Wolf Blitzer lost all credibility tonight.

[Harper_is_Bush]

He said Bush was "practicing" his speach.

The reality was he got a false start.

Blitzer, you're finished.

[LuckyLib]

1. That's assuming Wolfie had some to begin with.

[LunaC]

21. HEY - get outta' my head!

:woohoo:

[Pirate Smile]

2. Mediabistro is reporting the following.

"Bush on Immigration: "There Was A Miscommunicated Cue," NBC Says

The AP reports: "President Bush was briefly caught in the floodlights Monday night when NBC News, which was operating the television camera in the Oval Office, gave him the cue to begin his speech too early.

A few minutes before the scheduled 8:01 p.m. EDT start time, CNN showed the president reciting the opening lines of his prime time address.

He was well into the second paragraph of his prepared remarks on immigration before NBC realized the error and told him to stop speaking. Only a few seconds were broadcast on CNN.

'There was a miscommunicated cue from our pool in the Oval Office for the president,' said NBC News deputy Washington bureau chief Wendy Wilkinson. She said the network restarted the address on schedule after it realized the error."'

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CNN Airs Bush Speech Prematurely; NBC Stage Manager Cued President Early

CNN and some West Coast affiliates cut to live video of President Bush in the Oval Office prematurely when he was cued early by an NBC stage manager. Viewers watched Bush recite a line from the speech, then look off-camera. The video is already on YouTube.

Drudge quotes Wolf Blitzer, who told viewers that "the network pool inadvertently went to the president as he is rehearsing."

NBC ran the pool for tonight's speech. In an e-mail to TVNewser, CNN D.C. bureau chief David Bohrman explained: "Their stage manager at the White House was listening the the wrong countdown and cued the President early."

The internal "pool note" clearly explained that the "slate" with the Presidential seal would be kept on the pool screen until just five seconds before the beginning of the address. Instead, the slate was removed prematurely.

> Update: 9:36pm: A tipster adds: "I work for another network and was in on the pool conference call to cue the President. There was a lot of confusion when the slate came down earlier than expected and no one knew whether or not the President was starting for real. It was an honest mistake on CNN's part and shouldn't be construed as anything more."

> Update: 10:21pm: A Denver insider writes: "Many affiliates across the country took the network pool feed during their newscasts. West coast stations were in their 5pm newscasts. Mountain time zone stations were in their 6pm newscasts. I work at a Denver affiliate, where we watched at least two stations in this market show the 'rehearsal,' and then quickly dump out. When the network pool feed says they are going to drop the slate and go - we believe them!"


http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Yeah, I mean, hot lights, stress, throw a bunch of booze into the mix

No wonder the preznit got con'fuzeled.

[Pirate Smile]

6. His screw-ups are usually bigger. It sounds like this one was the

person who was supposed to que him's fault.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. I guess... at least he didn't throw up on live TV.

Take that, Poppy!

[fooj]

8. When isn't the treasonous, rat bastard NOT caught in the headlights?

:grr:

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Leslie had credibility?

That's funny. I always thought that chucklefuck was a GOP toadie, through-and-through.

[IChing]

10. Wolf worked for a known CIA Zionist paper for many years.

The Jerusalem Post

On note that is not anti-sementic, but a known fact.

Yes there are real reporters on that paper but it does have an agenda and slant.

[Warren DeMontague]

13. Funny, I trust the Jerusalem Post a shitload more than I do CNN.

I've read intelligent stuff out of the JP.

CNN has just been warmed over turd shlock ever since Ted Turner left.

('Course, I trust the Israelis far more than I do the Saudis who own this administration, too.)

[IChing]

16. Same here but you do know about operatives in the media.

that is not hyperbole either.

As I stated yes there are good reporters in that paper, just as in the Washington Post and NY times
but then again...........JUDY,JUDY JUDY and the aspens in the mountains come to mind.

[Warren DeMontague]

20. Oh, certainly. Of course, with cable "Teevee Newz" they've abandoned

even the pretense of journalism. It's just shiny, blinking shit to keep the domesticated primates in a distracted, delta wave trance.

I heard Wolf also did a stint on the "700 Club", that paragon of quality intellectual television.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

4. Wolf NEVER had credibility, did he?

I don't think so.

[wake.up.america]

7. That is what I thought. Wolf lied about it. Bush started again after...

screwing up. I did not see it on CNN, but I doubt it was "live".

Bush was taping, screwed up, started again to tape,

[Harper_is_Bush]

11. No, NBC screwed up, Wolfie made an assumption about it.

And Bush just looked dumb....although for once it wasn't really his fault.

[wake.up.america]

23. Ok. Makes sense . Thank you.

[Karenca]

9. Blitzer needs to enlist. He's the worst of the bunch.

I hate almost all the CNN whores,
but I have always hated Blitzer rthe most.

[IChing]

14. His pay for a year would support injured soldier's families for years.

Remember when he came on the Daily Show and got nailed by Jon?

Hasn't been back since.

He has supported this regime and just gives hints of half truths
I want to send him to the Hague along with the rest of these criminals against humanity.

[MaryRN]

18. I'll second THAT one...

I can't even bear looking at him anymore!

[dysfunctional press]

12. how does one lose something one never had to begin with?

the name alone scares away any real 'cred'...

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

17. Especially since it is fake

what the hell is that all about?

[Up2Late]

19. Tonight!?! Wolfie lost all credibility a LONG time ago.

:puke:

[Jazz2006]

22. Ohhhhhh, I thought this was going to be about Blitzer saying

publicly that Rove was indicted last Friday and given 24 hours to get his affairs in order :D

Never mind.

:rofl:

[Skittles]

24. I wasn't aware he ever had any

he's been a conservative whore as long as I can remember

[Maine-ah]

25. you took the words from my mouth.

he's a freakin' shill.

[HuffleClaw]

26. 'a false start' ?

you mean he THOUGHT he was doing the speech for real? if so, then why was it only cnn that showed it?

[Harper_is_Bush]

27. NBC cued him and CNN was the only one ready to go.

It's all on recordo publico.