Media bears some of the blame for vote fiasco - TW

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By Sylvia Feng ???

Thursday, Apr 01, 2004,Page 8

When polling stations closed at 4pm on March 20, millions of anxious voters turned on their televisions and waited for the final results of the so-called "exit poll." TVBS failed to keep its promise of announcing its results at 4:01pm. Nevertheless, the media did not let viewers down.

At 4:30pm, more than 6 million ballots had been counted according to one local TV station, while others roused themselves to catch up.

Ten minutes later, the total number of counted ballots exceeded 8 million. The pan-blue camp took a lead according to most stations except FTV. Some seemed nervous while others seemed increasingly happy.

You would see a different picture if you had been watching PTS -- Public Television Service -- from the beginning. Citing numbers given by the campaign headquarters of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (??) and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (???), provided by the KMT's reliable local party chapters across the nation, PTS reported that President Chen Shui-bian (???) and Vice President Annette Lu's (???) ticket began to surpass its rival around 4:26pm, when the both camps had accumulated about 900,000 votes apiece. This tendency had continued all the way, with the Chen-Lu ticket slightly ahead of the Lien-Soong ticket.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2004/04/01/2003116248

FTV was the first rebel TV station in Taiwan which was put together by a DPP legislator. Because ALL other news sources are owned and controlled by KMT Fascists who invaded Taiwan from China. I have personal and direct knowledge the United Daily News Group, Lien Ha Bow, Min Sheng Bow, and Economic Daily News are owned and run by, (Managing Director) personal friends of the Chiang Kai Shek family and the KMT. I would give a deposition, under oath, if called by a Grand Jury.

ALL American cable TV showing 'Taiwan' news by Comcast cable is showing KMT fascist stations/programming.

CSPAN also aired the KMT fascist programming when it did its Taiwan reporting.

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The Washington Post:
Presidential Office blasts `Washington Post' for distortion

Presidential Office Spokesman James Huang (???) yesterday rebuked the Washington Post for distorting President Chen Shui-bian's (???) words in a report published yesterday, the local media reported yesterday.

In the very first paragraph of the online version of the newspaper's interview with Chen -- headlined "Taiwan's President maintains hard line: Chen rebukes China in interview" -- reporters Philip Pan and David Hoffman wrote that "President Chen Shui-bian declared Monday that his narrow re-election victory was a mandate from voters to press ahead with an aggressive agenda to develop Taiwan as an `independent, sovereign country' despite the risk of war with China."

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/03/31/2003108542

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I wrote the below 18 hours before the above story was published. Do I have an open line with God? Everyone stop and look what's go-in down.
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Taiwan president claims mandate - Wash. Post caught lying

TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 29 - President Chen Shui-bian declared Monday that his narrow reelection victory was a mandate from voters to press ahead with an aggressive agenda to develop Taiwan as an "independent, sovereign country" despite the risk of war with China.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4627114 /

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Omitting the truth is the same as lying!


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Mr. Pan and Mr. Hoffan,

You are NOT telling the world the truth. I would, with near certainty, say you immigrated to America from Mainland Communist China or that you both are from the KMT Mainland Chinese lot which invaded Formosa in 1949. Tell the readers the truth! Just as Mutual Fund Managers must say whether they are holding the companies they are promoting! Shame on you! A moral non bias WP reporter should replace both of you. That’s all Taiwan asks for, an honest independent journalist to investigate and tell the TRUTH!

You’re fired!