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Dr. Bob Arnot Says NBC Fired Him Because of His Iraq Reports
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| 2-11-04
Posted on 02/11/2004 3:50:58 PM PST by Paul Atreides
Dr. Bob Arnot has claimed that NBC News did not renew his contract as a correspondent after he clashed with news producers who shunned his reports about positive rebuilding efforts in Iraq. The New York Observer is publishing excerpts from an email message sent by Arnot from Baghdad to NBC News President Neal Shapiro, saying in part, "NBC Nightly News routinely takes the stories that I shoot and uses the footage, even to lead the broadcast [but] refuses to allow the story to be told by the reporter on the scene [himself]." He indicated that he was particularly offended when, while the statue of Saddam Hussein was being toppled, news anchor Tom Brokaw declined to put him on the air, even though he was the only NBC reporter on the scene, and instead turned to a British reporter who was also there.
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To: Paul Atreides
Fired because of positive reporting about the rebuilding in Iraq? Sounds just like NBC.
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posted on
02/11/2004 3:53:34 PM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: Paul Atreides
NBC = NEW BRISTSH CORPORATION !
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posted on
02/11/2004 3:53:37 PM PST
by
KQQL
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To: Paul Atreides
Wow, Arnot was the best of the best in Iraq.
Welcome to FNC Bob.
To: KQQL
Neverending Bull Crap
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posted on
02/11/2004 3:55:38 PM PST
by
Paul Atreides
(Is it really so difficult to post the entire article?)
To: Paul Atreides
Fox News should snap him up!
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posted on
02/11/2004 3:55:56 PM PST
by
lawgirl
(God to womankind: "Here's Cary Grant. Now don't say I never gave you anything.")
To: Paul Atreides
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posted on
02/11/2004 3:58:11 PM PST
by
Porterville
(Traitors against God, country, family, and benefactors lament their sins in the deepest part of hell)
To: Paul Atreides
It's a shame a good man is punished by the liberal media for simply telling the truth.
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posted on
02/11/2004 3:59:23 PM PST
by
ChadGore
(Viva Bush. He's EARNED a second term.)
To: lawgirl
God to womankind: "Here's Cary Grant. Now don't say I never gave you anything." The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away - Grant was Gay! :-)
To: lawgirl
Re:
Fox News should snap him up! I'de watch "Sunday Morning with Bob"
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posted on
02/11/2004 4:00:11 PM PST
by
ChadGore
(Viva Bush. He's EARNED a second term.)
To: Mike Darancette; mtngrl@vrwc
OMG you aren't going to start that are you? That is one of the greatest Hollywood myths ever proposed and it's preposterous.
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posted on
02/11/2004 4:00:35 PM PST
by
lawgirl
(God to womankind: "Here's Cary Grant. Now don't say I never gave you anything.")
To: ChadGore
Yup, sounds like Arnot would be a good addition to FNC.
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posted on
02/11/2004 4:09:01 PM PST
by
spookycc
(Never forgive! Never forget!)
To: lawgirl
Notice
:-) Grant was one of the best comedic actors of all time, Arsenic and Old Lace being my favorite.
To: spookycc
I'd watch. He's cute.
To: Paul Atreides
There is no better war correspondent than Dr Bob. He is the best. NBC are idiots to treat him this way.
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posted on
02/11/2004 4:26:17 PM PST
by
dc-zoo
To: lawgirl
That is one of the greatest Hollywood myths ever proposed and it's preposterous. Why perposterous?
To: Paul Atreides
Awesome reporter; balanced in his reporting.
I hope he runs to Fox.
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posted on
02/11/2004 4:56:02 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("Men stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up as if nothing had happened." Churchill)
To: All
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posted on
02/11/2004 4:56:21 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("Men stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up as if nothing had happened." Churchill)
To: rwfromkansas
Yeah, and Fox should dump Shrill Bill.
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posted on
02/11/2004 4:57:30 PM PST
by
Paul Atreides
(Is it really so difficult to post the entire article?)
To: missthethunder
To missthethunder, speaking of cute. Rich Lowry is to cute
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posted on
02/11/2004 5:05:00 PM PST
by
Blue87
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