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2003-09-16 Fifth Column

Counterpoint: Media in the Hip Pocket of Bush Due to Fox News

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Posted by Super Hose 2003-09-16 12:42:44 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Christiane, wife of former Clinton flack Jamie Rubin, has been a whore for Arab thugocracies for years, which is why CNN is such a good fit for her. Which is also why Bush, Fox et al give her and her ilk such fits. The least they could do is identify her close relations with a former Dem regime here every time she speaks in criticism of Bush (it's called honest disclosure, something CNN has in short supply)

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-16 12:49:15 PM|| 2003-9-16 12:49:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 More recently, Ms. Amanpour retracted her claims after a chance meeting at Saks with Fox anchor E.D. Hill, who threatened to punch her lights out if she didn't recant.

Posted by Hodadenon 2003-9-16 1:01:01 PM|| 2003-9-16 1:01:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Amanpour is going to jello wrestle Rita Cosby after the next Democratic Presidential Candidates' Debate on Fox.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2003-9-16 1:37:14 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2003-9-16 1:37:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 From Randal Robinson's blog:
The Top 10 Ways Fox News Intimidated CNN

10. Sent Greta Van Susteren to use a little muscle on Aaron Brown.
9. Fox and Friends urged viewers to egg Paula Zahn's house.
8. Neil Cavuto challenged Lou Dobbs to a Financial News Death Match.
7. Sean Hannity snapped Larry King's suspenders and raised a welt.
6. Brit Hume shaved off Wolf Blitzer's beard and held it hostage.
5. Fox anchors kept referring to CNN as the "Commie News Network."
4. Laurie Dhue's makeup tips caused Christiane Amanpour's skin to break out.
3. Geraldo Rivera threatened to nuke CNN's ratings "back to MSNBC country."
2. Painted Fox News helicopters black and had them hover over CNN headquarters.
1. Bill O'Reilly's mean smirks sent shivers of fear throughout CNN.

Posted by Steve 2003-9-16 1:55:36 PM|| 2003-9-16 1:55:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 If Christiane wants lips like Laurie Dhue's, maybe Laurie can drop by the house and kick her in the mouth.
...and is Greta Van Sustern really Clutch Cargo in drag??? Or did Clutch spring for the operation?

Posted by tu3031 2003-9-16 3:19:35 PM|| 2003-9-16 3:19:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wonder what Christiane Amanpour has to say about CNN and other western networks (not Fox, apparently) paying the Iraqi Information Ministry lots of dollars in fees, bribes, etc. so that they could report from Baghdad whatever their handlers told them to say.

Christiane? Hello? Hello?

Posted by Steve White 2003-9-16 4:07:34 PM|| 2003-9-16 4:07:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Aww! So po' wittle CNN couldn't lie and get away with it while FOX was there to call 'em on it? Aww, poor pookie needs a lolly and a kissy to make the boo boo feel better?

CNN was obviously counting on their liberal competetors to play from the same "Bash Bush, Bash the war" sheet of music, hoping that they could one-up them on their reputation and hard-laid, er paid, er won, access to the biggies in Iraq. But Fox gave a rounding rendition of "Stars and Stripes Forever", stole the heart of the audience, and smoked their asses.

In the end, CNN couldn't do what they wanted to do, because Fox presented itself as a patriotic alternative and would have drawn away viewers that CNN hoped to keep by default.

Typical loooooser! "It's not my fault! It's HIS fault!"

Posted by Ptah 2003-9-16 4:19:14 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-9-16 4:19:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 According to Drudge Christiane got a "private dressing down" by CNN execs over the interview....ewwwww bad visual, kinda like Sean Ono Lennon cutting the clothes off his caterwauling cretin of a mother yesterday

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-16 5:03:17 PM|| 2003-9-16 5:03:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Amanpour: "It’s really a question of really asking the questions."

A quote for the ages, right there.

Posted by Jeff Brokaw 2003-9-16 5:44:18 PM|| [http://jeffbrokaw.net/weblog/] 2003-9-16 5:44:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Does anyone remember a press confab where she stood up and said the press didn't do enough to stop W from getting elected?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-9-16 6:00:50 PM|| 2003-9-16 6:00:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 The problem the more liberal-minded press figures had/have with the Iraq war coverage stems from Pentagon decision to "embed" reporters.The embeds had more exciting visuals,an "I'm right at the action feel,and a more positive,pro-US,pro-troop vibe.Given a choice between showing some reporter asking some PR figure a question or showing footage live from the battlefield,what do you think a news director airs?Once embeds left,network/CNN coverage became more traditional-reporters not knowing what actually happens on ground grilling various civil/military PR types.I wonder if there is any ill-will toward imbedded reporters once they came back home for being too pro-US?I do notice none of the embeds were heavily promoted by networks during war(unless they were killed),and none have been promoted as a rising network star because of work in Iraq.

Posted by Stephen 2003-9-16 7:11:57 PM|| 2003-9-16 7:11:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Message for Miss Amanpour:

"Your new spine transplant surgery has been moved up to next week since the situation is worse than the doctors first thought."

"Your replacement case of Depends(TM) diapers just arrived..."

"...and your mommy called and said not to be afraid, she's bringing you your favorite Teddy Bear and night light over this evening."

Posted by Paul 2003-9-16 7:48:51 PM|| 2003-9-16 7:48:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Amanpour has officially joined the tin-foil hat brigade. She rightly deserves all the mocking that comes her way!

Posted by debbie 2003-9-16 8:13:47 PM|| 2003-9-16 8:13:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 "All of the entire body politic in my view, whether itâs the administration, the intelligence, the journalists, whoever, did not ask enough questions, for instance, about weapons of mass destruction. I mean, it looks like this was disinformation at the highest levels."

If you don't ask questions you don't get answers. That is not accepting dis-information, it is not asking if there is information. Which there certainly was, even French and German Intelligence believe[d] in Iraqi WMD.

And what's up with being intimated by another news (Fox) agency? Do they carry AK-47's or something?

Posted by John Anderson 2003-9-16 9:30:10 PM|| 2003-9-16 9:30:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Hahahahahaaa......."foot soldiers at Fox News"....haahahahahahaaaaaa.....

Hey Ms. Amanpour! All your phones are tapped!

HAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAA!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-16 10:56:18 PM|| 2003-9-16 10:56:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 and is Greta Van Sustern really Clutch Cargo in drag???

...My God, I thought I was the only one who remembered Clutch Cargo. I still see those...lips....in my nightmares. BTW, did anyone here know that Ms Van Sustren is almost 60? True fact!

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2003-9-17 12:54:42 AM|| 2003-9-17 12:54:42 AM|| Front Page Top

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