CNN Identifies Osama bin Laden as "Obama..."

[Cooley Hurd]

7:30 pm, 1/1/07 on CNN's Situation Room...

[boston bean]

1. dumb asses. nt

[The Gunslinger]

52. There not dumb.

They know exactly what the're doing.

[Ms. Clio]

53. I agree, this was no accident

As when Faux kept identifying Foley as a Dem, this was deliberate. Anybody can look at a freakin keyboard and see that NOBODY would typo "b" for "s."

This is outrageous and completely pre-meditated.

[Virginian]

84. Lots of people vote with their gut, not their brain.

This is subliminaly associating Obama with Osama for those who are not politically aware.

[mogster]

109. Aye

CNN is even worse than FOX because they enjoy a reputation as 'liberal'. Well, they did, at least.

Remember this?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22Mark+Foley%2C+%28D%22&btnG=Search

It's a shame that journalism is reduced to this.

[carnie_sf]

128. Like when they identified Foley as a Dem n/t

[Maine-ah]

95. they just apologized and wolf is calling

obama to apologize personally.

[Lusted4]

129. This is blatant and congress should do some over sight on the FCC

It's like Jeff Greenfield trying to compare Obama to the Iranian leader because the way he wears his coat. What a bunch of partisan political messaging.
MISTAKES MY ASS.

[joeunderdog]

136. This is why re-regulation of the Media should be Job 1 for the Dems.

Bush and his cronies rammed thru the changes allowing media consolodation in his first year in the face of bipartisan and popular outcry, but it was THE critical peice of his master plan. Once he controlled the media, he controlled the message. Game over.

No election theft stories. No stories about bogus Iraq info. No troublesome stories about Big Biz writing National policy and cutting checks from the taxpayers checkbook.

We need to break the stronghold on the media.

[dunn]

148. I agree. And this should include getting rid of the GOP hack put in charge of NPR. They should also

work to restore the Fairness Doctrine in my opinion.

[Danmel]

2. Holy Shit

Who are they. Fox?

When are they going to apologize???

[marshall]

74. Face it, Americans are just ignorant

Ignorant about any language other than English or any other culture other than Christian-European--freaking out if the Koran is used instead of the Bible for swearing in, and even Ted Kennedy got confused and mixed up Obama with Osama. Hopefully we as a country will progress out of our cocoon.

[WinkyDink]

99. Maybe consistency would help: either both last names, or both first.

Barack/Osama....Obama/bin Laden.

[melody]

144. no, Americans are not ignorant

Some Americans are ignorant about the things you've mentioned. However, many are not, as can be seen from this thread. Personally, I speak more than one language and am not a Christian. There are others like me. :)

[bdamomma]

3. doesn't CNN proofread before insulting a prominent and respected

politician. How shameful!

[Squatch]

4. LOL. And so it begins.

shakes head

[aquart]

33. You were expecting this, too?

I know I was.

[Judi Lynn]

35. That's right. I'm sure it was no accident. They're playing to the idiot fringe.

Complete fools are easily confused. Every little bit adds up, especially among people who NEVER read the newspaper or magazines, or spend time reading on the internetS.

They gotta get those votes any way they can.

[WiseButAngrySara]

57. LOL! InternetSSSSSSSS. ...n/yt

[stonecoldsober]

102. I read recently on the internets

that 50% of the population has an IQ of 90 or lower. These are the people they target with crap like this. No offense to anyone with an IQ of 90 or lower that actually reads.

[originalpckelly]

40. Well I guess this confirms our suspicion that CNN stands for Conservative News Network.

:eyes:

Gotta love that liberal bias. I mean the letter "s" is not anywhere near "b" on a qwerty keyboard. This wasn't just a random keystroke mistake, it was indeed intentional.

[frankly_fedup2]

81. I cannot wait to hear what "Obama" has to say about the whole thing.

:popcorn:

These things cannot be ignored like Kerry did in 04. Nip it in the bud right now.

[Chipper Chat]

5. This is inexcuable.

The fired nutcases from Fox must have gotten new jobs at cnn.

[Wednesdays]

117. Ah, but do we know they were really fired for sure?

I'll bet they got a promotion and a bonus.

[sciouscience]

140. "this is inexcubable." you must have meant.

[Chipper Chat]

142. The Grinch stole my letter.

My spelling would make a good "Bushism"

[depakid]

6. CNN is insidious

They're subtle sometimes, but overall they have the agenda as Fox. Just different means.

[annabanana]

7. Comments and corrections to:

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form6a.html?2

(Situation room, 7:30pm eastern)

[Kerrytravelers]

22. Here is what I sent them.

Just so you know, Senator Barack Obama is not Osama bin Laden. They don't look alike. They don't think alike. They share no relatives, no common language nor do they have any business connections. Please quit confusing the two. Writing "Where's Obama?" across a picture of Osama bin Laden is shameful.

No wonder Americans are so ignorant of world situations- they have "trusted sources" like CNN informing them.

[aquart]

36. Did you ask for a public apology to Obama?

Because one is owed.

[originalpckelly]

47. Here's mine:

"I watched "Where's Obama?" flashed over a picture of Osama Bin Laden earlier today.

I'm extremely offended that such bile would appear on a major news network. This couldn't have been a simple typing error either, because "s" and "b" are in very different locations on a qwerty keyboard. If typed with standard hand position, different fingers are used to strike the "s" and "b" keys. If done with a "peck typing" style, the keys are simply located in too different a location to be a mistaken.

I want a public apology aired on all hours of The Situation Room, as well as in a prominent area of your website, so that people will be able to see that this was intentional and that whoever did it is held accountable for their obvious bias."

[tinfoilinfor2005]

120. Good letter!

:thumbsup:

[Imagevision]

139. K&R!!!

[Hav]

8. .

And it won't be the last time if he makes it clear that he's running.

[daleo]

9. CNN has sunk so low, this isn't surprising

Glen Beck, need I say more.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. IMO, at best, it's a Freudian Slip. At worst, it was on purpose to implant

subliminal message associating Osama bin Laden with Obama Barrack.

[kevinbgoode]

27. I doubt it was accidental. . .

This is how con-servative propagandists work - if you read their complaints about the media, you'll always see their contention that the media is subtle about "eroding American values." When the mindset of a con-servative ideology is subterfuge, that is exactly the technique they would employ themselves. . .and make it as innocent looking and as subliminal as possible.

I hope someone pointed this error out to CNN. . .and does it in a demanding way.

[malaise]

38. Deliberate that's my take

The ratings noose is coming for CNN.

[EmmitFitzhume]

126. You may be right

CNN has been dropping in the ratings and "mistakes" like this at least have people talking about them.

I am willing to give anyone/channel a break, but taken together with CNN's comparison of Obama to Ahmadinejad last month and the general direction of programming, you have to wonder.

[Virginia Dare]

11. OUTRAGEOUS and probably not accidental....

What a hatchet job. They spent all that time propping Obama up, just to tear him down piece by piece.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

17. I am with you VD... this was not an accident

no way

[LynnTheDem]

12. Answer: Why so many Americans are the most ignorant people on earth.

US "media".

78% of Americans believed Iraq did 911. The only country in the entire world who ever thought such a totally wrong stupid bullshit thing.

Fucking embarrassing.

US media #52 in the world for press freedom.

It shows.

[bdamomma]

15. the dumbing down of Americans continue

very sad indeed. Ignorance will be mankind's downfall.

[murray hill farm]

48. Is that true?

52nd in the world. I would love to see the list if you have it.

[LynnTheDem]

71. Actually it's 53rd. And yes it's true;

US now ranks 53rd in World Press Freedom Index
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1027/dailyUpdate.html

US plunges to 53rd place in Worldwide Press Freedom Index
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/10/29/us-plunges-to-53rd-place-in-worldwide-press-freedom-index/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rsf.org%2Farticle.php3%3Fid_article%3D19381&frame=true

The ranking
N° Country Score
1 Finland 0,50
- Iceland 0,50
- Ireland 0,50
- Netherlands 0,50
5 Czech Republic 0,75
6 Estonia 2,00
- Norway 2,00
8 Slovakia 2,50
- Switzerland 2,50
10 Hungary 3,00
- Latvia 3,00
- Portugal 3,00
- Slovenia 3,00
14 Belgium 4,00
- Sweden 4,00
16 Austria 4,50
- Bolivia 4,50
- Canada 4,50
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,00
- Denmark 5,00
- New-Zealand 5,00
- Trinidad and Tobago 5,00
23 Benin 5,50
- Germany 5,50
- Jamaica 5,50
26 Namibia 6,00
27 Lithuania 6,50
- United Kingdom 6,50
29 Costa Rica 6,67
30 Cyprus 7,50
31 South Korea 7,75
32 Greece 8,00
- Mauritius 8,00
34 Ghana 8,50
35 Australia 9,00
- Bulgaria 9,00
- France 9,00
- Mali 9,00
39 Panama 9,50
40 Italy 9,90
41 El Salvador 10,00
- Spain 10,00
43 Taiwan 10,50
44 South Africa 11,25
45 Cape Verde 11,50
- Macedonia 11,50
- Mozambique 11,50
- Serbia and Montenegro 11,50
49 Chile 11,63
50 Israel 12,00
51 Japan 12,50
52 Dominican Republic 12,75
53 Botswana 13,00
- Croatia 13,00
- Tonga 13,00
- United States of America 13,00

[The Count]

115. Thanks for that. fascinating read! You should start a thread on it

The Land of the free indeed...

[Wednesdays]

118. Ah, don't feel too bad...

We're right up there with Botswana and Tonga. :eyes:

[melody]

145. Not embarrassing to me

It's the result of a long-term, conscious attack by the right-wing on the government of the US. They've destroyed our infrastructure including our educational system. It's not solely the fault of the people.

The American far-right and their various international partners in crime are the ones who should be ashamed.

[globalvillage]

13. Assholes.

I would say they owe the Senator an apology, but they'd probably turn it into a media event and do even more damage.
They do owe him a private apology at the very least.

[SoCalDem]

21. and remind people that his middle name is

H U S S E I N

on the other hand, perhpas this is a sly way to see how many liberals are watching..maybe they are waiting to see how many angry emails they get :shrug:

[melnjones]

24. your sig line...

that is the cutest effin picture ever! holy crap! Sorry, totally off topic, but I had to say it:-)

[onecent]

26. Adorable kittens. I have one that will only drink water from the sink..

they're great, aren't they?

[murray hill farm]

49. my cat will only drink running water...so wierd.

And yes, that is one of the best kitty pics I have ever seen.

[valerief]

14. They're sooooo subtle when they do that crap. Remember when

they kept switching the political parties of candidates? And kept calling Mark Foley a Dem?

[americanstranger]

23. Actually, that was Fox News, not CNN.

Although I realize it's getting harder to tell them apart at this point.

- as

[valerief]

28. To me, they're two sides of the same wooden nickel but thanks for the correction. nt

[americanstranger]

31. I agree with you.

CNN's management seems to believe that the best way to beat Fox is to be Fox.

- as

[Newsjock]

What are the appropriate remedies?

-- Everyone involved in getting this graphic to air loses their job: the creator, the editor, and the producer.
-- CNN airs, multiple times, an apology to Sen. Obama.
-- Sen. Obama receives two minutes of uninterrupted airtime on a future Monday edition of "The Situation Room."

Let's start there.

[shayes51]

19. So far, CNN has ignored the whole thing.

[sweetheart]

32. They can rebroadcast with 'edwards' 'kerry' and 'oprah'

Then everyone will laugh that some people too the bait of a deliberate goad-mistake
and misfired for the opportunity to take down the entire broadcasting company.

[depakid]

34. Re-regulation of the corporate media

including putting cable "news" back under FCC jurisdiction with respect to these new rules.

[question everything]

16. Did Blitzer at least catch it and correct it on the spot?

I admit, when my local station ended its news I decided to switch to CNN at about that time, but when they were going to talk about Iraqis watching the hanging of Hussein, I quickly turned it off.

[nosmokes]

25. no corrections. no apologies.

and on to the next show even though they had to know about the FU. you can bet it was caught before the show was over.

[onecent]

18. THOSE STUPID MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

Goddammit this makes me mad. Fucking mad.

[liberal N proud]

20. Accidental? I doubt it.

This is typical of these "liberal media" assholes.
More like something FAUX would pull but not beneath Crash News Network

[Hailtothechimp]

29. I sent CNN an email asking how much it cost the republicans

Think I'll get a reply???

What an outrageous error on their part. And not accidential, either.

[npincus]

30. I was gong to post!

thanks for the screen cap!

Dumb motherf*ckers. So this is what the opposition to an Obama candidacy will look like....

[npincus]

37. where's the f*cking apology??????

[Skip Intro]

39. Fucking jackasses. No mistake, This was no mistake.

Good God, that is just outrageous. I knew that kinda stuff was going to come around, but I expeted it from some sleazy right wing swiftboat liar style organization "not tied to any campaign (right)" - not the supposed cable news channel of record.

Its their JOB to report FACTS. That is what they are supposed to do. That is supposedly their whole reason for existence. There are proofreaders and editors galore because things must be checked and double checked to ensure that what is being reported is factual. This was not a typo. Not a mistake. CNN is the sleazy right wing swiftboat liar style organization. One of them, anyway.

[MindPilot]

43. Agree it wasn't a typo

Try it on your own keyboard--the s and the b are too far apart to make the mistake of swapping them.

And according to posters here it wasn't changed for a while.

[FrenchieCat]

41. They "sold" us Bush as a leader and the Iraq War......

so what should we expect? :shrug:

This is what they do. And they are also "picking" our primary candidates as we speak....and unfortunately for us, many will go with those "they" recommend. It goes to say that we are only selectively offended with all that they do; in other words, they have us where they want us!

[rhombus]

42. It's now a pattern from CNN

Please don't tell me this is an "innocent" mistake. Jeff Greenfield compared Obama's attire to Iran's president, and now this.

CNN has really sunk to a new low.

[originalpckelly]

61. True I forgot about Greenfield comparing Ahmadinejad and Obama's clothing style.

[peekaloo]

44. Aren't they so clever?

Good ol' Leslie and his Shituation Room.

:eyes:

[Lerkfish]

45. has anyone sent this to Obama's campaign committee?

[madeline_con]

82. They have now. n/t

[onehandle]

46. Democrats. Terrorists. What's the difference? nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

50. This might blow up in CNN's face

If it gets to be a big PR nightmare, CNN will find some poor flunky to fire. So they can say they "did something".

[w4rma]

51. Jeeze. This crap is too easy and too easy to pretend it's a mistake. (nt)

[AX10]

54. Corporate controlled media at it again.

CNN is Fox by another name.

[Rex]

55. S and B are NOT next to eachother on the keyboard.

In otherwords, this was intentional. I wondered how long it would be before the simians learned how to play with his name in a derogatory manner. Leave them to be like 5 months behind. :eyes:

[originalpckelly]

59. Yep. Of course this must mean Obama's done something to piss them off...

so it must mean he's one of the good guys. :-)

[Rex]

65. The M$M has a special contempt for young, chrismatic leaders

who are Dems. They HATE Edwards, Dean, Pelosi and Obama. The M$M is like a stuck record.

[originalpckelly]

67. Yep.

Freakin' assholes. And stoop so low to childish name calling. If they're going to be biasd, at least be a little bit more original.

[connecticut yankee]

137. This is nothing new

Rush Limbaugh has been calling him "Osama-Obama" for months.

[LibraLiz1973]

56. If that's real it was SO not an accident

How f**king pathetic is that?
Scratch CNN off the list of watchables....

[Hekate]

58. DU them and demand an apology, folks! This is asinine. Here's mine:

What on earth were you thinking to run a photo of Osama bin Ladin with "Where's Obama?" across it? Senator Barack Obama is owed a public apology by CNN. The person(s) responsible for such an egregious act of disrespect (propaganda?) should be harshly disciplined if not fired.

Hekate

[spacelady]

72. I just sent them a correction & asked for apology. n/t

[shayes51]

92. I did, too. I hope they respond.

[LibraLiz1973]

60. has anyone emailed this to Keith Olbermann or Mike Malloy?

How about Jon Stewart?

And I sure as shit hope someone sent that to SENATOR Obama

[originalpckelly]

62. Good idea. I'll get on e-mailing this to keith now!

[originalpckelly]

68. E-mail sent to KO on Countdown. Is there an address for the daily show...

I'm not aware if there is one or not. :yoiks:

[Sapphire Blue]

63. You know, I wish their broadcast license could be revoked for stupidity & fox wannabeness.

(I'm really tired & couldn't come up w/a better word than 'wannabeness'.)


(Edited & edited because I'm really tired.)

[TomClash]

64. The Criminal News Network at it again nt

[spacelady]

66. Obama should just change his name I reckon.

:think:

[SaveAmerica]

73. Yes, to 'O', or 'Boy O' since Oprah uses O or BO, maybe BO's not

a good idea.

[rebel with a cause]

75. How about this, it should get him some votes.

He should change his name to Good O'Boy, and then he can learn to speak with a Southern twang. Maybe do what some others use to do, wear white make up. That should help him a lot in some peoples eyes.:sarcasm:

Wasn't it Shakespeare that said, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet." Neither should any of us be judged by our names, or any physical characteristics. The record of our actions should be what we are judged upon. CNN (and anyone else that sinks this low) can put that in their pipe and smoke it.

[spacelady]

76. Oyboyma Goodman. Can't miss.

:sarcasm:

[Digit]

69. Horrible

Ignorance or purposeful...you decide.

[Catherine Vincent]

70. It was probably an accident.

Kennedy made the slip too but quickly corrected himself. It can happen to anyone.

[Raksha]

88. It's an easier mistake to make in speech than in typing.

I just looked at my keyboard and the other posters are right. The B and the S are not close to each other at all, and this was the equivalent of a headline. It's impossible that a proofreader didn't catch it before it got on the screen if it was really a mistake--which obviously it WASN'T!

[rodeodance]

77. what a supid and RUDE thing to do!

[caligirl]

78. several weeks ago one of the regular guys gave an opinion just like this

He actually compared and asked the viewer to draw the conclusion as he did that similar clothing style and name somehow meant he was like or linked in thinking to the Iranian President as well as Bin ladin. My gut reaction was the CNN guy is a whore of the worst kind. I wondered why his opinion piece was so deliberate in trying to damage Obama before he has even said he would run for President.

Now this!

[Ninja Jordan]

79. Crap like this has to cause Obama to rethink whether he wants to engage in a run for the presidency.

His name will be used as a political weapon against him. Make no mistake about it.

[Hekate]

86. I think he already knows what could go down, we all do.But if he's the one,& I think he is,he'll run

I was shocked at the racism that reared its ugly head the last couple of election cycles -- mostly because I think that most of the country is past that kind of thing. An awful lot of people of all ethnicities are finding Barack Obama a very attractive possibility.

I hope very much that Obama himself is strong enough to withstand the Rovian tactics that are sure to come.

Hekate

[Imagevision]

80. Glad to see most DUer's upset over CNN going with the KOS link

[katamaran]

83. Too many people that should have caught it before air

Too many people that should have caught it before air. Depending on what they use to create supers like the "Where's Obama?" one, no less than five people should have caught that before it hit air. Several of these people were involved and didn't fix it: Graphics Department, Chyron Operator, Clarity Operator, Techical Director, Show Director, Producer, Promotions Producer and Master Control Operator. I'm a TV news graphic artist, and that shit would be caught in an instant in our low 40's market. Not to mention the B is nowhere near the S.

Freaking idiots.

[melissinha]

125. exactly right

too many people had the opportunity to catch it, and they all let it slide. This was not mistake, period.

[eleny]

85. What next, a (D) next to his name?

:eyes:

[angry_chuck]

87. no coincidence

Media bias does not occur in random fashion; rather it moves in the same overall direction again and again, favoring management over labor, corporations over corporate critics, affluent whites over inner-city poor, officialdom over protesters, the two-party monopoly over leftist third parties, privatization and free market "reforms" over public sector development, U.S. dominance of the Third World over revolutionary or populist social change, nation-security policy over critics of that policy, and conservative commentators and columnists like Rush Limbaugh and George Will over progressive or populist ones like Jim Hightower and Ralph Nader (not to mention more radical ones).

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Media/MediaManip_Parenti.html

When omission proves to be an insufficient form of suppression, the media resort to outright lies.

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2007/1/1/194523/7128/93#c93

there are countless checks on the graphics department that should catch this sort of thing way before it gets to air. There are graphics created by an artist; the artist's work is then checked by their superior and then an associate producer or someone of that ilk whose job is to do nothing but read this stuff and then there are several other people including the show producer and director who should be looking at these graphics to make sure they say what they are intended to say. Rolling a "Where's Obama?" graphic over a picture of Middle Eastern dudes is pretty much not gonna happen by accident in the long sequence of stop gaps that they have in place. Please take a moment and think about how many times you have seen grossly inaccurate graphics over picture. It doesn't happen often and yet it happened repeatedly with Foley and I will just guess that it will happen a lot more with Obama in the future unless people really go after them hard.

[Hatalles]

89. This is the same network that has Glenn Beck on its payroll.

I stopped watching CNN a few months back.

[Philosoraptor]

90. I caught that. I think it was deliberate.

You COULD blame it on a fuck up in the graphics dept., but that would just be too easy.

[MGD]

91. Soledad O'brien just apologized to Sen. Obama for the error on "American Morning".

Soledad O'brien, she's so hot right now.

[liberal N proud]

93. OH but they apologized, AT 5:30 AM

Soladad said they were sorry.
Will Wolfie do so as it was his show?

[MGD]

96. He just now said he is going to call up senator Obama and apologize personally for the error.

edit: on the air of course

[michaz]

94. Just out of curiosity....

have they ever done this to a Republican?

[WinkyDink]

97. I'm betting "ON PURPOSE", by some punk RW intern.

[MGD]

108. I think you're right. nt

[spanone]

98. Wolf Blitzer just apologized for the 'error'. Said they would be calling Obama.

[Lerkfish]

100. well, that makes it OK, then.......(sarcasm)

Wolf Blitzer, your mother is a coke harlot.....oh, wait, I'm sorry I said that, it was in error.

[MGD]

103. As if Wolf typed up the message himself. Give the guy a break for Christ's sakes.

[Lerkfish]

104. sarcasm is lost on some people.

but why are you defending this "error" in post after post? I notice you have a hillary avatar.....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[MGD]

107. Calling his mother a coke whore isn't sarcasm,

it's stupid and petty. I'm not gonna argue with you about it though.

[Lerkfish]

110. proving my point.

sarcasm is completely lost on you, even when labeled.

[MGD]

111. Like I said, petty and stupid,

[Lerkfish]

112. LOL! you're calling me petty and stupid for being sarcastic

that makes you....um....petty and stupid.

:sarcasm:

[Ripley]

113. Oh stuff it, you, you..

crackhead necrophiliac Leslie-basher.

:sarcasm:

:hi:

[Lerkfish]

116. LOL! now THAT"S what I'm talkin bout!

someone who gets sarcasm. Thanks!

and technically, I'm not a necrophiliac. I don't LIKE abusing corpses, I just haaaaaveeee tooooooo!

:sarcasm:

[michaz]

105. I will give anyone a break...

who corrects this mistake and does it sincerely and properly. Doesn't matter at this point who did it, it matters how well they correct it and how much time they give to the correction!

[michaz]

101. What they need to do is....

Post it and run it on their ticker for the next 3 days. They can also put up a picture of Obama, the same size as the one they did of Osama and run his name flashing.

[tom_paine]

106. Embedded FreepTrolls and Psyops Busheviks working overtime

They are getting desperate...and it shows.

That's the funny thing about America...it is very difficult if not impossible to control in a one-party, hitler, Stalin, Pinochet, Marcos, or Bush mold.

Play your propaganda bullshit all you wish. It's gotten old. Propaganda is like heroin (and the Busheviks the pushers) in that they addicts needs more and more to get the same delusional high.

But I think the American People are done buying Bushevik Heroin for the moment.

[cwydro]

114. Heard this this morning

and I truly don't know what to think. It is appalling and inexcusable.

[tabasco]

119. I feel a slight bit better after sending my thoughts to CNN:

" Obama = Osama?? I am a combat vet and I am demanding my reps in Congress to put lousy, filthy purveyors of propaganda like yourselves out of business. I refuse to watch your garbage anymore and look forward to the day you end your filthy transmissions."

[Lerkfish]

121. hoooah! that was excellent!

[Lerkfish]

122. the thing to keep in mind, folks, this was NOT a crawl typo, this was a

sig image for a prepared story. In other words, a typo of that magnitude was NOT because of being rushed.
It may have been freudian, but nonetheless, a sig image has time to go through several eyes before airing.

a crawl typo is more forgivable, as its being typed almost immediately before air.

[Catherine Vincent]

135. Thanks, I didn't know that yesterday when I posted that it was a simple mistake.

That definitely should have been caught beforehand.

[janetle]

123. This is what I sent to CNN

Damn You! I cannot believe you actually put "Where's Obama?" on the screen when referring to Osama bin Laden. Clearly, this was not a mistake and was purposeful. I stopped watching CNN when your bias against John Kerry became obvious. I came back to you during the Katrina coverage. BUT, if you are going to trash the 2008 Democratic candidates, we will again block CNN from our TV. SHAME SHAME SHAME!!!!!!

[The Wizard]

124. Leslie Blitzer

jumped the shark with CNN a few years back when they threw a collective hissy fit over the Clenis' sex life. Blitzer, like most of his wing nut buddies, spends too much time monkey spanking.

[lpbk2713]

127. ATTN: CNN ..... Here's your sign ----->

[go west young man]

130. CNN is so obviously right leaning it's pathetic.

If one watches CNN International they see a completely different "news" show. One that is similar to a BBC newscast. They actually have informed debate there. Albeit CNN International is no great show either. CNN stateside is another thing altogether. It is pathetic watered down propaganda and debate for people with low IQ's. Can you say Glenn Beck? Anderson Cooper did a whole show on Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donell last week. These people have no shame and America eats this crap up. Here's a link to a clip of Ramsey Clark speaking of Saddams mock trial and execution on CNN International. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNA3t3guG90 I personally believe the whole U.S. is suffering from a personality disorder at this point thanks to Faux and CNN and General Electric owned MSNBC. We have military shows on the "Discovery" channel. Religious propaganda on the "History" channel and 27 channels of Religious freaks every Sunday morning. The Republicans kept us from being able to select what channels we really want this past summer so we are required to pay for all the crap if we want cable in our monopolized media. It's a farce. Capitalism my ass. Greed and extremism is what I see. Thankfully there is the internet for real information. Sheeple need to wake up in this country or even under the Dems it will continue to slide down hill.

[Mrspeeker]

134. I agree 100%

YOU NAILED IT!

[deaniac21]

131. No doubt about it...CRIME OF THE CENTURY!

[CountessMZaleska]

132. that was no mistake

it was designed to associate both men. And the 'apology' only reminds viewers of the association once more.

But let's face it, racist America would never vote for a black man for president, especially one named Obama Hussein, even though both bin Laden and Saddam were American creations. Obama's candidacy is DOA, unfortunately, since I believe he's a good honest man.

100 times better than both warmonger, right-wing whore Hillary and Senator Coward Heinz.

We'll have to go with John Edwards.

[Mrspeeker]

133. Filed complaint with FCC

Thats what I do when I see this type of crap now. Not that the FCC does anything for anyone but themselves, but at least it documented. All of the corporate media outlets are right wing and sorry but even MSN is! the only news I listen to or watch is Democracy Now.

[Miss Chybil]

138. FCC has no control over cable programming. nt

[krispos42]

141. In a certain way, it's flattering to Obama

At the risk of getting my privates caught in a sausage grinder, I would note that it could be a cry for Barack to run the country. As in "Where's Barack Obama? We need him to find these terrorists!" Lord knows that BushCo wouldn't find those two in the screenshot if they walked up to the White House and handcuffed themselves to the front gate.

But to most of the huddled masses, it's just (probably intentional) confusion.

[Malmo Blue]

143. Re: C(onservative)NN

First Glenn Beck labelling Keith Ellison as a terrorist, and now this.
It sickens me.

[melody]

146. CNN sucking up to the Machine for all those pesky flashes of honesty

Of course this was deliberate. It's the same as when they stick words like "loyalty" and "honor" on the wall behind President Dufus' head at speeches.

[NewJeffCT]

147. I make similar typos all the time...

I mean, I can easily see how somebody could be typing "Osama" and come out "Obama" - a lot of the time when I try to type "Bush, it comes out "Asshole"


(sorry, had to repeat that one from yesterday)

[janetle]

149. LOL

[treestar]

150. What's odd is we are entirely focused on this mistake - if they'd

gotten it right, they'd actually be questioning where's Osama, a sort of anti-chimp thing to do these days.

Though maybe the point of the whole story was to confuse the names.

Maybe the Democrats should focus on Obama's first name, and extend that to all the Repukes - call then Newt and John, etc., then use Barak and Hillary, etc.

[MADem]

151. CNN has APOLOGIZED... on Tuesdaymorning, per this article

Obama has accepted the apology as well.

This could have a good effect over the long term. Between the Ed Rogers comments and this error, it will likely 'sensitize' people so that they aren't likely to make the mistake again--and if they do, they'll be recognized for what they are--mean, vicious, racist assholes.

It does get that whole Hussein middle name thing back out there for a final rehash...once those things have been run through the grinder several times, the usual media response is "Been there, done that." It's good to let any distractions be chewed over and digested early, be they names that are unusual to the ears of middle America, or cocaine use, or what have you. Bush would probably not have had quite such a close race were it not for that concealing of the DUI--he might have picked up a few votes from the nitwits who often don't vote had he gotten that out there and over with very, very early.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3347703,00.html

The blunder occurred Monday evening on Wolf Blitzer's news show "The Situation Room." Bloggers hurried to inform the network of the mistake, which was quickly corrected.

Tuesday, CNN issued an apology during its morning show, with both anchor Soledad O'Brien and Blitzer himself offering separate apologies. The network referred to the headline a "bad typographical error" by its graphics department.

"We want to apologize for that bad typo," Blitzer said. "We also want to apologize personally to Sen. Barack Obama. I'm going to be making a call to him later this morning to offer my personal apology."

A spokesman for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama said the apology was accepted.

"Though I'd note that the `s' and `b' keys aren't all that close to each other, I assume it was just an unfortunate mistake, and don't think there was any truly malicious intent," Vieto said.