Move Along: Network Evening Newscasts Give Only 30 Seconds to Fast and Furious
Trying to quickly move past the Obama administration's Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal, Thursday's ABC and CBS evening newscasts dropped the story completely while NBC's Nightly News only followed up with a scant 30 seconds of coverage.
That 30 seconds on NBC consisted of anchor Brian Williams noting, "Fallout today in that fight between congressional Republicans and Attorney General Eric Holder," and explaining: "Speaker John Boehner signaled his backing for the action and hinted that the White House's use of executive privilege might involve some sort of a coverup."
Williams wrapped up the brief report by making sure to include administration spin: "White House spokesman Jay Carney fired back, he said today, the administration isn't covering up anything."
Thursday morning, ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today spent more time covering the east coast heat wave than to Fast and Furious.
On Wednesday, all three evening newscasts covered the scandal, but with Williams dismissing a contempt vote over Holder's congressional testimony as "more of our broken politics."
Here is a transcript of the full June 21 Nightly News mention:
7:08PM ET
BRIAN WILLIAMS: Fallout today in that fight between congressional Republicans and Attorney General Eric Holder over a botched anti-gun running operation known as Fast and Furious. One day after a House committee recommended that Holder be held in contempt of Congress, the Speaker John Boehner signaled his backing for the action and hinted that the White House's use of executive privilege might involve some sort of a coverup. White House spokesman Jay Carney fired back, he said today, the administration isn't covering up anything.
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are you surpised? If so, where have you been?
Submitted by Dr. Ron on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 1:10pm.
Daily we see this: BIAS AND MORE BIAS...MEDIA'S IRON CURTAIN OVER AMERICA.
Done by omission; by slanting what does get reported; by collusion among networks...I did think it was simply all liberals swim in the same liberal sea so asking them to look at it/beyond it was of no use. As the election gets closer, I am fast becoming a collusionist if nor a comspiracy believer.
It’s even simpler than that, Dr Ron...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 1:32pm.
It’s pure laziness on the part of the MSM. Why bother to investigate anything when you have a government handout (i.e. “Talking Point”) that explains the story for you. In the way you already belive – Change a few words here and there… and voila – a broadcast story!
“In depth” is so Bush era.
- Grump :o)
It ain't laziness.
Submitted by c5then on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 2:27pm.
It's pure unadulterated activism. The MSM work hard to spin the news that they do cover and to keep silent on the news they don't want the country to know about.
For instance...NBC could have been lazy and acted as journalists and played the entire Romney "WaWa" clip, or just not done anything, but instead, because they wanted to manufacture a "scandal moment", they edited the video by cutting out almost 2 full minutes between the words that they wanted their viewers to hear. That takes work and dedication to the "cause".
Don't ever be fooled or lulled into complacency and think that the MSM are lazy, or stupid. They are not. They are executing a plan that has been in operation for more than 40 years and they are good at what they do, in general. Sometimes they get caught and sometimes they make the mistake of underestimating their opposition, but they are not lazy or stupid.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
Agreed....
Submitted by James3 on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 3:21pm.
They are actually working very very hard to keep Obama afloat, which is getting harder by the day as the stink starts to creep into the room. All the air freshener in the country can't cover the stench coming from the White House right now.
Well C5,
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 5:02pm.
I can only buy into a portion of your argument (the ‘agenda’ part). Now here’s my reasoning:
Over the last few decades we have seen how the rise of technology has led to a dependence on that tech which relieves an individual from thinking things through for themselves. While not specifically referring to the media, it is hard to miss the point that far too many in the younger generations simply do not know how to reason for themselves. This is evident on a daily basis when we routinely encounter some people working in the fast food industry or retail that cannot make proper change without the aid of tech. This does not denote stupidity on the part of those people – But neither does that tech promote the need to understand the basic concepts involved, or the need for self improvement, or the need to work harder to gain necessary knowledge.
Why would we believe that “labor saving” tech only applies to the ‘simpler’ jobs? Doesn’t it make sense that the Communications Industry (specifically journalism) would also be desirous of instituting easier ways to get the basic info (raw materials –if you will allow) needed to produce their product?
This is what I call the ‘cut & paste’ school of journalism. A reporter no longer has to wear-out the leather on their shoes to get a story – a few mouse clicks or an on-site camera crew provides them with all the material they need… So it becomes unnecessary to delve into the reasons behind the story – it is only necessary to report the incident in question in the vaguest of terms.
Now here I agree with you… a great many reporters view the story they are covering through the prism of their peers, their indoctrination, and their political sympathies. Many do not understand their job is to report all the news completely and competently, not just those parts that align with their particular viewpoint. And yes, they do have an agenda… and are not to be trusted.
- Grump :o)
are you surprised? If so, where have you been?
Submitted by Herbster on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 4:03pm.
No surprise here. The state run media colludes, clouds, shades, censors, ignores and propagandizes. No news - just propaganda. Our "Media,," our "Ministry of Propaganda," is nothing more than an arm of the democratic party. Get the e-mail/fax/phone call in the morning and spout the propaganda in the evening. I get my news from the internet and the foreign press. I have to read another country's newspaper to see what is REALLY going on in my own country. Shameful.
Today, the following quote applies (Unfortunately.) "A government such as ours which has to take such far-reaching measures.....must make propagandistic preparations in order to draw the people to its side.....Public enlightenment is essentially passive; propaganda is active.....we are determined to work on the masses until they have fallen to us." The speaker? A democratic operative? No. A House or Senate member? No. A Cabinet member trying to curry favor with the present occupant of the White House? No. The speaker was none other than Dr. Joseph Goebbels. However, in today's environment, it could have been any of the above. History does repeat itself. We hear today that, "This (The 1930's in Germany) could never happen here." After all we have a Constitution. Does anyone believe that the current forces at work in our country are worried about a Constitution? In Germany, in the 1930's, people said "It can't happen here." After all, we are a cultured people - Beethoven, Goethe, etc. However, it did happen there and IS happening here, slowly but surely, like the story of how to boil a frog in a pot. Unfortunately, we are the frogs. We have government by executive fiat - a President who wants a 100,000 strong civilian force equal to the military, (Brown shirts?) 400 million rounds of .40 cal. hollow point ammunition for the DHS, drones over our cities, Generals studying plans of how to get the military to "Assist" local law enforcement, a government working with the U.N. on how to "Control" the internet, etc.
We live in very dangerous times, we frogs.
One final question. Where are the Republicans? They are not the solution, they are part of the problem. Anyone for term limits?
That's OK
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 1:40pm.
No, really, it is OK. All this means is that the Tired Old Leftist Media will lose more of its readership and viewership. Even Leftist trolls are curious enough to seek out alternate sources of information when their's fails to deliver. So, it only naturally follows, Leftist trolls will be clicking their remotes over to FNC and their browsers to New Media sources to get the story, and the truth.
Bring it on, or in this case not, Tired Old Leftist Media. You lose.
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
Look for more coverage about
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 1:28pm.
Look for more coverage about a bunch of gays flipping the bird at a photo of Reagan than any info about Eric (With)Holder and Boy Baraka's involvement in Fast'n'Furious.
Well, both of them DID say that they learned about it from the media, so maybe the media is complicit in this story, and that's another reason they are avioding it.
Middle Finger
Submitted by miss911ninja on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 5:16pm.
The gays intentionally sought out President Reagan's official portrait in order to give him the finger.
www.drudgereport.com
Ahhhh, the lovely, elegant,
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 10:01pm.
Ahhhh, the lovely, elegant, and charming Miss Ninji-Poo!!! I am thrilled to see you making a rare appearance!!! I was just talkin' (Obamaspeak) with my ol' buddy MattherDean about the fine, smart, classy, and sharp women here on NB, and we were both lamenting the fact that you've been AWOL around here for quite some time. I was tryin' to include Newsbubba in the conversation, but I think he was dressed in drag at some party down on Key West!!! Of course, I know you're busy - living in Obamaville and trying to keep your nose above sea level - but, still, it's nice to see you here!!!!
I have a nice fresh beautiful lei for you!!!!
ninja---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 10:37pm.
As killa said - so good to see a post from you.
MD
AWOL..lei
Submitted by miss911ninja on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 10:40pm.
Reporting back for duty, killa and matthew! But only for a week, until I begin summer quarter. Getting SO close to graduation. And then I'll need a lei, bigtime!
Well, Ms.
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 11:08pm.
Well, Ms. Poo-Poo...........you'd better be kickin' some major ass this week, or you won't get 'lei-ed'!!!
And congratulations for all your hard work leading up to your upcoming graduation!!!
m911n It's cooler here now in Hawaii. than on the mainland..
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 11:12pm.
Summer time is the best time here... BTW... Aloha... 74.6 F. here,
You Didn't Build That.
Keeping Cool
Submitted by miss911ninja on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 11:34pm.
In my little corner of the mainland---20 miles northwest of Seattle---it stays cooler than anywhere else in the 48. It rarely gets above 80 degrees here, and there's always a breeze. That's what keeps me here......and no mosquitoes either! (like in New Hampshire, where I grew up.)
But I would like to experience Hawaii sometime!
"Wide Receiver" versus "Fast & Furious"...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 1:57pm.
I listened to Rush explain the differences between the two programs and it was very interesting. Perhaps the best point was that they ended "Wide Receiver" in 2007 and that Baracko's Boyz started F&F in 2009, a full two years apart. There are other huge differences between the two programs but Jay Corny, Baracko's dancing monkey, won't spend a lot of time on those. If they really had any way to tie this to the previous administration they would have already gone all "wikileaks" and turned everything over on page one of the NYTimes.
This is very entertaining, I need to get my 16 oz. soda and my bucket of buttered, oversalted popcorn...
Fast & Furious?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 2:01pm.
The MSM covers it fast because they're furious that they have to cover it at all.
Conspiracy ain't a theory if the bastards are really after you.
Well, here's four minutes of
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 2:36pm.
awesome awesomeness that the networks should aspire to be.
Rock star.
We need a conservative "Deep Throat"
Submitted by James Youngblood on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 2:54pm.
Maybe what the main stream media need to report on this Holder/Obama cover-up is a couple of conservative reporters who come up with a nameless, non-vetted, non-existent whistle-blower. The reporters can secretly meet with the whistle-blower and obtain information that is damaging to the President and AG Holder. All the mainstream newspapers and TV news stations (CBS, NBC, and ABC) will surely give the information constant headline billing on all their news reports day after day. I'm sure they would be willing to do this, if we could just find that one nameless non-existent non-vetted whistle-blower.
J. Youngblood
Leslie Neilsen, Naked Gun
Submitted by Tidy Bowl Man on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 7:31pm.
Nothing to see here, Keep moving, Nothing to see here!
Leslie Neilsen, Naked Gun
Submitted by Tidy Bowl Man on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 7:31pm.
Nothing to see here, Keep moving, Nothing to see here!
Didn't take the media long to
Submitted by Pinetree3 on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 9:14pm.
Didn't take the media long to prove Krauthammer wrong.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/john-bates/2012/06/21/krauthammer-mainstrea...