CNN: TOTAL F**K Ups!

michael_ital · Post by **michael_ital** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:53 pm

NEW YORK (AFP) - International news network CNN has apologized to US presidential hopeful Barack Obama after it mistakenly pasted his name on a caption for a story on fugitive Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

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A trailer for the feature on America's public enemy number one showed images of bin Laden along with the caption "Where's Obama?"

"We had a very bad typographical error," CNN presenter Wolf Blitzer later said, apologizing for the slip. "We certainly deeply regret the error. Today I called Senator Obama's office and formally apologized for that."

A spokesman for Obama, who has vaulted to rock star status among Democrats and is expected to run for the party's nomination for president in 2008, said he accepted the error was an innocent glitch.

"Though I'd note that the 's' and 'b' keys aren't all that close to each other, I assume it was just an unfortunate mistake, and don't think there was any truly malicious intent," spokesman Tommy Vietor told the New York Post.

Qaarxiye · Post by **Qaarxiye** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:10 am

They're making every excuse possible to discredit Obama cause the Idia of Black President scares them white people to death, they had a specail about him on one of them channels and they even went to kenya to investigate his ancstorial history, the fok does that have to do with him! Laughing

Gedo_Boy · Post by **Gedo_Boy** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:13 am

This is an advanced psychological technique.

By 'accidentally' associating his name with Osama, people will subconsciously have a bad feeling about him.

michael_ital · Post by **michael_ital** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:13 am

I even saw something tonight saying that he used the name "Barry" in school. Somehow implying he was ashamed of his ancestry.

Ashlee · Post by **Ashlee** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:28 am

"Though I'd note that the 's' and 'b' keys aren't all that close to each other, I assume it was just an unfortunate mistake, and don't think there was any truly malicious intent," spokesman Tommy Vietor told the New York Post."

good for him. nothing to worry about anyway.

xoogSADE14 · Post by **xoogSADE14** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:30 am

a few weeks back i was watching CNN and i heard wolf blitzer say three times that Obama's father was from Nigeria and that he even went there last summer to visit his extended family.

Steeler [Crawler2] · Post by **Steeler [Crawler2]** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:27 am

To be fair, guys, a lot of CNN commentators have given him good coverage. CNN even did a special going back with him to Kenya. He got a half hour free air time to show what a great guy he is (and he appears to be just that. I think - OK I hope - he's the real thing. I am deeply distrustful of politicians.). But he is too junior for an 08 presidential run. I would say 2016 would be better timing.

Intruder · Post by **Intruder** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:03 am

What CNN is refusing to acknowledge is that this is not a typo but a hack job.

Qaarxiye,
CNN does not need to go to that extent, being black is scary enough for the Mason Dixie America.

Steeler [Crawler2] · Post by **Steeler [Crawler2]** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:26 am

Intruder
I do not believe this was a hack job. What do you think so? If CNN says "hey, we made an honest mistake" why can't you accept that? Why the conspiracy point of view?

Intruder · Post by **Intruder** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:24 am

Mad Mac,
I wasnÂ’t implying a conspiracy, I think that blundered was planted in intentionally by an individual, most likely an intern, PR wise, it makes sense (less complication) for CNN to sell it as a typographical mistake.