CNN, CNN/HLN, and MSNBC just went LIVE! for Bush throwing out first pitch!

[Up2Late]

And the most shocking part, Fox "news" did NOT! Somebody at Fox must have been sleeping on the job, or thought that a live shot helicopter shot of a construction sight crane collapse, was more important. :wtf:

ALSO! CNN didn't show the actual pitch! They stayed on a tight single of Bush throwing it, they didn't go to a wide shot so that we could see if the ball made it to the plate, bounced, was high, whatever. Looks like they are going to re-edit the shot later to make it look better. :mad:

God, I really hate what the Cable "news" has become.:mad:

[Bill McBlueState]

1. like I said in another thread,

The first game of the baseball season was last night in Chicago. I guess * had to find a friendlier audience.

[Atman]

2. They probably had to dub in the applause again

as they've done in the past.

[Lin]

9. played up AND remarked on the big welcome for the little man (eom)

[MidwestTransplant]

19. In which city was this?

[Bill McBlueState]

23. cincy n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

26. Ooooh I wonder if Mean Jean was there with him.

Hope the Cubs won!

[EST]

3. I switched off just in time, getting just a half second's

worth of excited squealing from some bubble head on msrnc. * is. no doubt, illustrating the level of power the executive branch should have while he is resident. sickening

[rocktivity]

4. I don't believe this has EVER been done before

The footage is ususally reserved for the eleven o'clock news--they went LIVE???

And why didn't George do this during the season's first game yesterday--was he THAT scared of being booed?

At any rate, let Jon Stewart know--sending up the cable news channels is one of his favorite pastimes! This would be good for Carlos Mencia's "Why The !!%#%@# Is This News?" segment.

:crazy:
rocknation

[Lin]

7. huge live build-up on cnn THEN MISSED THE SHOT! if I wasn't cryin

i'd be lmao.

[Up2Late]

10. They not only went live, they went live at LEAST 10 minutes before...

...and both CNN and CNN/HLN had a "Live" shot of him waiting in the dugout! then a bunch of grip and grins, then the pitch! I had the sound off, so I can't say what stupid stuff they were saying about him (or if there was booing).

I'm not absolutely sure (I was flipping channels) but I think MSNBC might have been "in commercial" when he actually did throw it.

Oh, and why did he do it today? Silly question, * doesn't work weekends, I think he thinks it's one of the perks of the job.:crazy:

[kskiska]

16. While sitting in the dugout, if I'm not mistaken,

he turned his head to spit his chewing tobacco out.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. If that's the case, they (the networks) are really trying hard to prop

to prop Bush up. Anything to get those poll numbers up.

[peace frog]

6. If they had pre-empted anything I was watching

I'd be raising holy hell... going live for Junior to throw the first pitch! Give me a fucking break.

[The_Casual_Observer]

8. Jesus, he was wearing a baseball uniform jacket.

Was there a banner with out an of focus american flag & reading "A pitch for freedom" behind him?

[VolcanoJen]

11. But did you hear the CNN anchor describe the pitch????

He said, "High and tight, strike one!"

I swear.... I rewound the Tivo and that's what he said... of course I couldn't see the pitch; nobody watching CNN could see where it landed.

Who will be the Truthseeker who will tell us what really happened with that pitch? :-)

[Up2Late]

13. Maybe we should post a call out to anyone who knows someone who's there?

Anyone know anyone who went? :shrug:

Oh, silly me, I bet that game was "By invitation only.":eyes:

Do you know how to post video from your TEVO to the internet?

[alphafemale]

20. Maybe he meant * was High and tight.

:D

[AndyA]

12. Bush: Bad

Bad pitcher.

Bad ball player.

Bad President.

Bad man.

Bad bad bad bad bad.

What does he do well? Anything?

[Binka]

14. He Probably Makes Really Stinky Farts Well

Some might think that an art form. :silly:

[Poiuyt]

15. They're covering Bush live at every possible opportunity

[Up2Late]

18. Hey, I just noticed from your picture, his dad is a left-handed.

Maybe that's why they are so different.

[dave29]

17. He should have stayed with baseball.

I'm series.

[Up2Late]

21. And WHY did I just happen to see this? Because I heard a C-5 crashed!!!

In DELAWARE! At Dover Air Force base! But guess what? THEY ARE NOT COVERING THAT! :banghead: :mad:

More evidence of "media complicity,"

2:00pm, the U.S. media has "moved on," I tuned in to see what had happened, and they are NOT covering this "good news" (everyone survived!) <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2204031>

<http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/03/c5.crash/index.html>

I bet if it was a French Jet that crashed (think Toronto "Miracle on the Runway"), I bet they would be covering it.

[Up2Late]

22. CNN/HLN just showed another shot that they found! (since they missed it)

It looked High and outside to me.

Also, it had enough arch on it to qualify for Girls "Slow-pitch" Softball, but it didn't bounce.

[progressivebydesign]

24. Naw, Fox isn't sleeping.. they'll have a 2 hour special later tonight. n/t

[dflprincess]

25. Geez, I have better form when I pitch

n/t

[Radio_Guy]

27. Cheers were obviously piped in

Too bad Wade Boggs wasn't at the plate with a bat. He was notorius for hitting the ball right back to the box.

[Up2Late]

28. kick n/t

:kick: