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[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

http://drudgereport.com/flash3cnc.htm



XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON NOV 21, 2005 21:25:35 ET XXXXX

CNN MARKS CHENEY: NETWORK FLASHES 'X' OVER VP'S FACE DURING LIVE SPEECH

**Exclusive**

At 11:04:45 AM ET Monday CNN was airing Vice President Dick Cheney's speech live from the American Enterprise Institute in Washington -- when a large black 'X' repeatedly flashed over the vice president's face!

The 'X' over Cheney's face appeared each time less than a second, creating an odd subliminal effect.

As this DRUDGE REPORT screen capture reveals, while one 'X' flashed over Cheney's face CNN ran a headline at the bottom of its screen: "CHENEY: I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS WRONG TO CRITICIZE."

One top White House source expressed concern about what was aired over CNN.

"Is someone in Atlanta trying to tell us something?"

A CNN spokesman did not return repeated calls late Monday night.

Developing...

[King]

lol, can anybody read the black text over the bar?

[MODU]

lol, can anybody read the black text over the bar?

Nope, I can't.  I bet someone with a good graphics program might be able to lift it off the bar though.  hahaha . . . that's too funny.

[Gabu]

NO DICK CHENEY PLZ

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OMG it's on DrudgeReport, it must be true.

[J. J.]

There is a reflection at the bottom.  I suspect that it might be something projected onto the screen.

[MODU]

There is a reflection at the bottom.  I suspect that it might be something projected onto the screen.

Reflection?  You mean the black text over the bottom bar which we cannot read?

[J. J.]

There is a reflection at the bottom.  I suspect that it might be something projected onto the screen.

Reflection?  You mean the black text over the bottom bar which we cannot read?

No, I just downloaded it, inserted it into a Word document annd turned up the brightness.  There is a refection, it looks like a guy sitting in the lower right hand side, just to the left of S & P on the bar.

There are definitely some reflections down there, between the white test and the S & P.

[2952-0-0]

I googled "cheney speech drudge report" and the only site that was relevant was from "Newsbusters". Can't say this is not a photoshop.

[Citizen James]

Let's see...  Some possibilities....

To comply with FCC regulations, they must block his mouth when he speaks live just in case he swears (as he has been prone to do).

He is the latest addition to the X men, possessing powers to locate missing weapons of mass destruction.

There be gold in them thar Veeps...

photoshop by bored freepers...

Equipment malfunction.

Revenge from former VP Gore for the RATS ad.

A message to all the enlightened.   Dick Cheney is the reborn X - be ye ready.

Matt has lost what little grip on reality he may have had and has gone far far off the deep end.


I like This one better.  .

[J-Mann]

OMG it's on DrudgeReport, it must be true.

This coming from the guy who posts links to DailyKos...

[MODU]

More on the story:

CNN SENIOR MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION OF CHENEY 'X'; CONTROL ROOM STAFFER 'LAUGHED' WHEN X FLASHED

CNN management has launched an internal investigation into how a giant black 'X' mark appeared over Vice President Dick Cheney's face -- as he delivered a speech from Washington on Monday!

"We are taking this matter very, very seriously, and I can assure you no one at this network would ever deliberately place an 'X' over the vice president's face," a top CNN source, who asked not to be named at this time, said from New York.

A well-placed CNN insider claims a control room staffer "laughed" when the image appeared shortly after 11 am.

A careful review of the tape now shows a white colored 'X' was also transposed over Cheney's face during the speech, it appeared for less than 1/15 of a second, creating a startling flash effect.

CNN spokeswoman Laurie Goldberg emails: "We concluded this was a technological malfunction not an issue of operator error. A portion of the switcher experienced a momentary glitch. We obviously regret that it happened and are working on the equipment to ensure it is not repeated."

A rival network news director asks: "When has an 'X' ever aired on CNN before? Who had the graphic sitting in the key signal? Who generated the 'X'?"

The vice president himself is said to have brushed off the incident, a White House source said early Tuesday morning.

Developing...

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

OMG it's on DrudgeReport, it must be true.

OMG, it's Jfern, it must be a load of crapola.

[7,052,770]

I saw this yesterday....pretty funny

[ATFFL]

Let's see...  Some possibilities....

To comply with FCC regulations, they must block his mouth when he speaks live just in case he swears (as he has been prone to do).

He is the latest addition to the X men, possessing powers to locate missing weapons of mass destruction.

There be gold in them thar Veeps...

photoshop by bored freepers...

Equipment malfunction.

Revenge from former VP Gore for the RATS ad.

A message to all the enlightened.   Dick Cheney is the reborn X - be ye ready.

Matt has lost what little grip on reality he may have had and has gone far far off the deep end.


I like This one better.  .

Funniest.  Post.  Ever!

[Joe Republic]

[MODU]

MODU: "Tom, I'll take Clooney for the block."

Tom Bergeron:  "Congrats MODU, you've found today's secret square."

[riceowl]

FLAWED!

Whoopi is ALWAYS the center square!!!

PS. I am a GOD.

[Nation]

club sandwiches, not seals!

priceless.

[J. J.]

Ah, if this was real, don't you think it would be all over the Internet and broadcast TV by this time?

[MODU]

Ah, if this was real, don't you think it would be all over the Internet and broadcast TV by this time?

News search results

It's getting there.

[MODU]

Yet more on the story:

CNN: 'IT WAS A COMPUTER BUG'

'IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN RE-CREATE TO SHOW YOU HOW IT HAPPENED'

CNN on Tuesday morning hoped to explain how and why a black 'X' flashed over Vice President Dick Cheney's face during a live speech.

The startling 'X' flashes over Cheney's face were first revealed by the DRUDGE REPORT. One top White House source expressed concern about what was aired:

"Is someone in Atlanta trying to tell us something?"

CNN transcript:

CNN anchor/reporter Daryn Kagan: "I have come back into the control room because we want to explain something to you that happened on this newscast yesterday. During our live coverage of a speech by Vice President Dick Cheney there was a technical malfunction, you'll see it here.

It involved a switcher, something we call a switcher. It's a machine that we use to switch between visual elements.

Now, that glitch resulted in that 'X' that you saw being flashed briefly across the screen as the vice president was speaking.

The story has made it on to the internet and various blogs in there.

In response, CNN has issued this statement.

'Upon seeing this unfortunate but very brief graphic, CNN senior management immediately investigated. We concluded this was a technical malfunction not an issue of operator error.'

Joining me to explain what happened Steve our CNN director of technical operations.

We're putting you on the hot seat here.

People at home are watching Vice President Dick Cheney.

What happened?

What were we trying to create behind the scenes?

At the end of the speech the plan was to do, to have a CNN logo up on the screen and use that as the way of getting back from the speech back to you on camera and one of the many graphics we use here at CNN.

MORE

A majority of graphics we use on the air, we use as a big x to identify at what point should the tape be cued up.

This is the x you see in the control room but it is never meant to be seen on the air.

It's being used.

The controlroom will use that kbrx to cue up the CNN logo to get it ready for air and as you see there, getting it ready.

We're doing this now, live. We're showing what you're trying to do exactly.

That is what was being prepared during the speech and due to the technical glitch that happened with the switcher, it accidentally got on the air because of the switch.

And it's the sort of thing that just like your computer will glitch and will suddenly lock up and do something weird, our equipment does the same thing on occasions.

ot something we can re-create to show you what happened.
Which is a really important point.

First of all, a switcher is a machine, not a person.

Correct.

When we were talking about doing the segment and said, let's do it again. You can't make it happen on purpose.

That's correct.

For all the conspiracy theories out there and we want to have someone who is trying to make a statement about the nature of vice president cheney's speech, it's a computer bug. Ours was in front of millions of people.

That is absolutely correct. As it goes. So, we're getting it fixed, i hope?

Yes, much like you have to reboot your computer from time to time, we're going to reboot our computer from time to time to make sure it doesn't happen again.

END

[Hatman 🍁]

Whoopie's supposed to be in the centre, f00l!

[King]

OMG it's on DrudgeReport, it must be true.

DailyKOS readers aren't allowed to criticize Drudge, prude.