HEADS UP: CNN is planning to "swiftboat" John Conyers

[i miss america]

They had a teaser for it on American Morning earlier. The segment is supposed to air on Paula Zahn's show later today at 8pm Eastern.

A RW tool posing as a reporter named Drew Griffin plans to do a story that John Conyers forced his congressional staff to do baby-sitting chores. The promo made it sound like Conyers is the biggest crook on the planet.

If you want to let CNN know how you feel about their planned smear attempt, here's the link to the show's feedback form: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?11

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[Kelvin Mace]

1. I heard this story about a month or two ago

then it vanished.

[i miss america]

2. Today is when they're pulling it back out of the toilet

[Webster Green]

3. Recycled crappola

Old stuff.

Don't know if it's true, and I don't care.

Doesn't compare with the crimes of ChimpCo Inc.

[etherealtruth]

5. It made me ill when I heard it this A.M.

There was talk of this a while ago ...some how I had naively believed they (the media) had decided to keep things in perspective.

[Slit Skirt]

4. John Conyers does so much for us

we need EVERYONE to scream at CNN...who is with me?

[i miss america]

7. Thank you for caring Slit Skirt. I totally agree with you

CNN needs to hear from a few thousand of us.

[KurtNYC]

12. Also, Conyers or a staffer should go to the CNN studios

and absolutely demand that they put him on side by side with whoever is making the accusations. Kerry didn't do this and it cost him dearly. He should have been pounding on the glass of their news fishbowl, demanding that they let him respond to the BS.

Then just turn it around Clinton style -- "who pays you to do these appearances?" "Why are you trying to change the subject from the WH scandals?" etc.

[i miss america]

13. Excellent advice! I sure hope Mr. Conyers handles it this way.

In the preview clip though, it shows him quietly just turning and walking away from the reporter/tool.

[KoKo]

6. Last week it was McKinney, this week it's Conyers....wait and see

McKinney was set up. Conyers is set up with old news. One by one the desperate try to knock off the folks who have spoken "Truth to Power."

[Arugula Latte]

8. It's high-tech lynching time ...

to quote Clarence Thomas :scared:

[cap]

10. start spreading that the media is going after the Black Caucus

high tech lynching ....

[Supersedeas]

19. Yeppers the PAUL ZAHNERS are reaching at the behest of Rove & Co.

[dennis4868]

9. Bombing a country on lies....

is bad but having your staff babysit is a whole other story and must be dealt with immediately!

[cantstandbush]

11. It's more of the same. There were no documents to declassify on him so

the administration is using the next best thing. He should just come out and say he used staffers (if he did) and that's the end of story.

[melissinha]

14. Also, financially he's clean

I remembering reading in freeperland that they had searched his finances and were surprised and dismayed that he was clean.....

It seems odd that the msot vocal beloved Democrat is being swiftboated with old news when things get hot in thte white hosue its pathetic.

My question is, are there such things as Congressional Assistants that do the day to day things for Congressmen that they have no time to do?? What's the norm? What are the sepcific congressional rules on this kind of stuff?

[Jack Rabbit]

15. Hey, CNN . . .

Image from Kill Your Television

[burythehatchet]

16. BREAKING:

Reports are surfacing that Russ Feingold has slipped slipped two congressional pencils into his briefcase. DOJ has appointed a special prosecutor to probe the affair. Bill Frist calls for Feingold to step down.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

17. HEADLINE: Hillary Peed on the Seat!

[Roland99]

18. That's old news. It's from years ago. They are SO desperate!