Today Show Implies FNC Hid News of Cheney Beer: Transcript Proves Otherwise

Today Show/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

by Mark Finkelstein

February 16, 2006 - 07:29

An unsuspecting viewer watching this morning's Today show would have thought that Fox News failed to disclose that in his interview by Brit Hume yesterday, VP Cheney acknowledged having a beer at lunch on the day of the shooting incident.

But when it comes to the MSM, it pays to be 'suspecting.'

Here's how NBC White House reporter Kelly O'Donnell artfully chose her words:

"The official White House transcript of the interview shows Cheney said 'I had a beer at lunch.' Fox News did not show that particular clip during Brit Hume's program."

Having watched the Hume/Cheney interview, I was jarred by O'Donnell's statement since I was certain that I had heard reference to the mid-day beer. And sure enough, the interview transcript confirms it:

Brit Hume:

"The Vice-President said he had one beer at lunch, but the afternoon hunt began a couple hours later."

So Hume and Fox News did indeed inform its viewers of the facts, but chose to have Hume report them rather than playing the Cheney clip. Yet the clear inference from the Today show story was that Fox News failed to disclose the lunch-time beer.

If anyone is hiding facts from viewers, it is NBC News and the Today show.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

You talkin' to me? ;-)

[mdmathis6]

No I was speaking about TurkeyHunter!

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks. I was worried about being booted off my own thread ;-)

[DCPatriot]

I was responding to him and telling him his moniker should be CHENEYhunter instead of turkeyhunter...and evidently he was being zotted at that time since the preview feature wouldn't work because the "reply to" box didn't show his name.

May he rest in pieces.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

May he rest in pieces.

LOL!

[untrained skeptic]

FOX should sue her and NBC for multiple millions unless she publicly and prominently apologizes.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

It will certainly be interesting to follow how Fox responds to NBC's slur.

[mdmathis6]

That would be a shame LOL!

[kjam22]

LOL

[mdmathis6]

The viking kitties didn't even have time to pounce!

[KarlInOhio]

If one beer kept me drunk for five hours, I wouldn't have had to spend so much on beer in college.

[zook]

So, in other words, NBC lied again.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Sorry. I'm not normally a spell-check nazi, but I must make one correction to your post:

Cafferty FileVile

There now, that's better.

[Ghengis]

Having one beer two hours before any incident is non-news. It only takes one hour to metabolize one beer.

Nonsense! If a person is going to drink, they should enter into a padded room for 24 hours in order not to injure themselves or others!! I see massive denial with people here of FreeRepublic in regards to the effects of alcohol and their own addiction to it.

I used to have the occasional drink and watch beer commercials on TV until I educated myself on the subject. No more!! (/sarcasm...doing Goldfinger1 impression)

[Skywarner]

"But, you are not on television with children watching!!!!"

This is true. ;-) My mug would probably break the camera. Of course, anytime I tune to CNN, my TV acts up anyways.

By the way, the "C-word" in my definition of CNN refers to "Communist" and "Cult of islam."

[governsleastgovernsbest]

FOX NEWS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT BRIT WILL BE COMING ON SOON TO DISCUSS REACTION TO THE INTERVIEW.

Let's see if he mentions Today's misleading report.

[PhiKapMom]

He had a hunting licence -- he didn't have a new stamp that just went into effect.

[Steve0113]

How in the world "governs" manages to watch this crap and remain sane is beyond me.

Presumption without proof ;-)

Or, "assumes facts not in evidence." :)

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Assumes facts not in evidence.

LOL. That's exactly the legal term I was searching for - thanks!

[Steve0113]

If he had been in Washington doing his job, or trying to figure out how to find Osama, or trying to figure out how to get the WMD's that went to Syria instead of being on a boondoogle none of this would have happened.

It was a Saturday afternoon/evening. Were you working at that time?

Also, do you have the slightest clue what a "boondoogle" (sic) is?