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* '''2007-06-12''' [http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/to-catch-a-wolf To Catch a Wolf: How to Stop Conservative Frames in Their Tracks] by Christina Smith: how [[Wolf Blitzer]] tends to frame his questions in [[conservative (US)|conservative]] terms, presenting responders with a sort of [[false dilemma]] which many of them don't spot | * '''2007-06-12''' [http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/to-catch-a-wolf To Catch a Wolf: How to Stop Conservative Frames in Their Tracks] by Christina Smith: how [[Wolf Blitzer]] tends to frame his questions in [[conservative (US)|conservative]] terms, presenting responders with a sort of [[false dilemma]] which many of them don't spot | ||
| + | * '''2006-10-27''' [http://newsbusters.org/node/8656 Lynne Cheney Blasts CNN: ‘Why Are You Running Terrorist Propaganda?’]: news item about the "sitdown, slapdown" video below. | ||
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| + | * '''2006-10-23''' [[youtube:oWcymCbSKqc|Lynn Cheney in CNN sitdown, slapdown: Do you want America to win?]]: Second Lady [[Lynne Cheney]] attacks Blitzer for showing what she claims is "terrorist propaganda", and frames her own [[false dilemma]] ("Do you want us to win?"). She seems shocked that anyone loyal to the United States would show or propagate anything other than positive news about the war. She also claims Bush inherited a recession from his predecessor, and gives Bushco credit for the fact that "we haven't been attacked since [9/11]" – as if five attack-free years was an indication of positive government functionality. Apparently Cheney's POV on this is widely supported on the "political right": | ||
| + | ** '''2006-10-29''' [http://rightfromtheright.blogspot.com/2006/10/lynne-cheney-blasts-cnn-why-are-you.html Lynne Cheney Blasts CNN: ‘Why Are You Running Terrorist Propaganda?’] | ||
| + | ** '''2006-10-28''' [http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2006/10/cnn-where-propaganda-is-news.html CNN: Where Propaganda IS the News] | ||
| + | ** '''2006-10-27''' [http://www.texasrainmaker.com/2006/10/27/wolf-blitzer-meet-lynn-cheney/ Wolf Blitzer, Meet Lynn Cheney]: this at least includes the obvious rebuttal in support of Blitzer. The blog owner replies in a fairly reasonable way and makes the specific claim that the tape in question was not reportage but produced by terrorists with the explicit intention of demoralizing American troops. Some questions, then: | ||
| + | *** What were the contents of the tape, and how were they demoralizing? | ||
| + | *** How was CNN reporting it? "This is a tape now being distributed by [Al Qaeda or whoever]"? "here is some on-the-scene eyewitness footage we recently obtained"? In other words, was the presentation honest and accurate, or was it misleading in some way? | ||
| + | *** Why don't any of the blog comments address either of those issues, which would seem to be crucial points to resolve when discussing whether CNN's airing of the tape was reasonable? | ||
| + | *** Is there a copy of the tape anywhere (e.g. YouTube or Google Video)? | ||
| + | *** If I were to watch the tape, would I be demoralized by it (assuming I am a loyal American)? | ||
| + | *** If I were to show it to a friend in the military (or give them the link to it online), would I be demoralizing them? | ||
| + | *** Why are Cheney and her supporters assuming that US troops are so delicate and/or stupid that they can't see through propaganda, if that's what it really is? | ||
| + | *** (Just to use a little right-wing-style trolling in reverse) Why does Cheney hate freedom so much that she wants to start censoring the news before the Taliban even gets here? | ||
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Reference
Articles
- 2007-06-12 To Catch a Wolf: How to Stop Conservative Frames in Their Tracks by Christina Smith: how Wolf Blitzer tends to frame his questions in conservative terms, presenting responders with a sort of false dilemma which many of them don't spot
- 2006-10-27 Lynne Cheney Blasts CNN: ‘Why Are You Running Terrorist Propaganda?’: news item about the "sitdown, slapdown" video below.
Video
- 2006-10-23 Lynn Cheney in CNN sitdown, slapdown: Do you want America to win?: Second Lady Lynne Cheney attacks Blitzer for showing what she claims is "terrorist propaganda", and frames her own false dilemma ("Do you want us to win?"). She seems shocked that anyone loyal to the United States would show or propagate anything other than positive news about the war. She also claims Bush inherited a recession from his predecessor, and gives Bushco credit for the fact that "we haven't been attacked since [9/11]" – as if five attack-free years was an indication of positive government functionality. Apparently Cheney's POV on this is widely supported on the "political right":
- 2006-10-29 Lynne Cheney Blasts CNN: ‘Why Are You Running Terrorist Propaganda?’
- 2006-10-28 CNN: Where Propaganda IS the News
- 2006-10-27 Wolf Blitzer, Meet Lynn Cheney: this at least includes the obvious rebuttal in support of Blitzer. The blog owner replies in a fairly reasonable way and makes the specific claim that the tape in question was not reportage but produced by terrorists with the explicit intention of demoralizing American troops. Some questions, then:
- What were the contents of the tape, and how were they demoralizing?
- How was CNN reporting it? "This is a tape now being distributed by [Al Qaeda or whoever]"? "here is some on-the-scene eyewitness footage we recently obtained"? In other words, was the presentation honest and accurate, or was it misleading in some way?
- Why don't any of the blog comments address either of those issues, which would seem to be crucial points to resolve when discussing whether CNN's airing of the tape was reasonable?
- Is there a copy of the tape anywhere (e.g. YouTube or Google Video)?
- If I were to watch the tape, would I be demoralized by it (assuming I am a loyal American)?
- If I were to show it to a friend in the military (or give them the link to it online), would I be demoralizing them?
- Why are Cheney and her supporters assuming that US troops are so delicate and/or stupid that they can't see through propaganda, if that's what it really is?
- (Just to use a little right-wing-style trolling in reverse) Why does Cheney hate freedom so much that she wants to start censoring the news before the Taliban even gets here?