Actual journalism breaks out! CBS Evening News notes Cheney votes!

[scarletwoman]

Quickie rehash of one point made in Zell Miller's rant last night, about Kerry voting for cuts for certain weapons systems. Then they flashed a clip of Cheney talking about the "need to cut the budget" and said, (paraphrased) "What WASN'T said is that Cheney not only voted for the SAME defense cuts, he voted for even MORE cuts!"

Corporate news pointing out the truth -- how amazing is THAT?!?

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[incapsulated]

1. Pretty amazing...

Zell seems to have seriously freaked the media! :)

[childslibrarian]

2. Whooh!

That is amazing... Glad they have some pride to do that....

[jeff30997]

3. Well that's better than nothing...

[Minimus]

4. ABC did the same...

i was shocked. they even pointed out Cheneys comment about Kerry would get the UN permission before deploying troups - Kerry said that in 1971 after Vietnam.

[scarletwoman]

17. Thanks -- you just reminded of the other part of their report!

CBS/Dan Rather also deconstructed another point from the repug attack, about Kerry (paraphrasing) "asking for permission from the UN" to fight a war.

Dan Rather then said that these attacks were ignoring what else Kerry has said, then played a clip from Kerry's DNC speech where he said, "Let there be no mistake: I will never hesitate to use force when it is required. Any attack will be met with a swift and a certain response. I will never give any nation or any institution a veto over our national security."

Again, this just really amazes me -- that CBS/Dan Rather actually made the effort to highlight the TRUTH!

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[kerryin2004]

5. CBS is owned by Viacom

which also has the Howard Stern show.. They are one of the least likely to totally fall in line with the reich wing bush media..

[Kathy in Cambridge]

13. Mel Karmazin, Viacom Chairman, is a Dem donor

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?first=Mel&last=Karmazin&st=

[Hobarticus]

6. Careful, don't frighten them...actual journalists are skittish these days.

[wtmusic]

7. CBS has consistently been the best of the big three

Watch Ben Barnes on "60 Minutes" explain what to do with a frat-boy chickenshit when his country calls him

[wryter2000]

8. CBS is the best of the three

Good for them.

[volosong]

9. I can't Take Any Credit

Even though I've been messaging them all using various screen names and telling them what palace eunuchs they are for their biased presentations. Love that media link as it makes it so easy and fun.

[frank frankly]

11. oooh, i forgot about the media link!

good work, volosong!!!

right on

[volosong]

18. Never Be WIthout Your Media Link My Friend

http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/


The media have less courage than AWOL. Noise works. They always bend, but often slowly. More hands make lighter work and quicken the process.

Remember, most voters get news from their local papers and TV, not from the national wire services. THEY ARE THE TARGET

[A_Possum]

10. Duck! Run for cover!

:bounce: :bounce:

[malachibk]

12. And then...LAURA "killah" BUSH

n/t

[spooky3]

14. If they keep acting like journalists, we'll ALL WATCH

and buy their sponsors' products. I promise!!!!

[cornermouse]

15. And that's probably the real key to taking back the media.

[Calm Like A Bomb]

16. Let's hope it's a contagious strain!

I'd like to see a full-blown journalism epidemic. Think of it: Actual journalism available on TV and in newspapers far and wide!

What would we tell the children? :P

[West Coast Democrat]

19. I watch CBS News nearly every night

it's excellent most evenings.

[scarletwoman]

21. Me too.

I don't have cable, so network news and PBS are my only choices. My local CBS affiliate is definitely the least snarky and most thoughtful news organization, so my evening news viewing begins with the local broadcast, then the national CBS Evening News, then over to PBS for the NewsHour (where, more often than not, I find myself enraged at the conservative slant :mad: ).

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[stray cat]

20. Let the media know when they do something right!

A little encouragement might let them know some people appreciate accurate investigative journalism.

[scarletwoman]

22. You're SO right (correct)!!!

Thank you notes are ALWAYS in good taste! I'm off to send mine now!

Link for feedback here: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/eveningnews/main3420.shtml -- scroll down to very bottom, click on "Contact us".

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