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CNN Reports Man Arrested for Making Threats Against Obama; Edits Out Fact That Very Same Man Threatend to Put a Bullet in the Head of George W. Bush
Ace of Spades HQ — CNN Reports Man Arrested for Making Threats Against Obama; Edits Out Fact That Very Same Man Threatend to Put a Bullet in the Head of George W. Bush The AP's story, which CNN edited/redacted, actually notes the threats made against both men. Now, CNN just took this story from AP and re-wrote it. Why? Why do the extra work to write a less informative story? Confederate Yankee guesses at the likely reason: To portray Obama as a victim, and a hero, and presidential (presidents are, alas, associated with assassinations), etc., while being very cautious to not allow the hated ...

Thursday Night Links
Stop The ACLU — Thursday Night Links Posted on August 7, 2008 Conservative Grapevine has links galore….check em out! Hot Air: 7 Year old schools Michelle Obama The Voice In My Head: Obama’s New Logo Open Secrets: Obama Takes More Money from Major Oil Companies that McCain! GM Roper: Future Conservative Republican President of the United States. Confederate Yankee: Media caught editing out assassination threat against Bush Gribbit: Energy Independence - Where’s the ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’ Man and His Party? » Filed Under ...

Man threatens to put a bullet in President Bush’s head, but…
Michelle Malkin — Man threatens to put a bullet in President Bush’s head, but… By Michelle Malkin•August 8, 2008 09:31 AM …you wouldn’t know it from the Obamedia coverage of the story because the man also threatened to kill The One. Bob Owens breaks down the whitewashed reporting. Posted in: ...

Linking around…
The Anchoress — ... , while the American press yawned? Sure, you remember Bush! He’s the guy whose life was threatened along with Barack Obama’s but only the threat to Obama was newsworthy for a very long time at CNN. Bush? You mean the creepy moron who ...

Shortuh Confedrate Yainkee
Sadly, No! — Selective Editing? The fayulure of CNN to tayull everbody that this Geisel fellah also reckoned to shoot Bush is a slayup in the face an’ a lowdown insult to law-abidin’ white racists everwhere. Some-un ovah at CNN oughta be shot. ...

Now, If Edwards Was A Republican With A Love Child In An Airport Washroom
small dead animals — ... ... So there you have it. Despite the pictures, the child support and the birth certificate with a blank by the father's name, the story does not meet the newspaper's standards. And they wonder why newspaper stocks are falling? Related - some threats are more newsworthy than others... "I can only speculate as to why the media would remove the threat against Bush in these accounts. Is it because it is harder to portray Obama as the victim when he isn't the only one threatened, or just harder to sell the meme that the offender is probably a murderous racist when he threatens ...

CNN: 'Scuse Our Mess!
Snapped Shot — ... Bob Owens caught CNN with their pants asunder yesterday: Update: Interesting. After two hours of commenters blaming ignorant/racists/morons/Republicans/Hillary Clinton fans/Southerners/rednecks/anti-black/Fox News/Rush Limbaugh and white people in general, CNN shut down comments on their story at 6:45 PM, just two minutes after "hollowpoint" posted: ... Given the nature of this election, don't even try to make the excuse that it wasn't relevant, or that the story as presented doesn't create a false impression of the man ...

A few Friday evening links
Maggie's Farm — ... Sure, you remember Bush! He’s the guy whose life was threatened along with Barack Obama’s but only the threat to Obama was newsworthy for a very long time at CNN. Bush? You mean the creepy moron who ...

You remember Al Qaeda, right?
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... , while the American press yawned? Sure, you remember Bush! He’s the guy whose life was threatened along with Barack Obama’s but only the threat to Obama was newsworthy for a very long time at CNN. Bush? You mean the creepy moron who ...