November 23, 2005

And Many Wonder about Media Bias

CNN's X over Vice President Cheney may have been a technical glitch but an operator taking calls for the network decided to call it freedom of speech. Some interesting quotes of his include:

"Maam, it was just a comment or opinion of someone watching the speech."

"The point is, tell them to stop lying."

"Tell your President to stop lying."

"If you don't like it don't watch."

The tape may be a hoax. Even if it's real the operator was just a Lefty schlub. It doesn't mean it was anything more than a mistake. Dan McKenzie's work proves it was some technical graphic. But suppose a director knew it was there and decided to slyly state his opinion. Hmm...

"CNN Employees A Bit Touchy About The Cheney 'X'"

"CNN Employee On Tape: Cheney 'X' Is 'Freedom of Speech' - 'Tell Bush And Cheney To Stop Lying'"