Whether you’re a small business owner, just an individual trying to find out the latest news, or even if you’re involved in politics, you would hope that the news you get from the media, especially the national media, would have some semblance of truth and honesty.
Well, that didn’t happen at a major news conference today in the Mandarin neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
Before Governor Romney delivered his message regarding the situation in the Middle East, national reporters were caught on an open microphone, conspiring with each other on how to trip up the presidential candidate.
According to TheRightScoop.com website, which has the transcript of the conversation and the recording online, a CBS News reporterthey identify as Nancy Cordes was talking with other reporters, coordinating questions to ask Romney, with one saying “no matter who he calls on, we’re covered on the one question.”
With such blatant abuse of journalism as this, is there any wonder that a small business owner shudders when someone from the news media knocks on their door? Who knows if that reporter has a hidden agenda or is just trying to make a name for him or herself?
The only explanation in this specific case is that the site of today’s new conference is located next door to a reptile pet store, namedBlazin Reptiles. These reporters must have slithered from next door to the Romney presser to make a brazen decision to manipulate the news to meet their own agenda. Shame on the national media!
Below is the transcript of the open mic as seen on TheRightScoop.com.
Unidentified Reporter: … pointing out that Republicans… unintelligible… Obama…
CBS Reporter: That’s the question.
Unidentified Reporter: …unintelligible…
CBS Reporter: Yeah, that’s the question. I would just say do you regret your question.
Unidentified Reporter: Your question? Your statement?
CBS Reporter: I mean your statement. Not even the tone, because then he can go off on…
Unidentified Report: And then if he does, if we can just follow up and say ‘but this morning your answer is continuing to sound…’ becomes unintelligible
CBS Reporter: You can’t say that…
(Later)
CBS Reporter: I’m just trying to make sure that we’re just talking about, no matter who he calls on we’re covered on the one question.
Unidentified Reporter: Do you stand by your statement or regret your statement?
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