Cheney CBS. Cheney them up their stupid Santorums.

[filkertom]

CBS News has decided not to broadcast a story which might negatively impact the Bush administration until after the election.

Here are some ways you can let them know what you think:

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Comments

[ororo.livejournal.com]

I never thought the network that gave us Walter Cronkite would ever slant their news delivery so obviously in line with those in power.

I hope Edward R. Murrow haunts their dreams.

[ericthemage.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's that damn liberal media Limbaugh keeps harping on.

(One of these days I'll actually see it. Probably around the same time I see the Easter Bunny.)

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

Once burned, twice shy.

Except that this story's sources have been verified eight ways to Sunday, and it should have been aired already. And then some. Much of it has; the story itself is public knowledge; all CBS would be doing is standing behind it, and ensuring it got a high profile.

But what did you want from the network that so thoroughly messed up its handling of The Reagans?

[dbcooper.livejournal.com]

My comment on the 60 Minutes crew, as sent to CBSNews.com:

A story from the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/25/politics/campaign/25cbs.html?ex=1253851200&en=1c69abce890379d5&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland) states that your 60 Minutes staff is postponing a negative story about President George W. Bush until after the elections. This is unacceptable. Timeliness is one of the most important elements of news--otherwise it wouldn't be called news. You're already having problems with accuracy--don't make timeliness a problem. Please run the segment and act like a real news organization again.

[poltr1]

I'd have to agree with redaxe on this one. After the debacle with the forged National Guard service records, I think they've lost their cojones to do another story that puts BushCo in a negative light.

[umbran.livejournal.com]

Okay, it was pretty clear before that CBS wasnt' particularly afraid of the Administration. They were willing to run a story against Bush before. Why not now?

Well, it would be reasonable to expect that the viewers would question the veracity of the report. The last time they tried to attack Bush, they used false evidence. Why should the viewers expect better of them now? The fact that these sources have been verified will be lost on the majority of the public.

The viewers are unlikely to believe another negative story on Bush, so soon after the National Guard document nonsense, and so near the election. It'd wear down CBS' credibility, and may well lead viewers to believe the exact opposite of what the story says.

End result - they may simply feel that the report won't have constructive results.

[skull-leader3.livejournal.com]

If that's the case, why not share their information with another news organization...perhaps one with more cojones than they have?

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

>"We now believe it would be inappropriate to air the report so close to the
>presidential election," the spokeswoman, Kelli Edwards, said in a statement.

Funny, I figured that'd be the PERFECT time to air such a report.