CBS News Caught Covering Up For McCain's Gaffe

[No Limit]

John McCain went on CBS news to give an interview to Katie Couric, in it he made a huge gaffe where you proved he has absolutely no clue as to what lead to the decreased violance in Iraq. He said that the Sunni awakening was the result of the surge when in reality it happened in 2006, the surge didn't occur until 2007.

Then CBS went in and not only editted out this answer they actually went back and editted in a different answer. So far not too many networks seem to have noticed. Anybody remember what happened to Rather when it turned out the military memo he used to prove Bush went awol turned out to be false? Not only did Rather lose his job so did plenty of other people.

More details can be found here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/22/20713/9838/941/555376

and the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYaXr03vtNE

 

[CptStern]

what they dont tell you is that when Couric told McCain the surge happened in 2007 McCain replied:

"At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c*nt."

Couric started crying and said "i'm not your wife, you cant speak to me like that" McCain then proceeded to kick her in the **** ...so the network (under threat of violence from McCain) edited out the whole thing so as to not look like pussies for crumbling under McCain violent outbursts

source:

mccainisa****.com

 

[Acepilotf14]

Who else thinks Obama is a sure win?

 

[No Limit]

Who else thinks Obama is a sure win?

You'd be suprised. I talk to people on a regular basis that still think Obama is a muslim. For some reason that disqualifies him. And with the media in McCain's back pocket you never know what will happen between now and election time.

 

[No Limit]

Mediamatters has confirmed this:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807230001?f=h_latest

 

[Acepilotf14]

I was watching some of the coverage of Obama's trip, and it seems like he can't do ANYTHING wrong. He made a three-pointer, spoke perfectly with leaders...
Shit, he's a shoe-in.

 

[Lucid]

Except, iirc, the Iraqi PM doesn't like him at all? Idk, I think I heard that in passing while watching the news. Someone important isn't particularly fond of the guy.

 

[Laivasse]

Hmm, while I agree with the general consensus that Obama gets way more media time than McCain, my own experience is that most of it is not positive. Much of it seems to be nitpicking over his precise choice of words or bitching about stuff that he hasn't said that they think he should have said - that's when they're not milking the usual pointless crap about Jesse Jackson.

McCain, although not in the limelight, seems to suffer less criticism since he spends only just enough time being covered for the good viewing public to find out exactly why he thinks Obama is wrong about [insert issue here].

Even at the moment, with news networks acknowledging McCain's gaffe with this timeline thing, most of the media speculation still seems to be stuck on 'omg why won't Obama praise the troop surge?' or whatever.

 

[Mr Stabby]

Where does CBS normally stand politically?

 

[No Limit]

Except, iirc, the Iraqi PM doesn't like him at all? Idk, I think I heard that in passing while watching the news. Someone important isn't particularly fond of the guy.

Who? Obama? The Iraqi PM seemed to endorse Obama's plan when he was over there.

Where does CBS normally stand politically?

They're not supposed to stand anywhere politically, they are supposed to be a fair unbiased news organization. And they clearly proved here that they weren't. The question is will this get as much covereage as the fake memos did in the 2004 campaign.

The media has covered this gaffe but so far they have failed to cover the fact that CBS did this.

 

[Mr-Fusion]

You'd be suprised. I talk to people on a regular basis that still think Obama is a muslim.

Are those people Americans?

 

[No Limit]

Are those people Americans?

Of course.

 

[Vigilante]

I know a few people (eg, my father) who thinks that Obama is embarrassed of the American public is thinks that he's going to turn this country socialist. "He's not going to do anything without making sure Europe is okay with it."

 

[CptStern]

Obama should be embarrassed of the american public; they voted bush in office twice and supported the iraq war


and this part sounds ignorant of the way US politics work

""He's not going to do anything without making sure Europe is okay with it.""

the president has very little actual power to affect change directly; that's congress' job

 

[No Limit]

You have to remember that this is America. A lot of people here are upset that over 200,000 people in Germany came out waving american flags to hear Obama speak. Some how restoring our dignity around the world is a bad thing.

 

[CptStern]

hmmm usually american presidents are met with jeers and throwing of rotten fruit ...they should be happy

 

[No Limit]

hmmm usually american presidents are met with jeers and throwing of rotten fruit ...they should be happy

I think it was just culture shock. When people see american flags being waved in another country and those flags aren't burning then something must be wrong.

 

[Cpt Tenacious]

Sadly, this evidence won't make a bit of difference to "hardworking white americans" who will vote for this doddering, senile old fart who was stupid enough to get shot down in vietnam, then crash another plane AFTER he came back to the US.

He's some kinda 'perfect storm' of republican politics: Reagan's dementia, Dubya's arrogance, and now McCain's angry incompetence. The worst of all worlds.

If you live in the US, you are SCREWED!

Best comment.

 

[CptStern]

I think it was just culture shock. When people see american flags being waved in another country and those flags aren't burning then something must be wrong.

agreed ..wherever an american crosses the border into the US as soon as he waves his flag a dozen canadians will chase him with lighters

 

[15357]

You have to remember that this is America. A lot of people here are upset that over 200,000 people in Germany came out waving american flags to hear Obama speak. Some how restoring our dignity around the world is a bad thing.

Ha!

When Eisenhower came here, he was met with an entire field army of flower/flag waving highschool girls and a parade in his honor.



Obama's not quite there yet.

 

[No Limit]

Eisenhower? Jesus christ numbers, how old are you?

Looks like CBS not only covered up this one gaffe but also another one during this interview:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807240011?f=h_latest

Summary: In a second omission of a falsehood by Sen. John McCain during his interview with Katie Couric, the CBS Evening News did not air a statement in which McCain characterized the war in Iraq as "the first major conflict since 9/11," apparently disregarding the war in Afghanistan, which began in October 2001.

So much for the liberul media, again.

 

[15357]

Eisenhower? Jesus christ numbers, how old are you?

I was watching a documentary on modern history.



Anyway, I geuss I'm digressing here.

 

[Eejit]

Ha!

When Eisenhower came here, he was met with an entire field army of flower/flag waving highschool girls and a parade in his honor.



Obama's not quite there yet.

I guess he just has to organise a cease-fire in the event of another Korean War.

 

[15357]

Actually, we had anti-cease-fire protests. Middle school girls went around with pickets that said "NO VICTORY NO END".

 

[CptStern]

it's a whole nation of brain washed people ...what is it with asians and conformity? is it because there's just so many of you that you dont have a choice as all else would lead to chaos?


it's much easier to control an individual than a crowd of individuals

 

[15357]

I wonder the opposite thing about the west. What is it with you guys and individuality? Isn't it a bit self-centered and narcisstic to assume that you are the only thing that is important, to not understand that there is a need far greater than yours somewhere, and that, maybe that you are not as awesome as you make out to be?

Hmmph.

 

[CptStern]

I wonder the opposite thing about the west. What is it with you guys and individuality? Isn't it a bit self-centered and narcisstic to assume that you are the only thing that is important, to not understand that there is a need far greater than yours somewhere, and that, maybe that you are not as awesome as you make out to be?

Hmmph.

yes however there's no individuality in your neck of the woods ..I'd rather some than nothing at all. For our viewpoint your society is just as alien as red china or some religious cult; just as much brainwashing but with public peer pressure instead of bayonets/threat of hell

 

[Krynn72]

I wonder the opposite thing about the west. What is it with you guys and individuality? Isn't it a bit self-centered and narcisstic to assume that you are the only thing that is important, to not understand that there is a need far greater than yours somewhere, and that, maybe that you are not as awesome as you make out to be?

Hmmph.

Individuality doesnt intrinsically work against unity.

 

[Kinslayer]

It's customary for news organizations to give interviewees do-overs on certain questions they completely botched. This isn't anything new, to say the least, and I'm sure every news organization has done it, it just hasn't been exposed.

It's probably why

So far not too many networks seem to have noticed

because they want the same courtesy extended to them if they are caught doing the same (not airing the story).

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Who else thinks Obama is a sure win?

This country elected Bush...twice.

 

[Absinthe]

But CBS are gay, I don't get it.

 

[kirovman]

I wonder the opposite thing about the west. What is it with you guys and individuality? Isn't it a bit self-centered and narcisstic to assume that you are the only thing that is important, to not understand that there is a need far greater than yours somewhere, and that, maybe that you are not as awesome as you make out to be?

Hmmph.

Communism works very well in Asia for this reason.

 

[Raziaar]

I never will understand asian mmorpgs where all the avatars look the same... a choice of like 6 different guys, and everybody ends up looking exactly like the same character.

 

[Sulkdodds]

It's cultural. The US still thinks the entire world is the Frontier.

=Anybody remember what happened to Rather when it turned out the military memo he used to prove Bush went awol turned out to be false? Not only did Rather lose his job so did plenty of other people.

Happens all the time.

 

[Jintor]

I wonder the opposite thing about the west. What is it with you guys and individuality? Isn't it a bit self-centered and narcisstic to assume that you are the only thing that is important, to not understand that there is a need far greater than yours somewhere, and that, maybe that you are not as awesome as you make out to be?

Hmmph.

Blame Confucius, it's his fault the Asian mindset in general has been molded more towards the group and less towards the individual; he may not be the originator, but he was certainly the popularist.

 

[VirusType2]

Well, I thought Kerry whipped Bush's ass in the televised debate. Kerry seemed brilliant.

I've never voted. I didn't vote. I've never felt qualified enough to make that decision. Not up on politics enough.

Well, I was sort of shocked when Bush won. Obviously, there are plenty of people not qualified enough to make the decision, yet they still are voting.

please vote.


I'm voting this year, that's for sure. If Obama doesn't win, I'll probably end up being ashamed of my country for another 4 - 8 years.

I think we absolutely need Obama in there. I haven't heard one thing he's said that I don't agree with so far.

He even addresses the need to ensure net neutrality, of all things.

It seems like every week, another cable or phone company is caught blocking, filtering or interfering with the free-flowing Internet.

One thing is for certain: Our freedom to choose what we do, where we go and whom we connect with online is at risk. We need to arm ourselves for the battle ahead, as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon step up efforts to dismantle Net Neutrality and become the ultimate gatekeepers to Web content.

www.savetheinternet.com

 

[15357]

yes however there's no individuality in your neck of the woods ..I'd rather some than nothing at all. For our viewpoint your society is just as alien as red china or some religious cult; just as much brainwashing but with public peer pressure instead of bayonets/threat of hell

Individuality doesnt intrinsically work against unity.

Communism works very well in Asia for this reason.

Blame Confucius, it's his fault the Asian mindset in general has been molded more towards the group and less towards the individual; he may not be the originator, but he was certainly the popularist.

Maybe you guys are all right, and I might be in a real shitty situation without knowing it, but I still say that uniformed schoolgirls are teh best.

 

[delusional]

Blame Confucius, it's his fault the Asian mindset in general has been molded more towards the group and less towards the individual; he may not be the originator, but he was certainly the popularist.

I blame England for allowing it's American Colonies too much freedom, leading to individualism in America. i also blame the Frontier and the Indians not keeping americans out of their lands so we couldn't experience freedom from others.

 

[Eejit]

Maybe you guys are all right, and I might be in a real shitty situation without knowing it, but I still say that uniformed schoolgirls are teh best.

They aren't unique to asia you know

 

[Jintor]

Maybe you guys are all right, and I might be in a real shitty situation without knowing it, but I still say that uniformed schoolgirls are teh best.

We have them over here, too. The uniform might be a little different though.