{"id":13546,"date":"2007-11-10T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2007-11-10T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com\/archives\/13546.html"},"modified":"2007-11-10T10:00:53","modified_gmt":"2007-11-10T15:00:53","slug":"cnn-clips-pelosi-quote-misleads-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevebenen.com\/thecarpetbaggerreport\/cnn-clips-pelosi-quote-misleads-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN clips Pelosi quote, misleads viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once in a great while, we’ll see a blogger take a quote out of context in order to prove a point. It’s unethical and unprofessional, and when it happens, the usual suspects recommend a blogger ethics panel.<\/p>\n

But CNN butchered a quote so badly<\/a>, it makes Freepers look restrained by comparison.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure anyone could outdo this one in terms of, shall we say, “creative” editing of quotes.<\/p>\n

CNN ran a report this afternoon with the headline: “Record Anger At Congress.” The network quoted Nancy Pelosi agreeing with this thesis, saying: “I know that Congress has low approval ratings. I don’t approve of Congress because we haven’t done anything.”<\/p>\n

Woah — Pelosi, the Dem leader of the House, says of the Dem Congress that “we haven’t done anything<\/i>?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course not. CNN took part of a sentence, and ended clipped it to change what the Speaker actually said.<\/p>\n

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This is Journalistic Malpractice 101. Someone’s job should be on the line.
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\nIf you can’t watch the clip online, CNN correspondent Tom Foreman ran an indignant on-air piece<\/a> about Congress’ limited list of legislative accomplishments.<\/p>\n

FOREMAN: Other than some big-ticket items, like raising the minimum wage and ethics and lobbying reform, Democrats have not be able to turn their agenda into law.<\/p>\n

GEORGE W. BUSH: Congress is not getting its work done.<\/p>\n

FOREMAN: From Iraq to domestic programs, Democrats face White House vetoes and little support from Republicans on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n

PELOSI: I know that Congress has low approval ratings. I don’t approve of Congress because we haven’t done anything.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Except, CNN ended Pelosi’s thought mid-sentence. The Speaker was actually talking about ending the war, and in the full context<\/a>, she went on to praise the House’s accomplishments.<\/p>\n

“I know that Congress has low approval ratings. I don’t approve of Congress because we haven’t done anything to — we haven’t been effective in ending the war in Iraq. And if you asked me in a phone call, as ardent a Democrat as I am, I would disapprove of Congress as well.<\/p>\n

“But the fact is, ‘Which party is concerned about people like me?’ November 1st, 2007 — 54 percent Democratic; 25 percent Republican. ‘Which party can bring needed change?’ Forty-eight percent Democratic, 26 percent Republican. ‘Which party can better manage government?’ Forty-four percent Democratic, 32 percent Republican. ‘Which party is more honest and ethical?’ Then 40 percent Democratic, 28 percent Republican. Not all those figures are over 50 percent, but whatever they are, they’re double-digit or two times as good as the Republican numbers.<\/p>\n

“So I’m very proud of what we have done. I — this isn’t about looking for the next headline. This is about making the biggest difference for the American people. This is about a legislative process that has its ups and downs. And it is — again, I stood there with great pride and great confidence about what the Democrats had accomplished.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CNN’s reputation takes yet another hit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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