CNN Admits Planting Question in Debate

[kainah]

CNN Admits Planting Question in Debate
Tue Nov 11, 5:26 PM ET Add Politics - AP to My Yahoo!

By BROOKE DONALD, Associated Press Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A college student who asked the Democratic presidential candidates at a debate whether they preferred the PC or Mac format for their computers says CNN planted the question.

The news network on Tuesday acknowledged that a producer went "too far" in telling Brown University student Alexandra Trustman what to ask.

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In an editorial written for the Brown Daily Herald, Trustman said she was called the morning of the debate and given the topic of the question CNN producers wanted her to ask.

more...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=536&e=17&u=/ap/20031111/ap_on_el_pr/tv_planted_question

[frank frankly]

1. btw, it was a stupid, pointless question

about what you'd expect from the CNN/Pentagon!

[kainah]

2. Exactly what I was thinking n/t

[Liberal Veteran]

7. Yes it was a stupid question.

But then I have gotten used to our so-called media asking stupid questions like:

Mr President? On the eve of war, how is your faith helping you through the process?

:puke:

[AP]

3. Blame the producer? Like CNN doesn't bull shit and fabricate 95% of ...

...the time.

Assholes.

[Dr Fate]

4. Hmmm, what else did Bush/media "tell them to ask"???

????

[E_Zapata]

5. Wow, Brown is really doing a GREAT job at educating the kids

Ah, the quality of education. Was this kid one of the best and the brightest in her class? Wow........

I would NEVER pander to such an abomination of the campaign process nor would I allow some media producer to tell me what to use my brain for.

And if I did, I sure wouldn't tell anyone I did it.

And if I were asked, I would say, "sure" and then I would ask a REAL question.

[xxqqqzme]

6. Alexandra, honey, unless

U got a check for next semester's books 'n fees - U were raped!

[Liberal Veteran]

8. Mac or PC....who the hell cares?????

Geez!

[LearnedHand]

9. Bill Gates cares

n/t

[Heddi]

10. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=211976

[VolcanoJen]

11. Dupe.. locking

Please continue discussion in the earliest LBN thread on this topic, which can be found here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=211976

Thanks!
VolcanoJen
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