dick, Did you not take note of my usage of the word "mistake"? It was a MISTAKE to have not checked the story. So what does that have to do with LYING? Are you purposely playing the fool?
On Sep 11, 7:37 pm, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net> wrote: > But I thought the reason we should pay attention to the MSM is because > they fact check everything. Obviously that is not true and also > obviously the bloggers on the internet are doing a much better job of > vetting than the MSM is. In fact Tom Brokaw and Tom Friedman just spoke > out on that Sunday on the morning news shows as to why you should > believe the MSM rather than the bloggers. Guess they lied. > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > dick, > > > So? It's called a mistake. A lie is when you KNOW something to be > > false or wrong at the time you say it. You might wish to invest in a > > dictionary. > > > On Sep 11, 7:02 pm, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > >> <http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/> > > >> *September 11, 2009* > >> *Categories:* CNN > >> <http://dyn.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/index.cfm/category/CNN> > > >> CNN takes heat for Coast Guard report > > >> CNN had some explaining to do on the air Friday morning, following its > >> earlier report that the Coast Guard "tried to prevent a boat from > >> entering a security zone on the Potomac River," and that shots were > >> fired not far from where President Obama commemorated the attacks on > >> Sept. 11. > > >> The network caused a stir on Twitter > >> <http://twitter.com/CNN/status/3911715344> with the following: "BREAKING > >> NEWS: Suspicious boat in river near Obama in DC. Police scanner reports > >> of shots fired. Circumstances unclear." > > >> It turns out the Coast Guard was involved in a training exercise. > > >> Jeanne Meserve, CNN's homeland security correspondent, went on the air > >> after to explain why the network reported on shots being fired. > > >> "We saw things happening on the water," she said. "We could see boats > >> racing around. And we were listening to Coast Guard radio traffic." > > >> Meserve said she heard on the Coast Guard radio that 10 rounds had been > >> fired. > > >> CNN had based its initial story > >> <http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/11/coast-guard-confronts-boat-as...> > >> on reports from police scanners that shots had been fired, but had no > >> independent confirmation. > > >> White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told POLITICO > >> <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27036.html> that CNN should > >> attend the Coast Guard's noon press conference where they'll explain the > >> exercise on the Potomac. > > >> "My only caution would be that before we report things like this, > >> checking would be good," Gibbs said. > > >> Later, Gibbs and CNN's Elaine Quijano had a heated exchanged during a > >> gaggle with reporters, where the press secretary said it was "a little > >> hard to divorce the media coverage" from her questions. Gibbs said his > >> criticism wasn't of her, "just writ large at CNN." > > >> "Look, if anybody was unnecessarily alarmed based on erroneous reporting > >> that denoted that shots had been fired, I think everybody is apologetic > >> of that," Gibbs said. > > >> CBS News Radio White House correspondent Mark Knoller, on Twitter > >> <http://twitter.com/MARKKNOLLER>, said that "some networks have a lot of > >> explaining to do--misinterpreting police scanner messages as shots > >> firect [sp?] by the coast guard. He added: "As Walter Cronkite used to > >> say, get it first, but first, get it right." > > >> Matt Drudge singled out the network, with a blaring headline: "CNN PANIC > >> IN DC ON 911 ANNI." > > >> A CNN spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. > > >> UPDATE: CNN's statement. > >> <http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0909/CNN_unapologetic_...> > > >> *By Michael Calderone 11:31 AM* > >> comments (197) > >> <http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0909/CNN_takes_heat_fo...> > >> | > >> post comment <javascript:daysElapsed('q1','2009,9,11','1');> | > >> permalink > >> <http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0909/CNN_takes_heat_fo...>- > >> Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
