: Registered
The lapdogs for the left just never quit, do they?
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posted on
07/10/2003 3:58:24 PM PDT
by
Peach
To: habs4ever
25
posted on
07/10/2003 3:59:19 PM PDT
by
Registered
(77% of the mentally ill live in poverty, that leaves 23% doing quite well!)
To: Registered
I like this one too.
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posted on
07/10/2003 4:05:05 PM PDT
by
SuzanneC
To: Registered
Bravo! Can you do that in camo hat, too?
To: Miss Marple; William McKinley; JoeSixPack1; arasina; Pegita; Endeavor; Sabertooth
see #25
To: CheneyChick; vikingchick; Victoria Delsoul; WIMom; kmiller1k; mhking; rdb3; Travis McGee; Shermy; ..
((((((growl)))))
To: habs4ever
Yep, he looks like I think he should look like ... does he look like that to you?
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posted on
07/10/2003 4:36:17 PM PDT
by
Pegita
To: Pegita
I think that is the man himself, Big Daddy Doug Thompson...
To: All
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?
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posted on
07/10/2003 4:59:01 PM PDT
by
arasina
(I'm not sure if I really care for indecisive people. Maybe I do; maybe not.)
To: Registered
Aw, give a girl a break, will ya? I tried. :o)
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)
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posted on
07/10/2003 5:06:44 PM PDT
by
arasina
(I'm not sure if I really care for indecisive people. Maybe I do; maybe not.)
To: bellevuesbest
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?
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posted on
07/10/2003 5:28:31 PM PDT
by
autoresponder
(. . . . SOME CAN*T HANDLE THE TRUTH . . . THE NYT ESPECIALLY!)
To: bellevuesbest
Brown is still around. I thought the powers-that-be dubbed him too creepy to be on television.
To: Registered
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posted on
07/10/2003 6:10:04 PM PDT
by
Sloth
("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, 'Zoolander')
To: bellevuesbest
Aaron Brown like the rest of his dimwitted group don't care what they spread. And the more false, the better.
To: bellevuesbest
bump
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posted on
07/10/2003 8:19:42 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
To: Howlin
touristguy returns as T J Wilkerson
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posted on
07/11/2003 1:32:26 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: piasa
I was thinking the same thing yesterday. Thanks for posting my thoughts. LOL
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