Jeff Greenfield and Aaron Brown struggling to find a favorable spin of

[mbali]

Cheney's remarks.

Since when do "journalists" sit around saying, "how can we interpret this in the light most favorable to the guy who said it?"

[RevCheesehead]

1. because it was a blatant attack no one can defend

[In Truth We Trust]

2. F**k them!!!! and F**k candy crowley too

[Must_B_Free]

7. Not exactly -

In fairness to Aaron Brown, it was Greenfield struggling to spin it in the Neocons favor.

Aaron Brown said he heard it as "a vote for John Kerry is a vote for another terror attack".

[Leilani]

13. Agree with you completely

Aaron Brown TRIES to be fair.

And he is fair repeatedly...he does not blow in the wind like Tweety & others.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

22. To quote that great philosopher...

Yoda: "There is no try. Just do or not do."

[Leilani]

28. Perhaps my wording was misleading...

Aaron Brown IS fair...

I do not have the vaguest idea of his political beliefs. but I know he reports issues in more depth, than other newsmen.

[tomfodw]

21. Well, who would know better than Dick Cheney...

...what will bring on a terror attack?

[The_Casual_Observer]

A few more of these and the public might realize that they have been gamed

The whole thing is a con. The sooner that people figure it out the better, because it will be a lot harder to fix after Nov 2.

[Bozita]

10. You forgot Pigboy's girlfriend, Daryn Kagan

[Doctor_J]

12. what's this?

[Bozita]

18. They're dating. --- link to thread with WaPo article

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2322639&mesg_id=2322639

[senseandsensibility]

3. Since lil' * toddled

onto the scene and stole all their widdle hearts!:puke:

[jezebel]

4. It looked to me like Aaron Brown was disgusted by the comment, but

Greenfield was trying to spin it for Cheney.

[maine_raptor]

5. "Different folks can hear it different ways" AB

Greenfield sure has come a long ways from his days with RFK and I mean that in more ways than one.

[michigandem2]

6. Edwards would of been eaten alive if those words came

out of his mouth...not necessarily by the bushites but by the media MORE than the campaign...I am scared for this country...because of the media..and because what is out there that they REFUSE to report...what happens if they break a story not favorable to Bush? I mean if they get fired..couldn't they come out and say "I got fired for reporting a story on the President" what happened when Woodward and Bernstein broke Watergate? did everyone just find them repulsive?? did they lose their jobs??? I mean I dont' get it...I know it is all about the money..but man...do they have no soul???

[asjr]

Watergate was real reporting. I am as perplexed as you about

what has happened. Are the reporters today mass hypnotized by Shrub? They have become little puppets whose strings are pulled by the WH.

[hippiegranny]

17. when did journalism become corporitized?

that would be when it was no longer safe to be more than a court stenographer. follow the money, the answer is always there.

[feistydem]

29. Ashleigh Banfield, remember her? She made noise to her bosses about

the coverage of the Iraq war and Bush... then she lost her job and her public voice. Fire a few and the rest cower in fear.

[Bozita]

32. Everybody in the media saw this -- She went SILENTLY

no voice

[CornField]

30. Supposed to be watch dogs, but they're actually lap dogs.

Sut Jhally said it first, but I don't think he'll mind me using it.

[dennis4868]

8. can you imagine......

if Kerry made the statemen that we cant win the war on terror or that if you vote for Bush we will be attacked again? He would be crushed by the media....it would be in the end of Kerry. But Bush and Cheney say it and the media spins it and says they simply mispoke and corrected himself.

[Leilani]

9. Aaron Brown reported it as it happened

Greenfield tried to spin it..

Aaron Brown disagreed.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

11. Aaron Brown did not like the comment. It was Greenfield that....

spun lies for *.

Brown was taken aback by Jeff's blatent disrepect to Kerry.

[Cha]

16. The ilk of greenfield, kagan,

crowley,blitzer, et al should be put out to pasture when Kerry wins this one.

It will be kinda of interesting to see if any of them change their turn or continue to pimp for the repukes. It sure won't be for klutzboy.

[Must_B_Free]

34. Greenfield is kind of a self depricating reporter

[mbali]

19. You're probably right - I was annoyed that Brown even asked the

question

[volosong]

25. I Remember Greenfield When He was with RFK

He sure has fallen from the heights.

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. Yes he was and he set Jeff straight,

didn't he?! He seemed pissed off at Greenfield and got a good jab in there when Greenfield said "It depends on "how" you WANT to hear it..or how the Democrats "want" to hear it" and Brown said..."No, that is how "I" heard it." And gave Greenfield a look like..."You know what Cheney meant." Greenfield looked embarrassed. Aaron didn't let him get away with the spin. Very interesting.

[atre]

14. Greenfield is disgusting

To suggest that taking the statement at face value ("plain language" is the parlance used by lawyers), one would have to have Democratic proclivities is absolutely ludicrous.

Add another name to the CNN media whore sh*tlist.

[iwantmycountryback]

15. I CANNOT BELIEVE Greenfield said that

Well it was just a continuation of what they have been saying.


WTF??!! HELLO!!??

[slojim240]

20. I missed it. What did Cheney say?

Was it on the news tonight?

[gulfcoastliberal]

23. Aaron Brown was a huge cheerleader of the illegal invasion...

and has generally not probed, exposed, or corrected blatant lies and falsehoods spewed by talking heads on his show. He's a smug motherfucker who delights in his arrogance. Check out the interview with him on Pacifica sometime.

[Bozita]

27. He was clueless on that Pacifica interview

IMHO, he thought that they'd be throwing flowers in his path. Sure didn't work out that way.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

33. Can you tell us more?

I didn't hear it... is it available?

[Bozita]

35. Interview was broadcast a year ago (roughly)

Amy went after the reporting of the Iraq war. Aaron seemed surprised.

Think about that one.

Amy stuck to it. Aaron didn't like it. There were some less than stellar moments.

Pacifica keeps archives. It's worth a listen.

[John_H]

24. From Candy's fucked up graphics to greenfields shilling that was

THE worst piece of whoring I've seen since the convention.

[feistydem]

31. then you should have seen MSNBC! The whoring was shameless for Bush.

They practically all sported Bush '04 buttons during their broadcast.