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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-21-07 08:31 PM
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33. That's so weird.
That's just begging to be caught. It's like a ransom note, "help, we can't air what we want to air".

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  -Um, did CBS scrub the Iran part of the story? lala_rawraw  Oct-21-07 07:48 PM   #0 
  - Nope, there was absolutely no mention of Iran. (nt)  scarletwoman   Oct-21-07 07:49 PM   #1 
  - go watch the link I just gave you...  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 07:50 PM   #2 
     - Sorry, I can't watch the link -- I'm on very slow dial-up. It would take hours to download. (nt)  scarletwoman   Oct-21-07 07:54 PM   #9 
  - Iran was a no-show. And I've seen the Raw Story video and  Texas Explorer   Oct-21-07 07:50 PM   #3 
  - But CBS sent it to the press in advance  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 07:56 PM   #10 
     - It would seem to me that after the advance promo was  Texas Explorer   Oct-21-07 08:59 PM   #45 
  - They sure did. They also put the story last. Think they got pressured?  faygokid   Oct-21-07 07:51 PM   #4 
  - I think  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 08:03 PM   #14 
  - By Republicans?  loindelrio   Oct-21-07 08:12 PM   #19 
  - Yes. There was absolutely no mention of Iran.  baldguy   Oct-21-07 07:51 PM   #5 
  - They did not touch it!  Botany   Oct-21-07 07:52 PM   #6 
  - thanksa...  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 08:01 PM   #12 
  - why?  Botany   Oct-21-07 08:08 PM   #16 
  - more than makes that a hard sell  frogcycle   Oct-21-07 08:23 PM   #27 
  - Did you read the piece about smearing Dan Rather? Disappointing-absolutely.  mod mom   Oct-21-07 08:28 PM   #32 
  - Thanks for posting their email address, Botany.  No Surrender   Oct-21-07 08:18 PM   #24 
  - Only a vague tossed reference to "the bad guys"  libnnc   Oct-21-07 07:52 PM   #7 
  - Not a word.  SalmonChantedEvening   Oct-21-07 07:54 PM   #8 
  - It looks very much like that, lala.  deminks   Oct-21-07 07:58 PM   #11 
  - Okay, we all contact CBS and demand an answer...  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 08:02 PM   #13 
     - The video with all the Iran references is on their website.  deminks   Oct-21-07 08:06 PM   #15 
     - okay, but why?  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 08:17 PM   #22 
     - I felt a bit of relief...  TwoSparkles   Oct-21-07 08:51 PM   #43 
     - Exactly !  AntiFascist   Oct-21-07 11:28 PM   #74 
     - 2 potential reasons: 1) Good, they saw the Iran bad guys reference as inflamatory and out of context  leveymg   Oct-21-07 09:03 PM   #48 
     - That does me a hell of a lot of good - I have an old computer  Raksha   Oct-21-07 11:21 PM   #73 
     - Done. Why are there two versions of the interview?  deminks   Oct-21-07 08:13 PM   #20 
     - exactly...  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 08:18 PM   #23 
        - Actually I think they've done that before with other interviews IIRC. I think I recall being  Garbo 2004   Oct-21-07 08:28 PM   #31 
           - No, it's not Mickey Mouse.  KnaveRupe   Oct-22-07 12:04 PM   #81 
     - Best idea.  H2O Man   Oct-21-07 08:13 PM   #21 
     - Yep!!!  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 08:20 PM   #26 
        - It is yet further  H2O Man   Oct-21-07 08:25 PM   #29 
     - Im doing exactly that first thing tomorrow morning. Par for...  emperor72   Oct-21-07 10:39 PM   #71 
  - Well, I guess the White House pulled some strings.  TahitiNut   Oct-21-07 08:10 PM   #17 
  - Gee, why would Cheney leak Valerie's name which stopped the protection against  deminks   Oct-21-07 08:11 PM   #18 
  - It would appear they were just looking for a one time ratings boost  Lone_Star_Dem   Oct-21-07 08:19 PM   #25 
  - well, there is not more  lala_rawraw   Oct-21-07 08:24 PM   #28 
  - Keep up the good work, lala! Hope your move goes smoothly. n/t  Texas Explorer   Oct-21-07 09:04 PM   #49 
  - We should all also contact BBC, CBC, The Guardian, etc.  Roland99   Oct-22-07 11:20 AM   #79 
  - thank you lala - good luck on your move!  pberq   Oct-22-07 12:12 PM   #82 
  - Might be good for Howard Kurtz to look into this  frogcycle   Oct-21-07 08:27 PM   #30 
  - Howard Kurtz??? Where's your sarcasm smiley?  scarletwoman   Oct-21-07 08:33 PM   #35 
  - i thought "see if he dares" served the purpose  frogcycle   Oct-21-07 09:16 PM   #50 
     - My sincere apologies, then. I just wasn't sure if you were serious or not.  scarletwoman   Oct-21-07 09:21 PM   #54 
  - Send to Olbermann, too.  deminks   Oct-21-07 08:34 PM   #36 
     - That's what I was thinking through reading this thread: SEND IT TO K.O.  Amonester   Oct-21-07 09:17 PM   #53 
     - Definitely, Olbermann should pick up the ball!  MetaTrope   Oct-22-07 12:27 PM   #83 
  - That's so weird.  sfexpat2000   Oct-21-07 08:31 PM   #33 
  - My email to CBS  Ice4Clark   Oct-21-07 08:33 PM   #34 
  - Great letter! Excellent! (nt)  scarletwoman   Oct-21-07 08:35 PM   #37 
  - Great summary! Thanks for sharing. nt  deminks   Oct-21-07 08:36 PM   #38 
  - Very well said!  Amonester   Oct-21-07 09:28 PM   #56 
  - Feedback link  annabanana   Oct-21-07 08:37 PM   #39 
  - just spent 30 min at their website: Nothing there on Iran  Bozita   Oct-21-07 08:40 PM   #40 
  - It's there  Ice4Clark   Oct-21-07 08:49 PM   #41 
     - Yes, but the point is it wasn't aired on the actual broadcast program. n/t  Garbo 2004   Oct-21-07 08:59 PM   #44 
     - Maybe it wasn't newsworthy that her work related to containing  bleever   Oct-21-07 09:31 PM   #59 
     - Thanks, CBS sure makes you work for the information. I'm glad she's gonna be on w/ Olbermann tomorro  Bozita   Oct-21-07 09:17 PM   #52 
     - Thanks! I could not find this information on the Countdown's site. n/t  Amonester   Oct-21-07 09:49 PM   #64 
     - Say what?! I'll be tuuuned in/T  AntiFascist   Oct-21-07 11:37 PM   #75 
     - To comment you have to go all the way to the bottom of the  jasmeel   Oct-21-07 09:29 PM   #58 
  - Yet another chapter for your book.  bleever   Oct-21-07 08:51 PM   #42 
  - are you an angry Bleever yet?  Botany   Oct-21-07 09:02 PM   #47 
     - Angry is the polite word.  bleever   Oct-21-07 09:16 PM   #51 
        - and the crazy part is that "they" are really the minority and yet ....  Botany   Oct-21-07 09:25 PM   #55 
           - The neocons are a parasite on representative democracy.  bleever   Oct-21-07 09:33 PM   #60 
           - The media knows about Ohio 04 and will not say shit.  Botany   Oct-21-07 10:01 PM   #66 
           - They get majority staus  freebrew   Oct-22-07 03:36 PM   #85 
  - ZERO mention of Iran  leftchick   Oct-21-07 09:01 PM   #46 
  - Yikes. I feel foolish having gotten my husband interested in watching this.  8_year_nightmare   Oct-21-07 09:28 PM   #57 
  - It's an astounding disconnect, isn't it?  bleever   Oct-21-07 10:16 PM   #69 
     - You're asking the wrong person -- I live in a state that just elected  8_year_nightmare   Oct-21-07 10:59 PM   #72 
  - meanwhile, cheney pops up threatening iran.....when they own the media  spanone   Oct-21-07 09:37 PM   #61 
  - More accurately...  8_year_nightmare   Oct-21-07 09:47 PM   #62 
  - So how will "journalist " Couric respond to this brazen censorship?  RufusTFirefly   Oct-21-07 09:49 PM   #63 
  - The "CBS Evening News" last Friday showed portions where they discussed Iran  bob_weaver   Oct-21-07 09:59 PM   #65 
  - self delete  MelissaB   Oct-21-07 10:07 PM   #67 
  - Well don't hold your breath waiting for Couric to mention it....  Blackhatjack   Oct-21-07 10:14 PM   #68 
  - No, thanks for your work, email sent to CBS. Not everyone  slipslidingaway   Oct-21-07 10:30 PM   #70 
  - k&r  Swamp Rat   Oct-22-07 12:10 AM   #76 
  - K&R  DeepModem Mom   Oct-22-07 12:29 AM   #77 
  - Kick! eom  OmmmSweetOmmm   Oct-22-07 07:14 AM   #78 
  - 60 Minutes now under RW control  SOS   Oct-22-07 11:38 AM   #80 
  - Hell, the entire MSM is under RW control. We live in a criminal nation.  dickbearton   Oct-22-07 08:08 PM   #90 
     - Yes we do.  lonestarnot   Oct-22-07 08:10 PM   #91 
  - More fuel for Dan Rather's case against CBS.  McCamy Taylor   Oct-22-07 01:21 PM   #84 
  - Sent them a diatribe. Everybody join in, please! This is despicable.  MasonJar   Oct-22-07 04:19 PM   #86 
  - so what did you think CBS  roxnev   Oct-22-07 05:35 PM   #87 
  - You meant "See B.S." didn't you ?  EVDebs   Oct-22-07 06:24 PM   #88 
  - K&R!  bonito   Oct-22-07 07:34 PM   #89 
 

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