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CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« on: September 13, 2010, 10:39:12 AM »
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/09/kurtz-calls-hannity-deceptive-editing/

Fox News personality Sean Hannity is an opinion host, not a reporter: a fact made abundantly clear in last week's fracas over what one CNN host called on Sunday "deceptive" video editing.

Most journalists would get fired over something like this.

Last week, Hannity featured a clip of President Obama explaining why he will allow the Bush tax cuts to expire, just as the prior administration had planned. Introducing the video, Hannity called Obama's words "a rare moment of honesty" that he hopes voters will watch.

"... [Taxes] are scheduled to go up substantially next year, for everybody," the president said.

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"I know the anointed one will make sure that happens," he quipped disapprovingly.

But, that's not really what the president said.

"Under the tax plan passed by the last administration, taxes are scheduled to go up substantially next year, for everybody," he explained, in an unedited version of the remarks. "By the way, this was by design."

The president has suggested that America keep the tax cuts afforded to the vast majority of Americans, while allowing tax cuts for the wealthiest to expire. As Obama puts it, he'd like to keep the Bush tax cuts that pertain to 98 percent of Americans, and do away with the substantial tax benefits for the wealthy.

Cutting right to the chase, CNN's Howard Kurtz on Sunday called out Hannity's audio/visual trickery.

"Isn't that kind of editing -- what's the word -- deceptive?" he mused.

"It's a fun and easy way to make people you disagree with say things that make them unelectable," summarized Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who was first to catch Hannity's edit.

"Hannity and [Fox News personality Glenn] Beck use this technique often and repeatedly," video blog Crooks and Liars noted. "Hannity, for instance, has repeatedly run a deceptively edited video of Obama speaking abroad in order to smear him as being a president who presents a weak American face. It's almost a nightly feature of Beck's show, who uses selective edits to smear everyone from Van Jones to Jim Wallis to President Obama.

"Indeed, selectively cropped video has been a specialty of Fox News generally for some time now, and it has been long remarked."

A similarly deceptive video was employed by conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart in his media assault on former Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod. She was fired from her job after he released a video which was edited to show an apparent admission of on-the-job racism, but unedited footage of her speech showed she was actually recounting a decades-past experience that taught her the fruitlessness of racist attitudes.

The story was pushed heavily by Fox News, first online before Sherrod's resignation, then on television after she left her job; though host Bret Baier would later deny that the network even covered it.

Sherrod, who refused an offered return to her job, called the network's efforts to smear her a manifestation of racism.

This video is from CNN's Reliable Sources, broadcast Sept. 12, 2010.
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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2010, 10:50:45 AM »
It's amazing, Hannity takes Obama saying this:

"Under the tax plan passed by the last administration, taxes are scheduled to go up substantially next year, for everybody," he explained, in an unedited version of the remarks. "By the way, this was by design."

And changes it to this:

"... [Taxes] are scheduled to go up substantially next year, for everybody,"

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2010, 11:15:55 AM »
Whats amazing is the lie Obama tells there.They had to agree to let them expire to get democrats on board to pass them.So,Hannity edited the clip but Obama is a filthy liar trying to say it was by republican design when it was by democrat design.

By the way,Obama and the stupid ass libs have been saying since the tax cuts were innacted that they ONLY were for the wealthy.If they were only for the wealthy,why not let them all expire since they didnt help the middle class at all.Once again ,another leftist liberal lie promoted by Obam BY DESIGN.,

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2010, 12:08:16 PM »
At least I admit wrongs no matter what side is behind them.  Billy on the other hand believes it's wrong to point out wrongs when he feels the other side is wrong ::)  He's like the asshole across the street that won't mow his lawn because the guy behind him won't paint his house lol...  and everyone knows what happens to the neighborhood after that.

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2010, 12:14:15 PM »
At least I admit wrongs no matter what side is behind them.  Billy on the other hand believes it's wrong to point out wrongs when he feels the other side is wrong ::)  He's like the asshole across the street that won't mow his lawn because the guy behind him won't paint his house lol...  and everyone knows what happens to the neighborhood after that.

When do you EVER point out any wrong on the democrat side?You wont even admit a guy who sat in a black seperatist church for twenty years doesnt like white people.Your a fraud and a phony who will admit some wild eyed idiot lib is wrong but has NEVER admitted the libs in power or the media is ever wrong.

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2010, 02:33:43 PM »
In Hannity's defense - how is supposed to keep his viewers scared, stupid and angry without lying to them and his viewers share the blame too because they have been given hundreds of examples over the years about how Fox lies to them and they just gobble it up like mindless drones.   

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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2010, 03:06:24 PM »
When do you EVER point out any wrong on the democrat side?You wont even admit a guy who sat in a black seperatist church for twenty years doesnt like white people.Your a fraud and a phony who will admit some wild eyed idiot lib is wrong but has NEVER admitted the libs in power or the media is ever wrong.
::) oh please...  How many more times do I need to yell about Nancy Pelosi and Obama.  I've bitched about several things done under the dems.  I've openly stated my disapointment at what the dems have done since 2006 and been very open with what a disapointment I feel Obama is.  What fucking more do you want?  For me to harp on it daily like 3333... yea, not happening...  You on the other hand will and do just go with the flow as delivered by the right.

where are my, "the dems are awesome" threads too?  You'll have to go back a long way for one lol...

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2010, 06:28:27 AM »
In Hannity's defense - how is supposed to keep his viewers scared, stupid and angry without lying to them and his viewers share the blame too because they have been given hundreds of examples over the years about how Fox lies to them and they just gobble it up like mindless drones.   

Yes,much worse then Ed Shultz saying "If I was in Mass. Id vote 8 times to beat those bastard republicans" and "republicans dont care about the middle class".Very informative...oh wait,democrats are nothing but mindless big government jerkoffs so information is actually scoffed at.Much better to just say "they are trying to starve grandma,they only care about the rich" etc.

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2010, 06:48:31 AM »
LMFAO at huggy, straw and danny posting about hannity lying but not posting one time in the thread about obama lying about saying he knew the health insurance costs for families would increase... ::) ::) ::)

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2010, 09:29:32 AM »
LMFAO at huggy, straw and danny posting about hannity lying but not posting one time in the thread about obama lying about saying he knew the health insurance costs for families would increase... ::) ::) ::)

Maybe the poor idiots can't find the thread. Here, let me help:

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=348020.msg4891790#msg4891790

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2010, 09:39:28 AM »
Oh, what the hell. Here is as example of Obama's deception.

20 promises by Obama for a $2500 decrease in health premiums per family per year.

http://www.breitbart.tv/20-promises-for-2500-all-americans-now-await-lower-premiums-promised-by-obama/

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Re: CNN host calls out Sean Hannity for ‘deceptive’ video editing
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2010, 09:46:56 AM »