CNN reports Al Qaeda wants John Kerry elected

[Kbick]

Call CNN

Outrage:http://tinyurl.com/2kskd


ARENA: Neither John Kerry nor the president has said troops pulled out of Iraq any time soon. But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House.

BEN VENZKE, INTELCENTER: Al Qaeda feels that Bush is, even despite casualties, right or wrong for staying there is going to stay much longer than possibly what they might hope a Democratic administration would.



There you go. We're fighting al Qaeda in Iraq and they think John Kerry is a wimp.

Atlanta:
404-827-1500

Washington:
202-898-7900


You can communicate your thoughts to Ms. Arena personally at:
[e-mail]

[demnan]

1. They must be channeling Newsmax

but then if they say they want Kerry than the weak and stupid one might be selected and they know they can outsmart him and his henchmen.

[Village Idiot]

21. This is just more spin fron 'Pubs -

If you vote Kerry, Al-Q wins.
If you vote Kerry, you are unpatriotic.

Given that there is NO WAY that Kerry could have handled the war any more incompetently than Shrub - only the uninformed will believe this load of crap. Unfortunately, there are a lot of the uninformed who vote nonetheless...

[seabeyond]

2. per media?????????????

ya right like i believe them. sure they have an inside track to the thoughts of all of al queda

they want bush theere cause they know how much he f*s up at every turn. see i can read their minds too

[otohara]

81. OMG, Air America Talking About It

I sent e-mail to them, did we OUT Kelli and whores at CNN?

[Renew Deal]

3. Fucking whores.

Where is the article saying that Al Queda wants Bush elected because he's a moran?

[Alerter_]

4. FOX/CNN are 100% Bush shills. CBS and NBC are not

Disney/ABC is trying to keep its head down.

[rooboy]

5. This is just typical Bin Laden reverse psychology...

(that'll keep the freepers chasing their tails for a few days.)

[sniffa]

6. aL queda has aLready backed bush

shortLy after the madrid bombings, a statement was reLeased supporting bush as Leader of the great satan, and that kerry wouLd kiLL them with bLasphemy.

[KC21304]

7. How stupid can they be. Bush has given al Qaeda everything they

could possibly dream for. We invaded a muslim oil rich country.

[maggrwaggr]

61. exactly. Let's start a list

Osama wanted U.S. out of Saudi Arabia. Check.

Osama wanted Saddam removed from power. Check.

Osama wants to recruit thousands if not millions who are angry at America: Check.

Osama wants America to act in such a way that Muslims will hate America. Check.

George Bush is Osama's wet-dream come true.

[liberalron]

8. Remember when the found an Al Qaeda hardrive

with valuable information on it . Amongst the info. was a letter that stated how good the Bush administration had been/is/will be for their cause.

[Catherine Vincent]

41. I didn't hear about this.

Why is the media silent? Any note or letters from terrorists that mentions a US president should be reported, unless it endangers his life.

No mention of Clinton, Gore or Kerry? I guess that is why mainstream media won't report it.

[liberalron]

45. Time is tight

I'll see if I can find a link; but it will have to be later.

[Catherine Vincent]

47. No problem, Ron.

It was really a rhetorical question. But I appreciate you finding it later. Thanks.

[iconoclastic cat]

9. I just emailed this to her.

Ms. Arena:
Yesterday, you said the following:
ARENA: Neither John Kerry nor the president has said troops pulled out of Iraq any time soon. But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House.

Who is speculating this, and how do they know what al Qaeda believes? Is the source a reliable one?

I must question CNN's impartiality when I hear such ambiguous statements. This sounds very partisan to me.

[GoBlue]

10. Wow what a deeeeeeeeeeeeep critical thinker this schmuck is

BEN VENZKE, INTELCENTER: Al Qaeda feels that Bush is, even despite casualties, right or wrong for staying there is going to stay much longer than possibly what they might hope a Democratic administration would.

or in other words. I don't have a f*ing clue what I think.

[shoelace414]

11. Bush

Bush has given Al-Qaeda everything that wanted.

[ArkDem]

30. everything that wanted what?

[kentuck]

12. Well, we'd better keep that strong leader, Dubya, in office !

We don't want a wimp fighting such a dangerous enemy.

[CWebster]

13. you are either with us or against us

and if you don't vote for Bush, you are siding with Al-Queda.

Hey, Kerry, anytime you feel the need to say something...

[Beetwasher]

14. Al Quaeda Would LOVE the US to Stay in Iraq FOREVER!!!

Iraq is AQ's new training ground. Their new recruits get to cut their teeth killing US soldiers, then the cream of the crop is skimmed off and sent out on other missions around the world.

Why would they EVER want us out of Iraq? They'd lose their best source of recruits.

[truthspeaker]

15. "Al Qaeda winning in Iraq" WTF?!?!?!

Al Qaeda is not even FIGHTING in Iraq. CNN has dropped to a new low (and they were already pretty low).

[Sparkly]

28. Yup - just another way of making that connection for the Chimp!

More lines to paint the invasion of Iraq as a response to 9/11, imo.

[Gregorian]

16. How can we turn this bullshit machine off? Is there a switch?

The first in a series of things to do, when Kerry is in office, is to begin unravelling what powell's son did, and what reagan did.

But I seriously don't think it can be done.

And that brings me to the thought that the repubs did what they have done, just so that we COULD NOT clean up their mess.

Was that their plan the whole time? Fuck things up so badly that noone could fix them?

And sorry to threadjack like this.

[redqueen]

38. We have to DEMOLISH THE DLC

Clinton said on the campaign that he'd support and sign a law similar to the Fairness Doctrine.

Well, with 2 years of a Dem congress, did he?

HELL FUCKING NO! HE STABBED US ALL IN THE BACK!

I BLAME THIS CRAP ON THE DLC, BECAUSE IT WAS CORPORATE LIES IN THE NEWS THAT NEEDED TO BE PROTECTED.

IF WE EVER WANT A FAIR MEDIA, WE MUST CUT OUT THE CANCER THAT IS THE DLC!!!!!

:nuke:

[homelandpunk]

91. fuck'n A

[lanparty]

17. No ... They want Bush

Al Queda wants Bush to be president. They're bringing about the Islamic rapture and the war they want against the West.

A level headed person like Kerry and Clinton is the LAST thing they want. They would try to solve a lot of these problems diplomatically and avoid stirring up the Islamic masses to holy war.

I want a bumper sticker.

Bin Ladin for Bush: our recruiting has never been better.

[Stockholm]

18. BUMP! A vote for Bush is a vote for Bin Laden n/t

[lanparty]

23. Vote Bush ...

For Al Queda Recruiting Coordinator.

[maggrwaggr]

65. that's it! Hell, he even abandoned the hunt for Bin Laden for Iraq!

Bin laden must be pissing his pants he's laughing so hard!

[IHaveADream]

19. al Qaeda LOVES bush!

and Bush loves the bin Laden family!

[Sparkly]

20. Write to Ben Venzke, too

I googled Venzke and Intelcenter. It looks like a legit terrorist-info group, but how could I tell?

Here is his email:
[e-mail]

What I'd like to know is whether he is basing his assertions on real information from "intel" or whether he is guessing. Would we be out of Iraq sooner if Kerry were elected? Probably true, but only in a way that leaves the country stable, as he's said. The Chimp is certainly trying to bail out by hook or crook, in such a messy way (transfer power/blame to SOMEbody and wash our hands of whatever follows, imo) because he's been pulling the band-aid off slowly, which has been disastrous. Because Chimp is unable/unwilling to establish real security there, the fighting among sects and against the US would continue if he were elected and could lead to just the sort of state Al Qaeda would like to see and exploit -- one like Iran's or the Taliban's former rule in Afghanistan.

Moreover, and more importantly, Kerry will get the world together to fight Al Qaeda *effectively!* He'll do everything the Chimp can't or won't, including putting pressure on the Saudis and cracking down on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border.

So this notion that Al Qaeda prefers Kerry is ridiculous, as is the notion that an attack would benefit him. This is using FEAR to impact it and it's infuriating!!!

[maggrwaggr]

66. Wow! Good work! everybody write to him too!

[the Kelly Gang]

22. so CNN is in touch with Al Qaeda !!..dealing with the enemy

[suzijane]

78. But the caller sounded a lot like Barbara Bush

Given how closely they check their intel sources, Momma Bush probably called on Arena's private line and spoke with a heavy pakistani accent. Idiots.

[mrgorth]

24. These motherfuckers just did it again!!!

I just saw it a second ago. We have to get on them for this!!!

[William Seger]

25. "Better chance of winning" what?

"But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House."

Al Qaeda first attacked two US embassies, then a US war ship. Why? Because it had declared a "holy war" on the US, and clearly, those particular attacks were meant to provoke a military response that it could use to drum up support in the Muslim world. When those attacks didn't work, it attacked the WTC, which was obviously intended to kill enough innocent Americans that it couldn't be ignored, but it also attacked the Pentagon, and probably also intended to attack either the Capitol or the White House. Those attacks, again, were intended to insult the US power structure.

With Bush*'s illegal invasion of Iraq, they finally got what they wanted, in Spades. Not only was the invasion completely irrational as a reaction to terrorism -- and therefore easily characterized as a war against Muslims -- but the idiot Bush* even called it a "crusade" and said that his Christian god directed him to do it.

The longer we stay in Iraq, the more al Qaeda wins. That analysis is completely idiotic.

[Sparkly]

26. Send them those emails!!

[e-mail]
[e-mail]

THEY are tampering with fair elections by making these absurd statements!!!

[proud patriot]

27. My letter

I disagree with your thinking that al queda wants Kerry.
I believe bush's policies have swelled the ranks of terrorists.
In 2002 before we invaded Iraq , the FBI released a report
that stated that there are "200 hardcore al queda members
left" ....Now they are saying there are 18,000.

You can't get more black and white then that .

I also just read a news article in the Contra Costa Times
that bush has warned of cuts to education and port security.
Whaaaaaaaaaaa ????

Bush is weak on fighting Terror , he appeased osama
by pulling troops out of Saudi Arabia and played right into
osama's rhetoric by invading Iraq . Not to mention winning
the Iraq , Iran war for Iran by spending U.S. treasure and
blood to achieve Iran's goals . Bush has been duped ,
he may be a good guy , but he has been led astray by
misguided shortsighted advisers .

I want a president who thinks for himself , and who listens
to American Intelligence Agencies over foreigners like
Chalibi .

I support American Soldiers and the Constitution so I
must oppose bush and his disregard for both .

I love America enough to know a vote for Kerry is a
vote against al queda . A vote for Kerry is a vote for
the Constitution , our Soldiers , Financial Security,
National Security , Clean Air/Water , Good Schools,
and Affordable Healthcare . To put it simply if you love
Freedom and hold American Honor above all you will
vote for Kerry .

My very best ,
proud patriot

[Sparkly]

29. Here's mine

(I sent a similar one to Kelli Arena, too.)


Dear Mr. Venzke,

I am writing to you about the following exchange, which CNN has been replaying since yesterday:

ARENA: Neither John Kerry nor the president has said troops pulled out of Iraq any time soon. But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House.

BEN VENZKE, INTELCENTER: Al Qaeda feels that Bush is, even despite casualties, right or wrong for staying there is going to stay much longer than possibly what they might hope a Democratic administration would.

I don't know whether you're basing your assertions on real information from "intel" about what Al Qaeda "feels," or whether you are just guessing, but I think your statement itself is damaging to a fair election. The notion that Al Qaeda would like to see the (big, bad, hawkish) Bush administration ousted, and would prefer the (weak, peacenick, appeasing) Kerry as president is straight out of a Rush Limbaugh script, and probably Karl Rove's playbook.

Would we be out of Iraq sooner if Kerry were elected? Probably so, but only in a way that leaves the country stable, as he's said. Is that what you believe Al Qaeda wants? Bush, having bungled this effort by failing to secure Iraq from the start, is certainly trying to bail out now by hook or crook and failing at every turn. He is now willing to negotiate with people like Al Sadr, to transfer power to somebody -- anybody -- and to appeal, without real success, to "Old Europe." Another example of his floundering for an exit is the assertion by some administration flacks that the new entity in charge after June 30th may ask us to leave, in which case, we will graciously oblige them (Bush's cut-and-run strategy?). Because he's unable or unwilling to establish real security there, the fighting among sects and against the US would continue if he were elected and could lead to just the sort of state Al Qaeda would like to see and exploit -- one like Iran's, or the Taliban's former rule in Afghanistan.

Moreover, and more importantly, Kerry is far more able to bring our allies together, not only to establish security in Iraq through an international organization, but also to fight Al Qaeda effectively.

So this notion that Al Qaeda prefers Kerry is not logical, nor is it clear how an attack would benefit his chances of election. On the contrary, it seems to me that the very idea is an RNC dream come true, being played out in the media now, whether or not it actually occurs. "We won't be another Spain! How dare they try to influence our election to defeat Bush! If Kerry wins, the terrorists will have won! A vote for Kerry is a vote for the terrorists! For Bush to lose would be a victory for Al Qaeda! Rally round the president and fight those terrorists!!"

Clearly, this preys on people's fear and anger from 9/11, a tactic the Bush adminstration has been succeeding at for years now. (Ironically, exploiting fear and anger enabled the invasion of Iraq in the first place.) In my view, all speculation about "what Al Qaeda wants" in our election reflects the lowest level of political discourse. The announcement that they want Kerry and would attack to oust Bush is itself tampering with our democracy. It's despicable and infuriating.

Sincerely,

[Raenelle]

62. Here's mine

Re: Does Osama want Kerry? as you said in your "news"

Why in Sam Hill would OBL want to switch when, you know, if it works, don’t fix it. The goal of a terrorist is to get the victims to OVERREACT. Then the terrorists can recruit resources and troops by exploiting the overreaction. George Bush has been the perfect rubber ball—throw him against a wall, and like night follows day, like another law of physics, he will bounce back, and in a perfectly predictable way, mindless, without wisdom or intelligence or the common sense ability to measure whether the bounce-back is actually to our benefit.

Well, you can ignore me anyway. I’m so disgusted with your crew—Crowley and Kurtz and Blitzer as the most obnoxious examples—that I’m about ready to turn you guys off forever. The only reason I ever watch anymore is because you do have two anchors of worth—Lou Dobbs and Aaron Brown. Damn them—if it weren’t for them, I could write you guys off forever.

[senseandsensibility]

85. And mine...

Ms. Arena,
It would seem that in these days post the Iraq invasion, when much of what the administration was selling, and cable networks so eagerly peddling, has proven to be complete misinformation, journalists would begin to use a little restraint. Just a few days ago, the NYT was forced to admit in an "Editor's Note" that its coverage in the lead up to the invasion was credulous at minimum, and has been proven wrong. I see, however, that this has not troubled you, and you will continue to carry water for the administration, no matter how dubious the source or outlandish the charge. You have selected two "experts", whose backgrounds and agendas are not revealed to the listener, to state that John Kerry is favored by the terrorists. This is a DISGUSTING charge to make against a true American hero. The fact that you did so on such flimsy grounds is staggering. Your listeners are not stupid, Ms. Arena, although people with an I.Q. over 100 are rapidly desering CNN's biased "news" coverage. Most of us know that if you could selectively find two "experts" to spew this filth, there are at least an equal number that would say the opposite. In an election year, with so many truly critical issues at stake, you decided not to balance your irresponsible charges with an opposing viewpoint. That is not journalism. And it is a terrible injustice to the American public, the people you supposedly serve.

[mrgorth]

31. Just called in

said I couldn't watch CNN anymore. Absolutely disgusted. Hope they do something.

HAS ANYONE CONTACTED THE KERRY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS YET?

[Sparkly]

32. When you call, do you get a human or a machine? n/t

[mrgorth]

34. Your choice

You can leave a message or talk to someone.

[tom_paine]

33. CNN Lies like Soviet Pravda. al-Qaeda wants Bush

He left Saudi Arabia as they wanted.
He is destroying American Liberty as they wanted.
He is dividing the nation as they wanted
He is disgracing us before the world.
He is making a grotesque laughable joke out of the word "freedom" as they wanted.

Please. CNN is WORSE than Faux because they fool more people.

[Snellius]

35. Good. That means there won't be any terrorist attacks.

Now, if Al Qaeda wants Kerry elected that means they won't do anything to enflame anti-terrorist hysteria, which obviously would play into the hands of Bush. But then again, look at Spain, they may say, where an attack pushed the electorate to the left. Decisions. Decisions.

Osama bin Laden couldn't have asked for a more gullible enemy than George W. Bush, who has managed to convince the rest of the world that the United States is as overbearing and threatening as he had always claimed.

[Hubert Flottz]

36. Hell everyone on the planet wants john Kerry elected!

Except the people who got the big tax cuts!

[Catherine Vincent]

37. I have already sent CNN my scathing email.

But did you notice that you had to check which box reflects your comment: box for positive and a box for negative

I started a thread yesterday on this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1677604

I sure hope they get a lot of negative letters about this crap. You know this was straight from the RNC!

[redqueen]

39. Just called the Atlanta office

Reminded them that the press was held partially liable during Nurenburg and they might want to keep that in mind.

:nuke:

Next stop, Kerry's office. He needs to say something about this crap.

[mrgorth]

40. Please keep us advised

I was going to do this too.

[redqueen]

51. Called national office

They said they're aware of it and they will be addressing it.

*sigh*

Shouldn't even be necessary...

Free media my ass.

:(

[Sparkly]

52. I called and got no answer

Hope they're being deluged.

[Sparkly]

53. OK I got through

Left a message...

[maggrwaggr]

59. e-mail, call, FAX their news chief here:

fax: [phone]

e-mail their news chief:

[e-mail]

Call them at 404 827 1500

Be sure to provide the link to the transcript and the transcript itself.

My favorite line is:

"But there is some speculation"

That is not news. That is not journalism.

Yeah, there's speculation right here that y'all're a bunch of right-wing propagandists.

[maggrwaggr]

63. here's the link to contact them through their own website

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4a.html?1

[salin]

42. Did they state this as fact - or as a talking head clearly

spouting rightwing perspective? The latter I understand (and the audience frames it as such when viewing it as a "and from the right..." type statement.) The first, unless they have some "evidence" to cite (what - a new al qeada tape claiming as much?), is completely inexcusable. Please clarify the context - it is important.

[mrgorth]

44. No

it was about as bad as you can imagine. Saying that Spain was a "win" for the terrorists. 2 people painted as legit saying that Al Queda wants Kerry to win. Sickening.

[Sparkly]

50. As fact

It started out a few days ago as unnamed officials expressing "concern" that Al Qaeda would attack to "affect" or "manipulate" our election. They didn't say in which direction, but the implication was clear because they kept saying "like they did in Spain." Now they're going the next step....

******

ARENA (voice-over): Terror experts say it's not about who wins the U.S. election, it's about impact.

M.J. GOHEL, ASIA-PACIFIC FOUNDATION: If, for instance, say, George Bush was in the lead in the opinion polls right now and an attack took place and that changes the equation as it did, for instance in Spain, then al Qaeda would feel that it has scored a major success.

ARENA: Al Qaeda affiliates attacked Spain just before its elections in March. Some suggests that cemented an overwhelming win for the socialist party.

ASHCROFT: We believe, for example, the attack in Spain is one that is viewed by al Qaeda as particularly effective in advancing al Qaeda objectives.

ARENA: The attack did result in Spain pulling its troops out of Iraq. Experts say the less Western influence in Iraq, the better for al Qaeda.

GOHEL: Iraq is a key battleground for the terrorists. The terrorists want to turn Iraq into another Taliban Afghanistan. They would like to see the premature withdrawal of the U.S.-led coalition forces.

ARENA: Neither John Kerry nor the president has said troops pulled out of Iraq any time soon. But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House.

BEN VENZKE, INTELCENTER: Al Qaeda feels that Bush is, even despite casualties, right or wrong for staying there is going to stay much longer than possibly what they might hope a Democratic administration would.

[chookie]

43. Why, when Bush is GREAT for Al Qaeda recruitment?

Bush is the best thing that ever happened to bin Laden and fundamentalist maniacs worldwide. It's like Fox suing Franken, or Disney refusing to distribute Moore -- a cascade of free publicity, working people up in a way that their little recruitment videos and tapes never could!

Not only does bin Laden/Al Qaeda have Bush EXACTLY where they want him -- i.e. our mighty army mired in a tar pit -- but the ideologically driven blunders of his administration have not only energized recruitment for Al Qaeda for the foreseeable future, but have driven away our allies! And finally, the aggressive NeoCon program has had the oppsite effect of what it strove to achieve, and will probably weaken Israel in the long term.

I said a long time ago -- with George W in the White House, all bin Laden has to do is sit back and put his feet up, and watch America and Israel destroy themselves. This is a horrid outcome.

Ashcroft's intention was pretty clear -- to convince America that if, in the face of widespread undiluted failures of policy by this administration, they voted their hearts and heads to send Whistle Ass back to Texas, then John Kerry, while submissively peeing himself and blubbering like a little girl, would hand our nation over lock stock and barrel to Al Qaeda, who would then install homosexual Islamic Communist rule in America.

We should remind people that Spain turned on Aznar because he LIED to them -- not because they were frightened of Al Qaeda.

We need to do the same thing to our National Liar in Chief.

The beginning of the end of these horrific times will be regime change in the US. Life after a Kerry victory will have its challenges, because the damage caused by the NeoCons has been profound, but it will be the most effective course of action to take to restore our national honor and reverse the disastrous course the Bushistas have placed us on.

Repeat after me -- Bush LIES! He has ALWAYS lied! This is JUST ANOTHER lie!

Sadly -- these bastards will choose to destroy our country before they will relinquish their hold on it.

[Dems2002]

46. Here's my letter

I'm sure by now you've heard from several irate people regarding this recent exchange that was on CNN where a commentator suggested that Al Qaeda was rooting for Kerry.

Here's the deal. The reason I'm flabergasted by this exchange is because it makes no honest sense to me. Speak with any middle eastern expert at any college in America and I bet you 9 times out of 10 you're going to hear the exact opposite opinion.

Us being in Iraq is what is inflaming sentiment over there! They want us to be there, not the other way around! Us being there is proof that we want their OIL!!! That we want to change their way of life and make Westerners out of them all.

The fact that we have currently ticked off every single country in the world except possible Israel, is a suggestion to me, that the Bush Administration IS NOT LESSONING TERRORISM!!!!

So here's the deal. Get that idiot back on your show who suggests that Al Qaeda is rooting for Kerry and pair him with an expert from the other side and let's have an honest exchange.

Because here's my fear. I have heard all of the right wing radio talk shows yakking about America experiencing a terror attack before the election. To me, it appears that these unsavory people are trying to plant into people's head that were that to happen, a vote for Kerry is a vote for terrorists.

We cannot let that happen to our election. So when CNN, pretty much the only respected television news show, runs a piece that fits in perfectly with this crazy, right wing fantasy, I get incredibly incredibly concerned.

Sincerely

xxx

[TacticalPeek]

48. This is being blodgeoned. heh heh

Comment at Eschaton.

Atrios, KOS and Josh are both posting this story on their sites too. The three of
you should keep it at the top for a few more cycles all the while CALLING on CNN
to recant those comments and apologize. It should also be mentioned on AAR
(if it hasn't already)

Don't let up...

One other note, CNN/Time Warner IS a SPONSOR of the RNC convention. Yes
they are SPONSORING IT. While they may also be "sponsoring" the DNC as well,
with comments like this, it's not only a "sponsorship" but an endorsement as
well.

UnFuckingbelievafuckingble!

Bastards!
jack | Email | Homepage | 05.28.04 - 11:54 am | #




Thanks for the public internet, Al et al.

:)

[Sparkly]

49. They're showing it AGAIN!! ARGHHH!!!!

Are they showing this every hour on the hour or what?!!

[Endangered Specie]

54. I hope you see the mis-information at work here:

Al Q, 'says' they want Kerry elected, so the people will elect Bush, which is who they REALLY want in office (since they know who is really strong on terror).

[Neecy]

55. this borders on election tampering

CNN just keeps hitting new lows, don't they?

I'm afraid that this RNC theme is one they'll be hammering home between now and November unless we flood them with protests. These bastards will steal the election one way or another...or in a lot of ways - but only if we let them get away with it.

[napi21]

56. This idea came from M.J. Gohel

He's supposed to be some Terroism expert with the Aisa Pacific Foundation. I don't know anything about this Foundation or if they are afiliated with the Pubs or not. I don't know if Kelli referenced him or not.

[Neecy]

57. I don't care who it comes from

Until I see a notorized letter from Bin Laden endorsing John Kerry, it's ALL speculation. And we know how speculation can be twisted to suit political needs, as our current terra 'warning' demonstrates.

I don't want the news media to engage in speculation. I want facts.

[maggrwaggr]

58. see also this thread

started by Rumguy

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1678518&mesg_id=1678518&page=

[NashVegas]

60. "Karl Rove Wants Dean"

Ah, memories.

[Oddman]

64. Why are they running with this made up news?

This is all speculation and bullshit.

Ridiculous especially after all the credibility problems CNN has been suffering from . . . Why would they pull a stunt like this?

[maggrwaggr]

67. wow. that graphic is perfect!

You got one I could steal that's a little higher res?

I'd love to send that around

[NewJeffCT]

68. Didn't the Madrid bombers endorse Bush?

And they had ties to Al Qaeda...

Or, did I miss the debunking of that? (Sorry if I did, with a very energetic 15 month old running around, my memory ain't what it used to be!)

[cclark401]

69. Here's

my letter to CNN....

I simply cannot believe that CNN purports to be the “Most Trusted News Source” for America. The absolute trash that you people peddle is simply beyond belief!

A few months ago I made a decision to stop watching most of your shows. I had continued to watch from 6:15 am to about 7:00 am each morning. However after reading the above transcript I have now decided to drop your station altogether.

How can your organization in good conscience report this on your stations? It seems to me that most of your so-called reporters have left their journalistic roots to become mouthpieces for the Bush mis-administration and their lackeys. Why can’t you report the FACTS and drop the speculation and the right wing propagandistic tricks!

The nation will soon know what Bush and his minions have been up to and CNN will be punished along with them for helping them carry out this outrage against Americans.

Sincerely,

[maggrwaggr]

70. excellent. Let's keep this kicked, keep at them

I know some people think it's a lost cause, but I've actually had some dialogue with them, they actually seem interested in what I had to say.

Maybe they were just blowing smoke up my ass, but I feel CNN is the front line right now

[CatWoman]

71. kick

:kick:

[maggrwaggr]

73. kick

[otohara]

80. I Sent E-mail To Salon

to one of the Senior Political writers and asked him to call Ms. Arena and ask her who her sources are to make such an outrageous statement.

CNN won't do shit on thier own

[stickdog]

72. CNN wants to see Michael Powell reappointed. (nt)

[Hammie]

74. Yeah, So?

I thought the way to weaken al Qaeda was to get out of Iraq so that we quit fostering the hatred that Al Queda is using to recruit new terrorists. If were weren't there, they wouldn't hate us and we would be safe.

[wtmusic]

75. Here's some speculation biach...

:grr:

[robbedvoter]

76. I sent them this article:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1079609768527_2/
?h...
snip> The statement tells American voters that Abu Hafs al-Masri
supports the re-election campaign of U.S. President George W. Bush: "We
are very keen that Bush does not lose the upcoming elections."
Addressing Bush, it says: "We know that a heavyweight operation would
destroy your government, and this is what we don't want. We are not
going to find a bigger idiot than you."
The statement said Abu Hafs al-Masri needs what it called Bush's
"idiocy and religious fanaticism" because they would "wake up" the
Islamic world.
Comparing Bush with his Democratic party challenger, John Kerry, the
statement tells the president: "Actually, there is no difference
between you and Kerry, but Kerry will kill our community, while it is
unaware, because he and the Democrats have the cunning to embellish
infidelity and present it to the Arab and Islamic community as
civilization." <snip

[Lorien]

88. That was the article I was thinking of

when I heard of CNN's latest bit of bullshit. Thanks for sending it!

[crossroads]

77. More Bushit!

:eyes:

[TOhioLiberal]

79. who the terrorists want to be president....

[genius]

82. Bush funded Al Qaeda. CNN's slime.

[otohara]

83. Air America Just Blasted Kelli Arena

and the other guy on CNN - I sent e-mail to The Majority REport, I'm sure others here did too.

[LuLu550]

84. I didn't keep a copy of my e-mail

said something to the effect that if they were so "tight" with al qaeda, why didn't they ask where the attacks were going to take place this summer rather than get a presidential endorsement?

[Massacure]

86. I sent them an E-mail

And I put this link in it.

WARNING: DO NOT CLICK WITHOUT A POP UP STOPPER!

http://www.youdontknowwhoiam.org/lol.html

[nomaco-10]

87. Well, of course they want John Kohn Forbes Winthrop Kerry....

to jump on the Al Qeada bandwagon, he's almost there anyway. He has always belonged to the Joe Lieberman school of liberal politics to begin with, what's the waffle there?

John Kerry, all things to all people, just beat bush* please.

[leesa]

89. Right. They've increased their membership ten=fold under Bush,

but they would like a change from that! I don't even believe in al Qaeda.

[John_H]

90. Here's my email

Subject: There is some speculation that you'd do better in shampoo commercials


Did you really say, "but there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance... John Kerry is in the White House?"

There is some speculation by whom, Kelli? The RNC? The White House Press Office? Osama Bin Laden's therapist? Some 1-900 psychic?

Usually when you depart from the script and start playing journalist I just chuckle and go about my merry way, but this time you've crossed the line from bimbosity to rank smarminess.

Best,
John

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

92. You nailed it, John. Bimbo indeed.

[Straight Shooter]

93. Here are my thoughts I communicated to Ms. Arena

Ms. Arena,

Re: "there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House."

Your unsubstantiated comments concerning "some speculation" have irreparably compromised any journalistic integrity you pretend to have or may seek to acquire in the future. There is "some speculation" that you are a media whore.