ABC just bitch slapped Bush

[59millionmorons]

They show Bush saying that Kerry supported keeping Saddam in power. Then ABC showed a clip of what he really said. After showing what Kerry really said, Jennings said something like, now that is what he said, and then said you need to listen carefully to sort out the truth.

[Rick Myers]

1. Saw that!!!

EXCELLENT!

Bush can't keep his lies straight anymore!!!

[cthrumatrix]

27. Now ......they should show that to that asshole Tweety...

[RebelOne]

39. And also to the bigger asshole Hannity.

He kept hammering on that today. The fact that Kerry said that Iraq would have been better off if Saddam was still in power.

[tomfodw]

60. Did Hannity really say that?

Yikes. That can't be a misunderstanding. As Al Franken would say, that's another LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

[krkaufman]

45. * * VIDEO clip of the WNT/Jennings comment * *

http://home.comcast.net/~krkaufman/abc_steps_up.wmv
(6MB,1 minute clip)

If a simple left-click doesn't work... Right-click, and "Save target as..."; then open in Windows Media Player.

[tuvor]

56. Don't forget to post these video links to Yahoo message boards

if you post there at all. People appreciate it, and best of all is the deafening silence from the bushkissers.

Here's what one person replied with when I posted the lind for Jennings comments:

<blockquote>Thanks for posting that link. This is so typical of the deception of double-speak that comes from the White House and the Republican marketing machine.

Kudos to the media for finally starting to expose the double-speak of this campaign.</blockquote>

Feels good, doesn't it?

[pacalo]

58. You rule, kr! Thanks so much -- I would have hated to have missed that.

[newsguyatl]

61. i saw it, too

beautiful, just beautiful.

thanks so much for posting here, i've saved it on my computer for keeps.

[AuntPatsy]

2. I am honestly shocked....wow, I wish I would have seen that...

[classof56]

3. Kudos to Jennings--and to Kerry for speaking the truth

As it says in the Bible, the truth shall make us free!

DEFEAT BUSH!!

[democrat_patriot]

5. Email Jenning's to thank him.

And everyone else why your at it:

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[Jane Austin]

9. I couldn't find Jennings' address in there.

Can you help?

[democrat_patriot]

17. It's in the middle :>)

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

That's it, no jennings.

[Jane Austin]

24. Nightline is Kopple, though.

n/t

[lcooksey]

19. E-mail form for ABC World News Tonight

Couldn't find an address, but you can use the form here:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/WorldNewsTonight/WNT_newemail_form.html

[Jane Austin]

26. thanks so much. Here's the short URL for writing Jennings

http://digbig.com/4bspm

[SoCalDemocrat]

50. I wrote them

I just wanted to write and congratulate ABC and Peter Jennings on showing some journalistic backbone in calling out the President on his intentional mis-statement that Kerry supported keeping Saddam in power. To be blunt, many of us were shocked that Jennings didn't simply remain quiet as most journalists do these days.

Jennings showed Bush saying that Kerry supported keeping Saddam in power. Then you showed a clip of what he really said.

Keep up the good work. Step by step, the efforts of reporters such as Jennings will restore integrity to the media industry.

[Demi_Babe]

54. done

[buycitgo]

10. couldn't you add a few more names to that list?

thanks, actually, for putting it in email-ready form....saving it for easy use!

[in_cog_ni_to]

20. Holy Shit!

That must have taken FOREVER to make that list! Thank You! I saved a copy for future use. :hi:

[mzmolly]

30. WOW, what a list!!!

:toast:

Send this to Skinner, quick!

[sundancekid]

36. awesome list ... tons of gratitude and kudos for posting

[lcooksey]

13. OMFG!

I could not believe it. I was shouting cheers at the television.
:bounce:

Maybe Bush's teflon is wearing off.

[bloodyjack]

53. There was never any teflon, I think

I mean, he's neither telegenic nor an engaging speaker...he is simply protected by several warm layers of LIES LIES and more MURDEROUS LIES perpetuated by our lazy conniving scaremongering self-prostituting sham of a mass media.

[Nightjock]

4. Beautiful!

That is why I recently gave up watching cable news. CNN never does that.

[cthrumatrix]

44. nice to see

[Pirate Smile]

6. That was great. I always wonder why Shrub and Darth Vader get

away with just blatantly lying about what Kerry says.

They could do a segment like that every day - what * said Kerry said v. what Kerry actually said.

[xchrom]

7. what?!?!?!?!

no blatant, unabashed whoring for bushco?
will wonders never cease?

[Carla in Ca]

8. Yes, email Jennings! What a great day this has been!

[ShaneGR]

11. The Kerry People need to keep hammering the "alternate universive" meme

The Bush camp has gotten too used to saying whatever they want, even if it's just blatantly false.

[Kahuna]

38. Yep!!! It worked with Gore. They've been using a winning formula..

nt

[Ducks In A Row]

12. Hey, no fair stealing Jon Stewart's shtick.

Maybe Jennings is looking to move networks.

:D


(it was very cool)

[kodi]

25. well stewart just won an emmy, jennings didn't

tell you what, i think the major tv news orgs realize that there is safety in numbers and if the the right wing gopers and white house can pick off cbs then any one of them is susceptible to similar attacks... they are closing ranks and are targeting bush's lies as an act of protection.

[MsTryska]

63. I'm getting the same feeling.....

seems like the "real" newspeople are circling the wagons.

i keep going back tot he look of disgust on Harry's face yesterday morning when he had to introduce the clip from Reed is it? that dork who gave the official white house statement and couldn't even accept an apology like a gentleman? this was on CBS Early Show yesterday.


Circle the wagons and close the ranks, y'all. you don't need to be bushco's bitches.

[Jane Austin]

29. Maybe that was out of respect for Kerry's

Press Conference this morning.

Made their lives easier, for sure.

[Shopaholic]

14. Maybe that was a little show of solidarity amonst the press?

Hopefully?????? I'd love to see the media actually call * on his bullshit.

[Myrina]

37. I had the same thought ...

The 'real' journalists have to be mighty pissed and almost afraid at what's happening to Rather, because it means their profession has been manipulated and pimped by the ratfucks in the Administration, and any one of 'em is fair game.

I'd imagine that one is only able to bend over and say 'aaaah' for so long, and then it must get frustrating and humiliating.

Hopefully more of the old-timers will stand with Rather and CBS and not let KKKarl and his CREEP's steamroll reality any longer.

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. No kidding???!!!

What on earth is going on? Has the media decided it's time to bring down the regime?? Please, G-d!

[MaineDem]

16. As much as I hate the term

It couldn't have happened to a better person. Thank you ABC!

[cheshire]

18. Color my shocked, amazed and grinning.

[rullery]

21. Like rats scurrying to leave a sinking ship,

the news media perceive that Kerry is starting to kick some ass now, and that he is likely to win. It is not surprising that they will want to jump onto the bandwagon, so that they will have access to the White House during the Kerry administration.

[Political_Junkie]

22. O.K., what if...

CBS already knows where the documents came from, and who duped them, and that's why they pulled their story. And what if they spread the news to the other networks that the administration set them up. Wouldn't this piss off all of the newscasters. Maybe this is what we are seeing.

[jumpstart33]

23. This is precisely what Kerry and his campaign should be doing.

Make an ad showing what Kerry said followed by what Bush said he said and then followed by the first clip of Kerry making the statement and then say on fade, "Still misleading, still lying. This should be beneath the President of the greatest nation on earth."

[saccheradi]

47. hit that nail with a sledgehammer!

[Clinton Crusader]

28. OMG! Shocked!

:wow: Jennings is ALWAYS right wing.

wowee!
:kick:

[demokatgurrl]

31. What a great picture of Bill!! n/t

[canuckybee]

32. I'm telling you , I have been noticing a shift all day

This morning Cafferty was bitching about health care, saying it should be a more prominent topic.....and then tonight on Dobbs They spent a good 5 minutes slapping Bush around, ending with a question about why Bush took the advisers so seriously when they gave him a reason to go to war and now he dismisses their findings as "guesses" when it suits his purpose to ignore them.

[Sparkly]

33. I am SO glad, and so glad you posted this

It has been making me CRAZY!!! Thank you for letting us know somebody actually dealt with it!!

Did Jennings conclude that he's a liar, or stupid, or something else? I posted about this earlier.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x852156

[cyr330]

34. The rest of our "liberal" media could learn a lesson.

If every station would play back clips of what was actually said versus what this administration states, a fucking lot more lies would be exposed. Instead, we get this fluffy bullshit coverage of either lies from the WH, or the antics of Britney Spears. . . Our media, hard at work.

[tech3149]

35. my response to Jennings

I had just read a comment about tonights news broadcast. It was mentioned that you referred to a comment from Mr. Bush about John Kerry supporting keeping Saddam Hussein in power and countered it with what Sen. Kerry actually said.
The admonition to the viewers to listen carefully to sort out the truth supports the feeling I have that corporate media will not inform the public unless it supports their own financial interest. I have not viewed much broadcast news since March of last year. If your memory is not impaired, I'm sure you understand the significance of that time in history.
I am thankfull that the internet provides a voice to independent and non-professional journalists. Our society thrives on the free exchange of ideas and information. If the commercial media will not provide it, we will find our own sources.
I challenge you to lead the way. Do every thing you can to provide important and informative news to the public.
I thank you for providing some measure of truth in your broadcast and hope that it is not going to be something out of the ordinary. If that is the case, I might even turn on my television to see the evening news.

[pacalo]

62. Here's mine...

Mr. Jennings,

Thank you so much for the integrity you displayed today by unmistakably disproving one of the president's outright lies told to the press about John Kerry.

In these days where sensationalism is king in the media & dirty campaigns are tolerated & promoted, it's like a breath of fresh air when a news channel refuses to give a below-the-belt, misleading statement a free pass.

What in the world has happened to the Fourth Estate, who is supposed to be the watchdog of the people? Have they sold their souls? I saw a report today on CNN that compared Kerry's recent tv appearances (Daily Show, David Letterman) to the president's UN speech today. The reporter who put together the video report ended with this statement (p/p): "Now, which one of these two appear more presidential? We'll let you decide."

Thank you for the integrity you showed today, Mr. Jennings. It's very, very much appreciated.

[underpants]

40. "And now what Senator Kerry ACTUALLY said"...........

My wife and I cracked up.

Way to go Peter.

[krkaufman]

42. And Jennings' body language said more.

Jennings' expression, I thought, added add'l degrees of criticism to the comment.

[knight_of_the_star]

41. Wow!!!

SWEET! It looks like the media is either waking up or realizing that if BushCo would nail Rather, then they would hit anyone who they didn't like, and it seems to have poed some of them.

[LynnTheDem]

43. Should have played the tapes of BUSH saying Saddam could stay in power

If Saddam Hussein "disarmed peacefully".

Which he'd already done.

Back in 1994.

As he'd always said.

OOPS huh, bush.

[krkaufman]

46. * * VIDEO clip of the WNT/Jennings comment * *

http://home.comcast.net/~krkaufman/abc_steps_up.wmv
(6MB,1 minute clip)

If a simple left-click doesn't work... Right-click, and "Save target as..."; then open in Windows Media Player.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

52. Thanks!!!

It was a good show tonight!

[onecent]

55. Thanks for the clip.

It is much appreciated....gives me hope.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

48. Brokaw, Rather, and Jennings, as well as Leher are decent reporters.

:kick:

[SoCalDemocrat]

49. This is a truly rare occurrence - lets thank ABC

So rarely does the media call Bush out on such lies. I'm glad Peter Jennings stepped up. We should write ABC and thank them. Anyone have an email address where we can send congratulations?

[SineOfNothing]

51. It's up to ABC to take over where CBS has dropped the ball

We absolutely need one or more of the networks on our side and CBS blew it. I hope ABC can pull it off.

[curse10]

57. Great!!!!

We need more things like this :-)

[Gloria]

59. You know, once upon a time, all the networks ran a regular "truth watch"

during campaigns. They would regularly focus on a topic and show
the distortions and correct them.