CNN / CBS Radio (so far) censoring Enron tapes w/ comments on Bush

[TheWebHead]

I've seen so far today on CNN and heard on the hourly CBS radio clips from the CBS News report on the Enron tapes, and the tapes clips of the same traders gloating about a Bush presidency, where Ken Lay sets the energy policy and they wanted Lay’s buddy Bush to win because they knew he wouldn’t try to implement price caps have not been played. This censorship should be monitored and complained about. I've already contacted Cafferty @ [e-mail] ... they're all over the "burn baby burn" and stealing from grandmothers in california, but ignoring the polical angle.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. :^( Stupid news media is so afraid to actually REPORT something

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. I'm hoping that CBS is

holding the good stuff for 60 Minutes on Sunday. We can hope, right?

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. There's a thought. ok, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt

[LowerManhattanite]

5. Strange...

...Drudge doesn't sem to have a mention of this anywhere on his page. Nor Newsmax or Free Republic. Secret tapes...raging wildfires...cussin'...untold millions (perhaps billions) of dollars looted...

Nary a mention. Lily-livered bastards one and all.

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. After Sunday, I'll start bitchin'.

:7

[Don_G]

4. It's Possible

That the other major news sources are trying to develop their own sources and stories about Enron's theft. Who knows, maybe they'll tie Cheney and Dimbo into this scandal finally.

[TheWebHead]

6. they are reporting the CBS clips

but they are just excluding the ones that refer to Bush... Even if they want to expand the story, which I doubt, there's no reason not to play the clips referring to Bush.

here's ananova (UK) and AFP giving some mention:

Enron workers on the tapes spoke of Lay's access to Bush as the president named his cabinet in 2001.
"Ken Lay's going to be Secretary of Energy," one Enron worker said.

http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_974966.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/02/1086058894647.html

[JM]

8. I am sure they are

trying to line up secondary sources. You don't just play something that will play unbelieveably negatively on the Bush cabal without some sort of backup...

JM

[Birthmark]

9. The comments are still on CBS' website.

FWIW.