CNN Official Statement re: Cheny's X

[kpete]

"Upon seeing this unfortunate but very brief graphic, CNN senior management immediately investigated. We concluded this was a technological malfunction not an issue of operator error."

Technical glitch, ha ha ha

Blogger, CNN analysis dismiss internet Cheney 'X' story
RAW STORY
Internet news and rumor site Drudge Report has blasted CNN over what it seems to imply was an intentional "X" placed over the face of Vice President Dick Cheney during a live speech. The Drudge story, which points to a claim that someone in the control room laughed at the incident and quotes a rival news network as asking when such an event has happened before, seems to allude to malicious intent.

Right wing Internet conspiracy theorists pounced on the incident as a "subliminal message" sent out by CNN, which some dub the "Communist News Network."

According to the news network, "A portion of the switcher experienced a momentary glitch." Drudge skeptically quotes the CNN statement, which characterizes the incident as, "A technological malfunction not an issue of operator error."

Bloggers Dan Report and Intoxination have analyzed the video, isolating the key effects (images superimposed over the primary video). Revealed were the "X" and the words "Transition appears over 5 frames," which are even somewhat visible on the Drudge image. This would seem to support CNN's claim.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Internet_CNN_X_story_debunked_1122.html

[Loonman]

1. LOL

Fuck you with a rusty chainsaw, Drudge....you fuck.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. What did I miss? n/t

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

3. Honestly I don't Care What It Was, It Fucking Funny As Hell!

Way I see it, even the machines are rallying against Bushco now!

[Marr]

4. By the way, since the Repubs know so much about this "subliminal" thing,

perhaps they can now explain what was going on here:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2000/us_elections/election_news/921830.stm

[No Exit]

8. Yeah! There it is!

Someone should tell freeptards/rightwingnuts that Jesus does not love HYPOCRITES!

They can dish it out, but they sure can't take it.

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. anyone have a video to this?

I'd love to see it

[warrior1]

6. Isn't this just a distraction from

the bush and cheney failure in Iraq?

[No Exit]

7. I'll tell you when "such an event has happened before", Mr. Drudge!

Remember the campaign ad or whatever, some republican thing, where the word "rats" was seen on the televison screen with famous democrats juxtaposed?

The freeptards have been sniggering about that one for YEARS! In fact, they and other wingnuts now routinely use the word "rats" instead of democrats.

I can't wait to see the UBER-HYPOCRITE freeptards and other rightwingnuts now get all hormonal about THIS incident!

And besides, I think Cheney's face should ALWAYS have an "X" superimposed on it!

[Loonman]

10. RATS

Yeah.

There was another large political group that referred to people they didn't like as 'rats'. They were called Nazis.

Freepers really do love Hitler.

[No Exit]

13. Hey, you're right. They need to remake some Leni Riefenstehl

films. It would be perfect for them.

[wtbymark]

9. Looks like their ADO was out of time

-engineer for a TV station

[xultar]

11. It was the Damien Omen X - Watch Cheney is gonna drop dead.

[Lex]

12. And here I was thinking we DU'ers were the biggest tin-foil hatters.

Turns out the right-wing nuts are BY FAR.

This story proves it.