Check CNN's homepage NOW.

[tuvor]

www.cnn.com

Gotta love the caption.



U.S. President George W. Bush gains reassurances from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that Pakistan is doing everything it can to help in the so-called war on terror -- and that both sides will remain in close coordination in the hunt for al Qaeda terrorists.

If it's changed, a screencap can be found through BuzzFlash http://buzzflash.com/analysis/06/03/ana06012.html

[benburch]

1. Classic.

This is the sort of thing that plants seeds.

[RagingInMiami]

37. Probably done on purpose

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. "So called"? Interesting. It's still there,

at least until they get the phone call from KKKarl.

[Deja Q]

3. Why are they smiling?

Somebody held up a cue card in front of Bush that had a really good joke on it?

And there's something about Musharraf that doesn't seem sincere by comparison...

[leesa]

5. Really. What did WE give away now?

[countingbluecars]

4. The "so -called war on terror"

I think I will use that from now on.

[boobooday]

6. Whoa -- awesome!

And the tables begin to turn . . .

:woohoo:

[nuxvomica]

7. Wow! I didn't think you had printed it verbatim

I always preface the WOT with "so-called" but it's pretty jarring to see CNN do it. We should complain that "war on terror" isn't in quotes, which is appropriate when preceded by "so-called".

[blue4barb]

8. Wow, how did that little catchy phrase slip through?

[ChiciB1]

9. Anyone Happen To Tune Into C-Span This AM??

Clinton's Asst. Sec. of State for South Asia, seemed to be "gushing" with praise for The Idiot's deals with India & Pakistan! His name is Karl (remember the other one) Inderfurth and came right out saying that he was most certainly a Democrat. Still he's giving kudos for what is going on!

With help like this, what do we expect?? And then there's Albright's Lobby getting on the band wagon too with help to "the corrupt ones!" Is it the NSA thing or Abramhoff? There have been so many scandals I can't keep them straight anymore!

[MoonRiver]

13. The interesting thing was how many Repubs argued with him!

Of course Dems did, but I can't get over the nearly 100% dissatisfaction with * that C-SPAN callers express. I've been listening for years, and have never experienced this.

[ChiciB1]

19. Yes, I Have Noticed This Too... But Where Is It Going??

We need Mobilization NOT Globalization!

[Fridays Child]

10. I just had to get a screen cap of that!

[moondust]

11. It's a coup party!

Here are our coup leaders spreading democracy again, children!! (nyuk, nyuk) Isn't it wonderful!!

[nuxvomica]

12. It's been changed

I had another DUer check and she saw a different picture and caption on the same subject. We're probably looking at our cache.

[Boredtodeath]

14. 11:03 it's NOT changed

My first trip to CNN.com since I began boycotting them after the November 2004 election - it's not CACHE!

direct quote copied from the caption:
U.S. President George W. Bush gains reassurances from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that Pakistan is doing everything it can to help in the so-called war on terror -- and that both sides will remain in close coordination in the hunt for al Qaeda terrorists.

[nuxvomica]

18. I'm seeing it too.

Different picture but same caption.

[illflem]

15. Interesting poll on the homepage also---

Do you think your representative would take a bribe?

[ChiciB1]

20. Yes! Yes! Yes!

Cruella DeVille, what a sweetheart of a scum-bag Dog!

She already HAS and seems to be hiding now!

[ChiciB1]

23. Didn't See The Poll... Where?.... n/t

[dsewell]

16. Send positive feedback to CNN!

Via the "Contact us" link on the CNN.com home page, you can send comments on today's stories, checkmarked as "positive" or "negative". I'd suspect they'll be getting some hate mail over this, so it's a good time to send them a note to honor their decision to use language precisely and not to adopt the Administration's political terminology as if it were neutral description.

[blue4barb]

24. Done. Good idea imo. (it's small, but it's more negative for b*sh

than I would have expected from CNN, one of the giant cm)

[WinkyDink]

17. I wouldn't get too excited; it likely means that it is not an as-usual war

But that it is still CALLED a war. "So-called" can carry a negative connotation, or simply be meant as "the common name for this is...."

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

22. Don't You Get It? It Isn't The Author's Intent That Matters, It's The

reader's perception. And as can be seen from this thread alone, I guarantee you 4 out of 5 people reading it would perceive it with the negative connotation of sarcasm that we are viewing it with. That is what matters, what the readers will get from its context. I think it's great to see it written that way regardless of what the author intended for us to perceive from it.

[niallmac]

28. I agree and also this would NEVER have been printed just a year ago. n/t

[William Seger]

21. Should be: "So-called U.S. President George W. Bush..."

[salin]

25. New pic (the one with the generals) but the "so-called"

line remains in the caption.

[karlrschneider]

26. As of 1030 CST, the pic is changed but the "so-called" is still there

http://www.cnn.com/

[OldLeftieLawyer]

27. This is HUGH!111!!!!

I'm SERIES!!!!!111

Damn nice catch, tuvor.

Unbelievable.

Thanks.

[tuvor]

30. I'd love to take credit, but...

...kudos to BuzzFlash.

[formercia]

29. Notice that Fearless Leader is not gripping Musharraf's hand.

can't even get an honest handshake out of him.

[malaise]

38. All is not well between Bushie and Mushie

indeed Musharraf send his daughter to welcome him at the airport. Mushie is not happy with the favours bestowed to India.

[formercia]

39. Not good to lose face.

It's a dangerous World out there.

[tuvor]

31. Someone's in trouble. "So-called" got deleted!

Surprising, no?

[NightOwwl]

33. There is still Howard Fineman's article in Newsweek.

He puts the phrase in quotes (bold mine):

* * * *
The main reason of course, is that the simple, black-and-white solutions that the president sketched for us in the "war on terror" haven't materialized.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11623419/site/newsweek/page/2/
* * * *

Small comfort, but it may be a trend.

[NightOwwl]

34. Delete dupe post n/t

[BlackVelvet04]

32. It has definitely

been deleted.

[WillyT]

35. Oh... I Thought You Wanted Us To Look At This !!!

These people are ready to party like it's 1399!



I haven't seen this many stiffs since Viagrastock!

The Neo Wu Tang Clan!

:rofl::evilgrin::rofl:

And... it looks like Laura is having a problem with her symmetry, LOL!

:shrug:

[Pachamama]

36. Oh...what a nice picture of 2 dictators or rather, a terrorist & a harbor

of terrorists....

Can you believe it? Here is George W. Bush, shaking hands with person who is meanwhile actively protecting in his country Osama Bin Laden?

Unreal....