CNN did story on W's "Missing Year" (from Salon) and Barnes!

[mbali]

Here we go!

[LittleApple81]

1. When? Any GOOD coverage? Or just poopooing it? n/t

[VolcanoJen]

2. That was a very good piece.

They even showed Barnes saying "That's something I'm not very proud of."

Great traction for the Salon story, too! And, they threw in Hurricane Frances as the third point in the "trifecta" that will steal headlines from Bush's speech tonight.

[faithnotgreed]

7. thanks jen. you really keep us informed around here. the wes

transcript earlier today was outtasight

are you secretly a court reporter

[VolcanoJen]

9. No, but I play one on TV/DU!

:D

[madmax]

3. When?

It's already been aired or it will be? Details, pretty please.

[movonne]

4. What do you mean "Here we go!!" I hope that means a good thing.

[mbali]

19. Yes - I meant the backlash is starting

It was a good piece. All done under the banner "Bush Distraction."

[incapsulated]

5. I missed it, what did they say?? n/t

[Leilani]

14. Wolfie said 60 Minutes will air a story next week

about Barnes getting Bush into TANG. 60 Minutes had no comment.

Also said, Salon is running a story about Bush being sent out of Texas, to keep him out of trouble. Said he did not fulfill any Guard duties.

Story available at Salon Premium.

[VolcanoJen]

18. Here's the Salon story... priceless.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/09/02/allison/index.html

Worth a day pass... get one!!

This story is a good one, but it's really more about the elder Bushes horrible treatment of Jimmy Allison, after he refused to support George HW Bush for RNC Chair, than Dubya.

Excerpt:

Apparently, Jimmy Allison's advice was not appreciated. In Hobe Sound, Bush senior kept trying to avoid talking with Jimmy about the RNC, Allison said. Then later, as the Allisons took their leave, Barbara "thanked" them for their Christmas present with unexpected cruelty. "She said, 'I'm so sorry, but we've been so busy this year that we didn't have time to do anything for our political acquaintances.' I swear to God, I'll never forget those two words as long as I live. For her to say that was absolutely appalling. Mind you, Jimmy was an old, old friend. And I had stayed as a houseguest with the Bushes, been invited in my pajamas into their bedroom to read the papers and drink coffee while Bar rode her exercise bicycle.

"Big George was just stricken by this," Allison continued. "There was a wet bar in the hall on the way to the front door. He grabbed this moldy bottle of Mai Tai that he said had been given to him by the president of China, and he said we just had to have it. Then he plucked this ostrich egg in a beaded bag from a shelf that he said had been given to him by the ambassador to the U.N. from Nigeria or someplace, and gave it to us. Can you imagine how embarrassing that was?"

[incapsulated]

26. I read the Salon story

I'm very happy to hear that 60 Min. will be doing this!

[faithnotgreed]

6. what is up with cnn? they ragged on zell last night * even challenged him

and now theyre running the salon story?

the hurricane winds must be reaching to atlanta already

[Carni]

8. Their ratings are tanking

CNN started pandering to the bushies thinking the could ride around on the coat tails of faux news and the success they have enjoyed.

The Bushites hate CNN and frankly if you want RW biased spin Fox does a way better job.

So many moderates and liberals have forsaken CNN that they must be in the toilet--JMO, I have no proof of this but it makes sense.

[Leilani]

16. Exactly! During the RNC Hate Fest, FOX numbers are soaring.

They even beat out the networks.

CNN is losing liberals to MSNBC.

[DURHAM D]

10. It's their ratings - finally figured out that all the cables are chasing

the same viewers and they can't beat Fox. Now they will chase us. It's just numbers.

[mondo joe]

11. CNN has serious multiple personality disorder

It can't decide what it is.

[movonne]

12. Don't get to excited ... every time I get all up about something that

comes out and think that bush is toast, it seems to disappears and no more said about it.

[fearnobush]

20. Yes true, however, Barnes will be on 60 Minutes II this Wed.

Plus Palest has all the goo on Barnes and Bush for the past several years. See his DVD trailer:

<http://www.gregpalast.com/images/TrailerClips.mov>

[shraby]

22. 60 minutes is on a Wednesday?

[movonne]

24. Yes I know but it can still disappear....Remember Abu Ghraib.sp?

[ewagner]

23. Thanks for the link

Saw the clip and may have to order the whole thing....

btw: there may be a factual error in the clip itself. It said that Bush got a score of 25 out of 100 on the pilot's test. Actually I think he scored in the 25th percentile on that test. It's nitpicking I guess but it's a hole freepers can jump through.

Am I wrong about this?

[lasttrip]

13. no freakin way!

tied to ratings maybe?

[mzmolly]

15. Cool, I blasted these yesterday ... along with many others I'm sure!

Sorry I missed it. :hi:

[sub.theory]

17. Well knock me over with a feather!

About time CNN did the right thing. Anyone got a video clip? Jeeze, has this been a bad week for Chimpy or what? :evilgrin:

[dogtag]

21. Wolf added

that a spokesman from the Bush camp said that Barnes is a nut in so many words. They are already in refute mode.

[movonne]

25. So is Zell...so what's the point